02-02-2014, 05:59 PM | #41 | |
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02-02-2014, 06:06 PM | #42 |
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Re: Flat Black: Status in the Imperial Service
Yeah, it's handy to be able to make a Savoir Faire roll and be told that an NPC is Status 4.
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02-06-2014, 08:24 PM | #43 | |
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Social Engineering pg 52 Contact Group: One standard way of defining a Contact Group (p. B44) is as a network of informants throughout an organization. Ordinarily such a network serves someone outside the organization, but that’s not mandatory; e.g., an experienced police officer might have Contacts all through the department to go to for favors. Social Engineering pg 59 A high-Status individual may approach others as if they were members of a Contact Group (pp. B44-45). This isn’t limited to information; it includes things like gaining admission or good seating at a club or event, or having the policeor courts overlook a minor offense. The GM should determine the effective skill level of each one-time “Contact,” and consult the chart below. Status Effective Skill 1-2 12 3-4 15 5-6 18 7-8 21 If the “Contact’s” effective skill is equal to or less than the value shown for the asker’s Status, treat him as Usually Reliable. For each step by which his effective skill exceeds this, drop his reliability one step: to Somewhat Reliable, then Unreliable, and then to completely unapproachable. Example: A Status 3 doctor could ask a beat cop (effective skill 12) or detective (effective skill 15) for small favors, as though either were a Usually Reliable Contact. If she had to ask for information from the Chief of Police (effective skill 18), he would act as Somewhat Reliable, while the City Commissioner (effective skill 21) would be Unreliable.
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02-12-2014, 07:35 PM | #45 | |
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Yes, but I thought that was how you could represent her ability to get extra benefits from being one of those “Eichberger, yes, that's right, Eichberger”. I'd build it as a reputation and/or contact groups for the trust and service. I thought that you were looking for a way to have an interstellar social stratum as a contact group which this would be an raw way to work that ability.
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02-13-2014, 06:59 AM | #48 |
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Re: Flat Black: Status in the Imperial Service
After I wrote that, I got to wondering whether what you really need is a levelized group of Social Regard traits instead of Status. I'm not sure there's enough raw power associated with high status in this setting to make it Status -- but that's for you to determine, of course.
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02-13-2014, 02:42 PM | #49 | |
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02-14-2014, 07:51 AM | #50 |
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Re: Flat Black: Status in the Imperial Service
So, by inference, those ARE the features you mean to have apply to society in the setting?
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