Political Capital

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Political Capital
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Category	Circumstance Quality WHAT TYPE
Type	Albion: The Floating Parliament WHAT TYPE
Data ID	133937

Political Capital is considered a WARNINGWARNING in Sunless Skies.

Circumstance description

"The higher you raise this, the better your chances in the Commons."

Quality status

Political Capital has different statuses according to your actions, defined by the comment in front of the quality.

Journal description

• [0] Current polls indicate your bill has no support
• [1] Your bill is going through Parliament

Interaction description

These desciptions appear specifically when the value changes.

• [0] Current polls indicate your bill has no support.
• [10] Current polls indicate that only a tenth of Parliament supports your bill.
• [20] Current polls indicate that only a fifth of Parliament supports your bill.
• [30] Current polls indicate that only a third of Parliament supports your bill.
• [40] Current polls indicate that just under half of Parliament supports your bill.
• [50] Current polls indicate that half of Parliament currently supports your bill.
• [60] Current polls indicate that more than half of Parliament currently supports your bill.
• [70] Current polls indicate that three-fifths of Parliament currently supports your bill.
• [80] Current polls indicate incredible support for your bill.
• [90] Current polls indicate majority support for your bill.
• [100] Current polls indicate near complete approval for your bill.

Variable Interaction description

These desciptions appear when a specific group is called for text.

HouseResponse

• [0] Your proposed law may not excite the House, but nothing about it seems to put them off. Those who bother voting at least vote in your favour.
• [30] Your proposed law is fiercely contested by the House. Fortunately, as nobody else has actually read it, none can give particularly cogent arguments against it. When the dinner bell goes, even its archest critics are happy to vote for it if it'll get them to the dining room before the sausages are all gone."
• [60] Your masterful politics have the whole House eating out of your hand. There is never any doubt that Albion will have a new law by the time you have finished speaking.
• [80] The cheers from the front and back-benches say it all. Even the MPs in opposition can barely work up more than a few desultory boos.

SecretaryComment

• [0] The Loquacious Civil Servant consults the latest opinion polls. \"This is indeed a... courageous... law,\" he comments, in a tone usually saved for a particularly unfortunate eulogy.
• [10] The Loquacious Civil Servant hurries in. \"Minister, I am afraid to say that so far your political will is only clashing with your colleagues' won't. I trust you have some secondary plans?\"
• [20] The Loquacious Civil Servant dispatches a secretary to check the mood of the house. He returns looking less than convinced. \"At least we have your back, Minister!\"
• [30] \"I believe we are starting to see some success,\" reads the Loquacious Civil Servant's latest note. \"Whatever you are doing, I highly advocate its continuation and/or escalation, to be deleted as appropriate and with the greatest possible respect.\"
• [40] The Loquacious Civil Servant has good news. \"Minister, I have it on good authority that the House is seriously considering backing your new law. Of course, you did not hear it from me, in anything other than the strictest, most actual sense of the word.\"
• [50] The Loquacious Civil Servant is nowhere to be seen, choosing instead to take a long lunch. This is probably a good sign.
• [60] The Loquacious Civil Servant hurries in with the latest opinion polls. \"Everything is coming up...\" he searches for a suitable word. \"Good! Yes. Very... very... good! Excuse me. I think I may be falling for something unpleasant.\"
• [70] The Loquacious Civil Servant appears pleased. \"Minister, in just a few short days, you have done what few around here can bring themselves to do. Specifically, a good day's work. I am proud to stand beside you, however this bill passes, unless of course it proves a failure in which case I regret to inform you I shall be seeking a transfer to the Foreign Office at the first opportunity, and indeed have not ruled this out in the event of a success either. I trust you understand.\""

Proportion

• [0] Proportion

Interactions

Interactions in Brief

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Interaction	Action	Result Type	Change
The Political Machine	'Deliver a stirring speech in the House'	Default / Challenge Fail	+ -[d:10]
The Political Machine	'Deliver a stirring speech in the House'	Success	+ [d:10]+5
The Political Machine	'Take the new law before the House'	Requirement
The Political Machine	'Dig up dirt on a rival MP'	Default / Challenge Fail	+ -[d:10]
The Political Machine	'Dig up dirt on a rival MP'	Success	+ [d:10]+5
The Political Machine	'Intimidate the backbenchers'	Default / Challenge Fail	+ -[d:10]
The Political Machine	'Intimidate the backbenchers'	Success	+ [d:10]+5
The Political Machine	'Conduct a survey of the protestors outside'	Default / Challenge Fail	+ -[d:10]
The Political Machine	'Conduct a survey of the protestors outside'	Success	+ [d:10]+5
The Political Machine	'Commission a voyage into the Flooded Cellars'	Default / Challenge Fail	+ -[d:10]
The Political Machine	'Commission a voyage into the Flooded Cellars'	Success	+ [d:10]+5
The Political Machine	'Leak compromising information to the press'	Default / Challenge Fail	+ -[d:10]
The Political Machine	'Leak compromising information to the press'	Success	+ [d:10]+5
The Political Machine	'Invent a good sob story to sway opinion'	Default / Challenge Fail	+ -[d:10]
The Political Machine	'Invent a good sob story to sway opinion'	Success	+ [d:10]+5
The Political Machine	'Seek a celebrity backer for your bill'	Default / Challenge Fail	+ -[d:10]
The Political Machine	'Seek a celebrity backer for your bill'	Success	+ [d:10]+5
The Political Machine	'Conduct a bribery campaign'	Default / Challenge Fail	+ -[d:10]
The Political Machine	'Conduct a bribery campaign'	Success	+ [d:10]+5
The Political Machine	'Attempt to clear out the competition'	Default / Challenge Fail	+ -[d:10]
The Political Machine	'Attempt to clear out the competition'	Success	+ [d:10]+5
The Political Machine	'Call upon the Chief Whip'	Default / Challenge Fail	+ -[d:10]
The Political Machine	'Call upon the Chief Whip'	Success	+ [d:10]+5
The Political Machine	'Scare the House with a Tale of Terror'	Default / Challenge Fail	+ [d:10]+5
The Political Machine	'Defang your rival with a 'generous' act'	Default / Challenge Fail	+ [d:10]+5
The Political Machine	'Impress the House with your experience'	Default / Challenge Fail	+ [d:10]+5
Your Ministerial Department	'Make a new law'	Default / Challenge Fail	= 0

Interactions in Detail

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Story	Action	Required	Effect
The Political Machine	Deliver a stirring speech in the House	A Long Time In Politics ≤ 4 The Political Machine ≥ 1 ≤ 3 Hearts	Default: The Political Machine = [1-12] +1 x A Long Time In Politics +-[1-10] x Political Capital Success: The Political Machine = [1-12] +1 x A Long Time In Politics +[1-10]+5 x Political Capital
	Take the new law before the House	Political Capital (100 for 100%) A Long Time In Politics ≥ 5	Default: Ministerial Office = [1-19]+1 The Political Machine = 0 [You are campaigning for a new Law] Constituents Waiting = [1-3] +5 x Date The Will of the People = 0 [You have taken note of the Will of the People.] Triggers event:  Your Ministerial Department
	Dig up dirt on a rival MP	A Long Time In Politics ≤ 4 The Political Machine ≥ 2 ≤ 4 Veils	Default: The Political Machine = [1-12] +1 x A Long Time In Politics +-[1-10] x Political Capital Success: The Political Machine = [1-12] +1 x A Long Time In Politics +[1-10]+5 x Political Capital
	Intimidate the backbenchers	A Long Time In Politics ≤ 4 The Political Machine ≥ 3 ≤ 5 Iron	Default: The Political Machine = [1-12] +1 x A Long Time In Politics +-[1-10] x Political Capital Success: The Political Machine = [1-12] +1 x A Long Time In Politics +[1-10]+5 x Political Capital
	Conduct a survey of the protestors outside	A Long Time In Politics ≤ 4 The Political Machine ≥ 4 ≤ 6 Mirrors	Default: The Political Machine = [1-12] +1 x A Long Time In Politics +-[1-10] x Political Capital Success: The Political Machine = [1-12] +1 x A Long Time In Politics +[1-10]+5 x Political Capital
	Commission a voyage into the Flooded Cellars	A Long Time In Politics ≤ 4 The Political Machine ≥ 5 ≤ 7 Iron	Default: The Political Machine = [1-12] +1 x A Long Time In Politics +-[1-10] x Political Capital Success: The Political Machine = [1-12] +1 x A Long Time In Politics +[1-10]+5 x Political Capital
	Leak compromising information to the press	A Long Time In Politics ≤ 4 The Political Machine ≥ 6 ≤ 8 Veils	Default: The Political Machine = [1-12] +1 x A Long Time In Politics +-[1-10] x Political Capital Success: The Political Machine = [1-12] +1 x A Long Time In Politics +[1-10]+5 x Political Capital
	Invent a good sob story to sway opinion	A Long Time In Politics ≤ 4 The Political Machine ≥ 7 ≤ 9 Mirrors	Default: The Political Machine = [1-12] +1 x A Long Time In Politics +-[1-10] x Political Capital Success: The Political Machine = [1-12] +1 x A Long Time In Politics +[1-10]+5 x Political Capital
	Seek a celebrity backer for your bill	A Long Time In Politics ≤ 4 The Political Machine ≥ 8 ≤ 10 Hearts	Default: The Political Machine = [1-12] +1 x A Long Time In Politics +-[1-10] x Political Capital Success: The Political Machine = [1-12] +1 x A Long Time In Politics +[1-10]+5 x Political Capital
	Conduct a bribery campaign	A Long Time In Politics ≤ 4 The Political Machine ≥ 9 ≤ 11 Veils	Default: The Political Machine = [1-12] +1 x A Long Time In Politics +-[1-10] x Political Capital Success: The Political Machine = [1-12] +1 x A Long Time In Politics +[1-10]+5 x Political Capital
	Attempt to clear out the competition	A Long Time In Politics ≤ 4 The Political Machine ≥ 10 ≤ 12 Mirrors	Default: The Political Machine = [1-12] +1 x A Long Time In Politics +-[1-10] x Political Capital Success: The Political Machine = [1-12] +1 x A Long Time In Politics +[1-10]+5 x Political Capital
	Call upon the Chief Whip	A Long Time In Politics ≤ 4 The Political Machine ≥ 11 ≤ 12 Iron	Default: The Political Machine = [1-12] +1 x A Long Time In Politics +-[1-10] x Political Capital Success: The Political Machine = [1-12] +1 x A Long Time In Politics +[1-10]+5 x Political Capital
	Scare the House with a Tale of Terror	A Long Time In Politics ≤ 4 The Political Machine ≥ 2 ≤ 3 Tale of Terror ≥ 1	Default: +[1-10]+5 x Political Capital +1 x A Long Time In Politics The Political Machine = [1-12] -1 x Tale of Terror
	Defang your rival with a 'generous' act	Salon-Stewed Gossip ≥ 1 A Long Time In Politics ≤ 4 The Political Machine ≥ 6 ≤ 7	Default: +[1-10]+5 x Political Capital +1 x A Long Time In Politics The Political Machine = [1-12] -1 x Salon-Stewed Gossip
	Impress the House with your experience	A Long Time In Politics ≤ 4 The Political Machine ≥ 9 ≤ 10 Sky-Story ≥ 1	Default: +[1-10]+5 x Political Capital +1 x A Long Time In Politics The Political Machine = [1-12] -1 x Sky-Story
Your Ministerial Department	Make a new law	A New Bill ≤ 0 The Will of the People ≥ 1	Default: The Political Machine = [1-10] A Long Time In Politics = 0 [Monday] Political Capital = 0 [Current polls indicate your bill has no support] Triggers event:  The Political Machine

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