So I modified my game to have the skill ceiling be at 15, and after making a new character focusing solely on persuasion, the entire kingdom is putty in my hands.

It's ridiculous. I'm getting cities I didn't even help siege with a quick visit to the king. I'm getting lords to defect like flies. I have a feeling that if I were to rebel I wouldn't even have to do any fighting and I'd still win.

It does have the downside of me being basically useless otherwise, but still, when I own half the kingdom and my army is only big enough for bandits it's kind of a moot point.