Does the faction originate in or form a particular caste?

1. Warrior Caste

2. Priest Caste

3. Scholar Caste

4. Bureaucratic Caste

5. Merchant Caste

6. Casteless, Secret Organization or Cult

The faction might have several overlapping motivations but one of them is the most important.

1. Power

2. Wealth

3. Influence

4. Maintain balance or the status quo

5. Revolution

6. Destruction

What is this faction's weakness?

1. They have a debt or someone has leverage over them.

2. Overly greedy or ambitious.

3. Corrupt

4. Immoral

5. Disorganised or incompetent.

6. Impulsive

1. Building

2. Cave System or Underground Complex

3. Island

4. Ruin

5. Settlement

6. Valley

1. Alliance: Impending or secret alliance

2. Assassination: The target and the assassin

3. Astronomical: Foreknowledge of an astronomical event like a comet or conjunction.

4. Attack: Knowledge about the timing, strategy or resources involved.

5. Betrayal: The traitor, spy or informant and who they are working for.

6. Embargo or Resource Restriction: The resources that are restricted and why.

There is a conflict within the faction.

1. Disputed Leadership

2. Competing What's: What should they be doing?

3. Competing How's: How should they go about achieving what they want?

4. Competing Why's: Why are they doing what they do?

5. Inherent Contradiction: There is a contradiction between what the faction wants to achieve and how they're going about achieving it.

6. Traitor, Spy, Informant: One of the members is working against the faction.

The age, location or circumstances of the faction's origin

1. Ancient

2. New or Recent

3. Local

4. Foreign

5. Alliance

6. Splinter Group

How does this faction achieve their goals?

1. Legal or By The Book: Within the legal framework of the current culture or society.

2. Overt Violence: War, raids, ceremonial or gladiatorial combat.

3. Hidden Violence: Assassinations, secret raids.

4. Bribery and Corruption: With resources or favours.

5. Sow Distrust and Discord: Pit different people or factions against each other.

6. Manipulate or Leverage: Using secret knowledge.

This faction possesses or has access to a secret or MacGuffin. This might be the thing the faction needs to achieve their goal or a thing they must keep from another faction. Roll on the extra tables for more details about this secret or MacGuffin.

1. Artefact

2. Location

3. Person

4. Knowledge

5. Event

6. Resource

1. Close Relation

2. Friend or Ally

3. Heir or Claimant

4. Prophet or Guru

5. Reincarnation or Avatar (perceived or real)

6. Traitor, Spy or Informant

Something is getting in the way of the faction being able to achieve their goal.

1. Running out of time.

2. Need more or specific people.

3. Need more or a specific resource.

4. A spanner in the works.

5. Arousing suspicion.

6. Something is wrong with the secret or MacGuffin.

How do they make decisions within the faction?

1. Might makes right

2. Discern the will of the gods

3. Let fate decide

4. Strict rule of law

5. Collective will of the members

6. The leaders decide

The leadership structure of this faction as perceived by it's members or outsiders.

1. A perceived or real otherworldly or higher power.

2. Authoritarian: One person.

3. Elite: A small group of people.

4. Council: Elected, self-appointed or appointed on merit.

5. By Vote: By popular vote or voted in by particular members.

6. Unknown: Not even the members know or understand who leads.

What is this faction's strength?

1. Act Decisively: No hesitation when an opportunity presents itself.

2. Meticulous Panning: Account for all possibilities and outcomes.

3. Decentralised: A network of associations, hard to shut down.

4. Allies: Have supportive and powerful allies.

5. Resources: Own or have access to valuable resources.

6. Fanatical: Will stop at nothing to achieve their goals.

1. Idol or Statue

2. Tablet or Scroll

3. Tool or Instrument

4. Treasure, Jewels or Jewellery

5. Urn, Bones or Remains.

6. Weapon, Armour or Shield.

1. Astronomy

2. Biology

3. Geography

4. Politics

5. Crafting

6. Religion

1. Animal

2. Human

3. Mineral

4. Plant

5. Tool

6. Weapon

There is an outside force that is working against the intentions of the faction.

1. Direct Competition: Another person or faction wants the same thing.

2. Direct Opposition: Another person or faction is trying to stop them.

3. Accidental Interference: Another person or faction in accidentally working against them.

4. Environmental Disruption: Something in the environment, perhaps a disaster, is inhibiting them from achieving their goals.

5. Political Disruption: An unintended shift in the political environment is preventing the faction from achieving their goals.

6. Secret or Weakness Discovered: Another person or faction has discovered the secret or weakness and is exploiting it.