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Advantage: Sycophant

Flatterer: 30 points, Suck Up: 60 points, Yesman: 90 points, Certified Ass Kisser: 120 points

Being a sycophant, while not generally regarded as a desirable or noble trait, is nevertheless an advantage. Like all those who, throughout the ages, have exploited the feelings and emotions of others for personal gain, a sycophant is particularly able to manipulate certain individuals to achieve an outcome that they desire. In a sycophant's case, this is through an adept application of flattery, agreeing with the other person, and other similar tactics. A sycophant is often looked on with a mix of jealousy and disgust by party members, but the gains they can eran for themselves and the party go a long way towards soothing the wounds of pride inflicted by the sycophant's shady trade.

Flatterer:

• You know your way with words and you throw complements around as if they were trash, or the possesions of peasants, people like you and they seem to think you like them, the ignorant fools.

• +2 to Public Relations.
  • Roll 1d23+2+WIT against whoever you're talking to's 1d23+WIS, if you tie or beat them, your "You" alignment is perceived as "Up", if your "You" alignment is already perceived as "Up" then their attitude towards you rises by 1 level.
    • If the above occurs and their attitude is already at "Loyal Ally" they give you either 1d5 gold or all their gold and possestions at hand, whatever is lower.
• This is unusable with party members.

Suck Up:

• You're a smooth operator, you can butter people up no matter what their attitude, you pick up girls as if they're going out of style and you can even dry hump them and they won't mind, as long as the complements keep coming, they're happy.

• +4 to Public Relations.
  • Roll 1d23+4+WIT against whoever you're talking to's 1d23+WIS, if you tie or beat them, your "You" alignment is perceived as "Up" and their attitude towards you rises by 1 level, if your "You" alignment is already perceived as "Up" then their attitude towards you rises by 2 levels, if their attitude is already at "Loyal Ally" they give you either 1d5 gold or all of their gold, whatever is lower.
    • If both of the above occur they give you either 2d5 gold or all their gold and worldly possestions, whatever is lower.
• This is unusable with party members.

Yesman:

• You went to sycophant school when you were young, nay, you went to sycophant COLLEGE, you are slick, you are smooth, you are the Alpha and the Omega, at least in other people's eyes you are.

• +6 to Public Relations.
  • Roll 1d23+6+WIT against whoever you're talking to's 1d23+WIS, if you tie or beat them, your "You" alignment is perceived as "Up" and their attitude towards you rises by 2 levels, if your "You" alignment is already perceived as "Up" then their attitude towards you rises by 3 levels, if their attitude is already at "Loyal Ally" they give you either 2d5 gold or all of their gold and possestions at hand, whatever is lower.
    • If both of the above occur they give you either 4d5 gold or all their gold and worldly possestions along with a financially paralyzing loan from the local bank written on their name, whatever is lower.
• This is unusable with party members.

Certified Ass Kisser:

• You didn't merely go to sycophant college, you founded sycophant college, hell, If you wanted to, you could convince the king to give you his kingdom, and you do, but the guards won't let him near you, but you'll show them...nobody escapes your charms...

• +8 to Public Relations.
  • Roll 1d23+8+WIT against whoever you're talking to's 1d23+WIS, if you tie or beat them, your "You" alignment is perceived as "Up" and their attitude towards you rises by 3 levels, if your "You" alignment is already perceived as "Up" then their attitude towards you rises by 4 levels, if their attitude is already at "Loyal Ally" they give you either 4d5 gold or all their , if both of the above occur they give you either 2d5 gold or all their gold and possestions along with a financially paralyzing loan from the local bank written on their name, whatever is lower.
    • If both of the above occur they give you either 8d5 gold or all their gold and possestions, a financially paralyzing loan from the local bank written on their name, an arm, a leg and their spouse, whatever is lower.
• This is unusable with party members.