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• Fera Renown
• Garou Renown
• BSD Renown
• Hengeyokai Renown

• A Guide to submitting Renown Requests.
• A Cheatsheet for creating a Rokea

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"We're gonna need a bigger boat."

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Local Sanctuaries

Where	What	Type	Contact
A place	What kind	Mixed Fera	Who runs it
Another place	Another function	Rokea Only	Your mom
Another place	Another function	All Shifter	Your face

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Rokea Bun

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Kinfolk

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Rokean Law

• Survive

This is the easy one. It means that no matter what the race must survive. If that means you swim away from a fight, there's no one who'll call you a coward. After all, you're still around.

However, there are times when self-sacrifice is necessary. The Black Shark was a good example. Back during the height of nuclear tests, a very clever Darkwater came up with a way to combine ten Rokea into a 120 foot black monster. They sake subs, destroyed battleships and generally scared the bejeezus out of anyone who got near it. To my knowledge there's no way to reverse the rite, which means that those Rokea effectively ceased to exist as individuals, giving up their lives to become the Black Shark, but no Rokea would call the transformation a breech of the Law.

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• Hunt

We may have duties as Rokea, but that doesn't exempt us from our duties as sharks. We're apex predators, which means that what we do affects the whole ecosystem. It also means that if humans kill all the sharks, they're in for a world of trouble a few years down the road.

Hunting means finding food, stopping threats, and remembering that you're a warrior and predator, no matter what.

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• Spawn

No Rokea is exempt from breeding. We do it slowly, yeah, but we all have to breed at least once during our lives. Kun is the mother of fishes and the true spirit of fecundity and creation, and we don't call ourselves Kunspawn just because we like the sound of it.

But there's more to this Law than just procreation. We also have to teach those we spawn. The Long Swim gives you a base, the meeting with Kun in Sea's Soul gives you a primer and a true welcome, but the rest of the Rokea are your people and the only peer group you're likely to have.

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• Swim

Sharks die if they stop swimming. There are a few breeds that can lie still and keep water going over their gills, but I've never heard of Rokea being born to those breeds. We have to keep swimming, keep exploring, keep moving.

Now, I can hear you thinking, 'But if we're meant to survive, doesn't it make sense to stick to the places we know are safe?" Well, that's logical, but that's why we're in such a state now. We didn't swim on land, we didn't watch the humans, and now here they are setting off nuclear bombs on the shores, finning our brethren, and dumping toxic sludge into our homes. Nope, swimming is part of survival. We may not have any reaction to a new sight but to bite it or swim away, but we have to know it's there, just in case.

Betweener Law

• Survive

Okay, this doesn't change. This is our job, our purpouse in life. Do you know how many human texts have been written and agonized over trying to find purpose? Well, we know ours, and it's pretty liberating. We've got to endure, period.

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• Humans Are Not Prey

Humans are predators, and they prey on each other. Sharks do the same thing, so it really isn't culture shock that you guys kill each other so much, except that you don't normally eat the carcasses. That in mind, those of us who stay on land don't mind killing humans - sorry, that's just the way we are - but we don't eat you. Look, the whole 'man-eating shark' thing gets blown way out of proportion. Even the ocean-dwellers don't do it much; we betweeners just avoid it entirely because it raises too many questions.

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• Stay Near Sea

A real no-brainer, and I'll tell you why. We need sustenance of the soul as well as the body, and the only way we get that is by swimming in Sea and visiting a Grotto or a Rorqual. Without such sustenance, we cant use many of our Gifts, and even those of us who have learned how to reach Sea's Soul can't do it. Also, if we go too long without swimming in salt water (doesn't have to be Sea, but name me one other naturally-occuring body of salt water not infested with Mormons) we lose our shape-shifting powers permanently. How long? Who wants to find out?

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• F.E.A.R.

Humans are big into over-thinking all their problems, usually with aid from talk-show hosts. F.E.A.R. is a little self-help word game meaning Face Everything And Recover. Not to the betweeners. Nope, to us it means Fuck Everything And Run. Sometimes, we take that literally.

Look, we're obviously supposed to be mating while we're here. So we do. But we're also being chased by our own kind. So when confronted by a Rokea Hunt - or any other totally hopeless situation - we act like a predator. We leave. Predators are not noble, and they aren't suicidal. They want to stay alive, so we're not into meaningful relationships, child support, or any shit like that. Ten seconds after it's over, we're looking for the exit. We remain mobile and (hopefully) unfound.

Since a lot of human men behave this way anyway, we've got some good camouflage.

Creeds

Valor Valor's Principles Lie to others, you lie to yourself. Do not take on a challenge you cannot complete. If someone wrongs you, do not seek him out. Simply remember him. Bravery and valor are two different things. To be 'brave', that is, to be strong in the face of fear, doesn't impress the Rokea. They don't believe in feeling afraid to begin with. Valor means taking on the challenge, be it a fight, a hunt, a mate, and so forth secure in the knowledge that you are doing what you are meant to do. Valorlous Rokea also don't lie if they can help it, they feel it implies insecurity in who and what they are, and insecurity is unthinkable among the Rokea.

Harmony Harmony's Laws Everything has a place - Including you. Stay in it. What happens in one part of the Sea affects it all. There are no isolated occurences. Remember this when you decide whether or not to act. If Sea makes a request of you, it is disharmonious to refuse. The Rokean Law is deceptively simple, and abuses are possible. For example, humans have a right to sail the seas and even to eat the bounty found there, but slaughtering hundreds of millions of fish each year is unacceptable. Likewise, a Rokea has the right to eat what he chooses, but consuming humans is unwise in that it frightens them and spurs them to kill more sharks. Sea views the Rokea as her watchdogs and police force. Anything in the oceans that threatens the delicate balance of life - an oil spill, a driver group upsetting a coral reef, and especially abominations like Deepwater - needs rectifying. Doing so gains the Rokea harmony.

Innovation Innovation's Guidelines Never assume you know everything, or even enough, about a situation. Humans are not destroying the world because they are strong, but simply because they put their minds to it. Speed and strength do not always win battles. You are not alone in the Sea. There are other beings with knowledge to share. Each new gift, rite, fetish, and idea that the Rokea have dremt up over the years is recognized by Kun. Kun, the mother of fishes and the spirit of creativity, takes great pride in the fact that her favored children are not automatons. Kun does not create drones - she leaves that to her sister, C'et. Ridding Sea of a threat by tearing it to pieces is fine, perfectly within the parameters set by Sea and Valorous by any Rokea's standards - but it wont impress Kun too much. Innovation is the easiest form of Renown to understand, but it can be difficult to obtain. Most Rokea accept the predictability of their lives, and this attitude doesn't allow for creativity. However, the Rokea who strive to reach places never before seen, who bargain with spirits for new Gifts, and who venture on land to stop threats before they reach Sea are the Rokea who recieve Innovation.

Rank Requirements

Brightwater Rank Valor Harmony Innovation 1 2 (1) (1) 2 4 2 1 3 7 4 2 4 9 6 4 5 10 8 5

Dimwater Rank Valor Harmony Innovation 1 (1) 2 (1) 2 3 5 0 3 5 7 1 4 7 9 2 5 8 10 3

Darkwater Rank Valor Harmony Innovation 1 (1) (1) 2 2 1 2 3 3 2 4 6 4 3 6 8 5 4 8 10 If a player is approved at Rank 0 and then goes through their First Year to Rank 1, then they gain gifts and renown as usual for Rank 1 and their Breed/Tribe, assuming they have earned their first Rank. These gifts don't cost XP. Any previous renown unconnected to the Rite of the Hunt is retained on top of the rank baseline. 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. The following types have been tinted for ease of reading and browsing: These awards and penalties are directly from the established renown lists, with changes limited to specifying the Bastet breed. Items in Black are positive renown awards. Items in Red are negative renown penalties These awards and penalties have been either created from scratch, or taken from lists and more heavily reworded for the Bastet breed. Items in blue are positive home-brew renown awards Items in purple are negative home-brew renown penalties Sources: Players Guide to the Changing Breeds pages 170-173, WtA 2nd ed pages 190-193 Combat and Encounters Activity Valor Harmony Innovation Comments Proving one's bravery in a routine situation 1 Ignoring a non-fatal wound in combat 2 Showing restraint in the face of certain death 3 1 Ending a threat without serious harm to any Bastet 5 Surviving an Incapacitating wound 2 Surviving any toxic waste/flux attack 2 Attacking a much more powerful force without aid -3 Wounding a powerful foe and prudently retreating 3 Losing to an enemy without even harming it -3 Summoning help when there is no real danger present -5 Conscious cowardice that results in the death of a Bastet -5 -7 -5 Dying in defense of Gaia (posthumous) 7 7 Threats associated with the unbalanced Triat Defeating a minor threat 2 Defeating an average threat 3 Defeating a strong threat 5 Defeating a very powerful threat 7 Other supernatural threats Defeating a strong threat 2 Defeating a very powerful threat 3 Bonuses for either type of threat ...drawing first blood in combat +1 ...permanently destroying or killing the threat in question +1 ...without a single other Bastet being hurt +1 ...without personally being hurt +1 ...when the threats were armed with silver +1 ...utterly destroying an enemy stronghold +7 ...being captured by the enemy -1 -1 Detecting Threats of Kun, C'et, and Qyrl Activity Ferocity Honor Cunning Comments Revealing, with certain proof, that a human or kinfolk is tainted 2 Falsely accusing a Kinfolk of being tainted -3 -2 Revealing, with certain proof, that an area or object is tainted 3 Revealing, with certain proof, that a Bastet is tainted 6 Falsely accusing a Bastet of being tainted -5 -4 Giving false testimony against a Bastet -5 Frenzy Activity Ferocity Honor Cunning Comments Resisting a frenzy 1 Succumbing to a berserk frenzy -1 Succumbing to a fox frenzy -1 -1 Succumbing to a fox frenzy and abandoning your pride -1 -2 Succumbing to a berserk frenzy and injuring fellow Bastet -3 Succumbing to the thrall of the Unmaker -4 Succumbing to heinous acts while in the thrall of the Unmaker -3 -1 Mystical Activity Ferocity Honor Cunning Comments Purifying a tainted object, person, or place 1 1 Summoning an Incarna avatar 2 Traveling to any of the Umbral Realms and surviving 3 Successfully completing a spirit quest in the umbra 3 Failing to succeed in a spirit quest in the Umbra -3 Having and properly following a prophetic dream of great import 5 Giving a prophetic warning that later comes true 5 Ignoring omens, dreams, and the like for no good reason -3 Binding ‘inappropriate’ items to oneself with the Rite of Talisman Dedication -2 Spending a year in ritualistic seclusion 5 Discovering ancient Bastet lore 3 Besting someone (including a spirit) in a riddle contest 3 Rites and Gifts Activity Ferocity Honor Cunning Comments Performing a Taghairm Rite 2 Refusing to perform a Taghairm Rite -3 Performing a Passing the Yava 2 1 This refers to conducting the rite; ending the First Year is covered above. Receiving a Rite of Wounding 2 Creating a Den-Realm 7 Participating in a rite to create a Den-Realm 5 Suffering the Rite of Exile -All Honor -All Cunning Performing a punishment rite 2 Giggling, joking, or otherwise being disrespectful during a rite -1 to -5 Swiping a Gift 1 Fetishes Activity Ferocity Honor Cunning Comments Successfully creating talens 1 Using a fetish for the good of the local Bastet 2 May depend on cleverly bringing and/or using an appropriate fetish, not just e.g. using the same Fang Dagger you always use Creating a fetish 4 Limited to 2 rewards/month (or equivalent with talens); more fetishes/talens can be made, but the requests may not be submitted for the same month Sacrificing a fetish for the good of the local Bastet 4 Accidentally breaking a fetish or talen -1 to -5 Discovering a talen 1 Discovering a fetish 2 Sanctuaries and Den-Realms Activity Ferocity Honor Cunning Comments Keeping a sanctuary safe from humans through trickery or negotiation 3 'Sanctuaries' as in non-holy spaces where Bastet and Fera reveal their secrets. (e.g. Sunhome) Helping to prevent a sanctuary from being overrun by the unbalanced Triat 3 4 Not preventing a sanctuary from being overrun by the unbalanced Triat -3 -3 Dying while defending a Den-Realm (posthumous) 5 8 Single-handedly preventing a Den-Realm from being taken by the unbalanced Triat 5 8 Deliberately allowing/enabling a Den-Realm to be violated by the unbalanced Triat -8 -10 -5 Most likely, your death is the actual outcome Accidentally allowing a sanctuary or Den-Realm to be violated -2 -5 -4 Bastet Relations and Society Activity Ferocity Honor Cunning Comments Teaching other Bastet (depends on the depth of study) 1 to 5 3 to 5 Teaching rites: 1H 3C per month, regardless of number of rites or students For a homid Bastet, surviving to age 75 8 10 For a feline Bastet, surviving to age 65 8 10 Breed Activity Ferocity Honor Cunning Comments For a homid, ignoring one’s feline nature for too long -3 For a metis, attempting to hide one’s deformity -3 For a feline, using too many human tools/Maker things -1/use Pride Activity Ferocity Honor Cunning Comments Gaining the position of pride leader 3 Living alone, without one’s pride, except for ritual reasons -3 Speaking poorly of one's pride -6 Dying while defending your pride (posthumous) 4 6 Folk and Tribe Activity Ferocity Honor Cunning Comments Earning the Kuasha Degree 3 3 3 Gained once in a lifetime - Requires minimum Rank 3, and purchasing the Kuasha Degree rite Maintaining loyal service to breed and tribe 1/year 3/year 1/year Routinely approved if requested in a timely fashion Single-handedly being responsible for success in a common goal for the local Bastet 5 2 3 Acting selflessly for the greater good of the Bastet 3 Karoush Activity Ferocity Honor Cunning Comments Upholding the Karoush (in the face of adversity, extreme measures, etc.) 1 to 5 1 to 3 Above and beyond the usual, e.g. "killing an Asura" vs "killing your sister when she turns out to be the Unmaker's servant" Breaking the Karoush (depending on severity of transgression, could be less for lesser offenses) -2 to -4 -5 to -8 -2 to -4 Challenges Activity Ferocity Honor Cunning Comments Participating in a just challenge 1 2 Participating in an unjust challenge -3 Challenging someone far too above or too far below your Rank -3 Behavior Activity Ferocity Honor Cunning Comments Hatching a plot of Machiavellian proportions that succeeds 5 Failing attempts at craftiness -1 Remaining unaffected by attempts to taunt you 2 Causing your foe to completely lose face when attempting to taunt you 7 Remaining calm in the face of extreme adversity 3 Upholding protocols in the face of humiliation 5 Giving good advice for important matters 2 Giving bad advice for important matters -2 Keeping an important promise 2 Failing to keep one’s promise -3 Telling a good story at a Taghairm 1 2 Telling a true epic at a Taghairm that is later retold by others 2 1 3 Speaking dishonorably to one’s elders -1 to -5 Speaking poorly of the Bastet as a whole -2 Speaking poorly of one’s tribe -4 Performing an outrageous and dangerous deed without being harmed 5 Performing an outrageous and dangerous deed and being hurt, causing others to rescue you and thereby exposing them to danger -5 Diplomacy Activity Ferocity Honor Cunning Comments Ignoring strong feelings of vengeance and hatred for the greater good 5 Showing mercy to a wayward Changer 1 Completely ignoring etiquette -5 Secrets and Lies Activity Ferocity Honor Cunning Comments Hurting other Bastet through recklessness or conniving -5 Getting caught trying to foil Elders -5 Exposed as a liar -3 -2 Being truthful to other Bastet in the face of extreme adversity 5 Being deceptive to other Bastet -1 Being deceptive to other Bastet in the face of extreme adversity -3 Discovering a useful secret 1 Protecting an important secret from discovery 2 Discovering a major secret of great importance 5 Stealing something of value from an enemy lair 5 Not protecting a secret -3 Protecting the Veil 4 Harming or rending the Veil -5 Repairing the Veil 3 1 Protection and Defense Activity Ferocity Honor Cunning Comments Protecting a helpless Changer 4 Not protecting a helpless Changer -5 Protecting a helpless human(s) 2 Includes human kinfolk Protecting a group: generally only one counts 'Helpless' depends on power level of target (especially if a PC) and attacker Not protecting a helpless human(s) -1 Protecting a helpless big-cat(s) 5 Includes feline kinfolk Not protecting a helpless big-cat(s) -6 Supporting an innocent being accused of a crime 5 Supporting a guilty person accused of a crime -4 Kinfolk Activity Ferocity Honor Cunning Comments Maintaining good relations with nearby Kinfolk 2 Having poor relations with nearby Kinfolk -3 Choosing a mate and breeding 2 Choosing a mate, but not breeding -1 Refusing to mate -5