Reeling them in is easy. Once you've got them there, they might as well go along with your devious adventure or listen to your drudging speech. You know the right Jon to pay to recite your words to the "T" and it really pays off when the apathetic masses couldn't care less about wanting to hear about why Corelon is the best deity to grace the Forgotten Realms.
Level Five Rogue Perk:
Ability to pay a wider array of generic NPCs to make announcements for a slightly higher cost.
Pure bonus: No extra cost.
I enjoy this idea thoroughly.