FACTIONS DECODE

The Lighthouse is home to many factions. During a Strike, the GM might tell the
Those included in these rules are just some Beacons that they found an engram.
of the most influential. As you play Light, you Engrams are typically dropped from
will discover more factions. When you do, powerful foes, or found in remote locations Spencer Campbell
discuss as a table what sort of agenda you during Strikes.
think they have. What kind of work would
An engram is potential. It is a weapon,
they send Beacons to do? And how would
waiting to be made manifest. When returning
they reward them?
to the Lighthouse, the Beacons must decode
Here are some of the factions of the last city the engrams to see what they get. A
of humanity: Librarian, a faction responsible for the
studying of engramic science, can do this.
House of Mortem: Death obsessed cultists.
They believe that in death, there is When decoding an engram, roll to determine
knowledge, and so they study the what it becomes:
reincarnation process of the Beacons
• 1-5: A randomly generated weapon from
carefully.
by Vulcan (see Light: Vulcan).
Knights Scholar: Warrior poets and scholars,
• 6: A legendary weapon from Vulcan.
they ascribe to the belief that knowledge is
power. Cataloging the strange phenomenon There are rumors that the Librarians are
found across the system drives them. working on methods for decoding engrams
into other things. Pieces of armor and tech
Pax Eterna: Keepers of the peace in the
that can grant great power and abilities to
Lighthouse. Overt police force, but also
the Beacons who wield them.
undercover agents rooting out Darkness.
The Guild: The spacing guild, and
responsible for maintaining the fleets and Expanding Light
trade routes between the few remaining
This is a module for the Light. If you enjoy it,
human settlements in the system.
you can find the core rules, and all of the
The House: Responsible for the regulation of releases for Light on gilarpgs.itch.io.
infrastructure and government in the
Lighthouse, what little there is. While they
are not the official rulers of the city, they Shine Bright, you are our Beacon of hope.
tend to act like it.
Visionaries of War: An order of war-focused
scientists. They believe that all things begin
and end in war, and strive to be prepared.
Vulcan: The gunsmith of the Lighthouse.
Responsible for maintaining the city’s
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Cover art: Beeple (Mike Winkelmann) LIGHT: Lighthouse
HOME
The Lighthouse. The last city of humanity.
Some settlements and bases are scattered
across the system, but the Lighthouse is
home.
Citizens and Beacons live side-by-side. Most
people look to the Beacons for leadership,
but that responsibility is shared across a
small group of factions. These factions keep
the city running, and also keep the Beacons
busy with work. Strikes.
Strikes
Strikes can take on a number of different
forms, depending on who is giving the work.
The factions of the Lighthouse have their
own agendas, and beliefs on what is most
important to prioritize for the good of the
city.
A Strike can take place anywhere across the
system, and Beacons see themselves sent to
all corner to root out enemy threats, delve
through ruins for tech and resources, and
generally keeping the remnants of humanity
safe.
Factions
Some of the factions of the Lighthouse are
described here. Their agendas are alluded
to, but you may find they change as Beacons
complete more Strikes for them.
Factions have a disposition towards the
Beacons as well. Those that repeatedly get
the help of Beacons shower them with
Boons, while those ignored may begin to
form a grudge.
WORK
When working for the factions, the Beacons
take on Strikes that are considered a priority.
Given the rarity of Beacons, deciding to send
a squad of them on a mission is not done so
lightly.
Favor & Bounties
Working with a faction will gain the Beacons
favor with that faction. Every time the
Beacons complete a Strike for a faction, they
gain one favor for that faction. Favor is
tracked by the four segment clock.
Prior to the Strike, the Beacons may opt to
take on a Bounty for a faction as well. Doing
so is optional, but is a great way of gaining
even more favor. Beacons can choose a
Bounty from any faction before a Strike, not
just the one giving them the job.
Bounties are objectives that either flavor the
Strike, or are an additional task the squad
must complete while out in the field. Once a
Bounty has been completed, cross it off the
list, as the faction doesn’t need that done
anytime soon. After all of the Bounties have
been crossed off, they are reset. If the
Beacons complete a Bounty, they gain an
additional favor for the Strike.
Boons
Boons are rewards at the end of Strikes. A
Strike always has a reward of some kind (see
Shine Bright for more details), but working
for the factions grants the Beacons even
greater Boons. When a faction’s favor clock
is filled, the Beacons may choose an
additional Boon from that faction.
Many of these Boons are single time
upgrades, such as a new tag for weaponry.
Others are ongoing benefits that the
Beacons can use in future Strikes. Once a
Boon from a faction has been chosen, cross
it off the list.
WARDENS
In charge of military operations for the Beacons, and the defense of the city.
They make the difficult call on where to send the immortal guardians. One
member from each class of Beacon is a representative of the Wardens,
ensuring a balanced decision making process.
Bounties Boons
• Take out the enemy forces by ambush • Upgrade existing weaponry with a new tag
• Leave nobody alive • Increased favor with Vulcan
• Gather critical military intel • Robotic frame soldier support for Strikes
• Eliminate a VIP • Emergency evac for combat Strikes
• Kill with a specific weapon or Element • Intel report for combat Strikes
• Defend a location under siege • Highly destructive ordinance for Strikes
• Scout out an opportunity for a future Strike • Medical kits for combat Strikes
• Survive a Strike with no deaths • Warden insignia, and associated authority
VEIL
Intelligence gathering, spy and infiltration work, and monitoring the greater
threats across the system. Veil operatives keep their association under wraps,
but hire Beacons for particularly dangerous work. Sometimes they need to spy
on citizens of the Lighthouse and its many factions...
Bounties Boons
• Assess the danger of a possible threat • Covert drop off for Strikes
• Collect old data from the Era of Dawn • A lead on a place of power for Beacons
• Plant a tracking device on a crucial VIP • Supply cache left at a key location
• Leave a corrupting file in enemy systems • Acquisition of an illegal item
• Bring in a VIP for questioning • Meeting with a highly sought out VIP
• Eliminate a traitor within our ranks • Forbidden insight on the Dark
• Track down rumors of a place of power • Access to the hidden library
• Unveil a means of granting new Light powers • A temporary Light renewing power source
ROGUES
Not everyone has the Lighthouse’s best interests at heart. Rogues are looking
out for themselves, and need Beacons to handle some of the heavy lifting.
While it isn’t the most honest work, Rogues can pay better than most in the
city, and they have connections you could never imagine.
Bounties Boons
• Smuggle some contraband to a location • Era of Dawn weapon tech
• Collect a relic of the Dark, for research... • A sizable amount of currency, life changing
• Prevent the Veil from discovering a spy • A favor, to be called on at any time
• Check on a safe house that’s gone quiet • Get out of jail free card
• Steal a prototype from the armory • A lead on a place of power for the Dark
• Acquire some Era of Dawn tech • Develop a new weapon tag, custom made
• Bring back some enemies, alive • Access to Rogue safe houses in the system
• Test out a new tech project in the field • A shard of Dark, and all the power within