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<blockquote data-quote="LostSoul" data-source="post: 5291771" data-attributes="member: 386">I made a whole bunch of random tables to generate my setting.&nbsp; I rolled on the tables, got an inspirational line or two, and then fleshed it out before play began.One of the things I wanted to do with these tables was to make it so the DM could consult the chart during play and come up with something on the fly.&nbsp; No prep, just a bunch of random rolls and some imagination.Here is the table for the &quot;Terrain Feature - Moor&quot; entry.&nbsp; As you can see it leaves a lot for the DM to discover and be surprised by in play.&nbsp; I have a lot of these tables (ruins, dungeons, lairs, settlements, special features, terrain features; what's in a hex, like monsters, maps, traps, tricks, treasure, artefacts, and gates) and other procedures so I could potentially run a game with no prep at all; I (as DM) would be exploring the world at the same time as the PCs.[sblock]roll&nbsp; &nbsp; Terrain1d20&nbsp; &nbsp; Moor&nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; Smooth stone blocks neatly formed into an arrow.2&nbsp; &nbsp; Evenly-spaced hedgerows along an embankment, always trimmed.3&nbsp; &nbsp; Rats with human faces and hands building stone cairns.4&nbsp; &nbsp; Raised stones in a circle on the top of a mound.&nbsp; A black stone altar&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; sits in the middle, stained with blood.5&nbsp; &nbsp; White flowers that hold the memories of the dead.6&nbsp; &nbsp; Thick fogs, always cold and wet, seemingly promising rest and peace.7&nbsp; &nbsp; Large black stone cross festooned with spiked chains.8&nbsp; &nbsp; Paved stone road leading through moor, overgrown with weeds, each paving&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; stone engraved with a grinning skull.9&nbsp; &nbsp; An eerie wind that sounds like the cries of a child.10&nbsp; &nbsp; Great cairns built with massive blocks.11&nbsp; &nbsp; Sweet-smelling blood-red heather covering the land.12&nbsp; &nbsp; A multitude of campfires in the distance, every night, that recede upon&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; approach.13&nbsp; &nbsp; On a full moon, a trail of fire winds its way across the moor.14&nbsp; &nbsp; Sharp rocks and scree, drinking the blood of those who cut themselves.15&nbsp; &nbsp; Flensed skin festooned on rotting wooden posts, hanging from silver&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; chains.16&nbsp; &nbsp; Pool of clear water that waxes and wanes with the moon.17&nbsp; &nbsp; Skeletal hands grasping weapons reaching up from the rocky soil.18&nbsp; &nbsp; Caves ringing a depression, all blocked with heavy stone slabs.19&nbsp; &nbsp; Hundreds of stele with epitaphs in long-forgotten languages.20&nbsp; &nbsp; Giant-sized throne made of stone, carved with images of death and glory.[/sblock]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LostSoul, post: 5291771, member: 386"] I made a whole bunch of random tables to generate my setting. I rolled on the tables, got an inspirational line or two, and then fleshed it out before play began. One of the things I wanted to do with these tables was to make it so the DM could consult the chart during play and come up with something on the fly. No prep, just a bunch of random rolls and some imagination. Here is the table for the "Terrain Feature - Moor" entry. As you can see it leaves a lot for the DM to discover and be surprised by in play. I have a lot of these tables (ruins, dungeons, lairs, settlements, special features, terrain features; what's in a hex, like monsters, maps, traps, tricks, treasure, artefacts, and gates) and other procedures so I could potentially run a game with no prep at all; I (as DM) would be exploring the world at the same time as the PCs. [sblock]roll Terrain 1d20 Moor 1 Smooth stone blocks neatly formed into an arrow. 2 Evenly-spaced hedgerows along an embankment, always trimmed. 3 Rats with human faces and hands building stone cairns. 4 Raised stones in a circle on the top of a mound. A black stone altar sits in the middle, stained with blood. 5 White flowers that hold the memories of the dead. 6 Thick fogs, always cold and wet, seemingly promising rest and peace. 7 Large black stone cross festooned with spiked chains. 8 Paved stone road leading through moor, overgrown with weeds, each paving stone engraved with a grinning skull. 9 An eerie wind that sounds like the cries of a child. 10 Great cairns built with massive blocks. 11 Sweet-smelling blood-red heather covering the land. 12 A multitude of campfires in the distance, every night, that recede upon approach. 13 On a full moon, a trail of fire winds its way across the moor. 14 Sharp rocks and scree, drinking the blood of those who cut themselves. 15 Flensed skin festooned on rotting wooden posts, hanging from silver chains. 16 Pool of clear water that waxes and wanes with the moon. 17 Skeletal hands grasping weapons reaching up from the rocky soil. 18 Caves ringing a depression, all blocked with heavy stone slabs. 19 Hundreds of stele with epitaphs in long-forgotten languages. 20 Giant-sized throne made of stone, carved with images of death and glory.[/sblock] [/QUOTE]

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