# Honor If your campaign involves cultures where a rigid code of honor is part of daily life (such as some material regions like [[Wayan]] or [[Lei-Sheng]]), the Honor score may be used as a means of measuring a character’s devotion to that code. The Honor ability is useful in any campaign that revolves around orders of knights or other warriors who adhere to a formal code. Honor measures not only a character’s devotion to a code but also the character’s understanding of it. The Honor score can also reflect how others perceive a character’s honor. A character with a high Honor usually has a reputation that others know about, especially those who have high Honor scores themselves. Unlike fundamental abilities, Honor can’t be raised with normal ability score increases. Instead, you can be awarded increases to Honor—or receive reductions—based on a character’s actions. At the end of an adventure, if a character’s actions in the adventure reflected well or poorly on his or her understanding of the code, they may gain an increase or suffer a decrease to their honor by 1. As with other ability scores, a character’s Honor can’t exceed 20 or fall below 1. ## Honor Checks Honor checks can be used in social situations, much as Charisma would, when a character’s understanding of a code of conduct is the most defining factor in the way a social interaction will play out. You might also call for an Honor check when a character is in one of the following situations: - Being unsure how to act with honor - Surrendering while trying to save face - Trying to determine another character’s Honor score - Trying to use the proper etiquette in a delicate social situation - Using his or her honorable or dishonorable reputation to influence someone else ## Honor Saves An Honor save comes into play when you want to determine whether a character might inadvertently do something dishonorable. You might call for an Honor save in the following situations: - Avoiding an accidental breach of honor or etiquette - Resisting the urge to respond to goading or insults from an enemy - Recognizing when an enemy attempts to trick a character into a breach of honor