Introduction: I sometimes read other tabletop RPG systems for inspiration.

This is an
amalgamation of other systems, altered for use with Dungeons and Dragons 5e. Included is a
new system for social interactions. It also describes a system for gaining fame and infamy, along
with proposed benefits. Finally, it expands the Renown system that especially works well for
certain types of campaigns.

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Often players develop relationships with particular
NPC’s, sometimes positively, and sometimes creating
hatred towards the party. This new system allows for
greater application of benefits and penalties for making
friends, influencing people, and doing things to make
people upset with them. It also has rules for affecting
whole settlements, nations, and even races. When word
gets around about the party and the individual
adventurers, will it be beneficial to their interactions, or a
detriment?
In addition, there is an expanded Renown system
designed for longer campaigns or campaigns that revolve
around one or more factions. It defines benefits for
factions and creates new ways of increasing renown. It
also weaves the reputation system with the renown
system.
Reputation ......................................................................... 2
Fame ........................................................................................ 2
Infamy ...................................................................................... 3
Disposition ......................................................................... 3
Dispositions ............................................................................. 3
Affectionate ......................................................................... 3
Friendly................................................................................ 3
Amiable ............................................................................... 3
Indifferent ........................................................................... 3
Dislike .................................................................................. 4
Unfriendly ........................................................................... 4
Malicious ............................................................................. 4
Unknown Quantities .............................................................. 4
Recognition ............................................................................. 4
Non-player Character Notoriety ......................................... 4
Sidebar: Managing Dispositions as a Player ....................... 4
Evolving Dispositions.............................................................. 4
Variant: Interactive Social Encounters ............................. 4
Sidebar: Player’s Rolling Against Players ............................ 5
Factions and Organizations ............................................... 6
Renown.................................................................................... 6
Gaining Renown ................................................................. 6
Benefits of Renown ............................................................. 7
Loosing Renown ................................................................. 8
Advancement and Benefits ..................................................... 8
Rank 1: Initiate ................................................................... 8
Rank 2: Agent ..................................................................... 8
Rank 3: Stalwart .................................................................. 9
Rank 4: Mentor ................................................................... 9
Rank 5: Recruiter ................................................................ 9
Rank 6: Politician................................................................ 9
Rank 7: Leader .................................................................... 9
Sidebar: The New Renown System .................................... 9
Change Log ............................................................................. 9
Your reputation is determined by the choices you make
and how you interact with the world. The people of the
world you live in will hear of your deeds, whether positive
or negative. A reputation cannot be “good or bad”, “moral
or immoral”, etc., as such judgements are relegated to
alignment. Each group, faction, race, and organization
keep separate reputations for you. For example, you can
help out one nation positively increasing your reputation
with it, but also negatively with that nation’s enemies. Each
choice you make can affect your reputation in the world.
Reputation is tracked using two separate numerical values,
Fame and Infamy. Both start at 0 and only increase from
there and can never lessen.
Although both numbers are positive, your overall
reputation with a group equals: (Fame) – (Infamy). You can
leverage your reputation as a modifier to charisma rolls
with your DM, and your DM may require this modifier to
apply to a charisma roll at their discretion. A DM who
applies many reputation points may also rule that every 5
or 10 points adds a bonus or penalty to Charisma rolls. It
is incumbent on the DM to apply a reputation modifier to
the player’s roll, either in secret or openly as they wish.
Each race, nation, settlement, and individual can have a
separate reputation for the party. It is even possible that an
individual of a particular race would use both the racial
and individual Fame and Infamy scores combined. This is
very important for roleplay, because even if the party are
heroes in a particular settlement, if you’ve killed Orcs by
the hundreds, the half-orc mayor in the settlement may be
torn between accepting the positive Fame reputation
received for helping his settlement, and the negative
Infamy reputation gained for slaughtering his Orc clan.
You gain fame by completing great deeds for a group that
affects them positively. For example, if you help pacify a
band of marauding orcs for a village as requested, you may
receive 1 Fame with that village. More importantly, if you
see the town’s plight and take care of
their problem with no promise of a
reward, you can gain anywhere from 2-5
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fame with that village. Fame is expansive, meaning gaining
enough fame with one village grants you fame with the
region, and gaining enough fame with a region grants you
fame with the nation as a whole. The benefits can allow
you to leverage contacts, participate in political discourse,
or have your voice heard among that group.
There are seven types of disposition. Three are favorable,
three are unfavorable, and the seventh is indifference,
neither favorable nor unfavorable. Descriptions of each
follow and include the relevant Disposition Rating and
modifiers to Deception and Persuasion checks. All of this
information is also summarized on the Dispositions Table
below.

Dispositions
You gain infamy by doing something that negatively affects Deception Persuasion
a group. Committing crimes may be the simplest example, Disposition
Modifier Modifier
but you can also gain infamy for personal, public affronts Affectionate –2 +5
to an important member of an organization. Choosing one Friendly –1 +3
organization’s goals over another may gain you infamy, Amiable +0 +1
especially if the non-player characters feel personally Indifferent +0 +0
disrespected. Like fame, infamy is similarly expansive. Dislike +1 –2
Infamy offers little direct reward and may lead to serious Unfriendly +2 –4
complications. However, as a general rule, gaining infamy Malicious +3 –6
with one group will (almost) always raise your starting
disposition or fame with members of a rival group. For
example, if you rob a particularly snobby noble and get
caught, the nobles will regard you as infamous, but it may Deception Modifier: –2 Persuasion Modifier: +5
lead to a prominent thieves’ guild wishing to recruit and Affection implies love and adoration, feelings of obligation
train you. Sometimes, gaining infamy is worth it. and strong loyalty such as that shared between most
spouses, parents and their children, and so on. A character
of this disposition gives in to most requests even if the
request is to their detriment. Affectionate characters are
likely to overlook faults in the person they adore, and they
A disposition describes a particular outlook as it relates to would give their lives for that person.
how one character sees another. It can immediately
describe whether a character sees you in a good light or
bad, whether he intends you harm or wants to help you. Deception Modifier: –1 Persuasion Modifier: +3
Whereas your reputation is with groups, each character has A Friendly disposition suggests feelings of kinship and
a disposition with each other character. goodwill and is found in most siblings, long-time allies, and
Dispositions are useful roleplaying devices, establishing members of the same household. Friendly can also serve to
parameters about how you might play your character define the relationship between knights bound to a
during a social interaction and helping to frame your common cause and the ties that bind the closest members
responses and reactions. It’s far more difficult to convince of the Watch to each other and their commanders.
a person who hates you to help than a person who loves Friendly characters are willing to do you favors and may
you. It’s rather difficult to mask your disdain when trying take risks on your behalf. They won’t betray you, and that’s
to befriend a long-time enemy, just as it’s hard to dupe a what counts most.
person you love. The effects of disposition on your words,
body language, and other elements of a social interaction
can’t be understated. Therefore, Disposition interacts with
your efforts at Deception and Persuasion, by providing Deception Modifier: +0 Persuasion Modifier: +1
bonuses or imposing penalties to your Charisma roll Amiable characters see you in a positive light and consider
results. you an acquaintance — but not necessarily a friend. Such
Moreover, when a DM allows for opposing Charisma characters are unlikely to put themselves at risk for you, but
rolls or a Charisma (Deception) or (Persuasion) roll against they are helpful if it benefits them. A character with an
a PC, it is customary to have the PC take into account their Amiable disposition may betray you if given a good reason.
feelings about how they feel about the character,
specifically what their disposition towards the character is.
Deception Modifier: +0 Persuasion
Modifier: +0
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An indifferent character has no strong feelings toward you,
one way or the other. He may be convinced to help you,
following orders out of duty, and he may consent to other
favors if he gets something in return. Indifferent characters
won’t take risks to help you unless suitably compensated.
Deception Modifier: +1 Persuasion Modifier: –2
Dislike indicates a general unfriendliness, a certain
uncomfortable frostiness. Whether this disposition
originates from distrust, reputation, or some past misdeed,
the character will not take risks for you and may entertain
conspiracies against you.
Deception Modifier: +2 Persuasion Modifier: –4
Unfriendly characters simply do not like you. These
feelings may be grounded in good reason or not, but
regardless, they hold you in disdain. Such characters will
not seek to actively hurt you, but they won’t interfere with
those who would and can be easily convinced to conspire
against you.
Deception Modifier: +3 Persuasion Modifier: –6
Malicious characters actively work against you, doing what
they can to harm you, even if it means putting themselves
at risk. Malicious characters would wage war against you,
harm your family, and do just about anything else they can
to destroy or discredit you. Such characters are your dire
enemies.
Whenever you engage a character in a social interaction for
the first time, dispositions usually start at Indifferent –
unless you are unusually abrasive or trusting by nature of
your first impression. The reason is simple: you haven’t
had any prior dealings with the character and likely know
nothing about the character’s personality, history, or
motivations. Of course, some characters are public figures,
and such individuals’ reputations can color how others see
them. A figure’s image can very much shape how you see
them, and when dealing with such an individual, your
disposition should change accordingly. Similarly, others
may also inform their dispositions based on your
reputation, which can be a boon or a bane depending on
your previous deeds and actions.
The default assumption is that players and the DM will
pick appropriate dispositions based on the story elements
in the game. While perfectly suitable, it can sometimes be
hard to assess the effect notoriety has on an individual
character’s reputation. To address this potential
complication, you can always make a Wisdom (Insight)
check to see if you can recognize their disposition towards
you. A warning, other characters can make the same check
to determine your disposition towards them.
Some individuals may have reputations that already span
throughout the world. You may draw upon your
knowledge and the reputations of characters you meet to
modify your disposition appropriately. After all, if amiable
reverence for a political figure should be how you respond
to the character, making this known is beneficial. A
character can make an Intelligence (History) check to
determine who the individual is, and what the legends and
deeds attributed to them are. A success improves or
worsens the opponent’s disposition by one step per degree
of success. The character decides how impressive the
character is, based on the reputation the Intelligence
(History) check returns.
Over the course of a social interaction, characters
dispositions are bound to change. The events of a
campaign coupled with roleplaying allow players and the
DM to adjust their characters’ dispositions in response to
what happened during the social interaction. At the start
of every new social interaction, each character may have
improved or worsened their disposition. Using
intimidation almost always causes their disposition
towards the intimidator to worsen.
Using this new system, a DM can change some social
interactions into encounters that are like sparing matches.
A system such as this only works if an NPC or PC would
be capable of being persuaded, deceived, or intimidated. If
the side being “attacked” is capable of or willing to be
convinced, a social encounter can be initiated by the
“attackers”. This system is well designed
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for when one persuasion roll doesn’t cut it and some
advanced coercion is called for.
1) To begin, each side decides upon starting goals. The
PC’s can choose a goal, for example, “get an NPC to
give up their ally”. The DM chooses a goal for the
NPC’s, in this case, “a magic item worth at least 1,000
gp”. The goals can be as mundane or complex as the
DM wishes to trigger using this system. Often times, this
is used when a DM wants to have the PC’s work for it.
2) The DC’s for both sides are determined. Typically, the
starting DC is a character’s Charisma ability score.
Using this ruleset, disposition must always apply. It is
incumbent for the DM to ask the player’s disposition
towards the NPC as well. Similarly, a player’s or party’s
reputation score modifier usually also applies.
3) Separately, determine intimidation DC’s. A general
rule for PC’s is Charisma ability score +10, but NPC’s
always changed based on the DM’s will. A DM can also
rule that any condition that gives advantage, or
immunity, on becoming feared would provide a +5
bonus on their DC for becoming intimidated.
Similarly, a DM’s NPC’s and each player should choose
a “hot button” fear, usually tied to their bond, that if
applied in an intimidation check, would provide a +20
bonus on the roll.
4) Multiple individuals can participate on both sides, but
only one may speak during their side’s turn. An ally of
the speaker may take the “help” action, but only if they
are proficient in the skill they are attempting to help
with. If there are people within the area that have a
stake in the outcome, they are automatically part of the
social encounter, even if they don’t ever participate. If
one side doesn’t wish to be overbalanced, they would be
best to leave extra individuals at home if they cannot
contribute to the social encounter.
5) The two sides take speaking turns, rolling either
persuasion or intimidation and attempting roleplay
making the check. Depending on content and context,
the check either falls flat, i.e. “misses”, or “hits” and
deals “damage” in the form of the “defenders” side
loosening their position. An individual can also roll a
deception “attack” when it is their turn in the
encounter, and this is always a contest against a
defender’s “insight” roll.
6) A social “attack” is performed on a whole side, but a
special type of attack exists when one side has less
participating individuals than the other. While it seems
logical that a side should gang up on a smaller group of
individuals, or a single individual, the side with most
individuals has a major weakness. The side with the
lesser number of individuals can make an attack on a
specific individual on the other side. If an “attack” on a
single individual is successful, they ‘switch sides’
technically speaking, and find an in-character
justification for doing so. They attempt to convince the
rest of their side that their tactics are morally wrong,
won’t work, etc., but if an in-character reason seems
unlikely, the ‘switched’ individual tries to convince
their side that they should just give into the other’s full
demands, just to make this go quicker (they use the
“help” action for the other side). This ‘switched’
individual is not actually on the other side, so the lone
speaker or smaller group of speakers can still make
attacks in this way. Once the one side with the least
number of individuals has the majority of speakers on
their behalf, no matter what side they are on, they lose
the ability to make attacks on specific individuals.
7) The social encounter lasts for as many rounds as it takes
for a combined total of 3 points to be scored. To win, a
side must get three points. If they do so, they meet their
goal entirely, without having to give anything up. If they
are somewhere in the middle after the three rounds, the
DM chooses an intermediary compromise. For
example, if the NPC in our example has the most
points, they will be granted a magic item worth less than
1,000 gp. Remember that both sides agreed to honor
the goals of the other out of character. If the players
want this information, they will fork over the magic
item. Nothing else will get this NPC to willingly share
the information they seek, period. In fact, if attempted
murder or magic is used following such a social
encounter, the individuals on the side that won the
encounter have a +10 bonus to any check to save or
evade such an attempt. If the PC’s have more points
however, the NPC will certainly settle for coin, probably
at less than the 1,000 gp ask.
a. A DM can always extend out the number of
required points to win to 5, 9, even 21. It just
depends on the stakes. If a Kingdom is at stake, the
conversation would certainly last for much longer
than 3 measly rounds.
8) Some “attacks” are really incompetent, or touch on a
key point, and “miss” as described above. In this case,
the “defender” of a badly roleplayed “attack” would roll
persuasion against the attacker’s roll persuasion or
intimidation roll, as a reaction, or ‘counterpoint’ in a
contest of wills. If the “attacker” had advantage, so too
does the “defender” making this contest roll. The
“defender” can then either use their normal DC or the
result of their contest roll. If the defender’s contest
check is successful, they gain one point towards their
total, then get to take their own turn as normal.
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• characters join these organizations, they become part of
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At the end of a social encounter, it is very likely that
dispositions change. If deception was caught, chances are
this will drop disposition towards the liar. If intimidation
was used against a side, individuals on that side have a
guaranteed drop in disposition by at least 1 step per time
intimidation was used against them. If a “hot button” fear
was used in this intimidation, their disposition drops by at
least 2 steps per intimidation used, but possibly more.
Typically, if such a social encounter would otherwise push
an individual’s disposition past Malicious, they become an
active enemy/rival and will work to kill or bring down the
individuals in the side that used “intimidation” against
them. A DM could also rule that using a “hot button” fear
in an intimidation would automatically create an
enemy/rival, regardless of their starting disposition. Even
if it’s your mother who is Affectionate towards you, and
you threaten to kill her other beloved son to get something
you want, chances are she will despise you for the rest of
her life.
Temples, guilds, orders, secret societies, and colleges are
important forces in the social order of any civilization.
Their influence might stretch across multiple towns and
cities, with or without a similarly wide-ranging political
authority. Organizations can play an important part in the
lives of player characters, becoming their patrons, allies, or
enemies just like individual non-player characters. When
something larger than themselves, which can give their
adventures a context in the wider world. Adventurer
organizations are also a great source of special rewards
beyond experience points and treasure. Increased standing
in an organization has value in and of itself, and might also
come with concrete benefits such as access to an
organization's information, equipment, magic, and other
resources.
Renown rules are used to track an adventurer's standing
within a particular faction or organization. Renown is a
numerical value that starts at 0, then increases as a
character earns favor and reputation within a particular
organization. You can tie benefits to a character's renown,
including ranks and titles within the organization and
access to resources. A player tracks renown separately for
each organization his or her character is a member of. For
example, an adventurer might have 5 renown within one
faction and 20 renown within another, based on the
character's interaction with each organization over the
course of the campaign.
A character earns renown by completing missions or quests
that serve an organization's interests or involve the
organization directly. Renown is awarded at the DM’s
discretion as player-characters complete these missions or
quests, typically at the same time as experience points.
Advancing an organization's interests increases a
character's renown within that organization by 1.
Completing a mission specifically assigned by that
organization, or which directly benefits the organization,
increases the character's renown by 2 instead. For example,
characters with connections to the noble Order of the
Gauntlet complete a mission in which they free a town
from the tyranny of a blue dragon. Because the order likes
to punish evildoers, you might increase each character's
renown within the order by 1. Conversely, if killing the
dragon was a mission given to the
adventurers by a senior member of the
order, completing the task might instead 6
increase each character's renown by 2, showing the
adventurers as effective allies. Meanwhile, the party's rogue
might have looted a box of rare poisons from the dragon's
hoard and sold it to a fence who is secretly a Zhentarim
agent. You might increase the rogue's renown within the
Zhentarim by 2 since this action directly increased that
group's power and wealth, even though the task was not
assigned by an agent of the Zhentarim.
Variant: Epic Missions
There are several ways to implement secret missions. The
simplest is to have a NPC member of the faction give
quests. Any quest, no matter how mundane or easy,
assigned by any NPC such as this within the faction grants
extra renown. This might rob players and DM’s from
something epic, where players can impact the course of
faction politics forever. Instead, consider using the sub-
system below for assigning renown.
Petitioning for Renown. Any quest completed that
advances the cause of a faction can award renown to a
character, as long as they petition a high-ranking NPC
faction member for this. A player gains 1 renown if the
petition is successful.
Standard Missions. Any quest that is assigned directly
from a NPC counts as a standard secret mission. It could
be as simple as rescuing another member from jail or as
difficult retrieving a magical ring from a dragon.
Regardless, a player gains 2 renown for successful
completion of such a quest and each standard secret
mission counts as one “secret mission” as described in the
advancement table in a later section.
Epic Missions. An epic secret mission is a special affair.
It is a significant quest, one that advances the faction’s plot,
requires above average amounts of planning on the DM’s
part, and has significant consequences for the party,
whether its a success or failure. It might even involve
several standard secret missions’ worth of planning and
execution. An example of an epic secret mission for the
Harpers would be to expose and bring down a corrupt
King. An example of an epic secret mission for the
Zhentarim would be to rob the royal coffers of Waterdeep.
An example of an epic secret mission for the Emerald
Enclave might be to find a lost bit of magic that has the
ability to permanently awaken beasts, giving them
consciousness. As one might imagine, these types of epic
missions would undoubtedly alter the course of the
campaign’s world and cause great upheaval in the faction
itself. Who would protect the power to cause beasts to have
consciousness and who would use it, or even who would
use it indiscriminately? If they did use it everywhere, where
would humanoids find protein? So much of their economy
and nutrition comes from hunting, wouldn’t some
settlements hunt and kill intelligence beasts, or even resort
to cannibalism? If your proposed epic secret mission has
these types of potential consequences, you’re on the right
track. Conversely, failing such a quest would have dire
consequences. The corrupt King may become totalitarian,
stamping out opposition and killing off all Harpers in the
city. The city guard may flip Zhentarim members, causing
the party to become wanted fugitives, unwelcome in any
settlement with ties to the Lord’s Alliance, or the party
members were just captured outright and jailed for 10
years. The awakening magic might fall into the hands of
the unseelie Fey, who use it to corrupt animals and turn
them rabid. Therefore, it is best to warn your players
beforehand that an epic secret mission will have these types
of potential consequences. A player gains 6–8 renown for
successful completion of an epic secret mission and each
count as 3–4 “secret missions” as described in the
advancement table in a later section.
The benefits of increasing renown within an organization
can include rank and authority, friendly attitudes from
members of the organization, and other perks.
Rank. Characters can earn promotions as their renown
increases. There are certain thresholds of renown
established that serve as prerequisites (though not
necessarily the only prerequisites) for advancing in rank, as
shown in the Faction Advancement table later. For
example, a character might join the Lords' Alliance after
earning 1 renown within that organization, gaining the
title of cloak. As the character's renown within the
organization increases, he or she might be eligible for
further increases in rank. There are often other rank
prerequisites. For example, a character affiliated with the
Lords' Alliance might have to be at least 5th level before
becoming a stingblade, at least 10th level to be a warduke,
and at least 15th level to be a lioncrown. These thresholds
of renown can be set by the DM to any numbers that work
for their game, creating appropriate ranks and titles for the
organizations in their campaign.
Dispositions of Organization Members. As a character's
renown within an organization grows, members of that
organization are increasingly likely to have heard of the
character. You can set thresholds at which the default
disposition of an organization's members toward the
character becomes indifferent or friendly. For example,
members of the Emerald Enclave – a faction dedicated to
preserving the natural order – might be amiable toward
characters who have not cultivated at least 3 renown within
that organization, becoming friendly by default only when
a character has gained 10 renown within the Emerald
Enclave. Likewise, a druid may have a natural bonus to
dispositions of members of the Emerald Enclave. These
thresholds apply only to the default
disposition of most members of an
organization, and such dispositions 7
aren't automatic. NPC faction members might dislike an
adventurer despite that character's renown – or perhaps
because of it. As a character allied with one of the factions goes on
Perks. Earning a rank within an organization comes with adventures, he or she earns renown for accomplishing tasks
certain benefits, as defined by the DM. A character of low that align with the faction’s goals. This is expressed in the
rank might gain access to a reliable contact and adventure awarding of renown points at the end of an episode or
leads, a safe house, or a trader willing to offer a discount adventure. As previously mentioned, completion usually
on adventuring gear. A middle-ranked character might gain earns 0 renown (no interest to the faction), 1 renown (some
a follower, access to potions and scrolls, the ability to call interest to the faction), or 2 renown (great interest to the
in a favor, or backup on dangerous missions. A high- faction). Each faction can award different renown points
ranking character might be able to call on a small army, to adventurers. As characters earn renown, they progress in
take custody of a rare magic item, gain access to a helpful the ranks of their factions, granting them greater authority
spellcaster, or assign special missions to members of lower and additional benefits. The Faction Advancement table
rank. below is a summary of requirements.
Downtime Activities. Characters can spend downtime
between adventures building relationships and gaining Faction Advancement
renown within an organization. For more information on Rank Renown Other Requirements
downtime activities, see chapter 6, "Between Adventures", 1 0 —
2 3 —
of the Player’s Handbook. In addition, each faction has a
3 10 5th level, 1 secret mission
special downtime activity that players can participate in
4 25 11th level, 3 secret missions
which usually are unique and grant significant rewards.
5 50 14th level, 10 secret missions
6 100 17rd level, 25 secret missions
Variant: Party Renown 7 200 20th level, 50 secret missions,
Sometimes, having several different party members each additional requirements (see below)
with their own goals may cause faction conflict within a
party. More importantly, if one PC wants to do a Harper
quest, and another PC doesn’t, there may be problems
with assigning renown or conflict at the table. This is the rank a character receives when first joining a
Additionally, as PC’s may die all renown they accrued faction. It is available at character creation or any time the
would naturally be lost if they were the main point of character wishes to join.
contact between the faction and the party. Instead of Participate in Faction Activities. You can participate in
assigning renown individually, consider creating a list of any activities that are considered faction-specific for your
party renown, which tracks with the adventuring faction.
company/party the players represent. This way, new PC’s Earn Renown. You can earn renown points in your
will automatically have the relevant renown with an faction and advance in rank.
organization. Players may still gain extra renown on their Receive Your Faction’s Insignia. All new faction
own, in addition to the party renown, adding the values members receive an insignia of their faction, fashioned
together. If a PC wants to do additional quests with a into a wearable or held item.
faction on their own, consider DM’ing outside of the table,
or assigning downtime for them to use the “Gaining Faction Insignias
Renown” downtime activity with a bonus. Faction Item
Harpers Pin
Order of the Gauntlet Pendant
Emerald Enclave Leaf clasp
Disagreements with members of an organization aren't Lords’ Alliance Signet ring (symbol palm side)
enough to cause a loss of renown within that organization. Zhentarim Gold coin (stamped symbol)
However, serious offenses committed against the
organization or its members can result in a loss of renown
and rank within the organization. The extent of the loss
depends on the infraction and is left to the DM’s Rank 2 characters have shown that they’re aligned with the
discretion. A character's renown within an organization faction’s goals, and are able to take on more responsibility.
can never drop below 0, but consider adding infamy if the Secret Missions. During certain adventures, you might
infractions continue after the drop to 0. be given the opportunity to undergo a
secret mission on behalf of your faction.
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Completion of these missions might earn you additional
benefits.
Apprenticeship. Your character can be apprenticed to
another higher-ranking adventurer from your faction. You
can now utilize something important that only trusted
apprentices of a faction are able to. This can be such things
as a high-interest earning bond, a secret slave market, or
discounted fast travel.
Rank 3 characters are reliable faction members, entrusted
with many secrets and deserving of additional support
during adventures.
Faction Downtime Activity. You gain access to a faction-
specific downtime activity that gives you additional benefits
when you use it. The specific downtime activities for each
faction are detailed in the Adventurer’s League.
Rank 4 characters are trusted voices within the faction’s
leadership. They are looked upon as champions of the
faction’s beliefs, and as mentors by those of lower rank.
Become a Mentor. You can designate other rank 2 or 3
NPC characters as your pupil. You can have multiple
pupils if you wish, up to 1 pupil per 10 points of renown.
You send these pupils on secret missions, and they succeed
or fail based on the difficulty of the mission and a d100
roll. For example, a mission may be to steal an object; it
takes a tenday and has a 61 percent chance of success. After
a tenday, you roll a d100 and if the result is 61 or below,
you gain the rewards of the mission. This can be items,
coins, experience, or something much greater.
Rank 5 characters have one directive, to advance and swell
the ranks of the faction. No longer are you constrained by
regional issues, rather you are dealing with the main
branch of the faction.
Headquarters. You gain the location of the main base of
operations of the faction. You can visit it at your leisure,
but cannot bring unapproved guests. Each faction’s
headquarters are highly different, but all are designed with
efficiency in mind. The entire base has a single, driven
purpose which you are now a part of. Chances are, there
are curiosities available here that are not available
elsewhere in the realms. Also, you can attend, but not
influence, political debates of the faction at large.
Rank 6 characters become involved with the direct political
decisions that affect the faction as a whole. There is no
non-personal room that you do not have access to, and no
minor branch that you do not have immediate
credentialed access to.
Access. Where ever you go within the faction’s holdings,
you are greeted with the respect afforded to your status.
You earned this access, with hard work, and, possibly,
blood. You are present for all major debates, and time is
reserved for you to share your opinion on the issue. You
are also granted the ability to politically use your power to
shift supplies, acquire resources, deal in favors, and all
other types of backroom deal making.
Influenced Dispositions. Depending on your political
stance the dispositions of the members of the faction either
increase or decrease. As a generally public figure, even
members of other factions may adjust their disposition
based on your political opinions.
Rank 7 characters are ensconced within the leadership of
the faction and have a great degree of influence, guiding
faction decisions. Different factions may have different
rules for advancing to this rank. For example, you may have
to become elected, appointed, or complete some ritual.
Become a Faction Leader. You gain the ability to make
decisions on behalf of your faction and influence current
and future faction direction. Your voice is the most
recognized within the faction, but not necessarily the only
voice. Many factions will require joint leadership (possibly
with your party), but some will raise you as a single
visionary leader. The full benefits of this are only
constrained by your DM.
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