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Roll a D6, D10, D12 and D20 at once, and consult the tables for inspiration:Arthur RackhamWhat message is imparted? (D6)A warningA rebukeA requestAn instructionA...
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This is a game inspired by Conqueror of Kamelia, and the Bourne Movies.Rules:Characters have no traditional attribute stats. Only year of birth, backstory, passports (name and...
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Roll a D4, D6, D8, D20, and consult the tables.Louis RheadHow many are there? (1D4)ThreeHalf a dozenA DozenA Horde (10 + Add up all dice rolled)Where is their hideout? (1D6)A...Linked by the ring
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This is inspired by Zelda-Style NPC Personalities. I am a big fan of using a variety of NPC generation tools in a single campaign to keep things fresh for myself and players. ...Linked by the ring
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Here is a random lockpicking minigame idea I had:Lockpicking is guessing. Each lock has a number from 1 to 10. Without any skill you have a 1-in-10 chance of picking the...Linked by the ring
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Mapping the KingdomMy work to map out the Slumbering Castle continues. I will be running my first test of this dungeon at Total Con 40 in about 10 days with a simple map and...
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The DragonSince the "clock" of stamina is tracked by players, there is hopefully a bit of mental bandwidth budget to determine where the dragon is and track it's movement when...Linked by the ring
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Brainstorming PlacesThe Slumbering Castle will need plenty of hazardous places, and places with treasure to be looted. In an adventure with basically no NPCs, I also want to...Linked by the ring
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Challenges in the Slumbering CastleThere is only 1 enemy to fight in the Slumbering Castle¹. The place is empty. Initially I pondered including all kinds of enemies² but...Linked by the ring
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Each player has $(3D6 - 1) to purchase items their character happens to have in their pockets when they get spirited off to the magical realm. Players go in a circle and may...
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Half a century ago a king ruled here - The ruler of a very small but ancient domain. The king had a princeling son, and a court bard, and a retinue of servants and vassals. ...Linked by the ring
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John Dickson BattenAn old ruinous chapel, several miles from the nearest civilized folk. The stone brick walls are covered in moss and ivy. At midnight the chapel bell tolls...
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Warwick GobleSeasons have 4 Seasonal Actions each representing about 3 weeks. At the end of each Season, during the Seasonal Phase, you perform Seasonal Actions. The number...
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Each creature has an alignment. This alignment is their relationship to the four elements. The alignment of a mortal can shift over time by spending a long period in...
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I am running an arthurian campaign using Fire Tales right now. This version of the Green Knight is a faye knight and spirit who tests warriors.Artist UnknownThe Green...
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In Fire Tales, the See Omens technique allows characters to notice and interpret omens sent by gods and spirits. This is not an innate or magical ability, like spellcasting,...
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I rediscovered the Greek Magical Papyri when creating the magic systems for Fire Tales, while specifically looking for historical magic systems. What I found here was somewhat...Linked by the ring
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This is a hex for the Rankin Bass themed shared hexcrawl/blog bandwagon announced by Prismatic Wasteland. The Autumn Valley - A forested valley region nestled between wintry...Linked by the ring
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I am currently running an open world Arthurian Fire Tales campaign, complete with a full 5 mile scale hex map of Britain, Ireland, and Northwestern Gaul. When populating this...
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This is a capsule game inspired by To Be Resolved's Honeybee Game Blog Posts and Honey Heist. The game is about non-anthropomorphic rats living in a subway station. The goal...
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This set of tables inspired by spark tables is designed to roughly emulate the style of prophecy in Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Prophetiae Merlini. Every roll will have some gaps...
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Each Invocation needs a Channeling Focus. These are often specific to the Invocations they are used in and must be relevant to the Invocation. Here are some useful channeling...
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In order to invoke you must first know the true name of a god, demon or great spirit. This is well guarded information. High priests and warlocks may know true names but...
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A non combat resolution game is a kind of game that exists within the setting and is an accepted way to resolve disputes without involving direct violence. Ideally it can be...
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This is a tie breaking system I came up with for spells, but also as a potential universal tiebreaker. I don't think I will make any use of this system in Fire Tales. When you...
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A clearing in a large forest with a small reflective pool of water. Ghosts can be seen here but only by some (have each player roll a dice and only those who roll odds may...
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Here is an initiative system you may enjoy. I'm unsure if this has been done before but I haven't seen anything exactly like it anywhere so I will post it here. This is the...