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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! | ||||||||||
COMMERCE
RANK 1
• Mistaken Identity: Someone pounding on your door in the mid-afternoon. The kedan woman on the other side doesn't look especially happy. "Hey. Hey, this thing you sold me, it doesn't work." It turns out a scam artist has used your contact information and vanished into the night, and this poor lady's stuck in the middle. You're not going to be trusted as a respectable seller for a while. (This may be more of an inconvenience to some than others.)
• Instead of Chair Package Contained Munga: Remember that food you ordered delivered? It's very spiky and kind of cranky. Also, alive. There's obviously been some kind of mix up here, but where? The delivery person seems just as perplexed as you are.
RANK 2
• Remember to Tip: You're getting dirty looks from your server the next time you go out to eat. Why? Well, if you ask their coworkers, apparently you didn't tip nearly enough for what they felt was stellar service last time. It's up to you if you want to tip exorbitantly to make up for the slight you probably don't remember giving, but it might be a bit frosty here in future if you don't.
RANK 3
• But it's Bespoke!: A delivery for you! It's the finest coat you've ever seen, perfectly tailored to fit, in a color that makes your eyes happy just to rest on it. One problem: you didn't order it, and now the tailor would like to be paid, please.
They take payment plans.
RANK 4
• ONE THOUSANDTH VISITOR: No, really. The proprietor's been counting. Your arms are packed full of store-branded goodies and you're sent off like a walking billboard with way more than you came for. At least you didn't have to pay for it all! Now where are you going to put it.
RANK 5
• Silver-Tongue Days: Have a business? No? Maybe you should start. Lately you seem to be making great business pitches, and someone you met in a coffee shop has quite seriously told you she will pay you for the idea you just had if she can start that business. She'll even use your name.