d20 Silven Publishing Secret Societies.pdf

Secret

Societies

by Landon J. Winkler

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by Landon J. Winkler

Secret Societies

Editor: Elizabeth R.A. Liddell

Mechanics Editor: Sean Holland

Cover and Interior Artwork: Peter Bradley

Art Direction and Layout: Kosala Ubayasekara

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About the the Author

Landon J. Winkler has been gaming for about ifteen years and GMing

for almost all of that. He blames his long-time interest on secret societies

entirely on the shiny letters from the cover of GURPS Illuminati . In his

spare time, Landon is training to become a Certiied Ethical Hacker, among

other far less interesting things.

Web enhancements and free articles and updates can be

found on the Silven Publishing website at http://www.

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About the the Editor

Elizabeth R.A. Liddell is a writer, editor, musician and jack-of-all-trades

from the American Midwest. She has been writing in the fantasy genre

for over a decade and gaming for nearly as long. In 2004, she earned her

Master of Music degree and promptly began a career as a part time editor,

language instructor, and renaissance clothing specialist. In addition to

editing the Short PDF product line for Silven Publishing, she serves as the

Editor-in-Chief for the oicial monthly e-zine of Silven Crossroads, the

Silven Trumpeter .

About the the Mechanics Editor

Sean Holland is an avid RPG player and GM since discovering them 29

years ago. Proud owner of a Bachelor’s degree in History (cum laude with

a minor in Philosophy) from the University of Portland (Oregon). Game-

wise he is primarily an imaginative role-player, but enjoys some CCGs

and a very few board games. He is currently DMing a D&D campaign set

in his own campaign world (“the Sea of Stars”) while playing in his wife

Laura’s Drakkonhold campaign. He is currently working with on several

other gaming projects. (You can see his full list of credits at http://www.

tychesgames.com/WriterResume.html ) Sean currently works as the

Manager/Man of All Work at Tyche’s Games, a small games and anime store

in Athens, Georgia. He lives in Athens with his lovely wife Laura and two

cats, Paisley and Aeolif.

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Contents

SecretSocietiesasNeutrals

PCsinSecretSocieties

Moving hrough he Ranks

One Member

Entire Party

Introduction

RunningaGamewithSecretSocieties

Hodge-Podge

PC-RunSecretSocieties

Internal Tensions

LivingConspiracies

Inter-Societal Conlict

SocietalTeachings

Expanding

Investigators

SecretSocietiesin

Gaming

SixSocietiesin

Depth

TheLessonsofHistory

InternalDivisions

TheAssassins

RevealingSecretSocieties

AssassinPhilosophy

WheelswithinWheelswithin…

AssassinHistory

RealLifeConnections

AssassinSymbols&Signs

ConspiraciesThroughtheAges

AssassinsInGame

Assassins as Masters

Fantasy

Assassins as Ascending Power

Modern

Assassins as Freedom Fighters

ScienceFiction

ControlLevels

HooksandSeeds

TotalControl,OneSociety

TheAssassinsinFantasy

Fantasy

TheAssassinsin

Modern

ModernSettings

Science Fiction

TheAssassinsin

TotalControl,MultipleSocieties

ScienceFiction

Fantasy

Assassinsind20

Modern

NizariAssassin

Science Fiction

Nizari Assassin in d20 Modern

PartialControl

ExampleAssassins-

Fantasy

TheJudges

Modern

AumShinrikyo

Science Fiction

AumShinrikyoPhilosophy

RolesofSecretSocietiesinyourCampaign

AumShinrikyoHistory

SecretSocietiesasEnemiesorRivals

AumShinrikyoSymbols

Hatred and Opposition

&Signs

Balance of Power

AumShinrikyoinGame

Motivations

Apocalyptic Cult

Preparing for the Apocalypse

SecretSocietiesasAlliesorPatrons

Trust

Cult of Science

Making the PCs Useful

Aleph

Helping from Behind the Scenes

HooksAndSeeds

AumShinrikyoinFantasy

TheKnightsTemplarinScienceFiction

AumShinrikyoinModernSettings

TheKnightsTemplarind20

AumShinrikyoinScienceFiction

TemplarElite

Templar Elites in d20 Modern

AumShinrikyoind20

AumInitiate

TemplarExample-Guardiansofthe

Aum Initiate in d20 Modern

Temple&ServantsoftheFive

Mossad

AumShinrikyoExample-

TheClearLightSociety

MossadPhilosophy

TheFreemasons

MossadHistory

MasonicLodges

MossadSigns&Symbols

MasonicPhilosophy

MossadInGame

Mossad Nation

HistoryoftheFreemasons

Origins

Mossad Operatives

Great Britain

Neutral or Friendly Nation

Persecution

Opposing Nation

Bavarian Illuminati

Hooks&Seeds

Revolutionary Era and Today

MossadinFantasy

he P2 Lodge

MossadinModernSettings

SymbolsandSigns

MossadinScienceFiction

FreemasonsInGame

Mossadind20

Revolutionary Sect

MossadAgent

Business Association

Mossad Agent in d20 Modern

Invisible College

MossadExample-EyesoftheCrown

Secret Masters of the World

TheThuleSociety

Pawns of Greater Masters

ThulePhilosophy

Hooks&Seeds

ThuleHistory

FreemasonsinFantasy

ThuleSigns&Symbols

FreemasonsinModernSettings

TheThuleSocietyinGame

Proto-Nazis

FreemasonsinScienceFiction

he Millennium Empire

Freemasonsind20

Rune Priests and Puppet Masters

EnlightenedMason

Enlightened Masons in d20 Modern

Anti-Secret Society

ExampleFreemasons-ArchitectsofHumanity

Hooks&Seeds

TheKnightsTemplar

TheThuleSocietyinFantasy

TemplarPhilosophy

TheThuleSocietyinModernSettings

TemplarHistory

TheThuleSocietyinScienceFiction

TemplarSymbols&Signs

TheThuleSocietyind20

TheKnightsTemplarinGame

ThuleSorcerer

Surviving Knights

hule Sorcerers in d20 Modern

Baphomet Worshippers

Armanen Runes

Great Uniiers

ThuleSocietyExample-ChildrenofGaia

Inner Cabal

SocietiesinBrief

Ahnenerbe

Economic Powerhouse

Hooks&Seeds

TheKnightsTemplarinFantasy

Anunnaki

TheKnightsTemplarinModernSettings

ListofTables

AnunnakiasCharacters

BavarianIlluminati

Bildebergers/TheBildebergGroup

Carbonari

GnomesofZurich

Table 3-1: Know the Enemy

GoldenDawn

Table 3-2: he Nizari Assassin

Greys

Table 3-3: he Aum Initiate

HermeticOrderoftheGoldenDawn

Table 3-4: Enlightened Mason Secrets

TheHolyVehm

Table 3-5: Enlightened Mason

Illuminati

Table 3-6: he Templar Elite

KnightsofMalta

Table 3-7: Mossad Agent

Lizards

Table 3-8: Rune Abilities per Day

Maia

Table 3-9: he hule Sorcerer

Majestic-12

Table 5-1: Society Complexity

MeninBlack

Table 5-2: Society Aspects

Merovingians

Table 5-3: Society Age

MK-ULTRA

Table 5-4: Society Events

NationalSecurityAgency

OrdoTempliOrientis

ListofSidebars

P2Lodge

PrioryofSion

ProtocolsoftheEldersofZion

Reptoids

Genre

Rosicrucians

Women in Secret Societies

Skoptsi

he Basic Teachings

SkullandBones

Secret Society Feats

Tongs

Imams

Triads

Assassin Ranks

TrilateralCommission

Assassinating PCs

UMMO

Shambala

Yakuza

Aum Ranks

CreatingSecret

Societies

CustomizingRealWorldSocieties

Ranks in Freemasonry

Learned Master

Baphomet

Templar Ranks

Mossad Ranks

HandcraftingaSecretSociety

hule Society Ranks

RandomlyGeneratingaSociety

hule Tattoo Feat

Norns

DescriptionofRandomGenerationTerms

Terms from Table 5-1: Complexity

Anunnaki Feats

Terms from Table 5-2: Aspects

Guan Yu

Terms from Table 5-3: Age

Terms from Table 5-4 Events

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