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affinity ranks;
✽ AFFINITY RANKS | ||||||||||
Areas of Repute Within Aifaran are some unofficial factions that represent some of the interests or aspects of the city life. These are not ICly recognized groups (that is, there are no guilds or formal organizations representing these areas that a character can approach ICly) in that they have no defined structure, but merely areas of general repute.
Upon application acceptance, each character will receive a randomized set of starter rankings totaling 20 points altogether, which are randomly distributed throughout all the factions using RNG when a character joins the game. This point cap will prevent anyone from being able to max out too many affinity factions at one time. OOCly, each faction has ranks from 1-5 (with 1 being the lowest, 5 the highest), with each rank producing multiple different types of interaction with that group throughout the month. Players can choose to have their characters experience one or more of these instances to happen, depending on what their rank standing is with that respective group. Characters will not be required to experience all instances for all factions in a given month. This Google Spreadsheet is kept current by the mods that can be viewed by the players at any time, so players will always have access to their various Affinity standings at a glance. EXAMPLE: CRIME Rank 1 • Slippery Fingers: You are targeted for pickpocketing on the street! • Get Trashed: Your property (home, work, etc) suffers vandalism. • Shakedown: Your preferred places of patronage are harassed for protection money. Rank 2 • Supply & Demand: You sense eyes on you frequently, and when looking to purchase your usual staples, you find them either out of stock or ridiculously marked up in price. If asked, the shopkeepers will avoid answering the questions, as if they've been intimidated into silence. Rank 3 • Swag Swap: You are targeted for a mugging, but you're offered a cheap set of crystal glasses in exchange for all you lose. • Insurance: You're offered an insurance policy against theft for the month, but if you don't pay up, you may be more heavily targeted. Rank 4 • Mistaken Identity: During what looks like it will be a mugging, the perpetrator seems to recognize you and breaks off the attempt. • Guardian Criminal: Alternatively, during what looks to be a mugging, ANOTHER mugger will intervene, successfully chasing the first offender away from you. Rank 5 • Sudden Windfall: An anonymous person mails you a package containing what is definitely stolen, but likely untraceable, money and luxury items, the contents of which are now yours to do with as you please! Affinity Rank Changes Each month as part of AC, players will be required to submit their rank changes, moving 4 points total per month in any combination of their choosing. An affinity cannot be ranked at 0 or over 5, and all the Affinity ranks must collectively total 20 points - so points being added to one rank must come from subtracting from another rank, etc. Part of the AC requirement is a (VERY) brief description of the character's behaviour that led to the fluctuations in affinity. EXAMPLE AC COMMENT: Character: Bugs Bunny AC Proof 1 (required): LINK AC Proof 2 (optional): LINK Allegiance Rank Changes: +2 Sci-Tech, -2 Faith Notes: Bugs offered to teach a class on network basics to some less-than-tech-savvy elders (+2 Sci-Tech) but flipped off some Ban Om devotees when they wouldn't take a hint (-2 Faith). Affinity FAQ What happens if my character gets randomized Affinity starting ranks that don't make sense? IE; my sweet cinnamon roll gets a high Crime ranking? That's half the fun! ICly, it's explained by characters arriving that don't have any background in the city yet. Since these aren't literal, recognized factions, it's a little bendable. Maybe they're going with a gut feeling. Maybe they just don't like your character's face. Who knows! These rankings aren't static either - they go up or down with each AC, depending on what you want for your character. What if I don't want to use any of the monthly instances for my faction rankings? You don’t really have to if there isn’t anything in there you’d want to play with. Or make up something (reasonably) within the parameters that would be better suited to your character. Why do I have to move Affinities rankings around every month? As your character interacts with the peoples of Khu Ioduan, they will naturally get along with some groups and people, but not others, just as in the real world. Adjusting Affinities rankings is based on how you think your character's choices have been viewed by the various factions in the city. There is no 'right' or 'wrong' standing with the factions, so don't worry about keeping a set number; every option has new opportunities! | ||||||||||
CRIME
RANK 1
• Wanna Buy Some Death Sticks?: A slick-looking Castian calls to you from the shadow of an alley, asking if you want to go on the greatest adventure of your life - totally worth the price tag. He holds out a slim metal case of black cylinders that resemble cigarettes. There is probably no ambiguity in the name tag; if the death sticks don't kill you, the Castian might try to if you refuse the offer.
• Cat Nap, Cat Burglar: You accidentally doze off on one warm afternoon. It couldn't have been more than fifteen minutes, but you find your pockets are now empty and no one nearby saw anything.
RANK 2
• Garish Graffiti: Some bored street urchins paint vulgar words and pictures on the front of one of your preferred places of patronage, and if you happen to catch them in the act they'll paint you. They race off before the Sentry can catch them, but you fall under suspicion of committing the act since you're literally red-handed.
RANK 3
• I'd Like to File to Be a Reluctant Accessory: An Erol'a runs up to you, hurriedly asking for your help. You go along with him, only to find that you're an unwitting assistant in a robbery. He gives you a share of the profits, which is a perk, even if you're grumpy about being tricked.
• Never Let an Opportunity Go to Waste: Naturally, the criminal element is taking advantage of the mysterious droning. While some people are suffering from it, others who are less affected are stealing from a place you happen to be patronizing. Whether you try and stop them or not, the Sentry's going to want to question you.
RANK 4
• The Grand Heist: You’ve been invited to apply your particular criminal talents to a rather elaborate heist. Get in, get the goods before anyone notices, and get out. It should go off without a hitch and there’s a fence eager to buy the stolen goods.
RANK 5
• Hello, Mr. Police: The Sentry plans to arrest you - whether it's deserved or not - but as the officers near, you're surrounded by three or four gang members who stand between you and the Sentry. They quickly give up on the chase, and your protectors inform you that the local turf leader is keeping an eye on you.