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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kobold Avenger" data-source="post: 9513683" data-attributes="member: 779">So I'm thinking of a theoretical campaign where the Planar Trade Consortium is one of the major conflicts, taking up 1 out of 3 if using the Rule-Of-Three theme. The other 2 might be Sigilian gangsters and the Far Realm's influence. But the conflict with the Planar Trade Consortium would be one that could take the party across many of the planes, in addition to them disrupting their activities in Sigil. The Planar Trade Consortium has been referred to in adventures outside of Planescape, including D20 Modern Urban Arcana back in 3e. We know one of it's major high-ups is the Oni (called an Ogre Mage back in 2e) known as Esteban. He would definitely be involved in that conflict, possibly even appearing as some friendly? NPC named Steve (though that might be too obvious to anyone that knows Esteban is just the Spanish version of Steven) who will inevitably betray the players.The PTC for this campaign would be something a lot like the Dutch East India Company in that they've taken to exploiting various worlds across the planes. On some worlds they might be involved in forcefully intervening in them, especially on ones that have technology inferior to that of the early 1800s or that lack magic. On other worlds they have a more subtle influence, aligning themselves with some illicit trade. Going back to the reference from D20 Modern, they do have influence on worlds more advanced than the 1800s, but multi-planar reality filters do affect what they can take back from those worlds, often transforming things that are too high tech into an equivalent of something from the 1800s or earlier.The PTC is also involved with many small multi-world empires for those that have spelljammers, but aren't too involved with the larger empires like the Imperial Elven Alliance, Illithids or Kreen Imperium.Much of the action against the PTC should take place in Sigil, but sometimes they may need to be fought on other worlds, such as the ones they're exploiting. Beyond those ideas, what's their possible endgame beyond acquiring more wealth and power? And how could they cross into the other campaign conflicts (beyond the obvious organized crime angle that will likely come up).</blockquote>

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