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<blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 6830576" data-attributes="member: 4937"><p>I'm going to come out front and say that I don't think reputation is something you can really implement in a PnP game well, as the amount of book keeping in the long run just gets to be too much.</p><p></p><p>Because the thing is, "Reputation with who?" and "Reputation for what?" Also, "How did they get it?" and "What does it do?"</p><p></p><p>If you assume a roughly homogenous culture then you could probably approximate the idea that the esteem or at least recognition of the PC's goes up when they do things to the general benefit of that one small community. But it's not necessarily the case that "giving to the poor" raises your esteem or recognition with everyone that raises an eyebrow when you "turn the tarrasque away". Not everyone impressed with your power is equally impressed by your generosity, and sometimes perhaps visa versa. </p><p></p><p>Most of your examples are thinks which could be broadly classified as "Did something heroic".</p><p></p><p>My suggestion would be instead to make renown more or less equal to level, on the assumption that most characters will get renowned doing things like the above. And you are more or less better off in a PnP environment winging it based on your assessment of whether an NPC will recognize the PC and if so what he'd think of him based on the specific acts he's done.</p><p></p><p>Is torturing a foe to death something that gives you negative reputation (fewer people like you) and positive renown (more people have heard of you)? And how does that work with groups that may admire a certain amount of ruthlessness - say a thieves guild. But if you torture a kid to death, now even the thieves guild may decide you are beyond the pale, but the cult of demon worshipers might think you have a certain unsubtle panache.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Celebrim, post: 6830576, member: 4937"] I'm going to come out front and say that I don't think reputation is something you can really implement in a PnP game well, as the amount of book keeping in the long run just gets to be too much. Because the thing is, "Reputation with who?" and "Reputation for what?" Also, "How did they get it?" and "What does it do?" If you assume a roughly homogenous culture then you could probably approximate the idea that the esteem or at least recognition of the PC's goes up when they do things to the general benefit of that one small community. But it's not necessarily the case that "giving to the poor" raises your esteem or recognition with everyone that raises an eyebrow when you "turn the tarrasque away". Not everyone impressed with your power is equally impressed by your generosity, and sometimes perhaps visa versa. Most of your examples are thinks which could be broadly classified as "Did something heroic". My suggestion would be instead to make renown more or less equal to level, on the assumption that most characters will get renowned doing things like the above. And you are more or less better off in a PnP environment winging it based on your assessment of whether an NPC will recognize the PC and if so what he'd think of him based on the specific acts he's done. Is torturing a foe to death something that gives you negative reputation (fewer people like you) and positive renown (more people have heard of you)? And how does that work with groups that may admire a certain amount of ruthlessness - say a thieves guild. But if you torture a kid to death, now even the thieves guild may decide you are beyond the pale, but the cult of demon worshipers might think you have a certain unsubtle panache. [/QUOTE]
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