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ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 4h

Random Tables for me. I enjoy populating them as part of my Prep and then posting them to my blog to assist other Referees: blog.d4caltrops.com/p/random-tab...

Random Tables

Here is a consolidated list of Random Tables on this Blog. Some are quite old indeed, and the most recent ones are always available through ...

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ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 16h

d100 - Treasure Transformations or Trusty Trade Goods
Supplementing Supernumerary Specie with Multifarious Merchandise
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d100 - Treasure Transformations or Trusty Trade Goods

W hile wool-gathering today, I wondered if there could be a quick and convenient way to add a little more variety to Treasure Hoards gener...

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ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 22h

The "Invincible Overlord" he did is still one of my favorites:

Russ Nicholson's illustration of the Invincible Overlord. An opulently dressed figure sitting atop an ornate throne holding a large sword.

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ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 1d

Hilariously, these are mostly coinciding with my first watch of this series (recently watched DS9 for old times sake and had never really seen Voyager)

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ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 1d

Interlinking is so important! This does double duty as entries for an "Encounter Table" and a "Rumor Table" in a way, and emphasizes the importance of those "Parley" choices!
NPCs always create those "choices" and "decisions" that decorate travel!

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ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 1d

Always a fun exercise. One thing I enjoy doing is giving new Characters some free things. Some Random Impedimenta: blog.d4caltrops.com/2019/04/rand... for their pockets, and maybe even something more substantial with some Hooks: blog.d4caltrops.com/2022/03/d100...

d100 - Starting Equipment: Backstories & Seeds

M using the other day about Randomizing the Players’ Starting Equipment (why would this Magic User have a suit of Chainmail Armor?) got m...

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ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 1d

"Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could make a delicious Hot Dog Goblin, they didn't stop to think if they should make a delicious Hot Dog Goblin."

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ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 2d

We've all been there! My noodling led to this: blog.d4caltrops.com/2020/10/d100...

d100 Table - Locks & Lockpicks

Here is another table I have been working on. It is of distant relation to the d100 This Secret Door Opens... resource. This collection is ...

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ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 2d

Morrisey Voice: “Some Girls Are Bigger Than Otters”

Size Comparison Chart between Humans and Otters, including some quite large prehistoric ones.

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ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 2d

Her and her friend do call to me again from time to time:

Nobilis Books on the Shelf: The Orange earlier edition next to the big white book.

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ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 2d

Hope you have this handy *Gem of Skeleton Warrior Destruction* Handy 😅

Tomb of Horrors Illustration: A Tantalizingly Glowing Gem, surrounded by Skeletons, some wearing Armor and bearing Arms.

ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 2d

New a lady who would sift and *save it* in a spare bulbous bottle. There were a few millimeters of it at the bottom last I saw it 😅

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ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 2d

Yep, there is one! Many of the entries on my "Anywhere But The Tavern: Session Starters" table probably fit the bill here 😅

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d100 - Anywhere But The Tavern: Session Starters

H ere’s a d100 Table that features some additional ideas for starting a Session, Campaign, or Adventure outside of the rather timeworn “Ta...

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ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 2d

Love it, especially if I have the sniffles or feel a cold coming on.

ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 2d

Rolled a 45:

Entries from my Recent d100 Table, Wilderness Fauna. Featuring the Hitchhiker Snake.

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ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 2d

I remember those Cards! I was already pretty familiar with the game when the Denning Box came out, but the little Red Screen with the Pocket was still pretty useful for Basic games!

ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 2d

Worked on an Electric Typewriter ages ago that had been modified thusly, and was always puzzled to it's purpose:

Brown and Crème-colored Smith Corona Electric Typewriter with only one row of Keys, each with Greek Letters.

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ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 2d

Finally got around to catching up my Index of the Random Tables on the blog: blog.d4caltrops.com/p/random-tab...
(It had fallen behind by nearly a score of tables!)

Man in Red Robes with a Large Sword, seated at a Drum where a lady with yellow hair and a white dress rolls dice in a cup.

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ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 3d

They even show up in one of my Wilderness Hexes: 😅

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ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 4d

Even in Classic Mythology: Gods often had Unusual Combinations when it came to portfolios (Poseidon being the God of the Seas and *Horses*!) so I tend to lean into that a bit. Deities can be a bit intentionally inscrutable, and it's up to the Players if they want to uncover the "Truth"

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ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 4d

I have some Random Tables that I combine to help with Cosmology. I put most of them in a Generator so I can spit out Deities on Demand. Sometimes the combinations are a bit strange/don't work on the surface but occasionally they are strangely meaningful blog.d4caltrops.com/2023/04/deit...

Deity Generator

B een having a bit of fun combining some of the d100 Tables I’ve put together over the years to repurpose them in interesting ways. I find t...

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ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 4d

They just want to *see the big wide world* and slithering is just so *slow*! 🐍😂

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ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 4d

Such an incredible piece!

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ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 4d

The Phraint Called and wants it's niche back:

Arduin Phraint IllustrationL: Insect Humanoids

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ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 4d

Was just reminded that this exists: theglen.livejournal.com/16735.html

Hadn't read through these in *ages* but some of them still inspire a chuckle.

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