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- A Guide to submitting Renown Requests.
Contents
The Karoush
- Honor Yourself
We hold magic within ourselves, within our hearts and minds and spirits. To dishonor ourselves is to disperse that magic and scatter our souls.
- We are to remain clean - To cleanse ourselves of filth, divest ourselves of our former lives, care for our own health and avoid the inbreeding sickness. Possession is unclean, and we must shake other spirits from our skins, lest they taint our own.
- When we fail - We must purify ourselves with washing, seek cures for our sickness, raise the deformed ones we bear and cleans our souls with ceremony. If the Unmaker's spawn ride us t destruction, we are obligated to take our own lives. If we do not, others will do it for us.
- Honor your Word
We are the wisest of the Changing Breeds, and come from places that respect the meaning of honor. Let the dogs and monkeys piss on trust; we are honest Folk - with each other, at least. It's acceptable to lie to other creatures; they are not of our blood and not bound by our laws.
- We are to remain truthful - To break no oaths before the Folk, and make no false witness against one of our kind. A promise made is a bond sworn to Seline; we will act on it as if the goddess Herself would punish us for our failure. We will flee to survive a fight, but will not run when others depend on our strength.
- When we fail - We must make restitution to those we deceive, in deeds, trade or money. We may be challenged to Hanshii or punished by rite. We may be exiled or branded. At the very least, we will be disgraced, and remembered as liars to all of the Folk.
- Honor your Kin and Kind
We remember the Kinfolk who keep our kind alive, and we respect our cousins in the other tribes. The great cats are more precious than our human lovers, but both of them are blood relations. All Bastet are sacred in the light of the moon, and our sternest oaths protect us in these twilight times. All our laws pertain to Kin and Kind, and we respect each other as siblings under the moon.
- We are to remain just - To quarrel not with each other without cause, to seek open restitution and honorable combat, to respect a challenge and the challenger, and to obey the lorespeaker and host of the Taghairm. When our Kin and Kind are in danger, we will aid them; when they cry, we will succor them.
- When we fail - We will take the judgement of our fellows, distance ourselves from our Kind, forsake the Taghairm and accept the brand of the oathbreaker. If we allow our Kin to come to harm, we will accept that their spirits will carry news of our cowardice, and we accept that label as just.
- Honor your Earth
We are the children of the moon and the earth together, shaped by the fathers, sired by the mother, and suckled by the teats of Seline and Gaia as one. When corruption eats at the heart of our world, when the Asura devour the spirit of the land, we will not stand by. Our weapons are many - secrets, claws, teeth, and allies - and we will not hesitate to employ them for our world's survival. Our people have walked too close to extinction for us to take such matters lightly.
- We are to remain fierce - To poison not the earth nor allow it to be ruined. We will inform others of plans to pollute the wild and hunt down poachers of game. We will stand beside the other Killi, even the hated dogs, if that means stopping the demons. We will not ally ourselves with shadow powers or drink corrupted wisdom. We will stand brave in the face of the unmaker's wrath and we will triumph.
- We do NOT fail our Earth and mother. - That path leads to death.
- Honor your Silence
We are the keepers of secrets, and our fates depend on silence. Each of us bears the hidden doom of our own people, and we know the cost of betraying that trust. We also know that we have what others want - or what they think they want - and it amuses us to make them squirm. Our knowledge is our concern. We will not share it unless we wish to.
- We are to remain quiet - Never let our Yava leave our lips, nor allow them to fall into other hands. Our mysteries are our own to dispense, and we will value them by Rank and title. We will hide ourselves from outsiders; they will think they know us, but we will delude them. We will wrap our lore in riddles and tales; let the clever ones puzzle out their meaning. We will act as if we know even more than we do, for it keeps outsiders from guessing. Let them wonder at our insight; they value us more highly when they do.
- When we fail - We will cover our tracks with misdirection, pretend to be other than we are, fill the air with idle rumors and hide messages in code. She who fails to keep the Yava will be killed - there is no better mercy - and he who acts upon it will be ripped apart by hunting cats. There is no forgiveness for this crime.
Categories
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. (Catagory 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
| Rank | Any Combination |
|---|---|
| 1 (Tekhmet) | 3 |
| 2 (Akaa) | 10 |
| 3 (Tilau) | 15 |
| 4 (Ilani) | 20 |
| 5 (Bon Bhat) | 25 |
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 Passage 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.
Items in red are negative renown awards; they have been tinted for ease of browsing.
Source: Players Guide to the Changing Breeds pages 170-173
Combat and Encounters
| Activity | Ferocity | Honor | Cunning | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Besting someone (including a spirit) in a riddle contest | 3 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Defeating a minor threat | 2 | |||
| Defeating an average threat | 3 | |||
| Defeating a strong threat | 5 | |||
| Defeating a very powerful threat | 7 | |||
| Defeating a strong threat | 2 | |||
| Defeating a very powerful threat | 3 | |||
| …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 | |||
Detecting Threats of the Wyrm/Weaver/Wyld
| 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 |
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 |
After following mystic signs and advice...
| Activity | Ferocity | Honor | Cunning | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discovering a talen | 1 | |||
| Discovering a fetish | 2 | |||
| Discovering ancient Bastet lore | 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 | ||
| Owning a Hakarr (awarded once, only after 3 moons of use) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Sacrificing a fetish for the good of the local Bastet | 4 | |||
| Accidentally breaking a fetish or talen | -1 to -5 | |||
| Accidentally breaking or losing a Hakarr | -3 |
Sanctuary Activities
| Activity | Ferocity | Honor | Cunning | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helping guard a caern | 1 | |||
| Not staying on your guard post | -3 | |||
| Not helping guard a caern, even when asked | -3 | |||
| Keeping a caern safe from humans through trickery or negotiation | 4 | |||
| Helping to prevent a caern from being overrun by the unbalanced Triat | 3 | 4 | ||
| Not preventing a caern from being overrun by the unbalanced Triat | -3 | -7 | ||
| Dying while defending a caern | 5 | 8 | ||
| Single-handedly preventing a caern from being taken by the unbalanced Triat | 5 | 8 | ||
| Deliberately allowing/enabling a caern to be violated (most likely, your death is the actual outcome) |
-8 | -10 | -5 | |
| Accidentally allowing a caern 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/Weaver 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 |
Sept and Tribe
| Activity | Ferocity | Honor | Cunning | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Performing regular duties and chores for the Sept (gained monthly at moot) | 1 | Routinely approved if requested in a timely fashion | ||
| Failing to perform regular duties and chores (lost monthly) | -3 | |||
| Disobeying a caern officer without good reason | -1 to -2 | |||
| Serving in any sept position | 1/year | 3/year | 1/year | |
| Refusing any sept position | -1 | -2 | -1 | |
| Maintaining loyal service to the sept | 1/year | 2/year | 1/year | Routinely approved if requested in a timely fashion |
| Maintaining loyal service to a tribe | 1/year | 3/year | 1/year | Routinely approved if requested in a timely fashion |
Litany
| Activity | Ferocity | Honor | Cunning | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upholding the Litany (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 Litany (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giving good advice for important matters | 2 | |||
| Giving bad advice for important matters | -2 | |||
| Mediating a dispute fairly | 3 | |||
| Mediating a dispute unfairly | -4 | |||
| Keeping an important promise | 2 | |||
| Failing to keep one’s promise | -3 | |||
| Being truthful to other Bastet in the face of extreme adversity | 5 | |||
| Being deceptive to other Bastet | -3 | |||
| Being deceptive to other Bastet in the face of extreme adversity | -1 | |||
| Having your trickery backfire | -2 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Speaking poorly of one’s pride | -6 | |||
| Speaking poorly of another tribe | -1 | |||
| Summoning help when there is no real danger present | -5 |
Protection and Defense
| Activity | Ferocity | Honor | Cunning | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healing a fellow Changer unselfishly | 1 | |||
| Showing mercy to a wayward Changer | 3 | |||
| Protecting a helpless Changer | 4 | |||
| Not protecting a helpless Changer | -5 | |||
| Protecting a helpless human(s) | 2 |
| ||
| Not protecting a helpless human(s) | -1 | |||
| Protecting a helpless big-cat(s) | 5 |
| ||
| 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 | |||
| Dying while defending your pride | 4 | 6 | ||
| Dying in defense to Gaia | 7 | 7 |
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 | |||
| Succuming to heinous acts while in the thrall of the Unmaker | -3 | -1 |
Human and 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 | 3 | |||
| Choosing a mate, but not breeding | -1 | |||
| Honorably staying mated | 2/year | |||
| Protecting the Veil | 4 | |||
| Harming or rending the Veil | -5 | |||
| Repairing the Veil | 3 | 1 |
