Why is Propaganda a skill?

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Originally Posted by Kromm

This is true. I'm not sure that I wouldn't give such people Rank, though! Some reduced-cost version of Administrative Rank suits how many large corporations work. There are rules in GURPS Power-Ups 2: Perks for trivial Rank that represents real authority in private organizations. If you have level 6-8 of such Rank, then you're liable to have access to many experts who can implement your latest Propaganda coup using various skills and channels . . . it's just that you can only really exploit this advantage if you happen to be promoting The New Great Taste of Diet Choke™ or the 2011 Ewe Sport™.

For sure. Rank would be appropriate for corporate guys like advertising agents. Celebrity managers on the other hand would probably have little to no rank. I think they'd be better modeled as having Contacts (among other things) and a high Propaganda skill.

And in case it's not clear, by "celebrity managers" I mean people who manage (promote, etc.) celebrities not people who have become famous for being a successful corporate manager.

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Originally Posted by whswhs

What we need is GURPS Mass Influence to go with GURPS Mass Combat.

We already have it - see GURPS Infinite Worlds, pp 105-106.