Infamy

When a character expresses the intent to perform a wantonly evil or callously criminal action and you inform them that their action would be considered an evil action, if the character still persists in performing the action, apply a point of Infamy to the character. Up to a certain limit, gaining Infamy does not mandate a change in the character’s alignment, but rather, represents a step towards becoming evil.

Transmission & Vectors

Beyond GM intervention, some scenarios and written products may present evil solutions to situations. These actions will be called out within the adventure text as causes to give a character partaking in them a point of Infamy. Still, the GM is the final arbiter on what constitutes an alignment infraction and when Infamy is gained by a character at the table.
Every point of Infamy represents the PC’s reputation for performing evil actions. A character can have a maximum of 3 Infamy before that character must be retired; it is assumed characters with 3 points of Infamy become irrevocably evil and are no longer welcome to join standard Pathfinder Society operations.

Treatment

A player can reduce their character’s Infamy by spending 12 Fame per point or through the Untarnished Reputation faction boon

Prognosis

A character can have an Infamy score between 0 and 3. The following summarizes the effects of Infamy based on the number of points accrued: 0: No effect. The character is considered in excellent moral standing with the Pathfinder Society.

• 1: The character has earned a reputation for performing unseemly deeds. The maximum item level of equipment the character can purchase decreases by 1 (to a minimum of level 1 equipment). This typically means that the PC can purchase equipment with an item level equal to their level – 1 and can purchase equipment listed on a Chronicle sheet only if its level is at most 1 higher than their level.
• 2: The character is infamous for her evil exploits in the name of the Pathfinder Society. The maximum item level of equipment the character can purchase decreases by 2 (to a minimum of level 1 equipment). This typically means the PCs can purchase equipment with an item level equal to her level – 2. A PC with this level of Infamy can purchase equipment listed on her Chronicle sheets only if its level is equal to or less than her level.
• 3: The character has earned such a reputation that they are barred from participating in Pathfinder Society, unless they reduce their Infamy score to 2 or lower at the end of the adventure. If the character don’t reduce their Infamy score, the character is permanently retired from play.

Type

Mental