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d66 Random Potion Generator

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  I love chugging unknown substances in caves. Pdf for home printing.  

The Bombshell

     When I run games I often wonder what will be the defining feature of the campaign. Having a moment or idea that defines the campaign can lead to a strong and satisfying narrative understanding of the campaign for everyone involved.      For me, however, this sort of setup isn't easily achieved. I like games where the players, are the parts of a larger whole, not the sort of people who shake the foundation of the world unless they have really earned it. On top of that, I value player character agency above all else, instead of having a set adventure path ready I have many many possibilities prepped and ready to be encountered.     One may ask how do you get a strong defining aspect of a game that you are unsure of even the most basic outcomes of, and for that, I have made the bombshell method.     A bombshell is an event that radically changes how the world functions, this can be infrastructural, political, supernatural, scientific, ...

Upon the Northern Isthmus: Lindworm Generator

 When Ragnarok comes it shall be the lindworms that eat away at the earth itself, in the meantime, they hide away in their corners of the world. When encountering a lindworm these will be the first things you notice The Lindworm has a head of a(n) Ox Serpent Lion Rabbit Wolf Salmon Eagle Goat Bear Human Shark Reindeer With a great mane of Seaweed Pine Needles Feathers Matted black hair Bones Swords Gems Luminous Hair Gold Moonlight The Banners of dead heroes Clouds It has a long serpentine body supported by d4 sets of legs. What is not immediately obvious The lindworm is attuned to the element of  Earth Fire Air Water Blood Death Lightning Ice Wood Metal Void Soul What the lindworm truly desires is Corpses to feed upon Trinkets of a certain color The head of a dwarf who wronged them To sleep undisturbed Gold in immense amounts A feast before hibernation A clan of mortals to rule over A mortal to be jester for them A treasure of craftsmanship A true novelty The uprooting of the...

Upon the Northern Isthmus: Troll Generator

 Far in the north sits an Isthmus, the history of this land is a history of cyclical time, now is the third age. Monsters inhabit the woods where humanity dear not tread. One of the inhabitants of those woods is the troll. When the party encounters the troll they may wonder what is the deal with it? The troll looks mostly human except for The bright green skin A tree is growing out of their back The salmon head where a human head should be Massive curved tusks The bright pure yellow eyes Long hair composed entirely of roots A forked tongue The extra set of arms Having a boar snout A coating of bearlike fur The lack of a shadow Stones coating their back What makes this troll special? They are a moon light mage They have been sleeping for so long and are so large that a town was built atop them without them noticing They are a guardian spirit of an animal graveyard They are deathly afraid of cats They are searching out anyone who can throw a boulder farther than them They have a myth...

D100+ Cyberpunk Biker Gang Generator

I recently discovered the D100+ generators by Unlawful Games and I was inspired to make my own to make cyberpunk biker gangs. The Bikes are D2 Electric Petrochemical Main Drive D4 Drug Running General Youthful Rebellion Political Action Security How to tell the Head Honcho’s bike from everyone else D6 The bike has a sidecar with a small protective robot inside The bike has large speakers that are constantly blaring. The bike is golden The bike leaves streaks of light in the air The bike projects advertisements for how cool the leader is. The bike shoots flames. Preferred Weapons D8 Electric discharge devices Gas Grenades Guns Homemade pipe weapons Implanted cybernetic blades Power tools Swords Currently D10 doing petty crime to make money fleeing town after an attack from another gang holding an enemy gang leader hostage laying low after a police raid planning a big job trying to determine the new leader trying to put themselves atop the pecking order of gangs undergoing a civil war u...