Comments on: Planescape Faction Backgrounds – The Red Death and Sensates https://www.tribality.com/2017/07/05/planescape-faction-backgrounds-the-red-death-and-sensates/ D&D / Role Playing Mon, 10 Jul 2017 13:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Colin McLaughlin https://www.tribality.com/2017/07/05/planescape-faction-backgrounds-the-red-death-and-sensates/#comment-3314 Mon, 10 Jul 2017 13:25:00 +0000 http://www.tribality.com/?p=20610#comment-3314 In reply to Wyvern.

I’d be hesitant to do that because having more options available is always a power increase. Utility counts for a lot in all of the areas of play. Expand inspiration options to all backgrounds, or give inspiration more to do? Sign me up.

For what it’s worth, I’ve done a lot with magic items and inspiration – though I am not sure I can share it in Tribality yet (published elsewhere last year). I’d have to look and see, or design more 🙂

]]> By: Wyvern https://www.tribality.com/2017/07/05/planescape-faction-backgrounds-the-red-death-and-sensates/#comment-3270 Fri, 07 Jul 2017 18:56:00 +0000 http://www.tribality.com/?p=20610#comment-3270 I saw another take on this a while ago; it doesn’t include tables for suggested characteristics like yours does, but it does have rules for special ways to use Inspiration that was gained from adhering to Faction philosophy. Seems to me like a neat way to give each faction a unique mechanical benefit without making them OP compared to regular Backgrounds. Anyway, it’ll be interesting to see how your the two versions compare. You can find it by Googling “faction backgrounds” in quotes, and looking for the search result labeled “Jacob’s Personal Wiki”.

(I tried posting a direct link, but my post said “waiting for approval by a moderator”, and when I checked back later it had vanished into the ether. That’s the third time that’s happened. I used to have no trouble posting comments here with links in them, and I’d really like to know why that’s changed and what can be done about it.)

]]> By: Alex Mitchell https://www.tribality.com/2017/07/05/planescape-faction-backgrounds-the-red-death-and-sensates/#comment-3265 Fri, 07 Jul 2017 16:44:00 +0000 http://www.tribality.com/?p=20610#comment-3265 I really like using factions as backgrounds. It’s a nice way to have the mechanics of the game acknowledge the setting and it cleverly positions the characters’ membership in these groups as a part of their past– characters may choose how they wish to interact with the factions going forward.

]]> By: Colin McLaughlin https://www.tribality.com/2017/07/05/planescape-faction-backgrounds-the-red-death-and-sensates/#comment-3252 Thu, 06 Jul 2017 13:18:00 +0000 http://www.tribality.com/?p=20610#comment-3252 In reply to Charles Geringer.

If no one else chimes in, sure! If they do, it’s only fair I accommodate others 😀

]]> By: Manos Ti https://www.tribality.com/2017/07/05/planescape-faction-backgrounds-the-red-death-and-sensates/#comment-3244 Thu, 06 Jul 2017 07:43:00 +0000 http://www.tribality.com/?p=20610#comment-3244 Although not that big of a Planescape fan, I love these. Plus, they are very easily adapted for use in my setting.

Thanks!!!

]]> By: Charles Geringer https://www.tribality.com/2017/07/05/planescape-faction-backgrounds-the-red-death-and-sensates/#comment-3241 Wed, 05 Jul 2017 18:47:00 +0000 http://www.tribality.com/?p=20610#comment-3241 Thanks for granting my request.

How about Dustmen and Xaositects next?

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