Originally a social club founded by bored employees of the Robert E Howard Artist’s Enclave who just wanted to ride around the Martian desert and drink, the Benevolent Martian Order of Cydonian Knights soon bloomed into Mars’s first independent philanthropic organization. Formed along the idea of similar organizations on Earth, it attracted the attention of artists, entertainers, philanthropists, and politicians, and has become the premier charity organization on the Red Planet.
While the majority of their time is spent doing charity work, once a year they assemble for their annual speeder bike rally, which starts at the Order’s headquarters in the Cydonia colony and heads convoy-style to the Order’s original lodge at the Robert E Howard Artist’s Enclave. The dust blown up by the parading speeder bikes, groundcycles, and airspeeders can be seen from orbit as tens of thousands of members blast across the Martian desert like a cavalry charge of the days of yore.
Founded in 1995, Robert E Howard Artist’s Enclave, Howard Quadrangle, UMC
Members: ~52,300
Headquarters: Cydonia Colony, Cydonia Quadrangle, UMC
Resources: High
Dues: High (5,000 Credits per year)
Patron: None
Secrecy: 0
Connection Rating: 3 (6 in UMC)
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Positive Criteria |
Score Modifier |
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Level |
+1/2 Character Level |
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Charisma 12 or higher |
+CHA Mod |
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Trained in a Profession skill |
+1 |
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Trained in Knowledge [Civics], Knowledge [Culture (Human)], Knowledge [History (Human)], or Ride |
+1 per skill |
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Has Skill Focus in Knowledge [Civics], Knowledge [Culture (Human)], Knowledge [History (Human)], Profession, or Ride |
+1 |
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Has any of the following feats: Academic Contacts, Decorated Veteran, Experienced Linguist, Famous, Hard Drinking, Jet Setter, Linguist, Perfected Attitude, Rapport, Scholarly, Silver Tongue, Superstar |
+1 per feat |
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Has any of the following talents: Connections, Educated, Five Star Service, Influential Friends, Powerful Friends, Wealth |
+2 per talent |
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Parent, Spouse, or Sibling is a member |
+2 |
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Recruits a new member |
+1 |
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Ten or more years of membership |
+1 |
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Thirty or more years of membership |
+2 |
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Recommendation of a member who has an organization score of21+ |
+2 |
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Donate credits or supplies to the organization |
+1 per 5,000 credits donated |
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Negative Criteria |
Score Modifier |
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Not trained in any Knowledge skill |
-2 |
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Not trained in any Profession skill |
-2 |
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Charisma less than 10 |
-2 |
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Known to be friendly with an enemy of the organization |
-4 |
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Is a wanted criminal |
-8 |
Benefits
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Score |
Rank |
Benefits |
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0-3 |
None |
None |
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4-9 |
Provisional Member |
+2 bonus on attempts to use the aid another action to assist another member of the organization |
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10-15 |
Full Member |
Free customized speeder bike or groundcycle |
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16-20 |
Senior Member |
10% discount on items purchased through a vendor friendly to the organization |
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21-30 |
Full Knight |
Obtain a meeting with an official, ruler, or leader of your organization or a group friendly to your organization in 1d4 days |
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31+ |
Grandmaster |
Access to a personal aide who has heroic levels equal to your heroic level – 3 |