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<blockquote data-quote="Jack7" data-source="post: 4647164" data-attributes="member: 54707"><p>I like it LF. It is also very well done.</p><p></p><p>On B1 though I might also suggest these slight modifications:</p><p></p><p><strong>B1. Change in use:</strong> The ruin has since been used as… (roll 1d10)</p><p></p><p>1-3 ... nothing</p><p>4 ... roll on table B2, cannot be same as original use</p><p>5 ... recent and perhaps secretive attempts to renovate for original use</p><p>6 ...raw material for (an)other structure(s). Significant amount of original ruin is missing, or has to be recovered/repaired</p><p>7 ...a secret or clandestine operating base, roll on B3</p><p>8 ...a monument or memorial.</p><p>9 ...a battle or adventure site (may or may not be well-known).</p><p>10 ...temporary shelter for passing wayfarers or locals, unaware of risks or rewards within, roll on B3.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Which might lead to this,</p><p></p><p><strong>B2. History:</strong> The ruin became a ruin due to… (roll 1d10)</p><p></p><p>1. … abandonment. It has succumbed to sheer age and the ravages of time.</p><p>2. … a major fire of either internal or external origin.</p><p>3. … a single significant weather phenomenon e.g. a hurricane, tornado, etc.</p><p>4. … a flood or rising waters.</p><p>5. … an earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, or similar.</p><p>6. … poor construction. It fell apart long before it should have.</p><p>7. … an act of war against its inhabitants.</p><p>8. … an act of war not related to its inhabitants. It was collateral damage.</p><p>9. … a mishap of magic, wild magic surge, or similar.</p><p>10. … an act of divine will.</p><p></p><p></p><p>then to B3</p><p></p><p><strong>B3.</strong> <strong>Current Use</strong>. Ruin is Currently and/or Secretly Now Also... (roll d10)</p><p></p><p>1 ...Laboratory Facility</p><p>2 ...Excavation Site</p><p>3 ...Housing for Holy Relic or Ancient Artifact or a Vault for great treasure</p><p>4 ...Place has been turned into a working Device of great complexity</p><p>5 ...Secret/Hidden/Concealed Library or Information Source</p><p>6 ...Dungeon Complex, Torture Facility, Prison, or Maze</p><p>7 ...Smuggling Network or Storage Area</p><p>8 ...War Camp, insurrection/guerilla hub, and/or arms depot</p><p>9 ...Lookout, monitoring post, or signaling and communications post</p><p>10 ...Catacomb, Barrow, Mass Grave, or Tomb</p><p></p><p></p><p>Tables B1 and B3 can be used complimentarily and concurrently in developing site current usage information, or used to reflect different and conflicting eras in the site's history.</p><p></p><p>For instance a site might currently be 10, on Table B1, and also a 7 on B3.</p><p>Or the 10 on B1 might have been ten years ago, and now the site is only a 10 on B3.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jack7, post: 4647164, member: 54707"] I like it LF. It is also very well done. On B1 though I might also suggest these slight modifications: [B]B1. Change in use:[/B] The ruin has since been used as… (roll 1d10) 1-3 ... nothing 4 ... roll on table B2, cannot be same as original use 5 ... recent and perhaps secretive attempts to renovate for original use 6 ...raw material for (an)other structure(s). Significant amount of original ruin is missing, or has to be recovered/repaired 7 ...a secret or clandestine operating base, roll on B3 8 ...a monument or memorial. 9 ...a battle or adventure site (may or may not be well-known). 10 ...temporary shelter for passing wayfarers or locals, unaware of risks or rewards within, roll on B3. Which might lead to this, [B]B2. History:[/B] The ruin became a ruin due to… (roll 1d10) 1. … abandonment. It has succumbed to sheer age and the ravages of time. 2. … a major fire of either internal or external origin. 3. … a single significant weather phenomenon e.g. a hurricane, tornado, etc. 4. … a flood or rising waters. 5. … an earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, or similar. 6. … poor construction. It fell apart long before it should have. 7. … an act of war against its inhabitants. 8. … an act of war not related to its inhabitants. It was collateral damage. 9. … a mishap of magic, wild magic surge, or similar. 10. … an act of divine will. then to B3 [B]B3.[/B] [B]Current Use[/B]. Ruin is Currently and/or Secretly Now Also... (roll d10) 1 ...Laboratory Facility 2 ...Excavation Site 3 ...Housing for Holy Relic or Ancient Artifact or a Vault for great treasure 4 ...Place has been turned into a working Device of great complexity 5 ...Secret/Hidden/Concealed Library or Information Source 6 ...Dungeon Complex, Torture Facility, Prison, or Maze 7 ...Smuggling Network or Storage Area 8 ...War Camp, insurrection/guerilla hub, and/or arms depot 9 ...Lookout, monitoring post, or signaling and communications post 10 ...Catacomb, Barrow, Mass Grave, or Tomb Tables B1 and B3 can be used complimentarily and concurrently in developing site current usage information, or used to reflect different and conflicting eras in the site's history. For instance a site might currently be 10, on Table B1, and also a 7 on B3. Or the 10 on B1 might have been ten years ago, and now the site is only a 10 on B3. [/QUOTE]
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