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W hen Stocking Dungeons, we sometimes turn to using Dice to Randomly Generate the Room Contents. In B/X and its successors, we’re presented ...
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D ungeon Rooms and Corridors are often rife with Monsters and horrible Beasts, but what other smaller creatures might be flourishing in th...
on Dec 10
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S ometimes, when Stocking a Dungeon Room or Corridor I find myself at a loss at what to do with an otherwise “unremarkable” area. Occasion...
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H ere’s a rather unusual Table that I put together concerning Magic Beans. It’s been a little while since I’ve done something a little mo...
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R andom Rolls on the Treasure Tables often produce Magical Swords. This is especially common with the Flat Distribution in some of the ear...
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Here is a consolidated list of all entries for my OSE Encounter Activity Table Project (includes all Monsters in the Rules Tome or B/X). By...
on Dec 2
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d100 - Encounter Activities: Rival Adventuring Parties
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A little while back now, I completed some Random Tables that were focused on each of the Monsters listed in B/X and OSE. When I was work...
on Dec 1
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d00 – Peculiar Portals & Distinctive Doors
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S ometimes, those “Special” Results on the sainted Stocking Table might leave a Referee a bit at a Loss. There are only so many Statues , ...
on Nov 28
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d100 – Unconventional Shields & Bizarre Bucklers
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Q uick Table with some examples of non-standard shields and other off-hand protection. Inspired by a post from Rise Up Comus , here are a ...
on Nov 27
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F inally decided to complete another Magical Weapon table, this time focusing on the Blunt ones to compliment the one I did on Swords . I ...
on Nov 23
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d100 - Mercenary Minutiae & Sellsword Specifics
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E ventually, games might reach a point at which the Players will seek out Mercenaries to assist them with achieving certain goals/aspirati...
on Nov 21
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d100 - Monster Special Defenses/Other Abilities
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G oing through some of my Tables, I found one that did not get published when it was finished quite some time ago. It is a simple affair: ...
on Oct 7
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d100 - Retainer Refusals & Hireling Hang-Ups
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A lthough I do have a few prior Tables that are focused on fleshing out those “Followers” in compelling ways, for this one I decided to fo...
on Sep 4
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F or a little while now, I have been working on a series of Flow Charts that illustrate some of the basic Procedures present in the B/X ru...
on Aug 31
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d100 - Intriguing Incense Or Curious Candles
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S ingle-Use, Consumable Magical Wonders have always been some of my favorites, especially when they present the Players with incredibly s...
on Jun 26
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d100 - Holiday Happenings & Festival Features
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B elow is a d100 table that might be useful for sprucing up Holidays, local Festivals, or other unconventional Customs. I am always eager...
on Jun 24
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d100 - So You’ve Been Brought Back From The Dead...
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C ertain magnificent Magics and marvelous Miracles make it possible to return a dead Character to Play in these games. In some games, this...
on Mar 24
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d100 - Vernacular Coinage & Specialized Specie
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M ost of the time, the kinds of coins the Players end up stuffing in their Pouches and Pockets might be a little uninspiring with just the...
on Mar 13
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H ere are a hundred more ways to flavor some of those Magical Weapons that might end up in those Happy Hoards or the Hungry Hands of Pluck...
on Mar 9
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d100 - Boastworthy Bounties & Intriguing Enticements
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B ounty Hunting and Monster-Slaying For Hire are sometimes useful ways for Players to augment their coffers as a periodic change of pace f...
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W hen Adventure whisks the Characters into Urban Environments, I often find it convenient to have some serviceable Street Names at hand. N...
on Jan 22
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d100 - Anywhere But The Tavern: Session Starters
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H ere’s a d100 Table that features some additional ideas for starting a Session, Campaign, or Adventure outside of the rather timeworn “Ta...
on Jan 8
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d100 - Infernal Features & Tiefling Traits
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T he following table contains a Hundred Ideas for unusual features that might be possessed by Tieflings or those of uniquely Fantastic Blo...
on Dec 21, 2023
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W ho doesn’t love a good Magical Ring? Compact and convenient (for those with Fingers or other places to wear them), here are a hundred ad...
on Dec 17, 2023
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d100 - What Works Are On That Bookshelf?
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O ne bit of Set Dressing that I often find myself scrambling to embellish are Bookshelves. I will place them frequently but am often at a ...
on Dec 6, 2023
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d100 - Weird and Whimsical Wants for Fickle Fey
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W hen it comes to Encounters with the Fair Folk, it’s always handy to have some idea of what they might want from Mortals in exchange for ...
on Dec 5, 2023
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R ecently I embarked on a little self-imposed Challenge. With some of the previews of the Dolmenwood Materials available to Backers, I no...
on Dec 2, 2023
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d100 - Wondrous Wands & Ensorcelled Staffs
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W hen it comes to Wands and Staffs, I have always preferred the ones that are a bit more unique than just the standard “single purpose” Sp...
on Nov 18, 2023
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d100 - Magical Robes & Raiment
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T ime to polish off another Magic Item Post! These are always really fun to produce and this time we’re focusing a little bit more on re...
on Nov 14, 2023
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d100 - Benevolent Blessings & Gainful Growth
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S erving as a bit of an “opposite” to my Magical Mishaps & Calamitous Curses table, the following entries are geared more toward those “...
on Nov 13, 2023
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d100 - Tells for the Impavid Potion Taster
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M agical Potions and Dweomered Draughts are a time-honored tradition in these games. I like to provide some minor Clues to their Function ...
on Nov 4, 2023
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d100 - Troubadour Tales & Bardic Ballads
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T he travelling Troubadour is a wonderful way to dispense Rumors and Information. Sometimes they even find themselves within Party Rosters...
on Oct 23, 2023