Showing posts with label silly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label silly. Show all posts

Sunday, April 23, 2023

The OSR server bingo!

I'm an active participant of the "purple" OSR discord server, and there are a handful of topics or phrases that come up often... So here's a little bingo game you can play at home!

Download the PDF with four sheets!



With contributions from Jenx, vilecultofshapes, Sylvanas_iii, Tomes, DustyHalo & HiveMindfullness.

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

The Universal Random Table

The OSR thrives on random tables. *I* thrive on random tables. I have books of random tables. Print-outs of blogposts. I've written a couple. I respect the prolific creators of random tables, let's chant their names together: ktrey, Konsumterra, Jason Sholtis, semiurge and many more. Meticulously crafted lists of infinite random inspiration for any situation. But ultimately, there are a set archetypical results one might find on a random table of any kind. Without further ado, I present thee...

The Universal Random Table (d10)

1–3

Predictable stuff

4–5

Outré/gonzo stuff

6

Annoying curse, trap or mutation

7

Delayed effect that has to be tracked or forgotten forever

8

Quirky or whimsical thing

9

Meta-gamey element or campaign-breaking bullshit

10

Painful pun or pop culture reference

That's it. The only random table you'll ever need!


Okay, maybe this and the Amazing Inspirational Animal List.

PS: Idea for next post: a random table of the greatest random table creators of the OSR blogosphere.