Status that's REALLY out of context

[Boyboy180]

Originally Posted by Sam Baughn

I'm fairly sure the modifiers to reaction and influence rolls are meant to represent the fact that people are aware of your power and social standing, not some inherent aura of high status. If you don't have Status in a specific social context, then you are treated as Status 0 (or whatever Status you are faking), regardless of your 'true' position in your own society. The duke of Fnordia is indistinguishable from a delusional madman (albeit probably a madman with unusually good Savoir Faire, High Society) or a charlatan if Fnordia never existed in that timeline. The fact that you expect to be treated as high status might possibly let you bluff your way past a few people, but generally speaking you need some degree of actual connections to convince people you are genuine.

I partially get that... Hmm.
But from their perspective, the Duke of Fnordia doesn't see a reason to give a duke of another world any authority over him.
One way status maybe?

Ah, no. I was dumb and misread the status rules.

As a result, others in your
culture only defer to you, giving you a
bonus on all reaction rolls.

"In your culture."
My misread made me think it was universal. Ah, no problem then.
Since the culture doesn't really exist anymore... it is a little pointless.

I think just a perk will work fine then.