Favor

Favor is essentially a type of premium meta currency that can be earned by players. Favor is granted per player, regardless of how many characters they might be playing as, and there are several methods by which to gain Favor. It is used to purchase various types of Boons or bonuses for your character(s). Because of this, the staff will keep records of how much Favor you have gained and, in order to spend Favor and redeem rewards, a Favor Expenditures form will need to be submitted and approved before its effects can be utilized.
Click here to view the Favor Tracker

How to Gain Favor

• DM Reviews: Complete a DM Feedback Form after a session to receive 1 Favor.


• Session Reports/AARs: Submit a narrative recap, or "after action report", using this form to receive 1 Favor. A bonus 1 Favor can be gained by submitting this report within 7 days of the session. When your report has been posted, it will be available to read in the Session Reports subcategory.


• World Anvil Contributions: You can be awarded a minimum of 1 Favor for submitting other information to be added to this site. Newly discovered or created locations, lore, important items, or updates to existing entries can be submitted using this same form as above. Information regarding people and characters will use this form instead. Additional Favor may be granted based on the quality of the content submitted.
  
  Writing Vignettes is another way to gain favor in this manner. These can be any creative prose from private character journal entries to omniscient, third-person windows into the living world of Idriell. If an important event happens to your character off screen, this is a good place to put it.


• Learning a Tool: Whenever a character learns a new tool (260 CP worth, musical instruments are not applicable) via the downtime system, they will be awarded a whopping 10 Favor for their hard work and dedication! No Favor will be rewarded if a tool's CP is purchased using Favor.


• Donating Magical Items: Should you have a magic item you gained on an adventure and no longer feel you have a use for it (and don’t want to give it to anyone), you can use this form and donate it to the Frontiersman for a favor reward based on its rarity.
  Common: 1 Favor
  Uncommon: 2 Favor
  Rare: 3 Favor
  Very Rare: 4 Favor
  Legendary: 5 Favor
  Artifact: 10 Favor
  
  Items that are bought or crafted are not eligible for this method. In some cases (with some of the homebrew artifacts, character-specific items, and plot items), the DM that created the item must sign-off on its sale.


• Retiring a PC with Favored Boons: As a ‘farewell refund’ of your long-term character, the boons that your retiring PC has can be refunded for ⅕ of their value.
  Bronze: 1 Favor
  Silver: 2 Favor
  Gold: 4 Favor
  Platinum: 5 Favor
  


• DM Rewards: DMs and other Staff members may reward players for assisting with out-of-game tasks/duties or for in-game feats such as good roleplaying, clever thinking, or even simply doing something exciting.

How to Use Favor

Favored Rumors

You may spend a minimum of 5 Favor to receive a custom Rumor from the Dungeon Masters. These Rumors allow you to tailor adventures more towards your character. The 5 Favor minimum ensures that you have a spot in the adventure and can work with the DM running the session to select the party that will accompany you. Additional Favor can help include other details and goals. Speak with a DM to figure out the total cost. If you wish to purchase a Rumor, simply select the option on the Favor Expenditures form and fill in the details.

Favored Boons

You may spend Favor to purchase various, random, single-use Boons that can grant all manner of effects. These Boons are divided into 4 tiers: Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum. Click here to view the Favored Boons List!
The number of Favored Boons a character may hold onto at any one time is equal to their Proficiency Bonus.
The table below shows the Favor cost for each tier and their associated die roll:

Tier	Favor Cost	Dice to Roll	XP Cost for Permanence
Bronze	5	3d28	50,000
Silver	10	3d32	100,000
Gold	20	3d28	150,000
Platinum	25	3d22	N/A
Random (All Tiers)	15	3d110	N/A

If you would like to purchase one of these Boons, follow these steps:

1. Either choose a tier or decide to take a chance on all four tiers.
2. Ensure you have enough Favor for your purchase.
3. Head to the #favor-rolls channel on Discord.
4. Use the "!r" command to roll the dice associated with your selected tier. (see table)
5. From the 3 results, choose your Favored Boon!
6. Complete the Favor Expenditures form

If there are any issues (i.e., not enough available Favor or Boon limit reached) a staff member will notify you and your Favor will be refunded.
Purchased Favored Boons may be traded with other players. Simply @ the receiving player and mention the Boon being transferred in the #player-exchanges channel on Discord.
Characters that reach the 20th Level may choose Boons in the Bronze, Silver, or Gold tiers to keep as permanent abilities/effects! To do so, they must be able to provide the necessary amount of Favor for the Boon’s tier as well as an amount of XP in excess of what is required for 20th Level (i.e., a character will need a minimum of 5 Favor and 405,000 XP to receive a permanent Bronze Boon). A roll is not required, simply select a Boon from the list, and submit the Favor Expenditures form. Such Boons may only be activated once per Short Rest and will count against the total number of Boons they may have at any one time.

Favored Benefits

Before setting off on an adventure you may spend Favor to receive a Benefit from one of the various Structures that have been built in Vareholm. Benefits apply to the entire party and are only available for a single session (if you don't use it, you lose it). To purchase a Benefit, simply select your choice on the Favor Expenditures form and fill in the details. Players may pool their Favor together to buy Benefits. Be sure to notify your DM if you wish to utilize these options.
The following is a list of currently available Benefits:

Benefit	Favor Cost	Description
Lucky Coins	15	Allows a player to reroll any d20 roll made by the player or an enemy rolling against them, keeping the new result.
Combat Training	15	Grants a Proficiency Bonus to a chosen physical Save for an adventure.
Clear Mind	15	Grants a Proficiency Bonus to a chosen mental Save for an adventure.
Strategy	Up to 20	Grants a buffer that can absorb 2 points of damage for each Favor spent (up to the cap) that lasts until the beginning of your next turn or until depleted, whichever comes first.
Temple Services	Up to 81	Players may purchase spells as services, the cost of which is a certain combined amount of gold and favor.
Heroes' Feast	50	Grants the effects of the spell Heroes' Feast for the duration of an adventure: a creature is cured of all diseases and poisons, becomes immune to poison and being frightened, has advantage on all Wisdom saving throws, and increases its hit point maximum by 2d10.

Favor as Resources

You can also utilize Favor as a raw resource to trade for Experience Points, Crafting Points, Downtime Benefits, and improvements to your gear!

Favor as Raw Resources:

• 1 Favor = 25 Experience Points
• 1 Favor = 10 CP

Favor as Downtime Benefits:

• 3 Favor = 1 additional downtime roll (max 1/week)
• 2 Favor = Gain advantage on downtime rolls for 1 week
• 10 Favor = *Improve downtime income (gain an additional 1d10 to your downtime structure, with a new maximum of 75d10)
  *These additional downtime income die are not transferable, and are lost once a PC owner retires or sells the building - dropping it back to the maximum of 50d10.

Favor as Gear Improvements:

Armor, Robes, Shields and Weapons can be improved up to a certain level based on a character’s tier. The item becomes magical and increases to the corresponding rarity with the bonuses.

• Tier 1: 5 favor for +1
• Tier 2: 10 favor for +2
• Tier 3: 15 favor for +3

Favor as Augmented HP Rolls:

For 2 Favor, you may treat a roll on your level-up for your Hit Points as though the maximum was rolled (only 10 times per character allowed).

Unlock Server Homebrew Spell for Class Spell List

Homebrewed spells are no longer shareable. The characters currently with them retain them, however they cannot be taught to others unless the required favor is spent. The Favor required is 2x the spell's level. For example, a 4th Level spell will cost 8 Favor, a 6th Level spell will cost 12 Favor, and so on.

Click here to go to the list of Homebrewed Spells available for purchase via Favor.

Contents

1. How to Gain Favor
   
2. How to Use Favor
   – Favored Rumors
   – Favored Boons
   – Favored Benefits
   – Favor as Resources
   – Unlock Homebrew Spells