Tim Raz asked for
"A table for what a character did when the player missed a session (assuming the character wasn't used as an NPC in the session)ranging from the mundane to the comical to the tragic (but not TOO tragic). Some, but not all, could be future adventure hooks."
Roll a d20 for the event and a d4 to see how far it went. Read all along the line. Mundane actions are short. comic actions have unexpcted reverses, tragic actions have consequences and adveture hooks are a whole fucking thing.
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Mundane
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Comic
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Tragic
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Hook
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1
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You helped an old man you found fallen
over in the street
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Who turned out to be horrible!
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And now resents you for helping
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because he is a Master of Evil
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2
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You found some money in the street
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And spent it!
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but the owners are looking for it
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And are assassins
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3
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You got depression
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At the carnival
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And attempted suicide
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And were reanimated during the
performance
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4
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You broke your toe
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By kicking a stupid rock!
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It got infected
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With something rare, the cure is far
away
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5
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You were chatted up
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By someone cute and slutty
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But you were rubbish in bed
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And you think you’re in love
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6
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You forgot something
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It was your underwear!
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Which has been stolen
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But they left a ransom note?
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7
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You got lost
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In a completely familiar place
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For d4 subjective years
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Due to fairies
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8
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You ran after an interesting bird
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That shat in your eye!
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And blinded you
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Whilst calling you by name?
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9
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There was a local election
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Which you won!
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Because nobody else stood
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As the place is run by terrifying
criminals
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10
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You saw the King walk past
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And fall on his arse!
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And die
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After being shot by someone right next
to you
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11
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You attended a wedding
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Of your own Mother!
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To a total pig
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Literally, a real pig. Yet no-one
noticed?
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12
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You lost your hat in the wind
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And chased it into the forest
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only to be accused of littering
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By a psychotic druid
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13
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You went hunting with rogues
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When drunk!
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As the prey
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It’s still going on, they are right
behind you
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14
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You were arrested
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For being drunk
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And murder
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Of someone important
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15
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You were caught in a storm
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Which swept the roof off a house!
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And carried off the family
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Of the king
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16
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You played some orphans at football
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And lost!
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Now you owe them money
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Or the orphanage will close
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17
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You had your fortune told
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It’s bad!
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And true
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Unless you find the gypsy queen
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18
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You were followed home by a small dog
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It’s vicious!
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And rabid
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With lycanthropy
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19
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You got talking with an old friend
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Who is incredibly boring
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And a recent refugee
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From the apocalypse
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20
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You were interviewed by the local rag
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About someone else
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Who has threatened your life
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From their mountain empire
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Or you could just throw a d20 4 times to have it really gonzo (some DM adjucation is probably necessary)
ReplyDelete12-19-12-6 :)
What a great idea! This kind of table could work for almost any kind of progressive structure. Very nice.
ReplyDeleteThis is the best gaming supplement I have seen in quite some time!
ReplyDeleteGenius.
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