Couple of quick questions about Reputation

[Suspicious Vlish]

1. What Rep score do you start off with?

 

2. What Rep score is required to buy Shaping skills from the Shaper in Rivergate?

 

3. What Rep score is required for Alwan to give you the quest to fix Moseh?

[Mea Tulpa]

http://minmax.ermarian.net/g4/g4q.html

[Suspicious Vlish]

I don't think the Reputation guide posts what your starting Rep is. Although I wouldn't be surprised if it was 100...

 

And what does 'Red Mage' stand for?

[Mea Tulpa]

It indeed starts at 100.

 

Red Mage refers to the "powergaming" munchkin strategy that maximizes earned bonuses -- whether you can get rewards from both sides where applicable.

[Suspicious Vlish]

Then wouldn't the Tycho quest be a Red Mage? You can let him go, and get a reward from both the Shapers and the Rebels...

[Sir Spiff]

True, but it's pretty modest, and it's required if you want the next quest in the series.

[Suspicious Vlish]

You still get the next quest if you let Tycho go...

[Sir Spiff]

What I mean is that you must claim the rebel reward to get the next quest, even if you free Tycho.

[Mea Tulpa]

Right, Trianus gives you the reward either way. That's why he is listed (and his reward is listed) under both options, while Crowley is only listed under one.

 

I guess that is somewhat confusing. I put the whole thing together with an eye to the reputation scores, so I always separated rewards and actions out based on them first.