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Rolling Word Play – 39

Creating Roleplay ideas based on randomly generated words. Here’s today’s selection. Discover more about Natives Renovating Blockages, Blackbird Colleague Apply and Swaps Resurfaced Speculative.

Natives Renovating Blockages
A Frogperson runs into the village seeking help from an unknown terror that lurks in the river. It gets worse for the inhabitants of the village; upstream, the frogfolk have been decimated in recent wars with other tribes but also from a bestial threat that lurks in the waters. They are unable to repair the vine walls that hold back the tide during the rainy seasons and these are about to begin.

A fun but dangerous adventure awaits. One that would involve working with the Frogfolk, fighting a beast in flowing water whilst the rain lashes down from the sky. What is the terror that the frogfolk are unable to identify or defeat?

Blackbird Colleague Apply
Not a person can forget the face of Evwin. The intelligence is keen, the sincerity good, the stature upright and yet for the citizens who saw Evwin, their brains could only compute ‘bird’. And so it was that although he came from this kingdom, was raised in a village near here, he was considered an outsider. …This is where the story gets dark, for if they are unable to embrace Evwin as one of their own, he will turn against them. Drow have not been seen on the surface for decades, but have already identified Evwin as not only intelligent but suitable spy material. They have met a few times, and if unchecked, will lead the Drow to topple the rulers of the city.

Will the adventurers be able to read the signs of the upcoming war, and will Evwin be prevented from spilling any more intelligence to the Drow?

Swaps Resurfaced Speculative
Poor Dunfern. This city has suffered much from shapeshifters and now secrecy and security are high. There is talk that the shapeshifters have regrouped and are again plotting to take control of the office of power. It got so bad last time that golums were bought at great expense to spot those who were disguised as another. But automatons can only be looking in one place at a time and they can even be reprogrammed. And so the office of power, headed by Chief Lioron is under high alert.

This is a perfect opportunity for adventurers to help prevent paranoia, or be the cause of it. Once checked by a golum to ensure they are not shapeshifting fiends, there will be shapeshifters to hunt and identities to protect. Who will the shapeshifters be disguised as, and how far up the ladder of power have they got? Or is the whole thing a lie; a scheme to instil fear and control over their subjects?

Rolling Word Play – 38

Creating Roleplay ideas based on randomly generated words. Here’s today’s selection. Discover more about Ringleader Vibrant Income, Negotiated Amended Hoaxes and Spaces Covenants Fences.

Ringleader Vibrant Income
The city of Ashent is a very complex hive of culture and squalor. It contains more bards per square foot than any other city. This means that a cheap evening’s entertainment is very easy to find, but that competition for gigs is fierce. Many provide custom services on the side, including musical codes and signatures; there is a market for creating unique ditties on piccolos and recorders, but also enchanting items to play the tune at the owner’s request. This goes for all occupations including the seedier ones. Entire roguish gangs operate using secret musical codes to avoid guards, signal which plan to use and to gain access to safehouses. In the brothels it is said that the front of house will communicate prospective customers to the escorts as they walk by to gauge who will attempt a transaction.

Any adventurers in this neighbourhood will be sure to have a good time one way or the other. Will they cotton onto the musical tricks at play, or be caught with their pants down and lose their purses?

Negotiated Amended Hoaxes
A new art installation has arrived in the castle. Incredible sculptures of exotic beasts, life-sized and made of fine materials such as jade, marble and glass. But one of the animals holds a secret: an enormous amount of gun powder that when triggered will blow the entire castle apart. But the conspirators have lost heart in their rebellious scheme. It appears they were overenthusiastic when dealing with dangerous criminals who refuse to back down. Now there are not only guards to contend with, but rogues bent on hushing up anyone that attempts to spoil their plans.

The conspirators will be seeking help but are too afraid to turn to the authorities and reveal their dastardly plot. The travelling adventurers are perfect for such a mission. What were the conspirators hoping to achieve? What will the criminals attempt with such fire power? And what animal contains the explosives?

Spaces Covenants Fences
The farming community of Freedle is different from most rural dwellings. The herbs grown are exotic, the drinks brewed are peculiar but refreshing. Parties in the open fields often occur at night and cauldrons are allowed to simmer for much of the day. This is because every household in Freedle is of witching stock. Despite their reputations elsewhere, the community gets by fine and their proud shared heritage makes the community fiercely loyal to each other. Wars come and go, but the village of Freedle goes on. Sometimes they aid outsiders, but often they mind their own business, preferring the outside world to do the same for Freedle.

Are there any bad apples among the witches? What brews, magical items or curses might adventurers pick up when passing through Freedle?

Rolling Word Play – 37

Creating Roleplay ideas based on randomly generated words. Here’s today’s selection. Discover more about Arrange Graver Clubs, Pest Dwell Simulation and Saturation Bobbing Caskets.

Arrange Graver Clubs
One of the strangest and most secretive places from those outside the city to encounter is the Mourners’ Foundation. This group is for the bereaved. It uses funds taken from widowers who are members of the Foundation to buy and run several buildings in the city. The group supports each other as best they can. Some of the buildings are dedicated to solemn contemplation, whilst others are much more of a society for those who are well adjusted to their new-found freedom. The group is close and also contains its own secrets.

How might such a group affect the power within the city? Would they deliberately target wealthy merchants and work on their partners to gain extra capital? Do their members hold key information and have they attempted to communicate with the dead?

Pest Dwell Simulation
There are many situations where adventurers can make an impact but some are best to be avoided. For example, the pest control drills of the Sewer Guards of Herembor. The sewers below the city can be dreary, smelly places for much of the time, but the dark, gassy atmosphere can play on a person’s paranoia. It’s true that smugglers sometimes use the passageways to get around, but it’s been a few decades since the last large beast was seen. Could it happen again? The Sewer Guards’ solution is to create simulations in which guards dress up as giant rats and act aggressively whilst the other guards have to try and trap it as effectively as possible.

This drill isn’t designed with visitors in mind – how will the adventurers react to seeing giant rat things? Will the guards be taken by surprise when they find armed humanoids rather than their colleague in a furry suit?

Saturation Bobbing Caskets
These magical caskets were said to be the invention of a renowned Cleric known as Monrey Yarroby who wanted to purify water. To this effect he created a kind of purification system using magics that he was able to gather and channel into the material of the wooden caskets. His experiments worked well, but he found that the saturating or purifying process needed water motion on the outside for it to mix properly and take effect. Others after him found other uses.

The bobbing casket is 2 foot high by 1 foot wide and 1 foot deep. It can transform an object placed within it when the closed casket is allowed to float on top of the water. Most users use the rope on the casket lid to to tie it to something and keep the casket from floating away. The effect is that it attempts to saturate the object in some way. Here are some results:

Roll 1d10 and have the DM decide two possible results and the odds for the likely and less likely results to occur.

Salt water = Likely becomes purified water. Less likely, becomes salt.
Two objects = Likely becomes two separate objects. Less likely, perfectly smooth single object.
Stone containing gems = Likely becomes normal rock. Less likely, becomes pure crystal
Damaged manuscript = Likely is mended but without writing. Less likely, restored with writing intact.

Rolling Word Play – 36

Creating Roleplay ideas based on randomly generated words. Here’s today’s selection. Discover more about Upholds Stints, Currently Advise Visit and Radioactive Topics Hottest.

Upholds Stints
A bounty hunter’s guild called the Vine was formed to deal with the city’s problems with the wilds and with some of its own inhabitants. They keep their rates low by keeping the jobs simple and small, whilst the guild itself makes a healthy sum for the big jobs that come in. To find a gang, a team of bounty hunters will each be working on capturing one individual. If the job is to catch or kill an individual prey, then there will be a bounty hunter team, keeping their unit costs down. In this way, no individual is ever rich enough to independently create a possible competition for the guild. What individuals might the adventurer’s meet, or will they be the bounty that is being hunted down by this guild?

Currently Advise Visit
The platinum mines of Rehorab are being constantly battered by ferocious winds and merciless rains which make travelling very risky. On the rare occasions when the route is clear, the news spreads fast and many make the journey at hasty speeds hoping to fill their vaults. Minors are well paid, and act like banking clerks when the public arrive. First, the contracts are fulfilled, unless they are void due to time penalties or if the minors they employed did not stay on. After that a bidding war is had to buy the remaining stock. Then, the ‘picks’ or short-term minors, are allowed in. There is an entrance fee however, and a percentage of their finds goes to the royal treasury. Then, after a few frantic days, almost all make haste to return to safe lands before the wind and rains begin again. A new shift begins for the minors, who will continue for as long as they can in the hope that another break in the weather comes. Death from floods and starvation are very real threats for the minors and many die on the job. Will the adventurers be called there to collect a fee, or will they be seeking something else in the platinum mines?

Radioactive Topics Hottest
A new craze has spread throughout the land. There is a plant that has been growing in the fertile but volatile upper slopes of Mionevir, a volcano that is so active, it continuously flows both under and over the coastal provinces leaving the area baron for all but the hottest creatures. The closest parts of the Mionevir volcano are sacred to the lizard folk who consider it new land and not part of any kingdom. The plants that grow nearby are bright yellow and add a luminosity to all liquids they come into contact with. Their flavour is very bright and it causes mild hallucinations. However, if someone has enough of it, the drink can also cause mutations. Perhaps a swirl mark on the skin, but sometimes a small semi-useless flap of skin or even a limb. It is no coincidence that masks and cloaks are back in fashion!

Rolling Word Play – 34

Creating Roleplay ideas based on randomly generated words. Here’s today’s selection. Discover more about Tipping Cavailer, Feeling Jackets and People Brother.

Tipping Cavailer
Although they don’t always get great press, cavaliers are the classic ‘knight in shining armour’, or in other words, escorts in armour. Most are mercenary, happy to be bought or sold to the highest bidder, whilst some become indispensable to one particular patron and are bought out for life. The cavalier has loyalty to the one that pays them but beyond that must keep an eye out for potential custom and maintain an impressive reputation. While there is no doubt some truth behind patrons tipping cavaliers for extra favours, there is a famous case of Sir Basil the Cavalier who tipped not only rich folk with goblets of wine that he hoped would patronize him, but also gave money to town criers and king’s subjects to say favourable things about his deeds and stature. Sir Basil is likely in great debt by the time the adventurers enter his domain. A chance then to try and rescue Sir Basil’s faultering career by accomplishing some impressive deeds. As a reward? Well, he knows where all the best parties are in town.

Feeling Jackets
This one is a bit of a caper. As the temparature drops and the weather worsens, giant snow critters have awoken from their swampy island and invaded the mainland. The town is riddled with these creatures, which look like flying wind chimes. When they bite their prey, they take blood and inject an ice-cold fluid into their victim’s veins. If the creature manages to stagger away, they must quickly warm their bodies up or risk freezing on the spot and being stabbed by a second snow critter which will fill them with tiny eggs. After that it is a matter of hours before they become the host for a new generation of snow critters. If your adventurers are unlucky enough to find themselves in such a town in wintertime, expect rescuing missions and lots of hot drinks. How can the snow critters be stopped or prevented from feeding on the townsfolk?

People Brother
In the town of Ricaroto, they have perhaps the most surprising guardian. A troll youngling was discovered outside the town in the grasslands before the forest proper. The young couple who found her didn’t have the heart to kill her seeing only desperate hunger in her eyes. Away from prying eyes they fed it meat and berries until it was able to use its own limbs. By that time they had already named her Dew Eyes and couldn’t bare to let her go. It caused much alarm when at first it was discovered by friends on a house visit. Word got around but the couple stubbornly kept her. After much debate, the council did not banish their child troll from the town. However, many were very weary of her and the troll was kept at home for all but occasional trips. At the present time, Dew Eyes is a young but nearly fully grown troll and believes herself to be a person. She came into her own when a band of orcs raided the town. They were not expecting a troll and she defended her foster parents’ territory as if her life depended on it.

Rolling Word Play – 32

Creating Roleplay ideas based on randomly generated words. Here’s today’s selection. Discover more about Rewarded Glares, Blankly Gaps and Exacts Thumbs.

Rewarded Glares
The slumlike city of Beren is heavy with criminal fraternities; so much so that freelancing specialists offer their entrepreneurial services such as lock picking and explosives to many different gangs. Every spring, there is a deadly but highly lucrative tournament for aspiring young criminals, which involves combat, traps and picking locks faster than the other competitors. They find these contestants by roaming the streets looking for untried talent. ‘The Jury’ are the seasoned criminals who not only judge the performance of the tournament’s contestants but walks the streets looking for the next batch. Any boy or girl who is not yet in a fraternity is a potential target and can range from 12-18 years old. If one of them stares back at a Jurer when they are walking by, this is ‘rewarded’ with automatic inclusion for the next tournament where they compete against other children and ambitious fraternity juniors. Are your adventurers young enough to enter? Will they be attempting to rescue or train one of the contestants before it is too late to save them?

Blankly Gaps
Edreda is a bustling city of over 200,000 citizens with a maze of street markets and is also home to the summer palaces of the monarchy. There is always news with such a sprawling population and with the kingdom always contesting borders with its neighbours. But recently odd things are being reported. Thefts have been completely unexplained, including walking sticks which were being used at the time and food which had just literally been taken out of the oven. Messages have even appeared on the street in flower petals, although no-one remembers seeing a street artist at work.

What is going on? Are these strange moments connected? How are the perpetrators doing this and who are they? Will these instances escalate and will the instigators attempt more than petty crime? If the adventurers get involved, they will certainly have offers from wll-to-do citizens asking for their help. But they might also be at risk of being robbed themselves.

What is going on? Well, one theory is that a bored princess is stuck in the summer palace all day but has a time-stopping device, allowing her a few moments each day to express herself in the city. Another theory is that a young sorcerer is flexing their magical muscle and seeing what they can get away with. But it really is up to you.

Exacts Thumbs
Filius Athaston was a much maligned head of the Merchants Guild. Was, because yesterday evening he was found dead at a merchant’s banquet. The death happened suddenly and it is strongly suspected that the pie he was eating was poisoned. His neighbour at the table heard him comment at the poor presentation of the dish and moments later he had collapsed. Examining the pie, there was an opening at the top of a pie and a thumb print left on the pie’s crust. There is definitely a need for assistance here, and respected adventurers would be welcomed into the Merchants Guild, which is often out of bounds to outsiders.

Who committed this crime?

Those who investigate will discover a criminal syndicate masquerading as chefs for the sole purpose of turning the trade tide in the favour of their patron. Lord Avelan Brusquely has ties to pirates and his stock of spices was being undermined by Filius Athaston’s own supplies which were given priority when entering the port. The adventurers can expect some tough fights and some interrogation tactics before uncovering the truth.

Rolling Word Play – 31

Creating Roleplay ideas based on randomly generated words. Here’s today’s selection. Discover more about Snow Plaster Redouble Surface Shopping, Factored Landowner and Satisfy Feeling.

Snow Plaster Redouble Surface Shopping
The snow shelves of Arenos are perfect platforms for the bird people to set up stalls to sell their wares. At the height of winter, these stalls can stack on top of each other to over 50 high. The largest are used to sell transport or are social spaces, while others sell meats, pelts and tools. If your adventurers visit here, how will they get around? What items, wise minds or criminals might lurk within the snow shelves?

Factored Landowner
The island of Ivinex has a very shrewd ruler known by many as the Purse Keeper. He has a small school of Conjuration Wizards who have enchanted the land and its subjects in such a way that for any exchange of wares and money that takes place, the Purse Keeper gets his cut. Within his grand palace there is a large warehouse and a treasury that is constantly being filled with his share of the transactions. Many are tired of this but know that the Conjuration Wizards have them in a bind and will route out any illegal attempts to trade. There are adventures to be had here in the wild parts of the island as well as jobs for hire-swords in the towns, and with rewards (minus the Purse Keeper’s share). There is also a chance to topple the ruler, if they dare. Will the adventurers risk taking on the Conjuration Wizards? Is there a way into the palace that avoids a full-scale battle? What percentage of the transactions does the ruler get to keep?

Satisfy Feeling
The Swirling Pools oasis is an exotic, luxurious city state, where any business or land owner is rich thanks to the attraction of the naturally bubbling hot springs. They have been lovingly carved into pools and every home that has been carved into the rocky cliffs is at a premium. But be it the hot air or the rich power on display, something about Swirling Pools has an effect on those that visit there. Any craving or desire they have is very hard not to act on. While many are happy to relax, they can do for hours on end. But for others, the seeds of jealousy, love, lust or addiction can germinate very quickly. This is probably why the murder rate among inhabitants and tourists is so high and why the parties are so colourful! If the adventurers go here, they will need to have their wits about them. Otherwise it may be a case of what happens in Swirling Pools, stays in Swirling Pools!

Rolling Word Play – 30

Creating Roleplay ideas based on randomly generated words. Here’s today’s selection. Discover more about Voice Bulge, Senator Fetches Turtles and Fireworks Outsted Global Jogging.

Voice Bulge
A numbers of thefts have been reported in one city, with the watch very keen to catch the criminals. But as things develop, a gang war is brewing between two of the criminal factions and seemingly unrelated, a popular singing sensation is letting down his adoring fans. If the adventurers investigate further, they will discover that Dano Dew’s brilliant singing can manipulate and unlock doors. Clues are a plenty, including a pleasant humming sound being heard by witnesses before a robbery took place and the gang wars are to do with who gets access to ‘DD’s incredible talents. It seems that he is over his head, but can the adventurers assist him, or has Dano Dew sealed his own fate?

Senator Fetches Turtles
One ambitious politician takes his orders from another being outside of his political party. Sean Vlarn seeks to gain favour through worshipping an Old One; an ancient god. But in return this deity wishes Sean to make sacrifices. Instead or murdering his fellow citizens, he raids an animal sanctuary, bringing back many baby turtles in the hope that their sacrifice will suffice. To do this, he hired two humans to help move and sacrifice the turtles, promising them riches if they keep their mouths shut. But as the sacrifices begin, they start to lose their minds. As the players come into this adventure, a dangerous tension in the air of something evil and powerful stirring. But what will be the result of Sean’s efforts? Did his turtle sacrifices work, or was he forced to kill something bigger? Will a door open between worlds, or will the Old One’s powers be given to Sean and his followers?

Fireworks Ousted Global Jogging
The gentlemen’s shoes. This is a brand of magical black leather shoes that contain bright runes on its soles. Created by a renowned magician-inventor as a marketing gimmick, it contains basic instructions to help teach the wearer how to behave in public. When sitting, if the wearer places one leg over the other, it will suddenly become twice as heavy and force the wearer to keep both feet on the ground. If the user’s walk is with feet pointing to the sides, it will give out a blast of air to affect the user’s balance until they adjust to keeping the feet pointing straight ahead. If the user moves fast enough to have both feet off the ground at once (for example a run or a skip) then the shoes will create small fireworks that bang and pop all around the user until they slow down.

Rolling Word Play – 29

Creating Roleplay ideas based on randomly generated words. Here’s today’s selection. Discover more about Slumped Hotels, Decades Trek and Duchess Cycling.

Slumped Hotels
The Culis is a hotel and tavern that sits over a wide chasm on the edge of the Maddening Wastes. There is no bottom in sight; just the chilling blackness below. And yet, the hotel attracts many visitors, particularly the brave and foolhardy adventuring types who are travelling into the unknown, and those who are looking to strike a bargain for strange artefacts. Quirks of the Culis include weird dreams, odd tales and even stranger travellers. The bar can only be reached by walking over single planks of wood and the rooms are often at odd angles and yet the building seems to hold together somehow.

Decades Trek
Moremir Dunes is a very long, thin bar of sand that stretches for tens if not hundreds of miles. It is buffeted on either side by howling winds and unforgiving waves, so much so, that travelling by air and sea is futile. Nobody knows the distance the dunes go on for, or if they are intact. That is because very few make it all the way across and by the time they do, their news is already old. Despite this, many do try to cross them and start a new life for themselves. There is civilization on both sides, but no regular communication or trade because the distance is too great. There are many tales as to the condition of the dunes, the safest places to bed down for the night and also what monsters to be weary of. What reason would adventurers have for crossing the Moremir Dunes? Are they perhaps trying to escape something, or is there someone that needs rescuing, or capturing?

Duchess Cycling
The Rainbow Duchess wanted to stand out and be difference from her royal siblings. The King and Queen of Osonbrok are well known, as is Cyralda’s argument with her father, the king. She was banished from the royal palaces of the capital and sent to the provincial town of Brioson until such a time as she had redeemed herself. Rather than meekly behave and be a respectable ruler of Brioson, she decided to rebel in her own way. She discovered an arcane blacksmith in Brioson and persuaded him to create a one-of-its-kind bicycle. At great expense and great ingenuity on the blacksmith’s part, the bicycle could create a rainbow trail on the ground as it ran. It could even fly temporarily. Delighted with this, Cyralda had a basket installed and started giving out sweets to the bewildered but delighted residents of Brioson. She soon got her nickname The Rainbow Duchess and is yet to return to the capital.

Rolling Word Play – 28

Creating Roleplay ideas based on randomly generated words. Here’s today’s selection. Discover more about Rehearsed Speared Flow, Potentially Reforms and Bond Dainty

Rehearsed Speared Flow
There is a weapon technique used by some humanoid tribes (including humans, frog-people and lizardfolk) where in battle they will mark their spears in such a way that when thrown, it makes a shrill, whistling sound. In large combat scenarios it can stop an advancing army in their tracks and if effectively used with fire effects can even force their enemies to make a hasty retreat.

Potentially Reforms
In this adventuring scenario, a Jousting tournament is taking place with the winner destined to become a new knight at the king’s table. Not just anyone can enter however; there is a hefty entrance fee and the contestant must be a subject of the kingdom. There are some opposing political views shared among the paladins and fighters there that day and it is said that the king has a favoured knight who would be a comfortable fit at his table. Expect action and some foul play. What will the players do? Will they fib their way into the competition by replacing another contestant or forging their documents? Will they back another fighter to win the jousting? Is the king a good ruler or would change be better for the kingdom?

Bond Dainty
The Bond Dainty is a thing of legend but someone always knows someone who either used it or a shopkeeper who dealt with it. Possibly a fey contraption, it is a bond to spend money in one go, and is usually worth a lot of gold. It can turn up in the middle of the street or in a pile of documents but one thing is for certain – it will disappear before long! Whoever finds it often has the wide-eyed look of someone about to have a panic attack as they decide how best to use the bond before it disappears. Many have failed to act, but for those that do, they have made shopkeepers and merchants rich as gold appears once the bond is passed over in exchange for their entire stock or even their ship.