Chesterfield Renown System

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Basic Premise

This will be a system for establishing and growing renown for specific characters and specific traits. This should allow for a single character to gain global recognition for multiple titles as well as allow a player to grow the renown of multiple characters. The base for this is Chesterfield in Lagrimosa, so the first few tiers will always be relative to Chesterfield before there's enough momentum to say it broke out onto the world stage.

So a single character can have Global renown as a Berserker and Major renown as a Burglar (see examples below).

Progress is tied to canonized threads. which means you must effect change and provide opportunities for change. Progress threads need to be Class B minimum (1+ players; 2+ pages).

Axes of Renown

Don't lose the forest for the trees AKA don't fence yourself or others in with pedantic reasoning and allow circumstances to add context to any specific word choice or claim.

Axis 1: Order or Chaos

Example: An officer breaking up a chop shop is Order. A vigilante doing it is Chaos.

Axis 2: Constructive or Destructive

Example: Humanitarian services are Constructive. Militant intervention is Destructive.

Axis 3: Achievement - what they’re getting known AS Or FOR

Example:

“Berserk - known for their strength”
“Burglar - known for their stealth”

Progression Ladder

Folk: Chesterfield recognition. Equivalent to there being one or two rumors about your character in a specific area or neighborhood.

Minor: Chesterfield recognition. Equivalent to there being multiple rumors and public consciousness about your character in the city.

Major: Chesterfield recognition. Equivalent to there being stories, songs, urban legends, about your character in the city. When you reach this level you may get a news article about your character.

National: First level of renown to break out of the city. Feats, accomplishments, and title recognized in Lagrimosa mega-cities (for specific enclaves it is up to their managers but with an eye towards collaboration, should have plenty of traction all the way around)

International: Recognized in Lagrimosa and one other continent (specify which one)

Global: Recognized in all major continents of Valucre.

Tracking

Renown will be tracked here. Players can make a single post for their characters and update them over time. Players are asked to wait until a character has at least Major renown before posting another character.

The hope is that the axes and count for each will gives us a little context to add to the title at a glance without shoving the character into any particular archetype. This can also be easily slotted into a character sheet for reference.

Name: Robin Hood
Renown: Major
Law (1); Chaos (2)
Constructive (2); Destructive (1)
Title: Robbing Hoods (or "Reclaimer" if you want to be less funny) - Goes around thieving from thieves to help the masses
Rumors: A one sentence phrase rumor for your character reflecting the above

Edited September 23, 2020 by supernal

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Record

Name: Severin Seto
Renown: Folk (politics, part i) | Minor (shake it off)
First axies: Law (2)
Second axis: Constructive (1); Destructive (1)
Title: TBD
Rumor: "I heard he wrestled one of them giant ants with his bare hands!" | "I heard he bombed the daylights out of the industrial district!"

Name: Jericho
Renown: Folk (shake it off) |
First axies: Law (1)
Second axis: Destructive (1)
Title: TBD
Rumor: "I heard he got on top of a rust monster and put that thing to sleep!"

Edited December 19, 2020 by supernal