5. Come Together

Factions are a great way to tie a party together in a way that an adventure sometimes can't. To some parties, the founding and expanding of a faction can be an adventure in itself.

Beyond 1st Tier

As your faction expands and earns renown, it increases in tier. Each tier unlocks new features, or expands on old ones.

Faction Features

When your faction increases in tier, it offers features that benefit members, as shown in the Factions and Membership chapter. Some of these features allow you to increase your faction's ability scores. You can't increase an ability score above 20. In addition, every faction's proficiency bonus increases at certain tiers.

Some features only apply to members who have achieved a certain rank. For instance, a 5th-tier faction has access to a cache of premium enhanced items, but only members of 2nd rank or higher are able to requisition from that cache.

Renown

Renown is the primary source of faction and membership progression. Characters earn renown when they work on behalf of their faction, benefiting both themselves and the faction itself.

Building the Mandalorians, Step 5

Mandalorians are a tier 17 faction, having existed for thousands of years, unlocking numerous features over time. Faction Training. Mandalorians have four faction training options. They have their faction-specific language, Mando'a. They also place heavy emphasis on crafting, so they have armormech's tools, armstech's tools, and mechanic's kits. Assocation Proficiency. Mandalorians are proficient in four ability scores: Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, and Wisdom. When the faction makes an ability check with these abilities, they add their proficiency bonus (+6) to the check. Faction Activity. Mandalorians have three faction activities: Bounty Hunting, Mercenary Contracting, and Pit Fighting. Enhanced Insignia. Mandalorians have an enhanced insignia. While wearing their insignia, all Mandalorians can cast the combustive shot at-will tech power (Player's Handbook, page 230). Intelligence is their casting ability for this tech power. Ability Score Improvement. Mandalorians have four ability scores improvements. They apply two of them to Strength, one to Dexterity, and one to Constitution. The Mandalorian ability scores and modifiers now look like this: Strength 20 (+5), Dexterity 12 (+1), Constitution 16 (+3), Intelligence 8 (-1), Wisdom 14 (+2), Charisma 12 (+1). Premium Item Stockpile. Mandalorians choose Mandalorian Helmet as their favored premium enhanced item. Any 2nd rank or higher members can procure this item. Prototype Item Stockpile. Mandalorians choose Mandalorian Beskar'gam as their favored prototype enhanced item. Any 3rd rank or higher members can procure this item. Association Expertise. Mandalorians have expertise in two ability scores: Strength and Wisdom. When the faction makes an ability check with these abilities, they add twice their proficiency bonus (+12), instead of their normal proficiency bonus. Advanced Item Stockpile. Mandalorians choose Mandalorian Shuk'orok as their favored advanced enhanced item. Any 4th rank or higher members can procure this item. Association Advantage. Mandalorians have advantage on one ability score: Strength. When the faction makes an ability check with this ability, they have advantage on the roll. Ability Score Mastery. Mandalorians have one ability score mastery. They apply this to Strength, increasing the score and it's maximum by 2. The Mandalorian ability scores and modifiers now look like this: Strength 22 (+6), Dexterity 12 (+1), Constitution 16 (+3), Intelligence 8 (-1), Wisdom 14 (+2), Charisma 12 (+1). Legendary. Mandalorians choose the Darksaber as their favored legendary enhanced item. Only one 5th rank member can procure this item.