User:ElseWise/Sandbox/Faction Renown (Guide)

Wiki note: Scratch paper while I try to assemble a list of mechanically-relevant Renown cutoffs for unlocking storylets etc.

A list of significant unlocks and rewards for faction Renown. Excludes Renown Items and Faction Items.

Renown Cutoffs by Faction

Bohemians

Threshold	Location	Card/Storylet	Option	Effect Summary
Variable	Helicon House	The Prussian Salon	Make polite conversation with a railway passenger	Reduces the difficulty of Persuasive/Watchful checks by 3 per Renown
			See what gossip you can get out of the Shopkeeper in Viric
			Critique the work of the Night Painter
			Discuss the Tentacled Entrepreneur's plans
			Converse with the Dean of Xenotheology
			Talk with the Bohemian Sculptress
		The Yellow Salon	Admire the work of the Nocturnal Landscape Painter
			Admire the work of a fellow Nocturnal artist
			Study the Portrait of the Tentacled Entrepreneur /variant 2
			Study the Portrait of the Tentacled Entrepreneur as a work of Bazaarine art
			Share the paintings with your returned Daughter
5	Card	The Heron Tower: Events at a Lair in the Marshes	A Masque in the Marshes	Trade for
	The Empress' Court	The Bohemians	Call in some favours	Increase and slightly increase
	Universal Storylet	Ambition: Heart's Desire, Bishop of St. Fiacre's	Gamble for silver!	20% chance per action to acquire 2
		Missing Person: Find an Absconding Devil	Make enquiries about the singer	One of several pieces of evidence you can find to advance the case.
10	Card	A Show of Taste	Have the Bohemian Sculptress introduce you	Most accessible step toward joining The Clay Tailor Club.
		A Card in Viric	Accept with the Travelling-Coat of Mr Cups	Join The Clay Tailor Club with your outlandish clothing, plus a and three s. (The lizard boots can be made later for the same materials cost.)
			Accept with your Jillyfleur Cloak
			Accept with your Tatterskin Shawl
			Accept in company with your Moderately Co-operative Clothes Colony
			Accept with your Velvet Disguise as Mr Veils
			Accept with your Tuneful Hat
			Accept with your Ostentatious Paisley Suit
			Construct a pair of diamond-studded lizard-leather boots of your own design	Join The Clay Tailor Club with your newly-made outlandish clothing, plus a and three s.
	Card	The Tower of Eyes: Behind Closed Doors at a Handsome Townhouse	Scheme: Set up a Salon	Creates a Salon (requires many other Renowns/Favours)
	Card	The Interpreter of Dreams (with PoSI and 3)	A consultation about chess-dreams	Trade an and CP of Having Recurring Dreams: A Game of Chess or Having Recurring Dreams: Death by Water for reduction in Nightmares or Wounds, or gains in Watchful or Persuasive.
			A consultation about sea-dreams
			Allow Dr Schlomo to publish what you tell him	Reduce your Nightmares, risking gain to gain and various Favours or Connected.
		Autofire Card	A glimpse of debauchery	Reduces Nightmares
		Talking to Sinning Jenny	Break the ice with some gossip	Advance , unlock Abbey Rock
		Under the Statue at Moulin	Deliver a lecture on Parabolan Historiography	With the correct statue and a Parabolan history Monograph in Progress, gain a Favour.
15		Mingle with the Guests	Indulge in Bohemian banter	One of several Talk of the Town options.
25		Influence the Spirit of the Age	Commission a portrait	With 10 7  S, & Railway 10, trade 500 x Honey for 16 x MoL and a Home Comfort which bestows bragging rights.
		Choosing a Lay Minister	Invite Shoshana	Advance the A Church in the Wild storyline with

Church

Threshold	Location	Card/Storylet	Option	Effect Summary
5	Card	An Unsigned Message	Become a Crooked-Cross	With , , & , become a
	Card	Your plant is singing	Feed a vicar to your plant	Sacrifice a Favour for and
	Urgent Card	A Complication: the Surly Goat-Demon	Invite clerical assistance	Remove the complication from your Case of the Absconding Devil for a few
	Card	The Tower of Eyes: Behind Closed Doors at a Handsome Townhouse	Scheme: Set up a Salon	Creates a Salon (requires many other Renowns/Favours)
	Card	An Unsigned Message	Become a Crooked-Cross	As a Conjurer with , 5  Hell Renown, and 5  Benthic, make a check to become a .
		The fate of a Cheesemonger – Alice	The bosom of the church	One ending to the story of the Cheesemonger. Grants 3
10		Under the Statue at Moulin	Deliver a lecture on London's History	With the correct statue and a London history Monograph in Progress, gain a Favour.
		A Question of Corpses	Deliver the bodies to their final end	Trade for a
		Autofire Card	A glimpse of a church	Reduces Nightmares
		An opening among God's Editors	Accept the position	Trade 12 x  Collated Research for
		Unfinished Business in Ladybones Road	Mischief and brass	With , grind Nevercold Brass Slivers
		Toadstools and a Stick	Sabotage the process, for the benefit of devils	Lose all your monsters-for-breeding and for and Nevercold Brass Slivers

Constables

Threshold	Location	Card/Storylet	Option	Effect Summary
Variable	Clay Highwayman's Camp	A First Impression of the Clay Highwayman	What does he want?	Lowers difficulty of a Watchful challenge to gain
5	Card	Tea with the Inspector (also requires Watchful 81–118)	Offer your help with their case	Gain Jade Fragments
			Ask for help with your case	Gain
15		In the Boozer with the Lads	Get a pint in and sit down	Gain
20	Card	The Inspector Calls	You come highly recommended by the Chief Constable	One option to join The Velocipede Squad
50		London's Marrow	Recognition	With , prove yourself

Criminals

Threshold	Location	Card/Storylet	Option	Effect Summary
Variable	Clay Highwayman's Camp	A First Impression of the Clay Highwayman	What does he want?	Lowers difficulty of a Watchful challenge to gain
5		Your novel is complete!	A Tale for the People!	A genre for your novel. Also requires and Restored to Court
	Universal Storylet	Day 4: What's the angle?	Conspire with the rats FATE	Gain a Favour and Investigate the Twelve Days of Mr. Sacks
10	Card	Respectable Passengers	Make note of their comings and goings	Gain a Favour and raise Banditry
25		The Clay Highwayman's Camp	Make an arrangement with the Clay Highwayman	Move to Clay Highwayman's Camp and advance his story
40		The Dumbwaiter of Balmoral	Establish contact with a Surface smuggler	Begin story for
50		London's Marrow	Recognition	With , prove yourself

Docks

Threshold	Location	Card/Storylet	Option	Effect Summary
5		Your poem is complete!	A Zeefaring Epic	A genre for your poem. Also requires and Restored to Court
	Card	What will you do with your Taciturn Mynah?	Get rid of her	Trade away your Connected Pet for a Brilliant Soul
		Prepare for an Expedition	Hire a porter from the docks	Trade 3 x  Favours and for 7 x  Expedition Supplies
	Universal Storylet	Day 4: What's the angle?	[[Seek adventure! (12 FATE)|Seek adventure! FATE]]	Investigate the Twelve Days of Mr. Sacks
10		Finding a Crew	Ask your friends at the Docks to recommend a reliable crew	Spend less on
		A Rainbow of Offerings	Your tattooed friends	Use your one-time burst of resources on
20		Aspiring Zee-Captains	Sponsor a trading voyage to the farthest reaches of the zee	Turn lots of Honey and actions into Scarabs or a Contraption

Great Game

Threshold	Location	Card/Storylet	Option	Effect Summary
Variable		Ask around Wilmot's End	Ask them	Advance
		Who is the Reformer of Reputations?	Look into the Reformer's own reputation	Some Cryptic Clues and information about the Reformer
5		Your novel is complete!	A Tale of Espionage!	A genre for your novel. Also requires Restored to Court
		The fate of a Cheesemonger – Catherine	Show her the game	One ending to the story of the Cheesemonger. Grants 3
6	Card	The Sign of the Looped Wire	A well-known piece in the Game	One of two options to become
10		Unfinished Business in Ladybones Road	A tradition developed after the Fall	With , grind Bottles of Greyfields 1882
		Under the Statue at Moulin	Deliver a lecture on Neathy History	With the correct statue and a London history Monograph in Progress, gain a Favour.
	Card	1000 Nevercold Brass wanted! Will pay handsomely!	Make the trade – and convince her to tell you what this is all about	Gain an extra and a Favour on top of the exchange of Brass for Cryptic Clues
		I'll be late!	Obtain a Landau of dubious provenance	Alternate price for a
	Card	Don't you know her?	Where's she going?	Free unlock for
40		Fresh copy	A risqué story about spies	One of two options to acquire at . The other needs WHITSUN.

Hell

Threshold	Location	Card/Storylet	Option	Effect Summary
5	Card	A devil's taken a shine to you	Write a polite note	Gain
			Write a sharp note and send the flowers back	Lose a Favour, gain a Church Favour, gain
			Write a risqué note back	Increase , , and .
	Card	What will you do with your Preening Macaw?	Get rid of him	Trade away your Connected Pet for a Bottle of Strangling Willow Absinthe
	Card	Stealth watch repair	Let's make this sporting( Talkative, )	Gain some Nevercold Brass Slivers if you pass a check and your LB succeeds.
			It's beneath his dignity, but...( Bandit-Chief, )
			You'll have to stand guard( Working Rat, )
			A calculated risk( Disgraced Bandit-Chief, Luck)
			Maybe she'll find it comforting FATE( Albino, )	Chance of
	Card	An Unsigned Message	Become a Crooked-Cross	As a Conjurer with , 5  Church Renown, and 5  Benthic, make a check to become a .
		Stage your ballet!	An infernal work	A genre for your ballet.
		Dealing with Virginia	A word at the Embassy	Gain and
10		Unfinished Business in Spite	The prince of...	With , grind Souls
		Autofire Card	A glimpse of a devil's tea-time	Reduces Nightmares
	Card	Secrets and Spending	Obtain an Iron Republic Safe-Conduct	Trade and all CtD for an , , &
		FIND NEW STORIES: Chat with the Local Gossip	Obtain an Iron Republic Safe-Conduct	Trade for an
		Under the Statue at Moulin	A lecture on Hell's History	With the correct statue and a Hellish history Monograph in Progress, gain a Favour.
		Offices of the Tracklayer's Union: Burrow-Infra-Mump Branch	Allow a Curatorial Devil to build a Museum of Souls	Establish a at the church, costing Scrip and, if the church is more Christian than Hellish, a .
	Card	The Western Tower: a Guest Room at the Brass Embassy	An Evening of Wine and Souls	Trade a and Fourth City Airag for
	Card	A Theosophistical Persuasion	Find some unconventional donors	Turn Seeking... into Brass
	Card	The Honey-Addled Monkey	Swap him for something - or someone - more reliable	Trade a for either an or a (depends on a check)
15		Tea with the Bishop	Aren't your eyes a little yellow for a nun?	Gain
20	Card	Burning Shadows: the Devils of London	Buy a Brass Embassy Guest Room from your Infernal friends	Buy a
25		The Old Churchyard	Leave the graves be	Advance the A Church in the Wild storyline with and

Revolutionaries

Threshold	Location	Card/Storylet	Option	Effect Summary
Variable		Representational Arts	Paint Balmoral in a subversive cast	Reduce difficulty of check to add while Painting in Balmoral
5		Publish your song!	A Political Anthem!	A genre for your song. Also requires Restored to Court
	Card	A commission from anarchists	For the cause!	Begin , gain a Favour, gain a few
			For the money!	Begin , gain a Favour, gain a few
			Refuse them	Gain a few
			Inform the Constables	Lose all , reduce , gain some Ragged Clothing and a Constable Favour
		Autofire Card	A glimpse of a kiss	Reduces Nightmares, increases
	Card	The Revolutionary Firebrand	Approach him	Begin
			Play him at his own game
	Card	Revolution and the Firebrand	Ask a Revolutionary to recommend you	Advance
	Universal Storylet	Day 4: What's the angle?	Seek the downfall of the Bazaar FATE	Gain a Favour and Investigate the Twelve Days of Mr. Sacks
		Track Down and Silence an Anarchist	Infiltrate the anarchists	Gain some
	Card	A Complication: the Starving Poet is meeting with Anarchists	Inquire among your Revolutionary contacts	Remove the complication from your Case of the Starving Poet
10		The Revolutionary Gathering	Persuade them to work for you	Advance
20	(Sacroboscan Calendar)	The Masters' Plea	Agree, to safeguard the Revolution	Ensure your memento item will be a
		A Conclave of the Masters, Hastily Assembled	Promise to help, to safeguard the Revolution
25		Enter the Cave of the Nadir	A favour from the Factotum	One time only, trade 7 x  Favours for a
40		Khaganian Intrigue: The Matter of an Agent	Contact February	Choose a Bright-Eyed Engineer as your agent, making your ultimate reward a , a , and

Rubbery Men

Threshold	Location	Card/Storylet	Option	Effect Summary
<16	Card	Ministry Enforcement	Join the enforcement team	Beat up Rubberies for Scrip
Variable	Helicon House	The South Parlour	Contribute some extra practitioners /variant 2	Reduces the difficulty of Persuasive/Watchful/Dangerous checks by 3 per Renown
			Join in with a Rubbery Euphonium/variant 2
			Listen to the compositions/variant 2
			Encourage the Boneless Pianist to join in/variant 2
		The Yellow Salon	Admire a piece of Rubbery art
5		Your symphony is complete!	A Rubbery Tone Poem	A genre for your symphony, which changes the item reward to . Also requires Restored to Court
		Autofire Card	A glimpse of amber	Reduces Nightmares
	Universal Storylet	Day 4: What's the angle?	Help a Rubbery Friend find the spirit of ChristmasFATE	Gain a Favour and Investigate the Twelve Days of Mr. Sacks
10	Helicon House	The Prussian Salon	Join the Tentacled Entrepreneur in his private study	Begin
		Offices of the Tracklayer's Union: Burrow-Infra-Mump Branch	Build an Allotment Garden	Create
	Card	A matter of business	Deal in deep amber	Gain

Society

Threshold	Location	Card/Storylet	Option	Effect Summary
5		An audience with the Duchess	Bring dinner for her cats	Raise A Name Signed with a Flourish to 5 (unlocking the Empress's Court)
			Bring jade for her cats' collars
			Bring your own charming company and nothing else
	Card	A particular thirst	Attend the Ambassador's soirée	One option to advance In Search of a Stiff Drink
10	Card	A Theosophistical Persuasion	Look for wealthy donors	Turn Seeking... into Deep Amber and Favours: Society
		Gather your forces against the Big Rat	Advertise a spot of hunting	Progresses Running Battle... during Seeking the Meaning of the Plaster Face
	Card	The Tower of Eyes: Behind Closed Doors at a Handsome Townhouse	Scheme: Set up a Salon	Creates a Salon (requires many other Renowns/Favours)
	Card	Speaking Engagements	Take on the engagements	The path to joining the Parthenaeum
15	Card	The Tentacled Entrepreneur...	...has a business proposition	Acquire Favours and Deep Amber
		Mingle with the Guests	Exchange pleasantries with two creaking ladies	One of several Talk of the Town options.
20	Card	The Lofty Tower: the Potential of Premises at the Bazaar	A Private Auction	Trade 7x  Favours, , & for Echoes and
25	Card	A visit from Slowcake's Amanuensis	"The company I keep speaks for me."	Convert a  Favour to

Tomb-Colonies

Threshold	Location	Card/Storylet	Option	Effect Summary
4		The music of the tomb	Study the dour tunes of the tomb-colonies	Increases and
	Tomb-Colonies Card	Unorthodox technologies	'That said, lilac is a pleasant scent'	Gain a Mourning Candle and some at the cost of and some and
			'I politely rejected the gift'	Reduce and , gain
			'I took a candle to light my way upstairs'	Remove much , progressing the story
		Autofire Card	You remember the tomb-colonists, and shudder	Drops Wounds slightly
5	Card	The Tower of Eyes: Behind Closed Doors at a Handsome Townhouse	Scheme: Set up a Salon	Creates a Salon (requires many other Renowns/Favours)
10	Card	Bandages and Dust: The Tomb-Colonies	The unquiet dead	Unlocks .
15	Card	The tomb-colonist's dogs	Hunting to hounds	Increases +5 CP. Requires A Name Scrawled in Blood 6 and Dangerous 81-118

Urchins

Threshold	Location	Card/Storylet	Option	Effect Summary
5		Your novel is complete!	A Tale for the People!	A genre for your novel. Also requires and Restored to Court
		Autofire Card	A glimpse of a cat	Reduces Nightmares
		Pursue Your Current Case	A view from above	Exchange s for , with correct Airs
	Card	What will you do with your Grubby Kitten?	Be rid of her	Trade away your Connected Pet for a Bottle of Strangling Willow Absinthe
		Fun with the Fisher-Kings	Join in their 'games'	Open a Bundle of Oddities, if you're lucky.
		A Pail of So-Called Snow	Dip a soul in it	Turn a Pail into 1 point of , up to a maximum of 5
10		Ticket touting	Sell stolen tickets	Acquire s and s
	Card (Christmas)	The Roof-Tops: Urchins	"'Ere, you! D'you want this?"	Purchase an additional for a high price in Wild Words.
15		Gather your forces against the Big Rat	Set a watch on the area	Progresses Running Battle... during Seeking the Meaning of the Plaster Face
20		Gather urchin informants	Negotiate with the urchin gangs	Advance
25		A Light to Bright the Dark	Refuse the gift	Reduce , Increase Wounds, gain an