New Article: Building A Thieves' Guild
A complete guide to building your own Thieves' Guild.
https://www.dndspeak.com/2022/06/lets-build-a-thieves-guild/
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New Article: 100 Ways To Show Your Villain is Complex/Tragic
Here are one hundred different ways you can show that your main villain is a little deeper and more complex than the players might have originally thought.
https://www.dndspeak.com/2022/05/100-ways-to-show-your-villain-is-complex-tragic/
2022-06-03 03:25:04 +0000 UTC View Postd100 Series #1 - Items in a Haunted Crypt
One hundred mundane, magical, and creepy things one can find while exploring an ancient crypt.
2022-05-25 07:15:28 +0000 UTC View PostNew Article: 100 Things Found in a Haunted Crypt
One hundred mundane, magical, and creepy things one can find while exploring an ancient crypt.
https://www.dndspeak.com/2022/04/100-things-found-in-a-haunted-crypt/
New Article: 100 Magic Items a Scam Artist Would Sell
One hundred magic items that a scam artist would sell to an unsuspecting player!
https://www.dndspeak.com/2022/04/100-magic-items-a-scam-artist-would-sell/
New Article: 100 Magical Fountains and Pools
One hundred mystical fountains filled with magical liquid that your players can drink!
https://www.dndspeak.com/2022/04/100-magical-fountains-and-pools/
New Article: 100 Banned and Evil Tomes
One hundred of the most vile, evil books in existence. Adventurers can only find these horrid tomes within the darkest depths of your fantasy world.
https://www.dndspeak.com/2022/03/100-banned-and-evil-tomes/
L19 - 100 Wild Magic Surges
A sorcerer whose magical abilities come from chaotic wild forces can unleash surges of untamed magic. When a sorcerer casts a spell, after the spell is cast, roll d20. If the result is 1, roll on the Wild Magic Surge table below. A clever DM can turn these interesting surges of magic into incredible events during combat!
New Article: 100 Interesting Traveling Merchants
One hundred interesting merchant NPCs that your players can run into on the road and what sort of things they are selling.
https://www.dndspeak.com/2022/03/100-interesting-traveling-merchants/
New Article: 100 Interesting Background Events for a Major City
One hundred urban events that might involve the players, or they might not. These events will happen within a major city regardless of player involvement.
https://www.dndspeak.com/2022/02/100-interesting-background-events-for-a-major-city/
2022-02-12 20:32:52 +0000 UTC View PostNew Article: 100 Reasons Why The Villain Doesn’t Kill The Heroes When They Have The Chance
When the Villain has the chance to finish off the heroes, why don't they?
New Article: 100 Effects From Looking Upon A Great Old One
The Great Old Ones are a group of unique, malignant beings of immense power. They reside in various locations (buried beneath mountains, sleeping under the sea, etc.), and once presided over the planet as gods and rulers. Looking upon such a being can twist and distort the fragile minds of the mortals. Use this table to generate what exactly happens when you look upon a Great Old One.
100 Deities and Their Domains - PDF
One hundred different deities and the domains that they control. Use this list to generate a pantheon for your fantasy world. Roll a d100 on this list and select your result.
New Article: 100 Deities and Their Domains
One hundred different deities and the domains that they control. Use these to generate a pantheon for your fantasy world.
https://www.dndspeak.com/2022/01/100-deities-and-their-domains/
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2022-01-25 02:27:50 +0000 UTC View Post100 Magical Sword Names
Use the following table to generate a name for that new magical sword of yours. What do you think of the new artwork?
Random Table - Cursed Magical Fountains
Use the table below to randomly generate a mystical fountain that fills the drinker with cursed and evil magics. These fountains can be found in dungeons, in the wilderness, ancient ruins, etc. The duration that the magical effect is up to the DM of your group, but there are a few duration suggestions in the Effect column.
2021-12-21 05:39:47 +0000 UTC View PostRandom Table - Beneficial Magical Fountains
Use the table below to randomly generate a mystical fountain that has beneficial magic powers to it's drinker. These fountains can be found in dungeons, in the wilderness, ancient ruins, etc. The duration that the magical effect is up to the DM of your group, but there are a few duration suggestions in the Effect column.
2021-12-21 05:38:43 +0000 UTC View PostDungeon #2: The Bandit Ogre's Hideaway
This dungeon can be placed anywhere within your campaign, including urban settings (especially if the city isn’t too strict about who or what they allow inside).
Boserg is a menacing ogre who has joined forces with a small group of bandits. Together, they raid small caravans, travelers, and even small adventuring parties, taking all of their hard-earned coin and sometimes even their lives. A local baron has placed a 1,000gp reward for the head of Boserg, and an additional 50gp...
Character Creation Guide - Humans
In most fantasy worlds, humans are the youngest of the common races, late to arrive on the world scene and short-lived in comparison to dwarves, elves, and dragons. Perhaps it is because of their shorter lives that they strive to achieve as much as they can in the years they are given.
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Monster Generator: Elementals
Elementals are creatures that are associated with the fundamental “elements” of nature. They are intelligent, self-aware entities that are made up of matter from their plane of origin. Elementals can be summoned into the Material Plane and bound to the will of the summoner. Use the following tables to generate a random elemental creature.
Monster Loot: River Troll
A river troll is a distinct breed of troll that lives exclusively with dirty rivers, marshes, and other foul waters. They have fish-like fins along their heads and backs. Covering themselves in mud and slime allows them to blend in with the river bottom. They are infamous amongst river travelers who tell harrowing stories of encounters with them. Use the table below to generate an item that the troll your players are facing might have on him/her.
2021-09-17 06:19:46 +0000 UTC
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L15: 100 Random Potion Effects
Your players are exploring the lair of a mad alchemist and they decide they want to start trying each and every potion to see what happens. Luckily, you have this list to help you! Roll on the effect table below to give your unlabeled potions some interesting, useful, and sometimes comical effects.
Dwarven Insult Generator
Dwarves are notorious for being masters at spouting out insults at people and monsters they are angry at. Use the lists below to come up with an insult every time you need one.
Monster Loot: Lich
The fabled Lich is an incredibly powerful undead spellcaster that has been feared by
mortal beings for centuries. They are typically gaunt and skeletal with withering flesh
that stretches over their bones. Liches have eternal longevity and they use this time to
formulate brilliant schemes.
Monster Loot: Vampires
Vampires are tall, pale, and gaunt humanoids with an otherworldly presence. As their former life fades into the distance, a vampire’s emotional attachments and feelings become twisted by undeath. They are one of the most feared creatures in many fantasy universes.
Monster Loot: Hags
Hags are the embodiment of ugly and cruel. They perceive ugliness as beauty and vice versa. They enjoy keeping a grotesque appearance, and go out of their way to make themselves as putrid as possible. Hags are mysterious, unpredictable, and dangerous, often taking the form of an old woman. They delight in corrupting others by making bargains with those who seek their aid.
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The new Monster Loot Tables have been posted this week! These feature a d100 list of items that certain monsters could have on their person when your players loot them.
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2021-06-28 16:23:16 +0000 UTC View Post