So ah...anyone have faction cheat sheet?

[DD The Pumpkin King]

I'm kind of having a hard time keeping track of who's who. Gonna have to start noting stuff in a word doc ^_^

[Tingly]

A lot of them are stereotypes of the genre, maybe made with the idea that players will recognize them based on that instead of needing much explanation. I'll try and summarize the ones that have stuck with me:

Shaolin: Buddhist monks who resemble some real life practices. Very monastic, based in a mountain, fixated on karma, righteous and wisdom, things of that nature.

Wudang: Righteous taoist swordsmen. Sort of monastic but less so than Shaolin, based in a mountain headquarters.

Mingjian Manor: A large estate with martial artists who are like retainers for a noble family. Known for being able to craft weapons good. Martial arts sects based around some rich people's mansion seem to be a common trope, and this is the game's take on it.

Condor School: They seem to be assassins?

Beggar's Sect: Very large sect whose main faction is comprised of poor people who beg for a living, with at least a few very powerful martial artists hidden in there and making it harder to pick on the poor than it would be otherwise. Generally good guys.

Liushan School: Police-like sect with ties to the government.

Villain Valley: A bunch of outlaws who, surprisingly, might be somewhat evil.

Tianlong Gang: Generally villainous faction who seem to have ticked off the government specifically, rebels.

Xuanhuo Cult: A somewhat religious sect with an evil-seeming aesthetic who have managed to ride the line a bit and aren't quite treated as full-on enemies by the good guys yet.

Wuxian Sect: An all-female somewhat religious faction hidden away in a hard place to reach. Female factions who specialize in poisons seem like a wuxia trope, and this is the game's take on it.

[Grandork]

Originally posted by Tingly:

A lot of them are stereotypes of the genre, maybe made with the idea that players will recognize them based on that instead of needing much explanation. I'll try and summarize the ones that have stuck with me:

Shaolin: Buddhist monks who resemble some real life practices. Very monastic, based in a mountain, fixated on karma, righteous and wisdom, things of that nature.

Wudang: Righteous taoist swordsmen. Sort of monastic but less so than Shaolin, based in a mountain headquarters.

Mingjian Manor: A large estate with martial artists who are like retainers for a noble family. Known for being able to craft weapons good. Martial arts sects based around some rich people's mansion seem to be a common trope, and this is the game's take on it.

Condor School: They seem to be assassins?

Beggar's Sect: Very large sect whose main faction is comprised of poor people who beg for a living, with at least a few very powerful martial artists hidden in there and making it harder to pick on the poor than it would be otherwise. Generally good guys.

Liushan School: Police-like sect with ties to the government.

Villain Valley: A bunch of outlaws who, surprisingly, might be somewhat evil.

Tianlong Gang: Generally villainous faction who seem to have ticked off the government specifically, rebels.

Xuanhuo Cult: A somewhat religious sect with an evil-seeming aesthetic who have managed to ride the line a bit and aren't quite treated as full-on enemies by the good guys yet.

Wuxian Sect: An all-female somewhat religious faction hidden away in a hard place to reach. Female factions who specialize in poisons seem like a wuxia trope, and this is the game's take on it.

Funny enough, even the "Bad ♥♥♥♥" they do is stereotypical as ♥♥♥♥.

Shaolin: Shouldn't be intervening in worldly affairs unless absolutely necessary. But they are, all the time.

Wudang: They are a Taoist Sect. Which means they follow the precepts of the Tao. But, here, obviously they don't. Taoist are supposed to focus within instead of without. Yet, they do.

For the female sect, it's always one of these three:

Poison, Ice, Music.

Poison, because women are too weak to fight fair.

Ice, because women are naturally cold (Yin).

Music, because women.

And yes, Wuxia Authors are, in general, quite misogynistic. And racist.

[Tingly]

A faction of martial artists who literally do not get involved is not terribly useful for storytelling. Ones that do get involved and have the wisdom to choose not to use their martial arts when it matters works, so I'm willing to accept it within the game's fictionalized version of these sects.

[DD The Pumpkin King]

Originally posted by Tingly:

A lot of them are stereotypes of the genre, maybe made with the idea that players will recognize them based on that instead of needing much explanation. I'll try and summarize the ones that have stuck with me:

Shaolin: Buddhist monks who resemble some real life practices. Very monastic, based in a mountain, fixated on karma, righteous and wisdom, things of that nature.

Wudang: Righteous taoist swordsmen. Sort of monastic but less so than Shaolin, based in a mountain headquarters.

Mingjian Manor: A large estate with martial artists who are like retainers for a noble family. Known for being able to craft weapons good. Martial arts sects based around some rich people's mansion seem to be a common trope, and this is the game's take on it.

Condor School: They seem to be assassins?

Beggar's Sect: Very large sect whose main faction is comprised of poor people who beg for a living, with at least a few very powerful martial artists hidden in there and making it harder to pick on the poor than it would be otherwise. Generally good guys.

Liushan School: Police-like sect with ties to the government.

Villain Valley: A bunch of outlaws who, surprisingly, might be somewhat evil.

Tianlong Gang: Generally villainous faction who seem to have ticked off the government specifically, rebels.

Xuanhuo Cult: A somewhat religious sect with an evil-seeming aesthetic who have managed to ride the line a bit and aren't quite treated as full-on enemies by the good guys yet.

Wuxian Sect: An all-female somewhat religious faction hidden away in a hard place to reach. Female factions who specialize in poisons seem like a wuxia trope, and this is the game's take on it.

Hey this is actually quit helpful. Details Details but it's nice to have a sense of the game world.

[REBirthTheEdge]

All factions so far seem to be inspired by Jin Yong novels, nice.

Wonder why there is no E Mei (Nga Mi) Sect tho, you know, female monks/nuns.