why exactly are you lowering your reputation? if you have been roleplaying correctly, it shouldn't be a problem, since your rep shouldn't be too high anyway. If you have ToB installed, then party members won't leave because of rep. However, from a truly nasty NE perspective, having a 20 rep makes your life easier, since everyone likes you, owes you favors, you get discounts, and people are MUCH easier to exploit when they adore you.
another way is to (only if you're NOT romancing her) kick Vicky out of your party. you will gain 2 points, putting you at 20 if you had 18 before. then gain the reputation, which can't put you over 20, and grab Vicky real quick before other evil members start leaving. the newly gained rep point will be wasted, and you'll be back at 18. sneaky. [img]graemlins/evillaughter1.gif[/img]
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