Factions in a modern horror setting

kosmos1214 · February 15, 2016, 10:48:22 PM

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some thing you might want to to take a look at is durarara!!! its got a strong focus on factions and there is some supernatural stuff going on one of the major characters is a dulahan and another has an intelligent sword .
might be worth a look for inspiration

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rawma · February 15, 2016, 11:48:52 PM

Quote from: kosmos1214;879244WARNING my post has some miner spoilers for the anime / manga / novel series durarara

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some thing you might want to to take a look at is durarara!!! its got a strong focus on factions and there is some supernatural stuff going on one of the major characters is a dulahan and another has an intelligent sword .
might be worth a look for inspiration

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yosemitemike · February 16, 2016, 01:31:14 AM

Quote from: jan paparazzi;879136Mostly antagonistic. If the other factions are also playable the game becomes a lot more political and I don't care much about politics in a roleplaying game. It's good stuff for books and movies, but I don't like it in an rpg.

If they are mainly intended to be antagonists, an easy way to define them would be by their agenda. That gives you an idea of what they are likely to want to do and how they are likely to respond to what the PCs are doing.

jan paparazzi · February 16, 2016, 11:09:37 AM

Quote from: yosemitemike;879257If they are mainly intended to be antagonists, an easy way to define them would be by their agenda. That gives you an idea of what they are likely to want to do and how they are likely to respond to what the PCs are doing.

Already working on it. I have two already and working and two others. Btw, I think an agenda is an easy way to define any faction, allied or antagonistic.

kosmos1214 · February 16, 2016, 06:21:01 PM

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Connallmac · February 16, 2016, 07:47:08 PM

Kevin Crawford's "Silent Legions" has a great section on creating a mythos, cults and factions.

Headless · February 16, 2016, 08:17:38 PM

Early American fire departments fought over who got to put out the fires because they were paid by the insurance companies.

I love the idea of the ghost busters throwing down with the inquisition over who got to throw the ghosts out of 123 street.

jan paparazzi · February 18, 2016, 05:10:33 AM

Quote from: Headless;879472Early American fire departments fought over who got to put out the fires because they were paid by the insurance companies.

I love the idea of the ghost busters throwing down with the inquisition over who got to throw the ghosts out of 123 street.

At the moment I have a religious group like that competing with the police force.

RPGPundit · February 20, 2016, 01:56:51 AM

I would just use real-life occult and alt-religious groups. But that's me.

Factions in a modern horror setting

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