The importance of neglected skills (persuasion, very high leadership)

[tarnus]

I'm in around day 400, and it's come to my attention now that I want to start a Kingdom that at least 1 of my companions should have decent persuasion skills to persuade other Monarchs of your RtR. Not knowing this, i did put in about 4 points into my own character.

I've also focused a fair amount of leadership points, but it's also become quite clear that if in my own Kingdom i'm going to have *LOTS* of troops and really need the wage reduction. I ended up using the tweakMB to decrease the tax innefficency penalty (my first and only modification to the game I hope).

I recruited 2 new companions to hopefully level them up quickly for that purpose.

Anybody have more input on this...

 

[Seawied86]

persuasion is a personal skill, not a party skill. You need to have it on you, not your party members

 

[Lugh]

The companions use their own persuasion skill when you send them out as an emissary to other Kingdoms though.

Leadership is a must though. In the early days it's even handy. Less juggling around of your party and rushing to raid 2-3 villages a week to pay wages.