| Event | Honor Points |
| Become leader of a country | +50 |
| Become a duke (or equivalent rank) | +20 |
| Ascend the ranks of nobility | +15 |
| Receive an important appointment | +10 |
| Successfully negotiate a peace for a national dispute | +5 |
| Prevent a war | +5 |
| Successfully negotiate a peace for a familial dispute | +3 |
| Act as an ambassador | +2 |
| Gain the favor of an honorable NPC11 | +2 |
| Remove an enemy without bloodshed or death | +2 |
| Start a popular war | +2 |
| Write and deliver a treaty | +2 |
| Aid a political ally of lower status2 | +1 |
| Embarrass a rival | +1 |
| Make allies in the bureaucracy | +1 |
| Successfully negotiate a peace for a personal dispute | +1 |
| Make well-placed enemies in the bureaucracy | -1 |
| Refuse to use violence when negotiation fails | -2 |
| Fail as an ambassador to a neutral country | -3 |
| Refuse to aid someone who did you a favor | -3 |
| Receive an embarrassing appointment | -4 |
| Use violence to solve a problem when negotiation was an option | -5 |
| Start an unpopular war | -8 |
| Fail to keep a popular war popular | -10 |
1 You can gain this reward once per NPC. The NPC must have at least 10 more honor points than you.