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<blockquote data-quote="Wik" data-source="post: 6635707" data-attributes="member: 40177">Thanks.&nbsp; I have nine PC organizations in my campaign:1.&nbsp; Knights of the Scale:&nbsp; Protect and raise baby dragons, regardless of alignment.&nbsp; Hunt down and slay evil dragons that do not follow the Knights' teachings.&nbsp; 2.&nbsp; The Gray Wizards:&nbsp; Smuggle magic items, avoid taxes, and protect wizards from unfair laws.&nbsp; Mostly just smuggle stuff.&nbsp; 3.&nbsp; Imperial War Academy:&nbsp; Act as a university, protect the empire, and try to avoid being labelled too much as &quot;Soldiers&quot;.&nbsp; 4.&nbsp; The Guilders:&nbsp; Protect the traditional religious practices of the world, where the guilds and temples are closely related to one another.&nbsp; Build stuff.&nbsp; 5.&nbsp; Unification Church:&nbsp; Unite all temples under one banner, and have the guilds be freed from religion.&nbsp; Support the empress of the empire, who kind of kickstarted all this.&nbsp; 6.&nbsp; The Hellhounds:&nbsp; Do anything for profit, because money is awesome.&nbsp; Also, maintain a reputation as revolutionaries, because it's good PR.&nbsp; 7.&nbsp; The Free Islanders:&nbsp; Act as moving sheriffs, judges, and messengers for the Free Islands.&nbsp; Protect the law.&nbsp; 8.&nbsp; The Imperial Foreign Service:&nbsp; Spy for the empire, engage in shadow plays, and act as messengers and diplomats.&nbsp; 9.&nbsp; The Friends of the Golden Stag:&nbsp; Protect the natural world, teach druidism to those interested, and fight the excesses of civilization.&nbsp; It's a good mix, I think, of campaign interests and character goals.&nbsp; I have a player (a half elven bard with the sailor background) that's a smuggler with the Gray Wizards, and simply because of that association (he has no persuasion training), he's become the party fence for magical items.&nbsp; Likewise, there's talk about which side of the religious debate (guilders vs unificationists) sounds better, with neither being the &quot;right&quot; choice (I love those decision points!).In short, I really like organizations, and I find the ones given in the DMG to be a bit vanilla for my tastes.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wik, post: 6635707, member: 40177"] Thanks. I have nine PC organizations in my campaign: 1. Knights of the Scale: Protect and raise baby dragons, regardless of alignment. Hunt down and slay evil dragons that do not follow the Knights' teachings. 2. The Gray Wizards: Smuggle magic items, avoid taxes, and protect wizards from unfair laws. Mostly just smuggle stuff. 3. Imperial War Academy: Act as a university, protect the empire, and try to avoid being labelled too much as "Soldiers". 4. The Guilders: Protect the traditional religious practices of the world, where the guilds and temples are closely related to one another. Build stuff. 5. Unification Church: Unite all temples under one banner, and have the guilds be freed from religion. Support the empress of the empire, who kind of kickstarted all this. 6. The Hellhounds: Do anything for profit, because money is awesome. Also, maintain a reputation as revolutionaries, because it's good PR. 7. The Free Islanders: Act as moving sheriffs, judges, and messengers for the Free Islands. Protect the law. 8. The Imperial Foreign Service: Spy for the empire, engage in shadow plays, and act as messengers and diplomats. 9. The Friends of the Golden Stag: Protect the natural world, teach druidism to those interested, and fight the excesses of civilization. It's a good mix, I think, of campaign interests and character goals. I have a player (a half elven bard with the sailor background) that's a smuggler with the Gray Wizards, and simply because of that association (he has no persuasion training), he's become the party fence for magical items. Likewise, there's talk about which side of the religious debate (guilders vs unificationists) sounds better, with neither being the "right" choice (I love those decision points!). In short, I really like organizations, and I find the ones given in the DMG to be a bit vanilla for my tastes. [/QUOTE]

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