Faction 1 & 2 like each other, but Faction 2 does not like the PC’s so the net view of both factions is that they are neutral to the PC’s. In column one we see that Faction 1 has a positive relationship with the PC’s. So the left side of each cell is the relationship/opinion of one faction for another, and the right side is the net view of both factions for the PC’s. To the right is how that faction views the PC’s. I got to thinking about it, and you can color code that to indicate the stability of the organization, or divisions and intrigue within the organization. In the above example, each faction on the grid is shown as having a relationship of N/A with itself. Here is one built in LibreOffice and copy and pasted in. Which friendship would win out, faction1-faction2, or factionX-PC’s?Īn X-Y type chart with each faction on each axis to chart how they interact with each other, and how they view the PC’s.Ī straight text faction tracker does not display very well. For example, the group friendly to the PC’s would only sell them out if the price of losing the abilities and services of the PC’s were worth it.įactions that like each other would be challenged if one liked the PC’s and the other did not. The complexity comes in when when keeping track of how the various factions feel about each other.įactions that don’t get along might cooperate if they also don’t like the PC’s enough to do so, and there is benefit in their cooperation.įactions that don’t get along and one side likes the PC’s would only cooperate in helping or hindering the PC’s if the benefit were enough to counteract their favorable or unfavorable opinion of the PC’s. It is simple to make a list of groups and keep track of whether or not they like the PC’s and how much. There has to be an easier way to do it with a spreadsheet so you can just print it out for use at the table.įirst, I turned to Google, but did not quickly find anything searching for “RPG faction tracker” or “RPG intrigue tracker”. While I love technology and the idea of using bells and whistles and shiny bits to track such interactions, that is impractical. John mentioned that he thought of building an SQL database and using SQL queries to make sense of it. I suggested color coding or using mind map software. You can catch John’s blog about his design for the campaign here.īefore we got going on session 70, John mentioned that he had built a spreadsheet to help him keep track of all the factions, but had an issue tracking which groups were friendly or in communication with other groups. I made a quick off the cuff list in a reply to that thread on our G+ Community. Here is a link to the spreadsheet I built in Google Sheets.Īfter session 69, our DM, John, asked us to put together a list of all the factions and potential enemies we had made. As I have mentioned before, I play in a weekly Wednesday night AD&D Roll20 campaign that just hit 71 sessions this week.
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