- 01Help and create a promise
- 02Record who owes whom
- 03Request an eligible action
- 04Fulfill and clear the debt
Favors and obligations
Help creates a tracked obligation redeemable for an action, rather than only increasing a generic affection score.
The player's decision
Call in a favor now or save it for a more important request?
Original scenario
Original: lending a tool earns one repair favor; minor repair is available now, major repair needs materials first.
Start with this prototype
Build three characters, two help types and one-use favor tokens with owner, eligible actions and expiry rules. Repair a boat to finish, with a ledger instead of endless affinity farming.
Change one variable
Vary redemption timing and see whether players preserve favors.
What to observe in a playtest
Prevent double redemption and preserve tokens when fulfillment is impossible.
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Original analysis · version 1
Common pitfall
Universal favors erase character identity and context.
Observations and sources
Cases refer to public documentation. Developers and community wikis are credited separately; document review is not a claim of hands-on testing.
- Bohna Nostra
Official rules allow promised future favors to secure current trades.
- Crusader Kings III
The versioned encyclopedia mirror defines favors as a type of hook owed between characters.
Brief for the studio
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Build three characters, two help types and one-use favor tokens with owner, eligible actions and expiry rules. Repair a boat to finish, with a ledger instead of endless affinity farming.
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