So instead of "getting around" game mechanics by doing a temporary lordship, we should instead have the Founder not, in fact, be the Prophet? Or shall we get around game mechanics again by having the Founder found the religion, promote the actual Prophet, and demote himself?
Why do the founder of the religion and first prophet of the faith have to necessarily be the same person? In BattleMaster, the action of "founding a religion" is just building a temple. I imagine the faith itself existed before someone decided to put up a building dedicated to it. As to the issue of rank, there are certainly realms where the Dukes are more highly regarded than the ruler, whose "rank" is seen as a fancy, ultimately hollow, title.
