Counterpart to Claim to Hospitality

[jason taylor]

Shouldn't Claim to Hospitality have a Duty to go with it for those that claim hospitality from them?

[SRoach]

Originally Posted by jason taylor

Shouldn't Claim to Hospitality have a Duty to go with it for those that claim hospitality from them?

The text of the main book does say that you're obligated to reciprocate if you ever find yourself at home and another member of that same group drops by. It also says you may be expected to spend some of your money on a host/hostess gift, if you have wealth.

That said, I remember reading a bit of fiction, ("Exiles" by Melanie Rawn), where bards had a Claim to Hospitality at pretty much any tavern.
Futher, and more familiar, in Mercedes Lackey's "Heralds of Valdemar" series, the whole of the Heraldic College has a Claim to Hospitality wherever they're passing through within Valdemar, even if they're going to the Collegium for the first time. The locals get a tax credit for any expenses incurred toward the Herald.

Edit. My understanding is several advantages have small disadvantages built in. Some disadvantages, such as Obligation, Honesty, or Code of Honor, have small advantages built in, if chosen correctly. (A person who answers the call of an obligation, has a reputation for honesty or meritorious behavior will frequently get a bonus on reaction rolls.)

[CoyoteGestalt]

In settings like that, a license to operate an inn probably comes along with a minor Duty to offer such hospitality to official heralds, officers of the Crown, etc., since the innkeepers presumably don't have the corresponding benefit of a Claim to Hospitality at the palace or the College of Heralds.

But yeah, for most characters in most situations, the duty to offer hospitality is already included in CtH, and doesn't count separately.