Fame

Fame measures how well-known an Agent is in the world. Acquiring Fame is a common consequence of completing Challenges or surviving combats, and it makes the Agent's whereabouts and actions more visible to Heroes and Governments. As such, accruing Fame is usually a negative thing and can especially give high-profile Agents such as the Hordemaster or Baron a "time-bomb" quality - as their Fame rises Heroes and Governments continue to assign them a higher Threat until they eventually set out to specifically bring that Agent down. A clever Old One may still be able to turn this to their advantage - propping up an Agent as a threatening conqueror can for instance be used to draw attention away from other schemes - but often an Old One may attempt to minimize Fame gain. Many Challenges offer a choice of responses on completion, often with differing amounts of Fame gain.