To engage in a downtime activity, the player character must spend the indicated costs in addition to their lifestyle expenses. Sometimes, an activity doesn’t incur costs by itself, but instead requires a minimum lifestyle to participate.
In some cases, when you are working on a project that takes a longer time, you can decide to interrupt your work to go adventuring. But the total days of interruption of your work must not exceed the base duration of the activity. Each activity notes, if it can be interrupted or not.
Gaining Renown
A character can spend downtime improving his or her renown with a faction. Between adventures, a character undertakes minor tasks for the faction, and socializes with its members almost exclusively.
Resources and Resolution. A character must consecutively spend a number of days equal to his or her current renown multiplied by 10, after which the character’s renown increases by 1. This activity may be interrupted.
Complications. Characters who undertake these minor tasks for an organization mostly involve risking falling behind or upsetting members, though more negative consequences can arise. At the resolution of this activity, roll a d20 and add the character’s new renown, then consult the Gaining Renown Complications table below. *Involves one or more rivals
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d20 |
Complications |
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1-10 |
No complications. |
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11-15 |
You spent an extra (4d4 gp your new renown) to rub elbows with the higher ups. |
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16-20 |
You had to spend an extra number of days equal to your new renown due to a setback. |
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21-25 |
You upset a higher-ranked member, making an enemy who will always work against you.* |
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26-30 |
You become infamous with an organization, nation or settlement that opposes yours, causing you to become hated or wanted for a crime, and lose 1 renown with such an organization if you are a member.* |
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30+ |
You made an enemy of a powerful noble, merchant, wizard, or adventurer. You can expect assassination attempts and bounty hunters, and even direct revenge threats.* |