Influence

Influence rolls: Each influential entity (usually a group but possibly a particularly influential person) has an influence die in one of 5 tiers: 1d4, 1d6, 1d8, 1d10, or 1d12. On a given week, each entity may roll its influence die to determine the policy of the week. If, in a given week, two entities roll the same number on the die, they interact. Some interactions are one sided, in that they take place explicitly between two different groups of a certain peerage. A “lesser” has a smaller influence die, a “greater” has more, and a peer has the same. A conflict is resolved using the Conflict rules.  

Benefits are accrued over a season. If, at the end of a season, a given benefit (Influence/Wealth Dice) has +10 points, the organization's influence increases by one die. If the organization has -10, their influence instead decreases by one die. The Footprint of the organization increases or decreases as soon as it has gained or lost enough people.

Die	Description	Example
1d4	Low level bands or groups, barely surviving day to day.	Street gangs, neighborhood watches, ethnic enclaves, missionary rings.
1d6	Interests that have a real but limited effect on the character of the area, or whose effects are conditional.	Outside influences, spy rings, charitable societies, Villeins and their clans, shriners.
1d8	Interests that are, altogether, the ones that any aspiring politician must please.	Undertowns, courtier factions, Plutarch alliances, Manerets and their clans, small churches.
1d10	The up-and-coming leaders of an area, or the just down-and-out former leaders. Not at the top, but they nonetheless have a keen and loyal following.	Militia Councils, deputy forces, deposed mayors, cult leaders, large churches.
1d12	Those that rule the area, what they say (usually) goes.	Mayors and their retinues, guard forces, thieves' guilds, trade empire outposts, guild houses, cathedrals

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Roll	Organization Activity	Description	Result
1	Requisition	Acquiring resources, goods, items or wealth.	+1 or -1 Wealth Die
2	Muster	Recruiting, training, or raising the morale of personnel.	Roll Size Die. Gain the result in new recruits. If the new total is enough, increment the organization's size die. For a failure, lose the result in desertion.
3	Discretion	Diplomacy, gathering intelligence, playing politics among peers.	+1 or -1 Influence. If the result would be lower than 1d4, the organization can only attempt Discretion each week until at least one success has occurred.
4	Mastery	Consolidating, acquiring, or defending control of an area.	Gain, maintain, or lose control of a landmark or edifice.
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5	Infrastructure	Developing an area, exploiting resources (including human resources).	+2 or -2 Wealth Die
6	Petition	Requesting aid from greaters.	+2 or -2 Influence
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7	Mediate	Asserting authority by mediating a dispute among lesser.	+3 or -3 Influence
8	Retain	Hiring ideological outsiders for specialized tasks.	+3 or -3 Wealth Die Size
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9	Hostility	Conflict - Striking at or undermining a peer.	For a success, inflict an extra die of casualties. For a failure, receive an extra die of casualties.
10	Celebration	Asserting influence by backing a celebration.	+4 or -4 Influence.
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11	Hostility	Oppression - Asserting dominance over a lesser by violence or undermining actions.	If successful, the target organization is reduced (they can only behave as though they have 1d4 influence for the rest of the season)
12	Assign Edler	Assigning an Edler or other trusted representative to a problem or task.	+5 or -5 Influence.