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Generally, the more board members there are, the more effort each board decision takes because you need to get each and every member to vote on your side. Convincing a board member takes at minimum one action each with a persuasive check, which difficulty depends on whether the board member is against your proposition. Board members usually have certain predispositions, meaning that the check is more difficult if you present them something they are against in principle. For example, those members who care about financial interests usually oppose harder resolutions that would increase [[In Corporate Debt|corporate debt]].
 
Generally, the more board members there are, the more effort each board decision takes because you need to get each and every member to vote on your side. Convincing a board member takes at minimum one action each with a persuasive check, which difficulty depends on whether the board member is against your proposition. Board members usually have certain predispositions, meaning that the check is more difficult if you present them something they are against in principle. For example, those members who care about financial interests usually oppose harder resolutions that would increase [[In Corporate Debt|corporate debt]].
  
The check can be made easier (for the duration of currently debated matter) by [[Debating Matters of Business with the Board#Building up Counters|"softening" the members]] by gaining {{IL|Obfuscation of the Board}}, {{IL|Respectability Factor}}, and {{IL|Corruption of the Board}}; most board members are prone to one of them. [[Crooked-Cross]]es get [[Begin the meeting with a few words|an easy head start]] with obfuscation, [[Midnighter]]s can [[Hint at one or two things you know|easily affect]] corruption-prone members.
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The check can be made easier (for the duration of currently debated matter) by [[Debating Matters of Business with the Board#Building up Counters|"softening" the members]] by gaining {{IL|Obfuscation of the Board}}, {{IL|Respectability Factor}}, and {{IL|Corruption of the Board}}; most board member is prone to one of them. [[Crooked-Cross]]es get [[Begin the meeting with a few words|an easy head start]] with obfuscation, [[Midnighter]]s can [[Hint at one or two things you know|easily affect]] corruption-prone members.
  
 
As a side note, after the first developments it's probably normal to always have some {{IL|In Corporate Debt|Appearance=debt}}, but if it increases to 5, the creditors of the railway start to get uneasy and the [[A Word From Your Creditors|associated undiscardable menace card]] begins to appear. Having excessive debt can also prevent some actions or board propositions until the debt is reduced. To reduce it, you can e.g. [[raise funds for the railway]], [[Offer compensation from your own pocketbook|pay from your own pocket]], or [[Drum up a few investments for the Great Hellbound Railway|use your Parthenaeum connections]]. An easy way to acquire {{IL|Rumour of the Upper River|Appearance=Rumours of the Upper River}} required for efficient debt reduction is shuttling between stations in your train.
 
As a side note, after the first developments it's probably normal to always have some {{IL|In Corporate Debt|Appearance=debt}}, but if it increases to 5, the creditors of the railway start to get uneasy and the [[A Word From Your Creditors|associated undiscardable menace card]] begins to appear. Having excessive debt can also prevent some actions or board propositions until the debt is reduced. To reduce it, you can e.g. [[raise funds for the railway]], [[Offer compensation from your own pocketbook|pay from your own pocket]], or [[Drum up a few investments for the Great Hellbound Railway|use your Parthenaeum connections]]. An easy way to acquire {{IL|Rumour of the Upper River|Appearance=Rumours of the Upper River}} required for efficient debt reduction is shuttling between stations in your train.

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