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Honor & Fame

How people interact with you is largely affected by the choices that you make. These choices will either raise or lower your honor and earn you fame as your name spreads throughout the land as either a hero or a villian.

Honor
You will often be presented with a choice of action, and the decision you make affects your Honor, either positively or negatively. High honor awards you with discounts in stores, more pay from jobs, and witnesses turning a blind eye to your criminal behavior. For Example; when enough Fame is acquired to achieve "Gunslinger" status you no longer get in trouble for stealing horses. NPC's throughout the world will treat John differently based on his honor.

Honor Ranks and their respective Perks:
Desperado: No eyewitness reports crimes below murder,but lawmen still respound to all crimes if seen (In addition to Rustler and Road Agent Perks)
Road Agent: All the Shops in Thieves' Landing charge you 50% less to buy and pay you 50% more to sell (In addition to Rustler perks)
Special black horse responds to your whistles as long as you stay below Drifter Rank.
Rustler: The cost to bribe eyewitnesses is reduced 50%
Drifter: No Perks aka Neutral Honor.
Honest Joe: All jobs pay twice as much (including Bounty Hunting)
Peacemaker: Shops prices are reduced 50% when buying and increased 50% when selling in all areas except Thieves' Landing (In addition to Honest Joe perks) Worn Duster outfit is unlocked.
Hero: Lawmen and Eyewitnesses only report crimes after the first murder in cold blood (In addition to Honest Joe and Peacemaker perks

Low Honor Ranks <--- Neutral ---> High Honor Ranks
Desperado < Road Agent < Rustler | Drifter | Honest Joe > Peacemaker > Hero


Lowering your Honor
Killing a regular NPC - 50
Killing a law officer - 100
Bribing a law officer varies depending on the size of your bounty.i.e $10 bounty is -400 while a $500 bounty is -1000.
Bribing a eyewitness -0
Killing a nun -100

Raising your Honor
Disarm in a Duel +200
Shooting hat off in a Duel +?
Completing Gang Hideout +200
Ambient Challenges (Random Events by Helping Strangers) SEE BELOW FOR LIST

Fame
Fame is gained by killing people, doing jobs, completing challenges, finishing tasks, helping strangers, and winning duels and games. With Fame comes great rewards - people are more likely to ask you for help, the cost of bribes come down, and lawmen may begin to turn a blind eye to your transgressions.

Fame Ranks and their Perks:
Nobody: No Perks. Starting out.
Greenhorn: People start asking you for help (more ambient challenges become available)
Buckaroo: Cost to bribe lawmen is reduced 25%
Mercenary: Increase time between law pursuits from 24 hours to 48 hours.
Gunslinger: You will never go wanted for stealing or hijacking a horse.
Legend: Bounty values for all the crimes you commit are halved.



Things that raise your Fame.
Duel Win +50
Disarm in a Duel +100
Gang Hideouts Completion +?
Story Missions +? (I know this fluctuates)
Stranger Missions +?
Survival, Hunting, and Sharpshooter Challenge Completion +?
Ambient Challenges (Random Events by Helping Strangers) SEE BELOW FOR LIST


Ambient Challenges
Depending on your Honor and Fame, people approach you in town or wilderness to ask for help. These are called Ambient Challenges. They usually give a little bit of Fame for successfully helping or completing the challenge. The following is a list of some of the types of ambient challenges and what they give you for Fame and/or Honor.
Saving People Chased by Wild Animals +50 Honor & +? Fame
Saving Person in Crime Holdup +50
Saving Women being Assaulted +50
Returning Horse Theft to Owner +50 Honor & +? Fame
Failing to Return Horse -50 Honor & +? Fame
Saving a Stagecoach being attacked by bandits +400 Honor
Criminal Chase +?
Escalera Fire Squad +?
Escort +?
Saving man/woman from Hanging +200 Honor +?
Roadside Ambushes +?
Lady Abduction +?
Transport dynamite +?
Shooting Contest +?
Win Plant Collecting Contest +5 Fame
Wagon Theft +?
^ If I'm missing any random encounters on the list then post what I'm missing.
Also I need help finding out what you get for + or - Fame and/or Honor for each one.

Also remember...Bandana
The Bandana is available at the Tailor in Thieves' Landing and the General Store in Escalera. This piece of cloth hides your identity and while wearing it, your Honor and Fame will not change due to your actions. Your Wanted Level will also decrease more rapidly if you remove it after you commit a crime.