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One of the ideas I'm playing with in my new Pathfinder campaign is the use of factions. Pathfinder already has rules for handling reputation with different factions, which is spread across several books (**Ultimate Campaign**, the **Faction Guide** and some mentions in various **Pathfinder Society** books). They all seem to handle it slightly differently, | One of the ideas I'm playing with in my new Pathfinder campaign is the use of factions. Pathfinder already has rules for handling reputation with different factions, which is spread across several books (**Ultimate Campaign**, the **Faction Guide** and some mentions in various **Pathfinder Society** books). They all seem to handle it slightly differently, | ||
- | What I've gone for is, I think, slightly different to all of them, but uses the terminology from **Ultimate Campaign**. | + | What I've gone for is, I think, slightly different to all of them, but uses the terminology from **Ultimate Campaign**. Just to be clear, these aren't the factions from the [[http:// |
There are a number of factions in and around Magnimar, and these are generally where plot quests are being driven from. So the city watch might put out a bounty on a known criminal, or ask for help dealing with a problem that a group of ' | There are a number of factions in and around Magnimar, and these are generally where plot quests are being driven from. So the city watch might put out a bounty on a known criminal, or ask for help dealing with a problem that a group of ' | ||
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The awards will tend to follow a theme for each faction though - some might provide access to equipment, others to retraining or just to information or physical aid. | The awards will tend to follow a theme for each faction though - some might provide access to equipment, others to retraining or just to information or physical aid. | ||
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So far characters have only unlocked the first level on several factions, but the first few adventures are geared towards introducing them to a number of the more important ones in the city. As they get to work with different factions, they might decide that some are more useful than others and try to get involved more with one over another. It's also possible that a high reputation with one faction might be viewed negatively by a rival, so doing work for //The Law// might mean you are less likely to get work from various criminal groups. | So far characters have only unlocked the first level on several factions, but the first few adventures are geared towards introducing them to a number of the more important ones in the city. As they get to work with different factions, they might decide that some are more useful than others and try to get involved more with one over another. It's also possible that a high reputation with one faction might be viewed negatively by a rival, so doing work for //The Law// might mean you are less likely to get work from various criminal groups. |
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