Leadership

This skill generally covers managing, motivating and organizing people. It applies mainly in three basic directions:

• Commanding a combat unit or ship
• Running an organization, managing an estate, trade, information gathering
• Building social and political influence

As you improve in leadership, your demeanor will change too. For example, a military commander or captain often gives orders and expects them to be carried out. He does not bother with lengthy negotiations; he prefers quick action from his subordinates and surroundings. A good commander leads by example, usually doing the same or more than his men, for example he gets up first, always goes into the attack with his men, is always shaved and groomed and the like.

Battle Command

A combat commander must be able to make quick decisions, maintain morale, lead by example, but also plan and handle things such as logistics and digging latrines.

Ship Command

Ship command is fairly narrowly focused, and a proper captain should also be versed in battle command and navigation, as well as in planning supplies and trade.

Running an organization, managing an estate, trade, information gathering

This direction covers everything from trade to building a spy network. It is mainly about being able to choose people and motivate them.

Depending on the focus of the organization, your knowledge and experience in the field also matter. A spy network can be built by someone who has experience with such things, a merchant should be able to count, an estate steward must know how a farm runs.

You can combine the focus of an organization, for example an estate steward can have a network of informers, a merchant can have an intelligence network and sell information.

Building social and political influence

You are a politician! Intrigue, dirt and meanness are your element. You never say anything directly, you always answer with a question or ambiguously. When something leaks, you deny, deny and deny.

The number of people who like you quickly decreases. On the other hand, bootlickers and opportunists win your favour, and you have a weakness for them.