I’ve had some weird bursts of midnight productivity. My birthday is coming up and I’m planning a marathon DnD session as my celebration, which means I’m polishing up a bunch of projects and half-finished mind-scribblings to a usable state, a lot of which you will see here in some form or another. (In particular note, you may be seeing PJS for the first time, MARROW version 0.1, and an adventure of some sort.)
Today’s dividend is a series of tables. Randomly generate an occupation, ancestry, outlook, and starting (noncombat) equipment. You can make a whole character with these! Perhaps more is to come soon, like weapons and armors and more outlooks, but I am satisfied with these for the time being. These are not meant to be insanely creative or gonzo, just perfectly usable and workable for me.
OCCUPATION
1 Accountant
2 Addict
3 Administrator
4 Advisor
5 Alchemist
6 Ambassador
7 Amnesiac
8 Animal Tamer
9 Animal Trader
10 Appraiser
11 Apprentice*
12 Archaeologist
13 Architect
14 Ascetic
15 Assistant*
16 Astronomer
17 Author
18 Baker
19 Bandit
20 Barkeep
21 Bathhouse Worker
22 Beekeeper
23 Beggar
24 Boat Maker
25 Book Seller
26 Botanist
27 Bounty Hunter
28 Brewer
29 Business Owner
30 Butler
31 Candle-Maker
32 Captain
33 Carney
34 Carpenter
35 Cartographer
36 Champion
37 Charlatan
38 Child Prodigy*
39 Cleaner
40 Clerk
41 Clockmaker
42 Cobbler
43 Collector
44 Construct*
45 Construction Worker
46 Consultant
47 Contract Killer
48 Cook
49 Corpse Burner
50 Crime Lord
51 Criminal
52 Crusader
53 Cultist
54 Cursed
55 Cutpurse
56 Dancer
57 Debunker
58 Demolitionist
59 Destiny-Touched*
60 Destitute
61 Detective
62 Diplomat
63 Diseased*
64 Disgraced Noble
65 Doctor
66 Double Life**
67 Drug Dealer
68 Drunkard
69 Dungsweeper
70 Engineer
71 Ex-Adventurer*
72 Executioner
73 Exile*
74 Exotic Animal Trainer
75 Farmer
76 Filthy Rich
77 Firefighter
78 Fleshcrafter
79 Folk Hero
80 Fortune-Teller
81 Gambler
82 Gardener
83 General
84 Gladiator
85 Glassblower
86 Government Official
87 Grave Robber
88 Grocer
89 Guide
90 Gunsmith
91 Guru
92 Hedge Wizard
93 Heir
94 Hermit
95 Highwayman
96 Historian
97 Hooligan
98 Hunter
99 Imaginary Friend
100 Indebted
101 Innkeeper
102 Jeweler
103 Journalist
104 Judge
105 Kingpin
106 Knight
107 Laborer
108 Leatherworker
109 Lecturer
110 Librarian
111 Magic Item Craftsperson
112 Magic Item Salesperson
113 Magician
114 Mason
115 Mathematician
116 Medium
117 Mentally Ill
118 Merchant
119 Messiah
120 Midwife
121 Miner
122 Missionary
123 Moneylender
124 Mortician
125 Mugger
126 Mushroom Farmer
127 Musician
128 Necromant
129 Noble
130 Nurse
131 Officer
132 Orphan
133 Overseer*
134 Painter
135 Pariah
136 Pawnbroker
137 Pharmacist
138 Pirate
139 Piss-Poor
140 Planehopper
141 Plumber
142 Politician
143 Polymorphed
144 Possessed
145 Priest
146 Prison Guard
147 Prisoner
148 Prophet
149 Prostitute
150 Psychic
151 Rancher
152 Rat Catcher
153 Refugee*
154 Repairsperson
155 Resurrected*
156 Retiree*
157 Roofer
158 Royal
159 Runaway*
160 Sailor
161 Scientist
162 Sellsword
163 Shaman
164 Shepherd
165 Sideshow Attraction
166 Slave
167 Smith
168 Smuggler
169 Snake Charmer
170 Snake Oiler
171 Soldier
172 Soothsayer
173 Spiritual Healer
174 Stay-At-Home Parent
175 Stockbroker
176 Storyteller
177 Stowaway*
178 Student*
179 Summoner
180 Supernaturalist
181 Surgeon
182 Survivalist
183 Swashbuckler
184 Tactician
185 Tailor
186 Tattoo Artist
187 Teacher
188 Town Guard
189 Toymaker
190 Trainer
191 Trapper
192 Traveler
193 Tribesperson
194 Tutor
195 Undead*
196 Waiter
197 Weaponsmith
198 Wine Taster
199 Watchperson
200 Working Parent*
ANCESTRY
Roll a die. Evens, you’re a Human. Odds, roll on the table below.
1 Humans
2 Elves
3 Dwarves
4 Smallfolk
5 Wyldeborn
6 Verminfolk
7 Beastfolk
8 Oceanborn
9 Monsterfolk
10 Goblinfolk
11 Starborn
12 Halfkin. Roll twice.
TRAITS
1 Aggressive
2 Ambitious
3 Animal-Lover
4 Biophile
5 Bitter
6 Bloodthirsty
7 Boastful
8 Bookish
9 Bored
10 Bossy
11 Brave
12 Bubbly
13 Calculating
14 Charitable
15 Chatterbox
16 Chirpy
17 Clueless
18 Cold-Hearted
19 Comfortable
20 Conniving
21 Cowardly
22 Creative
23 Creepy
24 Cryptic
25 Cynical
26 Deaf
27 Drunk
28 Empathetic
29 Enthusiastic
30 Experienced
31 Extravagant
32 Flamboyant
33 Focused
34 Friendly
35 Frugal
36 Generous
37 Gossipmonger
38 Gregarious
39 Homesick
40 Hothead
41 Humble
42 Hypochondriac
43 Idealist
44 Imperious
45 Impulsive
46 Inexperienced
47 Kind
48 Klutz
49 Level-Headed
50 Loud
51 Mean
52 Messy
53 Miserly
54 Mopey
55 Mute
56 Naive
57 Neat
58 Nerdy
59 Neurotic
60 Neutral
61 Oblivious
62 Obsessive
63 Old
64 Optimistic
65 Paranoid
66 Philosophical
67 Pious
68 Political
69 Pouty
70 Pragmatic
71 Quick-Tempered
72 Quiet
73 Romantic
74 Sadistic
75 Content
76 Scrappy
77 Sedated
78 Selfless
79 Senile
80 Serene
81 Shallow
82 Shy
83 Single-Minded
84 Slovenly
85 Snarky
86 Snobby
87 Snooty
88 Sober
89 Spacey
90 Spiritual
91 Stoic
92 Studious
93 Tough
94 Unenthusiastic
95 Unhinged
96 Vain
97 Vocal
98 Warm-Hearted
99 Weak-Stomached
100 Young
EQUIPMENT
1 Abacus
2 Acid
3 Alchemy Tools
4 Almanac
5 Amber
6 Animal Hide
7 Arrowhead
8 Axe
9 Backwards Soles
10 Badge
11 Ball Bearings
12 Ball of Yarn
13 Bandages
14 Bat
15 Bell
16 Berries
17 Bird
18 Birdcage
19 Bolt of Linen
20 Bolt of Silk
21 Bones
22 Bowl
23 Bowler Hat
24 Box
25 Bracelet
26 Bread
27 Bundle of Wood
28 Caltrops
29 Candy
30 Cane
31 Cauldron
32 Centipede
33 Chain
34 Chalk
35 Chalkboard
36 Cheese
37 Chess Set
38 Chest
39 Chicken
40 Chisel
41 Clockwork Critter
42 Conch
43 Cookbook
44 Cooking Supplies
45 Corkscrew
46 Costume
47 Crowbar
48 Dead Fairy
49 Dead Flies
50 Deck of Cards
51 Deed
52 Diary
53 Disguise Kit
54 Dog
55 Doll
56 Drum
57 Fan
58 Fancy Clothes
59 Feather
60 Fertilizer
61 Figurine
62 Filthy Novel
63 Fishing Rod
64 Flint
65 Flour
66 Flowers
67 Flute
68 Fox
69 Frog
70 Frying Pan
71 Fungus
72 Gear
73 Glass Eye
74 Glass Vials
75 Glitter
76 Gloves
77 Gold Tooth
78 Gunpowder
79 Hallucinogenic
80 Hammer and Nail
81 Handkerchief
82 Harrow Deck
83 Hat
84 Herbs
85 Hide Boots
86 Hoe
87 Holy Symbol
88 Holy Water
89 Honey
90 Hooked Pole
91 Horn
92 Horse
93 Idol
94 Illustrated Bestiary
95 Inkpot
96 Inverness
97 Invitation
98 Jeweling Kit
99 Job Poster
100 Lantern
101 Leatherworker's Tools
102 Letter Opener
103 Lighter
104 Lip Balm
105 Liquid Iron
106 Lockbox
107 Locket
108 Lockpick
109 Lucky Stick
110 Lute
111 Magnifying Glass
112 Makeup Kit
113 Map
114 Marbles
115 Mason Jar
116 Measuring Tape
117 Medal
118 Mess Kit
119 Mirror
120 Monocle
121 Music Box
122 Necklace
123 Notebook
124 Novel
125 Oil
126 Paint and Brush
127 Penny Dreadful
128 Perfume
129 Pickaxe
130 Piercings
131 Piglet
132 Pills
133 Pipe
134 Pipette
135 Pitchfork
136 Plant
137 Pocket Watch
138 Poetry
139 Poison
140 Prosthetic
141 Puppet
142 Rag
143 Rat
144 Ring
145 Rope
146 Rotting Meat
147 Rubber Ball
148 Ruler
149 Runestone Pouch
150 Salt
151 Sandbag
152 Scissors
153 Scripture
154 Seeds
155 Set of Dice
156 Severed Limb
157 Sewing Kit
158 Shawl
159 Shiny Rock
160 Shoe Polish
161 Shovel
162 Shrunken Head
163 Skeleton Key
164 Sketchbook
165 Small Gem
166 Snake Oil
167 Socks
168 Spider
169 Spittoon
170 Sponge
171 Spool of Thread
172 Stuffed Animal
173 Switchblade
174 Syringe
175 Tacks
176 Tar
177 Tattoo
178 Teeth
179 Telescope
180 Ten Foot Pole
181 Textbook
182 Tinderbox
183 Tinkering Kit
184 Top Hat
185 Towel
186 Toy
187 Trowel
188 Umbrella
189 Vaseline
190 Veil
191 Violin
192 Vodka
193 Walking Stick
194 Waterskin
195 Wax
196 Wedding Ring
197 Whistle
198 Wine Glass
199 Woodcarving Kit
200 Wool
MAGIC ITEMS/LOOT
1 Adamantine Spear
2 Alloa's Armor
3 Amethyst Skull
4 Amulet of the Drunkard
5 Antlers of the Storm
6 Armor of the Stellar Mariner
7 Assassin's Blade
8 Flag of the Four Winds
9 Bard's Banjolele
10 Bastion's Shield
11 Beggar King's Pipe
12 Blackheart Stone
13 Bloodlust (Axe)
14 Bloodweaver's Blade
15 Boar-Sticking Spear
16 Boots of Untraceability
17 Brain Horror Helm
18 Brain in a Jar
19 Brazier of Elementals
20 Breastplate of Stone
21 Mountebank’s Cape
22 Celestial Lens
23 Chalice of Graz'zt
24 Chalice of Poison
25 Chirurgeon's Brace
26 Cloak of Feathers
27 Cloak of Shadows
28 Cloak of the Wanderer
29 Blade of Consequence
30 Corrosion Quartz
31 Corset of the Debonair
32 Crown of Decadence
33 Crown of the Crusader
34 Crystal Ball
35 Crystal Darts
36 Cube of Force
37 Daedalus's Wings
38 Dandelion (Blade)
39 Darkwood Crossbow
40 Dawnsblade
41 Deck of the Gods
42 Deck of Fortune Telling
43 Deck of Illusions
44 Deck of Many Things
45 Diadem of ESP
46 Diadem of Genius
47 Dragonkiller Arrows
48 Dwarven Ur-Bomb
49 Engine of Golden Death
50 Excalibur
51 Eye of Odin
52 Eyes of Azathoth
53 Fang of Yeenoghu
54 Fencer's Bracers
55 Flame Tongue (Sword)
56 Flute of the Ratmonger
57 Forest's Carapace
58 Frost Bracer
59 Frost Brand (Sword)
60 Fungal Colony
61 Gadgeteer's Goggles
62 Gallows Rope
63 Earthbreaker’s Gauntlet
64 Gauntlet of the Ancients
65 Gemini Jewel
66 Giantsbane Maul
67 Globe of Illumination
68 God's Blood
69 Golemancy Textbook
70 Bell of the Swine Queen
71 Graviturge's Lodestone
72 Hammer of Orod
73 Hammer of Throwing
74 Hand of Resurrection
75 Haruspicy Bones
76 Hat of High Society
77 Heirophant's Robes
78 Hellfire Ruby
79 Helm of the Demon Queen
80 Helm of the Gods
81 Heremancer's Grimoire
82 Historian's Notes
83 Holy Avenger
84 Holy Scourge
85 Hood of Fear
86 Hunter's Mantle
87 Hurdy-Gurdy of Drunken Abandon
88 Icon of the Sky Buffalo
89 Icon of the Raven
90 Immobile Rod
91 Infernal Mace
92 Ioun Stone
93 Iron Gauntlet of the Authority
94 Ivory Rose
95 Jade Bowl of Plenty
96 Jar of Alchemy
97 Kingkiller's Blade
98 Lieutenant's Tabard
99 Lightning Lash (Whip)
100 Lion's Shield
101 Liquid Gold Key
102 Locust Urn
103 Love Potion
104 Lute of Love Long Lost
105 Magician's Hoop
106 Magma Coil
107 Manticore Juice
108 Mantle of the Beast
109 Manual of Martial Arts
110 Manual of Peerless Illustration
111 Mariner's Armor
112 Mask of the Dramaturge
113 Maw's Edge (Polearm)
114 Maze-Token of Baphomet
115 Mendicant's Mask
116 Miniature Fortress
117 Mirabile Dictu (Blade)
118 Mirror of Souls
119 Mithril Vest
120 Monarch's Coin
121 Moradin's Axe
122 Mutagen of Demogorgon
123 Necklace of Fireballs
124 Necklace of the Aristocrat
125 Necklace of the Harvest
126 Necronomicon
127 Needle (Blade)
128 Nine Lives Stealer (Sword)
129 Oathbow
130 Oobleck Daggers
131 Orb of the Drake
132 Pearl of Power
133 Pendulum of the Hypnotist
134 Philter of the Hawk
135 Pipes of the Dawn
136 Planar Lens
137 Portable Portal
138 Pot of the Gourmand
139 Potion of Color
140 Potion of Flight
141 Potion of the Lion
142 Poultice of Restoration
143 Ptah's Codex
144 Quill of Inspiration
145 Rime Mace
146 Ring of Necromancy
147 Ring of Quickness
148 Ring of Radiance
149 Ring of Soul Storage
150 Ring of Telepathy
151 Ring of Temporal Salvation
152 Ring of the Elements
153 Ring of Three Wishes
154 Ringing Chimes
155 Rite of the Unhallowed Soul
156 River's Heart
157 Rod of Conjuration
158 Rod of the Storm
159 Rune-Scored Rope
160 Runescar of Orcus's Wrath
161 Sacrificial Dagger
162 Scimitar of Speed
163 Sending Stones
164 Shatterstar Orb
165 Sherherezad the Ghost Blade
166 Shield of Eyes
167 Ship in a Bottle
168 Shot of Quicksilver
169 Sickle of Defense
170 Skull Mask of Koren
171 Sling of David
172 Smoke Arrow
173 Spellflame Blade
174 Squamous Symbiote
175 Staff of the Archmage
176 Staff of the Maelstrom
177 Strange Egg
178 Summoner's Circlet
179 Sundered Shield of the Sun Lady
180 Talisman of Irrefutable Purity
181 Talisman of the Doors
182 Talisman of Ultimate Depravity
183 Temptation's Fan
184 Terror's Mask
185 Tome of 1001 Useful Trades
186 Tome of Bodily Upkeep
187 Tome of Peerless Memory
188 Trapsmith's Wire
189 Treerender (Axe)
190 Valhallan Horn
191 Veil of the Bound One
192 Venomstone Gem
193 Viscount's Viola
194 Visor of Aura Vision
195 Vortex in a Bottle
196 Wellspring of Wealth
197 Wings of the Third Wind
198 Wolfsbane Poultice
199 Wristlet of the Salamander
200 Xyntirriar's Flail
These are nifty! The magic items list are evocative, do any of them in particular have mechanics attached?
ReplyDeleteOh my god is the Armour of the Stellar Mariner an astronaut's spacesuit????
DeleteNot yet! The goal was to create a list that was flavorful, yet simple enough to improvise mechanics for. Perhaps one of these days I'll go through and figure out some mechanics and Classes to associate with this Loot.
DeleteI was thinking Space Marine power armor! But that's also really cool! I'm glad to see my list is already inspiring ideas that aren't my own...