-what's this book/play/song/ritual dance/story/opera/etc. about?
-what's the latest in court/the town/the rumor mill?
-what's my next adventure hook?
-what's a memorable event from my character's past?
-who's the next interesting NPC?
-What's the deal with the part of the dungeon?
The Plot
A _________  ___________ who is _____________and _______________
is _____________________ in ___________________ .
Roll a d20 for as many columns (1-6) as you want...
Roll a d20 for as many columns (1-6) as you want...
| 
1 | 
Young | 
Witch | 
Seeking the throne | 
Through murder | 
wants to hire the party | 
A desert | 
| 
2 | 
Old | 
Beggar | 
Commanding/ 
pushy | 
Tricking powerful people | 
Seeking revenge | 
The sea | 
| 
3 | 
Corrupt | 
Noble | 
Emperor in exile | 
Seeking the truth | 
Caught in a storm | 
A castle made of wood | 
| 
4 | 
Foreign | 
Adventurer | 
Banished | 
framed | 
Trying to help the party | 
The skull tower | 
| 
5 | 
Monstrous | 
General | 
A criminal | 
Come to confess | 
Innocent | 
Crystal pass | 
| 
6 | 
Worshipful | 
Princess | 
Lusty | 
Here to steal the children | 
Guilty | 
Mountains of despair | 
| 
7 | 
Nihilist | 
Priest | 
Accused of witchcraft | 
Going to steal that most valuable | 
Dangerous to be around | 
The Gulf of Gods' Fury | 
| 
8 | 
Murderous | 
God | 
A fortune teller | 
Seeking food and rest | 
Dying | 
A quiet woodland settlement | 
| 
9 | 
Mischievous | 
Monster | 
Disguised | 
Having an identity crisis | 
Going through a rebirth cycle | 
A tumultuous trading post | 
| 
10 | 
Secret/disguised | 
Assassin | 
Respected | 
Looking for a way out | 
Helping from the shadows | 
The capital city | 
| 
11 | 
Slovenly | 
Beast | 
Loved by children | 
Seeking employment | 
Damned | 
A farming village | 
| 
12 | 
Loyal | 
Captain | 
Feared | 
On a trade mission | 
Going to be betrayed | 
Hill of the faery folk | 
| 
13 | 
Cretinous | 
Chief | 
Unstoppable | 
Seeking his/her/its children | 
Running afoul of local law | 
An autonomous collective mine | 
| 
14 | 
clever | 
Prostitute | 
A spurned lover | 
Throwing money at a problem | 
Unexpectedly in a position of authority | 
A vast plantation | 
| 
15 | 
mysterious | 
Court official | 
Passive aggressive | 
Out to save the world | 
Sought by a more powerful force | 
The wastelands of memory | 
| 
16 | 
Evangelical | 
Illusionist | 
Ambassador | 
Convinced a PC is the chosen one | 
Willing to go to any lengths | 
A Purple cloud city | 
| 
17 | 
Noble | 
Merchant | 
Folk hero | 
Ruined by taxes | 
Suffering from amnesia | 
A land made of turtle shells | 
| 
18 | 
Foolish | 
Daughter/son | 
On a mission | 
Unbelievably lucky | 
Going to betray someone | 
a skyship | 
| 
19 | 
Gullible | 
Father/mother | 
Dead | 
Out to murder  | 
Fulfilling a prophecy | 
a giant’s maw | 
| 
20 | 
disguised | 
stranger | 
Possessed  | 
Delivering a message from the gods | 
50% lying about a treasure, 50% telling the truth | 
An ancient spaceship | 
Sorry for any kludgey grammar.
(UPDATE edited row 2 column 3 to remove redundancy)
 
Realized later a lot of this is Shakespeare/Opera/Fairy Tale inspired. I'd love it if someone wrote, like, Jodorowsky and Terry Gilliam versions.
ReplyDeleteOkay I will make a horrible princess version soon
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