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Returning 35 results for 'factions'.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Factions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Factions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Factions Factions are like political parties, religious organizations, or secret societies. Players can choose a connection to one of five factions: the Harpers, the Order of the Gauntlet, the
Emerald Enclave, the Lords’ Alliance, and the Zhentarim. All five factions have their own reasons for opposing the spread of Elemental Evil. However, none fully comprehend the gravity of the threat at the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Factions Three power groups operate around Castle Naerytar: the Cult of the Dragon, a band of bullywugs, and a lizardfolk tribe. The black dragon Voaraghamanthar, along with its kobold and lizardfolk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Factions Three power groups operate around Castle Naerytar: the Cult of the Dragon, a band of bullywugs, and a lizardfolk tribe. The black dragon Voaraghamanthar, along with its kobold and lizardfolk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Blingdenstone Factions The following sections describe what each deep gnome faction has to offer in the Battle of Blingdenstone. The Diggermattocks If the characters don’t suggest it, the deep gnome
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Joining Factions Word begins to spread throughout Waterdeep that a group of adventurers helped Volothamp Geddarm and rescued Renaer Neverember. Within days, faction representatives begin to approach
the characters and try to recruit them. This book’s introduction describes the various factions and what they look for in recruits. The characters need not all join the same faction, and some might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Ascendant Factions Factions wax and wane, shifting the balance of power in Sigil. The most influential factions are known as ascendant factions, widely recognized groups that oversee aspects of daily
life in the city. Currently Sigil has twelve ascendant factions. The following sections present these factions, along with notes on their leaders, sites in Sigil that serve as their headquarters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Minor Factions In addition to the ascendant factions, Sigil contains a host of minor factions—up-and-coming philosophies, those that have seen a resurgence of members, and once-ascendant factions
whose ideologies have since entered a period of decline. The following are three examples of minor factions currently in Sigil. Free League Who Prize the Individual Foremost Factol: None Headquarters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Appendix B: Factions This appendix describes three factions that appear in the adventure: the Hourglass Coven, the League of Malevolence, and Valor’s Call.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Creating Factions Factions and organizations that you create for your campaign should grow out of the stories that are important to the world. Create organizations that your players will want to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Dragon Factions Draconic factions and the conflicts between them can provide a useful framework to organize your entire campaign around. Characters might swear their allegiance to a dragon or trade
join different dragon factions might have to carefully balance the needs of those factions against the goals of their party. The different ways dragons can be categorized suggest numerous approaches
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Factions and Rivals Other books detail the many power groups and factions that operate in Faerûn and the Sword Coast (including the Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide). But a number of new factions and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Factions of Sigil On the Outer Planes, belief shapes reality. Cosmic concepts such as law and chaos can imbue true believers with newfound power, and when enough creatures unite under one ideology
, their beliefs can remold the planes themselves. In Sigil, this power rests with the factions, like-minded philosophers guided by cosmic truths about the multiverse and its workings. Their philosophies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Politics and Factions Saltmarsh’s future rests in the hands of three factions that compete for supremacy. Two of the factions represent the opposing sentiments that have grown in town in recent years
. The third is a secret group that seeks to undermine Saltmarsh and seize control of the region. These factions’ struggles play out in the day-to-day lives of the townsfolk and the political maneuvering of Saltmarsh’s town council.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Factions of Krynn Close equivalents to the factions of the Forgotten Realms don’t exist in the Dragonlance setting, and so must be replaced with more suitable groups from Krynn. The Harpers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Factions in Waterdeep Various factions have roots in Waterdeep, and any character with the faction agent background (described in the Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide) can choose to belong to one of
the factions described below, provided the character meets the faction’s prerequisites. If you’re using the optional renown rules described in chapter 1 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide, allow a player
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Factions and Organizations Temples, guilds, orders, secret societies, and colleges are important forces in the social order of any civilization. Their influence might stretch across multiple towns
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Factions in Athas The city-states and nomadic tribes of Athas have a set of factions and alliances shaped by that world’s harsh history. Here are suggestions for converting the adventure’s faction
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Factions of Gracklstugh The Deepkingdom is a feudal state with the Deepking as the absolute monarch, who passes the crown to descendants or relatives in his Steelshadow clan. Each clan is led by a
keeps all the city’s factions at each other’s throats and out of Horgar’s way. Council of Lairds This advisory body represents the interests of the different clans that have pledged allegiance to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Factions in the North The giants’ plots have far-reaching consequences for the Savage Frontier and the peoples who live there. Giant castles in the clouds have been seen drifting overhead, casting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Factions in Eberron It’s not hard to find Eberron equivalents for the factions of the Forgotten Realms. The Harpers The Library of Korranberg or Morgrave University It’s a bit of a stretch, but
alternative to the five factions, you can use Eberron’s dragonmarked houses. If you do so, remember that many members of the houses don’t possess dragonmarks, and that even houses dominated by one race (the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Factions and Their Representatives Port Nyanzaru is the lone civilized hub on a vast peninsula of great wealth. Many factions would like to tap into that wealth, and they all have agents vying for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Factions of Cynidicea Three factions of Cynidiceans seek to restore the worship of the old gods Gorm, Usamigaras, and Madarua. Opposed by the cultists of Zargon, each faction hopes to stop the slow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Frost Giant Factions The characters aren’t the only ones interested in the frozen corpse. A group of frost giants, led by Elakdras’s descendants, recently arrived in Challidax’s lair. They hope the
. However, the giants have recently split into two factions, as described below. Ralvald’s Giants Ralvald was the giants’ leader but was recently betrayed by his sister, Aerstigga, who seeks to ally with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Appendix C: The Five Factions Many characters created in the Forgotten Realms setting, especially those for organized D&D play, belong to one of five factions that have risen to prominence in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Factions in Greyhawk Instead of the Forgotten Realms factions, the Flanaess has its own set of knightly orders, mage guilds, and elite societies that serve as power groups the player characters can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Factions of the Sword Coast The lack of large, centralized governments in the North and along the Sword Coast is likely directly responsible for the proliferation of secret societies and conspiracies
in those lands. If your background is as an agent for one of the main factions of the North and Sword Coast, here are some possibilities. The Harpers. Founded more than a millennium ago, disbanded
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
ground between two factions, and thus spend a lot of energy making sure none of their allies learn of their conflicting connections. Even among Sseth-worshiping communities, mind whisperers are known
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
. But as the point goblin for the group known as the Six (see “Factions and Rivals” in chapter 3), he’s made vengeance against Acq Inc and Omin Dran his life’s work. And then the work of his next life. And the one after that.
Backgrounds
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
, perhaps, a network of like-minded thinkers, such as the factions of Sigil (summarized below). In your travels, you explore the depths of your understanding and spread your philosophy wherever you go
Performance
Transcendent Order
Athletics
Factions of Sigil
Twelve factions have risen to prominence in the City of Doors, though many more exist. Your character might belong to one of
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
Many organizations active in the North and across the face of Faerûn aren’t bound by strictures of geography. These factions pursue their agendas without regard for political boundaries
clothes, and a pouch containing 15 gp
Factions of the Sword Coast
The lack of large, centralized governments in the North and along the Sword Coast is likely directly responsible for the
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servitude. But after they won their freedom, two factions among the gith disagreed on what kind of civilization they would forge. That disagreement quickly flared into open hostility, and the two groups
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Kelek Kelek is a greedy, narcissistic sociopath who revels in chaos but is a coward at heart. The fact that he’s highly intelligent makes him even more dangerous. More than anything, he wants the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Warduke Warduke’s services as a remorseless killer-for-hire can be easily bought. The evil swordsman serves Kelek as a cohort and adventuring companion from time to time. He isn’t terribly bright