Reputation Amounts

[Lugwy]

It seems to depend from DM to DM; Julia, at least, got rep in the hundreds for doing brosome things with a faction (she has 650 Wardens rep after about two events related with the Aurilites). Maybe someone was off a digit? At least, being able to wring enough influence to have an audience with the head of the Aurelianus household should be cause to authorise a massive dapstick.

[Laurk]

So just a suggestion about Reputation. It seems like doing dungeons and return banners is the primary way of gaining reputation, by far. Case in point, If my PC was out zipping from dungeon to dungeon, racing banners up to the city, id be able to get reputation vastly more quickly than I can from meeting with powerful nobles and figures in Sundren, and doing big things from an RP standpoint.

When you do things via RP that might win you fame/rep from any given group, I find the DM might tick me 30 if at all. When a player gives you rep, you might get 12-20. Yet you can go kill some spawns and can turn in a banner and get 65 to 70 reputation points with a faction, several times a day.

To me this seems a bit backwards. I have a PC who strives to be popular with as many factions as possible, and esspecialy with commoners. However even when she impresses important movers and shakers, I might get a 20 rep boost for major diplomatic achievements. For example, last night I managed to get an abridged copy of the Medica out of Lord Baernorn Aurelianus. It took several meetings with a few prominent NPCs and PCs, including 2 lords, a lot of nerve wracking diplomacy and a lot of IG footwork to pull off. I would think that recieving such an honor from House Aurelianus would be a huge reputation bonus within that house.

I really think that you should be able to achieve "large" chunks of Reputation through accomplishing RP achievements of diplomacy/planning/out-of-combat goals. RP reputation comes so rarley that it just seems like it should be more profound and substancial than the amount you can get from dungeon running.

Alice is another great example, she's a non combatant, however her appointment to House Hellstrom's Conciliator position should be an ENOURMOUS rep bonus in House Hellstrom, and even a bit of a boost in other factions. It means that through RP alone without any dungeon romping at all, she managed to achieve a position of power and influence. That makes her an important figure who by extention, has a high reputation. However, because of this, her actions should reflect heavily not only on her, but on House Hellstrom. Great power/great responsabilty and all that. If Alice flubs and ruins relations with Hellstrom and another Noble house, her rep AND Hellstrom's rep should suffer badly.

It really seems like carving out dungeons would be the "least" rewarding way to get rep.