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Ep 57 - Factions, Guilds, & Other Affiliations

Passive (Aggressive) Perception

English - August 24, 2022 11:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
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Previous Episode: Ep 56 - GM Fiat (And Deus Ex Machina)
Next Episode: Ep 58 - Alex Clippinger: Game Design & Adapting 5e

Is your TTRPG character affiliated with anything larger than themselves or the party they roll with (heheh puns)? This week we cover TTRPG factions, guilds, and other big-picture affiliations. We discuss how they can provide scope, inform character backstory, create fascinating and useful narrative drivers for your campaigns, and much more.

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Show Breakdown:

0:00: Intro01:12: TTRPG News10:12 Main Topic12:50: Some TTRPGs lean more heavily on factions than others13:32: TTRPG factions serving as patrons15:53: Forged in the Dark and juggling power between factions16:58: Big factions that span entire peoples and how they can inform character backstory and disposition21:14: TTRPG factions can help characters realize end-game aspirations22:44: Using factions as a trump card26: 18: Factions can be a way to introduce lore and legacy setting characters27:17: Factions can be a great way to explain the 'start of things'33:05: Watch out for misaligned goals and disparate faction affiliations within your TTRPG party35:25: Outro

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