Picture this, it's an alternate universe where there's this place called Power City. This city is one big industrial complex rather than an actual city. It is protected by big ass walls, walls so big entire communities actually exist and thrive inside them. Think of the walls as holding cells for immigrants looking to score citizenship into this legendary city.
Now the walls are called Fringes, and the people who live in them are Fringeburghers. They live in individual blocks that serve as the bricks that keep the wall both thick and tall in epic proportions. These blocks are so big they could house a city.
In once of those blocks thrives a University inspired community composed of several schools. Those schools are all part of an Academic Conglomerate that seeks to dominate the Fringes along with all the other Conglomerates.
Now, I need your help to build this little community. For starters, I thought it'd be a better idea for players to create their own schools. It'd be boring if everything had to come from me.
Anyone here with ideas for a template and so on?
The schools could each be focused on a particular interest/field, although there might be some overlap (and thus rivalry). They could be organized as a corrupt meritocracy, where promotion is technically based on merit alone but heavily influenced by behind-the-scenes nepotism and blackmail.
My thoughts exactly. I'm already working on one of those groups. Nothing a little research on social organizations couldn't help.