D&D General Job Board (Random Table)

[MechaPilot]

After watching this episode of How to be a Great Game Master, I was inspired to write up a random job board table. I figured I'd share it with you and see if you had any notes on how to improve it.

 

[aco175]

I do not like the way the rewards are repeated all the way down the chart. You could just make big blocks to show a large sum of money on a roll of 1-40. It makes it hard to follow.

You can also list a reward of acceptance into a group. Say the Art Guild wanted o recover something and they offer membership as a reward. The guild saves money and the PCs get access to favor and power.

 

[pogre]

A Job Board used to be a big part of my WFRP campaigns, but I have not used them much in 5e. Food for thought. Thanks for the chart to get the wheels started for posts on the job board.

 

[Draegn]

If you're ever stuck without an idea and you can find a copy the Traveller little black book 1001 adventures is a great tool to have.

 

[Imaculata]

I think the job board could be even better if it had a random outcome table. So based on the performance of the players, there could be a random positive or negative outcome, depending on how well they did.

You could also add a random bonus objective table, to add a bit of extra flavor to each job. So maybe the players not only need to carry item X to location X, but they must also do so without damaging it, or without being noticed by anyone, or without spilling any blood.