Hitomi Camacho
Explorer
The only problem is that it spoilers the campaign a bit...
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Join a Villainous Conspiracy, Control the World, Win Prizes
RangerWickett
Legend
Radical Factions
The following factions are rumored to exist, and people discuss their goals and ideology, but no one publicly ascribes to them. They might operate in secret, or they might simply be straw men created to drive officers of the conspiracy to support safer, mainstream factions.
Amorals. This highly philosophical faction questions whether anyone ought to decide what is of value in a new world. They suspect that the initial bonding of this world to other planes created an artificial sense of morality and value. If we can change what people value simply by altering the nature of reality, what makes us think our own morality is not also enforced? They propose not linking to any specific planes, but instead letting our world be loosely connected to the entire multiverse. This would be the only way for people to be truly free to determine their own ideology, without outside influence.
Celestial Bureaucracy. This faction suggests the world should be linked to a plane inhabited by just and noble angels, which will guide the moral races and provide judgment, since we do such a poor job of it.
Humble Hook. This faction rejects the major goal of the Obscurati. While they support making the world better, they say it is every individual's challenge in life to make themselves better. They do not think it is their place to try to alter reality on such a fundamental level. The purpose of life is to prevail over adversity, and by making the world 'a better place,' they fear it will actually eliminate the meaning of life.
Materialists. This faction believes that magic is irrational and creates too many problems. They suggest reducing the power of magic as much as possible.
Nationalists. There are supposedly several factions of patriots who want to make sure their nation profits most from the new world order.
The White Tongue. Rumors suggest that an unknown number of Obscurati members have made a pact with the fey titan known as the Voice of Rot, which seeks to gain power by letting the world die.
The following factions are rumored to exist, and people discuss their goals and ideology, but no one publicly ascribes to them. They might operate in secret, or they might simply be straw men created to drive officers of the conspiracy to support safer, mainstream factions.
Amorals. This highly philosophical faction questions whether anyone ought to decide what is of value in a new world. They suspect that the initial bonding of this world to other planes created an artificial sense of morality and value. If we can change what people value simply by altering the nature of reality, what makes us think our own morality is not also enforced? They propose not linking to any specific planes, but instead letting our world be loosely connected to the entire multiverse. This would be the only way for people to be truly free to determine their own ideology, without outside influence.
Celestial Bureaucracy. This faction suggests the world should be linked to a plane inhabited by just and noble angels, which will guide the moral races and provide judgment, since we do such a poor job of it.
Humble Hook. This faction rejects the major goal of the Obscurati. While they support making the world better, they say it is every individual's challenge in life to make themselves better. They do not think it is their place to try to alter reality on such a fundamental level. The purpose of life is to prevail over adversity, and by making the world 'a better place,' they fear it will actually eliminate the meaning of life.
Materialists. This faction believes that magic is irrational and creates too many problems. They suggest reducing the power of magic as much as possible.
Nationalists. There are supposedly several factions of patriots who want to make sure their nation profits most from the new world order.
The White Tongue. Rumors suggest that an unknown number of Obscurati members have made a pact with the fey titan known as the Voice of Rot, which seeks to gain power by letting the world die.
RangerWickett
Legend
And with that, the list is complete. I will post a new thread with the poll on Monday, and will condense things for the folks who probably don't care to read 6000 words about planar alignments.
skotothalamos
formerly roadtoad
I kinda want to see the New Reality faction, who think the underlying rules that control reality are faulty, and would like a new "edition" of those rules. 
gideonpepys
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.
I kinda want to see the New Reality faction, who think the underlying rules that control reality are faulty, and would like a new "edition" of those rules.
I thought that was the whole point. Isn't it?
skotothalamos
formerly roadtoad
well, yeah. I was going for the people who want to play Zeitgeist with D&D Next rules.
Change a plane here & there? meh. I want fighters to lose all their powers! muahahaha
RangerWickett
Legend
Unfortunately, the Ob is currently leaning toward converting to GURPS. (No, not really.)
gideonpepys
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.
Well, Monte Cook switched from 2E to 3E during his original Ptolus campaign through the narrative device of a cataclysmic cosmic event - so why not Zeitgeist?
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