Leverage (sage ability) - Revision history

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-[[Schmooze (sage ability)]]
+[[The Church (sage field)]]
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−	'''Leverage''' is an [[Knowledge Points\|authority]]-status [[Sage Ability\|sage ability]] that permits the character to impose a favour upon an existing [[Follower\|follower]]. The [[Non-player Character\|non-player character]] must have been an associate of the character for at least a month, and the individual must be confirmed as a follower by the DM.

−	The skilled character may leverage the follower once every six months, asking up to one week's service, transforming the follower into a temporary "vassal" and the character into a "liege." Acceptance is assumed; no die is needed. During the week, the vassal is bound to the liege's service. He or she will act as ordered, as a matter of honour; if the vassal's [[Morale\|morale]] is 6 or more, treat as a morale of 5.

−	~~Any number of followers can be invoked in this manner, limited only by however many the character has.~~

−	~~== Missions ==~~
−	So long as the vassal remains in the liege's company, the vassal agrees to face whatever danger the liege intends. However, if the vassal is sent on a mission, out of the character's company, expect the vassal to use his or her own judgement, with survival being more important than success. Furthermore, the mission cannot require more than one week of the vassal's time.
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−	During this time, however, the vassal will undertake to perform any duties that have been asked, including undertaking creative tasks, fetch things, converse with associates or spread goodwill, bear a message, guard a location and other things of this nature.
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−	~~== Donations ==~~
−	Leverage may be used to make a request of [[Coin (monetary unit)\|money]], which needn't be paid back. As ever, requests can be made six months or more apart — but no more than 50 g.p. can be asked. These gifts are described as "donations," expressed with the intent that the money will be used for "good purposes" and not merely to line the leveraging character's pocket.

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-Enables the character to request favours without entering into an ally's debt, as was described in [[Schmooze (sage ability)|schmoozing]]. This is done through the accumulation of allies, for each new ally provides the potential for dirt upon every other ally who is known to both the ally and the character.
+[[File:Leverage (sage ability).jpg|right|525px|thumb]]
-The value of the skill is, like functionary, in gaining multiple allies within a single [[Locality|locality]]. Even the lowliest ally, a beggar or a charwoman, will tend to accumulate information upon other locals, however high might be their status. Therefore, whenever an additional ally is gained, the player should make two checks.
+The skilled character may leverage the follower once every six months, asking up to one week's service, transforming the follower into a temporary "vassal" and the character into a "liege."  Acceptance is assumed; no die is needed.  During the week, the vassal is bound to the liege's service.  He or she will act as ordered, as a matter of honour; if the vassal's [[Morale|morale]] is 6 or more, treat as a morale of 5.
-The favours from any individual must be requested no less than in one week intervals. None of the information obtained can be used for more than the number of favours indicated; once the leverage is gained, the ally relationship to the character reverts to that described under Schmooze.
+Any number of followers can be invoked in this manner, limited only by however many the character has.
-Note also that the character need not reveal one ally to another by this process - the character is assumed to be merely inquiring quietly about another person within the locality.
+== Missions ==
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+So long as the vassal remains in the liege's company, the vassal agrees to face whatever danger the liege intends.  However, if the vassal is sent on a mission, out of the character's company, expect the vassal to use his or her own judgement, with survival being more important than success.  Furthermore, the mission cannot require more than one week of the vassal's time.
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+During this time, however, the vassal will undertake to perform any duties that have been asked, including undertaking creative tasks, fetch things, converse with associates or spread goodwill, bear a message, guard a location and other things of this nature.

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−	Placeholder.	+	Enables the character to request favours without entering into an ally's debt, as was described in [[Schmooze (sage ability)\|schmoozing]]. This is done through the accumulation of allies, for each new ally provides the potential for dirt upon every other ally who is known to both the ally and the character.
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		+	The value of the skill is, like functionary, in gaining multiple allies within a single [[Locality\|locality]]. Even the lowliest ally, a beggar or a charwoman, will tend to accumulate information upon other locals, however high might be their status. Therefore, whenever an additional ally is gained, the player should make two checks.
		+	:#When a new ally is obtained, roll a d20 for each ally the character already possesses. If a 1 is rolled, this indicates that the new ally has provided information that can be used in exchange for a free favour from one of the character's existing allies.
		+	:#Similarly, each previous ally may hold information regarding the newest ally. Thus a d20 for each previous is rolled to determine how many favours may be gained from the new ally. For each 1 rolled, one free favour may be requested.
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		+	The favours from any individual must be requested no less than in one week intervals. None of the information obtained can be used for more than the number of favours indicated; once the leverage is gained, the ally relationship to the character reverts to that described under Schmooze.
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		+	Note also that the character need not reveal one ally to another by this process - the character is assumed to be merely inquiring quietly about another person within the locality.
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		+	See [[Politics (sage study)\|Politics]]
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Leverage (sage ability) - Revision history

Tao alexis at 16:03, 18 March 2025

Tao alexis: Replaced content with "thumb See also, Politics (sage study) Schmooze (sage ability) Category: Sage AbilitiesCategory..."

Tao alexis at 23:30, 5 January 2022

Tao alexis at 21:38, 15 July 2020

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