#Collection of 3 Bribery Schools (First Establishment)

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The core has no Bribery skill schools at all. This extension establishes 3. Replaces the new maneuvers of the core Licensed Silver-Coin Scattering / secret art Monetary Conciliation.

#§ Scent — The Hundred Branches of Money

The sword kills one person. Money buys the hearts of a thousand. Bribery is the most honest weapon — a weapon everyone knows but no one admits.

#§ Law — 3 Schools

#18-04-01. Merchant-Style Bribery (商人式買收) — Famous School · Japan·China·the West

A merchant's bribery. Close to honest dealing. Makes use of legal gifts・entertainment・donations. The outward form is a deal・the bribe is within it. Observes the form of an official transaction.

Addition: commerce bribery — Bribery check +2・bribe trace -2 (investigation is difficult).
Restriction: political・high-ranking -1 (the limit of merchant status).
Licensed: [aptitude] Commerce Bribery: Bribery +2・bribe trace -2・investigation difficult.
Secret art: [Kata] A Great Gift: Energy 4. 1 session. a large-scale gift (100 gwan or more) → target NPC friendship +3 + 1 favor.
Approach: Merchant class, or study under Commercial-Way Negotiation (18-02-02) is recommended.
Play-type: merchant・legal bribery.

#18-04-02. Back-Room Bribery (密室式買收) — Secret Transmission · political society

Covert bribery. Political societies・assassin commissions, etc. Secret transmission — learning the city's darkness・the tribute channels. Almost no trace.

Addition: covert bribery — bribe trace -3 (almost no trail).
Restriction: an official seat -2.
Licensed: [aptitude] Back-Room Bribery: bribe trace -3・assassin commission possible.
Secret art: [Kata] Political Assassin: Energy 5. 1 session. commission a political assassin (1 target) — cost 200 gwan + mobilize an assassin NPC.
Approach: study under a political society・the city's darkness. the Ming Jinyiwei (14-06)・Western espionage societies, etc.
Play-type: political assassin・covert bribery.

#18-04-03. Political-Style Bribery (政治式買收) — Foreign School · Ming·the West

Cultural origin: political bribery of Ming・the West. Cheating on the imperial examination・church indulgences・the sale of offices, etc. Socially institutionalized bribery.

Addition: institutionalized bribery — at a political・religious seat, Bribery +3・legal disguise possible.
Restriction: no bonus for ordinary deals.
Licensed: [aptitude] Political Bribery: at a political・religious seat, Bribery +3・legally acquire office・indulgence.
Secret art: [Kata] Office Bribery: Energy 5. 1 session. bribe 1 government office (500 gwan or more) → PC fame +1.
Approach: Ming・Western origin, foreign Adaptation, or study under a political society.
Play-type: office bribery・church bribery.

#§ Design Perspective

Distribution of 3 schools: Renowned 1 + Secret 1 + Foreign 1 — the minimum 3 recommended by this extension.
Openness specialization: merchant (open)・back-room (covert)・political (institutionalized) — 3 different bribery doctrines.
Ethical gray zone: every school tests the PC's ethics. Decide use according to the campaign's tone.
Newly established Licensed・secret arts: the new maneuvers of the core Silver-Coin Scattering・Monetary Conciliation.

"The sword kills one person at a time. Money buys a thousand at a time — but buying the heart is hard."