Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Megadungeon - Random Area Name Generator


These 5 tables are useful for naming (and thereby inspiring the contents of) all those empty little boxes on your new Megadungeon map. I also use stuff like this when I'm using Dungeon Geomorphs or an unfilled map like these from Judges Guild.

Simply roll two to five d20's and arrange as appropriate, fill in the blanks: The _____ ______ of _____, or mix and match as desired, then you get to decide what exactly is in the Forbidden Chamber of Maddening Mirrors, or the Haunted Lake of Green and Purple Statues.

A(d20)
1- Black
2- Fiery
3- Red
4- Bloody
5- Haunted
6- Forgotten
7- Forbidden
8- Ancient
9- Golden
10- Cursed
11- Wondrous
12- Frozen
13- Green and Purple
14- Lost
15- Fabled
16- Deadly
17- Elder
18- Mysterious
19- Petrified
20- Screaming

B(d20 50% this chart, 50% chart C)
1- Vault
2- Cave
3- Cavern
4- Chamber
5- Tomb
6- Lake
7- Fountain
8- Pool
9- Hall
10- Crypt
11- Maze
12- Gate
13- Stair
14- Statue
15- Shrine
16- Gallery
17- Pit
18- Redoubt
19- Temple
20- Mural

C(d20)
1- Door
2- Arch
3- Well
4- Cistern
5- Lagoon
6- Prison
7- Mausoleum
8- Catacombs
9- Wall
10- Lounge
11- Garrison
12- Garden
13- Grotto
14- Chasm
15- Church
16- Barracks
17- Harem
18- Baths
19- Museum
20- Mines

D(d20, or use Chart E, or combine)
1- Doom
2- Blood
3- Kings
4- Statues
5- Slime
6- Ghosts
7- Gods
8- Legend
9- Death
10- Endless Gold
11- Blessings
12- Tomes
13- Souls
14- Magic
15- Curses
16- Echoes
17- Ancients
18- Slime
19- Crystal
20- Wisdom

E(1 or 2d20 pick/one and roll again or use both)
1- Brass / Faces
2- Stone / Mouths
3- Crystal / Knives
4- Bone / Hands
5- Copper / Eyes
6- Silver / Runes
7- Obsidian / Swords
8 - Cruel / Lies
9- Misty / Mirrors
10- Pale / Hieroglyphs
11- Mesmerizing / Lights
12- Ever-Changing / Books
13- Impenetrable / Closets
14- Inscrutable / Wells
15- Maddening / Doors
16- Never Ending / Ladders
17- Moldy / Fangs
18- Encrusted / Talons
19- Mildewed / Ladies
20- Singing / Stones

7 comments:

  1. Very cool, thanks for sharing. Now I can find out what "The Elder Hall of Misty Stones" does. I am going to have fun with this. :)

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  2. Now this will be useful. Thanks! :D

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  3. Very nice, Al. I automated this with a Ruby script and have already used it to good effect. This is perfect to get those creative juices flowing. Thanks!

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  4. These charts oughtta go into the next issue of Fight On! or Knockspell.

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  5. Just put this into InspirationPad Pro and got:

    The Forgotten Lounge of Death

    Sounds like a horrific place...

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  6. I did the InspirationPad Pro thing too. Came up with:

    The Mysterious Door of Mesmerizing Doom

    Definitely working that into my next game somehow

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