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Creeds

Cunning

The Clever Cat's Creed

I shall be silent and quick
I shall watch my own shadow
I shall follow the whispers
And survive, learn and prosper

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)

Ferocity

The Warrior's Chant

I shall stand my ground
Govern my hatred
Master my fury
And scatter foes to the wind

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.

Honor

The Code of the Honorable Folk

I shall be bound by my word
I shall act with good grace
I shall govern my tongue
And defend those like myself

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.

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	Ferocity	Honor	Cunning	Comments
Award given once per combat, not per enemy
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
Attacking a minion with successful ambush tactics	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
Threats determined by actual threat posed, not rank
Defeating a minor threat	2			Below your strength level
Defeating an average threat	3			An even match
Defeating a strong threat	5			Stronger than your strength level
Defeating a very powerful threat	7			Much more powerful than you
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			Given to the FIRST person to draw blood in combat. Exception: If two people acted on the same turn and inflicted damage on the enemy.
...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 Cahlash, Rahjah and Nala

Activity	Honor	Cunning
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
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
Summoning an Incarna avatar for no good reason			-3
Dealing with a spirit rather than Binding it			1
Knowing and offering the correct Chiminage without being asked			1
...Dealing generously		+1	+1
...Dealing extravagantly			-1
Helping another fulfill an agreement with a spirit		1
Breaking an agreement with a spirit		-3	-2
Completing a Chiminage quest	1	2
Successfully completing a spirit quest in the umbra			3
Releasing a spirit from a taboo-induced Slumber		1
Causing a spirit to fall into Slumber		-1
Releasing a spirit from unjust bondage		2	1	Including fetishes
Failing to succeed in a spirit quest in the Umbra			-3
Having and properly following a prophetic dream of great import			5
Following another's prophetic dream			2
Consulting an oracle and successfully interpreting its advice			2
Giving a prophetic warning that later comes true			5
Giving a prophetic warning that does not come true			-4
Ignoring omens, dreams, and the like for no good reason			-3
Spending a year in ritualistic seclusion			5
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
Binding ‘inappropriate’ items to oneself with the Rite of Talisman Dedication			-2	e.g. excessive or advanced tech

Fetishes

Activity	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	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
Establishing and maintaining a pride territory	1	1	1	May also be requested yearly if the pride is still active and still has the same territory
Expanding existing pack territory	1	1	1	RP or PRP required (provide a log)
Losing control of pride territory	-2	-2	-2
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
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	1		1	1-3 successes, rolling Charisma+Performance/Singing/or other appropriate stat (difficulty 6)
...At a Taghairm		+1
...That is later retold by others	+1	+1	+1	4 or more successes on the above roll
Telling a boring/uninspired story	-1	-1		Botching the roll
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	Honor	Cunning
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	Honor	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			3	Awarded when child is born Requires rolling one die on a +request twice for % chance of kin or kind
...and the child is a Kinfolk		+1
...and the child is Bastet	+1	+1	+1
Choosing a mate, but not breeding			-1
Dishonoring one's own mate		-2		Abuse, violence, etc.

Bastet Renown

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