gomeler
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5 years ago Spent some time digging through dnd reference material and reading about how DMs utilize factions to provide options and experiences for PCs. Given what I read and understood, I'm going to feature an optional input string/json file per location that will provide the expected factions and the ratios assigned to them. I fully expect in most locations there will be a majority of faction-less NPCs with a minority of NPCs involved in the local factions. The idea being for every dozen people just trying to live their life, a few people are looking beyond themselves.
When we get to region generation featuring multiple locations I think some sort of clustering will happen such that a specific faction will cluster around nearby locations and have some tenuous links of influence in neighboring locations/regions.
For now on a per-location basis we'll accept faction data and then during NPC generation we'll roll for faction assignment. An aggregate faction % breakdown per building per location will likely be helpful for the purpose of locating a faction's headquarters or center of influence.
This is going to involve several sub-issues. For now at a high level faction system that is impacted by individuals and a regional faction bias. A lot more thought is needed here.