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4. RECRUITMENT
In order for a faction to grow, it must recruit members.
A smaller faction will have trouble recruiting skilled
members, while larger factions don't.
REQUIREMENTS
Factors, such as a faction's ideals, headquarters, and
ability scores play a huge part into how many people a
faction can recruit, and how skilled those individuals
are. Additionally, many higher skilled potential
members of a faction will not consider joining until the
faction reaches a high enough tier.
DUES
Every faction comes with some requirements that must
be ful lled for members to maintain their status in the
faction. For some, it might be simple credit dues. For
others, they might require a certain amount of work
each month. Consider what your faction's dues should
be carefully.
MEMBERSHIP RANKS
Factions have ve total ranks. New members start at
1st rank, and over time can work their way as high as
5th rank. Each rank unlocks unique bene ts on its own,
in addition to the normal bene ts of faction
membership.
Building the Mandalorians, Step 4
Mandalorians are a large, galaxy-spanning faction,
that doesn't rely on active recruitment. Instead, new
members tend to seek out Mandalorian clans to join.
Mandalorians require new members to pro cient in at
least one martial weapon and require at least one
workweek of work a month to retain status.
5. COME TOGETHER
Factions are a great way to tie a party together in a way
that an adventure sometimes can't. To some parties,
the founding and expanding of a faction can be an
adventure in itself.
BEYOND 1ST TIER
As your faction expands and earns renown, it increases
in tier. Each tier unlocks new features, or expands on
old ones.
FACTION FEATURES
When your faction increases in tier, it o ers features
that bene t members, as shown in the Factions and
Membership chapter. Some of these features allow
you to increase your faction's ability scores. You can't
increase an ability score above 20. In addition, every
faction's pro ciency bonus increases at certain tiers.
Some features only apply to members who have
achieved a certain rank. For instance, a 5th-tier faction
has access to a cache of premium enhanced items, but
only members of 2nd rank or higher are able to
requisition from that cache.
Building the Mandalorians, Step 5
Mandalorians are a tier 17 faction, having existed for
thousands of years, unlocking numerous features over
time.
Faction Training. Mandalorians have four faction
training options. They have their faction-speci c
language, Mando'a. They also place heavy emphasis on
crafting, so they have armormech's tools, armstech's
tools, and mechanic's kits.
Assocation Proficiency. Mandalorians are pro cient in
four ability scores: Strength, Dexterity, Constitution,
and Wisdom. When the faction makes an ability check
with these abilities, they add their pro ciency bonus
(+6) to the check.
Faction Activity. Mandalorians have three faction
activities: Bounty Hunting, Mercenary Contracting, and
Pit Fighting.
Enhanced Insignia. Mandalorians have an enhanced
insignia. While wearing their insignia, all Mandalorians
can cast the combustive shot at-will tech power (Player's
Handbook, page 230). Intelligence is their casting
ability for this tech power.
Ability Score Improvement. Mandalorians have four
ability scores improvements. They apply two of them
to Strength, one to Dexterity, and one to Constitution.
The Mandalorian ability scores and modi ers now
look like this: Strength 20 (+5), Dexterity 12 (+1),
Constitution 16 (+3), Intelligence 8 (-1), Wisdom 14
(+2), Charisma 12 (+1).
Premium Item Stockpile. Mandalorians choose
Mandalorian Helmet as their favored premium
enhanced item. Any 2nd rank or higher members can
procure this item.
Prototype Item Stockpile. Mandalorians choose
Mandalorian Beskar'gam as their favored prototype
enhanced item. Any 3rd rank or higher members can
procure this item.
Association Expertise. Mandalorians have expertise in
two ability scores: Strength and Wisdom. When the
faction makes an ability check with these abilities, they
add twice their pro ciency bonus (+12), instead of
their normal pro ciency bonus.
Advanced Item Stockpile. Mandalorians choose
Mandalorian Shuk'orok as their favored advanced
enhanced item. Any 4th rank or higher members can
procure this item.
Association Advantage. Mandalorians have advantage
on one ability score: Strength. When the faction makes
an ability check with this ability, they have advantage
on the roll.
Ability Score Mastery. Mandalorians have one ability
score mastery. They apply this to Strength, increasing
the score and it's maximum by 2. The Mandalorian
ability scores and modi ers now look like this:
Strength 22 (+6), Dexterity 12 (+1), Constitution 16 (+3),
Intelligence 8 (-1), Wisdom 14 (+2), Charisma 12 (+1).
Legendary. Mandalorians choose the Darksaber as
their favored legendary enhanced item. Only one 5th
rank member can procure this item.
RENOWN
Renown is the primary source of faction and
membership progression. Characters earn renown
when they work on behalf of their faction, bene ting
both themselves and the faction itself.
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