====== CREATING FACTIONS ====== A faction consists of a group of people united in action toward a common goal. ===== Core Faction Design ===== ☐ **FACTION NAME** \\ What do the members of this faction call it? ☐ **FACTION GOAL** \\ What goal do the actions of this faction promote? ☐ **FACTION PLOT HOOKS** \\ What secrets does this faction hold? ===== Additional Faction Design ===== ☐ **FACTION REQUIREMENTS** \\ Are there qualifications, rituals or ceremonies required to join this faction? ☐ **FACTION UPSTREAM** \\ What faction exists above this faction in the pyramid or hierarchy? ☐ **FACTION DOWNSTREAM** \\ What factions exist below this faction in the hierarchy? ☐ **FACTION ALLIES** \\ What other factions cooperate with this one? ☐ **FACTION RIVALS** \\ What other factions rival this one? ☐ **FACTION ENEMIES** \\ What other factions oppose this one? ☐ **FACTION ORIGIN OR HISTORY** \\ What is the origin or history of this faction? ☐ **FACTION LOGO** \\ What image, flag, or patch does the faction use for identity? ☐ **FACTION MOTTO OR SLOGAN** \\ What inspirational phrase does the faction promote? ☐ **FACTION HEADQUARTERS** \\ Where is the faction based? ☐ **FACTION HEAD** \\ Who is the "head" of the faction? ☐ **FACTION HEAD GOALS** \\ What are the goals of the "head" of the faction? ☐ **MAJOR SUB-FACTION HEAD** \\ Who is the head of the most powerful sub-faction? ☐ **MAJOR SUB-FACTION GOALS** \\ What are the goals of the most powerful sub-faction? ☐ **MINOR SUB-FACTION HEAD** \\ Who is the head of the next or minor sub-faction? ☐ **MINOR SUB-FACTION GOAL** \\ What are the goals of the "left hand" of the faction? ☐ **FACTION OFFICERS OR LEADERS** \\ How many troop officers or leaders can the faction command? ☐ **FACTION SOLDIERS** \\ How many mid-rank or specialist soldiers can the faction command? ☐ **FACTION GOONS OR GRUNTS** \\ How many goons or grunts can the faction command? ☐ **FACTION ASSETS** \\ What additional assets does the faction hold? ☐ **FACTION FACILITIES** \\ What additional bases, offices, facilities, or installation does the faction hold or operate? ☐ **FACTION VEHICLES** \\ What vehicles can the faction field for operations? ☐ **FACTION PRIVILEGES** \\ In general members of a faction get access to the faction resources as a power base. That can include access to faction assets or calling on other faction members. This could easily be extended to include other kinds of privileges. For example: Factions that are powerful enough to get custom laws favorable to them. Those could be religions or speakers of a language. ☐ **FACTION INTERACTIONS** \\ Take the list of faction types and make a matrix out of it with the types as both rows and columns. Then each cell of the matrix is how those faction types interact or affect each other in the form of privileges. What privileges can a government faction grant to a religious, corporate, or other faction? What privileges can a religious faction grant to a government, corporate, or other faction? ☐ **FACTION RESTRICTIONS** \\ Finally, for any "plusses" like privileges, there should also be balancing "minuses". What about restrictions on factions or their members in addition to privileges? What restrictions can a government faction impose on religions, corporations, languages, or customs in the setting? What restrictions can a religious faction impose on governments, corporations, languages, or customs in the setting? ===== Types Of Factions ===== ◢ [[Creating Governments]] \\ ◢ [[Creating Organizations]] - Societies, Academies, Foundations, Institutes, Leagues, Cooperatives, Unions \\ ◢ [[Creating Laws]] \\ ◢ [[Creating Politics]] \\ ◢ [[Creating Corporations]] \\ ◢ [[Creating Religions]] \\ ◢ [[Creating Customs]] \\ ◢ [[Creating Languages]] \\ ===== Additional Resources ===== [[https://www.roleplayingtips.com/rptn/have-fun-with-factions/|Roleplaying Tips #0393 - Have Fun With Factions]] \\ [[https://www.roleplayingtips.com/rptn/how-to-create-factions-3-new-tips-plus-44-awesome-ready-to-use-npc-hooks/|Roleplaying Tips #0447 - How To Create Factions - 3 New Tips]] \\ [[https://www.roleplayingtips.com/rptn/3-line-cultures-how-to-inject-races-and-factions-with-flavour/|Roleplaying Tips #0599 - 3 Line Cultures: How To Inject Races And Factions With Flavour]] \\ [[https://www.roleplayingtips.com/rptn/horde-ing-creating-factions-the-fast-and-easy-way/|Roleplaying Tips #0643 - Horde-ing => Creating Factions The Fast And Easy Way]] \\ [[https://www.roleplayingtips.com/world-building/the-faction-pyramid-technique/|Roleplaying Tips #0644 - The Faction Pyramid Technique]] \\ [[https://www.roleplayingtips.com/adventure-building-campaigns/walking-the-faction-pyramid-magic-trinkets-magic-banking/|Roleplaying Tips #0652 - Walking The Faction Pyramid, Magic Trinkets, Magic Banking]] \\ [[https://www.roleplayingtips.com/rptn/crossing-swords-with-factions-how-to-build-quick-guilds-for-your-kingdom/|Roleplaying Tips #0695 - Crossing Swords With Factions - How To Build Quick Guilds For Your Kingdom]] \\ [[https://www.roleplayingtips.com/adventure-building-campaigns/the-potion-factory-for-fun-faction-finagling/|Roleplaying Tips #0724 - The Potion Factory for Fun Faction Finagling]] \\ [[https://www.roleplayingtips.com/world-building/factions-done-blades-in-the-dark-style/|Roleplaying Tips #0872 - Factions Done Blades In The Dark Style]] \\ [[https://www.roleplayingtips.com/npcs-roleplay/two-quick-easy-faction-play-tips/|Roleplaying Tips #1012 - Two Quick & Easy Faction Play Tips]] \\ [[https://www.roleplayingtips.com/npcs-roleplaying/7-ways-to-roleplay-factions-better/|Roleplaying Tips #1068 - 7 Ways To Roleplay Factions Better]] \\ [[https://www.roleplayingtips.com/npcs-roleplaying/factions-villains-3-reader-gm-tips/|Roleplaying Tips #1165 - Factions & Villains - 3 Reader GM Tips]] \\ ===== Salvage Space: Factions ===== ◢ [[:salvage_space:factions|Salvage Space: Factions]] ▲ [[:Chronology:]] :: ◢ [[:Chronology:references#cultures_01.c|References: Cultures]] ~~DISCUSSION~~