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Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Ch 1. Symbol 2
Ch 2. Goals 4
Ch 3. Fears 7
Ch 4. Hierarchy 9
A) Bloodlines 9
B) Levels 11
Ch 5. Rituals 12
A) Initiation 12
B) Maintenance 13
Ch 6. Control 15
A) Age 15
B) Size 15
C) Power 15
D) Secrecy 16
E) Perception 16
Conclusion 16
(Extended Version) 17
Ch 7. Puppets 18
Ch 8. Super Soldiers 20
A) Personality 20
B) Abilities 20
C) Role 22
D) Numbers 23
Ch 9. Rivals 24
(End of Extended Version)
Acknowledgements 26
LITE BANK 27
Appendix 28
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52 Liberate 90 Transport
53 Load 91 Trap
54 Locate 92 Undermine
55 Loose 93 Understand
56 Manufacture 94 Unite
57 Motivate 95 Validate
58 Move 96 Vilify
59 Name 97 Vindicate
60 Negotiate 98 Warm
61 Occupy 99 Warn
62 Oppose 100 Zombify
63 Organize
64 Persuade Now for the subject table…
65 Plague
1d100 Subject Table (Goals)
66 Possess
1 Abbeys
67 Preserve
2 Abbotts
68 Provoke
3 Alchemists
69 Purchase
4 Apothecaries
70 Question
5 Archers
71 Raid
6 Armorers
72 Rally
7 Bakers
73 Remove
8 Banshees
74 Restore
9 Baronesses
75 Scatter
10 Barons
76 Sell
11 Bishops
77 Serve
12 Blacksmiths
78 Shoot
13 Carpenters
79 Silence
14 Castles
80 Slay
15 Chalices
81 Smuggle
16 Churches
82 Strengthen
17 Cooks
83 Take
18 Countesses
84 Tax
19 Crypts
85 Tempt
20 Curses
86 Tip
21 Demons
87 Trace
22 Djinn
88 Train
23 Dragons
89 Translate
24 Duchess
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25 Dukes 63 Peasants
26 Dungeon 64 Phantom
27 Earls 65 Physicians
28 Enigmas 66 Pixies
29 Fairies 67 Poltergeists
30 Falconer 68 Portals
31 Fishermen 69 Potter
32 Forests 70 Princes
33 Fountains 71 Princesses
34 Gardener 72 Priests
35 Ghosts 73 Queens
36 Goblins 74 Quicksands
37 Golems 75 Ravens
38 Governesses 76 Rivers
39 Griffins 77 Serpents
40 Harpies 78 Shepherds
41 Herbalists 79 Sorcerers
42 Hydras 80 Sphinxes
43 Innkeepers 81 Squires
44 Jesters 82 Stewards
45 Jugglers 83 Stonemason
46 Kingdoms 84 Tanners
47 Kings 85 Thickets
48 Kraken 86 Trolls
49 Ladies-in-Waiting 87 Troubadour
50 Labyrinths 88 Unicorns
51 Leviathan 89 Valkyries
52 Merchants 90 Vampires
53 Millers 91 Vintners
54 Minstrels 92 Warlocks
55 Minotaurs 93 Weavers
56 Monasteries 94 Werewolves
57 Monks 95 Witches
58 Mountains 96 Wizards
59 Necropolises 97 Wraiths
60 Nymphs 98 Yetis
61 Ogres 99 Zealots
62 Pages 100 Zombies
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Chapter 3. Fears
Now it’s time to give your secret society a fear!
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47 Human 85 Sphinx
48 Hydra 86 Sprite
49 Imp 87 Tabaxi
50 Kenku 88 Tengu
51 Kender 89 Thri-kreen
52 Khenra 90 Tiefling
53 Kitsune (Fox spirit) 91 Tortle
54 Kobold 92 Triton
55 Kor 93 Unicorn
56 Kraken 94 Valkyrie
57 Kappa 95 Vampire
58 Lamia 96 Vedalken
59 Leonin 97 Verdan
60 Lizardfolk 98 Wendigo
61 Locathah 99 Yeti
62 Loxodon 100 Yuan-Ti
63 Manticore
64 Medusa I’m not going to roll for my first bloodline, I
already have one, and they’re harpies.
65 Merfolk
66 Minokawa For my second and third bloodlines, I rolled an
67 Minotaur 81 (shadar-kai), and a 1 (aarakocra), which I
68 Naga think is hilarious…
69 Nymph
So the “Covering Shade” secret society favours
70 Orc the harpy bloodline, all of the leaders are
71 Owlin harpies, and you will get promoted quickly and
72 Phoenix treated well if you are a harpy.
73 Pixie
Its slave force is made up of shadar kai, which
74 Plasmoid
they treat like the scum of the earth, and they
75 Rakshasa are on a quest to annihilate the aarakocra
76 Reborn species, which they view as a blight to the harpy
77 Roc lineage, an abomination that profanes life itself.
78 Satyr
79 Sea Elf
80 Selkie
81 Shadar-Kai
82 Shifter
83 Siren
84 Simic Hybrid
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Chapter 5. Rituals
This section is not for the faint of heart. Now it’s
time to give your society a ritual! Rituals can be
used to prove loyalty and gain power. They are
often dark, and very evil.
A) Initiation
In order for a new recruit to join your society, Now let’s roll a subject …
they must first prove their loyalty to the leaders.
These rituals don’t always have to be bloody. 1d20 Subject (Initiation)
1 The apples
Your initiation ritual will sound like this, “[verb] 2 The bandits
[subject].”
3 The bears
So let’s roll a verb for your initiation ritual… 4 The children
5 The competitors
1d20 Verb (Initiation) 6 The foreigners
1 Attack 7 The ghosts
2 Burn 8 The giants
3 Capture 9 The goblins
4 Collect 10 The hunters
5 Convince 11 The orcs
6 Defend 12 The relics
7 Deliver 13 The rodents
8 Establish 14 The scholars
9 Extract 15 The slaves
10 Free 16 The spiders
11 Guide 17 The taverns
12 Hide 18 The tribes
13 Incriminate 19 The trolls
14 Negotiate 20 The vampires
15 Neutralize
For the initiation ritual of the “Covering Shade,”
16 Protect
new recruits must 17 (recover) the 10 (hunters).
17 Recover
18 Steal (from) Perhaps the hunters are harpies, and new
19 Tame recruits are expected to save an oppressed harpy
20 Threaten from grave danger before they can become a
member of the society.
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B) Maintenance 15 Ravage
16 Slay
(WARNING: DARK) In order for your leaders to
17 Smother
maintain power, they must continuously prove
their loyalty to their dark suppliers (or “dark 18 Stab
critter”). 19 Strangle
20 Tear
A dark supplier is the evil spiritual force that
gives your society its power and authority. All Now let’s pick a subject.
authority comes from God, but for a time, the
false powers get to wield small powers of their 1d100 Subject (Maintenance)
own.
1 Aarakocra
A dark supplier could be a god, a fallen angel, 2 Aasimar
a creature (like a dragon or magical giant), or 3 Aetherborn
anything that wields enough magical powers to 4 Alien
influence vast regions. 5 Astral Elf
6 Autognome
Dark suppliers require blood, which is why
secret societies are so dark and brooding all the 7 Aven
time. 8 Banshee
9 Basilisk
What sacrifice does your dark supplier require 10 Brownie
from your society?
11 Bugbear
Let’s give ourselves a verb and a subject, just like 12 Centaur
initiation, but with tailored lists. 13 Changeling
14 Chimera
1d20 Verb (Maintenance) 15 Cyclops
1 Attack 16 Dhamphir
2 Blind 17 Djinn (or Genie)
3 Castrate 18 Dragonborn
4 Devour 19 Dryad
5 Drain 20 Duergar
6 Eat 21 Dwarf
7 Ensnare 22 Eladrin
8 Eviscerate 23 Elf
9 Gauge 24 Fairy
10 Incinerate 25 Firbolg
11 Kill 26 Gargoyle
12 Lacerate 27 Genasi (Air)
13 Mutilate 28 Genasi (Earth)
14 Poison
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Next, let’s discuss how much influence your How many members does your secret society
secret society really has on the world around it. currently have?
Are they a small guild full of ambitious upstarts, 1d20 Size (persons)
or have they been pulling the strings of the "new 1 110
world order" for millenia? 2 200
3 300
A) Age 4 400
Let’s start by figuring out the age of your secret 5 500
society. 6 700
7 1,000
How many years has your secret society been 8 1,500
pulling strings?
9 2,000
This will help us get a feel for “how active” your 10 2,800
secret society is. 11 4,000
12 6,000
1d20 Age (years) 13 9,000
1 1 14 13,000
2 5 15 18,000
3 14 16 24,000
4 34 17 32,000
5 63 18 42,000
6 109 19 55,000
7 172 20 72,000
8 257
9 365 C) Power
10 501
How influential is your secret society? Each
11 666
result on the power table is shown in descending
12 865 order from least powerful to most powerful.
13 1089
14 1373 1d6 Influece
15 1688 1 Can’t even control themselves
16 2049 2 Control only themselves
17 2457 3 Control a few small villages
18 2917 4 Control the city
19 3430 5 Control the kingdom
20 4001 6 Control the empire
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D) Secrecy
How well known is your secret society?
1d6 Renown
1 Nobody knows about it
2 Conspiracy theorists know about it
3 Fairytale artists write about it
4 Households threaten their children
over it
5 Everyone has heard of it, but most
people don’t believe it exists
6 Most people believe it exists
E) Perception
How is your secret society perceived by those
who have heard about them?
1d6 Reputation
1 Feared
2 Hated Conclusion
3 Liked
4 Mocked Congratulations, you now have yourself a secret
5 Respected society!
6 Tolerated
If you want access to systems that will help
fill your secret society with puppets to control,
super soldiers to command with enhanced
For the “Covering Shade,” I rolled a 10 (501
powers, and rivals to go to war against, then
years) for their age, an 8 (1,500) for their size,
join my patreon for the full version of this book.
a 3 (control few small villages) for their power,
a 5 (everyone has heard of it, but most people
I wish you all the best, legend!
don’t believe it exists) for their secrecy, and a 1
(feared) for their public perception.
Your NPC
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64 Printer 93 Vintner
65 Queen 94 Weaver
66 Quilter 95 Wheelwright
67 Scribe 96 Witch Hunter
68 Sculptor 97 Woodcarver
69 Seamstress 98 Wool Merchant
70 Serf 99 Writer
71 Servant 100 Yeoman
72 Shepherd
For the “Covering Shade,” their most influential
73 Shipwright puppets are 47 (Merchants), 81 (Storytellers),
74 Silversmith and 63 (Priests).
75 Singer
76 Soldier
77 Spice Merchant
78 Spy
79 Stablehand
80 Stonemason
81 Storyteller
82 Surgeon
83 Tailor
84 Tannery Worker
85 Tavern Keeper
86 Tax Collector
87 Thatcher
88 Theologian
89 Tinker
90 Town Crier
91 Trapper
92 Troubadour
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1d100 Ability
1-2 Acidic Touch
3-4 Apocalyptic Future Sight
5-6 Black Hole Manipulation
7-8 Blood Manipulation
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39 Juggler 75 Singer
40 Knight 76 Soldier
41 Lady-in-Waiting 77 Spice Merchant
42 Leatherworker 78 Spy
43 Locksmith 79 Stablehand
44 Luthier 80 Stonemason
45 Mason 81 Storyteller
46 Mercenary 82 Surgeon
47 Merchant 83 Tailor
48 Messenger 84 Tannery Worker
49 Midwife 85 Tavern Keeper
50 Miller 86 Tax Collector
51 Minstrel 87 Thatcher
52 Monk 88 Theologian
53 Mosaicist 89 Tinker
54 Nun 90 Town Crier
55 Painter 91 Trapper
56 Pastry Cook 92 Troubadour
57 Peasant 93 Vintner
58 Physician 94 Weaver
59 Pilgrim 95 Wheelwright
60 Plowman 96 Witch Hunter
61 Poet 97 Woodcarver
62 Potter 98 Wool Merchant
63 Priest 99 Writer
64 Printer 100 Yeoman
65 Queen
66 Quilter C) Role
67 Scribe What is the role of your super soldier?
68 Sculptor 1d6 Role
69 Seamstress 1 Assassin
70 Serf 2 Bodyguard
71 Servant 3 Messenger
72 Shepherd 4 Puppet
73 Shipwright 5 Spy
74 Silversmith 6 Tester (guinea pig)
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D) Numbers
How many super soldiers does your secret
society have? You DON’T have to roll up this
many super soldiers. This number is an estimate.
As stated in the beginning of this chapter, having
2-4 completed super soldier characters written
up for your games is plenty.
Their symbol is an image of two dark griffons The “Feathered Claw” is a 318-year-old secret
having a staring contest. society, made up of 13,000 members. They
currently control the majority of the happenings
Their evil goal is to “Translate the Archers.” in the region’s most bustling city.
Perhaps a group of ethereal archers with world-
ending powers exist in the astral realm, and Despite their massive numbers and wide-spread
the “Feathered Claw” is hell-bent on translating influence, nearly no one knows of the “Feathered
them from that reality into their own. Claw’s” existence due to their mind-wiping
abilities which they use on their members and
The Feathered Claw’s greatest fear is that they new recruits - each member acting as a sleeper
will “fail to control the cowboys.” Perhaps the agent waiting to be activated at a moment’s
cowboys invented a new piece of dimension- notice with a few targeted trigger words.
gate technology that would allow the Astral
Archers to be translated into the material plane, Other secret societies, such as the “Covering
so failure to control the cowboys would ruin Shade,” mock the “Feathered Claw,” because
everything. those societies are inwardly jealous of the power
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