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  Perrenland Meta-Org FAQ 
  V2.0 – 5 Sep 2006 
   
  Residency Requirements 
  • Unless otherwise stated, a character must have a home region of Perrenland and 
  have played at least one Perrenland regional adventure (including interactives, 
  introductory adventures and regular regional scenarios) to join a Perrenland meta-
  org. The notable exception to this is the Pax Mercuri, which accepts foreign 
  members – see the fighting forces document for details. 
  • If a PC changes home region to a region other than Perrenland they are deemed to 
  have left any Perrenland meta-org that has a residency requirement as detailed 
  above, losing all benefits.  However special rules will apply in 2006 for PCs 
  belonging to a Perrenland meta-org that change their region to Ratik (see below). 
  Entry Requirements and Costs 
  • Unless stated otherwise, upkeep is not payable for meta-org TU costs. You are 
  accommodated in meta-org facilities during the time you are contributing. 
  • Where annual costs are shown on a meta-org cert, the costs are in total. E.g. a 
  Ruby Zauber has a listed cost of 2 TU and 500gp. This is the total cost you pay at 
  the start of a year as a ruby Zauber member. 
  • As per the LGCS, only the current year’s TUs may be used for meta-org costs. If 
  you have run out of TUs you must wait until the following year to join a meta-org 
  or take up a promotion opportunity. 
  • If you ascend to a new rank part way though the year (i.e. other than on your first 
  AR for a year), you must pay the difference only between the annual costs for 
  your current rank and your new rank. E.g. If your current rank costs 2 TUs and 
  200gp and the new rank is 3TUs and 400GP, when you are promoted mid year 
  you will need to pay 1 TU and 200gp. You cannot be promoted until you have 
  paid the promotion costs. These costs are recorded on the AR on which you are 
  promoted. The promotion should also be noted in the play notes at the top of the 
  AR. 
  Loss of Qualification 
  • Unless stated otherwise, if you obtain a rank in a meta-org, but then lose the 
  qualifications to hold the rank (level loss etc), you retain your rank on the 
  assumption that you are working back towards qualifying. If after 12 months you 
  still do not have the prerequisites for your current rank, you will be repositioned at 
  the appropriate rank for your abilities. 
  Benefits 
  • All skill bonuses offered by meta-orgs are circumstance bonuses. A character may 
  receive at most +4 to any particular skill as a result of meta-orgs, no matter how 
  many may apply. 
  • Where a discount to mundane items is listed, this is to items from the Player’s 
  Handbook and the ‘Complete’ books only. Where a character receives multiple 
  discounts, only the higher one applies. I.e. Each membership card has a “May not 
  be used with other discount offers” clause stamped on it. 
  • Being granted a discount on mundane items in the 'Complete' books does not 
  mean that you have access to all mundane items in those books.  You must still 
  find access to those items via meta-org or AR. 
  
   
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  Perrenland Meta-orgs and the Region of Ratik in 2006 
  At SRDU 2006 the region of Ratik rejoins the Living Greyhawk campaign, bringing 
  with it changes to the region of Perrenland.  In light of these changes and the effect on 
  players with PCs belonging to meta-orgs, the following special rules will apply for 
  PCs changing their region to Ratik: 
  • Any PCs wishing to explore the new opportunities in Ratik in can obtain a leave 
  of absence from their meta-org through the expenditure of a Perrenland favour, 
  whilst retaining some of the benefits of membership for the remainder of 2006.   
  • This leave of absence can include meta-orgs that have special requirements for 
  leaving membership (such as the Fighting Forces), but cannot be applied for 
  members of the Voormannsgardt, who sign on for life.  
  • This leave of absence must be noted in the play notes section of the same AR that 
  the change of region to Ratik is noted on.   
  • If the leave of absence is not obtained, any PC that changes their region to Ratik 
  immediately forfeits any benefits gained from membership in a Perrenland meta-
  org.   
  • Pax Mercuri members do not need to expend a Perrenland favour, and may retain 
  their membership if they change regions.  Their journey to Ratik is considered a 
  tour of duty, but follows the same rules that apply for the leave of absence. 
  • This leave of absence does not incur a TU cost, nor does it refund any TUs 
  previously spent on meta-org membership in 2006.  
  • Skill bonuses gained from meta-org membership are retained during the leave of 
  absence.     
  • Lifestyle benefits, non-magical item access and upkeep discounts gained through 
  meta-org membership only apply in Perrenland regional scenarios and Iuz Border 
  States meta-regional scenarios.   
  • Also, some other benefits can be redeemed only during play of these scenarios 
  (such as the Den Zauber Spell Library access). 
  • Those PCs belonging to meta-orgs that require a tithe (Old Kerk and Non-Kerk 
  religion meta-orgs) will need to continue to pay the tithe during this leave of 
  absence.  
   
  Perrenland and Ratik in 2007 
  • At the beginning of 2007, PCs that took a leave of absence from a Perrenland 
  meta-org must choose to change their region back to Perrenland, choose to remain 
  in the region of Ratik, or choose to move to another region.   
  • PCs not choosing to return to Perrenland in 2007 must sever all ties to Perrenland 
  meta-orgs, forfeiting any benefits gained through membership in a Perrenland 
  meta-org.  The only exception for this is the Pax Mercuri, which accepts foreign 
  members. Where relevant, this departure from a Perrenland metaorg is treated as 
  an honourable discharge. No TU or gp refund is applicable. 
  • PCs lose any access to any limited prestige classes that they gained through 
  Perrenland meta-org membership. This means they may not take the limited 
  prestige class, or advance further in the limited prestige class unless they gain 
  access via another means.  
  • PCs also lose qualification of any core prestige classes offered by their former 
  meta-org they have already taken a level in the prestige class. This means they 
  
   
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  may not take the core prestige class unless they qualify via another means, 
  however they may advance further in the core prestige class.   
  • PCs returning to the region of Perrenland at the beginning of 2007 can rejoin their 
  meta-org without spending any favours.  They are welcome back with open arms. 
  • When the PC returns to the region of Perrenland, the amount of time spent during 
  the leave of absence does not count towards advancement in Perrenland multi-
  tiered meta-orgs. 
  
SOURCE: textdata/thevault/Living Greyhawk/Metaorg Material/Perrenland/metaorg_faq.pdf