Tactical rifts are an essential mechanism for dividing your family and ensuring that you hold the most power. By forming clusters of in and out groups within your family, you prevent your family members from conspiring against you and turning their attention to your tinkering.
Picking Your Allies
Evaluate your family members thoroughly to decide which alliances are worth investing in. Adult members are not always the best choice, as they are prone to having agendas and opinions of their own and have more resources available for resistance to your leadership.
Your child on the other hand naturally looks up to you for guidance and can be promoted to the status of valuable helpmeet, directable delegate and devoted denouncer on your behalf. Your child will flourish under this special status. |
Rewarding Your Recruit
Make the child's role palatable by doling out rewards for loyal behaviour and reinforce anything your child undertakes to denigrate or otherwise demonstrate your superiority over the other family members, those not part of your little elite.
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Shifting Rifts
Do not permit your recruit to get lazy and comfortable, believing that their special status confers eternal protection. They may get complacent if they feel too secure in their role.
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