Civil Society/Religion/Joining

 Aquiring religious status is a simple matter either in or out of character creation. True, religious education can be a lengthy affair, especially in religions with formal education requirements. But even lay leaders can acquire a great deal of influence over congregations, and one's influence in other sectors of society can lend itself quite well to increasing the reach of your religious opinion. The airwaves are full of religious leaders without a formal education, and opinion columns devote considerable column issues to well regarded lay speakers. It's just a question of how you're trying to manifest your influence, and how you seek to grow it.

 For those taking the conventional approach of leading followers of a given faith, the following stats are suggested:

• Wits, Resolve, Presence
• Academics, Empathy, Expression, Persuasion
• Allies, Contacts