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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rune" data-source="post: 5995489" data-attributes="member: 67">First of all, I like the setup, but isn't conservation an inherently lawful tendency and revision an inherently chaotic one?Is the Pope elected from a field of Cardinals by his peers?  If so, how do the Cardinals fit into this schism?  Is it like the historical chism within the Catholic Church, when there were actually two Popes?  are the Cardinals divided between the two sides?Or is the entire structure new, and the Neutral Good side is resisting it?In the case of a division among Cardinals, the Pope should really be consolidating his power among them, not converting churches at the bottom of the hierarchy.  If, on the other hand, such a hierarchy is not universal, visiting individual churches to convert them to his cause makes a lot more sense.In either case, you want to look to politicians for your inspiration.  When consolidating power among other political figures, he'll want to cut deals, posture, and undermine his fellows to whatever extent a politician of his alignment would be inclined to do so.If consolidating power among the churches, he is more likely to want to strike a populist stance and grandstand.Being Lawful Good, he will no doubt fully intend to keep any promise he makes, if at all possible, but don't discount even a lawful good character's ability to rationalize when faced with difficult decisions.</blockquote>