Tuesday, March 22, 2022

d10 adventure seed haiku generator


 

NPC

Detail

Action

1

immoral noble

aided by seven warlocks

steals ancient gold relic

2

glamorous wizard

shamed by potent new rival

plans bloody jailbreak

3

band of highwaymen

worshipping the chaos gods

hosts one last game night

4

barbarian tribe

repenting for ancient sins

seeks arcane revenge

5

famed adventurer

on payroll of criminals

is back from the dead

6

young treacherous scion

disguised as foreign merchant

explores catacombs

7

addicted burglar

blackmailed by shady prophet

rekindles old flame

8

rioting beast mob

returning from colonies

changes history

9

local champion

with claims to power and fame

diverts threat of war

10

shape-changed murderer

respected and feared by all

builds secret tower




immoral noble
shamed by potent new rival
steals ancient gold relic
Decadent heir of famed house conspires to steal signet ring (supposedly the source of magical influence) from successful nouveau riche family.

barbarian tribe
disguised as foreign merchant
plans bloody jailbreak
Warriors from the Western Wasteland resort to trickery: disguised as fur traders, they enter the city in order to break out their imprisoned leader.

glamorous wizard
blackmailed by shady prophet
seeks arcane revenge
Leila the Lovely no longer wishes to be associated with the Cult of the Peacock God; but the prophet has a drop of her blood; Leila will try to fight magic with magic.

Special thanks to Syllable Counter.

Edit, later that day:
Appending this extra set of tables for creating locations/dungeon rooms. I'm not that satisfied with this one, because not all combinations end up having the needed flow, they are more like, well, random table results.

 

Description

Danger

Reward

1

stones still wet with blood

magnetism pulls you under

secret deep below

2

absolute darkness

crystal spikes grow in the pit

the low-hanging fruit

3

balcony above

guarded by reptile army

hand-cranked machinery

4

bookshelves with curtains

but nothing is what it seems

way towards glory

5

bisected by fence

hopes crushed by armored fist

shiny but buried

6

clouds of vapor float

long-forgotten enemy

soft silks, sharp blades, joy

7

chapel to beast god

gathered around starlit flag

boxes in boxes

8

sculpted colonnade

behold, winged nightmares swarm!

leftovers from feast

9

overgrown by moss

reflection of past mistakes

flawless gems, inset

10

ink-like liquid flows

the ruthless leader thunders

alien knowledge


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