Bastet Renown
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Renown
Source: Players Guide to the Changing Breeds pg.#169
The werecat Renown fits fairly well with their feline nature. Based on individual achievement first and foremost, the cats do not concern themselves too much with their servitude to Gaia when measuring Renown. Their three categories are as follows.
Categories
CunningCunning is awarded through the werecat's capability to discover secrets, manipulate rivals, her riddle craft abilities, or her commercial talent. |
FerocityFerocity is awarded through cool and conquest; the Bastet's abilities of being a bad ass with an attitude, pure and simple. |
HonorTo gain Honor Renown, Bastet must display that they are loyal and honest, but also prideful. |
Creeds
CunningThe Clever Cat's Creed
How good is a werecat at discovering hidden secrets? How well can she manipulate rivals? Is she good at riddles or successful at business? If she excels this way, she wins her Renown. A cunning cat is a famous cat. Cunning measures a Bastet's skill for misdirection, trivia, wits and bravado. If you're good at pranks, puzzles and hidden meanings, the others will recall your name. (Category was originally called 'Cleverness' in Breedbook: Bastet) |
FerocityThe Warrior's Chant
Bastet are not the warriors that Garou are, and their quests are far more personal. Even so, combat savvy, strength and raw savagery are prized among the cat-folk. Ferocity measures a Bastet's temper, kills and sheer attitude. You don't have to be nine feet tall to have a fierce reputation. Sometimes, you just have to look fierce. A few withering stares and dark rumors will have others making room at the fire. |
HonorThe Code of the Honorable Folk
Some say cats have no honor. They lie, of course - most people just don't understand cats well enough to see it. An honorable Bastet knows her responsibilities, sets a code and lives by those rules. She helps both friends and strangers, pursues justice when need be, and acts fairly and with integrity. Some tribes, especially the Khan, Pumonca and Bagheera, set a lot of store by Honor; any monster can kill people, and any sneak can live by her wits. To be a true Bastet, you must be loual, honest, and full of pride. Let the dogs roll in blood - you're better than that. |
Rank Requirements
Advances in rank are awarded at a taghairm, though it is not unusual for solitary cats to demand an increase in rank, and have their petition granted by spirits, who they bring the word to elders of the cat in question. If they agree, the rank is awarded to him. In either case the Bastet has to perform a Rite of Recognition.
| Rank | Any Combination |
|---|---|
| 1 (Tekhmet) | 3 |
| 2 (Akaa) | 10 |
| 3 (Tilau) | 15 |
| 4 (Ilani) | 20 |
| 5 (Bon Bhat) | 25 |
Sample Renown Awards
Note: These are not uniformly objective. They may be rejected/reduced/increased based on circumstances.
Note: These are not exhaustive. If something doesn't seem to fit here, or isn't found in this list, but still serves one of these types and the Bastet's purpose, then go ahead and submit a request.
- Awards given once per combat, not per enemy
The following types have been tinted for ease of reading and browsing:
- These awards and penalties are directly from the established renown lists found in Players Guide to the Changing Breeds pgs.#170-173
Items in Black are positive renown awards.
Items in Red are negative renown penalties
- These awards and penalties are directly from the established renown lists found in Players Guide to the Changing Breeds pgs.#170-173
Cunning
| Activity | Award |
|---|---|
| Drawing first blood in combat | 1 |
| Creating talens | 1 |
| Discovering a useful secret | 1 |
| Swiping a Gift | 1 |
| Protecting an important secret from discovery | 2 |
| Surviving an incapacitating blow | 2 |
| Wounding a powerful foe and prudently retreating | 3 |
| Performing a monkeywrenching operation | 3 |
| Creating a successful diversion | 3 |
| Creating a fetish | 5 |
| Hatching a plot of Machiavellian proportions that succeeds | 5 |
| Stealing something of value from within an enemy lair | 5 |
| Destroying an enemy stronghold | 7 |
| Creating a Den-Realm | 7 |
| Failing attempts at craftiness | -1 |
| Being captured by an enemy | -1 |
| Exposed as a liar | -3 |
| Not protecting a secret | -3 |
| Hurting other Bastet through recklessness or conniving | -5 |
| Getting caught trying to foil Elders | -5 |
Ferocity
| Activity | Award |
|---|---|
| Proving one's bravery in a routine situation | 1 |
| Resisting frenzy | 1 |
| Ignoring a non-fatal wound in combat | 2 |
| Remaining unaffected by attempts to taunt you | 2 |
| Defeating an enemy without being harmed | 3 |
| Remaining calm in the face of extreme adversity | 3 |
| Upholding protocols in the face of humiliation | 5 |
| Performing an outrageous and dangerous deed without being harmed | 5 |
| Single-handedly being responsible for success in a common goal for Bastet | 7 |
| Causing your enemy to completely lose face (and rank) when attempting to taunt you | 7 |
| Succumbing to fox-frenzy | -1 |
| Losing to an enemy without even harming him | -3 |
| Performing an outrageous and dangerous deed and being hurt so that others must rescue you (and thereby exposing them to the danger) | -5 |
Honor
| Activity | Award |
|---|---|
| Showing restraint in the face of certain death | 1 |
| Showing devotion to the greater good | 1 |
| Dealing respectfully with other Fera | 1 |
| Protecting helpless humans in need | 2 |
| Participating in a just challenge | 2 |
| Acting selflessly for the greater good of the Bastet | 3 |
| Mediating a dispute fairly and impartially | 3 |
| Ignoring strong feelings of vengeance and hatred | 5 |
| Being truthful in the face of extreme adversity | 5 |
| Protecting helpless animals related to the Bastet | 5 |
| Enduring torture to protect fellow Bastet | 7 |
| Death in defense of Gaia | 7 |
| Acting selfishly | -1 |
| Not protecting helpless humans | -1 |
| Being deceptive in the face of extreme adversity | -1 |
| Failing to keep promises | -3 |
| Being deceptive | -3 |
| Participating in an unjust challenge | -3 |
| Not protecting a helpless Bastet | -5 |
| Completely ignoring etiquette | -5 |
| Giving false testimony against a Bastet | -5 |
Lying about Renown
Source: Bastet Breedbook pg.#89
You can, of course, lie about your deeds to win Renown. A tall tale given at a taghairm requires a good Manipulation + Subterfuge roll, difficulty 8. Each success grants the lying cat an additional dot of temporary renown. If you're caught doing this, however, it'll cost you double.
Anyone who doubts your bragging can call on you to prove it. If you have proof or witnesses, they can help make your case. the gathering will weigh your evidence against the challenger (which might involve contested Manipulation + Subterfuge or Expression rolls) and may even call for a formal duel, either with words or claws. A braggart who botches his lie roll screws his story up so badly that no one believes him, and the challenge automatically succeeds.
A Bastet whose story falls apart under challenge loses double the Renown she would have gained, or 10 points, whichever is greater. A bogus claim might be backed up by an Ally, dupe or even a Jamak, but the favor should be expensive and risky, and there's no guarantee that a liar's witness won't turn around and inform on her later.
