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Moderate and Extreme Subfactions for All 15 Planescape Factions

By theplanardm | May 7, 2019May 7, 2019 by theplanardm

In “Factions Need Moderate and Extremists,” we discussed how framing problems — and factions — on a belief spectrum adds value to our Planescape games. In this article, we flesh out the moderate and extreme wings of each of Sigil’s 15 factions.

Factions Need Extremists and Moderates

By theplanardm | April 30, 2019April 30, 2019 by theplanardm

The Planescape setting is designed to encourage philosophical discussion, but the philosophies of its 15 Factions read like bad philosophy 101 essays. Let’s make the factions more engaging and believable by adding extreme and moderate subfactions.