tra38
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5 years ago According to 10 Minute Plot Generation, it's a good idea to have 3-5 Factions that will squabble with each other, thereby generating mission hooks and plots for the players to latch onto. So the first step to generating a campaign would be to generate the factions.
Alpha Complex has so many factions, it's hard to keep track of. So, let's try to generate the most 'powerful' of the factions - the UV Cliques. Here's four UV Cliques, published in High Programmer (some of the text came from my ULTRAVIOLET Cliff Notes I wrote a while back):
- Reform Party: A union of “ambitious youngsters who conspire to overthrow the entrenched ruling alliances and take over” and genuine social reformers inspired by Humanist rhetoric. They call themselves the “loyal opposition”, and are the oldest extant Clique in Alpha Complex.
- Gatzmann Society: An pro-Old Reckoning preservation society that seeks to establish antique collections and interpret the Gatzmann Archives (the major existing source of knowledge about the OR).
- Epicureans: An alliance of hedonistic Ultraviolets, intent on acquiring as much pleasure as possible and abusing their position as leaders of Alpha Complex for their own petty desires. Fine food, harems, drugs; all of these are in the average Epicurean lifestyle.
- Tillinghast’s: The “Old Guard”. Regulates the behavior of Ultraviolets to promote decency, self-respect, and cultural refinement. Easily the most powerful clique in the Complex, boasting several influential and powerful members.
I'm going to need to probably create some more UV Cliques or dig around the PARANOIA supplements for ideas.
User Story (MVP) - User should be able to run a "loosely connected" campaign, where the only thing connecting one-shots are (a) references to past sessions, and (b) certain characters making appearances again.
Post-MVP - A "fully connected" campaign, with multiple references to past sessions and an actual plot of some sort. (This may very well be maddening to code.)
Notes - If there is no demand at my tabletop group for campaigns, then this user story probably won't be worked on. It, however, would be cool to have.
Priority - Low