Sunday 26 July 2009

Beware the... uh... what did you say those goblins were called?

I had hoped to start off with something a bit more meaty, but nothing meaty has sprung to mind the last few days.

Mmmm... bacon...

*ahem*

Anyway, inspired by the myriad awesome random tables that can be found on Jeff's Gameblog, and his cool Miscellanium of Cinder, I present:

The Mildly Amusing Random Goblinoid Tribe Name Generator:

Tribe names are usually in the form of "The [Creature/Body Part] [Action]ers", or "the tribe of the [Colour/State][Creature/Body Part]", but other combinations are possible.

A - Colour (d10)
  1. Red
  2. Crimson
  3. Green
  4. Blue
  5. Brown
  6. Purple
  7. Black
  8. Gray
  9. White
  10. Pick an obcurely-named or embarassing colour. Examples: Chartreuse, Asparagus.
B - State (d12)
  1. Bloody
  2. Bitten
  3. Chewed
  4. Dead
  5. Moldy
  6. Screaming
  7. Slavering
  8. Hunting
  9. Broken
  10. Splintered
  11. Angry
  12. Pick your favourite culinary term. I'm partial to "Marinaded", myself.
C - Creature (d20)
  1. Dragon
  2. Wolf
  3. Wyvern
  4. Spider
  5. Crow
  6. Squid
  7. Demon
  8. Dwarf
  9. Elf
  10. Halfling
  11. Mimic
  12. Bat
  13. Ogre
  14. Orc
  15. Rat
  16. Ooze
  17. Flumph
  18. Pick a farm animal
  19. pick an entertaining bird name. Examples: Lesser Bitterns, Penduline Tits, Russet Mud Warblers.
  20. Flick to a random page of your favourite monster book, and use that monster
D - Body Part (d20)
  1. Eye
  2. Ear
  3. Nose
  4. Knuckle
  5. Fist
  6. Hand
  7. Knee
  8. Spleen
  9. Elbow
  10. Tooth
  11. Toe
  12. Foot
  13. Buttock
  14. Spleen
  15. Kidney
  16. Liver
  17. Gut
  18. Finger
  19. Lip
  20. Pick a specific bone or muscle. The more medical it sounds, the better.

E - Action (d20)
  1. Slay
  2. Bite
  3. Kick
  4. Chew
  5. Rip
  6. Kill
  7. Bruise
  8. Bash
  9. Spit
  10. Trick
  11. Eat
  12. Mug
  13. Zap
  14. Lick
  15. Cook
  16. Knee
  17. Poke
  18. Chop
  19. Wrestle
  20. Grope

What can I say? I was bored on the train.

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