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Monday, May 18, 2026

Politician - Realm of Yolmi Class

Here is a new class for The Realm of Yolmi. Usually I like my games to have very few classes, but this was fun to make and I think it fits with the vibe. Like Soldiers and Scientists, this class also appears in the creature encounter lists.

Politicians

Politicians have a +20% for all initial creature reaction rolls (though not subsequent ones). This stacks with Personality modifiers, but parties with more than one politician only get the 20% once.

They can employ rhetoric to convince any moderately attentive listeners of any policy position, which succeeds 10% of the time and takes 1 day.

They can use no weapons and wear no armor.

Level	Name	X.P. Required	Election	Re-Election
1	Dog Catcher	0	-	70%
2	Mayor	1000	60%	65%
3	Comptroller	2000	50%	60%
4	Superintendent	3000	40%	50%
5	Attorney General	4000	30%	55%
6	Governor	5000	25%	50%
7	Representative	6000	20%	50%
8	Senator	7000	15%	40%
9	Judge	8000	10%	35%
10	Vice President	9000	05%	-25%
11	President, 11th	10000	01%	25%
12	President, 12th	11000	Re-elected only	-50%

Presidents above 13th level are re-elected with -70%, 14th with -90%, etc.

Politicians use d6-1 for hit dice, maximum level 10. +2 hp beyond level 10.

Politicians do not achieve higher levels automatically: they must be elected. A politician may attempt to be elected to any higher position if they have the required experience. Elections are modified by the prime requisite % bonus or penalty for the politician’s Personality. If a politician fails to win an election for a particular position, they may try again at a -10% penalty for each previous attempt.

There is a 10% chance each month that a politician’s term is ending, and they must choose to either be elected to a higher position or be re-elected at their current position. Otherwise their political life will be over and they must retire.

Each time a politician is re-elected, the chance of being re-elected again in that position is modified by -10%.

In addition to Personality, election success can be modified by the following activities:

Activity	Benefit	Cost	Max #
Campaign Posters	10%	1d6 * 1000r	1
Endorsements	2% * level of politician endorser	Variable	None
Speaking Tour	5%	3000r	3
AM Radio	10%	2d4 * 2000r	4
Election Rigging	20%-80%	2d4 * 10000r	1
Public Debate	-50% to 50% modified by raw Personality	None	2

Lobbyists with deep pockets will of course be happy to assist politicians with any of these expenses.

Various political offices will have benefits by virtue of their station: Presidents will be the Commander in Chief of any military encountered 60% of the time; Vice Presidents become Presidents if one dies, Mayors can bestow keys to population centers, Representatives can introduce legislation, etc.