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Presence

Presence is a multi-faceted skill representing attributes of leadership, reputation, and charisma. Characters with a high Presence can direct and inspire people as well as run an organization.

Trappings

Command

Presence is used to direct troops, crews, workers, or other groups. A character giving orders to minions can use their Presence as a modifier to the minions skill. In a conflict this takes their action and can only be used with attached minions. While attached minions cannot normally act, when directed they can act as unattached minions. In this way characters without good combat skills can help their minions to fight.

Administration

Organizations use the Presence of its leader as the default of how organized it is and easily its members can be corrupted.

Bureaucracy

Presence is used as a all-purpose knowledge skill when interacting with organizations. It serves as a complement to other skills when used against an organization.

Reputation

Represents the strength of your reputation. This is not the same as fame or notoriety; instead it is a reflection of how often you have to rise to defend yourself from social attacks. When your reputation is under attack socially you use Presence to defend.

Charisma

Presence is used passively whenever anyone is trying to size you up. Rapport represents active attempts to make an impression, much like Investigation vs. Alertness. You may be asked to make a Presence check to gauge first impressions when you are not actively focusing on your efforts on making on. Further, you can use Presence as a complement skill for Rapport.

Stunts

Stunt Prerequisite Description Page1)
Leadership2) +1 bonus when commanding units 93
Legendary Commander Leadership FP give +3 bonus when commanding units 94
Quick Decisions Under Fire +2 initiative when outnumbered 94
Veteran FP to generate shift bonus points for allies once/scene 94
Warlord Veteran, 1 Presence stunt Spin can be given to followers as spin or shift 94
Mythic Leader Warlord, Group Combo Spin/followers for impromptu group combo 94
Personal Conspiracy Create companion on the fly 94
Lieutenant Gain exceptional companion 94
Minions Up to 3 Average minions, Strength in Numbers, 3 advances 94
Reinforcements Minions FP to replace up to half of lost minions in a scene 95
Lawspeaker +2 bonus and -1 Time vs bureaucracy 95
Law Lord Lawspeaker No difficulty for lack of familiarity with any moot or court 95
Funding FP temporary increases Resources to Presence level 95
Born Leader +1 bonus to any organizational skill check 95
Hero Born Leader +1 bonus to Arms or Security skill check 95
Master Diplomat Born Leader +1 to organizational diplomacy checks 95
King/Tyrant/Emperor Hero or Master Diplomat +1 organizational skil checks, FP yields futher +3 95
Instant Functionary Instead of Deceit vs organization 95
Center of the Web Shifts to offset time to get information from organization 95
Power Behind the Throne Center of the Web -2 Time to gather organization info, FP gets unreasonable info 95
Respected Leader Associated aspect Instead of Rapport when recognized 95
Quake Before Me Associated aspect Instead of Intimidation when recognized 96
Recognized Leader 1 other Presence stunt +1 reputation bonus, +1 with speciality 96
Personal Magnetism +2 bonus for charisma checks 1543)
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Page numbers are in the Legends of Anglerre book until otherwise noted
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