Rank Requirements

Ragabash

Rank	Any Combination
1	3
2	7
3	13
4	19
5	25

Theurge

Rank	Glory	Honor	Wisdom
1	0	0	3
2	1	0	5
3	2	1	7
4	4	2	9
5	4	9	10

Philodox

Rank	Glory	Honor	Wisdom
1	0	3	0
2	1	4	1
3	2	6	2
4	3	8	4
5	4	10	9

Galliard

Rank	Glory	Honor	Wisdom
1	2	0	1
2	4	0	2
3	4	2	4
4	7	2	6
5	9	5	9

Ahroun

Rank	Glory	Honor	Wisdom
1	2	1	0
2	4	1	1
3	6	3	1
4	9	4	2
5	10	9	4

Gaining Renown

Glory
I shall be valorous,
I shall be dependable,
I shall be generous,
I shall protect the weak,
I shall slay the Wyrm.

Honor
I shall be respectful,
I shall be loyal,
I shall be just,
I shall live by my word,
I shall accept all fair challenges.

Wisdom
I shall be calm,
I shall be prudent,
I shall be merciful,
I shall think before I act and listen before I think.

Glory

Combat and Encounters

Do

Deed	Glory	Notes
For non-combatants, contribute in a fight under pressure	+5 - Rank	Under pressure is 3+ non-combat dice rolls in a combat scenario, e.g. running interference, being field medic.
Defeat a Minor Supernatural Threat	+1	See threat levels defined below.
Defeat an Average Supernatural Threat	+2
Defeat a Strong Supernatural Threat	+3
Defeat Powerful Supernatural Threat	+4
... without a single personal injury	+1	Must be average, strong or powerful threat
... without any ally getting hurt under your command	+2	Must be average threat or greater, you must have actually given commands
... and draw first blood	+1	Threat must count as "average" or above. Unavailable at Rank 4, 5.

Don't

Deed	Glory	Notes
Flee battle without cause	-Rank	"Without cause" means no IC justification would satisfy your auspice/tribe/breed elders.
Make a decision in combat that gets a sept ally killed	-3x Rank	-2xRank Wisdom - Double this penalty if the death is a shifter.
Needlessly escalate to combat and then cause lasting consequences	-Rank	-Rank Wisdom There was a reasonable non-combat alternative, and now your allies have to deal with a new, preventable enemy or have to cover up for you forensically, etc.
Stray from an agreed-on plan in a way that leads to consequences in combat (or combat itself)	-Rank	-Rank Honor -Rank Wisdom For instance, the Battle Master gave you orders. You took artistic liberty, rustling up complications.

Combat Threat Levels

Minor Threat: Combat took less than 3 rounds, nobody took more than 3 damage, and/or nobody spent over 3 WP+Rage
Average Threat: Combat took 3-5 rounds, enemy rolled 5+ damage dicepool at any point, and/or a shifter took at least 3 damage in one hit
Strong Threat: Combat took 6+ rounds, enemy rolled 8+ damage dicepool at any point (that could kill you!), and/or a shifter took at least 5 damage in one hit.
Powerful Threat: Combat took 6+ rounds, the enemy rolled 15+ damage dicepool at any point, and either a shifter was incapacitated at any point, or had to exhaust all willpower and rage to win.

Relations And Society

Do

Deed	Glory	Notes
Answer a call to arms at your expense	+1	Sacrificing something tangible to go fight (e.g. your resources, your job)
Defend those of lower rank (or kinfolk) from unjust treatment	+5 - Rank	+5 - Rank Honor N/A at Rank 5.
Participate In Just Challenges	+1	+2 Honor Applicable to those in the challenge only, not judge or audience Challenge must be about something that MATTERS to the sept/pack, e.g. contesting fitness for leadership. Not to be confused with a rank challenge. Rank difference between opponents within 1.
Reveal, with proof, a Gaian is Wyrm	+3	+4 Wisdom

Don't

Deed	Glory	Notes
Manufacture An Unjust Challenge	-1	-2 Honor e.g. Breaking the agreed-upon rules
Preside Over An Unjust Challenge	-1	-2 Honor e.g. When you witness violations of the rules, intervene. If you see the terms of a challenge are unjust, or an unreasonable, relevant power gap in its participants, do not preside over it.
Bear False Testimony That A Gaian is Wyrm	-Rank	-2x Rank Honor. Double penalty if the accusation causes lasting harm.

Garou-Specific Glory

The Fera have concepts of Glory they do not share with Garou, who have moot culture, specific rites, and idealize the valor of a last stand and remarkable resilience.

Do

Deed	Glory	Notes
Emerge From Battle And...
Survive a Toxic Waste Attack	+2	This is in reference to Toxic Waste & Radiation damage (see p 259, W20 Core).
Survive an Incapacitating Wound	+2
Survive Silver Weapons used against you	+2	Enemy must have actually rolled to attack you, not just brandish it.
Receive The Rite of Wounding	+1	+2 Glory
Go To A Moot And Tell a story that...
...inspires other characters to concrete action	+2	+2 Wisdom Another player character, due to your story, undertakes a quest, volunteers for dangerous duty, forms/joins a pack, etc.
... praises the deeds of others	+0.5	+0.5 Wisdom. Double reward if they are NOT in your own pack.

Don't

Deed	Glory	Notes
Succumb to Fox Frenzy	-Rank	-Rank Wisdom
Disrespect Those Of Higher Station	-Rank	-Rank Wisdom Disrespect counts if the ahe authority was legitimate, not acting against the Litany, and your actions undermined or defied their orders, or encouraged others to do so. If a third party would reasonably recognize your action as disrespectful, then it is disrespectful, regardless of your intentions.
Disobey a rightful Sept authority	-Rank	Penalty does not apply if the order violates the Litany.
Challenge Someone Beyond Your Rank	-2	You may reasonably challenge 1 Rank lower/higher than yourself.
Challenge A Leader During Wartime	-2xRank	Applies to any attempts to unseat a leader during an active crisis/conflict.
Eat Human Flesh	-2xRank	Kinfolk count as human flesh. Applies indiscriminately, even when due to frenzy.
Refuse An Honorable Surrender	-Rank	-Rank Honor, as well.
Break The Veil	Variable	Please refer to the section about veil breach and repair.

Honor

Do

Sample Behavior	Honor	Notes
Face Adversity To Protect Others	+1	Reveal the truth despite risk to your standing/resources, endure hardship (e.g. smear campaign, torture) to protect others
Defend those of lower rank (or kinfolk) from unjust treatment	+1
Accept Responsibility For Failure	+1	One-time award per failure. You must take concrete steps to repair harm you caused, not just apologies.
Mediate A Dispute Fairly And Impartially	+2	You have no stake in the outcome. Either all involved parties are in your pack, or NONE are in your pack. All involved parties accepted the resolution.
Preside Over A Just Challenge	+1	You must have no stake in the outcome. Either all involved parties are in your pack, or NONE are in your pack.
Seek Justice For Wrongdoing	+1	Not applicable to rank 4, 5 as this becomes a baseline expectation The 'wrongdoing' must have occured to a sept member. Your pursuit of justice must be acknowledged by those who can enforce it.
Teach Others Valuable Skills	+1	You gave time and attention to another Sept member to teach them something that is now reflected on their sheet (such as a Rite).
Maintain Fruitful Kin Relations	+1	After 6 months of play, if you can point to some obsercable, positive outcomes with kin characters (you protected them, taught them, provided resources). N/A at Rank 5.
Sacrifice Treasures For Community	Variable	You are sacrificing something represented by Background dots. You get Honor equal to those background dots. It must be for the benefit of anyone but yourself. You do not get this resource back. Example: releasing the spirit of your level 3 Fetish gets you +3 Honor.
Uphold Your Commitments Despite Adversity	+2	You are expected to uphold your commitments (promises, sept positions, etc.) in general, but when something is sabotaging your ability to do so or you must make sacrifices to complete your commitments, that deserves Honor.

Don't

Sample Behavior	Honor	Notes
Break a sworn oath	-Rank	Does not apply to oaths made under duress/coercion.
Bear False Testimony	-Rank	-0.5xRank Glory. Double penalty if it's accusations of being Wyrm/Corrupted.
Outsource Taboo Breaking	-2xRank	-Rank Wisdom Being a mixed sept introduces many opportunities but laundering morality is not one of them. Your fellow Fera are individuals, not tools. Lose renown if An action is forbidden to you (e.g. Garou can't eat human flesh) You asked/hired someone else unbound to do that action (Garou has a Rokea eat a corpse).
Fail to protect someone in your care	-Rank	You must have explicit responsibility (e.g. ward, pack member, student), and there was a reasonable course of action you chose not to take
Abuse a position of authority for personal gain	-Rank	Must pair with one or more actions that are cause for negative Honor renown.
Abandon Or Refuse Duty Without Cause	-Rank	-Rank Wisdom and Glory Despite being physically capable, you stopped fulfilling responsibilities, forcing others to cover for you. Harano, spiritual crisis, depression are not 'cause': Do Not Suffer Thy People to Tend Thy Sickness. Let No Shade Accuse You. Keep Duty First In Heart.
Seek Benefit At Expense Of Allies	-Rank	If you chose the option that benefits you at the expense anyone else in your group, regardless of intent. Does not apply to reasonable self-preservation.
Manufacture Or Preside Over An Unjust Challenge	-2	-1 Glory
Disrupt Ceremonies, Rites, or Meetings	-Rank	Examples: interrupting the ritualist(s), leaving during a critical moment, causing a confrontation, bringing forbidden things or uninvited companions. DOUBLE penalty if your actions constitute deliberate sabotage, desecration, or causes damage that requires action to repair.

Garou-Specific Honor

While some matters of honor are universal among cultures, the Garou do have their own notions unique to their own.

Do

Deed	Glory	Notes
Submit To Those Of Higher Station	+1	+1 Wisdom Only applicable to ranks 0 and 1. After that, this is expected to be a matter of course. But - follow your leaders' orders. Complete missions delegated to you. Don't contradict your betters (or if you do, don't undermine their authority in so doing).
Accept An Honorable Surrender	+1	Only applicable to ranks 0 and 1. After that, such behavior is baseline expectation.

Don't

Deed	Glory	Notes
Disrespect Another's Territory/Property	-Rank	-Rank Wisdom Your actions on another individual or pack's property disrupt any of their usual operations, e.g. you caused property damage, blocked access to something, broke a utility, pissed off the resident spirits. DOUBLE if you cause lasting damage such as weakening the holder's authority or creating persistent danger.
Refuse An Honorable Surrender	-Rank	-Rank Glory. Does not apply if surrender was tactically impossible to accept.
Break the Veil	Variable	See The Veil section for specifics.

Wisdom

Do

Deed	Wisdom	Notes
Choose Restraint Over Impulse	+2	+1 Honor. One of the following must apply: Verified your suspicions before taking drastic action. De-escalated a volatile situation. Seized opportunities to negotiate (e.g. parley during a winning battle).
Put What Is Right Before What Is Personal	+1	+1 Honor. One of the following must apply: Resisted acting immediately while angry or frightened, when doing so would have earned a new enemy. Chose not to retract a decision despite personal adversity, leading to later, concrete group benefit. Released the Spirit from a personal Fetish. Forfeited an opportunity for personal gain by stepping aside due to conflict of interest. Prevented a major escalation or imminent harm by choosing a compromise that left you wanting. Shared critical knowledge or resources despite personal consequences on resources/reputation.
Be Vigilant Against Bias	+1	+1 Honor Either... You voluntarily stepped aside due to incapacity, conflict of interest, or compromised judgment. You applied consequences, accountability, or censure to someone you care about or are allied with.
Seek Insight To Win An Advantage	+5-Rank	You did your research before you acted. You connected disparate clues others missed. You predicted enemy behavior based on past patterns. You recognized a trap before springing it.
Protect the Veil	Variable	See the table about The Veil. Resolution must reduce exposure without escalating fallout.
Protect Sacred Sites And Things	+1	You either ensured that a sacred space or item will only be entered/used by those who honor it, or took proactive steps to handle the consequences of it being breached/mishandled. This includes obfuscating critical information from the unvetted, gatekeeping access, and innovating security measures. Does NOT include fighting threats that already broke in.
Preserve And Pursue Knowledge	+1	Redeemable max 2x a month. Either... You learned or taught another how to use a Gift or a Rite. You trained up someone's skill set as mentor to a dot rating of 2 ('competent') or higher. You entered a mentor-mentee relationship and have at least 1 scene log dedicated to training. You volunteered objectively useful advice/counsel on specific concepts that translate into Abilities. You created a talen or fetish.
Purify Wyrm-Tainted Places, People, Things	Variable	+2 Wisdom if .... Ranks 0 and 1: You did it at all. Rank 2: You overcame a specific obstacle (security measures, enemies) to do so. Rank 3+: You overcame an obstacle AND eradicated the source so it will not re-occur. Get +1 more Wisdom for each rank tier requirement you fulfill while being a lower rank. So, if you, at rank 1, overcame an obstacle and eradicated the source, you'd get a total of +4.
Secure Certain Proof That Someone Is Of the Wyrm	Variable	You surfaced verifiable evidence that goes beyond accusation, rumor, or coercion. This evidence is something people can observe, not your word alone that you used Sense Wyrm. +2 for exposing humans, kinfolk +3 for exposing objects or areas (e.g. identifying a Pentex front) +6 for exposing a shifter
Follow Mystic Signs With Discernment	Variable	You acted meaningfully on an omen, prophetic dream, spirit riddle, or supernatural sign in a way that guided your decisions. +1 if it reveals useful information or a minor supernatural resource (talen, spirit contact, hidden locus) +3 if it secures a strategic or tactical advantage, prevents a major failure, or averts significant harm +5 if it validated major prophecy that alters sept, faction, or regional conditions in a lasting way

Don't

Deed	Wisdom	Notes
Choose Impulse Over Restraint	-Rank	-1 Honor, flat. One of the following must apply Took drastic action without verifying assumptions/suspicions first. Decision-making removed all opportunity for others (including non-Wyrm enemies) to negotiate. Refused opportunities to negotiate when so presented. Fought a powerful foe without aid (see Combat Threat Levels for 'powerful' threats). Deviated from an agreed-on plan during combat for reasons other than preservation of life
Protect Your Own Interests At The Expense Of Others	-Rank	-0.5x Rank Honor, double if it involves the use of a fetish. Does not apply to reasonable self-preservation in combat. One of the following: Took drastic/escalating action in the presence of others not suited for combat in response to harassment/insult/intimidation. Decision-making protected one's ego, status, or resources at the knowing expense of allies. Refusal to course-correct in the face of new information led to otherwise preventable consequences. Failure or refusal to step aside in a matter after conflict of interest is identified by self or others. Refusal to compromise or accept an imperfect solution fails to prevented a major escalation or imminent harm. Decision to hoard critical knowledge or resources creates avoidable work or hardship for allies.
Neglect Your Own Bias	-Rank	-0.5xRank Honor. Either... You identified your own incapacity, conflict of interest, or compromised judgment and yet did not recuse yourself. Someone you care about was at fault and you took action to prevent consequences or exposure of their wrongdoing.
Compromise Others Through Negligence Or Naivety	-0.5xRank	You may have... Revealed identities, relationships, patrol habits, defenses, or vulnerabilities in unsecured spaces. Failed to vet individuals before bringing them to sensitive locations, meetings, or sacred spaces. Discussed sept movements, leadership, or assets where surveillance was plausible (e.g. outside of the caern or pack territory). Acted without accounting for retaliation/infiltration despite being aware of enemy/conflict, thus failing to prevent it.
Break The Veil	Variable	See the table about The Veil.
Disrespect, Compromise, Or Neglect Sacred Sites And Things	-2xRank	One or more of the following: Bringing unvetted individuals to a protected location. Discussing locations or access methods in unsecured spaces. Failing to respond to a known security vulnerability. Disruptive behavior during a ceremony or Moot. Breaking a Fetish or using it in a manner contrary to the terms of the Spirit within it.
Repeat Your Past Mistakes	-2	-4 Wisdom at Ranks 4 & 5. The wise learn from their mistakes. Based on your current Rank rating, not the rank you were when you first made the mistake. A "mistake" is something you have previously lost Renown for.
Bear False Testimony	-0.5xRank	-Rank Honor, -0.5xRank Glory Double penalty if it's an accusation of someone else (including a human) being Of the Wyrm. Triple penalty if it's an accusation of a Garou or Fera being Of the Wyrm.
Misinterpret or Exploit a Mystic Sign	-Rank	You acted recklessly, self-servingly, or destructively while claiming mystical justification, or leveraged an omen to rationalize a decision you already wanted to make.

Wisdom Among The Garou

Garou concepts of Wisdom reinforce that their culture must constantly rein in its own engine of destruction. As they reward calm, restraint, and humility in a people born to war. If you compare the various creeds, you'll notice that unique among the Garou's concepts of Wisdom is valuing disciplined restraint of Rage in the service of war, mercy toward the defeated, obedience to hierarchy, and measured judgment. Here are additional grounds for gaining and losing renown among the Garou:

Do

Deed	Wisdom	Notes
Exercise Mercy Toward a Defeated Foe	+5-Rank	Accept an honorable surrender, spare a helpless enemy who no longer poses a tactical threat, or prevent packmates from executing a defeated opponent.
Defer Action to Listen to Sacred Counsel	+2	Luna created the Auspices and their Holy Duties for a reason. Gain Wisom when you delay a decision to hear either a Philodox's judgement, a Theurge's spiritual counsel, or a Ragabash's stress-test
Yield Tactical Credit to Preserve Hierarchy	+1	Gained when you take a backseat so a superior can formally lead or support a leader's call you personally disagree with to preserve unity.
Correct a Younger Garou Without Humiliation	+1	Gained when you discipline without shaming, teach without asserting dominance, or prevent another from destroying someone of lower rank for a correctable mistake.

Don't

Deed	Wisdom	Notes
Refuse An Honorable Surrender	-Rank	Lose rank if your foe has yielded, is incapacitated, or is restrained and no longer a combatant, and you execute him. This does not apply to Wyrm combatants.
Exploit Rank to Silence Legitimate Dissent	-Rank	Applies if you suppress a lawful Challenge through intimidation or threaten subordinates who raised valid concerns in a respectful/appropriate manner. Hierarchy is paramount to Garou, cheapening it is unwise.
Suffer Thy People to Tend Thy Sickness	-Rank	Applies if you refuse healing out of pride, hide contagion, derangement, or spiritual corruption, or neglect your commitments or duties due to a personal crisis. The reasons may be sympathetic, but this is a warrior culture, and you are expected to endure.
Succumb To Any Type Of Frenzy	-Rank	Entering Frenzy is one thing, 'Succumbing' is to enter Frenzy and then make no meaningful effort to withdraw, restrain yourself, or minimize harm once aware of the loss of control (e.g. not spending Willpower). We make this adjustment to bring punishment based on choices, not RNJesus's blessings. If you enter Thrall of the Wyrm, you will lose Renown due to the lack of capacity to spend WP: buying Rage up to 6+ is, after all, a choice.

The Veil

Veil Breaches

Deed	ALL 3	Notes
Minor Veil Breach	-Rank	-Rank in everything Example: shifted briefly in alley and a person saw but was drunk/unreliable. All criteria must apply: 1-3 witnesses Room for plausible deniability ("Did I just see...?") No recording/evidence Containable within a single action (e.g. some gaslighting, quick cover story)
Moderate Veil Breach	-2xRank	-2xRank in everything Example: Combat in public park at night that some joggers witnessed. Criteria: 4+ witnesses Said witnesses are certain of what they saw Evidence created but retrievable (e.g. CCTV footage you can erase) Required multiple actions to contain (e.g. coordinated cover story, bribes)
Major Veil Breach	-5xRank	- 5xRank in everything Example: Crinos combat in public because 'Delirium takes care of that'. Criteria: 10+ witnesses Evidence created and distributed (e.g. news coverage starting) Required coordinated efforts from multiple characters to contain (e.g. multiple scenes, resource expenditure) Authorities involved (police investigating, government agency attention) Cleanup took multiple sessions
Repeated Veil Breach	-Rank	If you have committed any given veil breach within the past year, you additionally lose your Rank's worth across all renown types.
Forced to Breach the Veil To Survive	Half Loss	If your exposure was objectively unavoidable, whatever veil breach penalty you would otherwise have faced is cut in half.

Veil Repair

Deed	Wisdom & Honor	Notes
Not Breaking the Veil	+0	Not shifting in public, using your gifts subtly, avoiding witnesses, etc. is a minimum baseline standard that will not be awarded Renown.
Preventing Veil Breach	+1	Your decisions actively, proactively stopped another from imminently breaking the Veil. For example, you shot out a security camera before a Crinos throwdown - not because you all agreed on it, but because you clocked recklessness and took preventative action.
Repairing A Minor Breach You Did Not Cause	+1
Repairing A Moderate Breach You Did Not Cause	+2
Repairing A Major Breach You Did Not Cause	+3