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Message: <blockquote data-quote="The Grassy Gnoll" data-source="post: 6884759" data-attributes="member: 6788652">HiThe Superhero RPG Golden Heroes has an excellent system for character development, which includes a Public Status mechanic.The basics are as follows;PUBLIC STATUSRated from 5 to 30.(1) BACKING1 None2 Backing of local community group/authority3 Known to get on with police etc4 Full backing of police/govt/large corp.5 Known to operate with complete govt approval(2) HEROISM1 Antihero2 Vigilante3 Slightly suspect4 Regular Hero5 A real goody two shoes(3) IDENTIFICATION1 Obviously not human (alien/robot etc)2 "Different"3 Average4 "One of the gang"5 Guy/girl next door(4) PUBLIC RELATIONS1 Hates the public, makes it obvious2 Ignores the public3 Stand offish4 Shows general concern for the public5 Bends over backwards to help(5) PRACTICE1 Makes an appearance2 Minor crime or confrontation with thugs3 Riot/fire/major disaster or confrontation with thug-like super villain4 Confrontation with minor super villain or terrorists/vigilantes5 Confrontation with super villain or team of minor super villains 6 Confrontation with major super villain or team of super villains7 Confrontation with major super villain and team of supporting super villains8 Save the city9 Save the country10 Save the world Each adventure has a Practice level assigned by the DM. If the character's current Practice level is lower than the Practice level of the adventure, and they succeed, the two values are added together and halved (keep halves). If the adventure is lower than the current level and the character fails, the two values are averaged (keep halves).A character's Practice score for an adventure is modified by -1 if the public were unaware of their involvement.Failure in a Practice level above your current level, or success in one below, changes nothing, you current Practice level stays the same.This all gives you a final Public Status score between 5 and 30:5-10 Who?11-15 Disliked/Resented16-20 Accepted/Tolerated21-25 Popular26-29 National figure30 LegendaryThe final figure can be multiplied by 3 to give a percentage chance of an order being obeyed (eg PS of 22 = 66% chance); or in a group scenario where there's an equal chance of anyone in the party being targeted, the PC with the lowest PS score uses it x3 as the percentage they won't be targeted (eg PS of 14 = only a 42% chance they won't be targeted).It could be adapted to D&D fairly easily; eg, starting PCs always have a practice level of 1; joining the Harpers gives you a Backing of 2 (but higher among Harpers); a Dragonborn in a largely human setting would score a 1 for Identification, and so on.It then provides PCs with the ability to improve certain areas by spending downtime resources (so eg the Dragonborn could devote time to charity, or joining the pub darts team, or learning the national dance, or whatever).</blockquote>

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