tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post3229121559582188037..comments2024-03-19T16:24:23.777-07:00Comments on Playing D&D With Porn Stars: More Speedy Setting ExperimentsZak Sabbathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-61909706771683997302011-03-26T16:56:55.930-07:002011-03-26T16:56:55.930-07:00"Kent said...
Jesus Christ. More rubbish..."Kent said...<br /><br /> Jesus Christ. More rubbish. inviting endless rubbish from your slaves."<br /><br />This? This is Kent. This is what happens to people when they get too sexually frustrated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-54973301021679555802011-03-24T18:53:45.622-07:002011-03-24T18:53:45.622-07:00Torg Mainbook had a novel suggestion, "make a...Torg Mainbook had a novel suggestion, "make a critical fail table for major encounters you know will happen." So when you roll 1, miss (or however you handle crit fail,) you consult a similar random table.<br /><br />Anyway, my offering:<br /><br />1: Department of military science testing going on.<br />2: Outworlder machinations. (Subtle.)<br />3: Outworlder machinations. (Overt.)<br />4: Department of necromantic studies honors student thesis project.<br />5: Involves Hukkistan crime families in some way.<br />6: Involves Witch King delegation in some way.The Cramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05278933189696141920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-57006606461525899902011-03-24T03:09:44.810-07:002011-03-24T03:09:44.810-07:00An awesome yet simple but more importantly *useful...An awesome yet simple but more importantly *useful* idea. Yoinked for the toolbox. Thanks Zak.<br /><br />The mist shrouded world of Ithaca (from an "ancient-greeks-in-space-opera" game, cos us SF types can play too)<br /><br />1 The (**REDACTED**) of planet (**REDACTED**) ordered it<br />2 It's a side effect of some recovered tech that someone was trying to reverse engineer<br />3 Confederation Assembly Politics<br />4 Athenian Spies (1-3) or Theban Agents (4-6)<br />5 Some of the corrosive hostile atmosphere got past the safeguards and started screwing things up<br />6 An undiscovered artifact from the Atlantean War(1-4) or The Mechanika Revolt(5-6)<br /><br />(sorry about the redaction, but some of my players read this blog and don't know about these guys yet.)Dr Vesuviushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05255420207375021875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-80588095476130866802011-03-23T20:09:52.923-07:002011-03-23T20:09:52.923-07:00Why? Table for Castle Rahas, Imperial border town
...Why? Table for Castle Rahas, Imperial border town<br /><br />1. Warlords<br />2. Imperial edict (50% from bureaucracy, 30% from the Emperor himself, 20% from the Chancery)<br />3. Lord Farhaad had a drug-induced vision that told him it was a good idea<br />4. Political maneuvering between the Marshal and the Steward<br />5. Heretics<br />6. Weird religious traditions (the Inquisition was in town a few days ago, boys! Bad time to forget the old ways...)Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579020494902300278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-9831550701535917692011-03-23T10:26:07.491-07:002011-03-23T10:26:07.491-07:00Why did it happen? for the small town of Magusford...Why did it happen? for the small town of Magusford<br /><br />1. Side effect of a long term scheme of the Magus<br />2. Brunok got pissed<br />3. The al Kepp twins, Julaida and Melchida, were messing with a suitor again<br />4. Mertwyn the barkeep dropped some juicy rumor<br />5. City Watch Captain Brandt is trying to get Brunok arrested for good<br />6. Old Man Lago is trying to balance two sides to prevent them from coming to blowsGrylockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11316448663237395601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-33504679082305490962011-03-23T10:24:31.721-07:002011-03-23T10:24:31.721-07:00Truly we are the damned, for we must toil to make ...Truly we are the damned, for we must toil to make 1d6 entries for a table about our game. Woah is us. Sisyphus had it easy.mordicaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05713766652793265867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-26182358080404698122011-03-23T09:20:57.560-07:002011-03-23T09:20:57.560-07:00Expanding that to a d8 table:
7)Cleaning a midde...Expanding that to a d8 table: <br /><br />7)Cleaning a midden heap. <br />8)Because Kent doesn't like it.C'nor (Outermost_Toe)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01580315916281876117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-31623923652321618702011-03-23T06:44:15.763-07:002011-03-23T06:44:15.763-07:00d6 reasons that a slave would generate rubbish:
1...d6 reasons that a slave would generate rubbish:<br /><br />1) Had a hammer. Hammered in morning; also in evening. Needed the overtime.<br />2) One man's rubbish is another man's tiny, modular palace.<br />3) They're digging a tunnel to freedom!<br />4) Actually a disguised otyugh building a nest for her eggs.<br />5) Misread label; thought "rubbish" was "ravish."<br />6) Cugel tricked them.Uncle Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02372568503602699725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-25878852000146094042011-03-23T06:31:58.976-07:002011-03-23T06:31:58.976-07:001. This always happens on the Feast Day of Kernun
...1. This always happens on the Feast Day of Kernun<br />2. Edict from the Thane of Skara<br />3. Another Stonescribe gizmo still running on autopilot<br />4. It's a collaborator plot<br />5. It's a Flatlander plot<br />6. Magical experiment went pear-shaped because of a botched Ancient Languages checkMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17012498783745039038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-89366083143081004562011-03-23T05:17:11.671-07:002011-03-23T05:17:11.671-07:00Zak. I'm certain you already know this, but yo...Zak. I'm certain you already know this, but you rock. I doubt Kent's mom will ever fully recover.<br /><br />Table for Feros and the Iron ring:<br /><br />1--The archbishop of Bahamut is ignoring rules he finds inconvenient again.<br /><br />2--Someone's infected the watertable.<br /><br />3--Awful customs officials didn't check half the goods making it into the city.<br /><br />4--Transvestite Wizards did it.<br /><br />5--Magic/Building restoration needs doing, affecting people/things around it.<br /><br />6--The Stuarts and Sues at the Academy are up to something. <br /><br />(Obv. DnD setting)Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11888474965039594531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-5369519087005256882011-03-23T00:46:28.566-07:002011-03-23T00:46:28.566-07:00New Orleans in the 1930's:
1. Corruption
2. Ra...New Orleans in the 1930's:<br />1. Corruption<br />2. Racism (institutionalized)<br />3. Racism (social/cultural)<br />4. Cult activity<br />5. The Mob<br />6. Metaphysical upheaval (50% that it's the PCs' fault)Augusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923665112760189285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-70526431591418245572011-03-22T23:38:46.833-07:002011-03-22T23:38:46.833-07:00@ Kent
Dungeon appropriate, isn't it?@ Kent<br /><br />Dungeon appropriate, isn't it?huthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502682297320819595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-38870181053595257972011-03-22T22:32:14.645-07:002011-03-22T22:32:14.645-07:00I'm a pretty nice respectable guy, don't d...I'm a pretty nice respectable guy, don't drink, polite to strangers and kind to small animals, but...<br /><br />Who wants to make the first table regarding Kent's sex life?crowkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03066821931343968827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-6381654261322698982011-03-22T21:41:50.891-07:002011-03-22T21:41:50.891-07:00@Ian
@filwinn
@Chris
@mikemonaco
@mordicai
@juho
@...@Ian<br />@filwinn<br />@Chris<br />@mikemonaco<br />@mordicai<br />@juho<br />@richard<br />@rorshachhamster<br />@C'nor<br />@von<br />@Zzarchov<br />@Barking Alien<br />@crowking<br />@Mathias<br />@Daniel Dean<br />@Uncle Matt<br />@kelvingreen<br />@Tom<br />@Simon Forster<br />@Leo Knight<br />@The Rubberduck<br />@Adrian<br />@Steven D. Russell<br />@Jasper Gein<br /><br />Don't worry guys, despite what Kent just said about you, you are not actually slaves writing rubbish. It's just that Kent is still sore on account of how I had sex with his mom.Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-29738638831469366722011-03-22T21:40:32.808-07:002011-03-22T21:40:32.808-07:00come to think of it, I'll add to 5 with a more...come to think of it, I'll add to 5 with a more general, for the moneySeth S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15420255267222005027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-74849399231143597692011-03-22T21:36:48.906-07:002011-03-22T21:36:48.906-07:00The Sinking City of Sorrentia
1- it will help bui...The Sinking City of Sorrentia<br /><br />1- it will help build a taller tower<br />2- merpeople gang activity<br />3- a new part of the city is underwater<br />4- a noble elf decreed it or maybe died/went insane<br />5- something went down at the black market<br />6- intelligent octopuses, nuff saidSeth S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15420255267222005027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-40439243585320232292011-03-22T18:40:40.533-07:002011-03-22T18:40:40.533-07:00Why Did That Happen table for the city of Carani(d...Why Did That Happen table for the city of Carani(d6):<br /><br />1: Side effect of one of the Great Potentates schemes.<br /><br />2: Clergy failed in their duties (d6: 1-2 the Sublime Hand, 3-4 Followers of the Yellow Man, 5-6 the Cult of Death)<br /><br />3: Criminals staged it for profit. (10%: Khasmir One Eye is on the loose again)<br /><br />4: Major organization was ripped off. (d6: 1-2 Merchants, 3-4 Viziers, 5-6 Trackers guild)<br /><br />5: The orcs were manipulated.<br /><br />6: Ancient Samarin curse.Jasper Geinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00407878883405300225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-8762997299814244642011-03-22T18:21:08.763-07:002011-03-22T18:21:08.763-07:00@Steven
I can't get emotionally invested in b...@Steven<br /><br />I can't get emotionally invested in bad prose.<br /><br />If you can, rock on, the world's airports are full of novels you will enjoy.<br /><br />PLUS: I am invested in playing D&D. I am invested in my character. I am invested in the friends I play with. I am invested in having fun with my evening. I am invested in pizza. I don't need to be invested in The Skraggtarian Empire--it's already got me.Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-1860089079857770622011-03-22T18:15:12.183-07:002011-03-22T18:15:12.183-07:00Just to jump in on why this a bad idea.
Robin Law...Just to jump in on why this a bad idea.<br /><br />Robin Laws had a good bit in his Laws on Good Gamemastering on why pseudo-novel approaches work. Its because the help the reader become emotionally invested in the content. Seriously try to do Middle Earth using this approach, forgotten realms, Eclipse Phase, Cthulhutech (though its wierd enough it might work)<br /><br />At the end of the day I want to read a book that is more entertaining than a DVR instruction manual. <br /><br />Anyway just my two cents.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09120212960358539072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-41550563718173847682011-03-22T16:21:18.044-07:002011-03-22T16:21:18.044-07:00Golden City:
1. The Golden Godking Decreed it.
2....Golden City:<br /><br />1. The Golden Godking Decreed it.<br />2. His underlings made it happen.<br />3. Someone attempting to raise a caste.<br />4. To get in the good graces of the Godking.<br />5. Part of a building project.<br />6. Caste law/court requires it.<br /><br />Parnopolis<br /><br />1. Someone thought it would be fun/interesting/useful<br />2. Inter-racial strife<br />3. Religious strife<br />4. Guild strife<br />5. Council vote (d4: Neighborhood/Guild/Quarter/City)<br />6. Resource-grab (d4: Power/Land/Money/Social Capital)<br /><br /><br />After making these I realize how inherently more interesting Parnopolis is. Gotta work on fixing that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01066409334411354268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-59483196950946584542011-03-22T13:49:05.484-07:002011-03-22T13:49:05.484-07:00Why Did That Happen? for Amsterdam
1. The council...Why Did That Happen? for Amsterdam<br /><br />1. The council is trying to expand their power<br />2. A merchant thought it would be profitable<br />3. A merchant thought it would hurt a competitor<br />4. A made-to-order magic item from the Blaue Rek wizard lodge<br />5. The leader of the thieves guild consolidating power<br />6. Someone tried to cross the thieves guild, unsuccessfullyThe Rubberduckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12585052552943070379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-17539837005507492822011-03-22T13:19:11.271-07:002011-03-22T13:19:11.271-07:00Why Did That Happen? for Lazar System (Traveller)
...Why Did That Happen? for Lazar System (Traveller)<br /><br />1. The Navy is up to something<br />2. The Scouts are on a secret mission<br />3. Motherlode Mining is after resources<br />4. Black Star Security is running a black op<br />5. A Hot Scientist Babe is on an expedition, may need rescuing<br />6. Shapeshifting Reptillian Overlords' secret planLeo Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537108468817834665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-2460270184703244102011-03-22T12:40:06.870-07:002011-03-22T12:40:06.870-07:00d6 Why? for the dwarven city of Bronzedart:
1. Fe...d6 Why? for the dwarven city of Bronzedart:<br /><br />1. Fear of the church<br />2. The shamans promoting their religion<br />3. The Money Lenders demanded<br />4. Because of the upcoming annual games<br />5. Because they're dwarves<br />6. For goldSimon Forsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01243845335993440168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-51238609600834779952011-03-22T11:54:56.905-07:002011-03-22T11:54:56.905-07:00Port Peril
1-Drunken Mishap
2-Pirate Challenge/Dar...Port Peril<br />1-Drunken Mishap<br />2-Pirate Challenge/Dare gone wrong/right<br />3-Side effect of Arcane Effluvium from Arcanist's Grotto<br />4-Infected dreams of victims of bound Wendigo spirit<br />5-Feebleminded Topaz dragon trying to reclaim Hoard.<br />6-Cheliax Agents seeking charts for Sea lanes past the Eye of Abendego.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14672917794716928287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-61350975984479985102011-03-22T11:10:20.973-07:002011-03-22T11:10:20.973-07:00From the same game as last time, and the same cave...From the same game as last time, and the same caveats apply:<br /><br />1: The Trust did it as part of an inscrutable scheme to further their goals.<br />2: The Trust did it as part of an inscrutable scheme to stymie one of their opponents' goals.<br />3: One of The Trust's opponents did it as part of an inscrutable scheme to stymie The Trust.<br />4: A gnomish engineering experiment went wrong.<br />5: Another adventuring party did it.<br />6: Agents of a trapped rakshasa did it.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.com