Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
White Dwarf Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Nest
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
EN Publishing
Twitter
BlueSky
Facebook
Instagram
EN World
BlueSky
YouTube
Facebook
Twitter
Twitch
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
NOW LIVE! Today's the day you meet your new best friend. You don’t have to leave Wolfy behind... In 'Pets & Sidekicks' your companions level up with you!
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
Factions and temples
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="FormerlyHemlock" data-source="post: 6619976" data-attributes="member: 6787650"><p>Inspired by the alignment thread(s), I've decided to bring factions into my Spelljammer game and flavor them as "temples" a la Saberhagen's Red Temple/Blue Temple/White Temple. That is, "temple" in the sense of "united in common beliefs and ideals" and not as in "worshipping a particular god". (I run an atheistic D&D universe. That isn't to say that everyone in it is atheistic, but as creator of the universe I the DM say "There are no gods beside me", and clerics are just a deluded kind of intuitive/planar-oriented wizard to the extent they exist at all.)</p><p></p><p>So anyway, here are the major factions I'm planning to introduce my players to next week, or the week after that if they go monster-hunting instead of landing at a port:</p><p></p><p><u><strong>Temple of Order</strong></u></p><p><u><strong></strong></u><strong>Symbol:</strong> Ball and chain</p><p><strong>Based on:</strong> Chainmen</p><p><strong>Ideal:</strong> Only through law and order can evil be punished and society progress.</p><p><strong>Subtext:</strong> Of course I should be in charge. Do what I tell you.</p><p><strong>Attracts:</strong> Lawful evil individuals, lawful neutral stooges. (LE will be at the top of the hierarchy due to the Iron Law of Bureaucracy.)</p><p><strong>Affiliates:</strong> Illithids, slavers, </p><p></p><p><u><strong>Temple of Might</strong></u></p><p><u><strong></strong></u><strong>Symbol:</strong> Pointed tooth</p><p><strong>Based on:</strong> Long fangs.</p><p><strong>Ideal:</strong> Nobody can tell me what to do. Don't tread on me.</p><p><strong>Subtext:</strong> I deserve nice things. Even if they're your things. My priest told me so.</p><p><strong>Attracts:</strong> Chaotic evil/neutral individuals, neutral evil.</p><p><strong>Affiliates</strong><strong> (of necessity):</strong> Neogi, some beholders.</p><p></p><p><u><strong>Temple of Freedom</strong></u></p><p><u><strong></strong></u><strong>Symbol:</strong> Torch</p><p><strong>Based on:</strong> Pragmatic Order of Thought</p><p><strong>Ideal:</strong> Self-determination is a natural right.</p><p><strong>Subtext:</strong> Rule one is "don't be a jerk." Rule two is "don't make me make any more rules." Also, free the slaves!</p><p><strong>Attracts:</strong> Chaotic good, neutral good individuals.</p><p><strong>Affiliates</strong><strong>:</strong> Elven Imperial Navy. (Elven Prime Directive: <strong>Don't interfere with groundling cultures</strong>. Which is why goblins were not exterminated everywhere after the Unhuman Wars.)</p><p></p><p><u><strong>Temple of Mercy</strong></u></p><p><u><strong></strong></u><strong>Symbol:</strong> Open Hand</p><p><strong>Based on:</strong> Paladin of Devotion</p><p><strong>Ideal:</strong> Work together for the common good of all.</p><p><strong>Subtext:</strong> It takes a village to raise a child.</p><p><strong>Attracts:</strong> Lawful good, neutral good individuals</p><p><strong>Affiliates</strong><strong>:</strong> Enlightened rules everywhere. (If they weren't comfortable with giving orders they'd be Freedom-affiliated POTs instead, but then they also probably wouldn't be rulers.)</p><p></p><p>For the most part, neutral individuals will tend not to be idealistic enough to affiliate with any of the temples, so the temples are more strongly aligned than purely pragmatic organizations like The Trading Company.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FormerlyHemlock, post: 6619976, member: 6787650"] Inspired by the alignment thread(s), I've decided to bring factions into my Spelljammer game and flavor them as "temples" a la Saberhagen's Red Temple/Blue Temple/White Temple. That is, "temple" in the sense of "united in common beliefs and ideals" and not as in "worshipping a particular god". (I run an atheistic D&D universe. That isn't to say that everyone in it is atheistic, but as creator of the universe I the DM say "There are no gods beside me", and clerics are just a deluded kind of intuitive/planar-oriented wizard to the extent they exist at all.) So anyway, here are the major factions I'm planning to introduce my players to next week, or the week after that if they go monster-hunting instead of landing at a port: [U][B]Temple of Order [/B][/U][B]Symbol:[/B] Ball and chain [B]Based on:[/B] Chainmen [B]Ideal:[/B] Only through law and order can evil be punished and society progress. [B]Subtext:[/B] Of course I should be in charge. Do what I tell you. [B]Attracts:[/B] Lawful evil individuals, lawful neutral stooges. (LE will be at the top of the hierarchy due to the Iron Law of Bureaucracy.) [B]Affiliates:[/B] Illithids, slavers, [U][B]Temple of Might [/B][/U][B]Symbol:[/B] Pointed tooth [B]Based on:[/B] Long fangs. [B]Ideal:[/B] Nobody can tell me what to do. Don't tread on me. [B]Subtext:[/B] I deserve nice things. Even if they're your things. My priest told me so. [B]Attracts:[/B] Chaotic evil/neutral individuals, neutral evil. [B]Affiliates[/B][B] (of necessity):[/B] Neogi, some beholders. [U][B]Temple of Freedom [/B][/U][B]Symbol:[/B] Torch [B]Based on:[/B] Pragmatic Order of Thought [B]Ideal:[/B] Self-determination is a natural right. [B]Subtext:[/B] Rule one is "don't be a jerk." Rule two is "don't make me make any more rules." Also, free the slaves! [B]Attracts:[/B] Chaotic good, neutral good individuals. [B]Affiliates[/B][B]:[/B] Elven Imperial Navy. (Elven Prime Directive: [B]Don't interfere with groundling cultures[/B]. Which is why goblins were not exterminated everywhere after the Unhuman Wars.) [U][B]Temple of Mercy [/B][/U][B]Symbol:[/B] Open Hand [B]Based on:[/B] Paladin of Devotion [B]Ideal:[/B] Work together for the common good of all. [B]Subtext:[/B] It takes a village to raise a child. [B]Attracts:[/B] Lawful good, neutral good individuals [B]Affiliates[/B][B]:[/B] Enlightened rules everywhere. (If they weren't comfortable with giving orders they'd be Freedom-affiliated POTs instead, but then they also probably wouldn't be rulers.) For the most part, neutral individuals will tend not to be idealistic enough to affiliate with any of the temples, so the temples are more strongly aligned than purely pragmatic organizations like The Trading Company. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
Factions and temples
Top
