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	In [[2nd Edition Dungeons and Dragons\|2nd edition]], belonging to the Xaositects required a Chaotic character [[alignment]], forbade a character from participating in activities that required long-term organization or discipline (which notably means that if anyone ever decides to declare ''war'' on them then they're fucked), made them freakishly adept at knowing instinctively where lost things were, and let them cast Babble (a reversed version of the [[Wizard]] spell Tongues) 1/week for basic membership. Those who attained the next rank (Boss) gained Nondection against Divination spells cast by Lawful sources at level 5, and the ability to shoot off a Confusion spell 1/day that hits anyone within 20 feet and lasts for 2D6 rounds; Lawful characters are -2 to their saving throws against this effect. Big Bosses can have all sorts of weird powers, like Wand of Wonder, a permanent Unseen Servant or Alter Self at random.		In [[2nd Edition Dungeons and Dragons\|2nd edition]], belonging to the Xaositects required a Chaotic character [[alignment]], forbade a character from participating in activities that required long-term organization or discipline (which notably means that if anyone ever decides to declare ''war'' on them then they're fucked), made them freakishly adept at knowing instinctively where lost things were, and let them cast Babble (a reversed version of the [[Wizard]] spell Tongues) 1/week for basic membership. Those who attained the next rank (Boss) gained Nondection against Divination spells cast by Lawful sources at level 5, and the ability to shoot off a Confusion spell 1/day that hits anyone within 20 feet and lasts for 2D6 rounds; Lawful characters are -2 to their saving throws against this effect. Big Bosses can have all sorts of weird powers, like Wand of Wonder, a permanent Unseen Servant or Alter Self at random.

	In [[3rd Edition Dungeons and Dragons\|3rd edition]], Xaositect was a [[~~prestige class~~]] issued in [[Dragon Magazine]] #287. It required a Chaotic alignment, BAB +4 and +2s in all saves. It has an appropriately random grab-bag assortment of abilities, including protection from divination by Lawful casters, a vocalizing-nixing ability called Babble, dice-rerolling, resistance to Lawful-aligned spells, immunity to Illusion (Pattern) spells, a Confusion aura, a touch attack that compels random actions in victims, a Chaos Hammer spell-like ability, increased difficulty in hitting, and a permanent Protection from Law effect.		In [[3rd Edition Dungeons and Dragons\|3rd edition]], Xaositect was a [[Prestige Class]] issued in [[Dragon Magazine]] #287. It required a Chaotic alignment, BAB +4 and +2s in all saves. It has an appropriately random grab-bag assortment of abilities, including protection from divination by Lawful casters, a vocalizing-nixing ability called Babble, dice-rerolling, resistance to Lawful-aligned spells, immunity to Illusion (Pattern) spells, a Confusion aura, a touch attack that compels random actions in victims, a Chaos Hammer spell-like ability, increased difficulty in hitting, and a permanent Protection from Law effect.

	In 3.5th Edition, Xaositects got another prestige class from the ''Planar Handbook'', called the Chaotician. Once again requiring a Chaotic alignment, this warrior-based class lets characters infect others with chaotic impulses that made it harder to defend against attacks by the infector, and eventually get a temporary but undispellable miss chance against all non-area-of-effect attacks on the Chaotician by [[The Book of Weeaboo Fightan Magic\|moving very unpredictably]]. Similar but not identical to the previous versions of this prestige class, Chaoticians get a resistance to Illusion (Pattern) spells (not immunity), a sound-and-speech scrambling ability called Babble that also nullified sonic damage of any kind, and the ability to call upon Chaos to force one reroll a day, either for the Chaotician using the ability or another creature with no saving throw allowed. As an added bonus for players, [[Reasonable Marines\|LOLRANDOM behaviour is no longer encouraged or required for Xaositects in this edition]], just an appreciation for (or perhaps even obsession with) the beauty in chaos and a desire to control it.		In 3.5th Edition, Xaositects got another prestige class from the ''Planar Handbook'', called the Chaotician. Once again requiring a Chaotic alignment, this warrior-based class lets characters infect others with chaotic impulses that made it harder to defend against attacks by the infector, and eventually get a temporary but undispellable miss chance against all non-area-of-effect attacks on the Chaotician by [[The Book of Weeaboo Fightan Magic\|moving very unpredictably]]. Similar but not identical to the previous versions of this prestige class, Chaoticians get a resistance to Illusion (Pattern) spells (not immunity), a sound-and-speech scrambling ability called Babble that also nullified sonic damage of any kind, and the ability to call upon Chaos to force one reroll a day, either for the Chaotician using the ability or another creature with no saving throw allowed. As an added bonus for players, [[Reasonable Marines\|LOLRANDOM behaviour is no longer encouraged or required for Xaositects in this edition]], just an appreciation for (or perhaps even obsession with) the beauty in chaos and a desire to control it.

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	{{Topquote\|Chaos is the only true answer.\|[[Sindri Myr]]}}		{{Topquote\|Chaos is the only true answer.\|[[Sindri Myr]]}}

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	...If this is ringing alarm bells in your head, then yes: this is basically a philosophy that ''worships'' the idea of [[Chaotic Stupid]], and actually considers this the ideal way to behave. Consequently, "I want to play a Xaositect!" is generally met with the same alarm and hostility as the phrase "I want to play a [[Kender]]!"		...If this is ringing alarm bells in your head, then yes: this is basically a philosophy that ''worships'' the idea of [[Chaotic Stupid]], and actually considers this the ideal way to behave. Consequently, "I want to play a Xaositect!" is generally met with the same alarm and hostility as the phrase "I want to play a [[Kender]]!"

	In [[2nd Edition Dungeons and Dragons\|2nd edition]], belonging to the Xaositects required a Chaotic character [[alignment]], forbade a character from participating in activities that required long-term organization or discipline, made them freakishly adept at knowing instinctively where lost things were, and let them cast Babble (a reversed version of the [[Wizard]] spell Tongues) 1/week for basic membership. Those who attained the next rank (Boss) gained Nondection against Divination spells cast by Lawful sources at level 5, and the ability to shoot off a Confusion spell 1/day that hits anyone within 20 feet and lasts for 2D6 rounds; Lawful characters are -2 to their saving throws against this effect. Big Bosses can have all sorts of weird powers, like Wand of Wonder, a permanent Unseen Servant or Alter Self at random.		In [[2nd Edition Dungeons and Dragons\|2nd edition]], belonging to the Xaositects required a Chaotic character [[alignment]], forbade a character from participating in activities that required long-term organization or discipline (which notably means that if anyone ever decides to declare ''war'' on them then they're fucked), made them freakishly adept at knowing instinctively where lost things were, and let them cast Babble (a reversed version of the [[Wizard]] spell Tongues) 1/week for basic membership. Those who attained the next rank (Boss) gained Nondection against Divination spells cast by Lawful sources at level 5, and the ability to shoot off a Confusion spell 1/day that hits anyone within 20 feet and lasts for 2D6 rounds; Lawful characters are -2 to their saving throws against this effect. Big Bosses can have all sorts of weird powers, like Wand of Wonder, a permanent Unseen Servant or Alter Self at random.

	In [[3rd Edition Dungeons and Dragons\|3rd edition]], Xaositect was a [[prestige class]] issued in [[Dragon Magazine]] #287. It required a Chaotic alignment, BAB +4 and +2s in all saves. It has an appropriately random grab-bag assortment of abilities, including protection from divination by Lawful casters, a vocalizing-nixing ability called Babble, dice-rerolling, resistance to Lawful-aligned spells, immunity to Illusion (Pattern) spells, a Confusion aura, a touch attack that compels random actions in victims, a Chaos Hammer spell-like ability, increased difficulty in hitting, and a permanent Protection from Law effect.		In [[3rd Edition Dungeons and Dragons\|3rd edition]], Xaositect was a [[prestige class]] issued in [[Dragon Magazine]] #287. It required a Chaotic alignment, BAB +4 and +2s in all saves. It has an appropriately random grab-bag assortment of abilities, including protection from divination by Lawful casters, a vocalizing-nixing ability called Babble, dice-rerolling, resistance to Lawful-aligned spells, immunity to Illusion (Pattern) spells, a Confusion aura, a touch attack that compels random actions in victims, a Chaos Hammer spell-like ability, increased difficulty in hitting, and a permanent Protection from Law effect.

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	Elemental Chains: After hitting one or more targets with a cold, fire, lightning or thunder attack, you can, as a free action, invoke this power; creatures that were hit with the triggering attack are restrained and take 15 ongoing damage of the triggering damage type (save ends both), whilst creatures that were missed by the triggering attack are immobilized until the end of your next turn.		Elemental Chains: After hitting one or more targets with a cold, fire, lightning or thunder attack, you can, as a free action, invoke this power; creatures that were hit with the triggering attack are restrained and take 15 ongoing damage of the triggering damage type (save ends both), whilst creatures that were missed by the triggering attack are immobilized until the end of your next turn.

			==Gallery==
			<gallery>
			Xaositects member.jpg\|Factol Karan
			Karan FM.jpg
			Quake's place map FM.jpg\|Quake's Place, a popular hangout
			Xaositect bariaur FM.jpg
			Xaositect tiefling FM.jpg
			</gallery>

	{{Planescape-Factions}}		{{Planescape-Factions}}

1d4chan>Nubnuber: /* Speakers of Xaos */

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Speakers of Xaos

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	The 4th edition sourcebook "The Plane Below", which covers both the [[Elemental Chaos]] and the [[Abyss]], introduced a faction called the Speakers of Xaos, a loose and anarchic organization of mystical and scholastic explorers dedicated to studying the [[Elemental Chaos]]. Why? Well, it depends on the individual Speaker; the closest thing the organization has to an overarching dictum is the study of chaos and all its potential, but individual members include pure knowledge seekers, those out to understand the secret powers that govern creation itself, and those seeking mastery over elemental beings.		The 4th edition sourcebook "The Plane Below", which covers both the [[Elemental Chaos]] and the [[Abyss]], introduced a faction called the Speakers of Xaos, a loose and anarchic organization of mystical and scholastic explorers dedicated to studying the [[Elemental Chaos]]. Why? Well, it depends on the individual Speaker; the closest thing the organization has to an overarching dictum is the study of chaos and all its potential, but individual members include pure knowledge seekers, those out to understand the secret powers that govern creation itself, and those seeking mastery over elemental beings.

	What does this have to do with the Xaositects? Well, a lot of 4e planar lore took the viewpoint that stuff from Planescape happened or existed, at least in broad strokes, it's just the old cosmology wasn't The Truth. As such, the Xaositects did exist in the World Axis version of [[Sigil]], with a slightly different philosophy: the ~~Axisite~~ Xaositects believed that reality is chaotic and can only be mastered by those willing to understand disorder. The Speakers of Xaos evolved from the Xaositects after the [[Lady of Pain]] got sick of the factions and told them to pack their shit and get out of her city; some of the more... regimented ex-Xaositects began communicating with the Lyceum Elemental, a minor cabal of sages and researchers fascinated with the theoretical effects the Elemental Chaos had upon events in the material plane. The two groups ultimately merged together, and thus the Speakers of Xaos were born.		What does this have to do with the Xaositects? Well, a lot of 4e planar lore took the viewpoint that stuff from Planescape happened or existed, at least in broad strokes, it's just the old cosmology wasn't The Truth. As such, the Xaositects did exist in the World Axis version of [[Sigil]], with a slightly different philosophy: the 4e Xaositects believed that reality is chaotic and can only be mastered by those willing to understand disorder. The Speakers of Xaos evolved from the Xaositects after the [[Lady of Pain]] got sick of the factions and told them to pack their shit and get out of her city; some of the more... regimented ex-Xaositects began communicating with the Lyceum Elemental, a minor cabal of sages and researchers fascinated with the theoretical effects the Elemental Chaos had upon events in the material plane. The two groups ultimately merged together, and thus the Speakers of Xaos were born.

	The ranks of the Speakers include not just the expected [[wizard]]s, sages, and explorers, but also [[druid]]s and [[cleric]]s.		The ranks of the Speakers include not just the expected [[wizard]]s, sages, and explorers, but also [[druid]]s and [[cleric]]s.

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			{{Infobox Planescape Faction
			\|Name = Xaositects
			\|Symbol = [[File:Xaositects symbol.png\|200px]]
			\|Aliases = Chaosmen, Ephemera, Barmies
			\|Plane of Influence = [[Limbo]]
			\|Headquarters = The Hive, Hive Ward, Sigil
			\|Allies = [[Doomguard]], [[Bleak Cabal]]
			\|Enemies = [[Harmonium]], [[Fraternity of Order]]
			\|Factol = Karan
			}}
	{{Topquote\|Chaos is the only true answer.\|[[Sindri Myr]]}}		{{Topquote\|Chaos is the only true answer.\|[[Sindri Myr]]}}

1d4chan>QuietBrowser: /* Xaositects in the World Axis */

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Xaositects in the World Axis

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	Xaositects were first mentioned in the sourcebook "The Plane Below", which covers both the [[Elemental Chaos]] and the [[Abyss]], which introduced the Speakers of Xaos, an offspring sect of the Xaositect belief system and also featured a sidebar noting that it's quite possible that "classic" Axisite Xaositects are still running around; if they are, they have no reason to bug their splinter-group and the Speakers likewise don't give them any second thought.		Xaositects were first mentioned in the sourcebook "The Plane Below", which covers both the [[Elemental Chaos]] and the [[Abyss]], which introduced the Speakers of Xaos, an offspring sect of the Xaositect belief system and also featured a sidebar noting that it's quite possible that "classic" Axisite Xaositects are still running around; if they are, they have no reason to bug their splinter-group and the Speakers likewise don't give them any second thought.

	This would ultimately be expanded upon in [[Dragon Magazine]] #414, where the Xaositects made their return as a planar character theme, alongside the [[Society of Sensation]] and the [[~~Transcendant~~ Order]]. In the World Axis, Xaositects believe that reality lacks rules and, by extension, any hidden meaning; attempting to impose any kind of structure is antithetical to what it all means, and trying to stem the tide of change and disorder puts you farther away from understanding it all and finding your place in the chaotic sea of reality. The Xaositect philosophy is one of contradiction; Reality is meaningless, but a lack of meaning isn’t a bad thing in and of itself. Abandoning a search for meaning is the surest way to find it. The more your life reflects chaos, the more your life is like the multiverse, and both are sources of endless surprise.		This would ultimately be expanded upon in [[Dragon Magazine]] #414, where the Xaositects made their return as a planar character theme, alongside the [[Society of Sensation]] and the [[Transcendent Order]]. In the World Axis, Xaositects believe that reality lacks rules and, by extension, any hidden meaning; attempting to impose any kind of structure is antithetical to what it all means, and trying to stem the tide of change and disorder puts you farther away from understanding it all and finding your place in the chaotic sea of reality. The Xaositect philosophy is one of contradiction; Reality is meaningless, but a lack of meaning isn’t a bad thing in and of itself. Abandoning a search for meaning is the surest way to find it. The more your life reflects chaos, the more your life is like the multiverse, and both are sources of endless surprise.

	Whether or not this actually any different to the philosophy of AD&D is up for debate.		Whether or not this actually any different to the philosophy of AD&D is up for debate.

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	In [[2nd Edition Dungeons and Dragons\|2nd edition]], belonging to the Xaositects required a Chaotic character [[alignment]], forbade a character from participating in activities that required long-term organization or discipline (which notably means that if anyone ever decides to declare ''war'' on them then they're fucked), made them freakishly adept at knowing instinctively where lost things were, and let them cast Babble (a reversed version of the [[Wizard]] spell Tongues) 1/week for basic membership. Those who attained the next rank (Boss) gained Nondection against Divination spells cast by Lawful sources at level 5, and the ability to shoot off a Confusion spell 1/day that hits anyone within 20 feet and lasts for 2D6 rounds; Lawful characters are -2 to their saving throws against this effect. Big Bosses can have all sorts of weird powers, like Wand of Wonder, a permanent Unseen Servant or Alter Self at random.		In [[2nd Edition Dungeons and Dragons\|2nd edition]], belonging to the Xaositects required a Chaotic character [[alignment]], forbade a character from participating in activities that required long-term organization or discipline (which notably means that if anyone ever decides to declare ''war'' on them then they're fucked), made them freakishly adept at knowing instinctively where lost things were, and let them cast Babble (a reversed version of the [[Wizard]] spell Tongues) 1/week for basic membership. Those who attained the next rank (Boss) gained Nondection against Divination spells cast by Lawful sources at level 5, and the ability to shoot off a Confusion spell 1/day that hits anyone within 20 feet and lasts for 2D6 rounds; Lawful characters are -2 to their saving throws against this effect. Big Bosses can have all sorts of weird powers, like Wand of Wonder, a permanent Unseen Servant or Alter Self at random.

	In [[3rd Edition Dungeons and Dragons\|3rd edition]], Xaositect was a [[~~prestige class~~]] issued in [[Dragon Magazine]] #287. It required a Chaotic alignment, BAB +4 and +2s in all saves. It has an appropriately random grab-bag assortment of abilities, including protection from divination by Lawful casters, a vocalizing-nixing ability called Babble, dice-rerolling, resistance to Lawful-aligned spells, immunity to Illusion (Pattern) spells, a Confusion aura, a touch attack that compels random actions in victims, a Chaos Hammer spell-like ability, increased difficulty in hitting, and a permanent Protection from Law effect.		In [[3rd Edition Dungeons and Dragons\|3rd edition]], Xaositect was a [[Prestige Class]] issued in [[Dragon Magazine]] #287. It required a Chaotic alignment, BAB +4 and +2s in all saves. It has an appropriately random grab-bag assortment of abilities, including protection from divination by Lawful casters, a vocalizing-nixing ability called Babble, dice-rerolling, resistance to Lawful-aligned spells, immunity to Illusion (Pattern) spells, a Confusion aura, a touch attack that compels random actions in victims, a Chaos Hammer spell-like ability, increased difficulty in hitting, and a permanent Protection from Law effect.

	In 3.5th Edition, Xaositects got another prestige class from the ''Planar Handbook'', called the Chaotician. Once again requiring a Chaotic alignment, this warrior-based class lets characters infect others with chaotic impulses that made it harder to defend against attacks by the infector, and eventually get a temporary but undispellable miss chance against all non-area-of-effect attacks on the Chaotician by [[The Book of Weeaboo Fightan Magic\|moving very unpredictably]]. Similar but not identical to the previous versions of this prestige class, Chaoticians get a resistance to Illusion (Pattern) spells (not immunity), a sound-and-speech scrambling ability called Babble that also nullified sonic damage of any kind, and the ability to call upon Chaos to force one reroll a day, either for the Chaotician using the ability or another creature with no saving throw allowed. As an added bonus for players, [[Reasonable Marines\|LOLRANDOM behaviour is no longer encouraged or required for Xaositects in this edition]], just an appreciation for (or perhaps even obsession with) the beauty in chaos and a desire to control it.		In 3.5th Edition, Xaositects got another prestige class from the ''Planar Handbook'', called the Chaotician. Once again requiring a Chaotic alignment, this warrior-based class lets characters infect others with chaotic impulses that made it harder to defend against attacks by the infector, and eventually get a temporary but undispellable miss chance against all non-area-of-effect attacks on the Chaotician by [[The Book of Weeaboo Fightan Magic\|moving very unpredictably]]. Similar but not identical to the previous versions of this prestige class, Chaoticians get a resistance to Illusion (Pattern) spells (not immunity), a sound-and-speech scrambling ability called Babble that also nullified sonic damage of any kind, and the ability to call upon Chaos to force one reroll a day, either for the Chaotician using the ability or another creature with no saving throw allowed. As an added bonus for players, [[Reasonable Marines\|LOLRANDOM behaviour is no longer encouraged or required for Xaositects in this edition]], just an appreciation for (or perhaps even obsession with) the beauty in chaos and a desire to control it.