Using Factions In Political RPG Campaigns

Do you want your D&D game to feel like an episode of Game of Thrones, filled with intrigue and political schemes? Well today I'm talking about how you can get that feeling by using factions, and how to plan out the relationships between different factions so that they make sense.

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[BobWorldBuilder]

These gov and political tips are great for any campaign, in the back ground or the foreground!

[TheDungeonCoach]

I swear man, you do videos on such unique topics that are about things I’m less familiar with! SO USEFUL!

[BeyondTheScreenRPG]

Factions! Politics! Wonderful stuff.

I had a few factions in my home setting fight one another for power, one of the recent examples would be the crime organizations in the capital. There is a war going under the city, and the PCs encounter the consequences of these events. More recently, the party intervened and eradicated one of the criminal sects known as the "Peacekeepers", a criminal group that made a fortune by charging protection. Their demise created new opportunities for the other criminal organizations, and the mob wars became even worse. With all that going on, the city watch and the seekers (who were perfectly content to stay out of this conflict) have to act, because now there are civilian casualties in the streets. It seems that the Peacekeepers did something to keep the "peace" after all.

[milotura]

So i just what to tell the greatest session i have ever had. The plot was based on Star Wars:Phantom Menace. I had made a Order of Religious Knights that basically vow to protect a royal senate and the king. However the BBEG(A corporate CEO aka me) had convinced the party(who know had a mercenary army supported by said BEGG) that the knights and the senate were planning a coup against the king to install a religious dictatorship. The players decided to purge the senate and the knights. After that was done i made my big reveal, the players were scattered with small detachments of their army after a battle. The BEGG has now installed a Corporate military oligarchy and i am extremely excited for the next sessions. HAHA

[nevoyu]

Politics, huray! Perfect timing for my Tyrrany of Dragons campaign.

[milotura]

I am back in order to insure the security and the continuing stability of my campaign of my moth long campaign

[duartepereira]

This video was very helpful and exactly what I needed for my campaign, great work

[Rarepair]

Wild to me how this has so few views. You do a fantastic job here pal 👍

[andreazaltron]

another great video
consider lowering the music volume. i find it distracting

[bradleyhcobb]

Good stuff, thanks!

I think your background music is too up-tempo.

[phillipbush]

Which program did you use to make your mind map?