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| BOON ECONOMY SYSTEM |
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Boons are the primary currency of Camarilla politics. They represent
favors owed between vampires - debts that must be honored.
BOON TYPES:
Trivial Boon - Minor favors
- Small service, minor information
- Example: "Tell me who entered Elysium last night"
- Easily granted and called in
- Little political weight
Minor Boon - Standard favors
- Significant service, useful information
- Example: "Provide an alibi for my whereabouts"
- Most common type of boon
- Real political currency
Major Boon - Substantial favors
- Life-saving action, critical information
- Example: "Hide me from the Sheriff for a week"
- Serious political leverage
- Can determine important votes
Life Boon - Ultimate debt
- Saving from Final Death
- Example: "Rescued me from fire/sunlight/Blood Hunt"
- Cannot be refused when called
- May require suicide mission to repay
HOW BOONS WORK:
Granting a Boon:
- Someone performs a service for you
- You now owe them a boon
- Harpy witnesses and records it
- Public knowledge in domain
Calling in a Boon:
- You request favor from debtor
- Must be proportional to boon level
- Debtor must comply or face Status loss
- Harpy confirms boon is cleared
Refusing a Boon:
- Grounds for Status loss or worse
- "Oath-breaker" reputation
- May lead to Blood Hunt
- NEVER refuse Life Boon
BOON STRATEGY:
Collecting Boons:
- Perform services without being asked
- Offer help to influential Kindred
- Boons are power - accumulate them
Owing Boons:
- Try to repay quickly (removes leverage)
- Owe many small boons > few large boons
- Never owe Life Boon if possible
Trading Boons:
- Can be transferred to third party
- "I'll give you the boon <Name> owes me"
- Requires Harpy verification
- Political wheeling and dealing
HARPY'S ROLE:
The Harpy maintains the boon ledger:
- Witnesses and records all boons
- Announces major boons at Elysium
- Arbitrates disputes over boon value
- Enforces boon payment
BOON ETIQUETTE:
DO:
- Honor your debts promptly
- Request fair payment for services
- Announce Life Boons publicly
- Keep Harpy informed
DON'T:
- Call in boon for trivial matters (wastes political capital)
- Overestimate boon value (Harpy will correct you publicly)
- Refuse to repay (social and political suicide)
- Hide boons from Harpy (undermines the system)
EXAMPLE BOONS:
Trivial: "Let me feed in your territory tonight"
Minor: "Provide introduction to Primogen"
Major: "Vote for my candidate at Primogen Council"
Life: "I saved you from SI raid"
QUICK COMMANDS:
+boon - View your boon ledger
+boon <name> - View boons with someone
+boon/pending - View boons requiring action
+boongive <name> <type> = <reason> - Offer a boon
+boonaccept <#> - Accept a boon offer
+booncall <#> = <request> - Call in a boon
+boonfulfill <#> = <description> - Mark boon fulfilled
See help boon_commands for detailed command syntax.
POLITICAL IMPORTANCE:
Boons are more valuable than Status in many ways:
- Status is reputation; boons are leverageable power
- One Major Boon can swing important votes
- Life Boons can compel almost anything
- Boon networks = political machines
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See also: help status, help positions, help elysium, help harpy