RenleyRenfield's latest activity

I did a read through of the Core Rulebook on the Ars Technica forum. I’m not going to link it here because: the forum allows swearing...

The high level issue is two fold. The first is preference and a lot of folks dont do it merely because they dont want a gonzo fantasy...

Anyone else have some factions they think were written and published very well?

This is one of the best "at a glance" faction formats I have ever seen. Absolutely stealing this, so good!! I think the parts that...

As both a DM and a Player I like Factions as world building tools and ideally as story engines. Factions help signal what's important...

Mostly motivations and agendas. Who are they and what do they want? Where do they fit into the setting? Who are their allies and...

I think the WotC ones that I've seen are really boring, personally, and feel like "OK, sign up to get boons X and Y, and we'll never...

I agree! I think there are in-character plot reasons. But those can be vague or 'soft' Having some mechanical benefit sounds good too!

In-game factions = (VtM Camarilla, D&D Harpers, Fallout Brotherhood of Steel, Mage Awakening Adamantine Arrow, Infinity PanOceana...

Tales of Xadia is actually quite fun to play, even if you know nothing about the show. (And many people have successfully converted 5e...

I think I am leaning toward Fate, mostly because I already know it pretty well (even if I will still have to wipe the cobwebs off, since...

Yeah, your OP didn't competently say that at all.... like not even close :P But if squint hard, my answers still satisfy your...

Pretty much ALL of World of Darkness. The best starting point is Vampire the Masquerade or Vampire the Requiem, as they have lots of...

Dallas the role-playing game Well until someone shots JR.

Who cares how someone plays Vampire the Masquerade? My point was never how people engage with the game, its the mechanics. This whole...