Age of Fable

TABLES FOR FABLES

A collection of free tables for fantasy role-playing games.

Welcome to Tables for Fables. This is a collection of random tables, all of which:

have a fantasy theme,
are systemless - that is, don't use statistics or terms from a single game, and
use only normal, six-sided dice (d6s).

If you have a table that you want to contribute, please email me (news AT apolitical DOT info).

You can look at all 329 tables, or look at tables in a specific category:

Magic and Religion	(33 entries)
Treasure	(22 entries)
Wilderness and Worlds	(52 entries)
Dungeons and Combat	(39 entries)
Personalising Characters	(79 entries)
Settlements and Countries	(84 entries)
Adventure Ideas	(87 entries)
Creating Creatures	(32 entries)

Please note that magic items are in the Treasure section, not the Magic and Religion section.

Many of the ideas in these tables are used in the automatic Adventure Ideas Generator.

Why This Place Fell Into Ruin

source or inspiration: Central Casting: Dungeons

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-2	Inhabitants killed by a plague.
1	3-4	The inhabitants were cursed, through no fault of their own.
1	5-6	The inhabitants were cursed, due to their own wickedness.
2	1-2	Monsters killed everyone, and still inhabit the place.
2	3-4	Monsters killed everyone, and left the place in ruins.
2	5-6	The (roll again: 1-3 water 4-6 air) was poisoned. Roll again: on a 1-3 the poison is still present.
3	1-2	The inhabitants were involved in a war. When their army never returned, the place was abandoned.
3	3-4	The economy that the place depended on collapsed.
3	5-6	The surrounding environment degraded, due to the inhabitants' actions (for example, all the trees were cut down), so that the place was no longer viable.
4	1-2	The surrounding environment degraded, through no fault of the inhabitants (for example, an ice age or prolonged drought), so that the place was no longer viable.
4	3-4	The inhabitants lost their technology, and large cities no longer made sense.
4	5-6	The place was built for defence. When the threat was no longer present, there was no reason to maintain the place.
5	1-2	The place was destroyed in a disaster: Roll again: 1 fire 2 flood 3 volcanic eruption 4 earthquake 5 meteor strike 6 tornado or hurricane.
5	3-4	As above, but the disaster was caused by a magical experiment gone wrong.
5	5-6	The inhabitants seem to have disappeared in an instant.
6	1-2	The advanced inhabitants went to another planet.
6	3-4	The advanced inhabitants became creatures of pure energy. Roll again: on a 1-3 they still inhabit the place.
6	5-6	The place was never inhabited: it is a life-size model.

Unusual Characteristics of Villains

source or inspiration: Renegade Crowns (Warhammer Fantasy)

Roll 3 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	3rd dice	result
1-2	1-2	1-2	Commits virtuous acts in secret.
1-2	1-2	3-4	Took the blame for the crime of a relative and went into exile.
1-2	1-2	5-6	Is secretly related to a prominent family.
1-2	3-4	1-2	Worships demons.
1-2	3-4	3-4	Secretly responsible for a vile atrocity (even by the standards of ordinary villains).
1-2	3-4	5-6	Secretly working for a more powerful and respectable government.
1-2	5-6	1-2	Secretly dresses in the clothes of a child.
1-2	5-6	3-4	As above, and sings popular songs from the theatre.
1-2	5-6	5-6	Obsessed with breeding ever-smaller dogs.
3-4	1-2	1-2	Has a collection of stuffed toys made to look like their enemies.
3-4	1-2	3-4	Is a famous criminal under another name.
3-4	1-2	5-6	Flies into a rage if s/he sees red clothing.
3-4	3-4	1-2	Flies into a rage if s/he sees ivory buttons.
3-4	3-4	3-4	Flies into a rage whenever an odd number of plates are set at dinner.
3-4	3-4	5-6	Expects everyone to keep silent for least a minute after s/he speaks, in case s/he hasn't finished.
3-4	5-6	1-2	Has a catchphrase, which they use too often and inappropriately.
3-4	5-6	3-4	Compelled to wash hands with wine after touching another's flesh.
3-4	5-6	5-6	Has a special seat for their weapon, and will never sit comfortablely unless the weapon is also 'seated'.
5-6	1-2	1-2	Can only speak to people in alphabetical order.
5-6	1-2	3-4	Believes in an imaginary race of cockroach people who are conquering other lands.
5-6	1-2	5-6	Writes a letter 'home' to an imagined family every week.
5-6	3-4	1-2	Never lies to a lady.
5-6	3-4	3-4	Pays a token amount for everything they steal.
5-6	3-4	5-6	Afraid of watering cans.
5-6	5-6	1-2	Afraid of women in low-cut dresses.
5-6	5-6	3-4	Afraid of birds with blue feathers.
5-6	5-6	5-6	Obsessed with a particular kind of cake.

Campaign Ideas From Cartoons

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll twice, re-rolling duplicate results. The first result gives the heroes of the campaign, the second gives the villains. Optionally roll again to get the setting.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1	The Smurfs.
1	2	Gargamel (the Smurfs).
1	3	GI Joe.
1	4	Cobra (GI Joe).
1	5	Scooby Doo.
1	6	Transformers.
2	1	The Flintstones.
2	2	The Jetsons.
2	3	He-Man / Masters of the Universe.
2	4	Skeletor (Masters of the Universe).
2	5	Josie and the Pussycats.
2	6	Thundercats.
3	1	Mumm-Ra (Thundercats).
3	2	Mutants (Thundercats).
3	3	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
3	4	Star Trek.
3	5	G-Force (Battle of the Planets / G-Force / Gatchaman).
3	6	Spectra/Galactor (Battle of the Planets / G-Force / Gatchaman).
4	1	Astro Boy.
4	2	Danger Mouse.
4	3	Baron Greenback (Danger Mouse).
4	4	Inspector Gadget.
4	5	Doctor Claw (Inspector Gadget).
4	6	Muppet Babies.
5	1	Care Bears.
5	2	Ghostbusters.
5	3	Babar.
5	4	The Archies.
5	5	Pokemon.
5	6	Kimba the White Lion.
6	1	Star Blazers.
6	2	Gamilons (Star Blazers).
6	3	The Comet Empire (Star Blazers).
6	4	Justice League (Super Friends).
6	5	Legion of Doom (Super Friends).
6	6	Robotech.

Paralysing Monsters

source or inspiration: Eric Minton

This table is used to decide the tactics of creatures who disable their opponents without killing them: for example by sending them to sleep, paralysis, throwing a net etc.

It can be used for unintelligent or intelligent creatures, including humans. The less intelligent a creature is, the more likely it will do the same thing each time. For intelligent creatures, the GM should subtract from the roll if the creatures are outnumbered or losing the battle, and add to it if they're more numerous or winning. Some results will be inappropriate for some types of creatures and should be re-rolled.

Roll 1 dice.

roll, modified if appropriate
Less than 1	Flee for safety, hoping their opponents will tend to their disabled comrades instead of pursuing.
1	Flee in hopes of luring their opponents after them (possibly into a trap), then double back to seize their disabled opponents.
2	Kill the disabled opponents.
3 or 4	Whenever an opponent is paralyzed, pick them up and carry them off.
5 or 6	Ignore disabled opponents while there are other opponents left standing.
more than 6	Unless directly engaged in combat, kill disabled opponents, and spend the rest of the combat eating them.

What's At the End of the Rainbow

source or inspiration: Norman Harman

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1-2	1-2	A pleasant land, which the heroes heard of once in a lullaby.
1-2	3-4	The rainbow is a bridge, which leads to the Moon.
1-2	5-6	The rainbow is a bridge to Valhalla (the Viking heaven), guarded by the god Heimdall. He will not let the heroes pass unless they complete an appropriate quest.
3-4	1-2	As above, but 'Heimdall' is really the trickster-god Loki, and his quest will seem to be noble but will cause evil.
3-4	3-4	A pot of gold.
3-4	5-6	As above, but the pot is a trap, laid by a group of vicious leprechauns who wait in ambush (that's how they get their gold).
5-6	1-2	A huge rainbow cake.
5-6	3-4	A wizard, Roy G. Biv.
5-6	5-6	The rainbow is a gigantic serpent (not necessarily hostile).

Unusual Treasure Containers

source or inspiration: Telecanter (Creative Commons license)

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1	Submersed in a barrel of brine.
1	2	In a dimensional pocket visibile from only one direction.
1	3	As parcels, each piece, including coins, individually wrapped in silk.
1	4	Sewn inside (roll again: 1-3 a limbless, headless, mummified torso 4-6 a bag made from the whole hide of a humanoid).
1	5	Suspended in the air from long bamboo poles, each individual piece on a seperate pole.
1	6	Completely encased by an insect hive.
2	1	In a tapered coffer carved from a giant tusk.
2	2	Completely encased in mineral deposits.
2	3	Completely encased in amber.
2	4	In a Japanese style puzzle box.
2	5	Enclosed in a bag woven from hair.
2	6	Inside the hollow brass figure of a common animal.
3	1	Inside a carved, giant nut.
3	2	Completely encased in tar.
3	3	Fashioned into a moving automaton.
3	4	Arranged on the floor as a treasure map.
3	5	Arranged on the floor encoding a rare spell.
3	6	In a coffer fashioned from platemail welded together by lightning.
4	1	Bricked up in a small shrine.
4	2	Sealed inside clay spheres.
4	3	Fashioned into windchimes.
4	4	Rolled up in a musty carpet.
4	5	Stacked precariously around a deep hole.
4	6	Roll again: 1-3 sealed in sheets of crimped lead 4-6 bound together in a clump with platinum wire.
5	1	Encased in a cube of wax.
5	2	Arrayed on the petrified statues of the original owners.
5	3	Sealed in a clear glass sphere.
5	4	In a cage constructed of bones.
5	5	Hidden in wooden dolls arranged in dioramas.
5	6	In a continuously writhing clump of worms.
6	1	Levitating.
6	2	Strapped to the backs of several monkeys trained to evade.
6	3	In a coffer carved from a giant oak burl.
6	4	In the chitinous husk of a giant insect.
6	5	Floating on crystal rafts in a pool of acid.
6	6	In an open fire (roll again if the treasure includes anything flammable).

Hazardous Dungeon Environments

source or inspiration: The Dungeon-Crawl

For all results marked with an asterisk (*), it is impossible for the heroes to rest in the area.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-2	* Cursed: The area saps away a person's resolve, making it harder to push on. Encounters with undead creatures are more likely.
1	3-4	* Eerie: There are no apparent problems with the area, but somehow the characters get no rest here.
1	5-6	Filthy: Staying in the area could cause disease.
2	1-2	Wind: Torches could be blown out (lanterns won't be).
2	3-4	* Strong Wind: As above, and travelling against the wind will be more tiring.
2	5-6	* Very Strong Wind: As above, and the heroes might be blown over, and equipment might be ripped from their hands.
3	1-2	* Flooded: Movement through the area will be slow. In addition, if the heroes then move to a cold areas, the effects of cold will be worse.
3	3-4	Cramped: The heroes might have to crawl, or be unable to proceed at all. The heroes are unlikely to encounter large creatures here.
3	5-6	Fog: Ambushes will be more likely, and the heroes are more likely to get separated and/or mistake their direction.
4	1-2	* Smoke: As above, and the heroes will be damaged by staying in the area.
4	3-4	* Magical Smoke: As above, but the heroes will suffer an effect other than damage from staying in the area. Roll on the 'Gas Clouds' table below, re-rolling a result of 'Poison'.
4	5-6	Magical Darkness: Light sources will be less effective, or not work at all. Roll again: on a 1-3, magical light is immune.
5	1-2	Magical Silence: Ambushes are more likely, and spells might not work.
5	3-4	Magical Vortex: Spells cast here are likely to (roll again: 1-3 not work 4-6 have the wrong effect).
5	5-6	Twist in Space: The heroes are likely to mistake their direction.
6	1-2	Popular: Monsters are more common here than usual.
6	3-4	Roll on the 'Climate' table below. Re-roll results of 'Mild'.
6	5-6	Roll twice on this table, ignoring and re-rolling this result.

Mount Reactions

source or inspiration: Aeons & Augauries

This table is designed for when a mount is faced with combat, or a situation such as a snake, fire, monsters etc. The GM should apply modifiers based on the quality of the mount (for example mules and warhorses might get a minus, normal horses a plus). Results of less than 2 count as 2, and results of more than 12 count as 12.

Roll 2 dice, use the total.

2	Throws Rider The mount tries to buck the rider off, rider could get stomped and then horse flees..
3	Bolts The horse breaks away/flees.
4	as above.
5	Stop The beast refuses to go further. It will take 1-6 minutes to get it to cooperate. It will bolt (see above) if the danger comes close.
6	Whinnies The mount snorts, paws at the ground, whips its tail etc. This will give away the rider's position. Roll again, applying a -2 penalty, if the noise or apparent danger increases, or if the mount isn't out of danger in one minute of game time.
7	Stumbles The mount will attempt to avoid the danger but will continue on the path. Roll again, applying a -2 penalty, if the noise or apparent danger increases.
8	as above.
9	Carries On.
10	as above.
11	as above.
12	as above.

Dragon's Breath

source or inspiration: Basic and 1st edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons

For every result other than bolts of lightning, the GM might roll for the shape of the weapon: 1-2 straight line; only one target at a time 3-4 cone; one or more targets at a time 5-6 cloud; potentially every opponent can be hit.

Roll 1 dice.

1	Corrosive acid or venom. If the target is wearing armour, it will dissolve the armour before it does any damage to the target. It might also dissolve weapons, shields and other equipment.
2	Fire. Targets have a chance of being set on fire if hit, as well as the initial damage. Metal armour will reduce this chance considerably, but wooden weapons and shields are highly likely to burn.
3	Poison gas. Armour and shields are of no use against this attack.
4	Gas. Roll on the 'Gas Clouds' table in the 'Dungeons & Combat' section (although the breath might not come out in a cloud). Armour and shields are of no use against this attack.
5	A bolt of lightning. The bolt will more often hit a target wearing metal armour, even if the dragon intended to hit someone else. This will 'earth' the lightning, but may do damage to the wearer. If the bolt is aimed at someone who has a metal weapon or a shield, the bolt is likely to hit the weapon or shield. The target will be forced to drop a metal weapon hit in this way, and those who wear shields will find their arms numbed and temporarily useless.
6	Choose a random spell from your campaign. Choose only from those spells which harm the target.

Book Titles

source or inspiration: Al Krombach

Roll 3 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	3rd dice	result
1	1	1-2	Offerings to Set: A Diary.
1	1	3-4	Cocktail Recipes of the Crimson Court.
1	1	5-6	The Prayers of Arumfus.
1	2	1-2	Black Nights and Red Blood: A History of Lost Harnfell.
1	2	3-4	The Rise and Fall of the Dread Emperor.
1	2	5-6	Limericks for an Elven Fete.
1	3	1-2	Cistikin's Foul Grimoire.
1	3	3-4	The Last Titan.
1	3	5-6	The Teachings of the Great Nordoolus.
1	4	1-2	Bezum's Book of Marine Engineering.
1	4	3-4	One Bridge Too Many: Last Stand of the Excitran Cavalry.
1	4	5-6	The Poetry of Fars Fargrim.
1	5	1-2	A Dwarf In Shackles: Overcoming the Curse.
1	5	3-4	Troll Recipes for Fanciful Children.
1	5	5-6	Anatomy of the Centaur.
1	6	1-2	Tira and the Roper: A Tale of Forbidden Love.
1	6	3-4	Nineteen Filthy Leprechauns.
1	6	5-6	Maps and Floorplans of Porttown.
2	1	1-2	The Memoirs of Grewg the Pirate.
2	1	3-4	Bleak Happenings: A history of the Mindplague.
2	1	5-6	Drinks to liven your Existence.
2	2	1-2	Popular Dress and Hairstyles of the Second Age.
2	2	3-4	Aradombular: Three Plays.
2	2	5-6	Aradombular: A Treatise of the Meaning of Things.
2	3	1-2	Aradombular: The Philosophy of Gromus.
2	3	3-4	Aradombular: The Pagan Essays.
2	3	5-6	The Battle of Orichs and the Fall of Trayle.
2	4	1-2	The Twelve Sagas of Bronn the Hero.
2	4	3-4	Ornamental Dogs and their uses in Modern Cuisine.
2	4	5-6	My Five Humans: An Ogre's Tale.
2	5	1-2	Dragons: Myth or Fact?.
2	5	3-4	The Encyclopedia Geraximus: Volume Thirty Four Ch-Cz.
2	5	5-6	Balls.
2	6	1-2	Military Ensignia of the Knights Emergent.
2	6	3-4	Juiblex: The Lost Comedies.
2	6	5-6	Ode to the Hobgoblin Maiden.
3	1	1-2	Fifteen Holy Relics of Ylalla.
3	1	3-4	Pyromancy: An Urban Crisis.
3	1	5-6	Fuanatic Poisons and Their Cures.
3	2	1-2	Klybec's Passion.
3	2	3-4	Otyugh and I.
3	2	5-6	Letters to the Major: A Bordercaptain's Shame.
3	3	1-2	The Lost Shrine of Amberdown: Found?.
3	3	3-4	Hyrax: A Play in Seven Acts.
3	3	5-6	Tools of the Late Jurian Age.
3	4	1-2	Bridges: The Secrets of their lasting Construction and Maintenence.
3	4	3-4	An argument against Necromancy.
3	4	5-6	The Seventy-seven Quips of Borlak the Arch-Mage.
3	5	1-2	Thirty Leagues Below Mount Grimbad.
3	5	3-4	Shields and Bucklers of the Late Devalian Rennaisance.
3	5	5-6	The Chemistries of Niflif the Clever.
3	6	1-2	The Cat-Gods of Olix.
3	6	3-4	Koepple: Ninety-nine Songs of Hate and Derision.
3	6	5-6	One Hundred Songs of Hate and Derision: A Response to Koepple.
4	1	1-2	A Brief History of the Orange Uprising.
4	1	3-4	Desert Survival, A Beginner's Guide.
4	1	5-6	The Mysteries of Dionicus.
4	2	1-2	The Care and Feeding of the Xorn.
4	2	3-4	Small Things and Gnomes.
4	2	5-6	Deciphering the Language of Kobolds.
4	3	1-2	The Humorous Letters of Mayor Barrelroom.
4	3	3-4	Nine Sages in Hell: A Warning.
4	3	5-6	The Flora and Fungi of the Grey Forest.
4	4	1-2	The Thirty-Seven Useful Parts of the Catoblepas.
4	4	3-4	The Unmasking and Trying of Witches!
4	4	5-6	Fifteen Fowl Recipes.
4	5	1-2	Siege Engines and their Construction and Use.
4	5	3-4	Engineering Secrets of the Elder Kings.
4	5	5-6	The Sins of Father Trinicus.
4	6	1-2	The Prophesies of the Jilgrian Sisterhood.
4	6	3-4	Small Wonder: Rise and Fall of the Halfling King.
4	6	5-6	Herbology: An Apprentice's Handbook.
5	1	1-2	A Pictoral Guide to the birds of the Mossy Vale.
5	1	3-4	The Secrets of Seduction for the Clueless and Childless.
5	1	5-6	Naughty Gifts, the Memoires of Lady Truncheon.
5	2	1-2	Autumn Leaves: The Diary of Woqueforte the Unloved.
5	2	3-4	Poetry of the Lobingian Epoch.
5	2	5-6	Seven Simple Love Charms and Potions.
5	3	1-2	Fishing Lures for every Season.
5	3	3-4	Preventing Pox.
5	3	5-6	Disciplining the Wayward Child.
5	4	1-2	Puddings and Oozes of the Sunless Realm.
5	4	3-4	Undeath: A Treatise.
5	4	5-6	The Saga of Eligarth the Bold.
5	5	1-2	Flumph Recipes.
5	5	3-4	A History of the Pale City.
5	5	5-6	Sewage and Irrigation of the Modern Jail.
5	6	1-2	Courtly Manners of the Appropriate Kinde.
5	6	3-4	Feces: A Hunter's Guide.
5	6	5-6	The Travels and Travails of Willus and Feng.
6	1	1-2	The Browne Arcanum.
6	1	3-4	The Legend of the Diamond.
6	1	5-6	Throne Secrets of the Prax Society.
6	2	1-2	Brewing like the Masters!
6	2	3-4	The Lost Erotica of the Orcs.
6	2	5-6	Tales of the Far South.
6	3	1-2	Twelve Habits of the Successful General.
6	3	3-4	Misery Loves Company: The Care and Spreading of the Latest Plague.
6	3	5-6	The Polite Prayerbook of the Penitant Pilgrim.
6	4	1-2	Haques' Dictionary (2600 pages).
6	4	3-4	Debauchery and the Church: A Guide to Combining The Two.
6	4	5-6	Filing & Photocopying: Role-Playing in a World of High Technology.
6	5	1-2	Throne of the Golem Prince.
6	5	3-4	The Ages of Kingdoms, Compared to Those of A Man.
6	5	5-6	Atlas of the Astral Realms.
6	6	1-2	The Accursed Book of Yon.
6	6	3-4	Chants and Prayers to Placate the Sea.
6	6	5-6	Wise Pronouncements of the Owls of Yib.

Priests

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

This table provides alternatives to the traditional 'cleric' class.

Roll 1 dice.

1	There are adventuring priests, who may or may not have magical abilities.
2	There are adventuring priests, but they never have magic powers. No temple with have anything to do with magic.
3	There are adventuring holy men and women with magic powers, but they aren't priests. Officials of a church will always be non-player characters.
4	There are priests with magic powers, but they never adventure. Player characters can go to them for healing, blessing etc, but they won't be player-characters themselves.
5	All magic powers come from a god or goddess. There are no wizards other than priests (roll again 1-3 player characters may be priests 4-6 player characters can't be priests).
6	People believe that priests have magic powers, but they are a combination of scientific knowledge, and the psychological effect of people's belief in the priests' powers. Optionally roll again: 1-3 priests believe they have magical abilities 4-6 priests know that they're tricking people.

Near-Death Experiences

source or inspiration: Mike Hensley

When a character comes close to death, and recovers, the GM might declare a chance that they should roll on this table. The chance should be higher if they're cured by magic than if they recover naturally.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-2	The character has a disease. Optionally, roll 2-4 times on the 'Disease 2: Symptoms' table in the 'Wilderness and Worlds' section.
1	3-4	As above, but the character has no symptoms of the disease. Instead, they infect others with it.
1	5-6	An evil supernatural creature such as a demon or ghost is brought into the world. They are unable to directly harm the character, but will work for their death. Roll again for the creature's appearance: 1-2 the creature looks and speaks exactly like the character 3-4 the creature seems to be a normal member of the character's species 5-6 the creature is obviously supernatural.
2	1-2	A close relative or friend of the character dies.
2	3-4	The character's recovery drains the life-force of someone nearby.
2	5-6	The character is disfigured.
3	1-2	The character gains occult knowledge, which however drives them close to madness, and gives them a frighteningly unearthly appearance.
3	3-4	The character appears cured, but starts to waste away from an unknown cause. If left untreated, rather than die, they will become an undead creature such as a zombie or vampire. This affliction can only be cured magically.
3	5-6	The charcter is uncannilly lucky for the next month.
4	1-2	The character gains wisdom and an air of holiness.
4	3-4	The character becomes uncannily brave for the next year.
4	5-6	The character is given a glimpse of the future.
5	1-2	The character is severely weakened for the next month.
5	3-4	The character is actually dead, and their body is inhabited by an evil supernatural creature.
5	5-6	Roll on the 'Effects of Powerful Magic on the Caster' table in the 'Magic' section.
6	1-2	As above, but roll twice.
6	3-4	As above, but roll three times.
6	5-6	Roll twice on this table, ignoring and re-rolling this result.

Requests Through Prayer

source or inspiration: James Jarvis

Count results less than 3 as 3, and those of more than 18 as 18.

Depending on the game world any character might be able to make a request by prayer, or only priests. There might also be a limit to how often a character can make a request. For example, once every 24 hours. Or, each extra attempt in a particular period of time might attract a penalty.

Examples of modifications to the roll could be:

-1 for each week the character has been lax in their devotions (for example missing church)

+2 if the attempt is made at a temple dedicated to the deity (or at a place associated with the deity; for example, some might be associated with crossroads, or running streams)
+2 if the character has a relic of the deity.

-1 to +2 based on the Charisma, Willpower or similar attribute of the character.

+1 to 6 if the character has made an appropriate donation, sacrifice, penance (as appropriate to the deity).

Roll 3 dice, use the total.

3	Atonement Required: The request is refused. Roll 3 dice. The character must spend this many days in prayer, fasting, and contemplation, or other form of continuous worship as appropriate to the deity, before they can make any request again.
4	Atonement Required (as above).
5	Stern Refusal: The request is refused. For any future requests, the character should take 2 from the roll, until they get a result of 'granted' or 'atonement required'. Multiple 'stern refusals' add together. For example two stern refusals will give a -4 penalty. The character can choose to atone, as if they'd gotten a result of 'Atonement Required', to get rid of any penalty from this result.
6	Stern Refusal (as above).
7	Stern Refusal (as above).
8	Refusal.
9	Refusal.
10	Refusal.
11	Refusal.
12	Refusal.
13	Granted.
14	Granted.
15	Granted.
16	Granted.
17	Granted.
18	Granted.

Undead Reaction Table

source or inspiration: James Jarvis

Count results of less than 2 as 2, and those of more than 12 as 12.

Roll 2 dice, use the total.

2	The undead seem oddly distracted by something else and don't pay you any attention. Roll again in five minutes of game time, or if the players move closer, make noise etc.
3	The undead seem confused by the stimulus of fresh meat. In one minute of game time, roll again, but take 2 from the total.
4	as above.
5	The undead are surprised by the walking talking meat before them, they stand there salivating. Roll again in 1 minute of game time.
6	as above.
7	The undead are thrilled to see the PCs. They howl, scream, moan, groan or murmur 'brains' as appropriate to draw more of their ilk to the oncoming feast. In one minute of game time, roll again, adding 3 to the total. More undead are likely to turn up by this time.
8	The undead stumble onward ready to attack.
9	as above.
10	The hungry dead leap forth ready to bite, gnash and tear.
11	as above.
12	as above.

Distinguishing Features

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

The likelihood of rolling on this table will depend on how old the person is, and how much trouble they've been in in their life. A retired adventurer might have more than one feature.

Where relevant, roll for the side: 1-3 left 4-6 right.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1-2	1-2	Missing an ear.
1-2	3-4	Missing a hand (roll again: 1-2 wooden hand 3-4 hook 5-6 nothing).
1-2	5-6	Missing an arm (roll again: 1-2 wooden arm 3-4 wooden arm ending in a hook 5-6 nothing).
3-4	1-2	Missing a leg (roll again 1-2 wooden leg 3 peg leg 5 crutches 6 nothing).
3-4	3-4	Missing an eye (roll again: 1-2 eyepatch 3-4 glass eye 5-6 nothing).
3-4	5-6	Long scar on face.
5-6	1-2	Face is a mass of scars.
5-6	3-4	No teeth (roll again: 1-2 wooden teeth 3-4 artificial teeth; roll on the 'Precious and Semi-Precious Stones' table in the in the 'Treasure' section for what they're made of, ignoring the column headed 'value' 5-6 nothing).
5-6	5-6	Skin is (roll again: 1-2 deathly white 3-4 reddened 5-6 blackened) due to (roll again: 1-3 disease 4-6 magic).

Does It Burn?

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

This table can be used for strange or magical materials.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1-2	1-2	Burning actually makes it bigger.
1-2	3-4	Doesn't burn.
1-2	5-6	as above.
3-4	1-2	Burns away in 1-3 minutes, and gives off a strange smoke. Roll on the 'Gas Clouds' table below.
3-4	3-4	as above.
3-4	5-6	Explodes. The object is instantly destroyed, but anyone close is hurt.
5-6	1-2	Burns away in 1-3 hours.
5-6	3-4	Burns away in a 1-3 minutes.
5-6	5-6	Burns away in an instant.

Time Spent In A Dungeon

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

This table gives the amount of time that's passed in the outside world while the player characters were in a dungeon.
It's designed for more 'magical' rather than 'realistic' dungeons.

Roll 1 dice.

1	The players leave the dungeon a few hours before they enter. If they realise and decide to wait for themselves, roll again (in all cases their past selves will be run by the GM): 1-2 Their past selves can't see or touch them, and enter the dungeon. 3 Their past selves see them as dim shadows, like ghosts. If the past characters are frightened off, the player-characters are 'reset' to how they were before they entered the dungeon - they lose any treasure and benefits of experience for example. Dead characters have a 50% chance of coming back to life. The dungeon itself is still effected by the characters (any creature they killed is still dead for example) and the player-characters don't lose their memory of having been in the dungeon. 4 Their past selves see them as monsters. If the past characters are frightened off, refer to the result above. If a fight results and a past character dies, the corresponding present character also dies. 5 Their past selves see them, and might be convinced not to enter the dungeon, with results as discussed above. 6 As for 5, but if a character touches its past self an explosion will result, killing both.
2	Only a few seconds have passed.
3	Time has passed normally. However the players have exited in an alternative universe. Roll again: 1-2 Good people in the player-characters' universe are evil here and vice-versa 3-4 The universe is based on another genre, for example science-fiction or horror. 5-6 The universe is populated by a different species, or set of species, to the player-characters' universe. For example if the player-characters are humans, elves and dwarves, the alternative universe might be populated by intelligent insects. In all cases, the new universe will have equivalent countries and invidividuals to the player-characters' universe, including equivalents to the player-characters themselves. If the player-characters go back in the dungeon and wait a while before coming back out, roll again on this table. They're back in their own universe unless this result is rolled again.
4	Roll three dice and take the total. That many weeks have passed.
5	Roll two dice and take the total. That many months have passed.
6	A year has passed for every level the characters got to. For example, if the characters reached three levels below the ground level, four years have passed.

Fantasy Titles: Structure

source or inspiration: Andrew Byers. From the Carcosan Grimoire

These tables generate titles that can be used for a monarch, high priest, or similar figure (or for a character who would like to be thought of as such).

Where the result says (A), roll on 'Fantasy Titles A' below, and so on for other bold letters.
Note that some results in Table C will tell you to roll on Table A again. Always roll separately for the two (A)s if this happens.

Optional: If the result includes (C), roll again: on a 5, replace the (C) with 'of the (A) (B)'. On a 6, replace it with 'of the (B)'.
Again, if there are two (A)s or two (B)s, roll separately for the two.

Roll 1 dice.

1-2	(A) (B).
3-4	(A) (B) (C).
5-6	(B) (C).

Fantasy Titles A

source or inspiration: Andrew Byers. From the Carcosan Grimoire

Roll 3 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	3rd dice	result
1	1	1-2	Ancient.
1	1	3-4	Ascendant.
1	1	5-6	August.
1	2	1-2	Beauteous.
1	2	3-4	Beautiful.
1	2	5-6	Beneficent.
1	3	1-2	Blooming.
1	3	3-4	Blossoming.
1	3	5-6	Bountiful.
1	4	1-2	Bright.
1	4	3-4	Brightest.
1	4	5-6	Brilliant.
1	5	1-2	Celestial.
1	5	3-4	Clear.
1	5	5-6	Constant.
1	6	1-2	Coruscating.
1	6	3-4	Crystalline.
1	6	5-6	Cunning.
2	1	1-2	Day's.
2	1	3-4	Deep.
2	1	5-6	Delicate.
2	2	1-2	Desirous.
2	2	3-4	Divine.
2	2	5-6	Dominant.
2	3	1-2	Eloquent.
2	3	3-4	Eternal.
2	3	5-6	Ever-Full.
2	4	1-2	Exalted.
2	4	3-4	Falling.
2	4	5-6	Fertile.
2	5	1-2	Final.
2	5	3-4	Flowering.
2	5	5-6	Foremost.
2	6	1-2	Gentle.
2	6	3-4	Gibbering.
2	6	5-6	Glittering.
3	1	1-2	Glorious.
3	1	3-4	Gracious.
3	1	5-6	Grand.
3	2	1-2	Heart's.
3	2	3-4	High.
3	2	5-6	Humble.
3	3	1-2	Illustrious.
3	3	3-4	Imperious.
3	3	5-6	Implacable.
3	4	1-2	Inapproachable.
3	4	3-4	Incomparable.
3	4	5-6	Indulgent.
3	5	1-2	Inestimable.
3	5	3-4	Inexorable.
3	5	5-6	Invincible.
3	6	1-2	Iridescent.
3	6	3-4	Lustrous.
3	6	5-6	Magisterial.
4	1	1-2	Magnificent.
4	1	3-4	Manifest.
4	1	5-6	Many-Angled.
4	2	1-2	Masterful.
4	2	3-4	Meek.
4	2	5-6	Merciful.
4	3	1-2	Mighty.
4	3	3-4	Most (and roll again on this table, ignoring and re-rolling if you get this result again, or the result 'Night's').
4	3	5-6	Mystic.
4	4	1-2	Night's.
4	4	3-4	Omnipotent.
4	4	5-6	Omnipresent.
4	5	1-2	Omniscient.
4	5	3-4	One True.
4	5	5-6	Overflowing.
4	6	1-2	Pale.
4	6	3-4	Paramount.
4	6	5-6	Peerless.
5	1	1-2	Perpetual.
5	1	3-4	Piercing.
5	1	5-6	Predominant.
5	2	1-2	Purest.
5	2	3-4	Raucous.
5	2	5-6	Redoubtable.
5	3	1-2	Refulgent.
5	3	3-4	Regnant.
5	3	5-6	Resplendent.
5	4	1-2	Righteous.
5	4	3-4	Royal.
5	4	5-6	Sagacious.
5	5	1-2	Screaming.
5	5	3-4	Serene.
5	5	5-6	Shimmering.
5	6	1-2	Shining.
5	6	3-4	Silent.
5	6	5-6	Sovereign.
6	1	1-2	Splendorous.
6	1	3-4	Stainless.
6	1	5-6	Stern.
6	2	1-2	Sublime.
6	2	3-4	Superior.
6	2	5-6	Supreme.
6	3	1-2	Swift.
6	3	3-4	Total.
6	3	5-6	Tranquil.
6	4	1-2	Transcendent.
6	4	3-4	Triumphant.
6	4	5-6	Unanswerable.
6	5	1-2	Unapproachable.
6	5	3-4	Unbearable.
6	5	5-6	Utter.
6	6	1-2	Uttermost.
6	6	3-4	Wise.
6	6	5-6	roll on the 'Precious and Semi-Precious Stones' table, in the 'Treasure' section. Ignore the column headed 'value'.

Fantasy Titles B

source or inspiration: Andrew Byers. From the Carcosan Grimoire

Roll 3 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	3rd dice	result
1	1	1-2	Adept.
1	1	3-4	Advocate.
1	1	5-6	Apotheosis.
1	2	1-2	Arbiter.
1	2	3-4	Attendant.
1	2	5-6	Autocrat.
1	3	1-2	Autocrator.
1	3	3-4	Bestower.
1	3	5-6	Brightness.
1	4	1-2	Captain.
1	4	3-4	Chief.
1	4	5-6	Chieftain.
1	5	1-2	Commander.
1	5	3-4	Crown.
1	5	5-6	Death.
1	6	1-2	Dew.
1	6	3-4	Diadem.
1	6	5-6	Dominance.
2	1	1-2	Dominator.
2	1	3-4	Dominion.
2	1	5-6	Elegance.
2	2	1-2	Excellency.
2	2	3-4	Eyes.
2	2	5-6	Father/Mother.
2	3	1-2	Flower.
2	3	3-4	Foundation.
2	3	5-6	Fountain.
2	4	1-2	Fullness.
2	4	3-4	Gem.
2	4	5-6	Gemstone.
2	5	1-2	Glory.
2	5	3-4	Grace.
2	5	5-6	Guardian.
2	6	1-2	Heart.
2	6	3-4	Illumination.
2	6	5-6	Illustriousness.
3	1	1-2	Infinitude.
3	1	3-4	Intellect.
3	1	5-6	Jewel.
3	2	1-2	Joy.
3	2	3-4	Joy-Giver.
3	2	5-6	Judge.
3	3	1-2	Lawgiver.
3	3	3-4	Life.
3	3	5-6	Light.
3	4	1-2	Listener.
3	4	3-4	Lord/Lady.
3	4	5-6	Lover.
3	5	1-2	Master/Mistress.
3	5	3-4	Mind.
3	5	5-6	Mirror.
3	6	1-2	Night.
3	6	3-4	Obliteration.
3	6	5-6	Ocean.
4	1	1-2	One.
4	1	3-4	Overlord.
4	1	5-6	Overseer.
4	2	1-2	Pearl.
4	2	3-4	Perfection.
4	2	5-6	Pharaoh.
4	3	1-2	Plenipotentiary.
4	3	3-4	Plumage.
4	3	5-6	Poignancy.
4	4	1-2	Pool.
4	4	3-4	Power.
4	4	5-6	Preceptor.
4	5	1-2	Preponderancy.
4	5	3-4	Presence.
4	5	5-6	Protector.
4	6	1-2	Provider.
4	6	3-4	Puissance.
4	6	5-6	Radiance.
5	1	1-2	Rain.
5	1	3-4	Ravager.
5	1	5-6	Ravishment.
5	2	1-2	Reflection.
5	2	3-4	Regent.
5	2	5-6	Servant.
5	3	1-2	Shield.
5	3	3-4	Soul.
5	3	5-6	Sovereign.
5	4	1-2	Speaker.
5	4	3-4	Spring.
5	4	5-6	Star.
5	5	1-2	Sun.
5	5	3-4	Superior.
5	5	5-6	Thought.
5	6	1-2	Totalitor.
5	6	3-4	Tower.
5	6	5-6	Tyrant.
6	1	1-2	Vault.
6	1	3-4	Victory.
6	1	5-6	Voice.
6	2	1-2	Wellspring.
6	2	3-4	Wielder.
6	2	5-6	Will.
6	3	1-2	Wind.
6	3	3-4	Worm.
6	3	5-6	roll on the 'Titles of a Magician' table, in the 'Magic and Religion' and 'Personalising Characters' sections.
6	4	1-2	as above.
6	4	3-4	as above.
6	4	5-6	roll on the 'Titles of an Aristocratic Ruler' table, in the 'Settlements and Countries' section. Ignore the column headed 'Title of Territory'.
6	5	1-2	as above.
6	5	3-4	as above.
6	5	5-6	roll on the 'Titles of a High-Ranking Priest' table, in the 'Magic and Religion' and 'Settlements and Countries' sections.
6	6	1-2	as above.
6	6	3-4	roll on the 'Evil Magical Creatures - Titles 1' table, in the 'Magic and Religion' and 'Creating Creatures' sections. If you get the result 'Destroyer', ignore the instruction to roll on the other table.
6	6	5-6	as above.

Fantasy Titles C

source or inspiration: Andrew Byers. From the Carcosan Grimoire

Roll 3 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	3rd dice	result
1	1-2	1-2	Beyond all Superlatives.
1	1-2	3-4	by Whom All See.
1	1-2	5-6	of (A) Countenance.
1	3-4	1-2	of All.
1	3-4	3-4	of All Excellences.
1	3-4	5-6	of All Gifts.
1	5-6	1-2	of All Graces.
1	5-6	3-4	of All Lands.
1	5-6	5-6	of All Truths.
2	1-2	1-2	of Benedictions.
2	1-2	3-4	of Dreams.
2	1-2	5-6	of Glory.
2	3-4	1-2	of Heaven.
2	3-4	3-4	of Humility.
2	3-4	5-6	of Invincibility.
2	5-6	1-2	of Kings.
2	5-6	3-4	of Many Colours.
2	5-6	5-6	of Mercy.
3	1-2	1-2	of Peace.
3	1-2	3-4	of Radiance.
3	1-2	5-6	of Sleepers.
3	3-4	1-2	of Small Petals.
3	3-4	3-4	of Splendour.
3	3-4	5-6	of Spring.
3	5-6	1-2	of Stones.
3	5-6	3-4	of Sublime Wisdom.
3	5-6	5-6	of Summer.
4	1-2	1-2	of the (A) God.
4	1-2	3-4	of the (A) Scepter.
4	1-2	5-6	of the Air.
4	3-4	1-2	of the Air, the Earth, and the Seas.
4	3-4	3-4	of the Bringer.
4	3-4	5-6	of the Dead.
4	5-6	1-2	of the Earth.
4	5-6	3-4	of the Eyes.
4	5-6	5-6	of the Floods.
5	1-2	1-2	of the Frozen Lightning.
5	1-2	3-4	of the Gatherer.
5	1-2	5-6	of the Hills.
5	3-4	1-2	of the Master.
5	3-4	3-4	of the Moon.
5	3-4	5-6	of the Morning.
5	5-6	1-2	of the Seas.
5	5-6	3-4	of the Stars.
5	5-6	5-6	of the Sun.
6	1-2	1-2	of the True People.
6	1-2	3-4	of the Waves.
6	1-2	5-6	of Those Who Watch.
6	3-4	1-2	of War.
6	3-4	3-4	of Winds.
6	3-4	5-6	of Winter.
6	5-6	1-2	of Wishes.
6	5-6	3-4	That Sees In the Dark.
6	5-6	5-6	Upon the (A) Throne.

Rations in Dungeons

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

This table gives the fate of rations in the dank air of dungeons. A party should roll once day.
This table applies to normal rations. Some games might have 'iron rations' (dried and salted food designed specifically to keep for long periods) which are immune.
Likewise, some food might be holy or magical, requiring less frequent rolls or none at all.

Roll 1 dice.

1	No effect.
2	No effect.
3	Half the party's rations (round up if necessary) are eaten by small animals, unless they're hung out of reach of the floor and walls (for example if there's a tree in the dungeon they can be hung there).
4	One meal's worth of rations spoils.
5	Half the party's rations (round down if necessary) spoil.
6	All rations spoil.

Spellbooks and Equivalents

source or inspiration: Max Davenport

This table generates the object that a magician uses to store their spells

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-2	A book. To the uninitiated, the spells will appear to be recipes.
1	3-4	A book. To the uninitiated, the spells will appear to be poetry.
1	5-6	A book. To the uninitiated, the spells will appear to be meaningless sentences.
2	1-2	A book. To the uninitiated, the spells will appear to be drawings.
2	3-4	A book. To the uninitiated, the spells will appear to be maps.
2	5-6	A book. To the uninitiated, the spells will appear to be written in an unknown language.
3	1-2	A book. The spells aren't in any kind of code, but the book is alive and will defend itself fiercely.
3	3-4	A staff whose carvings give the details of spells.
3	5-6	The magician's hair (possibly including their mustache and/or beard) is knotted in a way which represents the spells (roll again if the magician is bald and has no beard or mustache). The hair will become less knotted as their magical energy is used.
4	1-2	A talking mirror.
4	3-4	A talking mask, which looks like the magician's own face.
4	5-6	A large shell. The magician whispers spells into the shell, and puts it to their ear to hear them.
5	1-2	A box of pills, which the magician needs to take to cast a spell.
5	3-4	A pouch of magical tobacco. The smoke curls in such a way as to remind the magician how to cast the spells.
5	5-6	A shortwave radio. When tuned to a secret frequency, an announcer can be heard reading the magical formulas.
6	1-2	A star chart, giving the location of the (roll again 1-2 gods 3-4 demons 5-6 aliens) who send the magician their spells.
6	3-4	The magician is subscribed to a newspaper whose articles give spell formulas in code.
6	5-6	A chess board (or go, checkers, backgammon, or a similar game in your game world). Certain positions of the pieces correspond to particular spells.

Mounts: Land

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

If you get more than one 'start again, ignoring this result', the mount has all the extra characteristics shown.

If you get 'the most common mount in the area', and that's a horse, optionally you can roll on the Horse Colour table below.

Roll 1 dice, then keep rolling if required.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1-4	no need to roll again	Whatever is the most common mount in the area: camels if in the desert, giant lizards if underground, a sled pulled by dogs in the snow, horses in most other places.
5	1	a coach, pulled by whatever is the most common mount in the area.
5	2	a chariot, pulled by whatever is the most common mount in the area.
5	3	a baby elephant.
5	4	a giant turtle or tortoise.
5	5	an animated suit of armour who carries the rider piggy-back.
5	6	a palanquin or rickshaw, pulled or carried by animated skeletons.
6	1	a centaur (optionally, roll on the 'Hindquarters of a Centaur' table below).
6	2	a giant scarab beetle, whose carapace is (roll again): 1 battered as if it had been in many battles, 2 painted in the colours of its owner, 3 covered in armour, 4 covered in furs, 5 polished to a fine gleam, 6 as 5, but also studded with precious stones (optionally, the GM may roll on the 'Precious Stones' table in the 'Treasure' section to see which stones).
6	3	start again, ignoring this result, or a result of 'a palanquin or rickshaw pulled by animated skeletons' – but the mount is an undead version of whatever the result is (roll again): 1-2 ghostly, 3 zombie-like, 4 demonic, 5-6 skeletal.
6	4	start again, ignoring this result – but the mount has human-like intelligence.
6	5	start again, ignoring this result – but the mount can fly (optionally, roll again: 1-3 has wings, 4-6 without wings).
6	6	start again, ignoring this result – but the mount is a mechanical simulation of whatever the result is.

Mounts: Air

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-2	hot air balloon.
1	3-4	living hot air balloon.
1	5-6	giant bird (roll again: 1-2 eagle 3 swan 4 dove 5 crow 6 vulture).
2	1-2	roll again: 1-2 giant dragonfly 3-4 giant bee 5-6 giant blowfly.
2	3-4	sleigh pulled by reindeer.
2	5-6	roll again: 1-3 flying shark 4-6 flying dolphin.
3	1-2	house (roll again: 1-2 cottage 3 cottage with garden 4-5 family-sized house 6 family-sized house with garden).
3	3-4	magic item allows the bearer to fly: roll on the 'items' table in the 'treasure' section.
3	5-6	flying horse (roll again: 1-3 with wings, 4-6 without wings) - optionally, roll on the 'Horse Colour' table below.
4	1-2	coach pulled by flying horses (optionally roll again: 1-3 with wings, 4-6 without wings)(optionally, roll on the 'Horse Colour' table below).
4	3-4	cloud.
4	5-6	carpet.
5	1-2	broomstick.
5	3-4	small dragon.
5	5-6	roll on the 'Mounts: Land' table above. Treat 'the most common mount in the area' as the most common mount on the land below. Optionally, roll again: 1-3 has wings, 4-6 without wings.
6	1-2	a cloud of butterflies.
6	3-4	a chair (roll again: 1-2 throne 3-4 normal chair 5-6 normal chair, accompanied by side table).
6	5-6	Roll again re-rolling this result or any inanimate object, but the mount is (roll again 1-2 ghostly, 3 zombie-like, 4 demonic, 5-6 skeletal).

Mounts: Personality

source or inspiration: Toad-Killer-Dog from the Trollbridge forum.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-3	Mean: Likes to bite or threaten anyone who gets too close.
1	4-6	Proud: Likes to preen and prance around other animals.
2	1-3	Well-Trained: Responds well to commands.
2	4-6	Loyal: Always seeks to return to its owner if separated.
3	1-3	Courageous: Never retreats from a fight unless ordered.
3	4-6	Shy: Avoids danger and other creatures.
4	1-3	Ham: Becomes difficult if not given frequent treats or affection.
4	4-6	Flirt: Always chases after mounts of the same species.
5	1-3	Hungry: Always on the look out for a stray bit of food and chews on things.
5	4-6	Possessive: Hates its owner to notice other animals.
6	1-3	Lazy: Hates to run or do heavy labor.
6	4-6	Skittish: Jumps at shadows, startles easily.

Disease 1: Frequency

source or inspiration: HackMaster

Characters should gain a number of 'Exposure Points' per day, depending on where they are and other factors as listed. Note that a character's Exposure Points can fall, but can never go below zero. When a character's points equal or exceed 50, the GM should roll a dice. 1-3 indicates that they've contracted a disease. Whether they do or don't, they lose 50 Exposure Points after the roll is made. If your game system has an attribute like Constitution, Stamina, Toughness etc, the GM may make a roll based on that attribute instead (eg roll 3 dice, get a disease if the number is over the character's Constitution).

Environment	Exposure Points Gained Per Day
marsh, swamp	8
mountain, arctic or desert environments	0
other wilderness	2
dungeons	2
village	4
town	5
city	6-8, depending on how crowded
on a ship	0-8, depending on how crowded
	The GM should also apply the following modifiers:
sanitation	If the characters are in a settlement or on board ship, apply a modifier of -3 to +20, depending on how good the sanitation is, with 0 indicating average sanitation (average for a medieval-style society, rather than average for the modern First World).
tropical climate	+4
sub-tropical climate	+2
summer	+2 (except in deserts)
winter	-2
If the GM knows that a disease is present	+1 to +20, depending on the contagiousness of the disease. Double if the character is in close proximity to those infected (eg a doctor tending them, or adventurers travelling all day with an infected fellow adventurer).

Disease 2: Symptoms

source or inspiration: 'Dragon' magazine

This table gives the effects of a disease, other than loss of Stamina/Life/Hit Points.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-2	shortness of breath.
1	3-4	paralysis.
1	5-6	blindness.
2	1-2	deafness.
2	3-4	numbness.
2	5-6	fever/chills.
3	1-2	skin sores.
3	3-4	nausea.
3	5-6	rash.
4	1-2	drowsiness.
4	3-4	insanity.
4	5-6	bleeding.
5	1-2	hyperactivity/inability to sleep.
5	3-4	coughing and sneezing.
5	5-6	fatigue, loss of energy.
6	1-2	diarrhea.
6	3-4	hallucinations.
6	5-6	panic attacks.

Pits (and Similar Traps)

source or inspiration: Sword +1

The GM should assign a chance, for example 50%, for such a trap to just be an empty hole in the ground, and otherwise roll on this table.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-3	The 'pit' is actually the mouth of a hungry creature.
1	4-6	The pit is empty. However the inhabitants of the dungeon check it regularly, and are likely to kill anyone they find.
2	1-3	A bottomless pit - the victim will fall until they die of hunger or thirst unless they find some way to escape.
2	4-6	The victim lands in Hell (or at least in an area whose occupants believe themselves to be in Hell).
3	1-3	Roll on the 'Teleportation' table below, but re-roll result 1-2, 5-6 (the bottom of a pit), and ignore instructions that the victim will find themselves in chains. If the fall is an impossible one (for example they land outside the dungeon) they will land on something which breaks their fall, and thus will take only a small amount of damage from the fall.
3	4-6	The victim lands in the next lowest level of the dungeon. Roll again if the pit is itself on the lowest level.
4	1-3	The pit is filled with water.
4	4-6	As above, and there is a dangerous creature living there (optionlly roll again: 1-2 shark 3-4 giant octopus 5-6 school of pirahnas).
5	1-3	The bottom of the pit is covered in spikes.
5	4-6	As above, but the spikes are also poisoned.
6	1-3	There is a prisoner kept at the bottom of the pit - roll on the 'Prisoners of Evil' table below.
6	4-6	The pit is filled with (roll again: 1-2 spiders 3-4 snakes 5-6 scorpions).

Events at Sea

source or inspiration: post by user Nephelim on the Dragonsfoot forums.

The GM might roll on this table once for every week of travel.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-3	An island. Optionally, Roll on the 'Islands' tables below.
1	4-6	An apparently uninhabited island - the crew can gather fresh water and food. Roll again: on a 4, there are actually hostile and dangerous animals. On a 5, the island itself is a living creature (roll again: 1-3 the back of a gigantic sea creature 4-6 the island is posessed). On a 6, there are hidden and potentially hostile people (roll again: 1-3 a whole group 4-6 a single person)..
2	1-3	A message in a bottle. Roll again: 1-2 a treasure map 3-4 a captured person pleading for help 5 a scientifically-minded wizard studying the currents offers a reward if he's contacted and told where the bottle was found 6 as for 5, but the scientist isn't a wizard.
2	4-6	A (roll again: 1-2 huge school of fish 3 sea monster 4 school of dolphins 5-6 whale). Roll again: on a 6, they aren't what they seem (roll again: 1-2 protected by a god, 3-4 wizards in disguise 5-6 human-like intelligence).
3	1-3	Mermaids (roll again: on a 1-2, they will be accompanied by jealous and potentially violent mermen).
3	4-6	Another ship. Roll again: 1-2 pirates 3 in need of help 4-5 friendly and willing to trade 6 mysteriously, no one is on board. The ship will have normal supplies which the crew can take (blankets, provisions, fresh water etc), but there is a 50% chance that these items will be cursed..
4	1-3	Conflict among the crew or passengers.
4	4-6	Strange currents that threaten to pull the ship off course.
5	1-3	A storm, that might damage the ship and/or put it off course.
5	4-6	Superstitious sailors demand (roll again: 1-3 that one of the crew or passengers be marooned 4 that the ship change course 5 to be let off at the next island 6 that the ship turn back).
6	1-3	An omen. Roll again, on a 1-3, refer to 'superstitious sailors demand..' above. In any case, roll twice as often for events for the next week.
6	4-6	A port, which is happy to accept the crew, trade, repair the ship etc. The only problem is that the map shows no port here...

Eye Colour

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-3	Blue-Gray.
1	4-6	Blue.
2	1-3	Light Green.
2	4-6	Olive Green.
3	1-3	Amber (mixture of Brown and Yellow).
3	4-6	Hazel (mixture of Brown and Green).
4	1-3	Light Brown.
4	4-6	as above.
5	1-3	Dark Brown.
5	4-6	as above.
6	1-3	Very Dark Brown.
6	4-6	Violet.

Eye Shape

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 1 dice.

1-3	almond-shaped, with epicanthic fold.
4-6	rounder, without epicanthic fold.

Major Events

source or inspiration: TSR version of Oriental Adventures

This table is designed to generate events that effect an entire country. The GM might give a 1 in 12 chance for a major event to happen each month.
Obviously some events might not be possible in some areas (for example, flood in an area with almost no rainfall).

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-2	An ambassador arrives from another country (roll again: on a 6, they're from a previously unknown land). Roll five dice for how many months they stay. They are mostly interested in (roll again: 1-3 diplomatic relations 4-6 swapping magic and/or technogical knowledge). The conditions they offer will be better if i) their country is weak, ii) the host country is powerful, iii) their country is a generally peaceful one, and worse if the opposite is true. Roll again: on a 1 or 2 they will want to arrange a marriage between one of their powerful families and those of the host country.
1	3-4	An important person is assassinated (roll again: 1-3 because of their position, 4-6 because of personal reasons). The assassin is (roll again: 1-2 taken alive 3 killed during the assassination 4 kills themselves immediately after the assasination 5-6 not caught). Roll again: on a 1 there is no clear successor and a power struggle ensues: roll 1 dice for how many months it lasts. It has a 1 in 6 chance of leading to civil war (see below).
1	5-6	An important person dies (roll again: 1-2 of old age, 3-4 of illness, 5-6 by accident). Roll again: on a 1 there is no clear successor and a power struggle ensues: roll 1 dice for how many months it lasts. It has a 1 in 6 chance of leading to civil war (see below).
2	1-2	as above.
2	3-4	A comet is seen in the sky, indicating great events in the future. The GM should triple the chances of an event happening for this month and the next eleven. They should roll for events for the next year immediately. For each event, roll again: on a 1-3, the event can be predicted in broad detail.
2	5-6	Earthquake strikes (roll again: 1-5 a major city 6 the entire land). For each major city effected, roll again: on a 1 to 4 there is a major fire (see below). Then make another roll for each city effected: on a 1 or 2 there is a plague (see below), if there isn't one already.
3	1-2	Famine strikes the land. Roll one dice and add 1 for how many months it lasts. The cost of food will increase, up to 100 times its normal price. Normally law-abiding folk will turn to crime in desperation. Farms will produce no income for a year, and only one quarter of their income for the next year. The population will reduce by 5% each month. There is a 1 in 6 chance of a plague (see below). There is a 4 in 6 chance of a civil war (see below), unless the government acts effectively to relive the suffering.
3	3-4	Major fire. Roll one dice, add 3, then multiply by 10. This is the percentage of the city that is destroyed (it should be 40 to 90%). The city's population is reduced by the same dice roll, minus one, times 5 (0 to 30%). There is a 1 in 2 chance of a plague occuring if one isn't already (see below). The price of building materials is 10 times normal for the next 4 months. The price of food doubles for one month. All these effects assume buildings are mostly made of wood, and that there's no effective fire brigade. If either of these aren't true, the effects can be much less, or the GM might even rule that a major fire can't occur.
3	5-6	Major floods. The population of the land as a whole will not change much, but people will move from the effected area (near coasts or major rivers) to safer places, causing economic upheaval. The price of all goods will be doubled for 1-6 months. If the flood strikes during the planting season, income from farms in the area will be halved for one year. If it strikes during the harvest season, 80% of farm income is lost and there is a 2 in 6 chance of a famine (see above). Planting and harvest season might each last for one quarter of the year. Starting in the next 1-3 months, unless there's one already and unless the government takes effective steps to stop it. In addition, floods have a 1 in 6 chance of causing a plague (see below), if there isn't one already.
4	1-2	A major influx of refugees arrive from a neighbouring country. If there is currently a plague, famine, or similar trouble, there is a 3 in 6 chance that they will be blamed for it, leading to further trouble and violence. There is a 1 in 6 chance that their religion will gain many followers in the country (see below).
4	3-4	A new religion gains many converts. Optionally, roll again to see how overt the conflict is between it and the established religions: on a 5, there is ocassional, spontaneous outbreaks of violence. On a 6 there is frequent, organised violence. Frequent, organised violence has a 1 in 6 chance of leading to civil war (see below). However, all these chances should be modified by the nature of the new and old religions: firstly whether they're peaceful or warlike, and secondly whether they tend to compete with other religions or blend with them. In addition, events such as plague and famine will tend to make the conflict more violent. There is a 1 in 3 chance that there will also be signs of the gods (see below). If so, roll again: 1-2 the new gods, 3-4 the old ones, 5-6 both.
4	5-6	Plague strikes the land. Roll 2 dice for how many months it lasts. The population of the area is reduced by 5% each month. While the plague lasts, the cost of imported goods will be 5 times normal, and the price of all other goods will be doubled, as traders refuse to enter the area.
5	1-2	A political plot is discovered. Roll again: on a 1 or 2, the 'discovery' is false. In any case, many officials are banished, fired, or even killed. The turmoil lasts for 1-3 months. There is a 1 in 6 chance that it will lead to outright civil war (see below).
5	3-4	Civil war. Roll 1 dice for how many months it lasts. What it's about and its chance of success aren't possible to put on a table, because they will vary so widely depending on the country.
5	5-6	Signs of the gods. A god is said to have appeared somewhere in the country. The chance of this being true depends on the role of the gods in the game world. The site of its appearance will become a focus for worship. This may mean that a temple is built there, that pilgrims come, and so on. It might also mean that followers of other gods leave, or are driven away (depending on the nature of the god).
6	1-2	Explorers return with news of a new land. There is a 3 in 6 chance that it will be inhabited, in which case there is a 4 in 6 chance that an ambassador will arrive with the explorers (see above, but there's no need to roll to see whether they come from a previously unknown land).
6	3-4	For this month, many important people will neglect their duties in order to compete for the affections of a noted, unmarried person. There is a 3 in 6 chance that the person will be a prostitute. If duelling exists in the country, duels will indeed be fought. This has a 2 in 6 chance of leading to the death of an important person (see above, but don't roll for how they died).
6	5-6	as above.

Strange Customs 1

source or inspiration: Snorri. From the Carcosan Grimoire

All the Strange Customs tables are intended to be used at once. String the results together in order to get a strange custom for a village or area.

Roll 1 dice.

1	Everyone
2	The old people
3	Men
4	Women
5	The priest, priestess, magician or wise woman
6	The best warrior

Strange Customs 2

source or inspiration: Snorri. From the Carcosan Grimoire

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-3	must eat
1	4-6	must worship
2	1-3	must sacrifice
2	4-6	must completely ignore
3	1-3	must act as if they hate
3	4-6	must avoid
4	1-3	must mummify
4	4-6	must act as if they love
5	1-3	must burn
5	4-6	must drown
6	1-3	must bury
6	4-6	must obey

Strange Customs 3

source or inspiration: Snorri. From the Carcosan Grimoire

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-3	women.
1	4-6	men.
2	1-3	people older than themselves.
2	4-6	people younger than themselves.
3	1-3	strangers.
3	4-6	children.
4	1-3	trees.
4	4-6	insects.
5	1-3	rocks.
5	4-6	snakes.
6	1-3	plants.
6	4-6	animals.

Strange Living Quarters 1

source or inspiration: Snorri. From the Carcosan Grimoire

These three tables are intended to be used together.
String the results together in the form (1)(live/s in, are kept in)(2)(3) - for example "Corpses are kept in brightly-painted tents."

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-3	Everyone
1	4-6	The old people
2	1-3	Men
2	4-6	Women
3	1-3	The priest, priestess, magician or wise woman
3	4-6	The best warrior
4	1-3	Slaves or criminals (depending on how evil the place is)
4	4-6	Children
5	1-3	The ruler
5	4-6	Foreigners
6	1-3	Corpses
6	4-6	Animals

Strange Living Quarters 2

source or inspiration: Snorri. From the Carcosan Grimoire

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-3	underground
1	4-6	floating
2	1-3	human-shaped
2	4-6	locked
3	1-3	secret
3	4-6	spherical
4	1-3	cramped
4	4-6	living
5	1-3	huge
5	4-6	wooden
6	1-3	metal
6	4-6	roll on the 'Precious and Semi-Precious Stones' table in the 'Treasure' section.

Strange Living Quarters 3

source or inspiration: Snorri. From the Carcosan Grimoire

Roll 1 dice.

1	temple/s.
2	cave/s.
3	tower/s.
4	caravan/s.
5	pit/s.
6	tent/s.

Hair: Type

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 1 dice.

1	Tightly Coiled.
2	as above.
3	Curly.
4	Wavy.
5	Straight.
6	as above.

Hair: Colour

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

This chart gives the hair colour for young people. The GM might want to roll to see if the hair has gone 'grey' or white.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1-2	1-2	Black.
1-2	3-4	Black.
1-2	5-6	Dark Brown.
3-4	1-2	Light Brown.
3-4	3-4	Platinum Blond (nearly white).
3-4	5-6	Blond.
5-6	1-2	Orange.
5-6	3-4	Auburn (mixture of brown and red).
5-6	5-6	Red.

Facial Hair 1: Male Beards, Mustaches and Sideburns

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Before rolling on this table, the GM might roll to see any facial hair is present (for example you might give a 50% chance of this).

This table and the ones below can be used for individuals, or to find out the prevailing fashion in an area, or for a group.

Thanks to Wikipedia for the pictures in this table and the ones below.

Roll 1 dice.

1	mustache and beard.
2	as above.
3	mustache only.
4	beard only.
5	mustache, no beard, large sideburns..
6	no beard or mustache, but large sideburns.

Facial Hair 2: Beards

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 1 dice.

1	large.
2	moderate.
3	small.
4	long goatee.
5	medium goatee.
6	short goatee.

Facial Hair 3: Mustaches

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 1 dice.

1-2	short.
3-4	medium.
5-6	long.

Facial Hair 4: Eyebrows

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 1 dice.

1	left unmanaged.
2	as above.
3	finely plucked.
4	shaved entirely.
5	as above, but an artificial eyebrow is drawn in.
6	artificially made to look bigger.

Headgear

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Before rolling on this table, the GM might want to roll to see if any headgear is worn (for example you might give a 50% chance of this).

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1-2	1-2	turban.
1-2	3-4	fez.
1-2	5-6	None, but a small mark on the forehead.
3-4	1-2	None, but an elaborate design on the forehead. Roll on the 'Emblems' table below for what.
3-4	3-4	headband.
3-4	5-6	headscarf.
5-6	1-2	Three-cornered hat.
5-6	3-4	None, but a mask covering the eyes.
5-6	5-6	Headgear covering the entire head and face, other than the eyes.

Skin Tone

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 1 dice.

1-2	'white'.
3-4	brown.
5-6	'black'.

Titles of a Magician

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-2	Augurer.
1	3-4	Conjurer.
1	5-6	Diviner.
2	1-2	Elementalist.
2	3-4	Enchanter.
2	5-6	Magus.
3	1-2	Necromancer.
3	3-4	Prestidigitator.
3	5-6	Seer.
4	1-2	Shaman.
4	3-4	Soothsayer.
4	5-6	Sorcerer.
5	1-2	Thaumaturge.
5	3-4	Wise Woman or Cunning Man.
5	5-6	Witch or Warlock.
6	1-2	Wizard.
6	3-4	Use the 'Good Magical Creatures' tables instead, in the 'Magic and Religion' and 'Creating Creatures' sections.
6	5-6	Use the 'Evil Magical Creatures' tables instead, in the 'Magic and Religion' and 'Creating Creatures' sections.

Hirelings 1: Price

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

This table is meant to generate what share of the treasure hired non-player characters will want. In any given area, roll once for the going rate. If your game includes attributes such as Charisma, Haggling etc, these will effect the roll.

This table is meant for non-player characters in supporting roles, such as torch bearers, treasure-carriers, rowers, guides, interpreters etc. They'll always be last into a room, will only fight to defend themselves, and then only if they can't run and hide, won't test any potions etc. Characters who take the same risks as the players will want at least the same share as the player characters. If they have special skills, such as magic, they might want double.

The players can always pay less than the going rate - as little as half. In this case, the GM should roll at least once for each non-player character on 'Hirelings 2: Flaws' below. They can also pay more than the going rate. In this case they won't necessarily get better quality hirelings, but they will be more loyal: they'll be likely to fight if attacked rather than run, and less likely to abandon the players in danger.

Roll 1 dice.

1	One fourth (25%) the treasure of a player-character.
2	Three tenths (30%).
3	Two fifths (40%).
4	One half (50%).
5	Three fifths (60%).
6	Seven tenths (70%).

Hirelings 2: Flaws

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1-2	1-2	Too noisy - will attract hostile attention.
1-2	3-4	Greedy - eats twice normal rations.
1-2	5-6	Steals from the party.
3-4	1-2	Gets into arguments with party members.
3-4	3-4	Overly frightened, and will make other hirelings frightened.
3-4	5-6	Cursed, and will bring bad luck on the whole party.
5-6	1-2	Physically feeble.
5-6	3-4	Mentally feeble.
5-6	5-6	Roll twice more, ignoring and re-rolling this result.

Half-Elves, -Orcs and Others

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

This table is designed for creatures whose parents are different species/kindred/'races', to decide how their statistics are generated.

Roll 1 dice.

1	The creature will be treated as if it was the same kindred as its father.
2	The creature will be treated as if it was the same kindred as its mother.
3	The creature will have characteristics which are halfway between those of its father and mother.
4	For any given characteristic, the creature will take after the 'better' kindred (for example if one parent has a high Strength and a low Dexterity, and the other a high Dexterity and a low Strength, the creature would have high Strength and high Dexterity). The creature will also be sterile.
5	For any given characteristic, the creature will take after the worse kindred.
6	Roll seperately on this table for each characteristic. If you get this result again, treat it as a result of 'halfway between the mother and father'..

Burglaries

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

This table generates what security will be present in a house that the characters break into.

Usually the GM will roll only once on this table. In unusually rich or poor areas, roll twice. In areas where rich and poor live close together, roll three times for rich people's houses and twice for everyone else. Getting the same result (other than 'nothing') more than once means, for example, an unusually difficult lock, unusually vicious or perceptive guard dogs, and so on.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-3	Nothing.
1	4-6	Nothing.
2	1-3	Locks.
2	4-6	Traps (optionally roll again: on a 6 the traps will be magical. In wizards' houses the traps will be magical without having to roll)(optionally roll again: 1-3 the entrances to the house have traps 4-6 valuables have traps).
3	1-3	Guard or guards (optionally roll 1 dice for how many)(optionally roll again: 1-3 animals 4-6 humans, or another intelligent species if your campaign world has them).
3	4-6	The occupants are unusually light sleepers.
4	1-3	The occupants are armed, with hand-to-hand weapons.
4	4-6	The occupants are armed, with ranged weapons.
5	1-3	Valuables are unusually well-hidden (optionally roll again: on a 6 the valuables will be magically hidden. In wizards' houses the valuables will be magically hidden without having to roll).
5	4-6	Valuables are cursed.
6	1-3	Valuables are very distinctive, making them difficult to sell.
6	4-6	Valuables are unusually difficult to move (for example there's no gold, but plenty of statues).

No Fishing

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

In the wilderness, if the heroes try fishing, they might attract the hostility of some guardian. The GM might give this a 1 in 6 chance of happening.
Characters skilled in magic and/or wilderness lore might be able to tell whether a given place will have a guardian.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1-2	1-2	A priest/ess, outraged that the characters have fished in waters sacred to their god.
1-2	3-4	As above, but accompanied by a crowd of worshippers.
1-2	5-6	Similar to the above, but the god themselves appears.
3-4	1-2	The fish are intelligent, and naturally resist this attempt to kill and eat them.
3-4	3-4	As above, but the 'fish' are actually wizards who've taken on fish form.
3-4	5-6	The fish are led and protected by a demon of the sea.
5-6	1-2	A dryad allows no killing in her territory.
5-6	3-4	A fish noble appears, demanding that the characters pay treasure to compensate for the loss of his kinsfolk.
5-6	5-6	The water is alive, and treats the characters as if they'd attacked it.

Bandits, Pirates and Highwaymen

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1-2	1-2	They'll kill everyone, even if they try to surrender.
1-2	3-4	As above, but they'll take some captives (roll again: 1-3 as slaves 4-6 to ransom).
1-2	5-6	They'll give their victims the chance to surrender, but if they refuse they'll try to kill everyone.
3-4	1-2	They're mostly interested in capturing people to ransom them.
3-4	3-4	They'll try to negotiate a 'fee' for allowing their victims safe passage.
3-4	5-6	'Your lupins or your life!' They're obsessed with one unusual form of goods - eg only red clothing, or only clocks. They'll let anyone go who doesn't have this item. They'll try to kill anyone who has a relevant item and refuses to hand it over.
5-6	1-2	As above, but their demands change from one set of victims to the next.
5-6	3-4	They won't attack (roll again: 1-2 poor people 3 priests 4 anyone but agents of the hated government 5 members of their own religion 6 members of their own species if your campaign world has more than one intelligent species, or their nationality if there's only one intelligent species). Roll again, ignoring this result if you get it again, for their treatment of everyone else.
5-6	5-6	They're mostly interested in driving people out of their territory. If their victims turn around and leave they won't pursue them. Roll again, ignoring this result or the one above, for what they'll do if their victims refuse.

Conflict 1: Who or What Is Being Fought Over?

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

This table is intended to be used with 'Conflict 2' below.
For more interesting results, generate two conflicts and combine them in a single adventure.

Roll 1 dice.

1	A child. roll again: 1 the heir to a position 2 who has important information 3 who is ordinary in all ways 4-6 who has remarkable skill in (roll again 1 magic 2 art 3 sport 4 craft 5 oratory 6 religion).
2	An adult (roll again as above).
3	A group of people (roll again: 1 a family 2 a village 3 a town 4 a city 5 a province 6 a country).
4	Land (roll again as above - if the result is 'a family', roll again: 1-3 their farm 4-6 their house).
5	A group of people (roll again: 1 a non-human species 2 a religious sect 3 a wilderness tribe 4 a coven of witches 5 a school of magic 6 a knightly order).
6	An item of great (roll again twice - if you get the same result twice, don't re-roll: 1 magical power - optionally, go to the 'Item Types' table in the 'Treasure' section, but assume that the item is magic. Re-roll any items that can never be magical 2 religious importance - optionally, go to the 'Magic and Religion' section and roll on the two 'Sacred Objects' tables 3 artistic value 4 historical value 5 military value 6 purely monetary value - eg an unusually large gem).

Conflict 2: What Type of Conflict?

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 1 dice.

1	Open War: people working for the opposing sides will openly attack each other, intending to fight to the death.
2	Secret War: people working for the opposing sides will attack each other, intending to fight to the death, but must hide their acts from the law and public opinion.
3	Theft: people working for the opposing sides will steal from each other, and this might lead to violence - although they aren't trying to assassinate each other as above.
4	Crime vs the Law: one side in the conflict is a criminal organisation, the other represents the law. The criminal side will have the advantage that they can use means that the law won't, while the law has the ability to act openly and the support of the population.
5	Rebels vs the Empire: Similar to the above. However the criminals have good motives and the support of the population, and the law will do things that the criminals won't.
6	Political Conflict: people working for the opposing sides are mainly trying to win the support of the population. They won't do violence to each other.

Diplomacy

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

This table generates the relations between two groups. It can be used for tribes, groups of creatures in a dungeon, factions in a city and so on.

The two 'Conflict' tables, in the 'Adventure Ideas' section, give more detailed results for a single conflict.
Those tables are more designed to come up with an adventure idea quickly, whereas this table is more designed for 'world-building'.

Roll 1 dice.

1	At war If the two groups come into contact, they'll fight each other or run. If the player characters are perceived as being allied with one group by the other, they'll have a severe penalty on any attempts to make friends. If the delvers present evidence that they've attacked one of the groups to the other, they'll have a bonus on such attempts.
2	Hostile If the two groups come into contact, they'll often end up fighting each other. They certainly won't allow the other group to pass through their territory. If the delvers are perceived as being allied with one group by the other, they'll have a penalty on any attempts to make friends. This penalty will be less than if the groups were at war. If the player characters are being persecuted by one group, the other will usually shelter them, if only out of spite.
3	Allied The two groups are quite friendly. They'll at least listen to the other group's opinion and discuss with them if possible, when deciding what to do with the player characters. If the player characters are perceived as being hostile to one group, they'll have a severe penalty on any attempt to make friends with the other.
4	Strongly Allied The two groups will regard an attack on the other as an attack on them. They'll usually respect the decision of the other group in regard to how to treat the player characters.
5	Wary The two groups would like to destroy each other, but fear the results of open conflict. If the delvers are perceived as being allied with one groups by the other, they'll have a penalty on any attempt to make friends. This penalty will be about the same as if the groups were hostile. The two groups are likely to help the player characters with any plan which will weaken the other group, but only if they can do so in a way that allows them to deny involvement.
6	No Contact The two groups have no resource that they both want, and no way to beneficially work together. They're thus neither allied nor opposed. Re-roll this result if you want every group to be involved in a conflict.

Consequences of Drunkenness

source or inspiration: Chaotic Shiny's 'Tavern Tables'

The GM should decide on the chance of rolling on this table, based on the amount consumed and the toughness of the drinker. The effects of this table are in addition to being hung over.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-2	Roll on the 'Gambling' table below. The character risks all the money they have with them.
1	3-4	The character has no money, and can't remember where it went.
1	5-6	The character only has half the money they should have, and can't remember where the rest went.
2	1-2	The character wakes up naked.
2	3-4	The character has lost an important item, even if they didn't take it out with them. It must be one that they could have gotten access to during the night. If there is no such item, roll again.
2	5-6	The character has made an expensive and largely useless purchase.
3	1-2	The character is wounded, having been in a fist-fight.
3	3-4	The character has a new tattoo.
3	5-6	The character has a new enemy.
4	1-2	The character has let slip some information that they should have kept secret.
4	3-4	The character wakes up in jail, having committed a minor offense.
4	5-6	The character wakes up far from the town or city they were in. It must be a distance they could have travelled during the night, but remember that magic might allow travel over great distances.
5	1-2	The character has joined a cult that is unlikely to let them leave easily.
5	3-4	The character has joined an army (including possibly a rebel army).
5	5-6	The character killed someone. Roll again: 1-2 accident 3-4 self-defence 5-6 the character's fault. Optionally alter these chances based on how good or evil the character is.
6	1-2	The character has gotten married.
6	3-4	The character has arranged to fight a duel.
6	5-6	The character has bought a 'magic' item. Roll again 1-2 isn't magic 3-4 is magic but doesn't work properly 5-6 is magic, but doesn't do what it's supposed to.

Gambling

source or inspiration: Chaosium's book 'Cities'

One roll on this table is intended to cover an entire session of gambling.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-3	The characters lose their bet, and are accused of cheating. Roll one dice and add 1. They must leave town for this many weeks, or face a high chance of having to roll on 'Consequences of Unpaid Debt' below..
1	4-6	The characters lose double what they bet. If they can't pay this amount, roll 1 dice and subtract 1. If the result is over 0, they must leave town for this many weeks, or face a high chance of having to roll on 'Consequences of Unpaid Debt' below.
2	1-3	as above.
2	4-6	The characters lose half their bet.
3	1-3	as above.
3	4-6	as above.
4	1-3	The characters break even.
4	4-6	The characters win an amount equal to half their bet (for example if they bet 100 gold pieces, they end up with 150).
5	1-3	The characters win an amount equal to their bet.
5	4-6	The characters win an amount equal to twice what they bet.
6	1-3	The characters win an amount equal to three times what they bet. There is a chance that they'll be accused of cheating. If they are, they can either walk away (treat as breaking even), or take their winnings. If they take their winnings, roll one dice and add 1. They must leave town for this many weeks, or face a high chance of having to roll on 'Consequences of Unpaid Debt' below..
6	4-6	The characters win an amount equal to three times what they bet. However, they gain a reputation as skilled gamblers, such that no one in the area will let them bet. The amount of time this effect lasts depends on the size of their winnings: it might be only for a few weeks, or it might be for years.

Consequences of Unpaid Debt

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Results marked with a (+) will only happen if the debt is owed to someone who is willing and able to use criminal means to recover their money. This doesn't necessarily mean that they themselves have to be criminals. Some people will sell the debt to criminals, or hire them - especially if they're not able to use the law. Some people might be prepared to use some of these methods, but not others.

Results marked with a (-) will only happen if the debt is owed to someone who is able to use legal means to recover their money. Some criminals might be unable or unwilling to use these methods. However in more corrupt areas, or with more 'respectable' criminals, they may. On the other hand, in some places honest but poor people might not be able to use these methods.

Also note that most people will give the characters extra time to pay, in return for increasing the amount of debt. They will only use the options on this table when they conclude that they're never going to get their money.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-3	(+) The characters will be attacked by thugs who will try to beat them.
1	4-6	The characters will find that shopkeepers will be likely to refuse to serve them, inns will be likely to refuse them a room, and so on.
2	1-3	as above.
2	4-6	The characters will be offered the option of doing an unpleasant and time-consuming, but not illegal, job to clear their debt. If they refuse, the result depends on whether the offer is 'unofficial' or made by the local law. If it's unofficial, roll again on this table, re-rolling if you get this result again. If it's official, the characters are likely to be arrested and kept in jail for a period of time that depends on the size of their debt.
3	1-3	(+) The characters will be offered the option of doing a dangerous and illegal task to clear their debt. If they refuse, roll again on this table, re-rolling if you get this result again.
3	4-6	(+) Thieves will rob the characters, trying to take enough goods to clear the debt. If the thieves are driven off, or they don't get enough goods, roll again on this table, re-rolling if you get this result again.
4	1-3	(-) The characters will be visited by magistrates working for the government, who will seize goods to sell to clear the debt. Driving off the magistrates will be a criminal act and expose the characters to other consequences. If the goods don't cover the debt, roll again on this table, re-rolling if you get this result again, or thieves.
4	4-6	as above.
5	1-3	(-) The characters will be arrested, and stay in jail for a period of time that depends on the amount of their debt. Re-roll if the debt is a result of criminal activity, illegal gambling etc.
5	4-6	(-) as above.
6	1-3	(possibly +) A witch, evil sorcerer etc will be hired to curse the characters. Although this might not be criminal, many people will refuse to use this method. In this case roll again.
6	4-6	(+) The characters will be attacked by assassins who will try to kill them.

Who Owns Yonder Castle?

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

This table doesn't roll for different species, since that will differ strongly from one game world to the next.
The GM might come up with a chance of the owner being non-human, and roll that seperately to the roll on this table.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-3	A (roll again: 1-2 commoner 3-4 barbarian 5-6 mysterious individual who appeared one day), who was given a title, and the lands and castle, as a reward for their heroism.
1	4-6	An order of priests who (roll again: 1 are never seen - people arrive, but they never venture out 2 oppress the people with their fanaticism 3 are charitable and kind 4 don't take their vows very seriously 5 cause strange lights with their study of magic 6 mostly keep themselves to themselves).
2	1-3	A dragon.
2	4-6	An evil wizard (roll again: 1-2 is also a noble, 3-4 has bewitched the rightful owner of the castle 5 bought it with their seemingly endless wealth, whereof no-one knows the source 6 created the castle with their magic).
3	1-3	A benign wizard (roll again as above, but 3-4 becomes 'was given it in gratitude by the former owner').
3	4-6	No-one but the ghosts (roll again: 1-2 the castle is really haunted 3-4 it's abandoned 5 Scooby-Doo style, an evil wizard is creating the impression that it's haunted 6 it was abandoned, but travellers now make use of it).
4	1-3	We don't have a lord. We're an anarcho-syndicalist collective.
4	4-6	Strangely enough, an actual feudal lord (or lady).
5	1-3	As above, but they're unusually brutal and oppressive (roll again: on a 1 or 2, they're really a vampire).
5	4-6	As for (4, 4-6), but they're unusually mild and just.
6	1-3	As for (4, 4-6), but they're unusually brave and fanatical (roll again: on a 1, they're really a robot).
6	4-6	As for (4, 4-6), but they're unusually decadent and corrupt (roll again: on a 1 or 2 they're really a vampire).

Solar Systems 1: What Is the Sun?

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1-2	1-2	A ball of dung pushed by a scarab/dung beetle.
1-2	3-4	Paradoxically, it is merely (roll again: 1-3 a shield 4-6 a mirror) which reflects the real Sun.
1-2	5-6	The eye of a one-eyed (roll again 1-3 god or goddess, 4-6 beast) (optionally roll again: on a 1-3 the moon is its stolen other eye).
3-4	1-2	A nugget of gold, riding on a (roll again: 1-3 chariot 4-6 boat).
3-4	3-4	The crown of a god or goddess, who rides on a (roll again: 1-3 chariot 4-6 boat).
3-4	5-6	The burning wheel of a (roll again: 1-3 chariot 4-6 cart).
5-6	1-2	A golden apple, which is eaten each night but grows again in the morning.
5-6	3-4	The burning body of a dead and ancient (roll again 1-3 god or goddess, 4-6 beast).
5-6	5-6	A burning ball of gas.

Solar Systems 2: What Shape Is the World?

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

For results marked with a (&), roll on Solar System tables 3 and 4 below.
For results marked with a (+), don't roll on either table.
For any other result, roll on table 3 but don't roll on table 4.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-3	A sphere, like the real world.
1	4-6	A sphere - however the world is on the inside of the sphere, with the sun at the centre (+)
2	1-3	A sphere - however only the very top of the sphere is liveable, because people fall off everywhere else (&)
2	4-6	A sphere - however one side of the world is always hot and the other always cold, with only a narrow band where people can live. Optionally roll again: 1-3 this is because the planet always keeps the same face towards the sun 4-6 this is because spirits of fire live on one side and spirits of ice on the other.
3	1-3	A cube. Optionally roll again: On a 1-3 each side of the cube is dominated by a different 'element': for example earth, air, fire, water, wood and metal (or light and darkness).
3	4-6	A pyramid shape. Optionally roll again: 1-3 square pyramid (four triangles and one square) 4-6 triangular pyramid (four triangles). Optionally roll again: On a 1-3 each side of the pyramid is dominated by a different 'element': for example (for a triangular pyramid) earth, air, fire and water, or (for a square pyramid) the same but with the square being dominated by darkness.
4	1-3	A series of tunnels and chambers hollowed out of rock and earth - they may range from house-sized, to city-sized, to big enough to contain their own suns. The overall shape of the world/universe is unknown (or optionally roll again on this table, ignoring this result, for the overall shape of the world) (+)
4	4-6	Flat, circular, with mountains all around the edge keeping the seas in (&)
5	1-3	Flat, circular, with a giant snake all around the edge keeping the seas in (&)
5	4-6	Flat, circular, with nothing at the edges to keep the seas in - ships can fall off the edge of the world (&)
6	1-3	Flat, square, with mountains all around the edges keeping the seas in (&)
6	4-6	Flat, square, with giant creatures holding up each corner. Optionally, roll on 'Creatures 5b: Animals' in the 'Creating Creatures' section for what creature (&)

Solar Systems 3: Does the World Orbit the Sun, or Vice-Versa?

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 1 dice.

1	All planets travel around the sun.
2	as above.
3	The sun and other planets travel around the world.
4	as above.
5	Other planets travel around the world. The Sun is located on the world. The sun leaves the world in the morning from a distant land in the east, travels across the sky, and returns at sunset to a distant land in the west. It travels east through the underworld during the night.
6	The Sun travels around the world, but other planets travel around the sun.

Solar Systems 4: What Holds the World Up?

source or inspiration: Spelljammer

Roll 1 dice.

1	A giant boat.
2	A huge creature. Optionally roll again on this table for what the creature is standing on. Optionally roll on 'Creatures 5b: Animals' in the 'Creating Creatures' section for what creature.
3	An infinitely tall pillar. Optionally roll on Solar Systems table 4a below for what it's made of.
4	An invisible sea.
5	Invisible clockwork, which also controls every object's orbit.
6	Nothing: the world is hurtling downward through space. Luckily, the sun and other planets are falling at the same speed.

Solar Systems 4a: What Is the World-Pillar Made of?

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll on this table only if directed to by table 4 above.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-3	dirt.
1	4-6	air.
2	1-3	fire.
2	4-6	water.
3	1-3	ice.
3	4-6	wood.
4	1-3	gold.
4	4-6	silver.
5	1-3	light.
5	4-6	darkness.
6	1-3	Roll on the 'Precious and Semi-Precious Stones' in the 'Treasure' section.
6	4-6	Roll twice more on this table.

Effects of Hearing a Swansong

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

This table refers to the myth that a swan, just before it dies, will sing a beautiful song.
If the players are the kind to kill a swan in order to hear the song, the GM might specify that this won't work (for example the swan might refuse to sing if its murderers will hear).

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1-2	1-2	The player will become obsessed with hearing another swansong, and will slowly waste away if they aren't pursuing this aim.
1-2	3-4	The player will become terrified of hearing another swansong, to the point that they may become crippled with fear in the presence of a swan. If they actually hear another swansong they will lose the fear (and must roll again on this table as anyone else would).
1-2	5-6	The player's singing voice will improve, but only when they're singing sad songs.
3-4	1-2	The player's ability to write songs and poetry, but only sad songs or poetry, will improve.
3-4	3-4	The player will be prone to crippling fits of melancholia, when they'll be almost unable to act. Only magic can cure this affliction.
3-4	5-6	The player will learn the identity (and location) of their one true love.
5-6	1-2	The player will have an increased ability to communicate with, and gain the trust of, all birds.
5-6	3-4	The player will be completely unable to harm any bird (or eat any bird) - even monstrous ones, and even if they're being attacked. Only magic can remove this inability.
5-6	5-6	The player, just before they die, will themselves sing a 'swansong', which will cause any who hear it to roll on this table.

Humans Met In A Dungeon

source or inspiration: D&D Rules Cyclopedia

Optionally roll three dice and take the lowest single result, for the number of humans that the heroes meet.
These tables can also be used for human-like creatures such as dwarves and elves, if they exist in your campaign world.
Note that there's another table below, 'Prisoners of Evil', especially for prisoners met in a dungeon.

Roll 1 dice.

1	They're trying to get out of the dungeon, having found it too dangerous. Optionally roll three dice and take the lowest result - if this is higher than the number met, it represents the original size of their group. For each missing member, roll one dice: 1-3 killed, 4-5 captured, 6 missing. Optionally roll again: on a 1 or 2, they're being chased by creatures of the dungeon. Optionally roll again to see what they were attempting: 1-2 entered the dungeon by mistake, 3-4 looking for an item believed to be in the dungeon, 5-6 looking for a friend who's believed to be in the dungeon.
2	They live in the dungeon. Optionally roll again: 1-2 they're bandits 3-4 they're refugees 5-6 they live among the dungeon creatures: roll on the two 'Outsiders in a Group' tables below.
3	Bait - they're working with creatures in the dungeon, to lure the heroes into a trap or ambush. Optionally roll again: 1-2 working willingly with the creatures 3-4 forced into it 5-6 their will has been altered, for example by magic. Optionally, roll again, ignoring this result, for what story they will tell the heroes.
4	Escaped prisoners of creatures in the dungeon. Optionally, roll on 'Prisoners of Evil' below.
5	They're looking for a friend who has been captured by creatures in the dungeon. Optionally roll on 'Prisoners of Evil' below for who their friend is (they may not be truthful with the heroes).
6	They're looking for an item which is believed to be in the dungeon (the heroes may be looking for the same one).

Spell or Magic Item Names: part 1

source or inspiration: Max Davenport (permission given),
and Uncle Bear (Creative Commons license)

For spells, these tables work best with whichever of the name tables (in the 'Personalising Characters' section) best fits your game world.
The name can go at the start or the end - for example, 'Seti's Melancholy Bargain' or 'The Melancholy Bargain of Seti'.

For magic items, you might want to use the type of item (eg wand, ring, cloak) as well as, or instead of, a name:
for example 'The Wand of the Melancholy Bargain', or 'Seti's Wand of the Melancholy Bargain'.
Sometimes these tables will generate a name which suggests a particular type of item: for example 'Ariana's Remarkable Cage'.

Roll 3 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	3rd dice	result
1	1	1-2	Abhorrent.
1	1	3-4	Aggravating.
1	1	5-6	All-Knowing.
1	2	1-2	All-Seeing.
1	2	3-4	Arcane.
1	2	5-6	Audacious.
1	3	1-2	Augmentative.
1	3	3-4	Auspicious.
1	3	5-6	Beatific.
1	4	1-2	Bedeviling.
1	4	3-4	Benevolent.
1	4	5-6	Burning.
1	5	1-2	Cacophonous.
1	5	3-4	Canine.
1	5	5-6	Chimerical.
1	6	1-2	Conquering.
1	6	3-4	Consummate.
1	6	5-6	Corrupting.
2	1	1-2	Crepuscular.
2	1	3-4	Delerious.
2	1	5-6	Dimensional.
2	2	1-2	Disintegrating.
2	2	3-4	Dissonant.
2	2	5-6	Dolorous.
2	3	1-2	Elaborate.
2	3	3-4	Eldritch.
2	3	5-6	Elemental.
2	4	1-2	Empyrean.
2	4	3-4	Enduring.
2	4	5-6	Enervating.
2	5	1-2	Enfeebling.
2	5	3-4	Enigmatic.
2	5	5-6	Enraging.
2	6	1-2	Ethereal.
2	6	3-4	Excruciating.
2	6	5-6	Feline.
3	1	1-2	Flaming.
3	1	3-4	Fortuitous.
3	1	5-6	Fulminating.
3	2	1-2	Ghoulish.
3	2	3-4	Gibbering.
3	2	5-6	Glittering.
3	3	1-2	Grandiloquent.
3	3	3-4	Gratifying.
3	3	5-6	Hallucinatory.
3	4	1-2	Harmonious.
3	4	3-4	Hermetical.
3	4	5-6	Hideous.
3	5	1-2	Ignescent.
3	5	3-4	Impedimental.
3	5	5-6	Improbable.
3	6	1-2	Indomitable.
3	6	3-4	Inexorable.
3	6	5-6	Invisible.
4	1	1-2	Irascible.
4	1	3-4	Iridescent.
4	1	5-6	Legerdemainic.
4	2	1-2	Lissome.
4	2	3-4	Lurid.
4	2	5-6	Magnificent.
4	3	1-2	Malign.
4	3	3-4	Malevolent.
4	3	5-6	Melancholy.
4	4	1-2	Mesmeric.
4	4	3-4	Metamorphic.
4	4	5-6	Mordant.
4	5	1-2	Multipotent.
4	5	3-4	Mutable.
4	5	5-6	Mystifying.
4	6	1-2	Nourishing.
4	6	3-4	Nullifying.
4	6	5-6	Numinous.
5	1	1-2	Ostentatious.
5	1	3-4	Ungainly.
5	1	5-6	Pernicious.
5	2	1-2	Perseverant.
5	2	3-4	Persnickety.
5	2	5-6	Phantasmagoric.
5	3	1-2	Phantasmal.
5	3	3-4	Phlegmatic.
5	3	5-6	Prismatic.
5	4	1-2	Protective.
5	4	3-4	Risible.
5	4	5-6	Prestidigitative.
5	5	1-2	Propitious.
5	5	3-4	Protective.
5	5	5-6	Pugnacious.
5	6	1-2	Puissant.
5	6	3-4	Remarkable.
5	6	5-6	Ruinous.
6	1	1-2	Salubrious.
6	1	3-4	Sanctimonious.
6	1	5-6	Scintillant.
6	2	1-2	Sickening.
6	2	3-4	Spidery.
6	2	5-6	Staggering.
6	3	1-2	Stinking.
6	3	3-4	Tenebrous.
6	3	5-6	Triumphant.
6	4	1-2	Truculent.
6	4	3-4	Tumultuous.
6	4	5-6	Undulating.
6	5	1-2	Unending.
6	5	3-4	Unstoppable.
6	5	5-6	Vampiric.
6	6	1-2	Vexatious.
6	6	3-4	Vitriolic.
6	6	5-6	Vulpine.

Spell or Magic Item Names: part 2

source or inspiration: Max Davenport (permission given),
and Uncle Bear (Creative Commons license)

Roll 3 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	3rd dice	result
1	1	1-2	Abyss.
1	1	3-4	Acid.
1	1	5-6	Affliction.
1	2	1-2	Agent.
1	2	3-4	Anchor.
1	2	5-6	Armour.
1	3	1-2	Arrival.
1	3	3-4	Augury.
1	3	5-6	Aura.
1	4	1-2	Banishment.
1	4	3-4	Bargain.
1	4	5-6	Bauble.
1	5	1-2	Binding.
1	5	3-4	Blade.
1	5	5-6	Blindness.
1	6	1-2	Bolt.
1	6	3-4	Bond.
1	6	5-6	Bubble.
2	1	1-2	Cage.
2	1	3-4	Charm.
2	1	5-6	Cloud.
2	2	1-2	Command.
2	2	3-4	Conjuration.
2	2	5-6	Contagion.
2	3	1-2	Cornucopia.
2	3	3-4	Dance.
2	3	5-6	Dart.
2	4	1-2	Deceit.
2	4	3-4	Demand.
2	4	5-6	Diablerie.
2	5	1-2	Ditty.
2	5	3-4	Diversion.
2	5	5-6	Dodge.
2	6	1-2	Doom.
2	6	3-4	Door.
2	6	5-6	Dweomer.
3	1	1-2	Evocation.
3	1	3-4	Eye.
3	1	5-6	Fever.
3	2	1-2	Figment.
3	2	3-4	Finger.
3	2	5-6	Fit.
3	3	1-2	Flame.
3	3	3-4	Flesh.
3	3	5-6	Fog.
3	4	1-2	Fright.
3	4	3-4	Frost.
3	4	5-6	Gate.
3	5	1-2	Gaze.
3	5	3-4	Glance.
3	5	5-6	Globe.
3	6	1-2	Gloom.
3	6	3-4	Grace.
3	6	5-6	Grease.
4	1	1-2	Growth.
4	1	3-4	Guardian.
4	1	5-6	Hand.
4	2	1-2	Hex.
4	2	3-4	Idol.
4	2	5-6	Insult.
4	3	1-2	Iron.
4	3	3-4	Jar.
4	3	5-6	Jig.
4	4	1-2	Languor.
4	4	3-4	Laughter.
4	4	5-6	Leap.
4	5	1-2	Meteor.
4	5	3-4	Mirage.
4	5	5-6	Mist.
4	6	1-2	Mouth.
4	6	3-4	Net.
4	6	5-6	Oath.
5	1	1-2	Oddment.
5	1	3-4	Pattern.
5	1	5-6	Phantom.
5	2	1-2	Refuge.
5	2	3-4	Retreat.
5	2	5-6	Roar.
5	3	1-2	Rune.
5	3	3-4	Scourge.
5	3	5-6	Servant.
5	4	1-2	Shield.
5	4	3-4	Sigil.
5	4	5-6	Simulacrum.
5	5	1-2	Sleigh.
5	5	3-4	Spark.
5	5	5-6	Sphere.
5	6	1-2	Suggestion.
5	6	3-4	Summoning.
5	6	5-6	Swarm.
6	1	1-2	Swoon.
6	1	3-4	Sword.
6	1	5-6	Talisman.
6	2	1-2	Tide.
6	2	3-4	Tower.
6	2	5-6	Vault.
6	3	1-2	Veil.
6	3	3-4	Vigour.
6	3	5-6	Visage.
6	4	1-2	Vision.
6	4	3-4	Vista.
6	4	5-6	Wall.
6	5	1-2	Ward.
6	5	3-4	Web.
6	5	5-6	Weird.
6	6	1-2	Whimsy.
6	6	3-4	Whisper.
6	6	5-6	Word.

Villains

source or inspiration: kellri

You might want to roll more than once on this table, and combine the results. For example, 'an insane serial murderer' and 'a powerful demon' might indicate that the lunatic serves the demon, and hopes to raise it using the blood of their victims.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-2	A powerful monster, such as a dragon.
1	3-4	A powerful demon (optionally, roll on the two 'Evil Magic Creatures - Titles' tables in the 'Magic and Religion' section).
1	5-6	A mad wizard, witch, sorceress etc (optionally, roll on the 'Magic Specialties' and the two 'Familiars' tables in the 'Magic and Religion' section).
2	1-2	An insane serial murderer.
2	3-4	An evil king or prince (optionally, roll on the 'Titles of an Aristocratic Ruler' table in the 'Settlements and Countries' section).
2	5-6	An evil queen (optionally, roll on the 'Titles of an Aristocratic Ruler' table in the 'Settlements and Countries' section).
3	1-2	An army of monsters, such as goblins.
3	3-4	Barbarian invaders.
3	5-6	'Civilised' invaders.
4	1-2	Alien invaders.
4	3-4	A group of assassins.
4	5-6	A group of thieves.
5	1-2	A group of pirates.
5	3-4	A group of vampires.
5	5-6	The followers of an evil god.
6	1-2	Roll again ignoring this result. The villain or villains are controlling the body of a child or children.
6	3-4	Roll again, ignoring this result. The villain or villains are widely loved and believed to be good.
6	5-6	Roll again, ignoring this result. The villain or villains used to be good, but turned evil.

Knightly Adventure Ideas

source or inspiration: Knights of Camelot

These adventures are more suitable for campaigns with a chivalrous, King Arthur or fairy tale tone to them

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-3	A fair lady (or handsome prince) lives in a nearby castle, and is the true love of one of the heroes. The heroes must help the smitten character successfully win their heart.
1	4-6	A (roll again: 1-2 lady 3-4 aged priest 5-6 mixed group of pilgrims) is/are making a pilgrimage to a nearby shrine, and must be escorted.
2	1-3	A fierce beast is terrorising the countryside, and must be hunted. Finding the beast will be as difficult as defeating it.
2	4-6	A (roll again: 1-2 group of wicked knights 3-4 wicked knight 5-6 good knight who has fallen into madness) is/are terrorising the countryside. They must be challenged and defeated. The knight/s will expertly twist the laws of chivalry against the heroes.
3	1-3	A group of bandits are terrorising the countryside, and must be captured or killed. Their cunning in the forest is more dangerous than their skill at arms.
3	4-6	An enchantress has bewitched many knights into her service. Her spell must be broken and the knights freed.
4	1-3	To prove their courage, the characters must stay at a crossroads, challenging every suitable opponent who travels by (but sparing any who ask for mercy).
4	4-6	Roll again, ignoring this result, or that of courting a fair lady - the resulting adventure is being undertaken as penance (optionally, roll on the 'Character Flaws' table in the 'Personalising Characters' section for the flaw that led to the requirement for penance).
5	1-3	Roll again, ignoring this result - to get to the resulting adventure, the characters must first journey through a perilous forest.
5	4-6	Roll again, ignoring this result - to get to the resulting adventure, the characters must first take a perilous journey by sea.
6	1-3	Roll again, ignoring this result - the characters are introduced to the adventure by a venerable hermit.
6	4-6	Roll again, ignoring this result - the characters are hunting an animal who speaks to them, telling them of the resulting adventure (optionally roll again: the animal is 1-2 a deer 3-4 a unicorn 5-6 a lion).

Planetary Romance Plots: Table A: Villain/s

source or inspiration: Savage Swords of Athanor

The following tables gives adventure ideas which have a similar feel to Edgar Rice Burroughs' Barsoom series.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-3	Cowardly and Treacherous Noble.
1	4-6	Wise Member of a Dying Race.
2	1-3	Wise Sole Survivor of a Dead Race.
2	4-6	Cold and Amoral Scientist.
3	1-3	Heartless Assassin.
3	4-6	Rival of the Heroes.
4	1-3	Bounty Hunter.
4	4-6	Slavers.
5	1-3	Pirates.
5	4-6	Bandits.
6	1-3	Cultists.
6	4-6	Roll twice on this table.

Planetary Romance Plots: Table B: Evil Scheme

source or inspiration: Savage Swords of Athanor

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-3	Kidnapping.
1	4-6	Theft.
2	1-3	Exploration.
2	4-6	Chase.
3	1-3	Attack.
3	4-6	Brainwashing.
4	1-3	Brain-stealing.
4	4-6	Dishonor/Besmirch.
5	1-3	Sell into Slavery.
5	4-6	Imprison.
6	1-3	Transform.
6	4-6	Make Comatose.

Planetary Romance Plots: Table C: Victim of the Scheme, or Ally of the Heroes

source or inspiration: Savage Swords of Athanor

Optionally, roll again:

1-2 The result on this table is the victim.

3-4 The result on this table is an ally of the heroes.

5 The result on this table is both victim and ally.

6 Roll twice on this table: the first time for the victim, the second for the ally.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-3	Beautiful Princess.
1	4-6	Noble Savage.
2	1-3	Brave Warrior.
2	4-6	Strange Alien.
3	1-3	Scientist.
3	4-6	roll again: 1-3 Philosopher 4-6 Scholar.
4	1-3	Priest.
4	4-6	Ousted Nobleman.
5	1-3	Misunderstood Scoundrel.
5	4-6	Loyal Handmaiden.
6	1-3	Brute with a Heart of Gold.
6	4-6	Warrior-Maiden Who Will Not Allow Herself to Love.

Planetary Romance Plots: Table D: Important Object

source or inspiration: Savage Swords of Athanor

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-3	Ancient Weapon of Vast Power.
1	4-6	Terrible Monster from the Dim Past.
2	1-3	Advanced Power Source.
2	4-6	Terraforming Device.
3	1-3	Last Scion of an Ancient Race.
3	4-6	Device that Will Give the User God-Like Powers.
4	1-3	Mind Control Device.
4	4-6	Army of Robots.
5	1-3	Library of Lost Knowledge.
5	4-6	Still Functioning Ancient Computer.
6	1-3	Still Functioning Wise and Ancient Robot.
6	4-6	Wise and Powerful Disembodied Brain.

Planetary Romance Plots: Table E: Secret That the Heroes Discover

source or inspiration: Savage Swords of Athanor

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1-2	1-2	Lost City of Ancients Who are Now Degenerate.
1-2	3-4	Lost City of Ancients Who Have Vast Mental Powers But are Now Amoral.
1-2	5-6	Lost City of Wise and Benevolent Ancients.
3-4	1-2	The Truth Behind the Locals' Belief About the Gods.
3-4	3-4	A Terrible Monster Worshipped as a God.
3-4	5-6	A Terrible Danger That is Coming From Far Away.
5-6	1-2	A Lost Race Who Secretly Manipulates the World.
5-6	3-4	The Villains Are Even Worse Than They Seemed.
5-6	5-6	A Prophecy of Great Import.

Height

source or inspiration: Tunnels & Trolls

Roll 3 dice, use the total.

3	4 foot, or 120cm.
4	4' 3'' (4 foot 3 inches), or 130cm .
5	4' 5'', or 135cm.
6	4' 8'', or 140cm.
7	4' 10'', or 145cm.
8	5' 1'', or 155cm.
9	5' 3'', or 160cm.
10	5' 6'', or 165cm.
11	5' 8'', or 180cm.
12	5' 11'', or 180cm.
13	6' 1'', or 185cm.
14	6' 4'', or 195cm.
15	6' 6'', or 200cm.
16	6' 9'', or 205cm.
17	6' 11'', or 210cm.
18	7' 2'', or 220cm.

Weight

source or inspiration: Tunnels & Trolls

This table is designed for humans - you'll probably want to adjust the results for other species.

You may also want to apply adjustments for gender.

The results in this table are more like modern people: people in medieval-like societies will generally be lighter.
For more medieval-like results, roll twice and take the lower result.

If you're using both the height and weight charts, you could roll 4 dice:
base height on the first three dice, and weight on the last three.
This will mean that height and weight will be related.

For creatures that are inhumanly large or small, but have the same proportions, remember that the change in their weight will be more than the change in their height.
For example, a creature whose height, width and 'thickness' are all twice that of a human,
would have eight times as much body material as a human, not twice as much.
Of course, creatures like giants and fairies are impossible anyway, so you may choose to ignore this.

Roll 3 dice, use the total.

3	75lb (pounds), or 35kg (kilograms).
4	90lb, or 40kg.
5	105lb, or 45kg.
6	120lb, or 55kg.
7	135lb, or 60kg.
8	150lb, or 70kg.
9	160lb, or 72.5kg.
10	170lb, or 75kg.
11	180lb, or 80kg.
12	190lb, or 85kg.
13	200lb, or 90kg.
14	225lb, or 100kg.
15	250lb, or 115kg.
16	280lb, or 125kg.
17	310lb, or 140kg.
18	350lb, or 160kg.

Effect of Eating Unknown Fungi, Herbs etc

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1-2	1-2	mildly poisonous - likely to make the person who eats them sick (optionally roll on the 'Diseases 2: Symptoms' table above).
1-2	3-4	highly poisonous - may kill someone who eats them, or make them sick (optionally roll on the 'Diseases 2: Symptoms' table above).
1-2	5-6	neither nutritious nor poisonous.
3-4	1-2	nutritious - may be eaten immediately, but if eaten too long after it's picked it will be (roll again: 1-2 of no nutritional value 3-4 mildly poisonous 5-6 mildly or highly poisonous, depending on how long).
3-4	3-4	nutritious - and will keep its value for a long time after being picked.
3-4	5-6	mildly poisonous if not cooked. If cooked, it is nutritious - but if left too long, it will be (roll again: 1-2 of no nutritional value 3-4 mildly poisonous 5-6 mildly or highly poisonous, depending on how long).
5-6	1-2	nutritious, and has a medical use. Roll on 'Medical Effects of Fungi, Herbs etc' below.
5-6	3-4	has a medical use (roll on 'Medical Effects of Fungi, Herbs etc' below) but no food value.
5-6	5-6	has a medical use (roll on 'Medical Effects of Fungi, Herbs etc' below), but eating too much may result in it being mildly or highly poisonous. No food value.

Medical Effects of Fungi, Herbs etc

source or inspiration: Monsters & Manuals

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1-2	1-2	Calming. Roll two dice. The character is resistant to fear for that many hours.
1-2	3-4	Deadens pain. Roll two dice. The character is resistant to pain for that many hours.
1-2	5-6	Improves perception of magical effects. Roll two dice. The character is resistant to magical illusions for that many hours.
3-4	1-2	As above, and the character's sight and hearing are also improved - or at least the character's ability to focus on them. As such they are less likely to wander into ambush, be unaware of someone sneaking up on them etc.
3-4	3-4	Lowers blood flow. Roll 2 dice. The character needs less food and water, and poison will have a lesser effect, for that many hours. The character will however be sluggish and lethargic for the same priod of time.
3-4	5-6	Lowers fatigue. The character can stay awake for up to 24 hours from when they last woke without suffering any ill effects. However after 18 hours they will have trouble concentrating, and after the 24 hours are up they are likely to fall asleep for 12 hours.
5-6	1-2	Increases vigour. Roll 1 dice. The character is slightly stronger, more agile, can run faster and longer and so on for that many hours. However they are likely to be sluggish and lethargic until they next sleep.
5-6	3-4	Improves natural healing. For the next two days the character will tend to get over illness and wounds more quickly.
5-6	5-6	Gives a strange clarity. Roll 1 dice. The effects last for that many hours. The character will be less intelligent in general - but, strangely, will be more likely to notice when others are lying or concealing their true emotions.

What Are the Monsters Doing? 1: In Lair

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

This table is designed to decide what monsters are doing when the adventurers find them.
It's intended for intelligent monsters, rather than animal-like ones.
Use this table for monsters in their home/burrow/lair/nest/hive etc or the areas nearby that are their territory. Use the table below it for monsters that are encountered outside of their home territory.

Roll 3 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	3rd dice	result
1-2	1-2	1-2	sleeping.
1-2	1-2	3-4	having sex.
1-2	1-2	5-6	arguing (roll again: 1 over their relationship 2 over politics 3 over religion 4 over money 5 over their status in the group 6 over a posession other than money).
1-2	3-4	1-2	gambling with dice.
1-2	3-4	3-4	gambling on a (roll again: 1-3 race 4-6 fight) between small animals (eg snails, rats).
1-2	3-4	5-6	re-setting the area: winding up traps that've been sprung, removing adventurers' bodies, in less serious adventures putting in new treasure, and so on.
1-2	5-6	1-2	two monsters are fighting (not to the death), a crowd is cheering them on (optionally roll again 1-3 they're also gambling on the results).
1-2	5-6	3-4	two monsters are fighting to the death, a crowd is cheering them on.
1-2	5-6	5-6	two monsters are fighting to the death, a crowd is trying to seperate them.
3-4	1-2	1-2	they're meant to be on guard (roll again: 1-3 they're alert and guarding, 4 they're asleep 5-6 they're doing something else: roll again on this table). Optionally, roll on the 'Major Dungeon Locations' table below to see what they're meant to be guarding.
3-4	1-2	3-4	trading.
3-4	1-2	5-6	they're lost, and have set up a temporary camp/burrow etc.
3-4	3-4	1-2	running away from another monster.
3-4	3-4	3-4	roll again: 1-2 exercising 3-4 training for combat 5-6 sharpening weapons, polishing armour etc.
3-4	3-4	5-6	performing a religious ceremony (roll again: 1 silent meditation 2 an animal sacrifice 3 a sacrifice of one of their own species 4 a sacrifice of an intelligent member of another species 5 a solemn ritual 6 a boisterous and ecstatic ritual).
3-4	5-6	1-2	nothing - strangely, they appear to have simply been waiting for the adventurers to come along.
3-4	5-6	3-4	the monsters are being punished eg peeling potatoes, scrubbing the floor with their bare hands.
3-4	5-6	5-6	going to the toilet ('bathroom' for Americans).
5-6	1-2	1-2	washing.
5-6	1-2	3-4	one monster is telling a story to a group.
5-6	1-2	5-6	one monster is lecturing a group. The group is (roll again: 1-2 openly bored and resentful 3-4 silent for fear of the larger monsters watching them 5 respectfully silent, alert and attentive 6 loudly enthusiastic).
5-6	3-4	1-2	plotting against their rulers.
5-6	3-4	3-4	playing sport.
5-6	3-4	5-6	torturing (roll again: 1-2 a member of their own species 3-4 an intelligent member of another dungeon species 5 an intelligent member of a non-dungeon species 6 an animal).
5-6	5-6	1-2	they appear to be dead, but spring to life when the adventurers enter the room.
5-6	5-6	3-4	roll again: 1-2 eating 3 eating and getting drunk 4 getting drunk 5-6 getting drunk and fighting.
5-6	5-6	5-6	waiting in ambush for whoever might come along.

What Are the Monsters Doing? 2: Wandering

source or inspiration: Mike Hensley

Some results are marked with an asterisk - *. This means that the GM should generate another monster or group of monsters, of appropriate power.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-2	Returning to their lair after a fight (many of them will be wounded).
1	3-4	Fighting with a creature or creatures of a different species *.
1	5-6	Fighting amongst themselves (some of them will be wounded).
2	1-2	Fighting another group of the same species *.
2	3-4	Returning to their lair with a prisoner *.
2	5-6	Returning to their lair with prey *.
3	1-2	Returning to their lair with treasure (some of them might be wounded).
3	3-4	Patrolling their territory.
3	5-6	Hunting or gathering food.
4	1-2	Chasing, or running away from, another creature or group of creatures (generate the other creature or group - the stronger side is chasing the weaker one) *.
4	3-4	Building a new lair - digging a hole, setting up camp etc as appropriate.
4	5-6	Sleeping - one or more of them are likely to be on guard, or sleeping lightly.
5	1-2	They're lost.
5	3-4	Looking for a place to sleep.
5	5-6	Negotiating with another group of the same species *.
6	1-2	Negotiating with a creature or creatures of a different species *.
6	3-4	(roll again: 1-3 Going to 4-6 Returning from) a meeting with (roll again: 1-3 another group of the same species 4-6 a creature or creatures of a different species).
6	5-6	Roll on the 'What Are the Monsters Doing? 1: In Lair' table above.

Major Dungeon Locations

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

These major locations may be the object of an adventure.

A dungeon may have more than one such location.

All these locations are likely to be heavily guarded, whether by creatures, traps, natural hazards, or more than one.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1-2	1-2	The (roll again: 1-2 throne room 3-4 underground palace 5-6 underground gardens) of (roll again: 1-3 a human sorcerer 4-6 the most powerful of the monsters).
1-2	3-4	Treasure room (roll again: 1 the treasury of an underground civilisation 2 the storehouse of a band of robbers 3-4 a temple; see below 5-6 a tomb).
1-2	5-6	A temple where (roll again: 1 a forgotten god still waits for their worshippers 2-3 an evil cult from the surface secretly comes to worship 4 an alien has convinced the inhabitants of the dungeon that it is a god 5 an imprisoned lunatic is worshipped as a god 6 a fierce beast is worshipped as a god).
3-4	1-2	An underground river, which leads (roll again: 1-2 out of the dungeon, 3 to an underground lake; see below 4 a secret cove; see below 5-6 to another major location - roll again on this table, ignoring another result of 'an underground river').
3-4	3-4	An underground lake, with (roll again: 1 an ancient and powerful sea beast 2-3 a city of intelligent sea creatures beneath its surface 4 the ruins of a city beneath its surface - see 'the ruins of a lost city' below 5-6 an island in the middle, where adventurers may find...roll again on this table, ignoring the results of 'an underground lake', 'an underground river', or 'a secret cove').
3-4	5-6	A (roll again: 1 demon 2 evil god/dess 3 evil sorcerer 4 as for three, but the sorcerer is also a former ruler 5 fierce ancient beast 6 mechanical creature created by a lost civilisation) is (roll again: 1-2 trapped in ice 3-4 held alive and captive by magic 5-6 sleeping, preserved by their own arts - roll again if the creature is an ancient beast).
5-6	1-2	The ruins of a lost city, whose former inhabitants (roll again: 1-2 are now angry and vicious spirits 3-4 are trapped in eternal living death and crave release 5-6 are gone, but whose mechanical creations still wait for their return).
5-6	3-4	A secret cove, leading to the open sea, where (roll again: 1-2 pirates have a hidden city 3-4 a cult from the surface comes to worship demons of the sea 5-6 refugees have built a place of safety).
5-6	5-6	The ruined craft of advanced aliens (roll again: 1 the aliens are alive 2 only one alien is still alive 3 the aliens are dead, but their robots are still operating 4 the aliens are dead, but creatures they were transporting are still alive 5-6 the aliens are dead, but the craft itself is alive). Whoever is still alive (roll again: 1-2 is at war with the inhabitants of the dungeon 3 have/has enslaved many inhabitants of the dungeon 4 have/has recruited many inhabitants of the dungeon as an army of conquest 5-6 have/has convinced some of the inhabitants of the dungeon to worship them).

Magical Specialties

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 1 dice.

1	Earth.
2	Air.
3	Fire.
4	Water.
5	roll again: 1-3 Metal 4-6 Wood.
6	roll again 1-3 Light 4-6 Darkness.

Effects of Star Signs

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Fire Element will make the character braver and more confident, but also less sensible.
Earth Element will make the character practical and sensible, but also less confident in social situations.
Air Element will make the character a better communicator, but also tense and more prone to panic.
Water Element will make the character perform better in both physical and intellectual areas, but also worse in spiritual ones.

Cardinal Quality will make the character braver and more determined, but also less able to learn new things, or act as part of a team.
Fixed Quality will make the character more inclined to uphold the status quo.
Mutable Quality will make the character more adaptable, particularly in social situations, but also more unlucky and likely to attract problems.

Thanks to Wikipedia for the 'information' used in this table.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result	Element	Quality
1	1-3	Aries	Fire	Cardinal
1	4-6	Taurus	Earth	Fixed
2	1-3	Gemini	Air	Mutable
2	4-6	Cancer	Water	Cardinal
3	1-3	Leo	Fire	Fixed
3	4-6	Virgo	Earth	Mutable
4	1-3	Libra	Air	Cardinal
4	4-6	Scorpio	Water	Fixed
5	1-3	Sagittarius	Fire	Mutable
5	4-6	Capricorn	Earth	Cardinal
6	1-3	Aquarius	Air	Fixed
6	4-6	Pisces	Water	Mutable

Effects of Birth Year

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Thanks to Wikipedia for the 'information' used in this table.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-3	Rat makes a character more charismatic and shrewd, but also more obstinate (in game terms, less able to learn new things).
1	4-6	Ox (sometimes Water Buffalo) makes a character calmer and more logical, but also more narrow-minded and materialistic (in game terms, less able to get on with those who are different from themselves, and more likely to be overcome by greed).
2	1-3	Tiger makes a character braver and more powerful, but also more quick-tempered, and likely to be more generous than is good for them. It also makes a character more likely to oppose the current structure of their society.
2	4-6	Rabbit (sometimes Cat) makes a character more gracious and soft-spoken (in game terms more charismatic, particularly in formal situations), but also likely to be moody (in game terms, likely to have random periods where they're less good at everything due to not putting enough effort in).
3	1-3	Dragon makes a character stronger and more decisive, but also more likely to be dogmatic, tyrannical and over-bearing (in game terms, likely to offend people with different opinions, and in situations where the character has some power).
3	4-6	Snake makes a character wise and mystical, but also a bad communicator.
4	1-3	Horse makes a character more flexible (in game terms, better at learning new things) and intelligent, but also more gullible and anxious.
4	4-6	Sheep (sometimes Goat) makes a character more creative and determined, but also more moody (in game terms, likely to have random periods where they're less good at everything due to not putting enough effort in). The character will also be more likely to seek a peaceful occupation than a violent one.
5	1-3	Monkey makes a character more inventive (in game terms, better able to cope with unpredictable situations), but also more jealous and suspicious (in game terms, less able to form friendships with others, and more likely to see bad motives in others that aren't really there).
5	4-6	Rooster makes a character more of a perfectionist. In game terms, if they can perform a task at all they're more likely than others to do a spectacular job, but tasks will also take them longer than most people (whether they succeed or not).
6	1-3	Dog makes a character more sociable and intelligent, but also more quarrelsome and stubborn (in game terms, less able to learn new things).
6	4-6	Pig (sometimes Wild Boar) makes a character braver and more intelligent, but also more gullible and materialistic (in game terms, more likely to be overcome by greed). The character will also be more likely to seek a peaceful occupation than a violent one.

Phobias

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

In every situation which triggers a phobia, characters with the phobia should have some chance of overcoming their fear. If your game includes attributes such as Intelligence, Wisdom, Willpower and/or Courage, these may be relevant to a character's chance of doing this.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-3	Ablutophobia - fear of washing or bathing. If your game world is one in which most characters don't bathe anyway, the GM may re-roll.
1	4-6	Aibohphobia - fear of anagrams (words which read the same backwards as forwards). Spells have a small chance (for example 1 in 6) of containing anagrams.
2	1-3	Automatonophobia - Fear of anything that falsly represents a sentient being, such as ventriloquist's dummies or wax statues. The GM may re-roll in the case of creatures who are themselves automotons.
2	4-6	Roll again: 1-3 Arachnopobia - fear of spiders. The GM may re-roll in the case of creatures who either live on spiders, or are themselves spider- or insect-like 4-6 Ophidiophobia - fear of snakes. The GM may re-roll in the case of creatures who either live on snakes, or are themselves snake- or lizard-like.
3	1-3	Acrophobia - fear of heights. The GM should re-roll in the case of flying creatures.
3	4-6	Astraphobia - fear of lightning and thunderstorms.
4	1-3	Caligynephobia - Fear of beautiful women.
4	4-6	Claustrophobia - fear of enclosed spaces. Dungeons are likely to contain such spaces. The phobia may also mean that the character can't wear helmets with visors, or suffers penalties when doing so. The GM may re-roll in the case of creatures who have evolved to live underground, for example dwarves and gnomes.
5	1-3	Galeophobia - Fear of cats. The GM may re-roll in the case of creatures who either live on cats, or are themselves cat-like.
5	4-6	Hylophobia - Fear of forests. The GM may re-roll in the case of creatures who have evolved to live in forests, for example (in some game worlds) elves.
6	1-3	Xenophobia - fear of a specific, randomly determined intelligent species other than the character's own. If a particular species is very common in your game world (for example humans), it may be too harsh to give a character a phobia of that species. If so, the GM may decide not to have that species as one of the possible targets of xenophobia. Members of a species that the character is afraid of will find it easier to intimidate them, but harder to establish friendly relations.
6	4-6	Triskaidekaphobia - Fear of the number thirteen (or of groups of thirteen things).

City Encounters: Day

source or inspiration: Basic Fantasy and Dungeons and Digressions

Roll 2 dice, use the total.

2	Doppelganger: An inhuman creature who can take on the form of any person they've met.
3	Noble: accompanied by at least 1 adult servant. Nobles may offer jobs to the heroes, or on the contrary if the characters have a bad reputation they may be ordered to leave town or even arrested. Nobles will be much more likely to ride than other characters.
4	Roll again. 1-4 Thief or Thieves: roll 1 dice for how many. They will, obviously, attempt to appear to be something other than thieves: usually ordinary townsfolk, or sometimes beggars. 5 Roadside Gambling Game. Open to all. Roll again: On a 1-3 those hosting it are cheating. 6 Thieves' Market. All sorts of goods are available at about 30% cheaper than their normal price. However if the heroes stay, the GM should roll to see what happens: 1 suspected of being an informant or undercover guardsman 2 other customers attempt to steal from the heroes 3 the city guards raid the place and attempt to arrest everyone, including the heroes 4-6 no bad result.
5	Thug or Thugs: roll 2 dice and subtract 2 for how many (obviously re-roll if the result is zero). Thugs will usually be armed, but will tend to conceal their weapons.
6	City Guards: roll 2 dice for how many. They will often confront any 'suspicious-looking' characters. Whether the player characters count as 'suspicious-looking' will depend on the area. Roll again: on a 6, they conscript the heroes, and anyone else around, to help fight a fire.
7	Merchant or Merchants: roll 1 dice. On a 1-3 there will be only 1 merchant. On a 4-6, roll again for how many. They have a 50% chance of being accompanied by (usually hired) warriors. Roll 1 dice for how many. Optionally, roll on the 'Merchants' subtable below.
8	Roll again. 1-5 Beggar or Beggars. Roll 2 dice and subtract 2 for how many (obviously re-roll if the result is zero). Also roll 2 dice for their intentions; on a total of 2 or 4 (but not a 3), they're prepared to steal from those who refuse to give. 6 A huge crowd of beggars is rioting. The city guards will turn up in 10 minutes to an hour (1 dice x 10 minutes).
9	Priest: Roll 1 dice and subtract 1. The priest will be accompanied by that many devout, but not priestly, companions OR roll on the 'Priests' subtable below.
10	Mercenaries: Roll 2 dice for how many. Optionally, roll on the 'Mercenaries' subtable below.
11	Wizard: roll 1 dice, and subtract 2 (count negative results as zero). The wizard will be accompanied by that many apprentices.
12	Roll again. 1-3 Were-rats: were-rats can appear in human form, or the form of a giant rat. Depending on your game world, they may have been born human and been cursed by the bite of another were-rat, or they may be an actual species. Similarly, they may have the power to change their form at will, or it may be involuntary - for example, linked to phases of the moon. In human form they may appear 'rat-like', with darting eyes, a tendency to twitch their noses when under stress, and in the case of males a tendency towards long, thin mustaches. They may live in human- or rat-like conditions. Were-rats will generally not attack a group which is larger than them. Roll 1 dice and add 1 for how many wererats in a group. In their nests or homes, roll 2 dice and add 2. 4 An animal has escaped from the city zoo. 5 As above, but it's escaped from the gardens of an eccentric noble. 6 As above, but it's escaped from the laboratory of a wizard, and is (roll again: 1-2 the strange result of an experiment 3-4 a minor demon 5-6 a creature from another dimension).

City Encounters: Night

source or inspiration: Basic Fantasy and Dungeons and Digressions

Roll 2 dice, use the total.

2	Doppelganger: An inhuman creature who can take on the form of any person they've met.
3	Shadow: a living creature that appears to be made of shadow (but is solid and three-dimensional, although weightless). Roll 1 dice and add 2 for how many. Shadows generally lie in wait in dark places, waiting for prey to happen by. Their touch is intensely cold. Anyone killed by a shadow is likely to rise from the dead as a shadow themselves.
4	Press Gang: A group of kidnappers, working for the local government, who conscript their victims into the army or navy. Roll 2 dice for how many there are in a group. They will usually not attack a larger group unless it's obviously drunk, weakened etc. They will often fight with their bare hands, or blunt weapons like clubs, but at least some are likely to carry daggers or swords in case they misjudge their victims and end up in a serious battle.
5	Roll again. 1-5 Beggar or Beggars. Roll 2 dice and subtract 2 for how many (obviously re-roll if the result is zero). Also roll 2 dice for their intentions; on a 2 or 4 (but not a 3), they are prepared to steal from those who refuse to give. 6 A huge crowd of beggars is rioting. The city guards will turn up in 10 minutes to an hour (1 dice x 10 minutes).
6	Roll again. 1-4 Thief or Thieves: roll 1 dice for how many. They will, obviously, attempt to appear to be something other than thieves: usually ordinary townsfolk, or sometimes beggars. 5 Roadside Gambling Game. Open to all. Roll again: On a 1-3 those hosting it are cheating. 6 Thieves' Market. All sorts of goods are available at about 30% cheaper than their normal price. However if the heroes stay, the GM should roll to see what happens: 1 suspected of being an informant or undercover guardsman 2 other customers attempt to steal from the heroes 3 the city guards raid the place and attempt to arrest everyone, including the heroes 4-6 no bad result.
7	Thug or Thugs: roll 2 dice and subtract 2 for how many (obviously re-roll if the result is zero). Thugs will usually be armed, but will tend to conceal their weapons.
8	Merchant or Merchants: roll 1 dice. On a 1-3 there will be only 1 merchant. On a 4-6, roll again for how many. They have a 50% chance of being accompanied by (usually hired) warriors. Roll 1 dice for how many. Optionally, roll on the 'Merchants' subtable below.
9	Giant Rats: roll 3 dice for how many. Add 2 to the result if they're encountered in their nest. The bite of a giant rat can cause disease as well as wound.
10	City Guards: roll 2 dice for how many. They will often confront any 'suspicious-looking' characters. Whether the player characters count as 'suspicious-looking' will depend on the area. Roll again: on a 6, they conscript the heroes, and anyone else around, to help fight a fire.
11	Wizard: roll 1 dice, and subtract 2 (count negative results as zero). The wizard will be accompanied by that many apprentices.
12	Roll again. 1-3 Were-rats: were-rats can appear in human form, or the form of a giant rat. Depending on your game world, they may have been born human and been cursed by the bite of another were-rat, or they may be an actual species. Similarly, they may have the power to change their form at will, or it may be involuntary - for example, linked to phases of the moon. In human form they may appear 'rat-like', with darting eyes, a tendency to twitch their noses when under stress, and in the case of males a tendency towards long, thin mustaches. They may live in human- or rat-like conditions. Were-rats will generally not attack a group which is larger than them. Roll 1 dice and add 1 for how many wererats in a group. In their nests or homes, roll 2 dice and add 2. 4 An animal has escaped from the city zoo. 5 As above, but it's escaped from the gardens of an eccentric noble. 6 As above, but it's escaped from the laboratory of a wizard, and is (roll again: 1-2 the strange result of an experiment 3-4 a minor demon 5-6 a creature from another dimension).

City Encounters: Sewers, table 1

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 1 dice.

1	Nothing This part of the sewer system no longer carries anything.
2	Storm Water Depending on the weather above ground, there might be a chance of flash floods.
3	Sewerage The players will be far less effective, due to their revulsion for their surroundings. If an encounter with humans (or similar creatures) is rolled on the table below, there is a 50% chance that the players meet no-one instead.
4	as above.
5	Alchemical Waste For every hour that the players spend in this environment, they have a 1 in 6 chance of suffering some ill effect. If they do, they should roll on the 'Gas Clouds' table in the 'Dungeons and Combat' section (treat as if they 'failed to resist its effects' if relevant). If they actually wade in the waste, they have this chance for every 15 minutes. If an encounter with humans (or similar creatures) is rolled on the table below, the characters meet no-one instead.
6	Magical Waste As above, but instead of suffering effects as of a gas cloud, the characters risk suffering the effects of a randomly-chosen spell: if the chosen spell is beneficial, nothing happens.

City Encounters: Sewers, table 2

source or inspiration: The Hobgoblin's Tavern

Roll 3 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	3rd dice	result
1	1-3	1-3	A city guard. Roll again: 1-3 they're alone 4-5 there's another guard within shouting distance 6 there are 1-6 other guards within shouting distance. They're likely to have been sent down here as punishment.
1	1-3	4-6	A specially-trained patrol of the city guard. Roll 1 dice for how many, counting a 1 as 2. They are likely to have 'thief'-type skills at a higher level than ordinary guards.
1	4-6	1-3	A sewer worker, going about their job.
1	4-6	4-6	1-6 sewer workers, clearing a blockage.
2	1-3	1-3	Illegal gladiatoral games (roll again: 1-3 involving animals 4-6 involving humans or other intelligent creatures).
2	1-3	4-6	A giant slug.
2	4-6	1-3	A lone thief (roll again: 1-2 going to a job 3-4 returning from a job 5-6 smuggling goods).
2	4-6	4-6	A group of thieves. Roll 2 dice for how many (roll again: 1-2 going to a job 3-4 returning from a job 5 smuggling goods 6 about to murder one of their number).
3	1-3	1-3	A pack of rats. Roll 6 dice for how many. The main danger from rats is catching a disease from their bites.
3	1-3	4-6	A crocodile - descended from unwanted pets thrown into the sewers.
3	4-6	1-3	1-6 wild dogs (who may carry disease).
3	4-6	4-6	1-6 wild cats (who may carry disease).
4	1-3	1-3	A giant spider, in its web. There is a 50% chance that the web will block the entire tunnel. Its web is sticky enough that it might entrap adventurers. It will burn fairly easily.
4	1-3	4-6	A giant rat.
4	4-6	1-3	A giant centipede.
4	4-6	4-6	A water spirit (only encountered in storm water or sewerage. In sewerage, roll again: 1-5 evil due to the contaminated water 6 it bravely maintains a small area of pure water).
5	1-3	1-3	Bats. Roll 3 dice for how many.
5	1-3	4-6	Lurker Under the Surface. An octopus-like monster. It will flee from light.
5	4-6	1-3	A corpse - human, or another intelligent species.
5	4-6	4-6	A hole in the sewer wall (roll again: 1-3 made by thieves 4-6 made by the inhabitants of a dungeon).
6	1-3	1-3	A cache of goods, hidden by thieves.
6	1-3	4-6	The meeting-place of an evil cult (roll again: someone will be there on a 6).
6	4-6	1-3	Were-rats' Nest: were-rats can appear in human form, or the form of a giant rat. Depending on your game world, they may have been born human and been cursed by the bite of another were-rat, or they may be an actual species. Similarly, they may have the power to change their form at will, or it may be involuntary - for example, linked to phases of the moon. In human form they may appear 'rat-like', with darting eyes, a tendency to twitch their noses when under stress, and in the case of males a tendency towards long, thin mustaches. They may live in human- or rat-like conditions. Were-rats will generally not attack a group which is larger than them. Roll 2 dice and add 2 for how many wererats are present..
6	4-6	4-6	as above.

City Encounters subtable: Mercenaries

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

The GM might want to roll 2 dice to see how many mercenaries are in a group.

Roll 1 dice.

1	They're drunk and looking for a fight.
2	They're solemnly mourning dead companions (roll again: on a 1-4 they're drunk).
3	One of them recognises one of the player characters (roll again: 1-2 as a friend 3-4 as an enemy 5 as a rival 6 as the person they're on a mission to capture) (roll again: 1-3 mistakenly 4-6 correctly).
4	They're recruiting. They might accept the player characters, or even actively seek them out.
5	They're looking for work. If the player characters are obviously adventurers, the mercenaries will ask them if they're hiring or know of any work.
6	Two groups of mercenaries (roll for numbers for both groups) start fighting in the street (roll again: 1-2 the two groups fought on opposite sides in a recent war 3-4 they've fallen out over money 5-6 they've simply gotten into a drunken fight).

City Encounters subtable: Merchants

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

The GM might want to roll to see how many merchants there are. On a 1-3 there will be only 1 merchant. On a 4-6, roll 1 dice for how many.
In either case, they have a 50% chance of being accompanied by (usually hired) warriors. Roll 1 dice for how many.

Roll 1 dice.

1	The player characters witness a merchant bribing a city guard.
2	The player characters witness a thief stealing from a merchant.
3	The merchant/s are arguing with a group of city guards. The guards are accusing the merchant/s of some crime.
4	As above, but the merchant/s are accusing the city guard.
5	The merchant/s need more guards. They might accept the player characters, or even actively seek them out. If they already have guards, roll again. On a 1-3, the existing guards will resent the newcomers.
6	A merchant recognises one of the player characters (roll again: 1 as a friend 2 as an ex-employee 3 as an enemy 4 as the ex-employee of an enemy 5 as a rival 6 as the ex-employee of a rival) (roll again: 1-3 mistakenly 4-6 correctly).

City Encounters subtable: Priests

source or inspiration: Dungeons and Digressions

Roll 1 dice.

1	A respectable priest seeks the help of someone like the heroes. Roll one dice and subtract one. They are accompanied by this many devout, but not priestly, followers.
2	A belligerent priest, with 2 dice worth of devout, but not priestly followers, seeks 'donations' from passers-by.
3	A ragged prophet seeks to incite a crowd to riot.
4	A huge funeral procession. Roll again: on a 1-2 they're angry and looking for a fight.
5	A riotous religious festival, with drunkenness and thievery abounding.
6	An execution: 50% chance of being legal. The condemned is (roll again: 1-3 innocent 4 guilty 5 guilty, but had a good reason 6 guilty, but manipulated or tricked into it by another).

Campaign Ideas

source or inspiration: Mazes and Minotaurs

This table is designed to generate an overall theme for a series of adventures.

Roll 1 dice.

1	Defenders - the players defend (roll again: 1-2 a city 3-4 an island 5-6 a band of refugees) from a series of threats.
2	Exiles - the players have been exiled from their home, and wander the world looking for a way to return (roll again: 1-2 the heroes are a deposed lord, queen etc and his/her loyal allies 3-4 the heroes have been falsely accused of a crime 5 the heroes are refugees, after their home was over-run by monsters 6 as 5, but an evil ruler has taken control).
3	The heroes have been chosen by a (roll again: 1-3 god 4-6 ruler) to carry out a series of quests and challenges, because (roll again: 1-3 they have angered him or her, 4-6 they are the only ones who are up to the task). The heroes seek to (1-3 complete the tasks 4-6 find a way to defeat the god/ruler).
4	The heroes are in search of a powerful magic artifact, because it will (roll again: 1 rebuild a ruined society 2 help the rightful ruler recover their throne 3-4 heal the sick 5-6 drive away monsters).
5	There is a war, which the heroes are trying to (roll again: 1-2 escape 3-4 win 5-6 stop).
6	The players are explorers, travelling across (roll again: 1-2 a continent 3-4 a series of islands 5-6 a vast underworld).

Combining Magic Potions

source or inspiration: Dungeons and Dragons' Dungeon Masters Guide (1st edition)

This table gives the effect of mixing, or drinking, two magic potions of different kinds.

Roll 1 dice, then keep rolling if required.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-3	The potions explode
1	4-6	The potions create a cloud of deadly gas
2	1-3	The potions create a cloud of poisonous, but most likely not fatal, gas
2	4-6	Neither potion has any effect
3	no need to roll again	One potion (randomly determine which one) has its normal effect, the other has no effect
4	no need to roll again	Both potions have half their normal effect
5	no need to roll again	Both potions have their normal effect
6	1-3	One potion (randomly determine which one) has no effect, the other has twice its normal effect
6	4-6	Combining the potions makes a new effect, which is not the effect of either potion

Familiars 1: Species

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

This may be used to decide a wizard or witches' familiar.
Obviously this table should be modified in the case of animals which don't exist in your game world.
Optionally, the GM may make another roll to see if the familiar can talk: 1-3 yes 4-6 no.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
2	1-3	black cat.
2	4-6	cat - roll on the 'Cat Colouring' table in the 'Personalising Characters' section for colouring.
3	1-3	owl.
3	4-6	crow.
4	1-3	dog.
4	4-6	roll again: 1-3 frog, 4-6 toad.
5	1-3	roll again: 1-3 rabbit 4-6 hare.
5	4-6	snake.
6	1-3	roll again: 1-3 weasel 4-6 monkey.
6	4-6	roll again: 1-3 mouse 4-6 rat.

Familiars 2: Name

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 3 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	3rd dice	result
1-2	1-2	1-2	Black Jenkin (re-roll if the animal isn't black).
1-2	1-2	3-4	Vinegar Tom.
1-2	1-2	5-6	Grezzel Greedyguts.
1-2	3-4	1-2	Piteous Mew (re-roll if the animal isn't a cat).
1-2	3-4	3-4	Pyewacket.
1-2	3-4	5-6	Bidd.
1-2	5-6	1-2	Sack and Sugar.
1-2	5-6	3-4	Oberon.
1-2	5-6	5-6	Greymalkin.
3-4	1-2	1-2	Elimanzer.
3-4	1-2	3-4	Tom Twit.
3-4	1-2	5-6	Pigwiggen.
3-4	3-4	1-2	Robin Goodfellow.
3-4	3-4	3-4	Brouny.
3-4	3-4	5-6	Tibb.
3-4	5-6	1-2	Great Browning.
3-4	5-6	3-4	Little Browning.
3-4	5-6	5-6	Ball.
5-6	1-2	1-2	Peck in the Crown.
5-6	1-2	3-4	Tom Tumbler.
5-6	1-2	5-6	Tom Tit Tot.
5-6	3-4	1-2	Puppet.
5-6	3-4	3-4	Walliman.
5-6	3-4	5-6	Fat Sack.
5-6	5-6	1-2	Roll on the 'Titles of an Aristocratic Ruler' table in the 'Settlements and Countries' section, using (roll again: 1-3 the title of a male ruler, 4-6 the title of a female ruler).
5-6	5-6	3-4	The familiar is named after a god or goddess in your game world.
5-6	5-6	5-6	The familiar has a name that could be given to a human or other intelligent creature in your game world (you might want to roll on one of the 'Names:...' tables, in the 'Personalising Characters' section).

Cat Colouring

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1-2	1-2	black.
1-2	3-4	white.
1-2	5-6	grey.
3-4	1-2	orange.
3-4	3-4	tortiseshell (black and orange patches).
3-4	5-6	paws, chest, and lower face white - upper face, ears, legs, back and tail are (roll again: 1-2 black 3 grey 4 orange 5-6 tortiseshell).
5-6	1-2	van - ears and tail are (roll again: 1-2 black 3 grey 4 orange 5-6 tortiseshell), rest of the body is white.
5-6	3-4	tabby - light grey and dark grey-black stripes.
5-6	5-6	paws, chest and lower face white - upper face, ears, legs, back and tail are tabby.

Titles of an Aristocratic Ruler

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Dictatorial rulers may have religious or military titles as well as, or instead of, the aristocratic titles here.

Areas may have names which are based on their past rather than their present situation. For example, a county might no longer have a count.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	Title if Male	Title if Female	Title of Territory
1	1-4	King	Queen	Kingdom
1	5-6	Viceroy	Vicereine	Viceroyalty [note: a Viceroy or Vicereine is a royal official who runs a country or province in the name of and as representative of a monarch. However many such may be independent in practice, or have gained independence but kept the title]
2	1-2	Emperor	Empress	Empire
2	3-4	Duke	Duchess	Duchy
2	5-6	Grand Duke	Grand Duchess	Grand Duchy
3	1-2	Baron	Baroness	Barony
3	3-4	Prince	Princess	Roll again: 1-3 Principality 4-6 Princely State
3	5-6	Marquis	Marquise	roll again: 1-2 Marquessate 3-4 Margraviate 5-6 March
4	1-2	Count	Countess	County
4	3-4	Caliph [this is also a religious title - roll again if necessary]	none - roll again	Caliphate
4	5-6	Sultan	Sultana	Sultanate
5	1-3	Emir [this is also a military title - roll again if necessary]	none - roll again	Emirate
5	4-6	Sheikh	Sheikhah	Sheikdom
6	1-2	Khan	roll again: 1-2 Khatun 3-4 Khatan 5-6 Khanum	Khanate
6	3-4	roll again: 1-3 Rajah 4-6 Maharajah	roll again: 1-3 Rani 4-6 Maharani	Rajahdom (never Maharajadom)

Nicknames of a Ruler

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

These names are used with the ruler's name - for example 'Harald Barelegs' rather than just 'Barelegs'.

These names are often given after a ruler's death. A ruler may have one such name during their life, and another after their death.

The nickname will reflect beliefs about the ruler, but not necessarily the truth.

In all cases, feel free to re-roll if the title doesn't fit your ideas about the ruler (or just pick the most appropriate from the list).

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1	Barelegs.
1	2	Bluetooth.
1	3	Forkbeard (re-roll for female rulers).
1	4	Harefoot.
1	5	Ironside.
1	6	Lackland.
2	1	Longshanks.
2	2	the Blessed.
2	3	the Bloody.
2	4	the Boneless (usually means that the ruler was born with a disability).
2	5	the Child.
2	6	the Confessor (implies that the ruler is highly revered within a particular ideology, especially a religion, but didn't die for that cause).
3	1	the Conquerer.
3	2	the Elder (implies that there was another ruler with the same name, who was styled 'the Younger').
3	3	the Fair.
3	4	the Far-Travelled.
3	5	the Good.
3	6	the Great.
4	1	the Harelipped.
4	2	the Just.
4	3	the Lame.
4	4	the Liberator.
4	5	the Lionheart.
4	6	the Lisp.
5	1	the Lucky.
5	2	the Magnificent.
5	3	the Martyr (implies that the ruler died for a cause, especially a religion).
5	4	the Old.
5	5	roll again: 1-2 the Peaceful 3-4 the Peaceable 5-6 the Peace-Maker.
5	6	the Red (ie red-haired).
6	1	the Tall.
6	2	the Terrible (in the sense of 'brutal', not 'incompetent').
6	3	the Treasurer.
6	4	the Unready.
6	5	the Victorious.
6	6	the Younger (implies that there was another ruler with the same name, who was styled 'the Elder').

Titles of a High-Ranking Priest

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

If only one title is listed, use it for both men and women. If two, the first is used for men and the second for women.

Those who hold these titles may have political power in the wider world as well as within their church.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-3	Patriarch / Matriarch.
1	4-6	High Priest / High Priestess.
2	1-3	Chief Rabbi.
2	4-6	Archbishop.
3	1-3	Pontifex Maximus.
3	4-6	Abbott / Abbess.
4	1-3	Hegumen / Hegumenia.
4	4-6	Imam.
5	1-3	Mullah.
5	4-6	roll again: 1-3 Mufti 4-6 Grand Mufti.
6	1-3	Lama.
6	4-6	Guru.

Titles of an Educated Person

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

In many societies there may be a tendency for learned people to also have priestly positions, and vice versa.

In some, priests may be the only educated people (including the rulers) - in such societies, there will probably be no titles for educated people seperate to titles for priests.

There may be a similar overlap between educated people and magicians.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1-2	1-2	scholar.
1-2	3-4	scribe.
1-2	5-6	pandit.
3-4	1-2	scrivener.
3-4	3-4	magister.
3-4	5-6	professor.
5-6	1-2	rector.
5-6	3-4	doctor.
5-6	5-6	provost.

Shield Designs

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

This table can also be used for flags.
Roll for the design, then roll for the two colours (or one colour in the case of the last design) on the 'Colours' table below (if the same colour is rolled twice, re-roll the second one).
To see if the shield has an emblem, roll again: 1-3 yes (roll on the Emblems table below) 4-6 no.

Thanks to Wikipedia for the shield pictures.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-2
1	3-4
1	5-6
2	1-2
2	3-4
2	5-6
3	1-2
3	3-4
3	5-6
4	1-2
4	3-4
4	5-6
5	1-2
5	3-4
5	5-6
6	1-2
6	3-4
6	5-6

Colours

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

In European heraldry, colours distinguished different groups. For example, a lion on a red background would represent a different family to a lion on a white background.
In Japanese heraldry, only the emblem mattered - it could appear on any colour.

This table doesn't take account of the rules of European heraldry relating to which colours could be placed next to each other.

The GM may roll only once, for the background colour to be used on flags, shields etc, and assume that the emblem is black or white. Or they may roll twice, re-rolling if they get the same result, with the first result being the background colour and the second being the emblem colour

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-3	red.
1	4-6	orange.
2	1-3	yellow.
2	4-6	light green.
3	1-3	dark green.
3	4-6	light blue.
4	1-3	dark blue.
4	4-6	purple.
5	1-3	black.
5	4-6	white.
6	1-3	grey.
6	4-6	brown.

Emblems

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

For coats of arms, emblems of a city, tribal totems and so on.

Obviously this table should be modified in the case of animals which don't exist in your game world.

Optionally, the GM may roll to see how the emblem is coloured: 1-3 the item is coloured 'proper'; that is, it's coloured like a real example of whatever it is (for example a tree might have green leaves and brown bark) 4-6 roll on the Colours table above, re-rolling if the emblem appears on a flag or shield and the colour rolled for the emblem is the same as a colour on the flag or shield.

In real life, tribal totems were always animals. If rolling for a tribal totem, the GM may want to re-roll if the result is an object.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1	flower.
1	2	castle.
1	3	eagle (roll again: 1 head only, facing left 2 head only, facing right 3-4 whole body, 'standing' with wings outspread, head facing left, 5-6 as for 3-4, but head facing right).
1	4	lion (roll again on Table B below).
1	5	dragon (roll again on Table B below).
1	6	bull (roll again on Table B below).
2	1	cow (roll again on table B below, but cows are always on all fours, never 'rampant').
2	2	man (roll again 1-2 nude, 3-4 clothed, 5-6 armoured, and roll on Table B below. A 'head only' which is 'clothed' is wearing a hat).
2	3	woman (roll again as above).
2	4	jaguar (roll again on Table B below).
2	5	crocodile (roll again on Table B below).
2	6	bear (roll again on Table B below).
3	1	sun (roll again: 1-3 full sun 4-6 rising sun)(roll again: 1-3 with a human face 4-6 without)(roll again: 1-3 with rays 4-6 without).
3	2	moon (roll again: 1-3 full moon 4-6 crescent moon)(roll again: 1-3 with a human face 4-6 without).
3	3	star.
3	4	doe (a deer, a female deer) (roll again on Table B below).
3	5	hart ie a male deer (roll again on Table B below).
3	6	crane (roll again on Table B below).
4	1	horse (roll again on Table B below, and if the horse is coloured 'proper', optionally roll on the Horse Colour table).
4	2	crown.
4	3	sword.
4	4	eye.
4	5	wheatsheaf.
4	6	coin.
5	1	tree (roll again 1-2 bare of leaves, 3-4 with leaves 5-6 with leaves and bearing fruit).
5	2	butterfly, whole body, facing the viewer.
5	3	leaf.
5	4	set of scales.
5	5	peacock, whole body, facing the viewer.
5	6	mountain.
6	1	roll again: 1-3 fish, whole body 4-6 dolphin, whole body. For either, roll again: 1-3 facing left 4-6 facing right.
6	2	fan.
6	3	hand (roll again 1-3 bare 4-6 gloved).
6	4	roll again: 1-3 crab, 4-6 scarab beetle. In either case it's the whole body, seen from above.
6	5	Roll again ignoring this result or the one below - but the emblem is two of whatever the result is, side by side (if you have to make extra rolls the results will be for the one on the left, and the one on the right will be a mirror image).
6	6	Roll again ignoring this result or the one above - but the emblem is three of whatever the result is, arranged in a vertical line (make any further rolls as directed - the results will apply to all three).

Emblems Table B

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll on this table if directed to on the one above.

Roll 1 dice.

1	Head only, facing left.
2	Head only, facing right.
3	Head only, facing towards the viewer.
4	Whole body, facing left (roll again: 1-3 on all fours, 4-6 'rampant' ie on its hind legs).
5	Whole body, facing right (roll again as above).
6	Whole body, facing towards the viewer (roll again as above).

Languages 1: Letters

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 1 dice.

1	Most characters (in the sense of 'letters') represent a word. They may also be used to represent syllables to spell words which have no character of their own. Characters are recognisable, even to people who don't read the language, as pictures of the word they represent. Example - Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics.
2	As above, except that the characters aren't recognisable as pictures of the word they represent. The characters may once have been recognisable, and have become more abstract over time.
3	Characters represent syllables. For example, 'basic' would be written with two characters ('bay','sick').
4	As above.
5	Characters mostly represent phonemes (basic sounds), but only consonants are represented (ie not a, e, i, o or u). For example, 'basic' would be written with three characters ('b', 's', 'c'). 'sick', 'sack' and 'sock' would all be written the same way.
6	As above, but both vowels and consonants are represented. English and other European languages work this way.

Languages 2: Writing Direction

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 1 dice.

1	Left to right, starting a new row under the old one - as in English and other European languages.
2	as above.
3	Right to left, starting a new row under the old one - as in Hebrew.
4	Top to bottom, starting a new row to the left of the old one - as in classical Chinese.
5	Top to bottom, starting a new row to the right of the old one.
6	Boustrophedon: Right to left, then starting a new row under the old one which goes left to right, then right to left again and so on, so that the writing is in one continuous line.

Dungeon Entrances

source or inspiration: AEG's 'Toolbox'.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-2	Under a castle - entered via (Roll again: 1-2 a secret room 3-4 a trapdoor in a cellar 5-6 a hidden staircase) (Roll again: 1-3 unknown to the current occupants of the castle 4 the castle was deserted after its owner died 5 the castle was deserted after its owner disappeared 6 at least one of the current occupants of the castle is aware of the entrance).
1	3-4	Under a castle - entrance is exposed by accident (eg an earthquake, rotten floorboards, a child is exploring and goes missing).
1	5-6	Under a town or city - entrance is exposed by accident as above.
2	1-2	Under a town or city - entered via the sewer system.
2	3-4	Under a town or city - entered via (Roll again: 1-2 a secret room 3-4 a trapdoor in a cellar 5-6 a hidden staircase) in a private house. (Roll again: 1-3 unknown to the current occupants of the building 4 the building is empty after its owner died 5 the buiding is empty after its owner disappeared 6 at least one of the current occupants of the building are aware of the entrance).
2	5-6	Under a town or city - entered via a secret door in a public building.
3	1-2	The dungeon is inside the body of a giant animal.
3	3-4	Via an animal lair.
3	5-6	In an abandoned mine.
4	1-2	Via a staircase in a hollowed-out tree.
4	3-4	Extensions to a mine accidentally uncover the dungeon.
4	5-6	Extensions to an underground home eg of a reclusive sorcerer, or dwarves, accidentally uncover the dungeon.
5	1-2	In an extinct volcano.
5	3-4	Roll again: 1-3 A secret cave that can only be entered via the water 4-6 Behind a waterfall.
5	5-6	The dungeon is on another plane of existence, and can only be entered and exited by magical means.
6	1-2	The occupants or owner of the dungeon have created a highly visible entrance, in order to attract adventurers to their doom.
6	3-4	Roll again, ignoring this result - but the entrance is used by an evil cult as a means of sacrificing people.
6	5-6	Roll again, ignoring this result - but the locals will happily point adventurers to the dungeon entrance, as they gain quite a lot of their income from equipping adventurers, acting as guides etc.

Dungeon Doors

source or inspiration: Al Krombach

You can roll for individual doors, or once for an entire area (eg once for the whole dungeon, or once for each level).

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1	Oak.
1	2	Pine.
1	3	Teak.
1	4	Yew.
1	5	Ash.
1	6	Plywood.
2	1	Steel.
2	2	Iron (roll again: 1-2 gleaming 3-4 dull 5-6 dull and rusty).
2	3	Copper.
2	4	Tin.
2	5	Brass.
2	6	Pewter.
3	1	Lead.
3	2	Granite.
3	3	Limestone.
3	4	Basalt.
3	5	Marble.
3	6	Obsidian.
4	1	Glass.
4	2	Sandstone.
4	3	Leather.
4	4	Bone.
4	5	Cardboard.
4	6	Recycled Shields.
5	1	Book Covers.
5	2	Animal Skin. Optionally roll again: 1-2 fur 3 hairy 4 human skin 5-6 lizard skin.
5	3	Boulders.
5	4	Curtain.
5	5	Tapestry.
5	6	Loose Bricks.
6	1	Sheet of Flames.
6	2	Ice.
6	3	Waterfall.
6	4	Smoke.
6	5	Roll again, but the door is an illusion.
6	6	Roll on the 'Precious and Semi-Precious Stones' table in the 'Treasure' section.

Dungeon Floors

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

You can roll for individual rooms or corridors, or once for an entire area (eg once for the whole dungeon, or once for each level).

If you get more than one 'knee-deep' result, the dungeon is knee-deep in a mixture of whatever you rolled.

Several results have symbols in brackets in front of them. These are for if you're going to use the 'Dungeon Smells' table below.

(*) roll again: 1-3 the dungeon smells of cinnamon and other spices 4-6 roll on the 'Dungeon Smells' table
(+) roll again: 1-2 smells of wood 3-4 roll on the 'Dungeon Smells' table 5-6 roll on the 'Dungeon Smells' table - the dungeon smells of the result and wood.
(%) roll again: 1-3 the coral is damp, and the dungeon smells of the sea 4-6 the coral is dry - roll on the 'Dungeon Smells' table
(&) roll again: 1-2 dirt 3-4 roll on 'Dungeon Smells' 5-6 a mixture of dirt, and a roll on 'Dungeon Smells'
(^) roll again:
1-2 an overpowering smell of death. Ignore the result from any other symbol, including (#)
3-4 the bones have no smell. Use the result for any other symbol you rolled, or if there wasn't one roll on 'Dungeon Smells'
5-6 a faint odour of decay. Combine with the result from any other symbols you rolled. If there aren't any, roll on 'Dungeon Smells' and combine with that.
(#) The dungeon will smell like the sea, a swamp, wine or blood depending on the extra roll. Ignore results from any other symbols, except any result from bones.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-2	Brick.
1	3-4	(*) Marble.
1	5-6	(*) Gold.
2	1-2	(*) Silver.
2	3-4	(+) Wood.
2	5-6	Rock.
3	1-2	The floor, walls and roof of the dungeon are all mirrors. Hiding and sneaking will be far more difficult (assuming that the character is trying to avoid the attention of a creature who can't see because of the dungeon's light levels, or who relies on sight rather than another sense).
3	3-4	Rubber.
3	5-6	Clay.
4	1-2	Smooth stone.
4	3-4	Ice (for a more 'realistic' dungeon, re-roll unless the dungeon is freezing or colder. For a more traditional dungeon, the ice will magically not melt regardless of the temperature). The floor will be very slippery.
4	5-6	The floors are smooth, obviously constructed rather than natural, and made of a material which the heroes have never seen before.
5	1-2	(%) Coral.
5	3-4	Sand.
5	5-6	(&) Dirt.
6	1-2	Roll again, ignoring this result - but the area is knee-deep in dead insects.
6	3-4	(^) Roll again, ignoring this result - but the area is knee-deep in a mixture of human and non-human bones.
6	5-6	(#) Roll again, ignoring this result - but the area is knee deep in (roll again: 1-2 clear water 3-4 foul, cloudy water 5 wine 6 blood).

Dungeon Smells

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

You can roll for individual rooms or corridors, or once for an entire area (eg once for the whole dungeon, or once for each level).

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-3	rotting vegetation.
1	4-6	pine leaves.
2	1-3	freshly-baked bread.
2	4-6	ashes.
3	1-3	urine.
3	4-6	the sea.
4	1-3	manure.
4	4-6	mould.
5	1-3	a mixture of dirt and mushrooms.
5	4-6	an indescribable, but horrible smell.
6	1-3	damp earth.
6	4-6	cinnamon and other spices.

Stupid Laws

source or inspiration: Eric Cartlock
Thanks to RPGPundit and Forward...to Adventure!

Roll 2 dice, use the total.

2	You must peace knot your weapons, and your shoelaces.
3	You must visit the leader of the settlement and show him your exposed backside, bending over. He will kick you in the rump three times to ensure you're not smuggling any illicit items.
4	You can't be on the streets during the waxing of the moon after last bells. The fine is being locked up and the next day pranced around town with coloured ribbons to ward the evil spirits from your body.
5	Wineskins must have wine in them. If they don't you're forced to burn them. Also 'iron rations' must have a small ingot of iron in them or they're confiscated. Regular rations are excepted.
6	You must be polite to the guards. Any sass and you get a demerit shaped in the form of a round sharp and worn coin to be hung around the neck. Six of them and you have to scrub the local farmers yeast fermenter who supplies the local tavern. 12 and you must marry one of his less marriageable relatives in restitution. The farmer is the mayor and formed the town.
7	All weapons must be named. The name must be etched or otherwise inscribed upon the blade or hilt. Non named weapons must have them etched or engraved by the local blacksmith for a fee of 1d6 silver coins.
8	Drinking inside the tavern is not permitted. People intending to drink must do so near the 'Puke bowl', a giant round shaped bowl that is the town square. Puking inside the tavern earns a night in the bowl. The bowl is cleaned out once a day and the leavings used as compost. The bar owner has such foul beer that on the first drink typically one must puke. People who are caught during the waxing of the moon are paraded around the puke bowl.
9	If you are an outsider to the town you must wear a funny pointed hat that says 'Outsider'. You might get pelted by tomatoes.
10	If you pass over the same bridge in the same direction twice, you’re forced to leave town (as it's considered to bring bad luck).
11	Of each group of strangers, the guards at the gate let all but one person in. The remaining person must camp outside.
12	Players must speak always in the form of questions when bartering for goods in town. If a player breaks this rule before the person selling the goods they must leave the building. The town typically sells the best weapons and armour, claming only crafty people are able to wield the best of gear.

Age

source or inspiration: Advanced Fighting Fantasy

Roll 1 dice.

1	Child (less than 10).
2	Youth (11-19).
3	Young Adult (20s).
4	Adult (30s).
5	Middle-Aged (40s).
6	Elderly (50s or older).

Appearance

source or inspiration: Advanced Fighting Fantasy

Roll on this table 1-3 times.
If two rolls cancel each other out, ignore both rolls, and roll them again.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1	Bald.
1	2	Beautiful.
1	3	Big Nose.
1	4	Blind.
1	5	Broad.
1	6	Clean.
2	1	Clumsy.
2	2	Deaf.
2	3	Dextrous.
2	4	Dirty.
2	5	Eagle-Eyed.
2	6	Fat.
3	1	Hairy.
3	2	Handsome.
3	3	Keen Hearing.
3	4	Long-Haired.
3	5	Nondescript.
3	6	One-Eyed.
4	1	One-Handed.
4	2	One-Legged.
4	3	Plain.
4	4	Powerful.
4	5	Puny.
4	6	Short.
5	1	Short-Sighted.
5	2	Spotty.
5	3	Stocky.
5	4	Strong.
5	5	Stuttering.
5	6	Tall.
6	1	Thin.
6	2	Ugly.
6	3	Unkempt.
6	4	Weak.
6	5	Young-Looking.
6	6	Wrinkled.

Personality

source or inspiration: Advanced Fighting Fantasy

Roll on this table 1-3 times.
If two rolls cancel each other out, roll a dice:
1-3 Ignore both rolls, and roll them again.
4-6 The character's personality flips from one to the other at random.

If you get the result 'a collector', roll again:
1-3 they collect anything and everything
4-6 they collect something specific: roll yet again:
1 Coins 2 Books 3 Legends and Tales 4 Weapons 5 Art 6 Jewels

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1	Arrogant.
1	2	Brave.
1	3	Cheeky.
1	4	Cheerful.
1	5	Clever.
1	6	A collector (see note above).
2	1	Cowardly.
2	2	Dishonest.
2	3	A dreamer.
2	4	Dull.
2	5	Flamboyant.
2	6	Forceful.
3	1	Greedy.
3	2	Happy.
3	3	Hard Working.
3	4	Honest.
3	5	Humble.
3	6	Intellectual.
4	1	Jealous.
4	2	A liar.
4	3	Mean.
4	4	Paranoid.
4	5	Religious.
4	6	Rude.
5	1	Scheming.
5	2	Sensible.
5	3	Silly.
5	4	Soft-Hearted.
5	5	Spendthrift.
5	6	Stupid.
6	1	Suspicious.
6	2	Trusting.
6	3	Truthful.
6	4	Unhappy.
6	5	Violent.
6	6	Youthful.

Fantasy Plots

source or inspiration: Stan Taylor
Thanks to RPGPundit and Forward...to Adventure!

How to Use This Table:
Roll 1 dice to get the basic structure. Then, for each bold letter (A, B etc), roll on another table:
A Powerful Figures
B Groups
C Goals
D Bad Outcomes
E Mysterious Figures

Of course you can just roll on an individual table if you just want a goal, group etc.

Roll 1 dice.

1	Suddenly, A appears with B, demanding that you C. Otherwise, D. You will have to get past E.
2	Unexpectedly, A has teamed up with E. Now they're trying to C.
3	Your area has been surrounded by B. Rumors say that A is approaching.
4	The oracle predicted that D. Now it is coming true and only E knows why.
5	If you fight through B to C, A has a reward for you.
6	roll again.

A: Powerful Figures

source or inspiration: Stan Taylor
Thanks to RPGPundit and Forward...to Adventure!

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1	a barbarian druid.
1	2	a foreign diplomat.
1	3	a long dead hero.
1	4	a reader of the dead.
1	5	an inquisitor.
1	6	the prince of thieves.
2	1	a child king.
2	2	a hag.
2	3	a mummified king.
2	4	a telepath.
2	5	an ogre warlord.
2	6	the River Walker.
3	1	a demon.
3	2	a rogue-wizard from the sea.
3	3	a paladin.
3	4	a vampire.
3	5	the dean of the wizard academy.
3	6	the royal executioner.
4	1	a Dwarven runemaster.
4	2	a holy healer.
4	3	a prince.
4	4	a wizard.
4	5	the goblin king.
4	6	the sheriff .
5	1	a famous bard.
5	2	a lich.
5	3	a princess.
5	4	an angel.
5	5	the head archivist.
5	6	one of the characters’ feudal lord.
6	1	a fire mage.
6	2	a lightning lord.
6	3	a prophet.
6	4	an Elven sage.
6	5	the last of an ancient dynasty.
6	6	one of the characters’ former master.

B: Groups

source or inspiration: Stan Taylor
Thanks to RPGPundit and Forward...to Adventure!

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1	a pack of wolves.
1	2	bugbears.
1	3	giant bats.
1	4	hobgoblins.
1	5	orcs.
1	6	slavers.
2	1	a tribe of centaurs.
2	2	cliff dwelling spies .
2	3	giant rats.
2	4	holy monks.
2	5	pirates.
2	6	stealthy assassins.
3	1	adventurers.
3	2	crows.
3	3	gnolls .
3	4	horse nomads.
3	5	pixie warriors.
3	6	stirges.
4	1	airship men.
4	2	Dwarven axe fighters.
4	3	gnome inventors .
4	4	kobold guerilla fighters.
4	5	ratmen.
4	6	uplifted animals.
5	1	apemen.
5	2	elven archers.
5	3	goblins.
5	4	lizardmen.
5	5	rogue knights.
5	6	winged warriors.
6	1	barbarians.
6	2	ghouls.
6	3	Halfling acrobats.
6	4	mercenaries.
6	5	skeletons.
6	6	zombies.

C: Goals

source or inspiration: Stan Taylor
Thanks to RPGPundit and Forward...to Adventure!

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1	blaze a new trail through the forbidden forest.
1	2	escort a diplomat to the Sunset Kingdom.
1	3	fulfill the seer's prophecy.
1	4	lead an army through the mountains.
1	5	rescue the prisoners before the cave ceases to exist.
1	6	stop the giant oozes.
2	1	bring back the biggest gem from the mine.
2	2	find out why the lake disappeared.
2	3	gather tribute for the dragon.
2	4	navigate the Path of Traps.
2	5	reset the Clock of Time.
2	6	stop the invading army.
3	1	bring the children back from the Twisted Lands.
3	2	find the lost treasure horde.
3	3	go through the Crack in Reality.
3	4	negotiate with the kidnappers' guild.
3	5	retrieve a sword from a tomb.
3	6	stop the royal duel.
4	1	close the gate to another dimension.
4	2	find the source of the ghost fog.
4	3	hunt down a Tyrannosaurus.
4	4	raise a witch from the dead.
4	5	retrieve gypsy flowers from Jungle Island.
4	6	stop what's terrorizing the miners.
5	1	defend the tomb complex from plunderers.
5	2	find who built the new tunnels.
5	3	investigate the tower that has risen from the swamp.
5	4	rebuild the bridge to the Post Lands.
5	5	spend the night in the center of the necropolis.
5	6	take over the kingdom.
6	1	determine which of the imposters is real.
6	2	free the bandit king.
6	3	kill a holy man.
6	4	recover the royal crown before the coronation.
6	5	stop a funeral.
6	6	win the deadliest scavenger hunt.

D: Bad Outcomes

source or inspiration: Stan Taylor
Thanks to RPGPundit and Forward...to Adventure!

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1	a plague will spread through the land.
1	2	it will never rain again.
1	3	the earthquakes will get worse.
1	4	the palace will be uninhabitable.
1	5	there will be no summer.
1	6	you will never have a decent haircut again.
2	1	all marriages will be annulled.
2	2	No one will ever sleep again.
2	3	the Eternal Tornado will not leave the kingdom.
2	4	the poison will be irreversible.
2	5	wild magic will spread.
2	6	you will turn into beasts.
3	1	cattle raids will continue.
3	2	random people will keep dying.
3	3	the floating city will crash.
3	4	The queen's crystal heart will shatter.
3	5	you must stand in for the sacrifice.
3	6	you'll never find love.
4	1	elves and dwarves will go to war.
4	2	snails will rain down on the land.
4	3	the forest will burn down.
4	4	the sewers will back up and ruin the city.
4	5	you will always have a monkey on your back.
4	6	your families will be eaten.
5	1	Everyone in the city will die.
5	2	spells will stop working.
5	3	The Groan will return.
5	4	the temple will collapse.
5	5	you will be trapped underground.
5	6	your gender will stay switched.
6	1	everyone over 30 will turn to stone.
6	2	the dead will keep rising.
6	3	the guilds will leave the land.
6	4	the witches' curse will grow stronger.
6	5	you will die on your next birthday.
6	6	your location will never be returned to the real world.

E: Mysterious Figures

source or inspiration: Stan Taylor
Thanks to RPGPundit and Forward...to Adventure!

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1	a band of trolls.
1	2	a Dragon.
1	3	a lab of gargoyles.
1	4	a stone walker.
1	5	an unsolvable puzzle.
1	6	the medusa enclave.
2	1	a burrowing landshark.
2	2	a family of manticores.
2	3	a lion immune to magic.
2	4	a tribe of Deep Ones.
2	5	an unspeakable taboo.
2	6	the minotaur battle group.
3	1	a cabal of serpent men.
3	2	a giant.
3	3	a mad inventor's creation.
3	4	an ancient basilisk.
3	5	the dog-prince.
3	6	the shadow creature.
4	1	a chaos creature.
4	2	a giant python.
4	3	a pack of owlbears.
4	4	an animated tree.
4	5	the hanged man.
4	6	the Thieves' Guild.
5	1	a cloaked figure.
5	2	a giant spider.
5	3	a resurrected wizard.
5	4	an elemental.
5	5	the hero's twin.
5	6	the walking castle.
6	1	a Djinn.
6	2	a golem.
6	3	a sphinx.
6	4	an invisible slayer.
6	5	the illusion master.
6	6	one of the characters' evil uncle.

Mystic Place Names: Basic Structure

source or inspiration: Abulafia, under the terms of their Creative Commons license.

How to Use This Table:
Roll 1 dice to get the basic plot structure. Then, for each bold letter (A,B, or C) roll on the relevant table below

Roll 1 dice.

1-2	The B of C.
3-4	The A B.
5-6	The A B of C.

Mystic Place Names A

source or inspiration: Abulafia, under the terms of their Creative Commons license
and Al Krombach.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-2	Black.
1	3-4	Bloody.
1	5-6	Bright.
2	1-2	Burning.
2	3-4	Dead.
2	5-6	Elder.
3	1-2	Eternal.
3	3-4	Forgotten.
3	5-6	Golden.
4	1-2	Living.
4	3-4	Lost.
4	5-6	Petrified.
5	1-2	Shining.
5	3-4	Silver.
5	5-6	Sunken.
6	1-2	Undying.
6	3-4	White.
6	5-6	Wondrous.

Mystic Place Names B

source or inspiration: Abulafia, under the terms of their Creative Commons license
and Al Krombach.

Roll 3 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	3rd dice	result
1	1-2	1-2	Arena.
1	1-2	3-4	Baths.
1	1-2	5-6	Castle.
1	3-4	1-2	Catacombs.
1	3-4	3-4	Caverns.
1	3-4	5-6	Chamber.
1	5-6	1-2	Chasm.
1	5-6	3-4	City.
1	5-6	5-6	Coast.
2	1-2	1-2	Crypt.
2	1-2	3-4	Desert.
2	1-2	5-6	Door.
2	3-4	1-2	Forest.
2	3-4	3-4	Fortress.
2	3-4	5-6	Fountain.
2	5-6	1-2	Gallery.
2	5-6	3-4	Garden.
2	5-6	5-6	Gardens.
3	1-2	1-2	Gate.
3	1-2	3-4	Grotto.
3	1-2	5-6	Grove.
3	3-4	1-2	Hall.
3	3-4	3-4	Harem.
3	3-4	5-6	Isle.
3	5-6	1-2	Jungle.
3	5-6	3-4	Labyrinth.
3	5-6	5-6	Lake.
4	1-2	1-2	Mansion.
4	1-2	3-4	Marsh.
4	1-2	5-6	Maze.
4	3-4	1-2	Mine.
4	3-4	3-4	Mire.
4	3-4	5-6	Monastery.
4	5-6	1-2	Mountain.
4	5-6	3-4	Museum.
4	5-6	5-6	Ocean.
5	1-2	1-2	Pillar.
5	1-2	3-4	Pit.
5	1-2	5-6	Pool.
5	3-4	1-2	Portal.
5	3-4	3-4	Prison.
5	3-4	5-6	River.
5	5-6	1-2	Ruins.
5	5-6	3-4	Sea.
5	5-6	5-6	Shrine.
6	1-2	1-2	Spire.
6	1-2	3-4	Stair.
6	1-2	5-6	Swamp.
6	3-4	1-2	Temple.
6	3-4	3-4	Tomb.
6	3-4	5-6	Tower.
6	5-6	1-2	Valley.
6	5-6	3-4	Well.
6	5-6	5-6	Wellspring.

Mystic Place Names C

source or inspiration: Abulafia, under the terms of their Creative Commons license.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1	the Abyss.
1	2	Blood.
1	3	Bronze.
1	4	Dawn.
1	5	the Dead.
1	6	Doom.
2	1	Dragons.
2	2	Dread.
2	3	Dust.
2	4	Eternal Peril.
2	5	Fire.
2	6	Flame.
3	1	Frost.
3	2	the Gods.
3	3	Gold.
3	4	Heaven.
3	5	Ice.
3	6	the Inferno.
4	1	Iron.
4	2	Lightning.
4	3	Maps Edge.
4	4	Mists.
4	5	Mithril.
4	6	No Return.
5	1	Runes.
5	2	Scales.
5	3	the Seven.
5	4	Shadow.
5	5	Silver.
5	6	Skulls.
6	1	the Sky.
6	2	Stone.
6	3	Swords.
6	4	Thunder.
6	5	Wind.
6	6	Youth.

Plot Elements

source or inspiration: The Big List of RPG Plots

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1	The heroes must work with a character or group who are normally rivals or villains.
1	2	The heroes must work with a character who is supposedly an expert, but actually does more harm than good.
1	3	The victims turn out to be villains, and vice versa.
1	4	The heroes meet others who can help them, but won't unless the heroes agree to help them with their own aims.
1	5	The villain is someone that some or all of the heroes like and respect.
1	6	One of the heroes will fall in love with the villain.
2	1	The heroes must succeed (roll again: 1-3 without violence 4-6 with special discretion).
2	2	The heroes must succeed without access to powers, equipment, or other resources they're used to having.
2	3	Another group comparable to the heroes has already failed, their (roll again: 1-2 corpses 3-4 journal 5-6 equipment) provide(s) clues to help the heroes do better.
2	4	There are innocents nearby that the heroes must keep safe while dealing with the adventure.
2	5	The adventure begins without warning or buildup; the heroes are tossed into the fire of action in scene one.
2	6	The heroes must pretend to be someone else.
3	1	The heroes must pretend to have very different allegiances.
3	2	The heroes must choose which evil to thwart and which to let thrive.
3	3	The heroes must choose which innocents to rescue and which to abandon.
3	4	The heroes aren't asked to solve the problem, just to render aid against a backdrop of larger trouble.
3	5	One of the heroes (roll again: 1-3 turns out to be 4-6 is mistaken for) the (roll again: 1-3 fulfillment of a prophecy 4-6 heir to the throne).
3	6	There is another group of characters similar to the heroes 'competing' on the same adventure, with very different goals for the outcome.
4	1	The heroes must assemble and train a force to do the job with them.
4	2	The heroes are working with flawed information; the adventure area isn't as described.
4	3	The heroes take shelter in a place which turns out to be the source of their danger.
4	4	The heroes must win the support of hostile people in order to survive.
4	5	A villain turns out to have a hold over one or all of the heroes.
4	6	A prized object turns out to have a will of its own.
5	1	A prized object turns out to be highly dangerous to its owner.
5	2	The heroes will find they've bitten off more than they can chew, and are hard-pressed just to survive.
5	3	The heroes are working to clear someone falsely accused.
5	4	The heroes are wrongly suspected of having committed a crime.
5	5	The heroes must protect someone, without them knowing it.
5	6	The heroes are placed in charge of a large operation, but only because it's headed for disaster.
6	1	The heroes are targeted by villains, and must find out why.
6	2	The heroes have been chosen for their quest precisely because they aren't prepared for it.
6	3	The heroes and villains alike are manipulated by a third force.
6	4	The mission will contain many elements of (roll again: 1-2 science fiction 3-4 horror 5 gameshows 6 'reality' TV).
6	5	The adventure is governed by formal rules or rituals.
6	6	The heroes' memories have been tampered with, and fixing this is a major part of the adventure.

Wilderness Locations

source or inspiration: Advanced Fighting Fantasy

The GM should roll on this table more frequently for more fertile areas: for example once for every 5 mile/8km square area in forest or fertile plains, up to every 50 mile/80km square area in desert.

For a result of 'Settlement', the tables in the 'Cities and Towns' section might be helpful.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1-2	1-2	Settlement.
1-2	3-4	Roll on the 'Single Buildings in Wilderness' table below.
1-2	5-6	Roll on the 'Castles and Towers' table below.
3-4	1-2	Roll on the 'Wilderness Temples' table below.
3-4	3-4	Ruin. Roll again for what it was before it fell into run: 1-2 settlement 3-4 single building 5-6 castle or tower. Roll on the appropriate table below for more detail. The ruin has a higher chance of being occupied than the surrounding land (usually by animals or monsters, but possibly by bandits, refugees etc).
3-4	5-6	Underground Complex.
5-6	1-2	Roll on the 'Special Locations' table below.
5-6	3-4	Nothing.
5-6	5-6	Nothing.

Special Locations

source or inspiration: Michael Curtis and Advanced Fighting Fantasy

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-2	Bridge - roll on the 'Bridges' table below.
1	3-4	Bridge as above.
1	5-6	Burrow of giant animals.
2	1-2	Campsite.
2	3-4	Hollow Tree - roll on the 'Hollow Trees' table below.
2	5-6	Oracle - roll on the Oracles table below.
3	1-2	A vein of ore, or precious stones, in an exposed rock face. Roll again for what: 1 tin 2 copper 3-5 iron 6 roll on the 'Precious and Semi-Precious Stones' table in the 'Treasure' section.
3	3-4	A lightning-stuck tree. The blackened and splintered wood of the tree might be useful for making a magic wand, particularly one related to lightning.
3	5-6	A stream or pond teeming with fish. However, there is a 1 in 3 chance that it will have some kind of magical guardian: if so, roll on the 'No Fishing' table above..
4	1-2	A stream or pond with a moderate number of fish. There is a 1 in 6 chance that it will have some kind of magical guardian.
4	3-4	A rocky promontory, tall tree, or other height that provides an excellent view into neighbouring regions, with the obvious exceptions of hills, mountains and forests. If there is a special location, lair, or other unique feature noticeable from afar, it is likely to be visible from this point.
4	5-6	A narrow gorge. If there is a river or stream, the water flows through the gorge in a series of whitewater rapids. This makes water travel faster but more dangerous.
5	1-2	A rock face or boulder that looks like the face of a humanoid creature. Roll again: 1-3 a natural oddity 4 the work of an intelligent artisan 5 a sleeping creature, a stone giant or similar creature 6 a dead creature, for example a troll that has been turned to stone by the sun.
5	3-4	An abandoned (roll again: 1-3 mine 4-6 quarry). It has a higher chance of being occupied than the surrounding land (usually by animals or monsters, but possibly by bandits, refugees etc). Old quarries, in areas with sufficient rainfall, will have filled with rainwater, creating deep artificial lakes.
5	5-6	A concentration of natural mystic power. There are more likely to be magical creatures here than the surrounding land. Animal-like creatures will avoid the area, but if there are any humans or other intelligent creatures in the area at least some will be likely to use it as a place of worship. There is a 50% chance that the location is protected by a magical guardian.
6	1-2	A recent fire or similar disaster has rendered this land a waste. There will be no animals or creatures here (but no possibility of hunting or gathering food).
6	3-4	An area of exposed rock containing numerous fossils. These relics may be that of prehistoric creatures or more mystical beasts depending on the campaign world. There is a 50% chance these fossils are worth a small amount of money to alchemists, wizards, some merchants etc.
6	5-6	An ancient burial ground. Optionally roll again: 1 individual graves, 3 a single mass grave 5 barrows (raised artificial hills over graves) 6 raised platforms 7 roll on the 'Wilderness Temples' table below. Optionally roll 2 dice: on a total of exactly 4 or 5 the burial ground is haunted. Optionally roll 2 dice (unrelated to the first roll): on a total of exactly 3, 4 or 5 the burial ground has some treasure.

Wilderness Temples

source or inspiration: Advanced Fighting Fantasy

This table is designed for temples in wilderness areas. Cities will be likely to have many temples dedicated to competing gods, and each of them will be likely to be smaller (though not necessarily to have less worshippers).

Roll 1 dice.

1	Monastery or Nunnery - A central garden surrounded by living and worship areas, together with large meeting halls, workshops and so on.
2	Pyramid: roll again - 1-2 smooth (Egyptian style), 3-4 stepped (South American style), 5-6 as 3-4, with a sacrificial altar at the top.
3	Circle of stones.
4	A single, rectangular building.
5	A single, domed building.
6	Several buildings clustered around a central temple. Roll again for the type of temple, ignoring this result..

Temples: What God or Goddess?

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Most gods and goddesses will also have minor roles associated with their major one. For example, a god of the sea is likely to also be god of fishing, boats etc. In a society where people only pursued crafts if they were unable to hunt, a god of blacksmiths might also be the god of old age, or of deformity.

Some results are marked with a (+). If you get one of these results, and if the temple is in area where more than one intelligent species lives and intermingles, roll again. On a 1 or 2, the god or goddess used to be whatever the result was, but is now thought of by people in the area as simply a god or goddess of their species. For example: the GM decides to create a temple in a town inhabited by both dwarves and hobbits, for a dwarf god. The GM rolls 6 then 1, getting 'thunder'. They then roll a 1. This means that the god was originally the dwarves' god of thunder, but is now considered (at least in this town) to be simply a god of dwarves.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1	roll again: 1-3 king/queen of the gods (+), 4-6 father/mother of the gods (+).
1	2	women.
1	3	men.
1	4	marriage.
1	5	love and beauty.
1	6	marriage, love and beauty.
2	1	fertility and agriculture (+).
2	2	fertility, agriculture, love and sex (+).
2	3	the seas.
2	4	seas and rivers.
2	5	a particular river (roll again if the temple isn't near a major river).
2	6	a particular sea (roll again if the temple isn't near a sea).
3	1	a good god/dess of wealth and prosperity (+).
3	2	a fickle god/dess of wealth and poverty.
3	3	death.
3	4	fire (roll again: In very cold climates 1-3 god/dess of blacksmiths, 4-6 god/dess of the home. In very warm climates 1-3 god/dess of blacksmiths, 4-6 god/dess of disasters In other climates - 1 god/dess of blacksmiths 2-3 god/dess of disasters 4-5 god/dess of the home 6 has a dual nature as both a good and evil god/dess.).
3	5	roll again: 1-2 blacksmiths and magic (+) 3-6 blacksmiths.
3	6	the sun (or one of the suns, if your game world has more than one)(+).
4	1	roll again: 1-2 hunting 3-4 war 5 war and hunting 6 hunting and the wilderness.
4	2	thieves.
4	3	the moon (or one of the moons, if your game world has more than one). If the cycle of the moon in your game world is roughly a month, as it is in the real world, make another roll. On a 1-3 this deity is a goddess, and is also associated with menstruation, and hence fertility..
4	4	roll again: 1-2 art 3-4 music 5-6 art and music.
4	5	wine and/or beer. roll again: 1-2 also food, 3-4 also sex, 5 also music, other than sacred music 6 only wine and/or beer.
4	6	the creator or creators of the universe (+).
5	1	wisdom (+).
5	2	embalming and tombs.
5	3	judgement.
5	4	roll again: 1-4 evil 5-6 magic and evil.
5	5	roll again: 1-3 healing (+) 4-6 healing and magic (+).
5	6	winter.
6	1	thunder (+).
6	2	trickster.
6	3	god/dess of the area that the temple is in.
6	4	floods (may be a good god/dess in areas like ancient Egypt which rely on flooding for agriculture - in this case only, treat as (+)).
6	5	dancing and athletics.
6	6	roll again: 1-2 magic 3-4 magic and healing (+) 5-6 magic and evil.

Bridges

source or inspiration: Advanced Fighting Fantasy

The GM may make another roll to see if the bridge has a troll or similar creature living under it (1-5 no 6 yes)

Roll 1 dice.

1	Brick.
2	Natural (eg stepping stones over a river).
3	Rope.
4	Stone.
5	Wood.
6	An unusual material: roll on the 'Dungeon Doors' table in the 'Dungeons and Combat' section.

Hollow Trees

source or inspiration: Advanced Fighting Fantasy

Roll 1 dice.

1	Nothing lives in it.
2	Nothing lives in it.
3	Pixies or similar creatures live in it.
4	Stairs inside the tree lead down to the home of a magician.
5	Stairs inside the tree lead down to the home of a family of underground creatures.
6	Stairs inside the tree lead down to an underground complex (optionally roll again: 1-3 A benign underground city. The tables in the 'Towns and Cities' section might be useful 4-6 a hostile dungeon. The tables in the 'Dungeons' section may be useful).

Oracles

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 1 dice.

1	In a temple.
2	In a ruined temple.
3	In a forest glade.
4	At the centre of a labyrinth.
5	In an otherwise abandoned city.
6	In a hut or cottage.

Single Buildings in Wilderness

source or inspiration: Advanced Fighting Fantasy

Roll 1 dice.

1	Cottage.
2	Farmhouse - likely to be surrounded by worked fields, and to have associated buildings such as animal sheds and mills.
3	Hall - this could belong to a local noble, or to a guild - especially one which requires an isolated location.
4	Hut.
5	Inn - likely to be near a reasonably well-travelled road.
6	Manor House - Likely to belong to a local noble, and apart from the noble family will also have servants, guards etc.

Castles and Towers

source or inspiration: Advanced Fighting Fantasy

Optionally, roll again - on a 6 the castle or tower is deserted.

Other than those that are deserted, the larger a castle the more troops it will have. All castles and towers which aren't deserted will rely on surrounding settlements to provide food, irregular labour and so on.

Roll 1 dice.

1	Single tower - roll again: 1-2 A self-contained tower. 3-4 The last remaining part of an otherwise ruined fortification. 5-6 A beacon - this may have fewer guards than the other two options.
2	Single tower as above.
3	Small castle or fort. Roll again: 1-3 A self-contained tower with a surrounding wall. 4-6 A manor house surrounded by a moat.
4	Medium castle. A central tower (keep), and a surrounding set of walls with smaller towers, probably with one gate.
5	Large castle. A central tower (keep), outbuildings, and a series of surrounding walls, probably with more than one gate.
6	Fortress. Several keeps and towers of different sizes, outbuildings, and a series of surrounding walls, probably with more than one gate.

Backgrounds

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

If you want more detail, you may roll on the relevant Profession table.

Roll 1 dice.

1	Barbarian.
2	Barbarian.
3	Barbarian.
4	Peasant.
5	Peasant.
6	roll again - 1-2 peasant, 3-5 townsfolk, 6 nobility.

Profession: Barbarians and Peasants

source or inspiration: RuneQuest

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-2	Bard.
1	3-4	Blacksmith.
1	5-6	Craftsman/woman (optionally, roll on the 'Crafts or Trades' table below).
2	1-2	Explorer (reroll both dice for peasants).
2	3-4	Farmer.
2	5-6	Fisherman/woman.
3	1-2	Animal Herder or Handler. Optionally roll again 1 goatherd 2 llama handler 3 mahout (elephant handler) 4 shepherd 5 mule handler 6 swineherd.
3	3-4	Hunter.
3	5-6	Mercenary.
4	1-2	Shaman if a barbarian, Priest if a peasant.
4	3-4	Miner (reroll both dice for barbarians).
4	5-6	Sailor.
5	1-2	Soldier (reroll both dice for barbarians).
5	3-4	Thief.
5	5-6	Witch.
6		roll again

Profession: Townsfolk

source or inspiration: RuneQuest

Each result on this table is marked either (N) or (P). This is for if you use the 'Motivations' table below.
Professions marked (N) use 'Motivations: Nobles', while Professions marked (P) use 'Motivations: Peasants'.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-2	roll again: 1-3 Alchemist (N) 4-6 Wizard (N).
1	3-4	Bard (P).
1	5-6	Blacksmith (P).
2	1-2	Courtier (N).
2	3-4	Craftsman/woman (P) (optionally, roll on the 'Crafts or Trades' table below).
2	5-6	Diplomat (N).
3	1-2	Mercenary (P).
3	3-4	Merchant (N).
3	5-6	Militiaman/woman (P).
4	1-2	Soldier (P).
4	3-4	Physician (N).
4	5-6	Priest (N).
5	1-2	Sailor (P).
5	3-4	Scholar (N).
5	5-6	Soldier (P).
6	1-2	Spy (N).
6	3-4	Thief (P).
6	5-6	Town Guard (P).

Profession: Nobility

source or inspiration: RuneQuest

Roll 1 dice.

1	Courtier.
2	Diplomat.
3	Lord.
4	Soldier.
5	roll again: 1-3 Explorer, 4-6 Spy.
6	roll again: 1-3 Scholar, 4-6 Wizard.

Motivations: Barbarians

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

These tables generate a reason why the character chose to go adventuring.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1-2	1-2	Fascinated with the civilised world.
1-2	3-4	Their tribe has been wiped out (optionally roll again: 1 by another tribe 2 by an evil shaman or wizard 3-4 by 'civilised' folk 5 by internal strife 6 by disease).
1-2	5-6	Fleeing an unwanted arranged marriage.
3-4	1-2	Chosen for human sacrifice.
3-4	3-4	Rejected in love and set out to prove themselves.
3-4	5-6	Rejected in love and set out to get themselves killed.
5-6	1-2	Sentenced to death for a crime (optionally roll again: 1-3 innocent 4 guilty 5 guilty, but had a good reason 6 guilty, but manipulated or tricked into it by another).
5-6	3-4	Exiled for a crime (optionally roll again: 1-3 innocent 4 guilty 5 guilty, but had a good reason 6 guilty, but manipulated or tricked into it by another).
5-6	5-6	Escaping their low status in their tribe.

Motivations: Peasants

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-3	Too intelligent and inquisitive to be satisfied with the life of a peasant.
1	4-6	Too free-spirited to be satisfied with the life of a peasant.
2	1-3	Escaping an oppressive fuedal lord.
2	4-6	Rejected in love and set out to prove themselves.
3	1-3	Rejected in love and set out to get themselves killed.
3	4-6	Sentenced to death for a crime (optionally roll again: 1-3 innocent 4 guilty 5 guilty, but had a good reason 6 guilty, but manipulated or tricked into it by another).
4	1-3	Escaped convict (optionally roll again: 1-3 innocent 4 guilty 5 guilty, but had a good reason 6 guilty, but manipulated or tricked into it by another).
4	4-6	Family were killed (optionally roll again: 1-2 starvation, 3-4 war, 5-6 disease).
5	1-3	Became a refugee (optionally roll again: 1-2 starvation, 3-4 war, 5-6 disease).
5	4-6	Deserted from the army.
6	1-3	Took part in a failed rebellion.
6	4-6	Escaping debt.

Motivations: Nobles

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-3	An older sibling is going to inherit the family wealth.
1	4-6	A more favoured sibling is going to inherit the family wealth.
2	1-3	Their family has lost their wealth, due to the adventurers' actions.
2	4-6	Their family has lost their wealth, due to another family member's actions.
3	1-3	Their family has lost their wealth, due to being on the losing side of a war.
3	4-6	Their family has lost their wealth, due to being on the losing side of a political struggle.
4	1-3	Guilt about the source of the family's wealth (optionally roll again: 1-2 slavery 3 crime 4 war 5 political objection to inequality of wealth 6 religious objection to luxury).
4	4-6	Rejected in love and set out to prove themselves.
5	1-3	Rejected in love and set out to get themselves killed.
5	4-6	Wanted for a crime (optionally roll again: 1-3 innocent 4 guilty 5 guilty, but had a good reason 6 guilty, but manipulated or tricked into it by another).
6	1-3	Committed a crime, and was let off on condition that they go into exile (optionally roll again: 1-3 innocent 4 guilty 5 guilty, but had a good reason 6 guilty, but manipulated or tricked into it by another).
6	4-6	Fleeing an unwanted arranged marriage.

Motivations for Entering a Dungeon

source or inspiration: Jeff's Gameblog

This table can be used for any type of character. For more realistic motivations, see the other 'Motivations' tables in the 'Personalising Characters' section.
Some results have X. In this case, roll again: 1 mother 2 father 3 son 4 daughter 5 spouse 6 unrequited love.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-3	The character is obsessed with proving the existence of a hollow world, with people living on the inside surface (if the characters are from the hollow world, then the character is obsessed with proving the existence of people on the outside surface).
1	4-6	The character quests to retrieve the bones of their famous adventuring ancestor and re-inter them in the family tomb.
2	1-3	The character has terrible but enticing dreams of sitting on the throne of a vast underworld kingdom.
2	4-6	The character owes a large sum of money to someone so powerful that fleeing isn't an option (roll again: 1-3 a high-ranking criminal 4-6 a powerful government).
3	1-3	The character seeks vengeance against the Troll King.
3	4-6	The character's X is dying from a disease that can only be cured with the waters from a sacred subterranean spring.
4	1-3	The character is haunted by visions of a beautiful woman/handsome man living on an island at the center of a vast underground lake (roll again: 1-3 it's the character's true love 4 it's an incubus/succubus 5 it's a sorcerer/sorceress 6 it's someone who died centuries ago.
4	4-6	The character seeks one segment of a magic item. They must obtain all the parts of the item to save their homeland from its foretold doom.
5	1-3	The character's (roll again: 1-3 evil twin 4 robot double 5 clone 6 homonculus) has fled into the dungeon. One or the other must die before both go mad.
5	4-6	The character's X has been trapped in amber and is on display in the trophy room of an evil wizard who lives in the dungeon.
6	1-3	The character's X is imprisoned (optionally roll again: 1-3 innocent 4 guilty 5 guilty, but had a good reason 6 guilty, but manipulated or tricked into it by another). A corrupt official will release them in exchange for a magic item in the dungeon.
6	4-6	The character is obsessed with an item which relates to their profession: a legendary sword for warriors, a great wizard's spellbook for wizards, a holy relic for priests, and so on.

Crafts or Trades

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-2	roll again: 1-3 bowyer (makes bows) 4-6 fletcher (makes arrows).
1	3-4	roll again: 1-3 baker 4-6 butcher.
1	5-6	carpenter (boatbuilder).
2	1-2	carpenter (buildings).
2	3-4	carpenter (furniture).
2	5-6	carpenter (decorative).
3	1-2	cartwright (makes carts).
3	3-4	clockmaker (or sundials, depending on your campaign world).
3	5-6	cobbler (shoemaker).
4	1-2	cook.
4	3-4	cooper (barrel-maker).
4	5-6	house painter.
5	1-2	jeweller.
5	3-4	leather worker.
5	5-6	potter.
6	1-2	stonemason.
6	3-4	tailor.
6	5-6	weaver.

Market Days

source or inspiration: Advanced Fighting Fantasy

The result is the number of market days per week. A result of zero means that there are no regular market days – the settlement will be visited by individual merchants at irregular intervals.
Settlements of more than 3000 people are likely to have more than one marketplace (they will certainly have more than one actual market day a week), and may also have specialist permanent markets dealing with specific things.

Roll 1 dice.

	dice roll
population	1	2	3	4	5	6
1-150	0	0	0	0	0	1
150-320	0	0	1	1	1	2
320-500	0	1	1	1	2	2
500-1000	1	1	2	2	2	3
1000-2000	2	2	3	3	3	4
2000+	2	3	4	5	6	7

Market Stalls

source or inspiration: Advanced Fighting Fantasy

The number of stalls at a market will be roughly equal to the population of the settlement, divided by 100, but a minimum of about 10.

For each stall, roll 2 dice for a settlement of 500 people or less, or 3 dice for a larger settlement. Use the total in either case.

2	Agricultural produce (eg fruit, vegetables, wheat).
3	Agricultural produce as above.
4	Dairy produce (eg milk, cheese).
5	Fish if the settlement is near a large river or the sea, meat otherwise.
6	Fish or meat as above.
7	Livestock.
8	Prepared food and/or drink.
9	Prepared food and/or drink.
10	Cloth goods.
11	Leather goods.
12	Metal goods.
13	Armour and/or weapons.
14	Roll on Businesses Table 1.
15	Roll on Businesses Table 1.
16	Roll on Businesses Table 2.
17	Roll on Businesses Table 3.
18	Roll on Businesses Table 4.

Buildings In Settlements

source or inspiration: Advanced Fighting Fantasy

If the result is 'private house', you may roll again until you get a 'Business Table' result, then roll on that to determine the occupant's profession.
A tenement is a multi-storey building divided into a number of dwellings, usually in a poor and over-crowded condition.

Roll 2 dice, use the total.

	dice roll
Area	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Settlement of 500 people or less	empty	private house	private house	private house	Roll on Businesses Table 1	Roll on Businesses Table 1	Roll on Businesses Table 1	Roll on Businesses Table 1	Roll on Businesses Table 1	Roll on Businesses Table 1	Roll on Businesses Table 1
Poor District of a Town or City	empty	private house	private house	private house	tenement	tenement	Roll on Businesses Table 1	Roll on Businesses Table 1	Roll on Businesses Table 1	Roll on Businesses Table 2	Roll on Businesses Table 3
Merchant District of a Town or City	empty	private house	private house	tenement	Roll on Businesses Table 1	Roll on Businesses Table 1	Roll on Businesses Table 2	Roll on Businesses Table 2	Roll on Businesses Table 3	Roll on Businesses Table 3	Roll on Businesses Table 4
Wealthy District of a Town or City	empty	private house	private house	private house	private house	Roll on Businesses Table 2	Roll on Businesses Table 3	Roll on Businesses Table 4	Roll on Businesses Table 4	Roll on Businesses Table 4	Roll on Businesses Table 4

Businesses In Settlements

source or inspiration: Medieval Demographics Made Easy

This chart is an easy, mostly non-random way to determine whether a settlement will have a particular kind of business, or how many it will have.
Find the type of business, and divide the population of the settlement by the number in the '1 in..' column. The result is the number of that kind of business.
For example, in a settlement of 4000 people, you'd expect to find 2 copyists, because 4000 divided by 2000 is 2.
If you want, you can treat fractions as a chance of having the relevant business. For example, for a settlement of 5000 people, the result for 'inns' is 2 and a half. You might decide that if you roll 1-3 there'll be two inns, or if you roll 4-6 there'll be three.

Type of Business	1 in..
Bakers	800
Barbers	350
Bathers	1900
Beer-Sellers	1400
Blacksmiths	1500
Bleachers	2100
Bookbinders	3000
Booksellers	6300
Buckle Makers	1400
Butchers	1200
Carpenters	550
Chandlers	700
Chicken Butchers	1000
Coopers	700
Copyists	2000
Cutlers	2300
Doctors	academically trained doctors - 1700; doctors in total - 350
Fishmongers	1200
Furriers	250
Glovemakers	2400
Harness-Makers	2000
Hatmakers	950
Hay Merchants	2300
Illuminators	3900
Inns	2000
Jewelers	400
Locksmiths	1900
Magic-Shops	2800
Maidservants	250
Masons	500
Mercers	700
Old-Clothes	400
Painters	1500
Pastrycooks	500
Plasterers	1400
Pursemakers	1100
Roofers	1800
Ropemakers	1900
Rugmakers	2000
Saddlers	1000
Scabbardmakers	850
Sculptors	2000
Shoemakers	150
Spice Merchants	1400
Tailors	250
Tanners	2000
Taverns/Restaurants	400
Watercarriers	850
Weavers	600
Wine-Sellers	900
Woodcarvers	2400
Woodsellers	2400

Empty Buildings In Settlements - Secret Uses

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 1 dice. If the result is 1-5, the building is genuinally abandoned. On a six, roll on this table:

Roll 1 dice.

1	By criminals.
2	By a secret religious group.
3	By travellers or squatters.
4	By secret lovers.
5	By local children.
6	As a place to fight duels.

Empty Buildings In Settlements - Condition

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

You may also roll 1 dice to see if the building is haunted (1-5 no, 6 yes)

Roll 1 dice.

1	As sound as if it was lived in (roll again 1-2 including furnishings, 3-4 with mouldering and/or broken furnishings, 5-6 stripped bare of furnishings).
2	Some signs of decay, but still sound (roll again 1-3 mouldering and/or broken furnishings, 4-6 stripped bare of furnishings).
3	Dangerously decayed: floorboards may give, roof may collapse etc.
4	Dangerously decayed as above.
5	The building was never completed (roll again. 1-3 treat as dangerously decayed, 4-6 treat as ruins).
6	Ruins: burnt out, collapsed in a hurricane, abandoned for centuries or similar.

Businesses Table 1

source or inspiration: Advanced Fighting Fantasy

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1	Baker.
1	2	Barn.
1	3	Blacksmith.
1	4	Boat Builder (roll again if not near a lake, sea or large river).
1	5	Brewer.
1	6	Builder.
2	1	Butcher.
2	2	Carpenter.
2	3	Cart Maker.
2	4	Cobbler.
2	5	Cooper (barrel maker).
2	6	Coppersmith, brass or lead worker.
3	1	Farmer - livestock.
3	2	Farmer - grain.
3	3	Farmer - fruit.
3	4	Farmer - general.
3	5	Farmer - general.
3	6	General trader.
4	1	Horse trader.
4	2	Inn.
4	3	Laundry.
4	4	Leather worker.
4	5	Mill (water or wind).
4	6	Potter.
5	1	Roofer or Thatcher.
5	2	Sail maker (roll again if not near a lake, sea or large river).
5	3	Sharpener.
5	4	Shepherd.
5	5	Stable.
5	6	Stonemason.
6	1	Tavern.
6	2	Temple or shrine.
6	3	Tinker.
6	4	Warehouse (roll again for contents).
6	5	Weaver.
6	6	Wheelwright.

Businesses Table 2

source or inspiration: Advanced Fighting Fantasy

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1	Animal Trader.
1	2	Animal Trainer.
1	3	Armourer.
1	4	Astrologer or Fortune Teller.
1	5	Baker.
1	6	Baker.
2	1	Barber.
2	2	Blacksmith.
2	3	Boat Builder (roll again if not near a lake, sea or large river).
2	4	Bow maker.
2	5	Brewer.
2	6	Butcher.
3	1	Candle Maker.
3	2	Carpet Maker.
3	3	Cartographer (map maker).
3	4	Clock Maker.
3	5	Coppersmith.
3	6	Dried Meat Seller.
4	1	Engraver.
4	2	Fletcher (arrow maker).
4	3	Flower Seller.
4	4	Food Seller.
4	5	Food Seller.
4	6	Food Seller.
5	1	Fruit Seller.
5	2	Fruit Seller.
5	3	Furniture Maker.
5	4	Furrier.
5	5	General Trader.
5	6	General Trader.
6	1	General Trader.
6	2	General Trader.
6	3	Guild Headquarters.
6	4	Herb Seller.
6	5	Horn Worker.
6	6	Horse Trader.

Businesses Table 3

source or inspiration: Advanced Fighting Fantasy

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1	Horse Trainer.
1	2	Inn.
1	3	Jeweller.
1	4	Lead Smith.
1	5	Leather Worker.
1	6	Linen Maker.
2	1	Locksmith and Key Maker.
2	2	Pawnshop.
2	3	Net Maker.
2	4	Outfitter.
2	5	Paper and Ink Seller.
2	6	Moneylender.
3	1	Perfumer.
3	2	Potter.
3	3	Roofer or Thatcher.
3	4	Rope Maker.
3	5	Sail Maker (roll again if not near a lake, sea or large river).
3	6	Silk Trader.
4	1	Soap Maker.
4	2	Tailor.
4	3	Stables.
4	4	Stonemason.
4	5	Sword Smith.
4	6	Spice Trader.
5	1	Tattooist.
5	2	Tavern.
5	3	Taxidermist.
5	4	Temple or Shrine.
5	5	Undertaker.
5	6	Vet.
6	1	Warehouse (roll again for contents).
6	2	Warehouse (roll again for contents).
6	3	Warehouse (roll again for contents).
6	4	Wine Seller.
6	5	Weapon Trainer.
6	6	Weaver.

Businesses Table 4

source or inspiration: Advanced Fighting Fantasy

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1	Alchemist.
1	2	Architect.
1	3	Animal Trader.
1	4	Animal Trainer.
1	5	Artist.
1	6	Astrologer.
2	1	Bird Trader.
2	2	Food Seller.
2	3	Courthouse.
2	4	Court Official.
2	5	Clockmaker.
2	6	Flower Seller.
3	1	Furrier.
3	2	Gambling Hall.
3	3	Goldsmith.
3	4	Guild Headquarters.
3	5	Inn.
3	6	Jeweller.
4	1	Lawyer.
4	2	Public Baths.
4	3	Musical Instruments.
4	4	Musician or Entertainer.
4	5	Physician.
4	6	Locksmith and key maker.
5	1	Sea Captain (roll again if not near a lake, sea or large river).
5	2	Silversmith.
5	3	Scholar.
5	4	Soldier.
5	5	Sorcerer.
5	6	Stable.
6	1	Spice Merchant.
6	2	Tavern.
6	3	Temple or Shrine.
6	4	Warehouse (roll again for contents).
6	5	Weapon Shop.
6	6	Wine Seller.

Quality of a Shop, Inn or Tavern

source or inspiration: Advanced Fighting Fantasy

If the establishment has more than one distinct product, you might want to roll separately for each one (for example, you might roll separately for an inn's food, alcohol and rooms).

Roll 1 dice. In a wealthy area, add 1. In a poor area, subtract 1.

roll, modified if appropriate
0 or 1	Awful
2	Poor
3	Average
4	Fair
5	Good
6 or 7	Great

Number of Customers in an Inn or Tavern

source or inspiration: Advanced Fighting Fantasy

The difference between an inn and a tavern is that an inn rents rooms to travellers, and so will have bedrooms, stables etc. Both inns and taverns sell alcohol, and may also sell food.
Cross-reference the time of day with the area. The result is the number of dice that must be rolled and totalled, not the number of customers.
There will also be 1-3 people working in the place.
Note that this table is intended for inns and taverns in settlements of any size - smaller settlements will have less people, but also less places to go.
On the road, travellers will only find inns. Modify the result depending on how busy the road is.

	Time of day
Area	Morning	Afternoon	Evening	Night
Poor District, or on the road	4	4	6	5
Merchant District	4	5	6	2
Wealthy District	2	4	6	1

Inn or Tavern Names 1: Basic Structure

source or inspiration: Abulafia, under the terms of their Creative Commons license.

Replace '(noun)' with a roll on Inn or Tavern Names 2: Nouns,
and '(adjective)' with a roll on Inn or Tavern Names 3: Adjectives.
If you get '(number)', roll a dice for the number, but count a 1 or a 6 as 3.
Obviously you should substitute any animals etc that don't exist in your game world.
Note also that only taverns and inns in cities or large towns need to have names.
Inns in small villages might be known simply as 'the inn', or 'Mrs Smith's inn' if there's a need to distinguish one from another.

Roll 1 dice.

1	The (noun).
2	The (number)(noun)s.
3	The (noun) and (noun) [note: If you get the same noun twice, re-roll the second one].
4	Roll again: 1-3 The (noun)'s Arms 4-6 The (noun)'s Head [Note: if the (noun) wouldn't have a head, eg 'wheatsheaf', use 'The (noun)'s Arms'. 'Arms' usually refers to a coat of arms rather than to limbs, so 'The Bull's Arms' for example makes sense].
5	The (adjective)(noun) [Note: re-roll the adjective if it only applies to living things and the noun isn't living].
6	The (number)(adjective)(noun)s [see note above].

Inn or Tavern Names 2: Nouns

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1	Crown.
1	2	Lion.
1	3	Oak.
1	4	Swan.
1	5	Hart.
1	6	Plough.
2	1	Horse.
2	2	Bell.
2	3	Ship.
2	4	Rose.
2	5	Wheatsheaf.
2	6	Queen.
3	1	Prince.
3	2	Hound.
3	3	Keys.
3	4	Star.
3	5	Castle.
3	6	Sun.
4	1	Anchor.
4	2	Bull.
4	3	Coach.
4	4	Hare.
4	5	Horseshoe.
4	6	Dragon.
5	1	Nag.
5	2	Fox.
5	3	Lamb.
5	4	Mason.
5	5	Beehive.
5	6	Man.
6	1	Traveller.
6	2	Forester.
6	3	Wagon.
6	4	Mermaid.
6	5	Hobbit.
6	6	Witch.

Inn or Tavern Names 3: Adjectives

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-3	Red.
1	4-6	Royal.
2	1-3	White.
2	4-6	New.
3	1-3	Black.
3	4-6	Golden.
4	1-3	Old.
4	4-6	Green.
5	1-3	Ancient.
5	4-6	Dancing.
6	1-3	Mournful.
6	4-6	Merry.

Sacred Objects 1: What Is It?

source or inspiration: Advanced Fighting Fantasy

Roll 1 dice.

1	Ancient writing or pictures.
2	A holy spring (this result may not make sense in a large town or city – re-roll if so).
3	A holy statue.
4	A sacred relic (ie a body part).
5	The entire spot is sacred.
6	Sacred stone.

Sacred Objects 2: What Does It Do?

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 1 dice.

1	The object has healing powers.
2	The object has other powers: roll on the 'Blessings' table below.
3	The object is of historical significance.
4	as above.
5	The object is of symbolic significance only (for example, for a spring, the religion may involve a rite which uses fresh water).
6	as above.

Sacred Relics

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1	skull.
1	2	skull, covered in gold.
1	3	skull, covered in silver.
1	4	skull, covered in precious stones (optionally, the GM may roll on the 'Precious and Semi-Precious Stones' table in the 'Treasure' section to see which stones).
1	5	skull, with its eyes magically or miraculously preserved.
1	6	jawbone.
2	1	mummified head.
2	2	single tooth.
2	3	teeth.
2	4	heart, with sacred writing on it which keeps it whole.
2	5	heart, unusually large, preserved in liquid.
2	6	heart - preserved in liquid.
3	1	heart - magically or miraculously preserved.
3	2	sexual organs - preserved in liquid.
3	3	sexual organs - magically or miraculously preserved.
3	4	sexual organs - now black and shrivelled, but still obviously of prodigious size.
3	5	whole hand - preserved in liquid.
3	6	whole hand - miraculously or magically preserved.
4	1	finger-bones from both hands.
4	2	finger-bones from one hand.
4	3	single finger-bone.
4	4	single finger-bone.
4	5	skeleton.
4	6	skeleton - clothed.
5	1	skeleton - clothed, and turned into a puppet which priests operate on sacred occasions.
5	2	tanned and cured skin - face only.
5	3	tanned and cured skin - hands.
5	4	tanned and cured skin - entire body.
5	5	mummified body - naked.
5	6	mummified body - clothed.
6	1	entire body - miraculously or magically preserved - naked.
6	2	entire body, miraculously or magically preserved - dressed in humble clothes.
6	3	entire body, magically or miraculously preserved - dressed in fine clothes.
6	4	entire body, magically or miraculously preserved - dressed as a priest.
6	5	Roll again but the object is of an animal.
6	6	Roll again but the object is of an animal.

Settlements: Special Features

source or inspiration: Mazes and Minotaurs

Roll 3 times for large cities, twice for medium cities, or once for small cities.
Large towns have a 4 in 6 chance of 1 special feature, Small towns 2 in 6, and villages 1 in 6.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-2	A well-known sacred site or temple.
1	3-4	An oracle.
1	5-6	A renowned artisan.
2	1-2	A wise philosopher.
2	3-4	A great work of art.
2	5-6	The site of a famous battle.
3	1-2	Regular athletic games.
3	3-4	A curse.
3	5-6	A divine blessing.
4	1-2	A prophecy of doom.
4	3-4	A prophecy of greatness.
4	5-6	A haunted place.
5	1-2	An unliving guardian.
5	3-4	Plagued by bandits.
5	5-6	Plagued by monsters.
6	1-2	Plagued by the flaws of its own inhabitants.
6	3-4	A widely-loved local dish.
6	5-6	Long-past, and possibly legendary days of glory.

Settlements or Countries: Peace

source or inspiration: Mazes and Minotaurs

Roll 1 dice.

1	Very peaceful: there has been no war in living memory.
2	Peaceful: there has been no war in the last generation.
3	Average: not currently at war, but there has been one in this generation.
4	Average as above.
5	Warlike: at war with a neighbouring group.
6	Very warlike: at war with all their neighbours.

Settlements or Countries: Prosperity

source or inspiration: Mazes and Minotaurs

Roll 2 dice, and take the total.
Add 2 if very peaceful, or 1 if peaceful (results over 12 count as 12)
Subtract 2 if very warlike, or 1 if warlike (results less than 2 count as 2)

2	Very Poor: roll twice on the Economic Misfortune table.
3	Poor: roll once on the Economic Misfortune table.
4	Poor as above.
5	Poor as above.
6	Average: Roll once on the Economic Misfortune table, and once on the Economic Fortune table. Contradictory results cancel each other out.
7	Average as above.
8	Average as above.
9	Prosperous: Roll once on the Economic Fortune table.
10	Prosperous as above.
11	Prosperous as above.
12	Very Prosperous: Roll twice on the Economic Fortune table.

Economic Misfortune

source or inspiration: Mazes and Minotaurs

Roll 1 dice.

1	Bad Communications: all goods cost 10% extra.
2	No Mines: all goods of stone or metal cost 20% extra.
3	Shortage of Artisans: all goods of a particular type cost twice as much (roll again: 1 weapons, 2 armour and shields, 3 wheeled transport, 4 ships, 5 horses, 6 all non-weapon metal goods).
4	Low Population: no mercenaries or servants may be hired.
5	Meagre Vineyards: Wine costs three times as much.
6	Barren Fields: Food costs twice as much.

Economic Fortune

source or inspiration: Mazes and Minotaurs

Roll 1 dice.

1	Good Communications: all goods cost 5% less.
2	Rich Mines: all goods of stone or metal cost 10% less.
3	Master Artisans: all goods of a particular type cost 20% less (roll again: 1 weapons, 2 armour and shields, 3 wheeled transport, 4 ships, 5 horses, 6 all non-weapon metal goods).
4	High Population: mercenaries may be hired for 10% less.
5	Lush Vineyards: Wine is half price.
6	Bountiful Fields: Food is half price.

Settlements or Countries: Happiness

source or inspiration: Mazes and Minotaurs

Roll 2 dice, and take the total. Apply the following modifiers (results less than 2 count as 2, and over 12 count as 12):
Very Peaceful +2
Peaceful +1
Warlike -1
Very Warlike -2
Very Prosperous +2
Prosperous +1
Poor -1
Very Poor -2

2	Very Unhappy: The area is frequently at war with itself..
3	Very Unhappy as above.
4	Very Unhappy as above.
5	Unhappy: there is unrest and conflict.
6	Unhappy as above.
7	Indifferent: there is conflict and intrigue among the rulers, but the general population is rather content.
8	Indifferent as above.
9	Happy.
10	Happy.
11	Very Happy.
12	Very Happy.

Settlements or Countries: Justice

source or inspiration: Mazes and Minotaurs

Roll 2 dice, and take the total. Apply the following modifiers (results less than 2 count as 2, and over 12 count as 12):
Very Unhappy -2
Unhappy -1
Happy +1
Very Happy +2

2	No Justice: Courts and officials will always accept a sufficiently large bribe.
3	Weak Justice: Courts and officials are easily bribed.
4	Weak Justice as above.
5	Indifferent Justice: Some judges and officials are corrupt, but most are honest.
6	Indifferent Justice as above.
7	Indifferent Justice as above.
8	Indifferent Justice as above.
9	Indifferent Justice as above.
10	Strong Justice: It is very hard to bribe, sway or threaten any court or official.
11	Strong Justice as above.
12	Adamant Justice: It is absolutely impossible to bribe, sway or threaten any court or official.

Islands: Coast

source or inspiration: Mazes and Minotaurs

Roll 1 dice.

1	Ringed by reefs.
2	Ringed by reefs.
3	Ringed by smooth, sandy beaches.
4	Ringed by high cliffs.
5	A variety of coastline exists.
6	A variety of coastline exists.

Islands: Inhabited?

source or inspiration: Mazes and Minotaurs

Roll 1 dice.

1	No inhabitants.
2	No settlements, but sometimes visitors from other islands.
3	Was once inhabited, but now deserted.
4	Small villages.
5	A single large town, and surrounding villages.
6	A powerful city, many large towns as well as villages.

Islands: Mysterious Events

source or inspiration: Mazes and Minotaurs

Roll 2 dice, use the total.

2	At war with a nearby island.
3	A sage or magician is protected by the islanders.
4	The 'island' is actually the back of a huge living creature.
5	The inhabitants live in harmony.
6	The islanders are regularly attacked by (roll again: 1-3 pirates 4-6 a cruel monster).
7	The island has a gruesome secret. Is a god involved?
8	Strange population - for example no children, no adults, no men, no women - and no one will say why.
9	Under the sway of an evil god, goddess, witch, warlock etc.
10	They've never seen outsiders.
11	The island is the property of a god.
12	There are athletic games underway.

Islands: Special Features

source or inspiration: Mazes and Minotaurs

Roll 3 dice, use the total.

3	Natural fountain.
4	Waterfalls.
5	Statues.
6	Forests full of nymphs.
7	Large caves.
8	Ancient mines.
9	Ancient road.
10	Ruined fortress.
11	Secret tower.
12	Remote temple.
13	Territorial markers - eg skulls.
14	Chasm and rope bridge.
15	A smaller island just off the coast.
16	Carved mountain.
17	Witches cave or glen.
18	Roll twice more, ignoring this result.

Names: Ancient Egyptian, Female

source or inspiration: Zenobia

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1	Ashayt.
1	2	Beketmut.
1	3	Beketmut.
1	4	Bentanta.
1	5	Esenofre.
1	6	Hetepheres.
2	1	Iset.
2	2	Isisnofret.
2	3	Isisnofret.
2	4	Kiya.
2	5	Maatkare.
2	6	Meresankh.
3	1	Merytamun.
3	2	Meryset.
3	3	Nebettawy.
3	4	Neith.
3	5	Neferu.
3	6	Nefretari.
4	1	Nefretari.
4	2	Nofret.
4	3	Rai.
4	4	Sadeh.
4	5	Sankhkare.
4	6	Sitkamose.
5	1	Sitre.
5	2	Sobekkare.
5	3	Sobeknefru.
5	4	Takhat.
5	5	Tausret.
5	6	Tawaret.
6	1	Tia.
6	2	Tia.
6	3	Tuya.
6	4	Tuya.
6	5	Tiy.
6	6	Tiy.

Names: Ancient Egyptian, Male

source or inspiration: Zenobia

Roll 3 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	3rd dice	result
1	1-2	1-2	Ahmeni.
1	1-2	3-4	Ahmose.
1	1-2	5-6	Akhenre.
1	3-4	1-2	Akhtoy.
1	3-4	3-4	Ankhpsamtek.
1	3-4	5-6	Amenemhat.
1	5-6	1-2	Amenophis.
1	5-6	3-4	Ay.
1	5-6	5-6	Ay.
2	1-2	1-2	Bakenkhnons.
2	1-2	3-4	Dagi.
2	1-2	5-6	Djedi.
2	3-4	1-2	Em.
2	3-4	3-4	Haremsaf.
2	3-4	5-6	Henenu.
2	5-6	1-2	Henenu.
2	5-6	3-4	Horemeb.
2	5-6	5-6	Imhotep.
3	1-2	1-2	Ippi.
3	1-2	3-4	Kay.
3	1-2	5-6	Khendjer.
3	3-4	1-2	Khnumibre.
3	3-4	3-4	Khufu.
3	3-4	5-6	Merenptah.
3	5-6	1-2	Merenre.
3	5-6	3-4	Merhotepre.
3	5-6	5-6	Mermesha.
4	1-2	1-2	Neferhotep.
4	1-2	3-4	Nefermenu.
4	1-2	5-6	Nefrusobek.
4	3-4	1-2	Rahotep.
4	3-4	3-4	Ranofre.
4	3-4	5-6	Renseneb.
4	5-6	1-2	Renseneb.
4	5-6	3-4	Sahure.
4	5-6	5-6	Sekhemre.
5	1-2	1-2	Senuseret.
5	1-2	3-4	Seostris.
5	1-2	5-6	Setau.
5	3-4	1-2	Setepenptah.
5	3-4	3-4	Setepenra.
5	3-4	5-6	Seti.
5	5-6	1-2	Si.
5	5-6	3-4	Si.
5	5-6	5-6	Siamun.
6	1-2	1-2	Sihathor.
6	1-2	3-4	Sinhue.
6	1-2	5-6	Sobekhotep.
6	3-4	1-2	Thothmosis.
6	3-4	3-4	Userkaf.
6	3-4	5-6	Userkaf.
6	5-6	1-2	Wenamun.
6	5-6	3-4	Wennefer.
6	5-6	5-6	Zanakht.

Names: Ancient Greek, Female

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 3 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	3rd dice	result
1	1	1-2	Agape.
1	1	3-4	Agathangelos.
1	1	5-6	Agathe.
1	2	1-2	Aglaia.
1	2	3-4	Alexandra.
1	2	5-6	Ambrosia.
1	3	1-2	Ambrosia.
1	3	3-4	Appolonia.
1	3	5-6	Appolonia.
1	4	1-2	Ariana.
1	4	3-4	Aristomache.
1	4	5-6	Artemisia.
1	5	1-2	Aspasia.
1	5	3-4	Atalanta.
1	5	5-6	Athanasia.
1	6	1-2	Athene.
1	6	3-4	Briesis.
1	6	5-6	Charis.
2	1	1-2	Charis.
2	1	3-4	Cybela.
2	1	5-6	Demetria.
2	2	1-2	Demostrate.
2	2	3-4	Dionysia.
2	2	5-6	Dionysia.
2	3	1-2	Doto.
2	3	3-4	Eirene.
2	3	5-6	Elpis.
2	4	1-2	Epicaste.
2	4	3-4	Eriboea.
2	4	5-6	Eudokia.
2	5	1-2	Eudoxia.
2	5	3-4	Eumelia.
2	5	5-6	Eunike.
2	6	1-2	Euphemia.
2	6	3-4	Euphemia.
2	6	5-6	Eurynome.
3	1	1-2	Euthalia.
3	1	3-4	Eutropia.
3	1	5-6	Evadne.
3	2	1-2	Gaiane.
3	2	3-4	Galatea.
3	2	5-6	Hekabe.
3	3	1-2	Hekabe.
3	3	3-4	Hypatia.
3	3	5-6	Hyrmina.
3	4	1-2	Iaera.
3	4	3-4	Iomene.
3	4	5-6	Iphis.
3	5	1-2	Kallisto.
3	5	3-4	Kallistrate.
3	5	5-6	Kallistrate.
3	6	1-2	Koritto.
3	6	3-4	Kyra.
3	6	5-6	Lais.
4	1	1-2	Laodameia.
4	1	3-4	Lempetie.
4	1	5-6	Ligeia.
4	2	1-2	Lysandra.
4	2	3-4	Malaga.
4	2	5-6	Malaga.
4	3	1-2	Medesicaste.
4	3	3-4	Melaina.
4	3	5-6	Mila.
4	4	1-2	Myrinne.
4	4	3-4	Mysia.
4	4	5-6	Nikephoros.
4	5	1-2	Niobe.
4	5	3-4	Olympia.
4	5	5-6	Olympias.
4	6	1-2	Otonia.
4	6	3-4	Paeonia.
4	6	5-6	Panope.
5	1	1-2	Pelagia.
5	1	3-4	Pellene.
5	1	5-6	Phile.
5	2	1-2	Phoedocia.
5	2	3-4	Photine.
5	2	5-6	Ptolemais.
5	3	1-2	Rebia.
5	3	3-4	Rhea.
5	3	5-6	Rhea.
5	4	1-2	Rhodope.
5	4	3-4	Scipia.
5	4	5-6	Scylla.
5	5	1-2	Selline.
5	5	3-4	Sophronia.
5	5	5-6	Sostrate.
5	6	1-2	Sotera.
5	6	3-4	Spartanica.
5	6	5-6	Syntyche.
6	1	1-2	Telephasse.
6	1	3-4	Thais.
6	1	5-6	Themis.
6	2	1-2	Theodora.
6	2	3-4	Theodosia.
6	2	5-6	Theophania.
6	3	1-2	Theophila.
6	3	3-4	Thessala.
6	3	5-6	Thisbe.
6	4	1-2	Timo.
6	4	3-4	Tryphosa.
6	4	5-6	Urania.
6	5	1-2	Xanthe.
6	5	3-4	Xanthippe.
6	5	5-6	Xene.
6	6	1-2	Zenobia.
6	6	3-4	Zoe.
6	6	5-6	Zosime.

Names: Ancient Greek, Male

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 3 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	3rd dice	result
1	1	1-2	Agathon.
1	1	3-4	Aisopos.
1	1	5-6	Akakios.
1	2	1-2	Alexandros.
1	2	3-4	Alexios.
1	2	5-6	Alkaios.
1	3	1-2	Ambrosios.
1	3	3-4	Anakletos.
1	3	5-6	Anaxagoras.
1	4	1-2	Anaxagoras.
1	4	3-4	Andronikos.
1	4	5-6	Antipater.
1	5	1-2	Apollinaris.
1	5	3-4	Apollodoros.
1	5	5-6	Apollonios.
1	6	1-2	Archelaos.
1	6	3-4	Archippos.
1	6	5-6	Argyros.
2	1	1-2	Aristarchus.
2	1	3-4	Aristokles.
2	1	5-6	Ariston.
2	2	1-2	Arkadios.
2	2	3-4	Arsenios.
2	2	5-6	Artemidoros.
2	3	1-2	Artemisios.
2	3	3-4	Artemisios.
2	3	5-6	Athanasios.
2	4	1-2	Bion.
2	4	3-4	Chariton.
2	4	5-6	Chariton.
2	5	1-2	Chrysanthos.
2	5	3-4	Demosthenes.
2	5	5-6	Diodotos.
2	6	1-2	Dodekatheon.
2	6	3-4	Dodekatheon.
2	6	5-6	Eirenaios.
3	1	1-2	Eleutherios.
3	1	3-4	Epaphroditos.
3	1	5-6	Epaphroditos.
3	2	1-2	Epiktetos.
3	2	3-4	Epiros.
3	2	5-6	Euaristos.
3	3	1-2	Euphranor.
3	3	3-4	Eusathios.
3	3	5-6	Eusebios.
3	4	1-2	Eutropios.
3	4	3-4	Eutychios.
3	4	5-6	Gennadios.
3	5	1-2	Helladios.
3	5	3-4	Herakleides.
3	5	5-6	Herakleitos.
3	6	1-2	Hermogenes.
3	6	3-4	Hermokrates.
3	6	5-6	Hermolaos.
4	1	1-2	Heron.
4	1	3-4	Hippolytos.
4	1	5-6	Kallias.
4	2	1-2	Karpos.
4	2	3-4	Kyriakos.
4	2	5-6	Kyros.
4	3	1-2	Lykourgos.
4	3	3-4	Lysimachos.
4	3	5-6	Methodios.
4	4	1-2	Metrophanes.
4	4	3-4	Miltiades.
4	4	5-6	Mnason.
4	5	1-2	Nikandros.
4	5	3-4	Nikephoros.
4	5	5-6	Nikias.
4	6	1-2	Nikodemos.
4	6	3-4	Olympiodoros.
4	6	5-6	Olympos.
5	1	1-2	Onesimos.
5	1	3-4	Pamphilos.
5	1	5-6	Pankratios.
5	2	1-2	Pantaleon.
5	2	3-4	Panther.
5	2	5-6	Pantheras.
5	3	1-2	Paramonos.
5	3	3-4	Pelagios.
5	3	5-6	Phaidros.
5	4	1-2	Philon.
5	4	3-4	Philotheos.
5	4	5-6	Phokas.
5	5	1-2	Polycarpos.
5	5	3-4	Praxiteles.
5	5	5-6	Prochoros.
5	6	1-2	Ptolemaios.
5	6	3-4	Pyros.
5	6	5-6	Seleukos.
6	1	1-2	Simonides.
6	1	3-4	Sophronios.
6	1	5-6	Sosigenes.
6	2	1-2	Straton.
6	2	3-4	Themistokles.
6	2	5-6	Theodoros.
6	3	1-2	Theodotos.
6	3	3-4	Theophylaktos.
6	3	5-6	Theophylaktos.
6	4	1-2	Therapon.
6	4	3-4	Theron.
6	4	5-6	Thoukydides.
6	5	1-2	Tryphon.
6	5	3-4	Xenokrates.
6	5	5-6	Xenokrates.
6	6	1-2	Zopyros.
6	6	3-4	Zosimos.
6	6	5-6	Zotikos.

Names: Ancient Middle-East, Female

source or inspiration: Zenobia

Roll 3 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	3rd dice	result
1	1	1-3	Abi-simti.
1	1	4-6	Ahassunu.
1	2	1-3	Ahatiwaqrat.
1	2	4-6	Ahunatum.
1	3	1-3	Alittum.
1	3	4-6	Ammat-Baal.
1	4	1-3	Amurritum.
1	4	4-6	Arah-Sammat.
1	5	1-3	Arinna.
1	5	4-6	Arwi-a.
1	6	1-3	Assur-sharrat.
1	6	4-6	Athaliah.
2	1	1-3	Baranamtara.
2	1	4-6	Belessunu.
2	2	1-3	Bikku-lum.
2	2	4-6	Bittatum.
2	3	1-3	Daqqartum.
2	3	4-6	Dunnasha.
2	4	1-3	Elamassi.
2	4	4-6	Enanedu.
2	5	1-3	Enannatum.
2	5	4-6	Eshargamelat.
2	6	1-3	Habadjilat.
2	6	4-6	Habannatum.
3	1	1-3	Humusi.
3	1	4-6	Hunabatum.
3	2	1-3	Iltani.
3	2	4-6	Ilusha-hegal.
3	3	1-3	Ishtar-belessa.
3	3	4-6	Ishtar-gamelat.
3	4	1-3	Ishtar-ibbi.
3	4	4-6	Ishtar-rabi-at.
3	5	1-3	Kammani.
3	5	4-6	Ku-aya.
3	6	1-3	Liwwiresagil.
3	6	4-6	Manatum.
4	1	1-3	Mekubi.
4	1	4-6	Muallit-sherua.
4	2	1-3	Munawirtum.
4	2	4-6	Nakurtum.
4	3	1-3	Naqia.
4	3	4-6	Ninab.
4	4	1-3	Nin-kagina.
4	4	4-6	Ninduzu.
4	5	1-3	Nintur.
4	5	4-6	Nis-Anat.
4	6	1-3	Nuptaya.
4	6	4-6	Nuratum.
5	1	1-3	Rahab.
5	1	4-6	Sammuramat.
5	2	1-3	Samhat.
5	2	4-6	Samshi.
5	3	1-3	Sarai.
5	3	4-6	Sapurtum.
5	4	1-3	Shaddita.
5	4	4-6	Sharrat-sippar.
5	5	1-3	Siduri.
5	5	4-6	Simanat.
5	6	1-3	Sin-nada.
5	6	4-6	Summirat-ishtar.
6	1	1-3	Tabni-ishtar.
6	1	4-6	Takurtum.
6	2	1-3	Taram-uram.
6	2	4-6	Tamar.
6	3	1-3	Tasmetum-sharrat.
6	3	4-6	Telpunnaya.
6	4	1-3	Tisha-Lim.
6	4	4-6	Tukkin-khatta.
6	5	1-3	Ummi-waqrat.
6	5	4-6	Yadidatum.
6	6	1-3	Wurusemu.
6	6	4-6	Zakutu.

Names: Ancient Middle-East, Male

source or inspiration: Zenobia

Roll 3 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	3rd dice	result
1	1	1	Abdi-arah.
1	1	2	Abdu-Heba.
1	1	3	Abiditan.
1	1	4	Abi-eshu.
1	1	5	Abiyamuta.
1	1	6	Abuwaqar.
1	2	1	roll again: 1-3 Adda-kalla 4-6 Addi-liblut.
1	2	2	Agga.
1	2	3	Aham-nishi.
1	2	4	Ahatiwaqrat.
1	2	5	roll again: 1-2 Ahikibani 3-4 Ahiman 5-6 Ahi-shagish.
1	2	6	Ah-kalla.
1	3	1	roll again: 1-3 Ahum 4-6 Ahum-waqar.
1	3	2	roll again: 1-3 Ahuratum 4-6 Ahu-shina.
1	3	3	Akiya.
1	3	4	Ali-ellati.
1	3	5	Allala.
1	3	6	Ammi-ditana.
1	4	1	Amnanu.
1	4	2	roll again: 1-2 Apil-ashnan 3-4 Apil-ilishu 5-6 Apilsha.
1	4	3	Apiyatum.
1	4	4	Appanili.
1	4	5	Arammadara.
1	4	6	Arnuwanda.
1	5	1	Ashi-qurud.
1	5	2	Ashmadu.
1	5	3	Asharidu.
1	5	4	Assurna'da.
1	5	5	roll again: 1-2 Assur-Dan 3-4 Assur-susuli 5-6 Assur-taklaku.
1	5	6	roll again: 1 Awil-aya 2 Awiliya 3-4 Awil-ninurta 5-6 Awil-shamash.
1	6	1	Aziru.
1	6	2	Azi.
1	6	3	Azuzum.
1	6	4	Babati.
1	6	5	Baya.
1	6	6	Bakshishum.
2	1	1	Baasha.
2	1	2	Balak.
2	1	3	Balaam.
2	1	4	Balasi.
2	1	5	Baladan.
2	1	6	Bar-Gush.
2	2	1	Baqqanum.
2	2	2	roll again: 1-2 Belanum 3-4 Belakum 5-6 Bel-Akum.
2	2	3	Belshimani.
2	2	4	Beli-Ashared.
2	2	5	roll again: 1-2 Bel-Ibni 3-4 Bel-Shamin 5-6 Bel-Shazzar.
2	2	6	Belshunu.
2	3	1	Ben-Hadad.
2	3	2	Benteshina.
2	3	3	Bilalama.
2	3	4	Burnaburiash.
2	3	5	roll again: 1-3 Buhazum 4-6 Burrukam.
2	3	6	roll again: 1-3 Dazuzum 4-6 Duququm.
2	4	1	Ditanu.
2	4	2	Durrimush.
2	4	3	Ea-nasir.
2	4	4	Ebarti.
2	4	5	Ekur-zakir.
2	4	6	roll again: 1-3 El-Ah 4-6 El-Isha.
2	5	1	Ellu-mushu.
2	5	2	Eluti.
2	5	3	Enlilbani.
2	5	4	roll again: 1-2 Enlil-ennam 3-4 Enlil-kurgalani 5-6 Enlil-zi-shagal.
2	5	5	Ennam-belum.
2	5	6	Enentarzi.
2	6	1	Eshmunazar.
2	6	2	roll again: 1-3 Etel-pisha 4-6 Etel-pi-sharrim.
2	6	3	roll again: 1-3 Etirum 4-6 Etum.
2	6	4	Gazualum.
2	6	5	Geshur.
2	6	6	roll again: 1-3 Gimil-lum 4-6 Gimil-ninurta.
3	1	1	roll again: 1-3 Hadad-Shuma 4-6 Hadad-ezer.
3	1	2	Hadaya.
3	1	3	Hallushu.
3	1	4	Heana.
3	1	5	Hunhalbida.
3	1	6	Huttupum.
3	2	1	roll again: 1-2 Ibbi-adad 3-4 Ibbi-shahan 5-6 Ibi.
3	2	2	roll again: 1-3 Iblinum 4-6 Ibnatum.
3	2	3	Ibni-amurru.
3	2	4	Idrimi.
3	2	5	roll again: 1-2 Iddin-Enlil 3-4 Iddin-Ilum 5-6 Iddin-Ninshubur.
3	2	6	Igmilum.
3	3	1	Ila-kabkabu.
3	3	2	roll again: 1-3 Ilanum 4-6 Ilialum.
3	3	3	roll again: 1-3 Ili-idinnam 4-6 Ili-iqisham.
3	3	4	Illuratum.
3	3	5	roll again: 1-3 Ilshu-abushu 4-6 Ilshubani.
3	3	6	Imdiilum.
3	4	1	Imgua.
3	4	2	Inim-shara.
3	4	3	Iphur-kishi.
3	4	4	Ipqatum.
3	4	5	roll again: 1-2 Ipqu-adad 3-4 Ipqu-annunitum 5-6 Ipqu-aya.
3	4	6	Iptiyamuta.
3	5	1	roll again: 1-3 Irra 4-6 Irrara.
3	5	2	roll again: 1 Ishme-adad 2-3 Ishme-dagan 4-5 Ishme-Ea 6 Ishme-karab.
3	5	3	Kadashman.
3	5	4	Kandalanu.
3	5	5	Karaindash.
3	5	6	Kassis.
3	6	1	Kikuid.
3	6	2	Kubburum.
3	6	3	Kudiya.
3	6	4	roll again: 1-2 Ku-enlila 3-4 Ku-inanna 5-6 Ku-ningal.
3	6	5	Kurhitti-mushtesher.
3	6	6	Kurumtum.
4	1	1	Kuwari.
4	1	2	Lamusa.
4	1	3	La'um.
4	1	4	roll again: 1 Lipit-ea 2-3 Lipit-enlil 4-5 Lipit-ishtar 6 Lipit-tishpak.
4	1	5	Lubarna.
4	1	6	roll again: 1-2 Lu-amarsuenaka 3 Lu-bau 4 Lu-dingira 5-6 Lu-enlila.
4	2	1	roll again: 1-3 Luga 4-6 Lugatum.
4	2	2	roll again: 1-2 Lugal-azida 3-4 Lugalkam 5-6 Lugal-urudu.
4	2	3	roll again: 1 Lu-inana 2 Lu-nin-ilduma 3-4 Lu-ninurta 5-6 Lu-shalim.
4	2	4	Macath.
4	2	5	Malgum-liblut.
4	2	6	roll again: 1-2 Marduk-asir 3-4 Marduk-shakin 5-6 Marduk-balassu.
4	3	1	Mari-ersetim.
4	3	2	Maru-yatum.
4	3	3	Mattaki.
4	3	4	Mazdata.
4	3	5	Melishipak.
4	3	6	Merodach-baladan.
4	4	1	Mezizi.
4	4	2	Minninum.
4	4	3	Mukannishum.
4	4	4	Munawirtum.
4	4	5	Muurgallu.
4	4	6	Mut-kabid.
4	5	1	Mutu-bisir.
4	5	2	Nabopalassar.
4	5	3	roll again: 1-3 Nabu-Nasir 4-6 Nabu-bani.
4	5	4	Namhu.
4	5	5	Nammahani.
4	5	6	Namzu.
4	6	1	Narubtum.
4	6	2	Nasha.
4	6	3	roll again: 1-3 Nergal-etir 4-6 Nergal-erish.
4	6	4	Nidnatum.
4	6	5	Nin-unumun-ki-ag.
4	6	6	Ninurta-ra'im-zerim.
5	1	1	roll again: 1-2 Nur-ishtar 3-4 Nur-kubi 5-6 Nur-shamash.
5	1	2	Pirhum.
5	1	3	Pushuken.
5	1	4	Puzu.
5	1	5	roll again: 1-2 Puzur-assur 3-4 Puzur-erra 5-6 Puzur-ishtar.
5	1	6	Qisht-ea.
5	2	1	Rabi-sillashu.
5	2	2	Rakhianu.
5	2	3	Rashil.
5	2	4	Rimush.
5	2	5	Sagil-zimu.
5	2	6	Salu.
5	3	1	Sangara.
5	3	2	Sargon.
5	3	3	Seskalla.
5	3	4	Shalanum.
5	3	5	Shalim-tehhushu.
5	3	6	Shalmaneser.
5	4	1	Shallurum.
5	4	2	roll again: 1 Shamash-andulli 2 Shamash-gamil 3-4 Shamash-hazir 5-6 Shamash-nasir.
5	4	3	Shatamurrim.
5	4	4	Sharkali-Shari.
5	4	5	Sherumili.
5	4	6	Shesh-kalla.
5	5	1	Shesai.
5	5	2	Shubnalu.
5	5	3	Shummanla-shamash.
5	5	4	Shulgi.
5	5	5	Shuppilu-Liumesh.
5	5	6	Shuqallilum.
5	6	1	Sidu.
5	6	2	Sig-ersetim.
5	6	3	roll again: 1-3 Sinnashi 4-6 Sinnasir.
5	6	4	Sumalika.
5	6	5	roll again: 1-3 Sumuil 4-6 Sumu-la-el.
5	6	6	roll again: 1-3 Talmai 4-6 Talmi-Teshub.
6	1	1	Taribatum.
6	1	2	Tarkhulara.
6	1	3	Tirigan.
6	1	4	Tubityamuta.
6	1	5	roll again: 1-3 Turam 4-6 Turam-dagan.
6	1	6	Tuttar-shar.
6	2	1	Ubarum.
6	2	2	Udama.
6	2	3	Udish.
6	2	4	Ugazum.
6	2	5	roll again: 1 Ur-dumizida 2 Ur-gula 3 Ur-lama 4 Urshubula 5 Ur-shulpae 6 Ur-Zaba.
6	2	6	Uselli.
6	3	1	Uta-misharam.
6	3	2	roll again: 1 Warad-enlil 2 Warad-iliya 3-4 Warad-ishtar 4 Warad-kubi 5 Warad-murrim.
6	3	3	Warassuni.
6	3	4	roll again: 1-3 Wardum 4-6 Watrum.
6	3	5	Wusum-beli.
6	3	6	Yahurum.
6	4	1	Yamquzzuhalamma.
6	4	2	Yashub-yahad.
6	4	3	Yayatum.
6	4	4	Zamaranum.
6	4	5	Zaninum.
6	4	6	roll again: 1-3 Eth-Baal 4-6 Zeru-Baal.
6	5	1	Ziyatum.
6	5	2	Zummabu.
6	5	3	roll again: 1 Yasmah-addu 2 Askur-addu 3 Ishhi-addu 4 Samsi-addu 5 Shamshi-addu 6 Yassur-addu.
6	5	4	roll again: 1-2 Kudur-Enlil 3-4 Nabi-Enlil 5-6 Shubat-Enlil.
6	5	5	roll again: 1-2 Hanun-dagan 3-4 Puzrish-dagan 5 Sillush-dagan 6 Zimri-dagan.
6	5	6	roll again: 1-2 Rish-shamash 3-4 Shummanla-shamash 5-6 Warad-shamash.
6	6	1	roll again: 1-2 Awil-ishtar 3-4 Bunu-ishtar 5-6 Utul-ishtar.
6	6	2	roll again: 1-2 Ibal-pi-el 3-4 Milki-la-el 5 Samu-El 6 Werket-El.
6	6	3	roll again: 1-2 Ad-mat-ili 3-4 Nawirum-ili 5-6 Ayar-ilum.
6	6	4	roll again: 1 Damqi-ilishu 2 Mannumki-iliya 3 Mar-iltum 4-5 Zababa-il 6 Qishti-ilabrat.
6	6	5	roll again: 1-2 Yaggit-lim 3-4 Yahdun-lim 5-6 Yarim-lim.
6	6	6	roll again: 1-3 Ikuppi-adad 4-6 Remanni-Adad.

Names: Barbarians, Female

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

This table and the one below have a mixture of British, Irish, German and Scandinavian names.

Roll 3 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	3rd dice	result
1	1	1-2	Adalbjorg.
1	1	3-4	Aeronwen.
1	1	5-6	Alfsigr.
1	2	1-2	Anu.
1	2	3-4	Anya.
1	2	5-6	Arnthrud.
1	3	1-2	Arnthrud.
1	3	3-4	Asdis.
1	3	5-6	Astridr.
1	4	1-2	Berach.
1	4	3-4	Bergthora.
1	4	5-6	Betrys.
1	5	1-2	Brona.
1	5	3-4	Brynhildr.
1	5	5-6	Canice.
1	6	1-2	Caron.
1	6	3-4	Carra.
1	6	5-6	Ceridwen.
2	1	1-2	Cyneburga.
2	1	3-4	Deedra.
2	1	5-6	Delyth.
2	2	1-2	Dorind.
2	2	3-4	Drifa.
2	2	5-6	Dunla.
2	3	1-2	Eadburga.
2	3	3-4	Echna.
2	3	5-6	Eira.
2	4	1-2	Enat.
2	4	3-4	Enat.
2	4	5-6	Eoforhild.
2	5	1-2	Evgren.
2	5	3-4	Eydis.
2	5	5-6	Fenit.
2	6	1-2	Fidelma.
2	6	3-4	Fionnait.
2	6	5-6	Flann.
3	1	1-2	Freygerd.
3	1	3-4	Freygerd.
3	1	5-6	Frideswide.
3	2	1-2	Grania.
3	2	3-4	Grian.
3	2	5-6	Grimhildr.
3	3	1-2	Grimhildr.
3	3	3-4	Gudlaug.
3	3	5-6	Gudrid.
3	4	1-2	Gwenfrewi.
3	4	3-4	Gwladus.
3	4	5-6	Gwyneira.
3	5	1-2	Helga.
3	5	3-4	Helga.
3	5	5-6	Hjordis.
3	6	1-2	Ingegard.
3	6	3-4	Jorunn.
3	6	5-6	Kadlin.
4	1	1-2	Keeva.
4	1	3-4	Liffey.
4	1	5-6	Lowri.
4	2	1-2	Luitgard.
4	2	3-4	Maeve.
4	2	5-6	Mairwen.
4	3	1-2	Marga.
4	3	3-4	Marged.
4	3	5-6	Meinwin.
4	4	1-2	Mererid.
4	4	3-4	Miren.
4	4	5-6	Moncha.
4	5	1-2	Monina.
4	5	3-4	Morwenna.
4	5	5-6	Narvla.
4	6	1-2	Nemon.
4	6	3-4	Niamh.
4	6	5-6	Nidbiorg.
5	1	1-2	Ogn.
5	1	3-4	Olwen.
5	1	5-6	Olwen.
5	2	1-2	Oona.
5	2	3-4	Orla.
5	2	5-6	Ragnbjorg.
5	3	1-2	Ragnfridr.
5	3	3-4	Rannveig.
5	3	5-6	Rathnat.
5	4	1-2	Rhian.
5	4	3-4	Rosheen.
5	4	5-6	Scoth.
5	5	1-2	Serc.
5	5	3-4	Seren.
5	5	5-6	Sheedy.
5	6	1-2	Sigrid.
5	6	3-4	Sigrid.
5	6	5-6	Sigrun.
6	1	1-2	Sigrun.
6	1	3-4	Sioned.
6	1	5-6	Sive.
6	2	1-2	Slaney.
6	2	3-4	Teafa.
6	2	5-6	Tegwen.
6	3	1-2	Thordis.
6	3	3-4	Thorfridr.
6	3	5-6	Tonna.
6	4	1-2	Tressa.
6	4	3-4	Tuamnait.
6	4	5-6	Tuathla.
6	5	1-2	Ulfeid.
6	5	3-4	Valdis.
6	5	5-6	Valgerd.
6	6	1-2	Valgerd.
6	6	3-4	Vigdis.
6	6	5-6	Yrsa.

Names: Barbarians, Male

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 3 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	3rd dice	result
1	1	1-2	Abban.
1	1	3-4	Adalbert.
1	1	5-6	Adalsteinn.
1	2	1-2	Adelmar.
1	2	3-4	Aedelbert.
1	2	5-6	Aedelfrid.
1	3	1-2	Aedelmaer.
1	3	3-4	Aedelred.
1	3	5-6	Aedelstan.
1	4	1-2	Aelfheah.
1	4	3-4	Aesc.
1	4	5-6	Agnar.
1	5	1-2	Alareiks.
1	5	3-4	Alrik.
1	5	5-6	Amalric.
1	6	1-2	Amalric.
1	6	3-4	Angus.
1	6	5-6	Aodh.
2	1	1-2	Ari.
2	1	3-4	Berach.
2	1	5-6	Berrin.
2	2	1-2	Bothvar.
2	2	3-4	Bran.
2	2	5-6	Brand.
2	3	1-2	Broc.
2	3	3-4	Brychan.
2	3	5-6	Cadfan.
2	4	1-2	Caradog.
2	4	3-4	Carwyn.
2	4	5-6	Cormac.
2	5	1-2	Cynefrid.
2	5	3-4	Dai.
2	5	5-6	Diarf.
2	6	1-2	Diarmaid.
2	6	3-4	Eadberht.
2	6	5-6	Eadwig.
3	1	1-2	Eirikr.
3	1	3-4	Elgfrothi.
3	1	5-6	Ethelbert.
3	2	1-2	Eunan.
3	2	3-4	Eysteinn.
3	2	5-6	Fergal.
3	3	1-2	Finn.
3	3	3-4	Folkmar.
3	3	5-6	Geirmund.
3	4	1-2	Geirmund.
3	4	3-4	Gethin.
3	4	5-6	Goronwy.
3	5	1-2	Gruffydd.
3	5	3-4	Gruffydd.
3	5	5-6	Gwynfor.
3	6	1-2	Hakan.
3	6	3-4	Hallbjorn.
3	6	5-6	Halli.
4	1	1-2	Heddwyn.
4	1	3-4	Hengis.
4	1	5-6	Hereward.
4	2	1-2	Herleif.
4	2	3-4	Hludwig.
4	2	5-6	Horsa.
4	3	1-2	Hrafn.
4	3	3-4	Hrothgar.
4	3	5-6	Hrothgar.
4	4	1-2	Idris.
4	4	3-4	Idwal.
4	4	5-6	Ingimund.
4	5	1-2	Ingvarr.
4	5	3-4	Ingvarr.
4	5	5-6	Iorath.
4	6	1-2	Iorwerth.
4	6	3-4	Jarnskeggi.
4	6	5-6	Kjallak.
5	1	1-2	Lassar.
5	1	3-4	Leiknir.
5	1	5-6	Leofric.
5	2	1-2	Leofwine.
5	2	3-4	Llewellyn.
5	2	5-6	Mar.
5	3	1-2	Maredudd.
5	3	3-4	Maxen.
5	3	5-6	Merfyn.
5	4	1-2	Morcant.
5	4	3-4	Mullen.
5	4	5-6	Nafni.
5	5	1-2	Neifion.
5	5	3-4	Neirin.
5	5	5-6	Onund.
5	6	1-2	Raban.
5	6	3-4	Ragnvald.
5	6	5-6	Ragnvald.
6	1	1-2	Ronan.
6	1	3-4	Shay.
6	1	5-6	Skallagrim.
6	2	1-2	Skallagrim.
6	2	3-4	Snorri.
6	2	5-6	Snorri.
6	3	1-2	Stigandr.
6	3	3-4	Tancred.
6	3	5-6	Theodric.
6	4	1-2	Thidrandi.
6	4	3-4	Thorbjorn.
6	4	5-6	Thorir.
6	5	1-2	Ulf.
6	5	3-4	Ultan.
6	5	5-6	Veleif.
6	6	1-2	Waltheof.
6	6	3-4	Wine.
6	6	5-6	Wybert.

Names: Elves, Female

source or inspiration: James Hutchings, original information from J.R.R. Tolkien.
Thanks to Wikipedia for the lists that these tables are based on.

This table and the one below freely mix the two main elven languages in Tolkien's books (Quenya and Sindarin), as well as the various different kinds of names that elves could have (such as seperate names given by their mother and father)

Roll 3 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	3rd dice	result
1-2	1-2	1-2	Amarie.
1-2	1-2	3-4	Anaire.
1-2	1-2	5-6	Aredhel (means 'Noble elf').
1-2	3-4	1-2	Earwen (means 'Sea-maiden').
1-2	3-4	3-4	Eldalote (means 'Elven-flower').
1-2	3-4	5-6	Enelye.
1-2	5-6	1-2	Elenwe.
1-2	5-6	3-4	Faniel.
1-2	5-6	5-6	Findis.
3-4	1-2	1-2	Finduilas.
3-4	1-2	3-4	Finvain.
3-4	1-2	5-6	Idril (means 'Sparkling brilliance').
3-4	3-4	1-2	Iminye.
3-4	3-4	3-4	Indis.
3-4	3-4	5-6	Irien.
3-4	5-6	1-2	Irime.
3-4	5-6	3-4	Itarilde (means 'Sparkling brilliance').
3-4	5-6	5-6	Lalwen.
5-6	1-2	1-2	Lalwende.
5-6	1-2	3-4	Luthien (means either 'Enchantress' or 'Blossom').
5-6	1-2	5-6	Melian.
5-6	3-4	1-2	Miriel.
5-6	3-4	3-4	Mithrellas.
5-6	3-4	5-6	Nellas.
5-6	5-6	1-2	Nerdanel.
5-6	5-6	3-4	Nimrodel.
5-6	5-6	5-6	Tinuviel (means 'Daughter of the starry twilight', which signifies 'Nightingale').

Names: Elves, Male

source or inspiration: James Hutchings, original information from J.R.R. Tolkien.
Thanks to Wikipedia for the lists that these tables are based on.

Note on the results that call for something to be added at the start or end of the name:
if you get one of these results, ignore and re-roll any others.

Roll 3 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	3rd dice	result
1	1	1-3	Aegnor (means 'Fell-fire').
1	1	4-6	Amdir.
1	2	1-3	Amras.
1	2	4-6	Amrod.
1	3	1-3	Amroth.
1	3	4-6	Angrod (means 'Iron-noble').
1	4	1-3	Aranwe.
1	4	4-6	Aulendur.
1	5	1-3	Beleg (means 'Might').
1	5	4-6	Beren.
1	6	1-3	Caranthir.
1	6	4-6	Celebrimbor.
2	1	1-3	Celegorm (means 'Hasty-riser', implying 'quick-tempered').
2	1	4-6	Cirdan (means 'Ship-maker').
2	2	1-3	Daeron.
2	2	4-6	Duilin.
2	3	1-3	Earendil.
2	3	4-6	Ecthelion.
2	4	1-3	Egalmoth.
2	4	4-6	Egnor.
2	5	1-3	Elemmakil.
2	5	4-6	Elladan.
2	6	1-3	Elrohir.
2	6	4-6	Elu (means 'Star-man').
3	1	1-3	Elwe (means 'Star-man').
3	1	4-6	Enerdhil.
3	2	1-3	Eol.
3	2	4-6	Erestor.
3	3	1-3	Feanor (means 'Spirit of fire').
3	3	4-6	Felagund (means 'Hewer of caves').
3	4	1-3	Finarfin.
3	4	4-6	Fingolfin.
3	5	1-3	Fingon (means 'Skill-hero').
3	5	4-6	Finwe (means either 'Hair' or 'Skill').
3	6	1-3	Finwion.
3	6	4-6	Galdor.
4	1	1-3	Gelmir.
4	1	4-6	Gildor.
4	2	1-3	Glorfindel (means 'Golden-haired').
4	2	4-6	Gwindor.
4	3	1-3	Haldir.
4	3	4-6	Imin.
4	4	1-3	Inglor.
4	4	4-6	Ingwe (means 'First one' or 'Chief').
4	5	1-3	Lindir.
4	5	4-6	Mablung (means 'Heavy hand').
4	6	1-3	Maedhros.
4	6	4-6	Maeglin (means 'Sharp glance').
5	1	1-3	Maglor.
5	1	4-6	Mahtan.
5	2	1-3	Malgalad.
5	2	4-6	Olwe.
5	3	1-3	Orodreth.
5	3	4-6	Oropher.
5	4	1-3	Orophin.
5	4	4-6	Pengolodh.
5	5	1-3	Rumil.
5	5	4-6	Saeros.
5	6	1-3	Salgant.
5	6	4-6	Singillo.
6	1	1-3	Thingol (means 'Greycloak').
6	1	4-6	Thranduil.
6	2	1-3	Tuor.
6	2	4-6	Turgon (means 'Valiant lord').
6	3	1-3	Voronwe (means 'Steadfast one').
6	3	4-6	Roll again but add 'Curu' to the start of the name. For example 'Daeron' becomes 'Curudaeron'. Means 'Skilled'.
6	4	1-3	Roll again but add 'Pitya' to the start of the name. Means 'Little'.
6	4	4-6	Roll again but add 'Mori' to the start of the name. Means 'Dark'.
6	5	1-3	Roll again but add 'Telun' to the start of the name. Means 'Last' (implying 'youngest descendent of...').
6	5	4-6	Roll again but add 'Turka' to the start of the name. Means 'Strong-willed'.
6	6	1-3	Roll again but get rid of the last syllable and replace it with 'rod'. For example 'Gelmir' becomes 'Gelrod'. Means 'Mighty descendent of...'.
6	6	4-6	Roll again but if the name ends in a consonant, add 'ion' at the end (for example 'Gelmir' becomes 'Gelmirion'). Or if the name ends in a vowel, get rid of that letter and add 'ion' at the end (for example 'Ingwe' becomes 'Ingwion'). Means 'Son of..'.

Names: Hobbits, Female

source or inspiration: James Hutchings, original information from J.R.R. Tolkien.
Thanks to Wikipedia for the lists that these tables are based on.

Roll 3 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	3rd dice	result
1	1-2	1-2	Adaldrida.
1	1-2	3-4	Adamanta.
1	1-2	5-6	Amaranth.
1	3-4	1-2	Angelica.
1	3-4	3-4	Asphodel.
1	3-4	5-6	Bell.
1	5-6	1-2	Belladonna.
1	5-6	3-4	Berylla.
1	5-6	5-6	Camellia.
2	1-2	1-2	Celandine.
2	1-2	3-4	Chica.
2	1-2	5-6	Daisy.
2	3-4	1-2	Diamond.
2	3-4	3-4	Donnamira.
2	3-4	5-6	Dora.
2	5-6	1-2	Eglantine.
2	5-6	3-4	Elanor.
2	5-6	5-6	Esmeralda.
3	1-2	1-2	Estella.
3	1-2	3-4	Firiel.
3	1-2	5-6	Gilly.
3	3-4	1-2	Goldilocks.
3	3-4	3-4	Hanna.
3	3-4	5-6	Hilda.
3	5-6	1-2	Hildigard.
3	5-6	3-4	Lalia.
3	5-6	5-6	Laura.
4	1-2	1-2	Lily.
4	1-2	3-4	Linda.
4	1-2	5-6	Lobelia.
4	3-4	1-2	Malva.
4	3-4	3-4	Marigold.
4	3-4	5-6	May.
4	5-6	1-2	Melilot.
4	5-6	3-4	Menegilda.
4	5-6	5-6	Mentha.
5	1-2	1-2	Mimosa.
5	1-2	3-4	Mirabella.
5	1-2	5-6	Myrtle.
5	3-4	1-2	Pansy.
5	3-4	3-4	Pearl.
5	3-4	5-6	Peony.
5	5-6	1-2	Pervinca.
5	5-6	3-4	Pimpernel.
5	5-6	5-6	Poppy.
6	1-2	1-2	Primrose.
6	1-2	3-4	Primula.
6	1-2	5-6	Prisca.
6	3-4	1-2	Rosa.
6	3-4	3-4	Rosamunda.
6	3-4	5-6	Rose.
6	5-6	1-2	Ruby.
6	5-6	3-4	Salvia.
6	5-6	5-6	'Widow' (roll again if this hobbit couldn't have been widowed, for example because of age. Roll again on this table for the hobbit's real name. If their name is, for example, 'Daisy Tunnely', they will usually be known as 'Widow Tunnely' or 'the Widow Tunnely').

Names: Hobbits, Male

source or inspiration: James Hutchings, original information from J.R.R. Tolkien.
Thanks to Wikipedia for the lists that these tables are based on.

Roll 3 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	3rd dice	result
1	1	1-2	Adalgrim.
1	1	3-4	Adelard.
1	1	5-6	Andwise.
1	2	1-2	Bandobras.
1	2	3-4	Bingo.
1	2	5-6	Blanco.
1	3	1-2	Bodo.
1	3	3-4	Bowman.
1	3	5-6	'Broadbelt' (nickname - roll again, ignoring this result or any other nickname, for this hobbit's real name).
1	4	1-2	Bucca.
1	4	3-4	Bungo.
1	4	5-6	Carl.
1	5	1-2	Cotman.
1	5	3-4	Cottar.
1	5	5-6	Dinodas.
1	6	1-2	Doderic.
1	6	3-4	Dodinas.
1	6	5-6	Drogo.
2	1	1-2	Dudo.
2	1	3-4	Elfstan.
2	1	5-6	Erling.
2	2	1-2	Everard.
2	2	3-4	Falco.
2	2	5-6	'Farmer' (nickname - roll again, ignoring this result or any other nickname, for this hobbit's real name).
2	3	1-2	Fastolph.
2	3	3-4	Fastred.
2	3	5-6	'Fatty' (nickname - roll again, ignoring this result or any other nickname, for this hobbit's real name).
2	4	1-2	Ferdibrand.
2	4	3-4	Ferdinand.
2	4	5-6	Ferumbras.
2	5	1-2	Filibert.
2	5	3-4	Flambard.
2	5	5-6	Folco.
2	6	1-2	Fortinbras.
2	6	3-4	Fosco.
2	6	5-6	Fredegar.
3	1	1-2	Gerontius.
3	1	3-4	Gorbadoc.
3	1	5-6	Gorbulas.
3	2	1-2	Gorhendad.
3	2	3-4	Gormadoc.
3	2	5-6	Griffo.
3	3	1-2	Halfred.
3	3	3-4	Hamfast.
3	3	5-6	Hamson.
3	4	1-2	Harding.
3	4	3-4	Hending.
3	4	5-6	Hildibrand.
3	5	1-2	Hildigrim.
3	5	3-4	Hildilfons.
3	5	5-6	Hob.
3	6	1-2	Hobson.
3	6	3-4	Holfast.
3	6	5-6	Holman.
4	1	1-2	Hugo.
4	1	3-4	Ilberic.
4	1	5-6	Isembard.
4	2	1-2	Isembold.
4	2	3-4	Isengar.
4	2	5-6	Isengrim.
4	3	1-2	Isumbras.
4	3	3-4	'Jolly' (nickname - roll again, ignoring this result or any other nickname, for this hobbit's real name).
4	3	5-6	Largo.
4	4	1-2	Longo.
4	4	3-4	Lotho.
4	4	5-6	Madoc.
4	5	1-2	Marmadas.
4	5	3-4	Marmadoc.
4	5	5-6	Marroc.
4	6	1-2	Merimac.
4	6	3-4	Merimas.
4	6	5-6	Milo.
5	1	1-2	Minto.
5	1	3-4	Moro.
5	1	5-6	Mosco.
5	2	1-2	Mungo.
5	2	3-4	Odo.
5	2	5-6	Odovacar.
5	3	1-2	Olo.
5	3	3-4	Orgulas.
5	3	5-6	Otho.
5	4	1-2	Paladin.
5	4	3-4	'Pimple' (nickname - roll again, ignoring this result or any other nickname, for this hobbit's real name).
5	4	5-6	Polo.
5	5	1-2	Ponto.
5	5	3-4	Porto.
5	5	5-6	Posco.
5	6	1-2	'Proudneck' (nickname - roll again, ignoring this result or any other nickname, for this hobbit's real name).
5	6	3-4	Reginard.
5	6	5-6	Robin.
6	1	1-2	Rorimac.
6	1	3-4	Rowan.
6	1	5-6	Rudigar.
6	2	1-2	Rufus.
6	2	3-4	Sadoc.
6	2	5-6	Saradas.
6	3	1-2	Saradoc.
6	3	3-4	Seredic.
6	3	5-6	Sigismond.
6	4	1-2	Ted.
6	4	3-4	Tobold.
6	4	5-6	Togo.
6	5	1-2	Tolman.
6	5	3-4	Wilcome.
6	5	5-6	Wilibald.
6	6	1-2	Will.
6	6	3-4	Wiseman.
6	6	5-6	'Young' or 'Old' (depending on age - roll again, ignoring this result or any nickname, for this hobbit's real name. For example, if you roll Otho Bracegirdle, they are generally known as Young Otho Bracegirdle, presumably to distinguish them from 'Old Otho Bracegirdle', or vice versa).

Names: Hobbits, Last Names

source or inspiration: James Hutchings, original information from J.R.R. Tolkien.
Thanks to Wikipedia for the lists that these tables are based on.

Roll 3 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	3rd dice	result
1	1-2	1-2	Banks.
1	1-2	3-4	Boffin.
1	1-2	5-6	Bolger.
1	3-4	1-2	Bracegirdle.
1	3-4	3-4	Brockhouse.
1	3-4	5-6	Brown.
1	5-6	1-2	Brownlock.
1	5-6	3-4	Buckland.
1	5-6	5-6	Bunce.
2	1-2	1-2	Burrows.
2	1-2	3-4	Bywater.
2	1-2	5-6	Chubb.
2	3-4	1-2	Clayhanger.
2	3-4	3-4	Cotton.
2	3-4	5-6	Delving.
2	5-6	1-2	Diggle.
2	5-6	3-4	Fairbairn.
2	5-6	5-6	Fallowhide.
3	1-2	1-2	Farthing.
3	1-2	3-4	Farthingstone.
3	1-2	5-6	Gammidge.
3	3-4	1-2	Gamwich.
3	3-4	3-4	Gardner.
3	3-4	5-6	Goldworthy.
3	5-6	1-2	Goodbody.
3	5-6	3-4	Goodchild.
3	5-6	5-6	Goodenough.
4	1-2	1-2	Goold.
4	1-2	3-4	Greenfields.
4	1-2	5-6	Greenhand.
4	3-4	1-2	Greenholm.
4	3-4	3-4	Grubb.
4	3-4	5-6	Hardbottle.
4	5-6	1-2	Hayward.
4	5-6	3-4	Hornblower.
4	5-6	5-6	Lightfoot.
5	1-2	1-2	Longbottom.
5	1-2	3-4	Longholes.
5	1-2	5-6	Maggot.
5	3-4	1-2	Mugwort.
5	3-4	3-4	Noakes.
5	3-4	5-6	Oldbuck.
5	5-6	1-2	Oldforest.
5	5-6	3-4	Proudfoot.
5	5-6	5-6	Roper.
6	1-2	1-2	Rumble.
6	1-2	3-4	Sackville.
6	1-2	5-6	Sandheaver.
6	3-4	1-2	Smallburrow.
6	3-4	3-4	Stoor.
6	3-4	5-6	Tunnelly.
6	5-6	1-2	Twofoot.
6	5-6	3-4	Underhill.
6	5-6	5-6	Whitfoot.

Names: Martian, Structure

source or inspiration: Flynn

These names are based on those in the 'Mars' series by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

They can be used for both male and female characters.

A result of (A) means roll on 'Names: Martian A' below, and similar for (B).

If the result has more than one (A) or more than one (B), roll separately for each.

Roll 1 dice.

dice roll	First Name	Second Name
1 or 2	(A)	(A)(B)
3	(A)(B)	(A)(B)
4 or 5	(A)(B)	none
6	(A)	none

Names: Martian A

source or inspiration: Flynn

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1	Am
1	2	Banth
1	3	Carth
1	4	Dur
1	5	Flor
1	6	Gant
2	1	Haj
2	2	Ham
2	3	Il
2	4	Jad
2	5	Kand
2	6	Kant
3	1	Lan
3	2	Mat
3	3	Nast
3	4	Or
3	5	Pand
3	6	Parth
4	1	Roj
4	2	Sark
4	3	Sol
4	4	Sor
4	5	Tal
4	6	Tar
5	1	Tark
5	2	Tav
5	3	Thor
5	4	Thur
5	5	Thuv
5	6	Ul
6	1	Um
6	2	Val
6	3	Vor
6	4	Xax
6	5	Yerst
6	6	Zand

Names: Martian B

source or inspiration: Flynn

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1	a
1	2	ab
1	3	ad
1	4	ah
1	5	ai
1	6	aj
2	1	ak
2	2	al
2	3	am
2	4	an
2	5	ang
2	6	ar
3	1	ark
3	2	as
3	3	at
3	4	ed
3	5	ek
3	6	el
4	1	i
4	2	ia
4	3	ion
4	4	is
4	5	o
4	6	ok
5	1	olian
5	2	on
5	3	or
5	4	oris
5	5	os
5	6	u
6	1	ul
6	2	um
6	3	un
6	4	ur
6	5	uren
6	6	us

Names: Native American, Female (translated)

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1	Blood-Red.
1	2	Bluebird.
1	3	Bluebird Eye.
1	4	Burning Fire.
1	5	Corn Mother.
1	6	Coyote Chasing Deer.
2	1	Crow Mother Spirit.
2	2	Deer Jumping Downhill.
2	3	Dressed in Furs.
2	4	Elk.
2	5	Grandmother.
2	6	Laughing Maiden.
3	1	Leaping Water.
3	2	New Moon.
3	3	Night.
3	4	Of the Wind.
3	5	Owl.
3	6	Protector.
4	1	Rattlesnake Handler.
4	2	Red Cloud At Sunset.
4	3	Returning Moon.
4	4	She Is Not Sterile.
4	5	She Is Playful.
4	6	She Who Bathes With Her Knees.
5	1	Sight of Day.
5	2	Sight of the Sun.
5	3	Sings.
5	4	Snake Flower.
5	5	Snake Maiden.
5	6	Spider-Woman At Middle Age.
6	1	Stays At Home.
6	2	Sweet Gum Tree.
6	3	Turtle.
6	4	Useful To All.
6	5	Wears Red.
6	6	White Buffalo.

Names: Native American, Male (translated)

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1	Ashamed.
1	2	Bear Making Dust.
1	3	Black Hoof.
1	4	Canoe Man.
1	5	Cheating.
1	6	Cornstalk.
2	1	Crier Chief.
2	2	Dull Knife.
2	3	Evil.
2	4	Feathered Water Snake.
2	5	Friend To Everyone.
2	6	Has Three Fingers.
3	1	He Fights.
3	2	He Interrupts.
3	3	He Keeps Watch.
3	4	He Laughs.
3	5	He Lies.
3	6	He Lives Alone.
4	1	He Sits At Home.
4	2	He Who Whistles.
4	3	Lean Bear.
4	4	Little Robe.
4	5	Little Wolf.
4	6	Lives In the Forest.
5	1	Locust.
5	2	Mud Mound.
5	3	Porcupine Bear.
5	4	Screech Owl Spirit.
5	5	Star Blanket.
5	6	Talking Bird.
6	1	Tall Bull.
6	2	Wears A Red Shirt.
6	3	Whirlwind.
6	4	White Antelope.
6	5	White Crow.
6	6	Wild Condor.

Names: Orcs

source or inspiration: James Hutchings, original information from J.R.R. Tolkien.
Thanks to Wikipedia for the lists that these tables are based on.

These names are for both male and female orcs: Tolkien never mentions female orcs.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-2	Azog.
1	3-4	Balcmeg.
1	5-6	roll again: 1-3 Boldog 4-6 Bolg.
2	1-2	Golfimbul.
2	3-4	Gorbag.
2	5-6	Gorgol.
3	1-2	Grishnakh.
3	3-4	Lagduf.
3	5-6	roll again: 1-3 Lug 4-6 Lugdush.
4	1-2	Mauhur.
4	3-4	Muzgash.
4	5-6	Orcobal.
5	1-2	Othrod.
5	3-4	Radbug.
5	5-6	Shagrat.
6	1-2	Snaga.
6	3-4	Ufthak.
6	5-6	Ugluk.

Names: Welsh, Female

source or inspiration: Abulafia, under the terms of their Creative Commons license.

Meanings are in brackets.

The prefix 'verch' means 'daughter of'. For example, Bannon verch Baden is 'Bannon, daughter of Baden' (note that it was much more common to reference the father's than the mother's name).
You may roll again on this table or the one below to get the character's parent's name.

Roll 3 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	3rd dice	result
1	1-2	1-2	Adain (winged).
1	1-2	3-4	Adara (bird-catcher).
1	1-2	5-6	Adyna (wretched).
1	3-4	1-2	Aelwyd (from the hearth).
1	3-4	3-4	Angharad (greatly loved one).
1	3-4	5-6	Annwyl (beloved).
1	5-6	1-2	Arthes (she-bear).
1	5-6	3-4	Banon (queen).
1	5-6	5-6	Bethan (consecrated to God).
2	1-2	1-2	Blodwen (flower).
2	1-2	3-4	Braith (freckled).
2	1-2	5-6	Branwen (white bosomed).
2	3-4	1-2	Cadwyn (bright chain).
2	3-4	3-4	Caethes (slave).
2	3-4	5-6	Cath (cat).
2	5-6	1-2	Ceridwen (holy song).
2	5-6	3-4	Cerwen (black-haired).
2	5-6	5-6	Dee (sorrow).
3	1-2	1-2	Delyth (pretty).
3	1-2	3-4	Dera (wild spirit).
3	1-2	5-6	Derwen (oak tree).
3	3-4	1-2	Efa (life).
3	3-4	3-4	Eirianwen (splendid).
3	3-4	5-6	Enid (soulful).
3	5-6	1-2	Ffraid (saintly).
3	5-6	3-4	Glenys (riverbank).
3	5-6	5-6	Gorawen (joy).
4	1-2	1-2	Gwenhwyfar (holy light).
4	1-2	3-4	Gwladys (sovereign).
4	1-2	5-6	Hafgan (summer song).
4	3-4	1-2	Heledd (goodness).
4	3-4	3-4	Hellawes (enchantress).
4	3-4	5-6	Heuldys (sun rising on a hill).
4	5-6	1-2	Iola (worth).
4	5-6	3-4	Lysanor (maiden).
4	5-6	5-6	Mab (baby).
5	1-2	1-2	Maelona (divine princess).
5	1-2	3-4	Mair (bitter).
5	1-2	5-6	Meira (sea-bright).
5	3-4	1-2	Myfanwy (rare).
5	3-4	3-4	Nesta (troublesome beauty).
5	3-4	5-6	Neued (maiden).
5	5-6	1-2	Owena (born to nobility).
5	5-6	3-4	Penarddun (obedient).
5	5-6	5-6	Rhan (fate).
6	1-2	1-2	Rhiannon (divine queen).
6	1-2	3-4	Rhonwen (bright spear).
6	1-2	5-6	Rowena (white-haired).
6	3-4	1-2	Saeth (arrow).
6	3-4	3-4	Sioned (simple).
6	3-4	5-6	Tegwen (radiant beauty).
6	5-6	1-2	Vala (chosen).
6	5-6	3-4	Vanora (white wave).
6	5-6	5-6	Ysbail (consecrated to God).

Names: Welsh, Male

source or inspiration: Abulafia, under the terms of their Creative Commons license.

Meanings are in brackets.

The prefix 'ap' means 'son of'. For example, Baden ap Wynn is 'Baden, the son of Wynn'.
You may roll again on this table to get the character's father's name.
Sometimes a person's name would also refer to their grandfather, for example 'Baden ap Wynn ap Angor'.

Roll 3 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	3rd dice	result
1	1	1-3	Aberthol (sacrifice).
1	1	4-6	Accalon (champion).
1	2	1-3	Addolgar (devout).
1	2	4-6	Adwr (coward).
1	3	1-3	Alwyn (friend of all).
1	3	4-6	Anfri (disgrace).
1	4	1-3	Angor (anchor).
1	4	4-6	Anwell (beloved).
1	5	1-3	Arddur (bear).
1	5	4-6	Ardwyad (protector).
1	6	1-3	Arian (silver).
1	6	4-6	Arvel (wept over).
2	1	1-3	Avagdu (utter darkness).
2	1	4-6	Baden (brother).
2	2	1-3	Bleiddian (wolf-raider).
2	2	4-6	Bradwr (traitor).
2	3	1-3	Bran (raven).
2	3	4-6	Cadfan (battle summit).
2	4	1-3	Cadoc (eager for war).
2	4	4-6	Cadwallen (battle dissolver).
2	5	1-3	Caerwyn (shining fort).
2	5	4-6	Calder (rushing brook).
2	6	1-3	Caradoc (beloved).
2	6	4-6	Collen (hazel tree).
3	1	1-3	Conwy (hound of the plain).
3	1	4-6	Corryn (spider).
3	2	1-3	Dafydd (dearly beloved).
3	2	4-6	Deverell (from the riverbank).
3	3	1-3	Drystan (full of sorrow).
3	3	4-6	Edmyg (honor).
3	4	1-3	Emlyn (waterfall).
3	4	4-6	Fyrsil (bears the staff).
3	5	1-3	Gerwin (fair love).
3	5	4-6	Gethin (dark).
3	6	1-3	Glyn (valley-dweller).
3	6	4-6	Gorsedd (from the mound).
4	1	1-3	Gower (pure).
4	1	4-6	Gruffen (fierce lord).
4	2	1-3	Gwallter (strong fighter).
4	2	4-6	Gwern (old).
4	3	1-3	Gwyn (white and shining).
4	3	4-6	Hafgan (summer song).
4	4	1-3	Heddwyn (shining peace).
4	4	4-6	Howell (alert one).
4	5	1-3	Huw (intelligent).
4	5	4-6	Hywel (eminent).
4	6	1-3	Idris (eager lord).
4	6	4-6	Llywelyn (leader).
5	1	1-3	Lug (bringer of light).
5	1	4-6	Madog (fortunate).
5	2	1-3	Maelgwn (prince of the hounds).
5	2	4-6	March (horse).
5	3	1-3	Meurig (dark skinned).
5	3	4-6	Morthwyl (hammer).
5	4	1-3	Nona (saintly).
5	4	4-6	Olwydd (tracker).
5	5	1-3	Padrig (noble).
5	5	4-6	Pawl (little).
5	6	1-3	Pedr (rock).
5	6	4-6	Pellyn (lake's headland).
6	1	1-3	Pennar (high hill).
6	1	4-6	Peredur (hard spear).
6	2	1-3	Prydwen (handsome).
6	2	4-6	Rhain (spear).
6	3	1-3	Rhobert (brilliant).
6	3	4-6	Sayer (carpenter).
6	4	1-3	Selwyn (holy love).
6	4	4-6	Taff (beloved).
6	5	1-3	Tarrant (thunder).
6	5	4-6	Teryrnon (divine prince).
6	6	1-3	Trahern (strong as iron).
6	6	4-6	Wynn (fair one).

Item Types

source or inspiration: Labyrinth Lord

Once you've determined the item, you may roll to see if it's magical
1-5 no 6 yes - except for wands and scrolls, which are always magical,
and bags of powder (roll on their table below)

Most items also have some chance of having one or more precious stones in them.
If the item is a rope, sack, hat, glass eyes, bag of powder, or scroll, it has no chance.
Otherwise, roll 1 dice: 1-4 nothing 5 one precious stone 6 roll one dice, and the item has that many precious stones (all the same type).
If necessary, roll on the 'Precious and Semi-Precious Stones' table below to decide what type.

Roll 2 dice, then a 3rd if necessary.

1st dice	2nd dice	3rd dice	result
1	1-2	no need to roll again	armour
1	3-4	1-2	armour
1	3-4	3-4	bow
1	3-4	5-6	arrows
1	5-6	no need to roll again	helmet
2	1-2	1-2	comb
2	1-2	3-4	sling
2	1-2	5-6	spear (roll again: 1-2 can only be used hand-to-hand 3-4 can only be thrown 5-6 can be used at close range or thrown)
2	3-4	no need to roll again	shield
2	5-6	1-2	shield
2	5-6	3-4	war hammer
2	5-6	5-6	axe
3	1-2	no need to roll again	sword
3	3-4	1-2	sword
3	3-4	3-4	belt
3	3-4	5-6	boots
3	5-6	no need to roll again	potion
4	1-2	1-2	potion
4	1-2	3-4	cloak
4	1-2	5-6	gloves
4	3-4	no need to roll again	scroll
4	5-6	1-2	tapestry
4	5-6	3-4	necklace
4	5-6	5-6	bell
5	1-2	no need to roll again	wand
5	3-4	1-2	wand
5	3-4	3-4	bowl
5	3-4	5-6	broom
5	5-6	no need to roll again	ring
6	1-2	1-2	carpet
6	1-2	3-4	crystal ball
6	1-2	5-6	musical instrument (roll on the Musical Instruments table for what type)
6	3-4	1-2	powder (in a bag)
6	3-4	3-4	glass eyes
6	3-4	5-6	mirror
6	5-6	1-2	rope
6	5-6	3-4	sack
6	5-6	5-6	hat

Precious and Semi-Precious Stones

source or inspiration: ZeFRS

This table can give widely different results. GMs may want to first decide on the total value, then generate precious stones to that total.

The 'value' is in the standard coin of your game world, for example gold pieces.

Roll 3 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	3rd dice	result	value
1-2	1-2	1-2	agate	half.
1-2	1-2	3-4	garnet	1
1-2	1-2	5-6	mother-of-pearl	1
1-2	3-4	1-2	quartz	2
1-2	3-4	3-4	amber	3
1-2	3-4	5-6	chalcedony	4
1-2	5-6	1-2	coral	5
1-2	5-6	3-4	jet	5
1-2	5-6	5-6	lapis lazuli	7
3-4	1-2	1-2	as above.
3-4	1-2	3-4	malachite	7
3-4	1-2	5-6	as above.
3-4	3-4	1-2	onyx	8
3-4	3-4	3-4	as above.
3-4	3-4	5-6	turquoise	10
3-4	5-6	1-2	as above.
3-4	5-6	3-4	aquamarine	20
3-4	5-6	5-6	as above.
5-6	1-2	1-2	pearl	100
5-6	1-2	3-4	opal	150
5-6	1-2	5-6	sapphire	300
5-6	3-4	1-2	topaz	300
5-6	3-4	3-4	amethyst	500
5-6	3-4	5-6	jade	750
5-6	5-6	1-2	ruby	1000
5-6	5-6	3-4	emerald	2000
5-6	5-6	5-6	diamond	3000

Magic Armour, Helmets and Shields

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 1 dice.

1	The armour gives greater protection than normal armour of its type.
2	The armour gives the same protection as normal armour of its type, but is lighter and easier to wear.
3	The armour gives the same protection as normal armour of its type, but gives greater protection against a particular type of enemy (if your game is using the Creature tables, optionally the GM may roll 1 dice for what type of creature: 1 Monsters 2 Animates 3 Spirits 4 Beasts 5 Folk 6 humans).
4	as above.
5	The armour gives the same protection as normal armour of its type, and grants another ability - roll on the Blessings table.
6	The armour gives inferior protection to normal armour of its type, but grants another ability - roll on the Blessings table.

Magic Carpets

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 1 dice.

1	Flies (roll again: 1-2 anyone can make it fly by willing it to do so. Keeping it airborne requires one person's full attention. 3-4 as for 1-2, but only those with enough intelligence, willpower or magical ability - whichever is appropriate to your game - can successfully make it fly 5-6 the carpet has its own personality. It will usually cooperate with its 'owner', but may need to be persuaded).
2	Portable trap: When any living thing steps on it, they will sink into it as if it were a pit of quicksand. The carpet can still be wrapped up and carried like a normal carpet.
3	The carpet gives out an aura of homeliness, which might cause creatures near it to refrain from violence and feel relaxed and safe. The longer the carpet has stayed, unrolled, in the one place, the more likely it is to work.
4	The design on the carpet changes, giving warnings and clues.
5	Grants another ability - roll on the Blessings table.
6	Grants another ability - roll on the Blessings table.

Magic Brooms

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 1 dice.

1	Flies (roll again: 1-2 anyone can make it fly by willing it to do so. Keeping it airborne requires one person's full attention. 3-4 as for 1-2, but only those with enough intelligence, willpower or magical ability - whichever is appropriate to your game - can successfully make it fly 5-6 the broom has its own personality. It will usually cooperate with its 'owner', but may need to be persuaded).
2	If used to sweep any surface, it will 'clean' it of traps.
3	it can be used to 'shoo' away any creature the size of a human child or less.
4	If swept over a creature's skin, it will 'clean' away the ugliness, making them temporarily more attractive.
5	Grants another ability - roll on the Blessings table.
6	Grants another ability - roll on the Blessings table.

Magic Mirrors 1: powers

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

The GM should also roll to see if the mirror is alive (1-3 yes, 4-6 no).
If it is, the spirit of the mirror will appear as the reflection of whoever's holding it.

Roll 1 dice.

1	Anyone who fails to resist it will look into the mirror, regardless of what else is happening. Unintelligent creatures may try and attack their reflection.
2	If someone holding the mirror is wounded, sometimes the reflection will be wounded instead. The mirror loses all magic if the reflection 'dies'. The reflection 'heals' at the same rate as whoever's holding it. It can't, and doesn't need to, eat or sleep. The reflection may benefit from magical healing, but spells cast on the holder don't affect the reflection or vice versa.
3	The reflection may cast spells that are opposite of any spells the holder can cast. The holder pays whatever the cost of casting the spell is.
4	Roll on the Blessings table.
5	Roll on the Blessings table.
6	Roll on the Blessings table.

Magic Mirrors 2: drawbacks

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 1 dice.

1	No drawback.
2	If the mirror is alive, the spirit of the mirror will become jealous of other reflections (eg lakes, normal mirrors, polished surfaces etc) and will try and stop the person who holds it casting such reflections, or may refuse to help if they do. If the mirror isn't alive, no drawback.
3	If the mirror is alive, the spirit of the mirror will want to take over the identity of whoever looks into it, and will try and trick the holder into allowing this to happen. Roll again to see how this can happen: 1-2 if the mirror is placed so that someone who's held it for a certain length of time is reflected in it while they sleep, 3-4 by finding another such mirror, and holding them facing each other, 5-6 by the holder changing their clothes so that everything on the left side is now on the right and vice versa, or writing their name backwards. If the mirror isn't alive, no drawback.
4	The holder will, unless strong of will, spend more and more time looking into the mirror.
5	If the mirror is broken, the holder (or the last person to hold it) will be seriously wounded.
6	If the same person holds it for a long time, their reflections other than in the mirror (eg in lakes, normal mirrors, polished surfaces) will start to have wills of their own.

Musical Instruments

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 1 dice.

1	Drums.
2	Lute.
3	Dulcimer.
4	Lyre.
5	Flute.
6	Pan Pipes.

Magic Musical Instruments 1: who can use

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 1 dice.

1-2	Anyone, even those who normally couldn't play it.
3-4	Only those of the required class (if your game uses classes), or with the required skill (if your game uses skills) - for example, only bards, or only those with a 'play music' skill.
5-6	Anyone who makes a successful check on a particular attribute (for example Dexterity).

Magic Musical Instruments 2: power

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

In addition to their power, the GM may optionally make another roll:
if this comes up 1, the instrument will only play merry jigs. If it comes up 6, the instrument will only play solemn airs.

Roll 1 dice.

1	Anyone who fails to resist it must dance.
2	Anyone who hears it feels refreshed and brave.
3	It produces music like that played by a master musician.
4	It mesmerises one kind of beast.
5	It's an anti-instrument: instead of sound, playing it produces silence.
6	Roll on the Blessings table below.

Magic Musical Instruments 3: alive?

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 1 dice.

1	no.
2	no.
3	no.
4	no.
5	The instrument is posessed by the spirit of a great musician.
6	The instrument itself is alive and intelligent.

Scrolls or Wands

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 1 dice.

1-2	The scroll has the secrets of several spells; however characters may only use them if they have the ability to learn those kinds of spells.
3-4	The scroll has a spell, which anyone can use, even if they normally couldn't learn this spell.
5-6	The scroll grants another ability - roll on the Blessings table.

Magic Weapons 1: Hand-to-Hand Weapons

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

For spears that can be both used hand-to-hand and thrown,
roll on the 'Ranged' table below rather than this one.

Roll 1 dice.

1	Roll again: 1-3 the weapon does more damage than a normal example of its type 4-6 the weapon has the same effect as if it was covered in poison.
2	The weapon is lighter and easier to use than a normal example of its type. Examples: in a game where magicians can't use swords, a sword which actually can be used by magicians. In a game where weapons require a minimum level of Strength, a staff which requires far less Strength than normal staves.
3	The weapon is more likely to hit than a normal example of its type.
4	The weapon acts as a normal example of its type, but is more likely to hit and does more damage against a particular type of enemy (if your game is using the Creature tables, optionally the GM may roll 1 dice for what type of creature: 1 Monsters 2 Animates 3 Spirits 4 Beasts 5 Folk 6 humans).
5	The weapon acts as a normal example of its type, and also grants another power - roll on the Blessings table.
6	The weapon exists in both the mortal and spirit worlds. Thus, it can do damage to creatures like ghosts who are normally immune to mortal weapons.

Magic Weapons 2: Ranged Weapons

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

This table may be used for weapons or ammunition (for example, both for magic bows and magic arrows).

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-3	Roll again 1-3 the item does more damage than a normal example of its type 4-6 the weapon has the same effect as if it was covered in poison.
1	4-6	The item is lighter and easier to use than a normal example of its type. Examples: in a game where magicians can't use longbows, a longbow which actually can be used by magicians. In a game where longbows require a minimum level of Strength, a longbow which requires far less Strength. If the item is ammunition, this may apply to the weapon it's fired from: for example, an arrow may lower the Strength requirement to use a bow to fire it.
2	1-3	The item is more accurate than a normal example of its type.
2	4-6	The item acts as a normal example of its type, but is more likely to hit and does more damage against a particular type of enemy (if your game is using the Creature tables, optionally the GM may roll 1 dice for what type of creature: 1 Monsters 2 Animates 3 Spirits 4 Beasts 5 Folk 6 humans).
3	1-3	The item acts as a normal example of its type, and also grants another power - roll on the Blessings table.
3	4-6	The weapon exists in both the mortal and spirit worlds. Thus, it can do damage to creatures like ghosts who are normally immune to mortal weapons.
4	1-3	The item seeks out exposed flesh. If it's used against an opponent that isn't completely covered in armour, it's likely to be treated as if the opponent wasn't wearing any armour. Creatures which aren't made of flesh, for example golems, will be immune.
4	4-6	The item has more range than a normal example of its type.
5	1-3	Those who wield it may aim and fire far more quickly than normal.
5	4-6	When fired, the ammunition emits an unearthly shriek that strikes fear into its enemies. For a weapon, it will have this effect on any ammunition fired from it. For a spear, it will only have this effect when thrown, not when used hand-to-hand.
6	1-3	If the item is a weapon that requires ammunition, such as a crossbow or bow, it grows its own ammunition. If the item is ammunition, for example an arrow or throwing spear, it breeds new examples of its type if placed alone with another of the same type. Re-roll if the item is a sling, because slings use stones, which are usually readily available anyway.
6	4-6	The item has influence over others of its kind. An opponent using the same type of item will find it far more difficult to hit anyone who carries this item. If the item is ammunition and it's used, the effect will continue until the end of that battle.

Bags of Powder

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 1 dice.

1	The powder has a magical effect when eaten - roll on the 'Blessings' table below.
2	As above, but the effect happens with the powder is spread on the skin.
3	The powder is an ingredient in a medicine. The powder has no medical effect in its current form.
4	The powder is an ingredient in a spell. The powder has no magical effect in its current form.
5	The powder is a herb or spice (optionally, roll on the 'Herbs and Spices' table below).
6	The powder is poison (roll again: 1-3 when eaten or inhaled, 4-6 on contact with skin).

Herbs and Spices

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-2	cinnamon.
1	3-4	cloves.
1	5-6	cumin.
2	1-2	ginger.
2	3-4	grains of paradise.
2	5-6	liquorice.
3	1-2	mustard seeds.
3	3-4	nutmeg.
3	5-6	pepper (roll again: 1-2 black 3-4 white 5-6 green).
4	1-2	peppermint.
4	3-4	salt.
4	5-6	star anise.
5	1-2	strawberry leaves.
5	3-4	sweet cicely.
5	5-6	tea bush.
6	1-2	thyme.
6	3-4	witch-hazel.
6	5-6	wormwood.

Magic Hats

source or inspiration: zanshin from the Trollbridge forum.

Roll 1 dice.

1	Guard's Helm: Projects a forcefield around the user, which acts as armour. The user may wear normal armour as well. It also increases the wearer's endurance.
2	Wizard's Hat: Increases the wearer's ability to cast and resist magic.
3	General's Helm: Increases the wearer's ability to resist fear and mind control, and to intimidate and lead others.
4	Thief's Hood: When the wearer wishes it, it will be difficult or impossible for anyone who doesn't know them personally to remember anything about their appearance, beyond their species and gender.
5	Swashbuckler's Feathered Hat: The wearer has a higher chance of success when attempting acrobatic feats (including in combat), but only for feats which are sufficiently dangerous.
6	Hat of Plenty: Once a day a meal can be taken from the hat.

Blessings

source or inspiration: Labyrinth Lord

This table can be used for the properties of magic items, or for other benign magic effects.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1	Ability to control a particular species of animal or monster.
1	2	Ability to control plants.
1	3	Ability to take on a particular animal form. Usually grants some of the powers of that animal (eg for birds, the ability to fly).
1	4	Inhumanly good hearing.
1	5	Inhumanly good sight.
1	6	Inhumanly good climbing ability.
2	1	Increased speed.
2	2	The ability to shrink to a tenth of normal size.
2	3	Wounds will heal faster than normal.
2	4	The ability to fly at the same speed, and causing the same fatigue, as walking or running the same distance across flat, open terrain. If the person with this power is on a horse, then horse and rider can fly at the speed of a galloping horse, and the horse gets tired rather than the rider.
2	5	The ability take on a gas-like form, flowing under doors or avoiding damage (equipment and clothes are not effected, the magic item itself is).
2	6	Increased size and strength.
3	1	Increased courage, and become more intimidating.
3	2	Invisibility.
3	3	Skin gives protection as if it was very light armour.
3	4	Resistance to poison, and increased ability to detect poison.
3	5	Ability to smell gold (not treasure in general).
3	6	Ability to summon a useful supernatural creature (eg a genie).
4	1	Ability to walk on water.
4	2	Ability to see through walls.
4	3	Resistance to magic.
4	4	Resistance to cold, and less likely to be attacked by creatures who are native to cold climates.
4	5	Ability to carry far more bulk and weight than would be normal.
4	6	Ability to teleport small distances.
5	1	Invulnerability to non-magical fire.
5	2	Ability to breathe underwater, improved swimming ability, and less likely to be attacked by sea creatures.
5	3	Increased ability to find food and water and sense danger in forests, and less likely to be attacked by creatures native to forests.
5	4	Increased ability to find food and water and sense danger in deserts, and less likely to be attacked by creatures native to deserts.
5	5	Increased ability to find food and water and sense danger in mountains, and less likely to be attacked by creatures native to mountains.
5	6	Ability to speak extra languages.
6	1	Increased ability to sense lies.
6	2	Ability to move silently.
6	3	Ability to see in darkness.
6	4	Mysterious Knowledge: Once per day, the bearer of this item may ask the GM one question. The question must be able to be answered with a 'yes' or a 'no'. The player can use 'out of character knowledge' in framing the question.
6	5	Roll again, but the magic item is alive and intelligent (this may be a help or hinderance).
6	6	as above.

Weather

source or inspiration: Advanced Fighting Fantasy

Roll 3 dice, and look up the total in the column for the approprite season. This table assumes that the area has a wide variety of weather, from heatwaves to snow.

Snow: roll 1 dice, and multiply the result by 10 to get the resulting depth of snow in centimetres. Roll 1 dice and multiply by 4 to get the depth in inches.

To see if the weather is the same the next day, roll 1 dice:
Summer or Winter:
1-3 same weather as yesterday.
4-6 roll again on the weather chart.
Spring or Autumn:
1-2 same weather as yesterday.
3-6 roll again on the weather chart.

	season
dice roll	Spring	Summer	Autumn/Fall	Winter
3	Hot	Heatwave	Hot	Sunny
4	Sunny	Hot	Sunny	Bright
5	Sunny	Hot	Bright	Breezy
6	Bright	Sunny	Breezy	Dull
7	Bright	Sunny	Dull	Mist
8	Breezy	Bright	Dull	Windy
9	Dull	Bright	Mist	Overcast
10	Dull	Breezy	Mist	Overcast
11	Mist	Dull	Windy	Light Rain
12	Windy	Mist	Overcast	Heavy Rain
13	Overcast	Windy	Light Rain	Heavy Rain
14	Light Rain	Overcast	Heavy Rain	Fog
15	Light Rain	Light Rain	Heavy Rain	Fog
16	Heavy Rain	Light Rain	Fog	Sleet
17	Fog	Heavy Rain	Fog	Snow
18	Sleet	Fog	Sleet	Snow

Trial Results

source or inspiration: Advanced Fighting Fantasy

The GM should usually modify the results of this table depending on the severity of the crime, whether the accused is likeable and believable, whether they're innocent, bribery if relevant, and the quality of legal argument on both sides.
Heavy Fine - ranges from 100 gold pieces for a peasant, to 600 for a noble.
If you don't want to make it dependent on social class, roll 1 dice and multiply by 100.
Light Fine - ranges from 3 or 4 gold pieces for a peasant, up to roughly 20 for a noble.
If you don't want to make it dependent on social class, roll 2 dice and multiply one by the other.
Compensation - ranges from 10 gold pieces for a peasant, up to 60 for a noble.
If you don't want to make it dependent on social class, roll 1 dice and multiply by 10.

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-2	Death - roll on the Methods of Execution Table below.
1	3-4	Mutilated - roll on the Mutilation table below.
1	5-6	Tortured.
2	1-2	Enslaved for 4-24 years (roll 4 dice).
2	3-4	Jailed - roll on the Jail Sentence Length table below, and multiply by 5.
2	5-6	Hard labour for the government for 1-6 years (roll 1 dice).
3	1-2	Jailed - roll on the Jail Sentence Length table below, and multiply by 3.
3	3-4	Jailed - roll on the Jail Sentence Length table below, and multiply by 2.
3	5-6	Jailed - roll on the Jail Sentence Length table below.
4	1-2	Exiled from the area.
4	3-4	Whipped.
4	5-6	In the stocks for 2-12 days (roll 2 dice.
5	1-2	In the stocks for 1-6 days (roll 1 dice).
5	3-4	Heavy Fine - see notes.
5	5-6	Light Fine - see notes.
6	1-2	Found Innocent.
6	3-4	Found Innocent, and no record kept.
6	5-6	Found Innocent, no record kept, and paid compensation (see notes).

Jail Sentence Length

source or inspiration: Advanced Fighting Fantasy

Generally the GM should multiply the result here by a factor of up to 5, depending on the seriousness of the crime.
If you're sent to this table from the Trial Results table, it will tell you what to multiply the result by.

Roll 2 dice, use the total.

2	One day.
3	One week.
4	Two weeks.
5	One month.
6	Six months.
7	One year.
8	Two years.
9	Three years.
10	Five years.
11	Ten years.
12	Twenty years.

Mutilation

source or inspiration: Advanced Fighting Fantasy

This table may be used to generate a random punishment, or to personalise NPCs.

Roll 1 dice.

1	Finger.
2	Hand.
3	Arm.
4	Nose.
5	Ear.
6	Eye.

Methods of Execution

source or inspiration: Advanced Fighting Fantasy

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-3	Torn apart by four horses.
1	4-6	Smothered.
2	1-3	Impaled.
2	4-6	Hurled from a catapult.
3	1-3	Beheaded.
3	4-6	Shot with arrows.
4	1-3	Drowned.
4	4-6	Burnt at the stake.
5	1-3	Hanged.
5	4-6	Sent to the gladiatorial arena.
6	1-3	Drawn and quartered.
6	4-6	Some form of execution unique to the area, and usually magical or mechanical - for example death by clockwork ogre.

City Rumours

source or inspiration: Advanced Fighting Fantasy

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1	Members of a new gang have blocked a street and demand a toll from all who pass.
1	2	A master thief has seen the face of the ruler of the city, and yet lived.
1	3	An annoying beggar has just been turned into a frog.
1	4	A body has been pulled from the river, the name of an ancient and evil god carved into its forehead.
1	5	A beggar knows a secret entrance into the palace dungeons.
1	6	A goblin has been seen flying around a wizard’s tower using a pair of artificial wings.
2	1	The heads of the Assassin’s Guild meet every week in the back room of a local inn.
2	2	This morning a wine merchant found a strange potion in one of his shipments.
2	3	An eagle has just carried off a baby from a balcony.
2	4	The landlord of a local inn is really a werewolf.
2	5	A merchant has just been robbed of a massive gem by a trained monkey.
2	6	A pirate galley has sunk, blocking the harbour mouth.
3	1	A cart overturned in the high street, releasing a small dragon.
3	2	A merchant is looking for bodyguards for a journey through wild hills.
3	3	The ruler of the city has just left port in his galley, for some piracy.
3	4	Someone is putting poison in the beer in both of two rival pubs.
3	5	A wizard has just turned the Captain of the City Guard into a pig.
3	6	A flower shop has a hoard of treasure hidden in its cellar.
4	1	A covered wagon has overturned, spilling hundreds of 3 silver piece coins into the street. The city doesn’t have a 3 silver piece coin.
4	2	An aged, foreign sage is gathering mercenaries for a dangerous expedition into the desert.
4	3	A master thief will be executed by being hurled out of a catapult at noon tomorrow unless he can prove his innocence.
4	4	A new playwright has set the stage on fire, literally.
4	5	A new tax starts today on all magicians. Many are trying to get themselves re-classified as astrologers or fortune tellers.
4	6	Prominent thieves are looking for someone without scruples, for a dangerous job.
5	1	An evil sorcerer is terrorising a small town nominally ruled by the city.
5	2	Last night a mysterious elf bet their life and won 50,000 gold pieces.
5	3	A number of half-fish, half-humans have been seen around the river bank at dusk.
5	4	The house of an alchemist has just disappeared in a cloud of purple and green smoke.
5	5	A candle maker has hundreds of gold thousands of gold pieces hidden around his house, each coin in a different place.
5	6	Drinking ten mugs of the house ale at a local pub gives you the strength of a giant.
6	1	A moneylender is looking for someone discreet, for a 'delicate' job.
6	2	A spice-merchant is a collector of rare magical items.
6	3	Two dozen of the City Guard have been executed for holding on to tax money.
6	4	A local lamplighter is the person to talk to if you want information on those who come out at night.
6	5	An evil temple wants someone to retrieve an ancient scroll from the sewers.
6	6	A famous foreign gladiator is appearing at the arena tonight.

This Society Most Resembles...

source or inspiration: James Hutchings

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-2	Ancient Greece.
1	3-4	Ancient Rome.
1	5-6	Ancient Egypt.
2	1-2	Ancient India.
2	3-4	Medieval Scandinavia.
2	5-6	Medieval Britain.
3	1-2	Medieval Japan.
3	3-4	Renaissance Europe.
3	5-6	Native Americans.
4	1-2	Aztecs or Incas.
4	3-4	Roll again - 1-2 Soviet Russia, 3-4 Nazi Germany, 5-6 the world of '1984'.
4	5-6	An anarchist/socialist utopia, combined with the hobbits from 'Lord of the Rings'.
5	1-2	A brutal 'war of all against all'.
5	3-4	An ant hill.
5	5-6	A herd of deer.
6	1-2	A farm.
6	3-4	Roll again, ignoring this result - but the society is as different as can be imagined to the result, rather than resembling it.
6	5-6	Roll twice more, ignoring this result.

Last Words

source or inspiration: One Horse Town
Thanks to RPGPundit and Forward...to Adventure!

Roll 3 dice, use the total.

3	I just washed that shirt!
4	Now you’ll never find the treasure, fools.
5	Oh.
6	This is just the beginning. Soon, you will learn the true meaning of fear!
7	I lay a pox on you and yours. You will never know peace until I am avenged. Everything you touch will turn to dust; all of your endeavours will be for nought. For seven times seven years, this will be so. The lamentation of your women will ring in my ears, even though the veil of death separates me from your suffering. Swords will shatter, oaths will be broken and faith will vanish. Ha, ha, ha, ha!
8	Find the chalice! Find...the...chalice and take it to the...
9	I didn’t do it ma!
10	So, I am done and you have won. Enjoy your victory fools, for even now – Insert name of an NPC ally of the party – languishes in my Lord’s secret fortress. Seven days hence, he will be slain, should I not send word of my victory. You have won the battle, but not the war.
11	Fools! You think that you have slain me. Me! My heart resides in a gilded box guarded by the fiercest warriors. Tomorrow, at sunrise, I shall arise again and I will find you. Be sure of that. 'Till tomorrow.
12	Huh, slain by chattels. I lay the mark of Ta’leth upon you, so that all will know of your deeds.
13	If, I can just reach...the...lever. Minions! Quick, come to...me...unleash the...dogs...uh.
14	Claret, everywhere...Pretty. Like the raiment of the radiant...uh.
15	Well done, brave heroes. You have slain me, my congratulations on your monumental achievement. I would like a statue raised on this spot, if you have the time. I planned to do the same for you.
16	Fly my beauties! Fly int