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Detailed Monster Reactions A: Morale

source or inspiration: Roger the GS

To use this system, monsters should have a Morale rating from 2 to 12, where a high number indicates a high willingness to fight as opposed to run.
The GM should roll 2 dice, and subtract the total from the Morale rating.
If the heroes approach the monsters aggressively, this might increase the monster's Hostility but decrease their Morale.
If the heroes approach peacefully, this might have the opposite effect.
For more detailed modifiers, see the link above.

Roll 2 dice, use the total.

Monsters' Morale minus the total of 2 dice.
-4 or less	Overcome
-1 to 1	Impressed
0 or 1	Wary
2 or 3	Confident
4 or more	Bold

Detailed Monster Reactions B: Hostility

source or inspiration: Roger the GS

Similarly, monsters should have a Hostility rating from 2 to 12, where a high number indicates a high willingness to fight as opposed to bargain.
The GM should roll 2 dice, and subtract the total from the Hostility rating.
If the heroes approach the monsters aggressively, this might increase the monster's Hostility but decrease their Morale.
If the heroes approach peacefully, this might have the opposite effect.
For more detailed modifiers, see the link above.

Roll 2 dice, use the total.

Monsters' Hostility minus the total of 2 dice.
-5 or less	Friendly
-4 to -2	Peaceful
-1 or 0	Neutral
1 to 3	Hostile
4 or more	Mortal Foe

Detailed Monster Reactions C: Result

source or inspiration: Roger the GS

Lastly, the GM should cross-reference the two results above to get the monsters' behaviour. Results are as follows:

Attack:	Monsters advance and attack the party
Stand:	Monsters hold ground, fight if attacked
Retreat:	Monsters make orderly withdrawal
Flee:	Monsters run away headlong
Results in inverted commas only apply if the party and monsters can communicate:
'Offer Service':	Monsters offer to help the party or fight with them a short while
'Offer Peace':	Monsters offer a longer-term truce
'Offer Alliance':	Monsters propose an alliance to achieve a mutual goal
'Ask for Service':	Monsters demand the party assist them, will turn neutral if refused
'Ask for Peace':	Monsters demand a truce and will impose other conditions
'Beg':	Monsters grovel and will offer all they have to escape attack
'Bargain':	Monsters parley, but will pay a high price to escape attack
'Parley':	Monsters negotiate a mutually acceptable truce
'Intimidate':	Monsters negotiate but will expect payment or other advantage
'Command':	Monsters demand a payment, bribe, or other service in exchange for truce
Results in square brackets only apply if the monsters are attacked, and can't escape:
[Surrender]:	Monsters throw down arms and beg for mercy
[Berserk]:	Monsters fight without mercy in a last-ditch stand
[Fight]:	Monsters fight, subject to morale checks
Results in plus signs only apply if the party flees or retreats:
+Stay+:	Monsters do not chase
+Pursue+:	Monsters give chase
+No Quarter+:	Monsters will not accept party surrender, fighting to the death

	Morale result
Hostility Result	Overcome	Impressed	Wary	Confident	Bold
Friendly	Stand 'Offer Service'	Stand 'Offer Service'	Stand 'Offer Alliance'	Stand 'Offer Alliance'	Stand 'Ask for Service'
Peaceful	Retreat ['Offer Peace']	Stand 'Offer Peace'	Stand 'Offer Peace'	Stand 'Offer Peace'	Stand 'Ask for Peace'
Neutral	Retreat ['Beg']	Stand 'Bargain'	Stand 'Parley'	Stand 'Intimidate'	Stand 'Command'
Hostile	Flee [Surrender]	Retreat [Fight]	Attack +Stay+	Attack +Stay+	Attack +Pursue+
Mortal Foe	Flee [Berserk]	Retreat [Fight]	Attack +Stay+	Attack +Pursue+	Attack +Pursue, No Quarter+

Why This Place Fell Into Ruin

source or inspiration: Central Casting: Dungeons

Roll 2 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1-2	Inhabitants killed by a plague.
1	3-4	The inhabitants were cursed, through no fault of their own.
1	5-6	The inhabitants were cursed, due to their own wickedness.
2	1-2	Monsters killed everyone, and still inhabit the place.
2	3-4	Monsters killed everyone, and left the place in ruins.
2	5-6	The (roll again: 1-3 water 4-6 air) was poisoned. Roll again: on a 1-3 the poison is still present.
3	1-2	The inhabitants were involved in a war. When their army never returned, the place was abandoned.
3	3-4	The economy that the place depended on collapsed.
3	5-6	The surrounding environment degraded, due to the inhabitants' actions (for example, all the trees were cut down), so that the place was no longer viable.
4	1-2	The surrounding environment degraded, through no fault of the inhabitants (for example, an ice age or prolonged drought), so that the place was no longer viable.
4	3-4	The inhabitants lost their technology, and large cities no longer made sense.
4	5-6	The place was built for defence. When the threat was no longer present, there was no reason to maintain the place.
5	1-2	The place was destroyed in a disaster: Roll again: 1 fire 2 flood 3 volcanic eruption 4 earthquake 5 meteor strike 6 tornado or hurricane.
5	3-4	As above, but the disaster was caused by a magical experiment gone wrong.
5	5-6	The inhabitants seem to have disappeared in an instant.
6	1-2	The advanced inhabitants went to another planet.
6	3-4	The advanced inhabitants became creatures of pure energy. Roll again: on a 1-3 they still inhabit the place.
6	5-6	The place was never inhabited: it is a life-size model.

Unusual Characteristics of Villains

source or inspiration: Renegade Crowns (Warhammer Fantasy)

Roll 3 dice.

1st dice	2nd dice	3rd dice	result
1-2	1-2	1-2	Commits virtuous acts in secret.
1-2	1-2	3-4	Took the blame for the crime of a relative and went into exile.
1-2	1-2	5-6	Is secretly related to a prominent family.
1-2	3-4	1-2	Worships demons.
1-2	3-4	3-4	Secretly responsible for a vile atrocity (even by the standards of ordinary villains).
1-2	3-4	5-6	Secretly working for a more powerful and respectable government.
1-2	5-6	1-2	Secretly dresses in the clothes of a child.
1-2	5-6	3-4	As above, and sings popular songs from the theatre.
1-2	5-6	5-6	Obsessed with breeding ever-smaller dogs.
3-4	1-2	1-2	Has a collection of stuffed toys made to look like their enemies.
3-4	1-2	3-4	Is a famous criminal under another name.
3-4	1-2	5-6	Flies into a rage if s/he sees red clothing.
3-4	3-4	1-2	Flies into a rage if s/he sees ivory buttons.
3-4	3-4	3-4	Flies into a rage whenever an odd number of plates are set at dinner.
3-4	3-4	5-6	Expects everyone to keep silent for least a minute after s/he speaks, in case s/he hasn't finished.
3-4	5-6	1-2	Has a catchphrase, which they use too often and inappropriately.
3-4	5-6	3-4	Compelled to wash hands with wine after touching another's flesh.
3-4	5-6	5-6	Has a special seat for their weapon, and will never sit comfortablely unless the weapon is also 'seated'.
5-6	1-2	1-2	Can only speak to people in alphabetical order.
5-6	1-2	3-4	Believes in an imaginary race of cockroach people who are conquering other lands.
5-6	1-2	5-6	Writes a letter 'home' to an imagined family every week.
5-6	3-4	1-2	Never lies to a lady.
5-6	3-4	3-4	Pays a token amount for everything they steal.
5-6	3-4	5-6	Afraid of watering cans.
5-6	5-6	1-2	Afraid of women in low-cut dresses.
5-6	5-6	3-4	Afraid of birds with blue feathers.
5-6	5-6	5-6	Obsessed with a particular kind of cake.

Campaign Ideas From Cartoons

roll, modified if appropriate
Less than 1	Flee for safety, hoping their opponents will tend to their disabled comrades instead of pursuing.
1	Flee in hopes of luring their opponents after them (possibly into a trap), then double back to seize their disabled opponents.
2	Kill the disabled opponents.
3 or 4	Whenever an opponent is paralyzed, pick them up and carry them off.
5 or 6	Ignore disabled opponents while there are other opponents left standing.
more than 6	Unless directly engaged in combat, kill disabled opponents, and spend the rest of the combat eating them.

2	Throws Rider The mount tries to buck the rider off, rider could get stomped and then horse flees..
3	Bolts The horse breaks away/flees.
4	as above.
5	Stop The beast refuses to go further. It will take 1-6 minutes to get it to cooperate. It will bolt (see above) if the danger comes close.
6	Whinnies The mount snorts, paws at the ground, whips its tail etc. This will give away the rider's position. Roll again, applying a -2 penalty, if the noise or apparent danger increases, or if the mount isn't out of danger in one minute of game time.
7	Stumbles The mount will attempt to avoid the danger but will continue on the path. Roll again, applying a -2 penalty, if the noise or apparent danger increases.
8	as above.
9	Carries On.
10	as above.
11	as above.
12	as above.

1	Corrosive acid or venom. If the target is wearing armour, it will dissolve the armour before it does any damage to the target. It might also dissolve weapons, shields and other equipment.
2	Fire. Targets have a chance of being set on fire if hit, as well as the initial damage. Metal armour will reduce this chance considerably, but wooden weapons and shields are highly likely to burn.
3	Poison gas. Armour and shields are of no use against this attack.
4	Gas. Roll on the 'Gas Clouds' table in the 'Dungeons & Combat' section (although the breath might not come out in a cloud). Armour and shields are of no use against this attack.
5	A bolt of lightning. The bolt will more often hit a target wearing metal armour, even if the dragon intended to hit someone else. This will 'earth' the lightning, but may do damage to the wearer. If the bolt is aimed at someone who has a metal weapon or a shield, the bolt is likely to hit the weapon or shield. The target will be forced to drop a metal weapon hit in this way, and those who wear shields will find their arms numbed and temporarily useless.
6	Choose a random spell from your campaign. Choose only from those spells which harm the target.

1	There are adventuring priests, who may or may not have magical abilities.
2	There are adventuring priests, but they never have magic powers. No temple with have anything to do with magic.
3	There are adventuring holy men and women with magic powers, but they aren't priests. Officials of a church will always be non-player characters.
4	There are priests with magic powers, but they never adventure. Player characters can go to them for healing, blessing etc, but they won't be player-characters themselves.
5	All magic powers come from a god or goddess. There are no wizards other than priests (roll again 1-3 player characters may be priests 4-6 player characters can't be priests).
6	People believe that priests have magic powers, but they are a combination of scientific knowledge, and the psychological effect of people's belief in the priests' powers. Optionally roll again: 1-3 priests believe they have magical abilities 4-6 priests know that they're tricking people.

3	Atonement Required: The request is refused. Roll 3 dice. The character must spend this many days in prayer, fasting, and contemplation, or other form of continuous worship as appropriate to the deity, before they can make any request again.
4	Atonement Required (as above).
5	Stern Refusal: The request is refused. For any future requests, the character should take 2 from the roll, until they get a result of 'granted' or 'atonement required'. Multiple 'stern refusals' add together. For example two stern refusals will give a -4 penalty. The character can choose to atone, as if they'd gotten a result of 'Atonement Required', to get rid of any penalty from this result.
6	Stern Refusal (as above).
7	Stern Refusal (as above).
8	Refusal.
9	Refusal.
10	Refusal.
11	Refusal.
12	Refusal.
13	Granted.
14	Granted.
15	Granted.
16	Granted.
17	Granted.
18	Granted.

2	The undead seem oddly distracted by something else and don't pay you any attention. Roll again in five minutes of game time, or if the players move closer, make noise etc.
3	The undead seem confused by the stimulus of fresh meat. In one minute of game time, roll again, but take 2 from the total.
4	as above.
5	The undead are surprised by the walking talking meat before them, they stand there salivating. Roll again in 1 minute of game time.
6	as above.
7	The undead are thrilled to see the PCs. They howl, scream, moan, groan or murmur 'brains' as appropriate to draw more of their ilk to the oncoming feast. In one minute of game time, roll again, adding 3 to the total. More undead are likely to turn up by this time.
8	The undead stumble onward ready to attack.
9	as above.
10	The hungry dead leap forth ready to bite, gnash and tear.
11	as above.
12	as above.

1	The players leave the dungeon a few hours before they enter. If they realise and decide to wait for themselves, roll again (in all cases their past selves will be run by the GM): 1-2 Their past selves can't see or touch them, and enter the dungeon. 3 Their past selves see them as dim shadows, like ghosts. If the past characters are frightened off, the player-characters are 'reset' to how they were before they entered the dungeon - they lose any treasure and benefits of experience for example. Dead characters have a 50% chance of coming back to life. The dungeon itself is still effected by the characters (any creature they killed is still dead for example) and the player-characters don't lose their memory of having been in the dungeon. 4 Their past selves see them as monsters. If the past characters are frightened off, refer to the result above. If a fight results and a past character dies, the corresponding present character also dies. 5 Their past selves see them, and might be convinced not to enter the dungeon, with results as discussed above. 6 As for 5, but if a character touches its past self an explosion will result, killing both.
2	Only a few seconds have passed.
3	Time has passed normally. However the players have exited in an alternative universe. Roll again: 1-2 Good people in the player-characters' universe are evil here and vice-versa 3-4 The universe is based on another genre, for example science-fiction or horror. 5-6 The universe is populated by a different species, or set of species, to the player-characters' universe. For example if the player-characters are humans, elves and dwarves, the alternative universe might be populated by intelligent insects. In all cases, the new universe will have equivalent countries and invidividuals to the player-characters' universe, including equivalents to the player-characters themselves. If the player-characters go back in the dungeon and wait a while before coming back out, roll again on this table. They're back in their own universe unless this result is rolled again.
4	Roll three dice and take the total. That many weeks have passed.
5	Roll two dice and take the total. That many months have passed.
6	A year has passed for every level the characters got to. For example, if the characters reached three levels below the ground level, four years have passed.

1	No effect.
2	No effect.
3	Half the party's rations (round up if necessary) are eaten by small animals, unless they're hung out of reach of the floor and walls (for example if there's a tree in the dungeon they can be hung there).
4	One meal's worth of rations spoils.
5	Half the party's rations (round down if necessary) spoil.
6	All rations spoil.

Environment	Exposure Points Gained Per Day
marsh, swamp	8
mountain, arctic or desert environments	0
other wilderness	2
dungeons	2
village	4
town	5
city	6-8, depending on how crowded
on a ship	0-8, depending on how crowded
	The GM should also apply the following modifiers:
sanitation	If the characters are in a settlement or on board ship, apply a modifier of -3 to +20, depending on how good the sanitation is, with 0 indicating average sanitation (average for a medieval-style society, rather than average for the modern First World).
tropical climate	+4
sub-tropical climate	+2
summer	+2 (except in deserts)
winter	-2
If the GM knows that a disease is present	+1 to +20, depending on the contagiousness of the disease. Double if the character is in close proximity to those infected (eg a doctor tending them, or adventurers travelling all day with an infected fellow adventurer).

1-3	almond-shaped, with epicanthic fold.
4-6	rounder, without epicanthic fold.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1	The Smurfs.
1	2	Gargamel (the Smurfs).
1	3	GI Joe.
1	4	Cobra (GI Joe).
1	5	Scooby Doo.
1	6	Transformers.
2	1	The Flintstones.
2	2	The Jetsons.
2	3	He-Man / Masters of the Universe.
2	4	Skeletor (Masters of the Universe).
2	5	Josie and the Pussycats.
2	6	Thundercats.
3	1	Mumm-Ra (Thundercats).
3	2	Mutants (Thundercats).
3	3	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
3	4	Star Trek.
3	5	G-Force (Battle of the Planets / G-Force / Gatchaman).
3	6	Spectra/Galactor (Battle of the Planets / G-Force / Gatchaman).
4	1	Astro Boy.
4	2	Danger Mouse.
4	3	Baron Greenback (Danger Mouse).
4	4	Inspector Gadget.
4	5	Doctor Claw (Inspector Gadget).
4	6	Muppet Babies.
5	1	Care Bears.
5	2	Ghostbusters.
5	3	Babar.
5	4	The Archies.
5	5	Pokemon.
5	6	Kimba the White Lion.
6	1	Star Blazers.
6	2	Gamilons (Star Blazers).
6	3	The Comet Empire (Star Blazers).
6	4	Justice League (Super Friends).
6	5	Legion of Doom (Super Friends).
6	6	Robotech.

1st dice	2nd dice	result
1	1	Submersed in a barrel of brine.
1	2	In a dimensional pocket visibile from only one direction.
1	3	As parcels, each piece, including coins, individually wrapped in silk.
1	4	Sewn inside (roll again: 1-3 a limbless, headless, mummified torso 4-6 a bag made from the whole hide of a humanoid).
1	5	Suspended in the air from long bamboo poles, each individual piece on a seperate pole.
1	6	Completely encased by an insect hive.
2	1	In a tapered coffer carved from a giant tusk.
2	2	Completely encased in mineral deposits.
2	3	Completely encased in amber.
2	4	In a Japanese style puzzle box.
2	5	Enclosed in a bag woven from hair.
2	6	Inside the hollow brass figure of a common animal.
3	1	Inside a carved, giant nut.
3	2	Completely encased in tar.
3	3	Fashioned into a moving automaton.
3	4	Arranged on the floor as a treasure map.
3	5	Arranged on the floor encoding a rare spell.
3	6	In a coffer fashioned from platemail welded together by lightning.
4	1	Bricked up in a small shrine.
4	2	Sealed inside clay spheres.
4	3	Fashioned into windchimes.
4	4	Rolled up in a musty carpet.
4	5	Stacked precariously around a deep hole.
4	6	Roll again: 1-3 sealed in sheets of crimped lead 4-6 bound together in a clump with platinum wire.
5	1	Encased in a cube of wax.
5	2	Arrayed on the petrified statues of the original owners.
5	3	Sealed in a clear glass sphere.
5	4	In a cage constructed of bones.
5	5	Hidden in wooden dolls arranged in dioramas.
5	6	In a continuously writhing clump of worms.
6	1	Levitating.
6	2	Strapped to the backs of several monkeys trained to evade.
6	3	In a coffer carved from a giant oak burl.
6	4	In the chitinous husk of a giant insect.
6	5	Floating on crystal rafts in a pool of acid.
6	6	In an open fire (roll again if the treasure includes anything flammable).

1st dice	2nd dice	3rd dice	result
1	1	1-2	Offerings to Set: A Diary.
1	1	3-4	Cocktail Recipes of the Crimson Court.
1	1	5-6	The Prayers of Arumfus.
1	2	1-2	Black Nights and Red Blood: A History of Lost Harnfell.
1	2	3-4	The Rise and Fall of the Dread Emperor.
1	2	5-6	Limericks for an Elven Fete.
1	3	1-2	Cistikin's Foul Grimoire.
1	3	3-4	The Last Titan.
1	3	5-6	The Teachings of the Great Nordoolus.
1	4	1-2	Bezum's Book of Marine Engineering.
1	4	3-4	One Bridge Too Many: Last Stand of the Excitran Cavalry.
1	4	5-6	The Poetry of Fars Fargrim.
1	5	1-2	A Dwarf In Shackles: Overcoming the Curse.
1	5	3-4	Troll Recipes for Fanciful Children.
1	5	5-6	Anatomy of the Centaur.
1	6	1-2	Tira and the Roper: A Tale of Forbidden Love.
1	6	3-4	Nineteen Filthy Leprechauns.
1	6	5-6	Maps and Floorplans of Porttown.
2	1	1-2	The Memoirs of Grewg the Pirate.
2	1	3-4	Bleak Happenings: A history of the Mindplague.
2	1	5-6	Drinks to liven your Existence.
2	2	1-2	Popular Dress and Hairstyles of the Second Age.
2	2	3-4	Aradombular: Three Plays.
2	2	5-6	Aradombular: A Treatise of the Meaning of Things.
2	3	1-2	Aradombular: The Philosophy of Gromus.
2	3	3-4	Aradombular: The Pagan Essays.
2	3	5-6	The Battle of Orichs and the Fall of Trayle.
2	4	1-2	The Twelve Sagas of Bronn the Hero.
2	4	3-4	Ornamental Dogs and their uses in Modern Cuisine.
2	4	5-6	My Five Humans: An Ogre's Tale.
2	5	1-2	Dragons: Myth or Fact?.
2	5	3-4	The Encyclopedia Geraximus: Volume Thirty Four Ch-Cz.
2	5	5-6	Balls.
2	6	1-2	Military Ensignia of the Knights Emergent.
2	6	3-4	Juiblex: The Lost Comedies.
2	6	5-6	Ode to the Hobgoblin Maiden.
3	1	1-2	Fifteen Holy Relics of Ylalla.
3	1	3-4	Pyromancy: An Urban Crisis.
3	1	5-6	Fuanatic Poisons and Their Cures.

1-2	(A) (B).
3-4	(A) (B) (C).
5-6	(B) (C).

1	Everyone
2	The old people
3	Men
4	Women
5	The priest, priestess, magician or wise woman
6	The best warrior

1	mustache and beard.
2	as above.
3	mustache only.
4	beard only.
5	mustache, no beard, large sideburns..
6	no beard or mustache, but large sideburns.

1	large.
2	moderate.
3	small.
4	long goatee.
5	medium goatee.
6	short goatee.

1	left unmanaged.
2	as above.
3	finely plucked.
4	shaved entirely.
5	as above, but an artificial eyebrow is drawn in.
6	artificially made to look bigger.

1	One fourth (25%) the treasure of a player-character.
2	Three tenths (30%).
3	Two fifths (40%).
4	One half (50%).
5	Three fifths (60%).
6	Seven tenths (70%).

1	The creature will be treated as if it was the same kindred as its father.
2	The creature will be treated as if it was the same kindred as its mother.
3	The creature will have characteristics which are halfway between those of its father and mother.
4	For any given characteristic, the creature will take after the 'better' kindred (for example if one parent has a high Strength and a low Dexterity, and the other a high Dexterity and a low Strength, the creature would have high Strength and high Dexterity). The creature will also be sterile.
5	For any given characteristic, the creature will take after the worse kindred.
6	Roll seperately on this table for each characteristic. If you get this result again, treat it as a result of 'halfway between the mother and father'..

1	A child. roll again: 1 the heir to a position 2 who has important information 3 who is ordinary in all ways 4-6 who has remarkable skill in (roll again 1 magic 2 art 3 sport 4 craft 5 oratory 6 religion).
2	An adult (roll again as above).
3	A group of people (roll again: 1 a family 2 a village 3 a town 4 a city 5 a province 6 a country).
4	Land (roll again as above - if the result is 'a family', roll again: 1-3 their farm 4-6 their house).
5	A group of people (roll again: 1 a non-human species 2 a religious sect 3 a wilderness tribe 4 a coven of witches 5 a school of magic 6 a knightly order).
6	An item of great (roll again twice - if you get the same result twice, don't re-roll: 1 magical power - optionally, go to the 'Item Types' table in the 'Treasure' section, but assume that the item is magic. Re-roll any items that can never be magical 2 religious importance - optionally, go to the 'Magic and Religion' section and roll on the two 'Sacred Objects' tables 3 artistic value 4 historical value 5 military value 6 purely monetary value - eg an unusually large gem).

1	Open War: people working for the opposing sides will openly attack each other, intending to fight to the death.
2	Secret War: people working for the opposing sides will attack each other, intending to fight to the death, but must hide their acts from the law and public opinion.
3	Theft: people working for the opposing sides will steal from each other, and this might lead to violence - although they aren't trying to assassinate each other as above.
4	Crime vs the Law: one side in the conflict is a criminal organisation, the other represents the law. The criminal side will have the advantage that they can use means that the law won't, while the law has the ability to act openly and the support of the population.
5	Rebels vs the Empire: Similar to the above. However the criminals have good motives and the support of the population, and the law will do things that the criminals won't.
6	Political Conflict: people working for the opposing sides are mainly trying to win the support of the population. They won't do violence to each other.

1	At war If the two groups come into contact, they'll fight each other or run. If the player characters are perceived as being allied with one group by the other, they'll have a severe penalty on any attempts to make friends. If the delvers present evidence that they've attacked one of the groups to the other, they'll have a bonus on such attempts.
2	Hostile If the two groups come into contact, they'll often end up fighting each other. They certainly won't allow the other group to pass through their territory. If the delvers are perceived as being allied with one group by the other, they'll have a penalty on any attempts to make friends. This penalty will be less than if the groups were at war. If the player characters are being persecuted by one group, the other will usually shelter them, if only out of spite.
3	Allied The two groups are quite friendly. They'll at least listen to the other group's opinion and discuss with them if possible, when deciding what to do with the player characters. If the player characters are perceived as being hostile to one group, they'll have a severe penalty on any attempt to make friends with the other.
4	Strongly Allied The two groups will regard an attack on the other as an attack on them. They'll usually respect the decision of the other group in regard to how to treat the player characters.
5	Wary The two groups would like to destroy each other, but fear the results of open conflict. If the delvers are perceived as being allied with one groups by the other, they'll have a penalty on any attempt to make friends. This penalty will be about the same as if the groups were hostile. The two groups are likely to help the player characters with any plan which will weaken the other group, but only if they can do so in a way that allows them to deny involvement.
6	No Contact The two groups have no resource that they both want, and no way to beneficially work together. They're thus neither allied nor opposed. Re-roll this result if you want every group to be involved in a conflict.

1	All planets travel around the sun.
2	as above.
3	The sun and other planets travel around the world.
4	as above.
5	Other planets travel around the world. The Sun is located on the world. The sun leaves the world in the morning from a distant land in the east, travels across the sky, and returns at sunset to a distant land in the west. It travels east through the underworld during the night.
6	The Sun travels around the world, but other planets travel around the sun.

1	A giant boat.
2	A huge creature. Optionally roll again on this table for what the creature is standing on. Optionally roll on 'Creatures 5b: Animals' in the 'Creating Creatures' section for what creature.
3	An infinitely tall pillar. Optionally roll on Solar Systems table 4a below for what it's made of.
4	An invisible sea.
5	Invisible clockwork, which also controls every object's orbit.
6	Nothing: the world is hurtling downward through space. Luckily, the sun and other planets are falling at the same speed.

1	They're trying to get out of the dungeon, having found it too dangerous. Optionally roll three dice and take the lowest result - if this is higher than the number met, it represents the original size of their group. For each missing member, roll one dice: 1-3 killed, 4-5 captured, 6 missing. Optionally roll again: on a 1 or 2, they're being chased by creatures of the dungeon. Optionally roll again to see what they were attempting: 1-2 entered the dungeon by mistake, 3-4 looking for an item believed to be in the dungeon, 5-6 looking for a friend who's believed to be in the dungeon.
2	They live in the dungeon. Optionally roll again: 1-2 they're bandits 3-4 they're refugees 5-6 they live among the dungeon creatures: roll on the two 'Outsiders in a Group' tables below.
3	Bait - they're working with creatures in the dungeon, to lure the heroes into a trap or ambush. Optionally roll again: 1-2 working willingly with the creatures 3-4 forced into it 5-6 their will has been altered, for example by magic. Optionally, roll again, ignoring this result, for what story they will tell the heroes.
4	Escaped prisoners of creatures in the dungeon. Optionally, roll on 'Prisoners of Evil' below.
5	They're looking for a friend who has been captured by creatures in the dungeon. Optionally roll on 'Prisoners of Evil' below for who their friend is (they may not be truthful with the heroes).
6	They're looking for an item which is believed to be in the dungeon (the heroes may be looking for the same one).

3	4 foot, or 120cm.
4	4' 3'' (4 foot 3 inches), or 130cm .
5	4' 5'', or 135cm.
6	4' 8'', or 140cm.
7	4' 10'', or 145cm.
8	5' 1'', or 155cm.
9	5' 3'', or 160cm.
10	5' 6'', or 165cm.
11	5' 8'', or 180cm.
12	5' 11'', or 180cm.
13	6' 1'', or 185cm.
14	6' 4'', or 195cm.
15	6' 6'', or 200cm.
16	6' 9'', or 205cm.
17	6' 11'', or 210cm.
18	7' 2'', or 220cm.

3	75lb (pounds), or 35kg (kilograms).
4	90lb, or 40kg.
5	105lb, or 45kg.
6	120lb, or 55kg.
7	135lb, or 60kg.
8	150lb, or 70kg.
9	160lb, or 72.5kg.
10	170lb, or 75kg.
11	180lb, or 80kg.
12	190lb, or 85kg.
13	200lb, or 90kg.
14	225lb, or 100kg.
15	250lb, or 115kg.
16	280lb, or 125kg.
17	310lb, or 140kg.
18	350lb, or 160kg.

1	Earth.
2	Air.
3	Fire.
4	Water.
5	roll again: 1-3 Metal 4-6 Wood.
6	roll again 1-3 Light 4-6 Darkness.

2	Doppelganger: An inhuman creature who can take on the form of any person they've met.
3	Noble: accompanied by at least 1 adult servant. Nobles may offer jobs to the heroes, or on the contrary if the characters have a bad reputation they may be ordered to leave town or even arrested. Nobles will be much more likely to ride than other characters.
4	Roll again. 1-4 Thief or Thieves: roll 1 dice for how many. They will, obviously, attempt to appear to be something other than thieves: usually ordinary townsfolk, or sometimes beggars. 5 Roadside Gambling Game. Open to all. Roll again: On a 1-3 those hosting it are cheating. 6 Thieves' Market. All sorts of goods are available at about 30% cheaper than their normal price. However if the heroes stay, the GM should roll to see what happens: 1 suspected of being an informant or undercover guardsman 2 other customers attempt to steal from the heroes 3 the city guards raid the place and attempt to arrest everyone, including the heroes 4-6 no bad result.
5	Thug or Thugs: roll 2 dice and subtract 2 for how many (obviously re-roll if the result is zero). Thugs will usually be armed, but will tend to conceal their weapons.
6	City Guards: roll 2 dice for how many. They will often confront any 'suspicious-looking' characters. Whether the player characters count as 'suspicious-looking' will depend on the area. Roll again: on a 6, they conscript the heroes, and anyone else around, to help fight a fire.
7	Merchant or Merchants: roll 1 dice. On a 1-3 there will be only 1 merchant. On a 4-6, roll again for how many. They have a 50% chance of being accompanied by (usually hired) warriors. Roll 1 dice for how many. Optionally, roll on the 'Merchants' subtable below.
8	Roll again. 1-5 Beggar or Beggars. Roll 2 dice and subtract 2 for how many (obviously re-roll if the result is zero). Also roll 2 dice for their intentions; on a total of 2 or 4 (but not a 3), they're prepared to steal from those who refuse to give. 6 A huge crowd of beggars is rioting. The city guards will turn up in 10 minutes to an hour (1 dice x 10 minutes).
9	Priest: Roll 1 dice and subtract 1. The priest will be accompanied by that many devout, but not priestly, companions OR roll on the 'Priests' subtable below.
10	Mercenaries: Roll 2 dice for how many. Optionally, roll on the 'Mercenaries' subtable below.
11	Wizard: roll 1 dice, and subtract 2 (count negative results as zero). The wizard will be accompanied by that many apprentices.
12	Roll again. 1-3 Were-rats: were-rats can appear in human form, or the form of a giant rat. Depending on your game world, they may have been born human and been cursed by the bite of another were-rat, or they may be an actual species. Similarly, they may have the power to change their form at will, or it may be involuntary - for example, linked to phases of the moon. In human form they may appear 'rat-like', with darting eyes, a tendency to twitch their noses when under stress, and in the case of males a tendency towards long, thin mustaches. They may live in human- or rat-like conditions. Were-rats will generally not attack a group which is larger than them. Roll 1 dice and add 1 for how many wererats in a group. In their nests or homes, roll 2 dice and add 2. 4 An animal has escaped from the city zoo. 5 As above, but it's escaped from the gardens of an eccentric noble. 6 As above, but it's escaped from the laboratory of a wizard, and is (roll again: 1-2 the strange result of an experiment 3-4 a minor demon 5-6 a creature from another dimension).

2	Doppelganger: An inhuman creature who can take on the form of any person they've met.
3	Shadow: a living creature that appears to be made of shadow (but is solid and three-dimensional, although weightless). Roll 1 dice and add 2 for how many. Shadows generally lie in wait in dark places, waiting for prey to happen by. Their touch is intensely cold. Anyone killed by a shadow is likely to rise from the dead as a shadow themselves.
4	Press Gang: A group of kidnappers, working for the local government, who conscript their victims into the army or navy. Roll 2 dice for how many there are in a group. They will usually not attack a larger group unless it's obviously drunk, weakened etc. They will often fight with their bare hands, or blunt weapons like clubs, but at least some are likely to carry daggers or swords in case they misjudge their victims and end up in a serious battle.
5	Roll again. 1-5 Beggar or Beggars. Roll 2 dice and subtract 2 for how many (obviously re-roll if the result is zero). Also roll 2 dice for their intentions; on a 2 or 4 (but not a 3), they are prepared to steal from those who refuse to give. 6 A huge crowd of beggars is rioting. The city guards will turn up in 10 minutes to an hour (1 dice x 10 minutes).
6	Roll again. 1-4 Thief or Thieves: roll 1 dice for how many. They will, obviously, attempt to appear to be something other than thieves: usually ordinary townsfolk, or sometimes beggars. 5 Roadside Gambling Game. Open to all. Roll again: On a 1-3 those hosting it are cheating. 6 Thieves' Market. All sorts of goods are available at about 30% cheaper than their normal price. However if the heroes stay, the GM should roll to see what happens: 1 suspected of being an informant or undercover guardsman 2 other customers attempt to steal from the heroes 3 the city guards raid the place and attempt to arrest everyone, including the heroes 4-6 no bad result.
7	Thug or Thugs: roll 2 dice and subtract 2 for how many (obviously re-roll if the result is zero). Thugs will usually be armed, but will tend to conceal their weapons.
8	Merchant or Merchants: roll 1 dice. On a 1-3 there will be only 1 merchant. On a 4-6, roll again for how many. They have a 50% chance of being accompanied by (usually hired) warriors. Roll 1 dice for how many. Optionally, roll on the 'Merchants' subtable below.
9	Giant Rats: roll 3 dice for how many. Add 2 to the result if they're encountered in their nest. The bite of a giant rat can cause disease as well as wound.
10	City Guards: roll 2 dice for how many. They will often confront any 'suspicious-looking' characters. Whether the player characters count as 'suspicious-looking' will depend on the area. Roll again: on a 6, they conscript the heroes, and anyone else around, to help fight a fire.
11	Wizard: roll 1 dice, and subtract 2 (count negative results as zero). The wizard will be accompanied by that many apprentices.
12	Roll again. 1-3 Were-rats: were-rats can appear in human form, or the form of a giant rat. Depending on your game world, they may have been born human and been cursed by the bite of another were-rat, or they may be an actual species. Similarly, they may have the power to change their form at will, or it may be involuntary - for example, linked to phases of the moon. In human form they may appear 'rat-like', with darting eyes, a tendency to twitch their noses when under stress, and in the case of males a tendency towards long, thin mustaches. They may live in human- or rat-like conditions. Were-rats will generally not attack a group which is larger than them. Roll 1 dice and add 1 for how many wererats in a group. In their nests or homes, roll 2 dice and add 2. 4 An animal has escaped from the city zoo. 5 As above, but it's escaped from the gardens of an eccentric noble. 6 As above, but it's escaped from the laboratory of a wizard, and is (roll again: 1-2 the strange result of an experiment 3-4 a minor demon 5-6 a creature from another dimension).

1	Nothing This part of the sewer system no longer carries anything.
2	Storm Water Depending on the weather above ground, there might be a chance of flash floods.
3	Sewerage The players will be far less effective, due to their revulsion for their surroundings. If an encounter with humans (or similar creatures) is rolled on the table below, there is a 50% chance that the players meet no-one instead.
4	as above.
5	Alchemical Waste For every hour that the players spend in this environment, they have a 1 in 6 chance of suffering some ill effect. If they do, they should roll on the 'Gas Clouds' table in the 'Dungeons and Combat' section (treat as if they 'failed to resist its effects' if relevant). If they actually wade in the waste, they have this chance for every 15 minutes. If an encounter with humans (or similar creatures) is rolled on the table below, the characters meet no-one instead.
6	Magical Waste As above, but instead of suffering effects as of a gas cloud, the characters risk suffering the effects of a randomly-chosen spell: if the chosen spell is beneficial, nothing happens.

1	They're drunk and looking for a fight.
2	They're solemnly mourning dead companions (roll again: on a 1-4 they're drunk).
3	One of them recognises one of the player characters (roll again: 1-2 as a friend 3-4 as an enemy 5 as a rival 6 as the person they're on a mission to capture) (roll again: 1-3 mistakenly 4-6 correctly).
4	They're recruiting. They might accept the player characters, or even actively seek them out.
5	They're looking for work. If the player characters are obviously adventurers, the mercenaries will ask them if they're hiring or know of any work.
6	Two groups of mercenaries (roll for numbers for both groups) start fighting in the street (roll again: 1-2 the two groups fought on opposite sides in a recent war 3-4 they've fallen out over money 5-6 they've simply gotten into a drunken fight).

1	The player characters witness a merchant bribing a city guard.
2	The player characters witness a thief stealing from a merchant.
3	The merchant/s are arguing with a group of city guards. The guards are accusing the merchant/s of some crime.
4	As above, but the merchant/s are accusing the city guard.
5	The merchant/s need more guards. They might accept the player characters, or even actively seek them out. If they already have guards, roll again. On a 1-3, the existing guards will resent the newcomers.
6	A merchant recognises one of the player characters (roll again: 1 as a friend 2 as an ex-employee 3 as an enemy 4 as the ex-employee of an enemy 5 as a rival 6 as the ex-employee of a rival) (roll again: 1-3 mistakenly 4-6 correctly).