Status

Status
The various Status merits bear a bit of further explanation. They represent pull and influence within certain social circles, some of which are open (Politics or Academics, for example), others of which are rather secretive (Underworld or Occult). These merits have various uses, which are listed below:
 * It can be added to Social rolls made in certain circumstances, or when dealing with certain people (Politics status when dealing with bureaucrats, or in official audiences, or Underworld when dealing with criminals).
 * It can be used to manipulate and investigate rumors on the appropriate boards. High Society is the Status that governs the main Rumors board, and other boards are governed by the Status that they share a name with.
 * It can be used to take various actions relating to the community it is associated with, such as using Commerce status to get a loan or drive up prices for a certain commodity, or Underworld status to find an assassin or bounty hunter for hire.
 * If you have five dots in a particular status, you can resist others gaining further dots in that status by making opposed Presence+Socialize+Status rolls against them.