Affiliations (4E)

Greyhawk for 4E

An adoption of affiliations to 4E. Affiliations are organizations that heroes can join and advance in trough their heroic activities. Each affiliation has a list of actions and prerequisites that combine to give you an affiliation score, this score determines your standing in the affiliation and gives various benefits. Each affiliation also has a number of statistics used to record it and its activities, as well as a general description.

Background: This is the history of the affiliation, its goals and purpose. If it has any allies and enemies these are detailed here as well.

Members: Thus is a description of a typical member, which usually includes both a supporting members and adventuring members. This can include the symbol of the affiliation, any uniform or distinctive dress it prefers, as well as the professions and classes of members.

Goods: Most affiliations provide goods and or services at a reduced price; these are listed here. Typically, any item of a level equal to or less than the character's affiliation score can be bought at 150% price instead of the normal 200% price.

Scope: This is a numeric measure of the size, reach and power of the affiliation. Anyone with an affiliation score equal to this number or higher is considered a ranking ember of the affiliation, and has major say in its policies. Larger affiliations typically provide greater benefits, but it is harder to become a ranking member. Scope ranges from 3 to 20.

Scale	Scale of Influence	Examples
3	City quarter/small town	Small business or gang
4	City quarter/large town	Small guild
5	Small city	Large gang or small tribe
6	Large city	Military company, large guild
7	City and outliers	College, large tribe
8	Metropolis/county	Frontier fort, druid sect
9	Regional/barony	Small church
10	Regional/march	Powerful guild
11	Multiregional/duchy	Established knightly order, dread pirate fleet
12	Multiregional/kingdom	Standing army, orc horde
13	Multiregional/kingdom and vassal states	Multi-city trading league
14	Continental/sefaring kingdom	Centuries-old seafaring kingdom, illithid nation
15	Continental/empire	Circle of archmages
16	Multicontinental/empire	Empire
17	Global	Ancient order of paragon-level knights
18	Planar	Githyanki incursion
19	Multiplanar	Armies in blood war
20	Cosmic	Epic-level affiliations

Advancement: These are the criteria for advancing in the affiliation.

Affiliations in Greyhawk

Universal

• Twin Lights
• The Scarlet Brotherhood
• The Church of Whirling Fury
• The Circle of Eight
• The Familiar Club
• Free City Guild of Wizardry
• The Seekers
• The Sons of Boccob

Sasserine and the South

• The Azure Cathedral
• The Club
• The Dawn Council of Sasserine
• The Merchant's Maze
• Shadewise
• The Spire of Sasserine
• The Sun Lodge
• Witchwardens
• Zelkarune's Horns

References

• Affiliations for 3E