9.2 Player Knowledge

The amount of knowledge that the players have about existing factions depends on your playstyle. I suggest one of two extremes: either the players get to openly see everything that NPC factions are doing, or they have to figure out everything on their own.

The first approach works if you’ve got a very collaborative group that doesn’t want or need a strong identification with the PCs. The second approach works if the players want to be surprised by in-game events and like discovering things as their characters do.

Before you begin play, you need to figure out which one of these styles you are going to use, so that everybody’s expectations align with how you’re actually playing.