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The ranks of prestige are as follows from most prestigious to least:
The ranks of prestige are as follows from most prestigious to least:
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==Affecting Prestige==
===Positive Prestige===
*Quality clothing
*Jewelry
*Tailoring curios in the form of bows.
*[[Hair Curio|Hair]], [[Beard Curio|Beard]] and [[Beauty Curio]]s.
===Negative Prestige===
*Tawdry Clothing - Clothing becomes tawdry after it is [[Tailoring#Mending|mended]] too many times.
*[[Blemish Curio]]s.
*Scarecrow hat - This artifact will 0 out the effects of anything providing the wearer with positive prestige.
**(See <tt>ASHOP 334</tt>)
==Changelog==
==Changelog==
*New descriptors for higher levels of prestige have been added and <tt>HELP INFLUENCEPRESTIGE</tt> has been updated to reflect the changes. The levels were there, but 'like royalty' used to encompass over half of the available spectrum. '''(#2707 on 25-Jun-2022)'''
*New descriptors for higher levels of prestige have been added and <tt>HELP INFLUENCEPRESTIGE</tt> has been updated to reflect the changes. The levels were there, but 'like royalty' used to encompass over half of the available spectrum. '''(#2707 on 25-Jun-2022)'''

Latest revision as of 01:53, 3 July 2022

(For Library and Stage Prestige contest information, see HELP CULTURE)

Prestige is used to determine how likely a denizen is to resist an influence attempt. The more prestige you have, the less likely it is the denizen will resist an attack entirely (except in the case of charity, where it's the opposite).

Prestige Ranks

The ranks of prestige are as follows from most prestigious to least:

Text Rank
like royalty 8
luxurious 7
affluent 6
posh 5
opulent 4
prosperous 3
well-to-do 2
common 1
nondescript 0
like a naked fool -1
tawdry -2
shabby -3
pathetic -4
beggarly -5
like a homeless wretch -6

Affecting Prestige

Positive Prestige

Negative Prestige

  • Tawdry Clothing - Clothing becomes tawdry after it is mended too many times.
  • Blemish Curios.
  • Scarecrow hat - This artifact will 0 out the effects of anything providing the wearer with positive prestige.
    • (See ASHOP 334)

Changelog

  • New descriptors for higher levels of prestige have been added and HELP INFLUENCEPRESTIGE has been updated to reflect the changes. The levels were there, but 'like royalty' used to encompass over half of the available spectrum. (#2707 on 25-Jun-2022)