Since I’ve been knee-deep in hobos and haven’t gotten around to posting a table in the last few weeks, I’m going to post 3 today. Use these to come up with an idea for a one-shot. The first table gives you the genre, the second the plot, and the third the style of the game….
In most stories and movies, the heroes rarely go through the pockets of their fallen foes unless they’ve got good reason to do so–for example, if they need a weapon or ammo or they need the enemy’s key card to make their escape. Thanks to D&D, however, characters in RPGs regularly heroically search through the…
As anyone who remembers the old “Medical Bag” feature in Fortean Times knows, people suffer from a lot of strange and bizarre medical conditions. These can be used to crank up the quirkiness of an adventure GMC, or (for particularly brave players) even a PC. Except for conditions with obvious effects, I’ve provided very…
A lot of games deal with strange phenomena, but even games that take place in a completely rational world can benefit from the occasional reference to strangeness. Weird happenings (and the inevitable stories about them) can provide local flavor, give an eccentric GMC something to rant about, or can serve as a cover for…
Since I’m running out of steam on the Monster of the Week thing, how about some dumb tables? Facebook Twitter Reddit Tumblr Email
