They way I handle it is to say that SOC 12 is not an Imperial baron with a vote in the Moot and the ear of the subsector duke, a man who'd be able to address any ruler on a world similar to 21st Century Earth by his first name. He is a member of a minor Imperial knighhood that meaks him the social equal of a planetary-level baron. He'd certainly be treated with respect if he called on the president of a nation with 200 million citizens, and he'd probably get to meet some mid-ranking flunkey, but he's unlikely to get to meet the president himself.Originally posted by Fritz88:
So, a MT character starts with a SOC of B. He joins the Navy where he gets a +1 for making Captain. (He also got a +2for mustering out - haven't decided to keep that one, yet. Heck, he got enough 6's on his skill rolls to be Emperor!) He's now a Baron - what do you do?
How would you handle his fief, his stipend (if any), etc. (Bummer he didn't get a yacht - you have to actually be a layabout (you know, a Noble career) to get that prize....)
IMTU social levels goes up to 33 and you don't become an Imperial baron until you reach SOC 24.
One advantage to this approach is that you can let PCs climb to SOC 15 through the character generation system without having to make him a relative of an Imperial duke.
Hans