Sunday, October 15, 2023

SEA BREAK - Families of Trang Chu

Trang Chu is built by a shrine to Sri Sovarsi, tributary of Annam. At its height the town bustled with merchants from up and down river, selling most anything. Now the market is held weekly, and few come.

Choose or roll a townsperson to be related to:

  1. Atma, Tevi, Kartini
  2. Sampa Suri, Stokers, Bram
  3. Jamella, Asheara, Meshif
  4. Cho, Umi
  5. Kaelan
  6. Sovan
  7. Phirun
  8. Vyo Mang
  9. Ketut
  10. Haji

Residents


Atma
Runs the rest house. De-facto mayor. 'Don't make me get Atma' will make just about everyone reconsider what they're doing.


Tevi
Dara's second daughter. Calm and protective. A competent hunter and tracker. Often stands watch as town guard.

Kartini
Dara's first daughter. Smug and headstrong. Very tactical, not very tactful. Often stands watch as town guard.

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Sampa Suri
Richest woman in town. Owns an apiary and makes beautiful candles. Either yelling, smoking, or both. Insists you call her by her full name.



Stokers
Sampa Suri's second son. In his early 50s. Carpenter extraordinaire. Short and jovial. Drinks and smokes a lot. 

Bram
Sampa Suri's first son. In his late 50s. Carpenter extraordinaire. Tall and jovial. Also drinks and smoke a lot.



Marya
Sampa Suri's maid. Easily spooked. Usually tending tending Sampa Suri's shop. Her right hand is a hook, which she still struggles with.

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Jamella
Local butcher. Shares a shop with Thirit. Loves exercise and can bench press you. Has a pet boar.



Thirit
Local baker. Shares a shop with Jamella. Dreamy and prone to flights of fancy. Always interested in baking something bigger.



Sugeng
Wandering merchant. Jamella's uncle. Collects oddities and curios. Comes back to town once every 2 or 3 months.

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Cho
Itinerant priest who minds the river shrines. Ventures up and down the river to make sure all are attended to. Jolly and barely under 4 feet. Accompanied by Tim and Tam, his guard geese.



Umi
Cho's grand daughter. Shrine maiden to the village river shrine - a job which frequently makes her very angry. Has a very low opinion on spirits.

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Kaelan
Village blacksmith. Laughs so loud the entire village can hear him. Says he was raised by lions, which is like a tiger but all brown.

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Art by Mun Kao

Sovan
Boisterous town tough. A competent fisherman, when he can be convinced to leave the bar. Claims to have once fought a crocodile 10 feet long.

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Phirun
Town drunk. Drags himself back home from the bar every evening. Widely suspected as a cheat at cards.

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Vyo Mang
Works at the general store. A formerly a con man from the Yellow City. Usually surly. Bickers constantly with Ketut.



Ketut
Works at the general store. Always gives you a candy with your purchase. Bickers constantly with Moch.

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Haji
A mischievous youth. Has an excellent nose for roots and vegetables. Great shot with a blow gun - a skill he uses to annoy more often than hunt.

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Ruby
A beautiful witch. One day her shack appeared outside of town, fully built. She never lets anyone in, and is rarely seen.



Heathen 
Ruby's one eyed cat. Frequently seen around town. No child has ever managed to catch her tail.



Marble 
Ruby's apprentice. Eager to please but very nervous. Rarely seen outside Ruby's hut.

Saturday, July 22, 2023

The Evil Wizard's Mooks

Roll 1d12, then consult subtable. If you're afraid of subtables or fond of animals, roll 1d215 instead.

Results on Subtable 3 and 4 imply a single large creature replacing ~10 medium ones.

The Evil Wizard is Served By

1Robots
11Animatronic Presidents
22Chappie Robo-Gangsters
33Glados Personality Cores on Spider Legs
44Robot Copies of the Wizard
55Mobile Land Mines (GiTS)
66Robby the Robots
77Star Wars Mercenary Droids
88Star Wars Seperatist Droids
99Terminators
1010Re-roll, but it's a robot.
2Golems
111Aztec Granite Statues
122Brick
133Clay
144Coal Powered Walking Boilers
155Greek Marble Statues
166Hollow Golden Men
177Levitating Blue Cut Stone
188Magma
199Matroshka Golems - 10 dudes stack inside each other.
2010Moss Covered Boulders
3Ogre
211Alligator
222Bound in Beautiful Armor
233Chef
244Decapitated
255Demon, Buddhist
266Dinosaur
277Gorilla
288Jawa
299Narwhal
3010Porcupine
3111Umber Hulk
3212Yeti
4Robo Ogre
331Castle in the Sky Robot
342Mecha driven by Small Animal
353Motor Cycle Transformer
364Fallout Armor
375Space Marine Armor
386Mini Gundam
397Roll on Ogres table, but a robot.
408Re-roll, but it's a giant robot.
5___ but with thumbs!
411Anacondas - tail ends with hand.
422Behir
433Dire Squirrels
444Froghemoths
455Giant Ants
466Man Sized Tarantulas
477Octopi
488Owl Bears
499Raptors
5010Rodents of Unusal Size
5111Worgs
5212Xorns
6The Usual Suspects
1Small Races
531Froglings
542Gnomes
553Goblins
564Greys
575Halflings, Chaos Party
586Kobolds, Dog or Lizard
2Fantasy Races
591Centaurs, Pony
602Driders
613Drow
624Dwarves
635Lizard Men
646Mermaids, Aerial Shark
657Naga
668Orcs, Pig or Otherwise
679Satyrs
6810Skaven
3Sci Fi Races
691Chimpanzees
702Giff
713Githyanki
724Ithorians
735Mind Flayers
746Moks
757Reptoids
768Wookies
7The Undead
771Draculas
782Frankensteins
793Jiang-shi
804Mummies, Bog
815Mummies, Egyptian
826Mummies, Lacquered Monks
837Ring Wraiths
848Skeletons, Bismuth Covered
859Skeletons, Barnacle Covered
8610Taxidermied Foes
8711Turbo Ghouls - motor cycle wheel instead of legs.
8812Zombies
8Creepy Weirdos
891Brewed Men - Black Ooze Homunculi
902Creepy Ass Puppets
913Oni
924Demons, Warhammer
935Devilmen
946Gargoyles
957Slimes with Skeletons Inside
968Stained Glass Men
979Tengu
9810Vantiblack Angels with White Glowing Eyes
9911Degenerate Clones of the Wizard
10012Re-roll, but the colors are inverted.
9Empty Armor
1011Wizard Robes
1022Hazmat Suites
1033Swat Team
1044Cosmonauts
1055Samurai
1066Knights
1077Storm Troopers
1088Power Armor, Rogue Trader Size
1099Power Rangers
11010Sheet Ghosts
10Men in Costumes
1111Angry Town Mob
1122Animal Masks, Nothing Else
1133Basket Hat Samurai
1144Blue Man Group
1155Clown Masks, Business Suits
1166Cultists
1177Fawning Servants
1188Gas Masked Troops
1199Gimps
12010Jaguar Warriors
12111Nuns
12212Ninjas
12313Pirates
12414Spies in Trench Coats
12515Vikings
12616War Boys
12717Witches
12818Zentai Suits
12919Zoot Suites
13020Re-roll, but it's just guys in costumes.
11Men With Odd Heads
1311Antenna Reciver
1322Blender
1333Discoball
1344Dome
1355Empty Pedestal
1366Fish in Bowl
1377Flaming Animal Skulls
1388Gramophone
1399Lantern
14010Lava Lamp
14111Light Bulb
14212TV
12Men with Animal Heads
1Animals Used For Labor
1431Bull
1442Camel
1453Elephant
1464Elk
1475Goat
1486Horse
1497Llamma
1508Pig
2Animals Of The Savanna
1511Aardvark
1522Anteater
1533Baboon
1544Giraffe
1555Meerkat
1566Ostritch
1577Rhino
1588Warthog
3Animals That Are Like Dogs
1591Cheetah
1602Dog
1613Fox
1624Hyena
1635Jackal
1646Lion
1657Tiger
1668Wolf
4Animals In The Fourth Category
1671Chicken
1682Eagle
1693Eel
1704Lizard, Frilled
1715Macaw, Hornbill
1726Owl
1737Snake
1748Spider
5Animals That Are Difficult To Follow
1751Dolphin
1762Lemur
1773Rabbit
1784Seahorse
1795Shark, Hammer Head
1806Song Bird
1817Squirrel
1828Unicorn
6Animals That Can Fly
1831Bat
1842Crow
1853Flamingo
1864Flying Fish
1875Humming Bird
1886Moth
1897Pelican
1908Vulture
7Animals That Show Patience
1911Angler Fish
1922Ant
1933Bear
1944Beaver
1955Cat
1966Octopus
1977Raptor
1988Slug
8Animals That Can Be Green
1991Crocodile
2002Frog
2013Grasshopper
2024Iguana
2035Mantis
2046Peacock
2057Sloth
2068Turtle
9Other
2071Flowers
2082Head Sized Eyeball
2093Human Fist
2104No head. Teeth from shoulders to navel.
2115Tentacle
2126Roll 1d8 Twice - Combine
2137The Whole Aquarium - each mook is different.
2148The Whole Zoo - each mook is different.
21510Roll 1d8 Twice - Two Headed Chimeras

I could have sorted the animals in a more conventional manner, but a Borgian approach amused me.