Editing Lineage:Mage Society (section)

=Social Relations: Affiliation, Reputation, Claim to Hospitality and Reaction Modifiers=

The different Houses and Orders have a complicated political relationship and individual reaction modifiers are best judged by the GM on a case by case basis desping on the specific situation.  For this reason, no mechanical reputation modifier is listed in the descriptions of the Houses and Orders.  Here are some general guidelines.

Every known rebel has a claim to hospitality from every other rebel.  Every mage who serves a House has a claim to hospitality with the House.  Since there is a reciprical duty to offer hospitality, this is worth no points.

Rebels can usually be expected to react to other known rebels at at least +1, or +2 if the subject of their reaction is from a known rebel Order, or +3 if the subject is from the same Order.  Rebels can usually be expected to react to mages trained by a House at at least -1, -2 if they are not known to be rebels.  Rebels are likely to react to a “hound”, a mage from a rebel Order who serves a House, at -3.

A mage from a House who has not turned rebel is liable to react to any mage who serves their House at at least +1, +2 if the subject is a hound (they have no competing loyalties), +3 if the subject was trained by the same House.  They have no general reaction penalties against rebels or mages serving other Houses, since such mages represent both opportunities and dangers.

This just scratches the surface of mage relations, however.  Every group of mages are known for certain skills and abilities and the more in demand these abilities are, the better the mage will be received.  Moreover, every group of mages has a history of alliances, feuds and vendettas that will color their interactions to a degree that depends on the personalities of the specific mages involved.  The GM will be best off deciding on appropriate modifiers on a case-by-case basis.