Renown

Renown and its Use

This campaign uses a rating new to the core Rune Quest rules called Renown. This is a measure of a person’s standing within society, a combination of their fame and the respect paid to them. It should be treated similarly to Passions, in that it is a percentage value which can rise or fall depending on the individual’s acts, at least those which are considered important to society.

Renown can be used by a Games Master in a variety of ways. It can be used to organize picking order, a way of being recognized, or even as a cap to Influence (or similar) rolls depending on the situation. The latter becomes important, especially with player characters when they try to resist or manipulate politics within the world.

• Being a governor, bey, padasha, panjandrem or landed lord +100

• Being the captain of a ship, mercenary company, or unlanded lord +10

  • each other ship, company, or lord defeated in combat +1

• Each sorcerous rank (greatest one only) +15

  • each 100 lay followers recruited and maintained +1

• Each brotherhood rank (greatest one only) +10

  • each 100 lay followers recruited and maintained +1

• Owning a merchant business or shop +10

  • each 1,000sp traded +1

• Each monster killed single-handedly (SIZ 21+) +1

• Each 1,000sp spent in making a name for yourself without gaining more than temporal pleasure +1