Post by Tameh on Dec 6, 2012 9:06:07 GMT -6
Meta-note: There is no specific system for awarding or keeping track of how much Renown a character has. Respect for accomplishments is something that can't be quantified in real life, nor will it be in this game. Role-play your respect for others as well as your demands for respect for your own actions. Should you not be given the accolades and respect you deserve, then make a fuss about it. There are great opportunities for role-playing here - for example, the reason why Oedipus ended up killing his father was because as he was walking along a road one day, a dude in a chariot demanded that he get out of the way. Oedipus didn't take kindly to being ordered about and treated with so little respect, so Oedipus and the dude got in a fight and Oedipus killed the guy, who (of course) later turned out to be his father.
Glory
The creed of Glory:
I shall be valorous
I shall be dependable
I shall be generous
I shall protect the weak
I shall slay the Wyrm
One can obtain Glory renown from the following actions:
One can lose Glory renown from the following scandalous actions:
Honor
The creed of Honor:
I shall be respectful
I shall be loyal
I shall be just
I shall live by my word
I shall accept all fair challenges
One can obtain Honor renown from the following actions:
One can lose Honor renown from the following scandalous actions:
Wisdom
The creed of Wisdom:
I shall be calm
I shall be prudent
I shall be temperate
I shall be merciful
I shall think before I act and listen before I think
One can obtain Wisdom renown from the following actions:
One can lose Wisdom renown from the following actions:
Awarding Renown
As Renown is a public measure of respect for a Garou, it can only be awarded (or removed) in public settings. There are several ways to gain (and lose) Renown:
Renown is shared by Garou. Should a group of Garou strongly act to uphold the Litany during a time of crisis, they would all receive Honor for their actions. Should a couple of young Garou play a trick that backfires badly, they'd both lose Wisdom for their actions. In addition, Garou are expected to perform ever-more Glorious, Honorable, and Wise deeds. The same action performed over and over again will not gain a Garou more Renown. For example, defeating your first Bane is worth some Glory, but to earn additional Glory from the killing of Banes you must seek out stronger opponents. Thus the Garou strengthen themselves, ever-seeking greater challenges.
Glory
The creed of Glory:
I shall be valorous
I shall be dependable
I shall be generous
I shall protect the weak
I shall slay the Wyrm
One can obtain Glory renown from the following actions:
- Surviving an incapacitating wound
- Gaining a Battle Scar
- Surviving a toxic waste attack
- Attacking a minion of the Wyrm without regard for personal safety
- Defeating a minion of the Wyrm
- Traveling beyond the Near Umbra to another Realm and surviving
- Performing or participating in a Rite of Caern Building
- Owning a klaive (this is awarded once, after three moons of use)
- Helping to prevent the caern from being overrun by the Wyrm
- Dying while defending a caern (posthumous).
- Without any assistance, preventing the Wyrm from overtaking the caern (a Garou can receive more than one Glory Trait for this action)
- Accepting a sept position
- Telling a good story at a moot
One can lose Glory renown from the following scandalous actions:
- Cowering from a foe
- Begging a minion of the Wyrm for your life
- Participating in a failed Great Hunt
- Suffering the Rite of Ostracism
- Not preventing a caern from being overrun by the Wyrm
- Refusing a sept position
- Suffering from a fox frenzy (running in fear)
Honor
The creed of Honor:
I shall be respectful
I shall be loyal
I shall be just
I shall live by my word
I shall accept all fair challenges
One can obtain Honor renown from the following actions:
- Showing restraint in the face of certain death
- Performing a Moot Rite
- Performing a Rite of Passage
- Performing a Rite of Caern Building
- Performing a Punishment Rite
- Owning a klaive (awarded once, only after three moons of use)
- Helping to guard a caern, even when you'd rather be somewhere else
- Helping to prevent a caern from being overrun by the Wyrm
- Teaching another Garou a valuable lesson
- Reciting part of the Silver Record at a moot
- Gaining the position of Pack Leader (awarded once)
- Serving in a sept position faithfully for one year
- Upholding the Litany during a controversial issue
- Mediating a dispute fairly and impartially
- Consistently keeping your promises
- Being truthful in the face of adversity
- Telling an epic story at a moot
- Showing mercy to a wayward Garou
- Protecting a helpless human or wolf
- Supporting a person being accused of a crime (who is later proven innocent)
- Making sacrifices to protect the Veil
- Repairing the Veil
- Parenting a Garou
One can lose Honor renown from the following scandalous actions:
- Falsely accusing anyone of being of the Wyrm
- Refusing to perform a Moot Rite
- Suffering the Stone of Scorn
- Suffering the Rite of Ostracism
- Accidentally breaking or losing a klaive
- Not staying on watch at a caern when a more tempting activity presents itself
- Refusing to help guard a caern
- Not preventing a caern from being overrun by the Wyrm
- Refusing any sept position
- Challenging someone too far above or below your own Rank
- Mediating a dispute unfairly
- Failing to keep your promises
- Being deceptive
- Speaking poorly of the Garou as a whole
- Speaking poorly of ones tribe, auspice or pack
- Crying Wolf&(i.e., summoning the Ahroun of a sept when there is no real danger present)
- Not protecting a helpless Garou
- Not protecting a helpless wolf or human
- Not protecting a cub
- Performing heinous acts while in the Thrall of the Wyrm
- Abandoning your pack in a time of need
- Harming/rending the Veil
- Becoming involved in a romantic relationship with another Garou
- Parenting a Metis
Wisdom
The creed of Wisdom:
I shall be calm
I shall be prudent
I shall be temperate
I shall be merciful
I shall think before I act and listen before I think
One can obtain Wisdom renown from the following actions:
- Besting someone (even a spirit) in a riddle contest
- Showing restraint in the face of certain death
- Ending a threat without serious harm to any Garou
- Revealing with certain proof that a Kinfolk or Garou is of the Wyrm
- Purifying a Wyrm-tainted object, person or place
- Successfully completing a spirit quest in the Umbra
- Giving a prophetic warning that later comes true
- Discovering ancient Garou Lore
- Performing a Rite of Caern Building
- Discovering/creating a new rite
- Discovering/creating a new Gift
- Creating a fetish
- Sacrificing a fetish for the good of the sept or tribe
- Keeping a caern safe through trickery or imagination
- Teaching another Garou a valuable lesson
- Upholding the Litany
- Consistently giving good advice
- Healing a fellow Garou (non-pack member) self-lessly
One can lose Wisdom renown from the following actions:
- Attacking a much more powerful force without aid
- Falsely accusing another of being of the Wyrm
- Failing to complete a spirit quest in the Umbra
- Giving a prophetic warning that does not come true
- Giggling, joking or otherwise being disrespectful during a rite (leeway is given on this one for a Ragabash)
- For a homid, ignoring ones wolf nature for too long
- For a metis, attempting to hide one's deformity
- Living alone or away from your pack
- Breaking the Litany
- Consistently giving bad advice
- Having trickery backfire
- Injuring a fellow Garou during a frenzy
- Having poor relations with nearby Kinfolk
- Becoming involved in a romantic relationship with another Garou
- Parenting a Metis
- Not protecting a cub
Awarding Renown
As Renown is a public measure of respect for a Garou, it can only be awarded (or removed) in public settings. There are several ways to gain (and lose) Renown:
- The most common way for Garou to earn Renown is to tell the tale of their worthy deeds in the Stories and Songs portion of a moot, or have someone else tell the tale (such as a Galliard, they are quite skilled at it). General acclaim for the actions of the Garou in the tale is sufficient to earn them Renown - this is part of why Galliards are so important to earning Renown, for they can often tell the tale better than a Garou of another auspice could. Telling the tale poorly can cause loss of Renown, as can telling a tale that contains scandalous actions by the Garou. During the Stories and Songs portion of the moot, the elder Galliard present has the final say on what Renown is awarded or removed.
- The elder of an auspice can award or take away Renown from the Garou of her auspice by fiat, though again this must be announced at a moot. The elder can also veto any other Renown awards being made to a Garou of her auspice.
- During the Cracking the Bone portion of a moot, any Ragabash may raise a scandal against another Garou, though there must be some proof that is accepted by the Truthcatcher - once accepted the subject(s) of the scandal lose Renown.
- Finally, a Philodox asked for judgment in a dispute could as part of the judgment determine that one or more of the parties in the dispute must lose Renown or even Rank.
Renown is shared by Garou. Should a group of Garou strongly act to uphold the Litany during a time of crisis, they would all receive Honor for their actions. Should a couple of young Garou play a trick that backfires badly, they'd both lose Wisdom for their actions. In addition, Garou are expected to perform ever-more Glorious, Honorable, and Wise deeds. The same action performed over and over again will not gain a Garou more Renown. For example, defeating your first Bane is worth some Glory, but to earn additional Glory from the killing of Banes you must seek out stronger opponents. Thus the Garou strengthen themselves, ever-seeking greater challenges.