Saturday, March 31, 2012

'Rory's Story Cubes'


Rory's Story Cubes: Great for Dungeon Design, Specials, Random Idea Generation...








...there's a Black Ziggurat in there!

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Gonzo (Found) Random Villian/Idea Generator


from short YouTube video, everything from Aliens to Undead, Masterminds to Mutants, NPC's, unassuming, unbelievable, and Orcs. Always with the Orcs.

Movie 'Monster' ABC's (d30)
  1. A: Alien
  2. B: Beetlejuice
  3. C: Chucky
  4. D: Dexter
  5. E: E.T. ...really?
  6. F: Freddy Krueger
  7. G: Godzilla
  8. H: Hulk
  9. I: Incubus
  10. J: Jason Voorhees
  11. K: King Kong
  12. L: Lecter, Hannibal
  13. M: Mummy
  14. N: Nosferatu
  15. O: Octopus ...what?
  16. P: Pinhead
  17. Q: Queen Of The Dammed
  18. R: Razorback
  19. S: Satan
  20. T: Terminator
  21. U: Uruk-Hai (told ya so)
  22. V: Vader, Darth
  23. W: Werewolf
  24. X: X-traterrestrial (I prefer to insert favorite from the X-Files)
  25. Y: Yeti
  26. Z: Zombie
  27. - 29. DM's Pick
30. Roll Twice for bizarre Team-Up, or grotesque Antagonism

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

+Bonus, Special Effects of Weapons/Armor




ITEM BONUS
(d20, for Weapons & Armor, mostly)
1-12 +1
13-16 +2
17,18 +3
19 +4
20 SPECIAL EFFECT (if Armor, roll on MAGIC RING tbl)

BONUS for SPECIALS (d6)
1-3 +2
4,5 +3
6 +4

WEAPON SPECIAL EFFECTS (d20)
1. NINE LIVES TAKER save vs Death Magic
2. DEFENDER (+4?)
3. DANCING up to one trn duration
4. WOUNDING +1 HP dam/rnd from ea hit, for up to one trn/hit
5. AMPUTATION on natural TH of 19 or 20, random limb
6. DECAPITATION (or other instant death) on natural TH of 20
7. FLAMING negates regeneration, dbl dam vs cold/undead
8. DOUBLE DAMAGE vs SPECIFIC MONSTER (Dragon, Giant, Troll, etc)
9. DOUBLE BONUS vs CERTAIN TYPE MONSTER (Undead, Reptilian, etc)
10. GRANTS IMMUNITY (Specific Spell, Magic Effect, Poison, etc)
11. CURSE/DRAWBACK (Berserking, Must draw blood 1/day, etc)
12. COMPULSION (Urges bearer to slay certain encounters, gain revenge, etc, Save?)
13. SPELL USE random 1st - 3rd lvl spell *
14. as per Random MAGIC RING*
15. INSANITY or STUNNING*
16. SPEED auto gain initiative, OR one extra AT/rnd, Player's choice at any time
17. VENOMOUS * doubles rolled damage, Save vs Poison for half, 3x/day
18. as per Random R/S/W *
19. VAMPIRIC successful hit adds (up to) 1d4 HP (of dam inflicted) to wielder's HP
20. Roll Twice

* 1 to 3x/day, as per DM, usually upon hit

Saturday, March 3, 2012

A Dozen Distinctive R/S/W Descriptions


d12   Appearance/Material/Operation of R,S,W
 1.  Classic: carved talons clutch an apparently living eyeball, gazes around when not in use
 2.  Topped by Plasma Globe which buzzes and arcs when activated
 3.  Unadorned bar of polished steel, works well as a club/baton in melee
 4.  Glassteel dowel topped by multi-pointed crystal star
 5.  Gnarly shaft topped by twisted root cluster grasping a smooth river rock
 6.  Living flowers of various hues bud and bloom at tip each day
 7.  Made from the body of a magically taxidermied albino python w/jewel eyes
 8.  Telescoping/collapsing shaft for easy carrying/storage
 9.  Entire thing softly glows like a fluorescent light tube
 10.  Topped by grotesque Gargoyle head, speaks its own Command Word(s)
 11.   Fires burst of colorful metallic glitter with a loud "pop!" when activated
 12.   Rod made of a stack of Copper Pieces. To activate, another CP must be added to
         the end, to which it immediately attaches, glows, then discharges its magic

Once again, my apologies to The Dungeon Dozen.  All veneration to the Great Dodecahedron!