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  CASTLE OLDSKULL 
   
  FANTASY ROLE-PLAYING SUPPLEMENT 
  CSE1 
   
  CITY 
  STATE 
  ENCOUNTERS 
   
  By 
  KENT DAVID KELLY 
  (DARKSERAPHIM) 
   
   
  WONDERLAND IMPRINTS 
  2014 – 2017 
   
   
  
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  ONLY THE FINEST 
  WORKS OF FANTASY 
   
   
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  Copyright © 2014-2017 Kent David Kelly. 
   
  All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced without the written 
  permission of the copyright holder, Kent David Kelly. 
   
  (Document Version 2.0) 
   
  Please feel welcome to contact the author at shadowed_sky@hotmail.com with comments, 
  questions, requests, recommendations and greetings.  And thank you for reading! 
   
  “Only the Finest Works of Fantasy” 
   
   
   
  
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  DEDICATION 
   
  This work is dedicated to the memory of the great classic dungeon and fantasy milieu designers 
  who are no longer with us: 
   
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  David Lance Arneson, 
  M.A.R. Barker, 
  Bob Bledsaw, 
  E. Gary Gygax, 
  Dr. John Eric Holmes, 
  Tom Moldvay, 
  and David Trampier. 
   
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  It is also dedicated to the great fantasists who inspired them, some of whom are fortunately still 
  with us today: 
   
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  Poul William Anderson, 
  Edgar Rice Burroughs, 
  L. Sprague de Camp, 
  
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  Robert E. Howard, 
  Fritz Leiber, 
  Howard Phillips Lovecraft, 
  Michael Moorcock, 
  J.R.R. Tolkien, 
  and Jack Vance. 
   
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  In the spirit of creating wonders with which to inspire others to write their own unique works of 
  enchantment, the author salutes you. 
   
  
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  EMPOWERING 
  YOUR IMAGINATION: 
  WHAT THIS BOOK IS, 
  AND WHAT IT IS NOT 
   
  Attention e-reader, video and computer gamers! 
  This book is not a game in and of itself.  If you bought this book thinking it was a 
  complete game you could read and play, you should probably return this book now. 
  This is a book to help you create your own adventures for Fantasy Role-Playing 
  Games.  This is a fantasy adventure toolbox, an imagination engine. 
  If you enjoy creating stories with your friends, envisioning netherworlds filled with 
  dragons and treasure and designing fantasy worlds all your own, then you will find that 
  this book is an ideal Game Master (GM) tool.  This book will help you to create and 
  improve dungeon adventures, featuring more intriguing locales, more mysterious 
  histories, and more surprising twists and turns than ever before. 
  This is not a complete game.  Your dedication and creativity are required. 
  
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  DESCRIPTION 
   
  Assassins with envenomed daggers 
  Sworn to exact the ultimate price … 
  Veiled ladies of the evening 
  Beckoning you on with painted eyes … 
   
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  Elegant nobles seeking adventure, 
  Beasts and thieves lurking in alleys, 
  Reavers and monsters stalking the rooftops, 
  Crime lords, madmen, witch hunters, gladiators, 
  All sharing secrets in an endless labyrinth 
  Of arena and abattoir, temple and tomb, 
  A thousand and one nights’ exotic tales 
  Awaiting your discovery … 
   
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  Does this sound like the fantasy city-state of your dreams, the gateway to all 
  adventure?  Or would you rather tell your players, “Okay, you guys heal up in town for 
  thirty-six days, and nothing really happens.” 
  
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  Urban adventures are one of the most arduous challenges for the harried Game 
  Master.  The CASTLE OLDSKULL CITY-STATE ENCOUNTERS supplement will help 
  you to turn the most boring part of your role-playing game into the most intriguing.  
  Make your fantasy city come alive as never before. 
  This book includes a colossal repertoire of urban adventure options, with special 
  features including:  full daytime and nighttime encounter matrices, 230+ urban events, 
  70+ justifications for urban monster encounters, 160+ beast and monster encounters 
  striated by urban rarity, 150 person types for general encounters, 85+ food and drink 
  vendor types, 20,000+ different guardsman and watchman troops, 470+ shop and 
  merchant types, a full noble encounter system, 80+ official titles, 160+ “adventure hook” 
  encounter twists, 60 street types, 300 non-shop city locations and buildings, and 
  customized encounters which illustrate the use of these systems, so that you can create 
  fully detailed mini-adventure encounters for the life of your campaign.  All told, the 
  tables, systems and options in this book can be used to create over 3 billion unique city 
  encounters.  You will not find a more complete system elsewhere in all of gamedom. 
  So which do you prefer?  An offhand description of urban boredom, or a lifetime of 
  urban adventure?  Choose wisely, imagine, adventure and explore.  Another classic 
  Fantasy Role-Playing Game Supplement from Wonderland Imprints, Only the Finest 
  Works of Fantasy. 
   
   
  
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  CONTENTS 
   
  Page 2 ~ Title Page 
  Page 4 ~ Introit 
  Page 5 ~ Dedication 
  Page 7 ~ Empowering Your Imagination 
  Page 8 ~ Description 
   
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  Page 10 ~ Contents 
  Page 14 ~ I:  Introduction 
   
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  Page 19 ~ II:  Urban Encounters 
  Page 20 ~ II-1:  Random Urban Encounter Rolls 
  Page 21 ~ II-2:  From Dawn to Dusk:  Daytime Encounter Rolls 
  Page 23 ~ II-3:  From Dusk to Dawn:  Nighttime Encounter Rolls 
   
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  Page 25 ~ III:  Events 
   
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  Page 35 ~ IV:  Unexpected Creatures 
  Page 36 ~ IV-1:  Beasts and Monsters 
  Page 38 ~ IV-2:  Justifications for Urban Monster Encounters 
  Page 42 ~ IV-3:  Common Beasts & Monsters in the Urban Environment 
  Page 43 ~ IV-4:  Uncommon Beasts & Monsters in the Urban Environment 
  Page 45 ~ IV-5:  Rare Beasts & Monsters in the Urban Environment 
  Page 48 ~ IV-6:  Very Rare Beasts & Monsters in the Urban Environment 
   
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  Page 52 ~ V:  The Denizens 
  Page 53 ~ V-1:  People 
  Page 55 ~ V-2:  Common People in the Urban Environment 
  Page 58 ~ V-3:  Uncommon People in the Urban Environment 
  Page 61 ~ V-4:  Rare People in the Urban Environment 
  Page 64 ~ V-5:  Very Rare People in the Urban Environment 
  Page 67 ~ V-6:  Person Sub-Table I:  Drink Merchants 
  Page 69 ~ V-7:  Person Sub-Table II:  Food Merchants 
  Page 72 ~ V-8:  Person Sub-Table III+:  Guardsmen, Watchmen & Vigiles 
  
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  Page 79 ~ V-9:  Person Sub-Table IV:  Merchants of Goods (Tradesmen) 
  Page 87 ~ V-10:  Person Sub-Table V:  Merchants of Services (Providers) 
  Page 98 ~ V-11:  Person Sub-Table VI+:  Nobles 
  Page 105 ~ V-12:  Person Sub-Table VII:  Officials 
   
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  Page 109 ~ VI:  Twists for Events and Person Encounters 
   
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  Page 117 ~ VII:  Exploring the City State 
  Page 118 ~ VII-1:  Encounter Locations 
  Page 120 ~ VII-2:  Streets 
  Page 123 ~ VII-3:  Unusual and Specific Locales 
   
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  Page 135 ~ VIII:  Preparing Your Own Encounter Tables 
   
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  Page 138 ~ IX:  A City of Wonders:  Seven Sample Encounters 
   
  
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  CHAPTER 1: 
  INTRODUCTION 
   
   
  
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  Warning:  This book is NOT intended to help you design a fantasy city in slavish 
  detail.*  Instead, and rather heretically, this book’s goal is to convince you that doing so 
  — for your first big urban adventure, at least — is actually a bad idea.  You should run 
  an idea jam first, and sweat the details later. 
  [* You can however look for my Saga of the Elder City line of gaming supplements, 
  particularly ELD2 City State Creator I and ELD3 City State Creator II, if you want help 
  with this topic. ~K] 
  The deadliest trap an FRPG Game Master can fall into during urban environment 
  design involves bowing down to the gods of realism and plausibility.  Your fantasy cities 
  should NEVER be realistic!  Fantasy Role-Playing Games are built as gateways leading 
  into entire worlds of supreme adventure, and cities are by far the greatest culminations 
  of the venturesome human spirit.  Fantasy cities should be places of mystery, intrigue 
  and splendor; warehouses, administration and bureaucracy should be distant 
  considerations at best.  Your goal is not to create a realistic city, but rather to create an 
  above-world dungeon with just enough “civil” aspects to keep it all stitched together, so 
  that your players will never feel as if their characters’ lives are in constant danger.  (Note 
  well my emphasis upon the word constant.) 
  Many times in my own Castle Oldskull supplements, I stress the importance of 
  designing for fun over verisimilitude.  While symbiotic, one of these two priorities must 
  always be subservient to the other.  And if you sincerely believe that realism in gaming 
  is more important than fun, then I can only hope to convert you.  Otherwise, you’ve sadly 
  come to the wrongest of all wrong places in your weary and plodding journey.  
  (Simulationists, I fare thee well.  I wish you good luck in your next Advanced Squad 
  Leader demonstration.) 
  As far as city encounters specifically are concerned, you as GM should be obsessed 
  not with government offices, faction hierarchies and economic designations, but instead 
  with fortune-telling gypsies, dancing badgerbears, masked harlequin-assassins, faerie 
  courtesans and clever thieves.  An old school fantasy city is not a medieval apartment 
  complex, it is an exotic and magical playground for the barbaric and the wealthy.  As 
  such, your campaign’s major city-state must become simultaneously vibrant, dangerous, 
  treasure-filled, demon-haunted, arrow-trapped, sewer-dungeoned, chaotic and ever-
  
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  changing.  If you design the entire city with a pragmatic eye and then try to populate it 
  with interesting encounters (instead of the other way around), you risk wasting days or 
  even months of design time creating something that is boring. 
  Rule one to being a fun Game Master:  Thou shalt not be boring! 
  I therefore strongly urge you to improvise your fantasy city, to let your players’ 
  characters adventure in it BEFORE you begin the serious design work of adding depth, 
  reason and cohesion.  Or, as my young school-friend Yoda once taught me back in junior 
  high:  when you are dead set on shattering such stolid icons of Gravitas, while hoping to 
  clear a way for greater and loftier ambitions, you must unlearn what you have learned. 
  So, idea jam and improvise.  Fair enough.  But where can you go for inspiration? 
  Dungeons, dragon lairs and haunted houses are easy for us to imagine, but for some 
  reason fantasy cities are quite a trickier thing. 
  I will hereby commit blasphemy by pointing out that our great mentor Tolkien 
  conceived of fantastic dungeons (e.g., Goblin-Town and Moria) and epic wilderness (e.g., 
  Mirkwood and Mordor), but his towns and cities were actually pretty crappy.  From my 
  perspective, only Hobbiton had any allure, and that was more of an “I wish I lived there” 
  ambience than one of true adventure.  Bree was a missed opportunity.  Rivendell, Edoras 
  and (far worse) Minas Tirith were actually boring from a gaming perspective, because 
  they were lofty bastions of good.  Tolkien liked his cities to symbolically represent the 
  Goodness of Righteous Man, where evil appeared but never stood a chance. 
  Rule two to being a Game Master:  The evil must flow.  You cannot devise an amazing 
  fantasy city without evil stalking the streets! 
  And so, my next piece of advice is this:  for urban ideas, do not look to Tolkien.  I do 
  recommend reading several other authors’ stories before you attempt to improvise your 
  first urban “scenario” of improvised encounters.  My recommendations include:  [1] Red 
  Nails and [2] The Tower of the Elephant (Robert E. Howard); a Lankhmar story of your 
  choice, perhaps [3] Bazaar of the Bizarre (Fritz Leiber); tales of Lord Dunsany’s dream 
  cities, perhaps including [4] Bethmoora and [5] The Sword of Welleran; an Oz story by L. 
  Frank Baum, such as [6] The Lost Princess of Oz; and several H. P. Lovecraft tales, perhaps 
  including [7] Celephais, [8] The Doom That Came to Sarnath, [9] The Dream-Quest of Unknown 
  Kadath and [10] The Shadow Over Innsmouth.  Worthwhile “old school urban fantasy” tales 
  
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  in a somewhat newer vein, in my opinion, include:  [11] Perdido Street Station, set in New 
  Crobuzon (China Mieville); [12] Neverwhere, set in London Below (Neil Gaiman); and [13] 
  Imajica, with scenes of Yzordderrex (Clive Barker). 
  There are also many tempting “mirage” cities in speculative fiction — by which I 
  mean, settings which are evocative but not well-detailed — which you may still find 
  inspiring, including Elric’s Immryr (Michael Moorcock), the King in Yellow’s Carcosa 
  (Robert W. Chambers) and Roland’s Gilead (Stephen King).  The 1995 movie The City of 
  Lost Children (Marc Caro) can be inspiring as well, as can 1998’s Dark City (Alex Proyas). 
  For more directly-relevant gaming inspirations beyond the literature, I also 
  recommend the following resources.  However, please note that you do not necessarily 
  need to turn to these books in much detail, because I have already gleefully plundered 
  their treasure vaults to write this book!  Nevertheless, they are all worthy of your 
  consideration, and include:  [1] E. Gary Gygax’s Free City of Greyhawk (best portrayed 
  in the novel Saga of Old City); [2] Steve’ Jackson’s Khare, Cityport of Traps (in the Sorcery! 
  game book of the same name); [3] Dave Arneson’s City of the Gods (sadly poorly 
  represented, but featured somewhat in module DA3); and most importantly [4] Bob 
  Bledsaw’s and Bill Owen’s City-State of the Invincible Overlord.  An honorary shout-out is 
  also due for Cities, by Midkemia Press. 
  More modern “old school fantasy urban adventure game” influences which had a 
  significant effect upon this writing include:  [1] Skara Brae, as featured in 1985’s Tales of 
  the Unknown:  The Bard’s Tale (by Michael Cranford) and [2] “Lost Vegas” in the game 
  Wasteland (by St. Andre, Stackpole and Danforth).  While not always to my taste, you may 
  find Sanctuary and Thieves’ World to be useful as well. 
  Once you’ve ingested enough draughts of such heady brew, you will almost be ready 
  to drunkenly run your doubtful players through a wild and haphazard improvised urban 
  adventure of your own design.  Use this book as a bottomless idea generator when your 
  reserves are running low, or as an idea refiner whenever you want to save precious time 
  in sorting out the details of your own imaginings.  Fill your cities with secret dungeon 
  entrances, infested sewers, mages concocting abominable experiments, nobles possessed 
  by devils, “subdued” dragons on a rampage, and the rising of the dead.  Turn your city 
  into the ultimate labyrinth for adventure, an unexpected super-dungeon, with all its 
  darkest horrors painted over by the sugars of a civilized veneer. 
  
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  Don’t be boring.  Let the evil flow. 
  This book will now help you to create several hundred urban adventure hooks on the 
  fly.  All of the tools you require lie herein.  You will only need to learn how to wield each 
  tool, to pick them up, and then to start hammering.  Once you’ve created your own 
  unique adventure hooks, you can cut the players loose and see what happens.  It won’t 
  be pretty, but it will be glorious! 
  The city-state, you will find, is old school gaming’s final frontier.  Mega-dungeons, 
  with their limited levels and constricted pathways, are little more than Petrie dishes of 
  chaos and adventure.  The REAL grand experiment — the ultimate dungeon sandbox — 
  is the improvised fantasy city. 
  Come play! 
   
   
  
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  CHAPTER 2: 
  URBAN ENCOUNTERS 
   
   
  
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  2 - 1 
  RANDOM 
  URBAN ENCOUNTER 
  ROLLS 
   
  Urban environments are filled to the brim with people.  In a city, you should roll for 
  a random encounter for every 30 minutes of game time.  Keep in mind that an encounter 
  represents an exceptional transaction, something truly unusual that stands out from the 
  omnipresent crowd. 
  Law and authority reign in daylight, while death and intrigue will rule the night.  
  Most daytime encounters will feature humans (or demi-humans), with beasts and 
  monsters being rare but not unheard of.  The monsters, they mostly come out at night … 
  mostly.  For this reason I provide two encounter tables, one for dawn to dusk, and another 
  from dusk to dawn. 
   
   
  
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  FROM DAWN TO DUSK: 
  DAYTIME 
  ENCOUNTER ROLLS 
   
  Roll 1d100 and consult the following table. 
   
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  [01-45] 
  No Significant Encounter 
  [46-60] 
  Event 
  [61-62] 
  Beast / Monster, Common 
  [63] 
  Beast / Monster, Uncommon 
  [64] 
  Beast / Monster, Rare 
  [65] 
  Beast / Monster, Very Rare 
  [66-73] 
  Person, Common 
  [74-79] 
  Person, Uncommon 
  [80-83] 
  Person, Rare 
  [84-85] 
  Person, Very Rare 
  [86-90] 
  Mixed Group or Encounter in Progress (Person & Beast / Monster). 
   
  Roll the rarity of each of the two encounters separately, as follows:  [01-
  40] Common, [41-70] Uncommon, [71-90] Rare, [91-00] Very Rare. 
   
   
   
  
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  [91-00] 
  Mixed Group or Encounter in Progress (Person & Person). 
   
  Roll the rarity of each of the two encounters separately, as follows:  [01-
  40] Common, [41-70] Uncommon, [71-90] Rare, [91-00] Very Rare. 
   
   
   
  
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  FROM DUSK TO DAWN: 
  NIGHTTIME 
  ENCOUNTER ROLLS 
   
  Roll 1d100 and consult the following table. 
   
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  [01-30] 
  No Significant Encounter 
  [31-40] 
  No Significant Encounter, but Footsteps / Shadows 
  [41-50] 
  Event 
  [51-54] 
  Beast / Monster, Common 
  [55-57] 
  Beast / Monster, Uncommon 
  [58-59] 
  Beast / Monster, Rare 
  [60] 
  Beast / Monster, Very Rare. 
  [61-70] 
  Person, Common 
  [71-77] 
  Person, Uncommon 
  [78-82] 
  Person, Rare 
  [83-85] 
  Person, Very Rare 
  [86-90] 
  Mixed Group or Encounter in Progress (Person & Beast / Monster). 
   
  Roll the rarity of each of the two encounters separately, as follows:  [01-
  40] Common, [41-70] Uncommon, [71-90] Rare, [91-00] Very Rare. 
   
  
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  [91-00] 
  Mixed Group or Encounter in Progress (Person & Person). 
   
  Roll the rarity of each of the two encounters separately, as follows:  [01-
  40] Common, [41-70] Uncommon, [71-90] Rare, [91-00] Very Rare. 
   
   
  
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  CHAPTER 3: 
  EVENTS 
   
   
  
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  An event, simply, is something strange, funny or dangerous that happens to entertain 
  your players.  The PCs may or may not be directly involved; they may be merely 
  bystanders.  The occurrence is paramount, while the bystanders (or even the instigators) 
  are less important.  You can work out the additional details of who, what, when and why 
  once you decide on the nature of the event itself.  You can also roll on the encounter twist 
  table for even more detail. 
  When an event is indicated, roll 1d1000 (or =RANDBETWEEN(1,1000)) and consult 
  the following table. 
  And if, after a while and several months of gaming sessions, you find that this table 
  does not have enough detail or options for your campaign, you can also refer to my 
  dedicated supplement ELD1, Saga of the Elder City:  Random City State Events, which 
  includes thousands of more ideas that are build on this same foundation. 
   
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  [001-004] 
  Abandoned Child / Kittens / Monster Egg / Pups 
  [005-008] 
  Abduction / Kidnapping 
  [009-012] 
  Abrupt Weather Change 
  [013-016] 
  Accidental Wound 
  [017-021] 
  Acrobatic Performance 
  [022-025] 
  Aerial Attack 
  [026-029] 
  Aggressive Peddler / Shopkeeper 
  [030-033] 
  Ally / Companion Goes Missing 
  [034-037] 
  Animal or Human Sacrifice 
  [038-041] 
  Aqueduct / Bridge / Dock Collapse 
  [042-046] 
  Argument / Altercation 
  [047-050] 
  Arriving Barge / Ship / Fleet 
   
   
   
  
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  [051-055] 
  Arriving Caravan / Merchant Train 
  [056-059] 
  Arriving Gypsies / Wanderers 
  [060-064] 
  Assassination / Execution / Murder 
  [065-068] 
  Assassins’ Guild Rivalry 
  [069-072] 
  Asylum / Jail Breakout 
  [073-076] 
  Auction 
  [077-080] 
  Bandit Raid / Pirate Raid 
  [081-084] 
  Beast / Cattle Drive 
  [085-088] 
  Beating / Shaming 
  [089-092] 
  Bizarre Spell Effect 
  [093-097] 
  Blackmail Attempt 
  [098-101] 
  Blockade Raised and Guards Questioning Citizens 
  [102-105] 
  Blocked Road / Street Closing 
  [106-109] 
  Blowing Map / Scroll / Paper 
  [110-114] 
  Bowled Over by Horrified Peasant 
  [115-118] 
  BreakIn 
  [119-122] 
  Building Collapse 
  [123-126] 
  Building Construction 
  [127-131] 
  Burst Pipe 
  [132-135] 
  Call to Arms 
  [136-139] 
  Candy / Toy Vendor Pursued by Laughing Children 
  [140-143] 
  Captured Dragon Egg Hatching Ceremony 
  [144-148] 
  Carnival / Faire / Menagerie 
  [149-152] 
  Carriage Race / Horse Race 
  [153-156] 
  Cat Burglar Falls from Tightrope or Window 
  [157-160] 
  Celestial Omen (Eclipse, Rainbow, etc.) 
  [161-165] 
  Ceremonial Duel / Mock Battle / Remembrance 
  [166-169] 
  Ceremony / Feast / Festival 
   
  
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  [170-173] 
  Chamber Pot Emptied 
  [174-177] 
  Chaotic Mage Rides Through 
  [178-182] 
  Chickens / Fowl in Piled Cages 
  [183-186] 
  Children at Play 
  [187-190] 
  Cluster of Staggering Drunkards 
  [191-195] 
  Compelled Mass Oath of Allegiance 
  [196-199] 
  Confronted / Followed / Mocked by Jester 
  [200-203] 
  Contest / Game 
  [204-208] 
  Cordoned Block / Quarantine 
  [209-212] 
  Corpse Burning 
  [213-216] 
  Counterfeit Merchandise Purchase 
  [217-220] 
  Courting Lovers 
  [221-224] 
  Criminal Arrest 
  [225-229] 
  Criminal in Stocks 
  [230-233] 
  Dead Beast / Monster Falling from Sky or Window 
  [234-238] 
  Dead Body Tumbles Out of Carriage 
  [239-242] 
  Deathly Sewer Gas 
  [243-247] 
  Declaration of Peace / War 
  [248-251] 
  Demonstration / Protest 
  [252-255] 
  Denied Passage / Forbidden Gate 
  [256-260] 
  Deserted Street / Street Clears 
  [261-264] 
  Discovered Blood / Body Parts 
  [265-268] 
  Disease / Parasitic Infection Contracted 
  [269-272] 
  Dogfight 
  [273-277] 
  Drinking Contest Moved to StreetSide 
  [278-281] 
  Drunken Brawl Spilling into Street 
  [282-285] 
  Drunken Wrestler Accepting All Challenges 
  [286-290] 
  Duel / Feud between Noble Families 
   
  
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  [291-294] 
  Duel / Skirmish 
  [295-298] 
  Earthquake / Tremor 
  [299-302] 
  Eerie Feeling / Foreboding Premonition 
  [303-307] 
  Eerie Upstart Cult 
  [308-312] 
  Erosion / Imminent Collapse 
  [313-316] 
  Escaped Beast / Monster 
  [317-321] 
  Escaped Criminal / Slave 
  [322-325] 
  Evil and Good Cleric in NearViolent Confrontation 
  [326-329] 
  Falling Tool / Meathook 
  [330-334] 
  Feral Child Crawls Out 
  [335-338] 
  Fire 
  [339-342] 
  Fisherman at Collapsed and Flooded Street 
  [343-346] 
  Flock of Birds / Swarm of Butterflies / etc. 
  [347-350] 
  Flooding 
  [351-355] 
  Fluttering Letter with Broken Seal 
  [356-359] 
  Flyers / Banners / Pennants 
  [360-363] 
  Flying Adventurer Soars Overhead 
  [364-368] 
  Fog / Mist 
  [369-372] 
  Found Purse / Gold 
  [373-376] 
  Free Dispensation of Holy Water 
  [377-381] 
  Funeral Procession 
  [382-386] 
  Galloping Horse 
  [387-390] 
  Gang Violence 
  [391-395] 
  Gathering Army / Patrol / Royal Hunt 
  [396-399] 
  Ghost / Phantom Sighting 
  [400-403] 
  Goodwives Gossiping 
  [404-408] 
  Graveyard with Disturbed Earth / Overturned Stones 
  [409-412] 
  Guarded Door 
   
   
  
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  [413-416] 
  Guild Rivalry Incident 
  [417-421] 
  Gust of Wind 
  [422-425] 
  Hanging Bodies or Heads on Pikes 
  [426-430] 
  Heavy Security Presence 
  [431-434] 
  Hooded Figures are Revealed as Humanoids / Monsters 
  [435-438] 
  Humanoid Scout on a Rooftop 
  [439-443] 
  Identified by Bounty Hunter 
  [444-447] 
  Illusion 
  [448-451] 
  Illusionist / Mage Entertaining a Crowd 
  [452-455] 
  Infectious Fear / Suspicion 
  [456-460] 
  Infectious Laughter / Merriment 
  [461-464] 
  Insult Duel 
  [465-469] 
  Interrupted Bribery 
  [470-473] 
  Invisible Force Field 
  [474-477] 
  Invitation from Guide / Host / Interpreter 
  [478-482] 
  Inviting / Recruiting 
  [483-486] 
  Joust / Tournament 
  [487-490] 
  Laborer’s Strike Blockade / Procession 
  [491-494] 
  Lady Godiva Incident 
  [495-498] 
  Landing Aerial Mount (Griffon, Hippogriff, etc.) 
  [499-503] 
  Law Decree / Ordnance 
  [504-507] 
  Line of Convicts Transported by Guards 
  [508-512] 
  Loose Cobblestone / Fall 
  [513-516] 
  Lord of Misrule Gallivanting Through the Streets 
  [517-521] 
  Lost / Stolen Item 
  [522-525] 
  Lost Time Episode / Mysterious Gap in Memory 
  [526-529] 
  Lost Treasure on Ground 
  [530-533] 
  Loud Noise 
   
  
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  [534-538] 
  Lovemaking Couple in Public 
  [539-542] 
  Lycanthrope Transformation 
  [543-546] 
  Lynch Mob 
  [547-551] 
  Mage Duel 
  [552-555] 
  Magic Mouth 
  [556-559] 
  Magical Accident / Explosion 
  [560-564] 
  Magical Experiment Gone Awry / Explosion 
  [565-568] 
  Magical Gate 
  [569-573] 
  Magically Animated Artwork / Golem / Statue 
  [574-577] 
  Maiden / Noble Falls from Horse 
  [578-581] 
  Marauding Humanoids 
  [582-585] 
  Marriage Ceremony 
  [586-589] 
  Mass Hysteria / Panic 
  [590-593] 
  Mass of People Shouting Threats 
  [594-597] 
  Masterpiece / Monument of DemiHuman Artwork 
  [598-602] 
  Maze of Wagons Loading / Unloading Produce 
  [603-606] 
  Medieval Equivalent of SpringHeeled Jack 
  [607-611] 
  Mob / Riot 
  [612-615] 
  Mob with Torches and Pitchforks Chasing Monster 
  [616-619] 
  Monk Duel 
  [620-624] 
  Monster Attack 
  [625-628] 
  News of Slain Dragon 
  [629-632] 
  Offer to Buy / Sell Magic Item 
  [633-637] 
  Offer to Sell Subdued Monster 
  [638-641] 
  Old Men Complaining 
  [642-645] 
  Omen / Startling Prophecy 
  [646-650] 
  Ominous Graffiti 
  [651-654] 
  Open Sewer 
   
   
  
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  [655-658] 
  Opening Store 
  [659-663] 
  Overturned Cart / Runaway Carriage 
  [664-667] 
  Painted Rune / Symbol on Ground 
  [668-671] 
  Patrol / Watch Raid 
  [672-676] 
  Payment Demand / Toll 
  [677-680] 
  Performance / Play 
  [681-685] 
  Person Drowning Near Shore 
  [686-689] 
  Person Falling from Building 
  [690-693] 
  Pigs Driven by Swineherd 
  [694-698] 
  Piled Barrels / Boxes / Hay Bales Fall on Passersby 
  [699-702] 
  Pirate Raid 
  [703-707] 
  Poisoned Weapon Discovered 
  [708-712] 
  Pool of Mud / Quicksand 
  [713-716] 
  Public Nudity / Spectacle 
  [717-721] 
  Pulled Siege Engine 
  [722-725] 
  Puppet Show 
  [726-729] 
  Pursued Thief 
  [730-734] 
  Pyrotechnics Display 
  [735-737] 
  Racial Altercation 
  [738-741] 
  Raid on Pleasure Den 
  [742-746] 
  Rain / Snow 
  [747-750] 
  Random Tarot Card Blowing on the Wind 
  [751-755] 
  Religious Procession 
  [756-759] 
  Returning Adventuring Party 
  [760-764] 
  Reward Notice / Poster 
  [765-768] 
  Rich Noble and Swarm of Beggars 
  [769-772] 
  Riddling Contest 
  [773-777] 
  Rite of Banishment 
   
  
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  [778-781] 
  Road Repair Underway 
  [782-785] 
  Royal Procession 
  [786-790] 
  Running of the Bulls / Monsters 
  [791-794] 
  Sale of Monster Eggs, Young or Body Parts 
  [795-798] 
  Secret Society Meeting 
  [799-802] 
  Sensational Sale / Shortage 
  [803-807] 
  Servants Preparing for a Major Ceremony / Festival 
  [808-811] 
  Severed Tentacle, Still Twitching 
  [812-815] 
  Sewer Grate Opens 
  [816-820] 
  Shambling Corpse 
  [821-824] 
  ShoulderSlammed by Tough or Noble 
  [825-828] 
  Sidewalk Game of Dice / Quoits / Runes 
  [829-833] 
  Sighting of Flying Monster 
  [834-837] 
  Sinking Raft / Skiff / Ship 
  [838-841] 
  Slain / Magically Held Patrol 
  [842-845] 
  Slave Auction 
  [846-850] 
  Slime Devouring a Dead Body 
  [851-854] 
  Smugglers Loading / Unloading 
  [855-858] 
  Spat Upon 
  [859-862] 
  Spider Web over Entire Alley 
  [863-867] 
  Spilled Food / Trade Goods 
  [868-871] 
  Storm of Blowing Trash 
  [872-876] 
  Strange Flower / Fungus Blooming 
  [877-880] 
  Stranger Spontaneously Combusts 
  [881-884] 
  Stranger Turns into Monster 
  [885-888] 
  Street Collapse 
  [889-893] 
  Street Mural / Improvisatory Art 
  [894-897] 
  Strong Smell 
   
   
  
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  [898-901] 
  Subdued Dragon / Monster Auction 
  [902-905] 
  Suddenly Lost / Disoriented 
  [906-909] 
  Suspected Plague Outbreak 
  [910-914] 
  Suspected Thief Casing the Crowd 
  [915-918] 
  Theft 
  [919-923] 
  Thieves’ Guild Rivalry 
  [924-928] 
  Three Weird Sisters 
  [929-932] 
  Thronging Crowd 
  [933-937] 
  Thrown Brick / Rock 
  [938-941] 
  Trail of Silver Coins 
  [942-946] 
  Uncontrolled Rolling Barrels 
  [947-950] 
  Unexpected Curfew 
  [951-955] 
  Unintentional Breach of Taboo 
  [956-959] 
  Valuable (or Vile) Sewer Flotsam 
  [960-964] 
  Violent Eviction in Progress 
  [965-968] 
  Wall Repair Underway 
  [969-973] 
  Wanted Notice / Poster 
  [974-977] 
  Water Contamination 
  [978-981] 
  Willfully ShortChanged by Shopkeeper 
  [982-986] 
  Witch Burning 
  [987-990] 
  Witnessed Extortion / Threat 
  [991-995] 
  Woman Chasing Goats / Pigs 
  [996-000] 
  Zealot Inciting a Riot 
   
   
  
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  CHAPTER 4: 
  UNEXPECTED 
  CREATURES 
   
   
  
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  4 - 1 
  BEASTS 
  AND MONSTERS 
   
  Refer to Castle Oldskull supplement CDDG2 for further details on monsters and 
  monster types.  As noted prior, beast and monster encounters will be somewhat rare but 
  almost always noteworthy.  There is one exception, in that encounters are not provided 
  for horses.  The reasons for this are twofold:  [1] horses are the most common animals in 
  the urban environment, [2] they are almost always tame and [3] they are almost never 
  encountered without riders and controllers.  As such, horses are a “given” in the urban 
  fantasy environment and most encounters featuring them will be non-exceptional and 
  therefore outside of our gaming interest. 
  The following tables are split into Common, Uncommon, Rare and Very Rare 
  categories which indicate the relative rarity of beasts and monsters in the urban 
  environment.  Please note that these frequency ratings are dependent upon a general 
  interpretation of human cities; goblins, for example, are common in the wilderness but 
  are rare here, because they are rather weak and exterminated on sight. 
  Similarly, if your city’s predominant race is inhuman (dwarves, elves, gnomes, etc.), 
  you may want to change the rarities of several beast and monster types.  Dwarves prefer 
  bears and even wolves as guardian beasts, gnomes enjoy the presence of burrowing 
  creatures, and so forth. 
  Importantly, this table does not include numbers of monsters appearing.  The reason 
  for this is that any beast or monster encounter can potentially turn deadly.  However, 
  unlike a dungeon environment, the PCs will not be the sole present victims of a monster’s 
  wrath.  Easier and duller prey will probably be abundant in the immediate vicinity.  Each 
  GM must carefully consider this, as well as the players’ temperament, before deciding on 
  the number of monsters appearing.  A single orc is a matter of some alarm, but not a 
  significant threat.  Twenty orcs, however, will cause instant mayhem.  And at the other 
  
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  end of the scale, you can indeed have level 1 PCs encounter a demon in the city, provided 
  that they are bystanders to a confrontation between the demon and a victim or stronger 
  party.  These variables preclude a fixed number of monsters appearing from being 
  assigned. 
   
   
  
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  JUSTIFICATIONS 
  FOR URBAN 
  MONSTER ENCOUNTERS 
   
  For any monster encounter, and for some beasts, you will probably want to concoct a 
  justification for the monster’s existence.  Creatures such as dogs, rats, and even centipedes 
  are easy to explain away as being “just there”; but an encounter with a roper, a sphinx, 
  or a dragon might require a little more justification.  This unique table is designed to help 
  you sort out precisely that conundrum.  As always, if a roll result does not make sense 
  (“flying,” “hatched,” etc.), ignore it; and if an obvious result does make sense, go with 
  the obvious and save yourself a die roll. 
  Keep in mind, however, that the explanation is for the GM to know, and for the 
  players to find out!  (Or not.)  Your city should be mysterious; and your players should 
  be asking questions (such as, “How in Hades did a troop of orcs get into the city?”).  This 
  table will help you to know the answers in advance. 
   
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  Roll 1d100 and consult the following table.  Reroll or select as appropriate. 
   
   
  
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  [01-02] 
  Allowed to Lair / Favored Being 
  [03] 
  Astral 
  [04-05] 
  Attracted by Carrion / Offal 
  [06] 
  Barbarian’s / Druid’s / Ranger’s Companion 
  [07] 
  Beckoned by Artifact / Relic 
  [08-09] 
  Burrowing 
  [10] 
  Chaos Manifestation 
  [11-12] 
  Conjured / Magically Created 
  [13] 
  Demi-Human Enclave Guardian 
  [14-15] 
  Diplomat / Emissary of a Race 
  [16] 
  Divine / Infernal Messenger 
  [17-18] 
  Dweller of the Undercity 
  [19-20] 
  Dweller of the Underworld 
  [21] 
  Dwelling Under Bridge 
  [22-23] 
  Emerged from Basement / Cellar 
  [24] 
  Emerged from Magical Gate 
  [25-26] 
  Emerged from Mine or Excavation 
  [27] 
  Emerged from Secret Dungeon Entrance 
  [28-29] 
  Emerged from Sewers 
  [30] 
  Emerged from Tomb / Undercroft 
  [31] 
  Engendered by Magical Potion Waste 
  [32-33] 
  Escaped Guild Mascot 
  [34] 
  Escaped from a Hideout or Palace 
  [35-36] 
  Escaped from a Menagerie 
  [37] 
  Escaped Guardian Beast 
  [38-39] 
  Ethereal 
  [40] 
  Flying 
  [41-42] 
  Form of Curious Demigod 
   
  
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  [43] 
  Frozen Spectacle 
  [44-45] 
  Good / Ill Omen 
  [46] 
  Guardian Beast 
  [47-48] 
  Hatched 
  [49] 
  Illusion 
  [50-51] 
  Imprisoned Spectacle 
  [52] 
  Invisible 
  [53-54] 
  Lairing in Abandoned Building 
  [55] 
  Lairing in Cesspit 
  [56] 
  Lairing in Cesspool 
  [57] 
  Lairing in Dung Heap 
  [58] 
  Lairing in Trash Heap 
  [59-60] 
  Legal Pet / Mascot 
  [61] 
  Madman’s Minion / Champion 
  [62-63] 
  Mage’s Familiar 
  [64] 
  Magical De-Evolution 
  [65-66] 
  Melted Out of Ice Block 
  [67] 
  No Encounter, Dead Body Display Only 
  [68-69] 
  No Encounter, Hide / Trophy Only 
  [70] 
  No Encounter, Tracks / Spoor Only 
  [71-72] 
  Paraded as Symbol of Power / Authority 
  [73] 
  Parasitic / Symbiotic 
  [74] 
  Planes Walker 
  [75] 
  Polymorphed Mage or Shape-Shifted Druid 
  [76] 
  Reincarnated City Denizen(s) 
  [77] 
  Risen from the Grave 
  [78] 
  Scout Presaging an Invasion / Infestation 
  [79] 
  Secret Alliance / Protected 
   
  
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  [80] 
  Shape-Shifted (into Demi-Human or Human Form) 
  [81] 
  Sign of the Apocalypse 
  [82] 
  Spectacle in Faire 
  [83] 
  Spectacle in Menagerie 
  [84] 
  Spy 
  [85] 
  Subdued and at Auction 
  [86-87] 
  Subdued Mount / Pet 
  [88] 
  Summoned by Curse / Omen 
  [89] 
  Summoned by Demon / Devil 
  [90] 
  Summoned by Dream / Nightmare 
  [91] 
  Summoned by the Mist 
  [92] 
  Summoned by Scroll / Magic Item 
  [93] 
  Summoned by Spell Caster 
  [94] 
  Swam Up Canal / Waterway 
  [95] 
  Swam Up from Well 
  [96] 
  Teleported 
  [97] 
  Temple Guardian / Sacred Beast 
  [98] 
  Time Traveler 
  [99] 
  Unleashed Experiment 
  [00] 
  Vision / Ghost / Phantom 
   
   
  
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  COMMON 
  BEASTS AND MONSTERS 
  IN THE URBAN 
  ENVIRONMENT 
   
  Roll 1d100 and consult the following table. 
   
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  [01-08] 
  Bat 
  [09-16] 
  Bat, Large 
  [17-24] 
  Bull 
  [25-33] 
  Cat 
  [34-41] 
  Cat, Feral 
  [42-49] 
  Centipede, Huge 
  [50-57] 
  Centipede, Large 
  [58-66] 
  Cockroach, Giant 
  [67-75] 
  Dog 
  [76-83] 
  Dog, Guard 
  [84-91] 
  Farm Animal / Livestock (Random) 
  [92-00] 
  Rat 
   
   
  
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  UNCOMMON 
  BEASTS AND MONSTERS 
  IN THE URBAN 
  ENVIRONMENT 
   
  Roll 1d100 and consult the following table. 
   
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  [01-05] 
  Bat, Huge 
  [06-10] 
  Beetle, Giant, Fire 
  [11-15] 
  Centipede, Giant 
  [16-20] 
  Dog, Feral / Wild 
  [21-25] 
  Dog, Hunting 
  [26-30] 
  Dog, War 
  [31-35] 
  Ear Weevil 
  [36-41] 
  Flesh Grub 
  [42-47] 
  Lycanthrope (Random) 
  [48-52] 
  Mold, Golden 
  [53-58] 
  Rat, Giant 
  [59-63] 
  Raven 
   
  
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  [64-68] 
  Shrieking Fungus 
  [69-74] 
  Slime (Random) 
  [75-79] 
  Snake (Random) 
  [80-84] 
  Spider, Large 
  [85-89] 
  Swarm, Arachnid 
  [90-95] 
  Swarm, Insect 
  [96-00] 
  Swarm, Vermin 
   
   
  
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  RARE 
  BEASTS AND MONSTERS 
  IN THE URBAN 
  ENVIRONMENT 
   
  Roll 1d100 and consult the following table. 
   
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  [01-02] 
  Ant, Giant 
  [03] 
  Bat, Giant (Netherworld) 
  [04-05] 
  Bear (Random) 
  [06-07] 
  Beastman 
  [08] 
  Beetle, Giant, Bombardier 
  [09] 
  Beetle, Giant, Water 
  [10] 
  Beetle, Giant, Woodboring 
  [11-12] 
  Brownie 
  [13-14] 
  Bugbear 
  [15-16] 
  Bull, Monstrous 
  [17-18] 
  Cat, Rabid 
  [19-20] 
  Centaur 
   
  
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  [21] 
  Centipede, Enormous 
  [22-23] 
  Changeling 
  [24-25] 
  Crayfish, Giant 
  [26-27] 
  Crocodile (or Alligator) 
  [28-29] 
  Crocuta 
  [30-31] 
  Deep One 
  [32] 
  Demon, Incubus / Succubus 
  [33-34] 
  Dog, Rabid 
  [35-36] 
  Doppelganger 
  [37-38] 
  Falcon 
  [39-40] 
  Fanged Fish (Random) 
  [41] 
  Fox 
  [42] 
  Frog, Monstrous (Random) 
  [43-44] 
  Frogman 
  [45] 
  Fungus, Violet 
  [46] 
  Gargoyle 
  [47] 
  Ghast 
  [48] 
  Ghul 
  [49] 
  Goblin 
  [50] 
  Gremlin 
  [51] 
  Hawk 
  [52] 
  Hobgoblin 
  [53-54] 
  Hound, Magical (Random) 
  [55-56] 
  Invisible Monster 
  [57] 
  Jackalwere 
  [58-59] 
  Kobold 
  [60] 
  Leech, Monstrous (Random) 
  [61-62] 
  Leprechaun 
   
   
  
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  [63-64] 
  Living Statue (Random) 
  [65-66] 
  Lizard Man 
  [67-68] 
  Medusa 
  [69] 
  Merfolk 
  [70-71] 
  Mimic (Random) 
  [72-73] 
  Mold, Umber 
  [74-75] 
  Orc 
  [76] 
  Raven, Giant 
  [77-78] 
  Shadow 
  [79-80] 
  Skeleton 
  [81-82] 
  Snake, Monstrous (Random) 
  [83-84] 
  Soul Worm 
  [85-86] 
  Specter 
  [87-88] 
  Spider, Giant 
  [89-90] 
  Spider, Huge 
  [91-92] 
  Stryx 
  [93-94] 
  Weasel 
  [95-96] 
  Wight 
  [97-98] 
  Worm, Giant 
  [99-00] 
  Zombie 
   
   
  
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  VERY RARE 
  BEASTS AND MONSTERS 
  IN THE URBAN 
  ENVIRONMENT 
   
  Roll 1d100 and consult the following table. 
   
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  [01] 
  Abomination 
  [02] 
  Acid Mantis 
  [03] 
  Amber Behemoth 
  [04] 
  Angel (Random) 
  [05] 
  Ape, Carnivorous 
  [06] 
  Ape, White 
  [07] 
  Badger 
  [08] 
  Badgerbear 
  [09] 
  Banshee 
  [10] 
  Bee, Giant 
  [11] 
  Centipede, Monstrous 
  [12] 
  Demigod 
   
  
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  [13-14] 
  Demon (Random) 
  [15-16] 
  Devil (Random) 
  [17] 
  Dracunculus 
  [18-19] 
  Dragon (Shape-Shifted or Aerial Attack) 
  [20-21] 
  Elemental (Random) 
  [22-23] 
  Faerie (Random) 
  [24-25] 
  Genie 
  [26-27] 
  Giant (Random) 
  [28-29] 
  Gnole 
  [30-31] 
  Gnome, Netherworld 
  [32-34] 
  Golem (Random) 
  [35-36] 
  Hag (Random) 
  [37-38] 
  Harpy 
  [39-40] 
  Homunculus 
  [41] 
  Ifrit 
  [42-43] 
  Imp 
  [44-45] 
  Juggernaut 
  [46] 
  Kirin 
  [47] 
  Land Shark 
  [48] 
  Lich 
  [49-50] 
  Lizard, Giant (Random) 
  [51-52] 
  Manticore 
  [53] 
  Minotaur 
  [54] 
  Mummy 
  [55-56] 
  Naga (Random) 
  [57] 
  Nereid 
  [58] 
  Nixie 
  [59] 
  Ogre 
   
   
  
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  [60] 
  Ogre Mage 
  [61-62] 
  Rakshasa 
  [63] 
  Roper 
  [64-65] 
  Rusting Beast 
  [66] 
  Scorpion, Monstrous (Random) 
  [67-68] 
  Serpent Folk (Random) 
  [69] 
  Serpent, Winged (Random) 
  [70] 
  Shedu 
  [71] 
  Shoggoth 
  [72-73] 
  Sphinx (Random) 
  [74] 
  Spider Maiden 
  [75] 
  Spider, Dimensional 
  [76-77] 
  Summoned Monster (Random) 
  [78] 
  Swamp Shambler 
  [79] 
  Tentacle Beast (Random) 
  [80] 
  Tentacled Centipede 
  [81] 
  Tick, Monstrous (Random) 
  [82] 
  Titan 
  [83] 
  Troglodyte 
  [84] 
  Troll (Random) 
  [85] 
  Turtle, Giant Snapping 
  [86-87] 
  Vampire (Random) 
  [88-89] 
  Wasp, Giant 
  [90] 
  Weasel, Giant 
  [91] 
  Will-o’-the-Wisp 
  [92-93] 
  Wind Spirit 
  [94] 
  Wolf (Random) 
  [95] 
  Wolverine 
   
  
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  [96] 
  Wolverine, Giant 
  [97-98] 
  Wraith 
  [99] 
  Zombie, Arcane 
  [00] 
  Game Master’s Choice or Roll Twice 
   
   
  
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  CHAPTER 5: 
  THE DENIZENS 
   
   
  
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  PEOPLE 
   
  Person encounters in the city are noteworthy in some regard, although they may at 
  first appear “normal” and thoroughly common.  These interesting people are either very 
  emotional about something, hiding something, experiencing something strange, or are 
  inherently exceptional.  Refer to the encounter twist table (here) for several ideas to make 
  these encounters memorable. 
  Unlike urban beast and monster encounters (which frequently lead to panic, alerts, 
  flight and/or combat), encounters with people typically involve improvised role-playing.  
  Some of the encounters should be subtle, and perhaps even unannounced.  Examples of 
  such “hidden” encounters include:  an attempted pickpocket attempt on a PC; a murderer 
  stalking a potential victim; a lycanthrope hoping to pass undetected; or a secret signal 
  passed between two NPCs.  These are still encounters, because they trigger a change in 
  the game environment which the GM will need to monitor and which the PCs might soon 
  detect.  But from the PCs’ perspective, there might well be nothing happening! 
  The number of persons encountered is entirely up to the GM.  However, since even 
  evil humans and demi-humans will be unlikely to begin a fight in the city (due to the 
  omnipresent threats of law enforcement and judicial punishment), a sense of “fairness” 
  in the number appearing is not a major concern.  The following rules of thumb are 
  recommended: 
   
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  Commoners:  1D12 appearing 
  Specialists:  1D10 appearing 
  
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  Guardsmen, Watchmen, Men-at-Arms:  Special, refer to the Guardsmen, Watchmen 
  & Vigiles table (here) 
  Low Level Characters (Level 1 to 4):  1D6 appearing 
  Mid-Level Characters (Level 5 to 8):  1D4 appearing 
  High Level Characters (Level 9 to 12):  1D2 appearing 
  Nobles & Powerful Personages:  1D2 appearing 
  Epic Level Characters (Level 13+):  1 appearing 
   
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  The subject of NPC development beyond the detail level of occupation and/or class is 
  beyond the scope of this book.  However, if you would like assistance in fully developing 
  NPCs with names, epithets, personalities, physical descriptions, historical backgrounds 
  and so forth, I recommend the use of Castle Oldskull Supplement DDE1, DUNGEON 
  DELVER ENHANCER, which is specifically tailored to answer those many questions. 
   
   
  
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  COMMON 
  PEOPLE 
  IN THE URBAN 
  ENVIRONMENT 
   
  Roll 1d100 and consult the following table. 
   
  
  
  [01-04] 
  Artisan / Tradesman (Roll on Mechant of Goods Sub-Table for type) 
  [05-06] 
  Bandit / Brigand 
  [07-08] 
  Bawd / Pimp 
  [09-10] 
  Beggar 
  [11-12] 
  Believer / Pilgrim 
  [13-14] 
  Cleric, Low Level (1-4) 
  [15-16] 
  Crier / Herald 
  [17-20] 
  Commoner 
  [21-22] 
  Criminal / Culprit / Fugitive 
  [23-24] 
  Cultist / Flagellant 
  [25-28] 
  Drink Merchant (Wine Seller etc.) (Roll on Merchant of Drink Sub-Table 
  for type) 
   
   
   
  
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  [29-30] 
  Dwarf, Low Level (1-4) 
  [31-32] 
  Elf, Low Level (1-4) 
  [33-34] 
  Errand Runner / Message Runner 
  [35-36] 
  Fighter, Low Level (1-4) 
  [37-40] 
  Food Merchant (Baker etc.) (Roll on Merchant of Food Sub-Table for 
  type) 
  [41-42] 
  Gentleman / Lady 
  [43-44] 
  Gnome, Low Level (1-4) 
  [45-46] 
  Goodman / Goodwife (Roll on Merchant of Drink (25%), Food (25%), 
  Goods (25%) or Services (25%) for type) 
  [47-50] 
  Guards (Roll on Guardsmen, Watchmen & Vigiles Sub-Table for type) 
  [51-52] 
  Half-Elf, Low Level (1-4) 
  [53-54] 
  Half-Orc, Low Level (1-4) 
  [55-56] 
  Halfling, Low Level (1-4) 
  [57-58] 
  Illusionist, Low Level (1-4) 
  [59-60] 
  Mage, Low Level (1-4) 
  [61-64] 
  Man-at-Arms / Mercenary 
  [65-69] 
  Merchant of Goods (Roll on Merchant of Goods Sub-Table for type) 
  [70-74] 
  Merchant of Services (Roll on Merchant of Services Sub-Table for type) 
  [75-78] 
  Official (Roll on Official Sub-Table for type) 
  [79-80] 
  Peasant 
  [81-82] 
  Peddler / Tinker 
  [83-84] 
  Peregrine / Pilgrim 
  [85-86] 
  Rag Picker 
  [87] 
  Serf / Slave 
  [88-89] 
  Soldier 
  [90-91] 
  Street Urchin 
  [92-93] 
  Thief, Low Level (1-4) 
  [94] 
  Untouchable 
   
  
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  [95-96] 
  Vagabond 
  [97-00] 
  Watch / Watchmen or Enhanced Guard Presence (Roll on Guardsmen, 
  Watchmen & Vigiles Sub-Table for type) 
   
   
  
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  5 - 3 
  UNCOMMON 
  PEOPLE 
  IN THE URBAN 
  ENVIRONMENT 
   
  Roll 1d100 and consult the following table. 
   
  
  
  [01-02] 
  Adventuring Party, Low Level (1-4) 
  [03-04] 
  Ambassador / Diplomat / Emissary 
  [05-06] 
  Anchorite / Hermit / Pillarine 
  [07-08] 
  Assassin, Low Level (1-4) 
  [09-10] 
  Barbarian, Low Level (1-4) 
  [11-12] 
  Bard, Low Level (1-4) 
  [13-14] 
  Beggar, Diseased 
  [15-16] 
  Beggar, Thief 
  [17-18] 
  Celebrant / Masquer 
  [19-20] 
  Charlatan / Mountebank 
  [21-22] 
  Cleric, Mid-Level (5-8) 
  [23-25] 
  Courtesan / Lothario 
   
  
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  [26-27] 
  Dog Catcher / Rat Catcher 
  [28-29] 
  Drover 
  [30-31] 
  Druid, Low Level (1-4) 
  [32-33] 
  Dwarf, Mid-Level (5-8) 
  [34-35] 
  Elf, Mid-Level (5-8) 
  [36-38] 
  Entertainer / Juggler 
  [39-41] 
  Fence / Pawnbroker 
  [42-44] 
  Fighter, Mid-Level (5-8) 
  [45-46] 
  Fortune Teller / Soothsayer 
  [47-49] 
  Gang 
  [50-51] 
  Gnome, Mid-Level (5-8) 
  [52-54] 
  Guildsman 
  [55-56] 
  Guildless Rogue Thief 
  [57-59] 
  Gypsy 
  [60-61] 
  Half-Elf, Mid-Level (5-8) 
  [62-63] 
  Half-Orc, Mid-Level (5-8) 
  [64-65] 
  Halfling, Mid-Level (5-8) 
  [66-67] 
  Illusionist, Mid-Level (5-8) 
  [68-70] 
  Lady of the Evening 
  [71-72] 
  Mage, Mid-Level (5-8) 
  [73-74] 
  Monk, Low Level (1-4) 
  [75-76] 
  Mudlark 
  [77-79] 
  Noble (Roll on Noble Sub-Table for type) 
  [80-81] 
  Paladin, Low Level (1-4) 
  [82-83] 
  Preacher / Prophet 
  [84-85] 
  Rake 
  [86-87] 
  Ranger, Low Level (1-4) 
  [88-89] 
  River Folk / Sailor 
   
   
  
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  [90-92] 
  Ruffian 
  [93-94] 
  Street Cleaner 
  [95-96] 
  Thief, Mid-Level (5-8) 
  [97-98] 
  Thug 
  [99-00] 
  Waste Disposal Group 
   
   
  
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  5 - 4 
  RARE 
  PEOPLE 
  IN THE URBAN 
  ENVIRONMENT 
   
  Roll 1d100 and consult the following table. 
   
  
  
  [01-03] 
  Adventuring Party, Mid-Level (5-8) 
  [04-06] 
  Alchemist 
  [07-09] 
  Army Procession 
  [10-12] 
  Assassin, Mid-Level (5-8) 
  [13-15] 
  Barbarian, Mid-Level (5-8) 
  [16-18] 
  Bard, Mid-Level (5-8) 
  [19-21] 
  Beggar, Assassin 
  [22-24] 
  Body Snatcher / Resurrectionist 
  [25-27] 
  Bounty Hunter 
  [28-30] 
  Cleric, High Level (9-12) (50% chance of being noble-born; refer to Noble 
  section) 
  [31-33] 
  Druid, Mid-Level (5-8) 
   
   
   
  
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  [34-36] 
  Duelist / Fencer 
  [37-39] 
  Dwarf, High Level (9-12) (50% chance of being noble-born; refer to Noble 
  section) 
  [40-42] 
  Elf, High Level (9-12) (50% chance of being noble-born; refer to Noble 
  section) 
  [43-45] 
  Fighter, High Level (9-12) (50% chance of being noble-born; refer to 
  Noble section) 
  [46-48] 
  Gnome, High Level (9-12) (50% chance of being noble-born; refer to 
  Noble section) 
  [49-51] 
  Guild Master (Roll on Merchant of Goods (50%) or Merchant of Services 
  (50%) Sub-Table for guild type) 
  [52-54] 
  Guild Procession (Roll on Merchant of Goods (50%) or Merchant of 
  Services (50%) Sub-Table for guild type) 
  [55-57] 
  Guildless Rogue Assassin 
  [58-60] 
  Half-Elf, High Level (9-12) (50% chance of being noble-born; refer to 
  Noble section) 
  [61-63] 
  Half-Orc, High Level (9-12) (50% chance of being noble-born; refer to 
  Noble section) 
  [64-66] 
  Halfling, High Level (9-12) (50% chance of being noble-born; refer to 
  Noble section) 
  [67-68] 
  Illusionist, High Level (9-12) (50% chance of being noble-born; refer to 
  Noble section) 
  [69-71] 
  Mage, High Level (9-12) (50% chance of being noble-born; refer to Noble 
  section) 
  [72-74] 
  Monk, Mid-Level (5-8) 
  [75-76] 
  Murderer 
  [77-78] 
  Necromancer, Evil Cleric 
  [79-80] 
  Necromancer, Evil Mage 
  [81-83] 
  Paladin, Mid-Level (5-8) (50% chance of being noble-born; refer to Noble 
  section) 
  [84-85] 
  Pied Piper 
   
  
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  [86-88] 
  Press Gang 
  [89-91] 
  Ranger, Mid-Level (5-8) 
  [92-94] 
  Sage 
  [95-97] 
  Slaver 
  [98-00] 
  Thief, High Level (9-12) (50% chance of being noble-born; refer to Noble 
  section) 
   
   
  
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  VERY RARE 
  PEOPLE 
  IN THE URBAN 
  ENVIRONMENT 
   
  Roll 1d100 and consult the following table. 
   
  
  
  [01-04] 
  Adventuring Party, High Level (9-12) 
  [05-08] 
  Assassin, High Level (9-12) (50% chance of being noble-born; refer to 
  Noble section) 
  [09-11] 
  Assassin, Epic Level (13-18) (50% chance of being noble-born; refer to 
  Noble section) 
  [12-15] 
  Barbarian, High Level (9-12) (50% chance of being noble-born; refer to 
  Noble section) 
  [16-18] 
  Barbarian, Epic Level (13-18) (50% chance of being noble-born; refer to 
  Noble section) 
  [19-22] 
  Bard, High Level (9-12) (50% chance of being noble-born; refer to Noble 
  section) 
  [23-25] 
  Bard, Epic Level (13-18) (50% chance of being noble-born; refer to Noble 
  section) 
   
  
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  [26-28] 
  Cleric, Epic Level (13-18) (50% chance of being noble-born; refer to Noble 
  section) 
  [29-32] 
  Druid, High Level (9-12) (50% chance of being noble-born; refer to Noble 
  section) 
  [33-35] 
  Druid, Epic Level (13-18) (50% chance of being noble-born; refer to Noble 
  section) 
  [36-38] 
  Dwarf, Epic Level (13-18) (50% chance of being noble-born; refer to Noble 
  section) 
  [39-41] 
  Elf, Epic Level (13-18) (50% chance of being noble-born; refer to Noble 
  section) 
  [42-44] 
  Fighter, Epic Level (13-18) (50% chance of being noble-born; refer to 
  Noble section) 
  [45-47] 
  Gnome, Epic Level (13-18) (50% chance of being noble-born; refer to 
  Noble section) 
  [48-50] 
  Half-Elf, Epic Level (13-18) (50% chance of being noble-born; refer to 
  Noble section) 
  [51-54] 
  Half-Orc, Epic Level (13-18) (50% chance of being noble-born; refer to 
  Noble section) 
  [55-58] 
  Halfling, Epic Level (13-18) (50% chance of being noble-born; refer to 
  Noble section) 
  [59-61] 
  Illusionist, Epic Level (13-18) (50% chance of being noble-born; refer to 
  Noble section) 
  [62-65] 
  Mage, Epic Level (13-18) (50% chance of being noble-born; refer to Noble 
  section) 
  [66-69] 
  Monk, High Level (9-12) (50% chance of being noble-born; refer to Noble 
  section) 
  [70-72] 
  Monk, Epic Level (13-18) (50% chance of being noble-born; refer to Noble 
  section) 
  [73-76] 
  Paladin, High Level (9-12) (50% chance of being noble-born; refer to 
  Noble section) 
  [77-80] 
  Paladin, Epic Level (13-18) (50% chance of being noble-born; refer to 
  Noble section) 
   
   
  
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  [81-84] 
  Pretender / Usurper (50% chance of being noble-born; refer to Noble 
  section) 
  [85-88] 
  Ranger, High Level (9-12) (50% chance of being noble-born; refer to 
  Noble section) 
  [89-92] 
  Ranger, Epic Level (13-18) (50% chance of being noble-born; refer to 
  Noble section) 
  [93-96] 
  Ruler of the City 
  [97-00] 
  Thief, Epic Level (13-18) (50% chance of being noble-born; refer to Noble 
  section) 
   
   
  
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  PERSON 
  SUB-TABLE I: 
  DRINK MERCHANTS 
   
  Roll 1d100 and consult the following table. 
   
  
  
  [01-04] 
  Ale Draper 
  [05-08] 
  Alewife 
  [09-12] 
  Aquarius 
  [13-16] 
  Barkeep 
  [17-20] 
  Barmaid 
  [21-24] 
  Bartender 
  [25-26] 
  Beer Seller 
  [27-28] 
  Belhoste 
  [29-32] 
  Bever 
  [33] 
  Bluffer 
  [34-36] 
  Boniface 
  [37-40] 
  Braumeister 
  [41] 
  Burneman 
  [42-44] 
  Brewer 
   
  
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  [45-48] 
  Cellarer 
  [49-52] 
  Dairymaid 
  [53-56] 
  Dairyman 
  [57-60] 
  Distiller 
  [61] 
  Ganneker 
  [62-64] 
  Innkeeper 
  [65-68] 
  Mixer 
  [69-72] 
  Ostler 
  [73-76] 
  Rectifier 
  [77-80] 
  Skinker 
  [81-84] 
  Tapster 
  [85-87] 
  Tavern Keeper 
  [88-90] 
  Tavern Wench 
  [91-92] 
  Taverner 
  [93-94] 
  Tippler 
  [95] 
  Vatman 
  [96] 
  Vineroon 
  [97] 
  Vintager 
  [98] 
  Vintner 
  [99-00] 
  Wine Seller 
   
   
  
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  PERSON 
  SUB-TABLE II: 
  FOOD MERCHANTS 
   
  Roll 1d100 and consult the following table. 
   
  
  
  [01-02] 
  Acater 
  [03-04] 
  All Spice 
  [05-07] 
  Baker 
  [08-09] 
  Baxter 
  [10-11] 
  Beekeeper 
  [12-14] 
  Butcher 
  [15-16] 
  Candy Maker 
  [17-18] 
  Carner 
  [19-20] 
  Carver 
  [21-22] 
  Cashmarie 
  [23-25] 
  Cheese Monger 
  [26-28] 
  Chef 
  [29-30] 
  Chowder 
  [31-32] 
  Confectioner 
   
  
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  [33-35] 
  Cook 
  [36-37] 
  Coster Wife 
  [38-40] 
  Costermonger 
  [41-42] 
  Dry Salter 
  [43-44] 
  Eggler 
  [45-47] 
  Fishmonger 
  [48-49] 
  Fishwife 
  [50-51] 
  Flauner 
  [52] 
  Fleshmonger 
  [53-54] 
  Food Trader 
  [55-56] 
  Fruiterer 
  [57] 
  Garlic Monger 
  [58] 
  Greengrocer 
  [59] 
  Grocer 
  [60] 
  Host 
  [61] 
  Hosteller 
  [62] 
  Innkeeper 
  [63] 
  Keech (Butcher’s Boy) 
  [64] 
  Kepegesst 
  [65] 
  Lardner 
  [66] 
  Mealman 
  [67-68] 
  Mercator 
  [69-70] 
  Monger 
  [71] 
  Mustarder 
  [72] 
  Nut Seller 
  [73-74] 
  Pastry Chef 
  [75] 
  Piscarius 
  [76] 
  Pistor 
   
   
  
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  [77-78] 
  Poultry Dealer 
  [79-81] 
  Provisioner 
  [82-83] 
  Publican 
  [84-85] 
  Purser 
  [86-87] 
  Rippier 
  [88-89] 
  Salter 
  [90-91] 
  Spicer 
  [92-93] 
  Sutler 
  [94] 
  Sweetmeat Maker 
  [95] 
  Tabernarius 
  [96-97] 
  Trencherman 
  [98-00] 
  Victualer 
   
   
  
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  PERSON 
  SUB-TABLE III+: 
  GUARDSMEN, 
  WATCHMEN 
  AND VIGILES 
   
  Unlike most encounters, guard and watchman encounters will frequently be 
  impressive for their numbers.  Patrols travel in strength, and make certain they are within 
  hailing distance of another group.  As the guard and the watch are symbols of the City 
  State ruler’s authority, they will make themselves highly visible throughout the city.  
  Besides patrolling, guardsmen will also be found performing various activities.  Feel free 
  to use the following table to determine non-patrol activities of guardsmen: 
   
  
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  [01-05] 
  Archery and weapons practice 
  [06-09] 
  Clearing the street or area for protection 
  [10-14] 
  Controlling traffic 
  [15-19] 
  Drilling, formations and marching 
  [20-24] 
  Escorting a noble or delegation 
  [25-28] 
  Fighting a fire, flood, collapse or other disaster 
   
  
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  [29-32] 
  Fixing a problem or assisting laborers 
  [33-37] 
  Guarding a herald or official making a proclamation 
  [38-42] 
  Guarding the perimeter of an execution or punishment ground 
  [43-47] 
  Manning a gate or checkpoint 
  [48-52] 
  Manning a watch station 
  [53-57] 
  Organizing townsfolk to assist with loading, unloading, etc. 
  [58-62] 
  Overseeing arrival / departure of a noble or delegation 
  [63-67] 
  Overseeing prison laborers 
  [68-71] 
  Performing an arrest 
  [72-76] 
  Performing an official investigation 
  [77-80] 
  Pursuing a fugitive 
  [81-85] 
  Questioning or interrogating townsfolk or foreigners 
  [86-90] 
  Receiving orders, praise or punishment from a shouting officer 
  [91-95] 
  Searching a street, building or alley 
  [96-00] 
  Walking atop a wall, roof or catwalk 
   
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  Generally, the three branches of guard forces have their own functions, schedules and 
  jurisdictions.  To players, the difference between one guard or another may be subtle, but 
  clever players will soon learn that different guards mean different things, and there are 
  implications to the presence of each force. 
  Guardsmen are the “general purpose” guards, and also perform questioning and 
  searches.  They have narrow patrol areas. 
  Watchmen handle sensitive matters of law enforcement, crime deterrence, public 
  assistance, investigation and night patrols.  They have wide patrol areas. 
  
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  Vigiles enforce fire ordinances, fight fires, re-apprehend runaway slaves, escort 
  dignitaries and direct small units of guardsmen and watchmen when an officer cannot 
  be everywhere at once.  They have very wide patrol areas. 
   
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  The following table is used to determine the number of guardsmen encountered.  If 
  you came to this table as a “Guard” result, roll an unmodified 1D100.  If you came to this 
  table as a “Watchman” result, roll 1D100 and add 20. 
   
  Hierarchy I 
  [01-05] 
  Guardsman (Man-at-Arms), 2D4 in number 
  [06-10] 
  Guardsman (Man-at-Arms), 2D6 in number 
  [11-15] 
  Guardsman (Man-at-Arms), 2D8 in number 
  [16-20] 
  Guardsman (Man-at-Arms), 2D10 in number 
  [21-25] 
  Watchman (Man-at-Arms, +1 to hit and damage), 2D4 in number 
  [26-30] 
  Watchman (Man-at-Arms, +1 to hit and damage), 2D6 in number 
  [31-35] 
  Watchman (Man-at-Arms, +1 to hit and damage), 2D8 in number 
  [36-40] 
  Watchman (Man-at-Arms, +1 to hit and damage), 2D10 in number 
  [41-43] 
  Vigile (Man-at-Arms, +1 HP, +1 to hit and damage), 2D4 in number 
  [44-45] 
  Vigile (Man-at-Arms, +1 HP, +1 to hit and damage), 2D6 in number 
  [46-47] 
  Vigile (Man-at-Arms, +1 HP, +1 to hit and damage), 2D8 in number 
  [48-49] 
  Vigile (Man-at-Arms, +1 HP, +1 to hit and damage), 2D10 in number 
  Hierarchy II 
  [50] 
  Darkman (Demi-Human with Infravision, Level 1 Fighter), Dwarf, 
  1D6+1 in number 
  [51] 
  Darkman (Demi-Human with Infravision, Level 1 Fighter), Elf, 1D6+1 
  in number 
   
  
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  [52] 
  Darkman (Demi-Human with Infravision, Level 1 Fighter), Gnome, 
  1D6+1 in number 
  [53] 
  Darkman (Demi-Human with Infravision, Level 1 Fighter), Half-Elf, 
  1D6+1 in number 
  [54] 
  Darkman (Demi-Human with Infravision, Level 1 Fighter), Half-Orc, 
  1D6+1 in number 
  [55] 
  Darkman (Demi-Human with Infravision, Level 1 Fighter), Halfling, 
  1D6+1 in number 
  Hierarchy III 
  [56-59] 
  Petty Sergeant (Level 1 Fighter), leading 2D4 Guardsmen 
  [60-62] 
  Petty Sergeant (Level 1 Fighter), leading 2D4 Watchmen 
  [63-65] 
  Petty Sergeant (Level 1 Fighter), leading 2D4 Vigiles 
  Hierarchy IV 
  [66-69] 
  Sergeant (Level 2 Fighter), leading 2D6 Guardsmen 
  [70-72] 
  Sergeant (Level 2 Fighter), leading 2D6 Watchmen 
  [73-75] 
  Sergeant (Level 2 Fighter), leading 2D6 Vigiles 
  [76-77] 
  Lieutenant (Level 2 Fighter, +2 HP), leading 2D8 Guardsmen 
  [78-79] 
  Lieutenant (Level 2 Fighter, +2 HP), leading 2D8 Watchmen 
  [80] 
  Lieutenant (Level 2 Fighter +2 HP), leading 2D8 Vigiles 
  Hierarchy V 
  [81-82] 
  Senior Sergeant (Level 3 Fighter), leading 2D10 Guardsmen 
  [83-84] 
  Senior Sergeant (Level 3 Fighter), leading 2D10 Watchmen 
  [84] 
  Senior Sergeant (Level 3 Fighter), leading 2D10 Vigiles 
  [86-87] 
  Senior Lieutenant (Level 3 Fighter, +3 HP), leading 2D12 Guardsmen 
  [88-89] 
  Senior Lieutenant (Level 3 Fighter, +3 HP), leading 2D12 Watchmen 
  [90] 
  Senior Lieutenant (Level 3 Fighter, +3 HP), leading 2D12 Vigiles 
  Hierarchy VI 
  [91] 
  Sergeant at Arms (Level 4 Fighter), leading 1 Sergeant and 4D4 
  Guardsmen 
   
  
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  [92] 
  Sergeant at Arms (Level 4 Fighter), leading 1 Sergeant and 4D4 
  Watchmen 
  [93] 
  Sergeant at Arms (Level 4 Fighter), leading 1 Sergeant and 4D4 
  Vigiles 
  Hierarchy VII 
  [94] 
  Captain (Level 5 Fighter), leading 1 Lieutenant and 4D6 Guardsmen 
  [95] 
  Captain (Level 5 Fighter), leading 1 Lieutenant and 4D6 Watchmen 
  [96] 
  Captain (Level 5 Fighter), leading 1 Lieutenant and 4D6 Vigiles 
  Hierarchy VIII 
  [97-98] 
  Senior Captain (Level 6 Fighter), leading 1 Senior Sergeant and 5D6 
  Vigiles 
  Hierarchy IX 
  [99] 
  Captain at Arms (Level 7 Fighter), leading 1 Senior Lieutenant and 
  6D6 Vigiles 
  Hierarchy X 
  [00] 
  Vaunted Captain (Level 8 Fighter), leading 1 Sergeant at Arms and 
  7D6 Vigiles 
  Special Circumstance / Doubled Force Presence 
  [101 or 
  Higher] 
  1D100, roll again, and double the numbers of men and officers 
  appearing 
   
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  In addition to the officers listed above, there is a chance that a guard troop will be 
  accompanied by a special officer of some kind.  The chance is 5% per normal guardsman 
  (or watchman, or vigile, or darkman); if 20 or more normal men are encountered, there is 
  a 100% chance of one special officer being present, and then a 5% chance per man over 20 
  of a second special officer.  (For example, if there are 26 men, there’s a 100% chance of 
  one special officer, and then a 30% chance of a second special officer.) 
  The various types of special officers are as follows: 
  
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  [01-09] 
  [01-09] Apprentice Inquisitor (Level 1 Mage) 
  [10-17] 
  [10-17] Chaplain Liaison (Level 2 Cleric) 
  [18-25] 
  [18-25] Inquisitor (Level 2 Mage) 
  [26-28] 
  [26-28] Agent Initiate (Level 2 Monk) 
  [29-31] 
  [29-31] Agent Keeper (Level 2 Paladin) in a good City State; Agent 
  Vaunt (Level 2 Assassin) in an evil City State; reroll for a neutral City 
  State 
  [32-37] 
  [32-37] Veteran Darkman (Level 2 Demi-Human, Random Class) 
  [38-44] 
  [38-44] Chaplain (Level 3 Cleric) 
  [45-51] 
  [45-51] Senior Inquisitor (Level 3 Mage) 
  [52-54] 
  [52-54] Agent of the Brotherhood / Sisterhood (Level 3 Monk) 
  [55-57] 
  [55-57] Agent Protector (Level 3 Paladin) in a good City State; Royal 
  Bloodletter (Level 3 Assassin) in an evil City State; reroll in a neutral 
  City State 
  [58-62] 
  [58-62] Senior Darkman (Level 3 Demi-Human, Random Class) 
  [63-68] 
  [63-68] Senior Chaplain (Level 4 Cleric) 
  [69-74] 
  [69-74] Inquisitor Adept (Level 4 Mage) 
  [75-77] 
  [75-77] Agent Disciple (Level 4 Monk) 
  [78-80] 
  [78-80] Agent Defender (Level 4 Paladin) in a good City State; Royal 
  Headhunter (Level 4 Assassin) in an evil City State; reroll in a neutral 
  City State 
  [81-84] 
  [81-84] Darkman Vigile (Level 4 Demi-Human, Random Class) 
  [85-89] 
  [85-89] Chaplain Overseer (Level 5 Cleric) 
  [90-94] 
  [90-94] Grand Inquisitor (Level 5 Mage) 
  [95-96] 
  [95-96] Agent Immaculate (Level 5 Monk) 
   
   
   
  
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  [97-98] 
  [97-98] Agent Warder (Level 5 Paladin) in a good City State; Royal 
  Slayer (Level 5 Assassin) in an evil City State; reroll in a neutral City 
  State 
  [99-00] 
  [99-00] Witch Hunter (Level 6 Cleric) with 1D4 Witch Hunter 
  Apprentices (Level 2 or 3 Clerics) 
   
   
   
  
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  SUB-TABLE IV: 
  MERCHANTS 
  OF GOODS 
  (TRADESMEN) 
   
  A “merchant of goods” is simply a person who sells items of some kind.  Amber 
  cutters sell amber, anvil smiths sell anvils, and so forth.  The merchant will typically be 
  set up in a stall, shop or store (depending on type, wealth and circumstance), although a 
  merchant can of course be found walking the streets or resting in an inn as well. 
  To determine the type of a merchant of goods randomly, roll 1D1000 and consult the 
  following table: 
   
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  [001-006] 
  Accoutrement Maker 
  [007-011] 
  Alabasterer 
  [012-016] 
  Amber Cutter 
  [017-021] 
  Anchor Smith 
  [022-026] 
  Anvil Smith 
   
  
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  [027-032] 
  Apothecary 
  [033-037] 
  Arcane Armorer 
  [038-042] 
  Arcane Weaponsmith 
  [043-047] 
  Archil Maker 
  [048-052] 
  Arkwright 
  [053-058] 
  Armorer 
  [059-062] 
  Artificer 
  [063-065] 
  Atilliator (Crossbow Maker) 
  [066-068] 
  Augur Maker 
  [069-073] 
  Avenator 
  [074-078] 
  Axle Maker 
  [079-083] 
  Back Maker 
  [084-089] 
  Bagman 
  [090-094] 
  Balance Maker 
  [095-100] 
  Barterer 
  [101-106] 
  Basket Maker 
  [107-111] 
  Bellfounder 
  [112-116] 
  Bellows Maker 
  [117-121] 
  Besom Maker 
  [122-127] 
  Bird Seller 
  [128-133] 
  Blacksmith 
  [134-138] 
  Bladesmith 
  [139-144] 
  Boatwright 
  [145-150] 
  Bookseller 
  [151-155] 
  Bowlman 
  [156-160] 
  Bowyer 
  [161-165] 
  Box Maker 
  [166-171] 
  Brazier 
   
   
  
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  [172-176] 
  Brickmaker 
  [177-182] 
  Brightsmith 
  [183-188] 
  Bronzesmith 
  [189-193] 
  Buckle Maker 
  [194-198] 
  Buckram Maker 
  [199-203] 
  Bumboat Man 
  [204-208] 
  Button Maker 
  [209-213] 
  Cabinet Maker 
  [214-218] 
  Camlet Merchant 
  [219-224] 
  Canvaser 
  [225-229] 
  Cap Maker 
  [230-235] 
  Chain Maker 
  [236-241] 
  Chandler 
  [242-246] 
  Chapman 
  [247-252] 
  Charcoal Burner 
  [253-257] 
  Clogger 
  [258-263] 
  Clothier 
  [264-266] 
  Collar Maker 
  [267-269] 
  Collier 
  [270-274] 
  Cooper 
  [275-280] 
  Coppersmith 
  [281-285] 
  Coracle Maker 
  [286-290] 
  Cordwainer 
  [291-295] 
  Crocker 
  [296-301] 
  Curiosity Seller 
  [302-306] 
  Cutler 
  [307-312] 
  Draper 
  [313-317] 
  Dredgerman 
   
  
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  [318-323] 
  Dressmaker 
  [324-328] 
  Duffer 
  [329-334] 
  Dungeoneer’s Outfitter 
  [335-339] 
  Dwarven Armorer 
  [340-344] 
  Dwarven Gem Cutter 
  [345-349] 
  Dwarven Jeweler 
  [350-355] 
  Dye Maker 
  [356-360] 
  Elven Armorer 
  [361-365] 
  Eyer 
  [366-370] 
  Fabricator 
  [371-375] 
  Farandman 
  [376-380] 
  Farrier 
  [381-385] 
  Feather Dresser 
  [386-390] 
  Felmonger 
  [391-396] 
  Felt Maker 
  [397-402] 
  Flax Worker 
  [403-407] 
  Fletcher 
  [408-412] 
  Fogger 
  [413-417] 
  Fossil Collector 
  [418-422] 
  Fowler 
  [423-427] 
  Fripperer 
  [428-433] 
  Furniture Maker 
  [434-439] 
  Furrier 
  [440-444] 
  Gem Cutter 
  [445-449] 
  Girdler 
  [450-455] 
  Glass Blower 
  [456-460] 
  Glasswright 
  [461-465] 
  Glover 
   
   
  
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  [466-470] 
  Gnomish Armorer 
  [471-475] 
  Gnomish Gem Cutter 
  [476-480] 
  Gnomish Jeweler 
  [481-485] 
  Goldsmith 
  [486-490] 
  Haberdasher 
  [491-495] 
  Hacker 
  [496-500] 
  Hammerman 
  [501-506] 
  Handseller 
  [507-511] 
  Hansard 
  [512-517] 
  Harness Maker 
  [518-523] 
  Hatter 
  [524-528] 
  Hawker 
  [529-533] 
  Haymonger 
  [534-539] 
  Herbalist 
  [540-545] 
  Horner 
  [546-551] 
  Hosier 
  [552-556] 
  Iceman 
  [557-561] 
  Instrument Maker 
  [562-566] 
  Ironmonger 
  [567-571] 
  Ivorist 
  [572-577] 
  Jeweler 
  [578-583] 
  Junkman 
  [584-588] 
  Keysmith 
  [589-593] 
  Lacemaker 
  [594-599] 
  Lamp Maker 
  [600-604] 
  Lampwright 
  [605-609] 
  Leather Worker 
  [610-615] 
  Linen Draper 
   
  
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  [616-621] 
  Liveryman 
  [622-627] 
  Livestock Seller 
  [628-633] 
  Locksmith 
  [634-638] 
  Lorimer 
  [639-643] 
  Magic Item Seller 
  [644-648] 
  Magic Missile Seller 
  [649-653] 
  Mask Maker 
  [654-659] 
  Mason 
  [660-665] 
  Mercer 
  [666-671] 
  Milliner 
  [672-676] 
  Mug Seller 
  [677-682] 
  Net Maker 
  [683-688] 
  Nightman 
  [689-694] 
  Oil Maker 
  [695-700] 
  Old Clothes Dealer 
  [701-706] 
  Painter 
  [707-712] 
  Paper Maker / Parchmenter 
  [713-718] 
  Pawnbroker 
  [719-724] 
  Peddler 
  [725-730] 
  Perfumer 
  [731-736] 
  Pewterer 
  [737-741] 
  Pipeweed Seller 
  [742-746] 
  Pitch Maker 
  [747-751] 
  Plumer 
  [752-756] 
  Potion Master 
  [757-760] 
  Potter 
  [761-763] 
  Poulterer 
  [764-766] 
  Raffman 
   
   
  
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  [767-771] 
  Reagent Seller 
  [772-776] 
  Reed Maker 
  [777-782] 
  Roofer 
  [783-788] 
  Rope Maker 
  [789-794] 
  Rug Maker 
  [795-800] 
  Saddle Maker 
  [801-805] 
  Saddler 
  [806-810] 
  Sail Maker 
  [811-815] 
  Samitere 
  [816-820] 
  Scabbard Maker 
  [821-825] 
  Scroll Maker 
  [826-831] 
  Sculptor 
  [832-836] 
  Shield Maker 
  [837-841] 
  Shipwright 
  [842-847] 
  Shoemaker 
  [848-852] 
  Silk Mercer 
  [853-857] 
  Silk Weaver 
  [858-862] 
  Silversmith 
  [863-866] 
  Simpler 
  [867-869] 
  Slater 
  [870-872] 
  Sledge / Sleigh Maker 
  [873-877] 
  Soap Maker 
  [878-882] 
  Spectacles Maker 
  [883-888] 
  Spice Merchant 
  [889-893] 
  Stallman 
  [894-898] 
  Stringer 
  [899-903] 
  Swordsmith 
  [904-909] 
  Tailor 
   
  
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  [910-914] 
  Tallyman 
  [915-920] 
  Tapestry Maker 
  [921-925] 
  Thonger 
  [926-930] 
  Tinsmith 
  [931-935] 
  Torch Maker 
  [936-941] 
  Toy Maker 
  [942-947] 
  Trader 
  [948-952] 
  Tubber 
  [953-957] 
  Unguentary 
  [958-962] 
  Wainwright 
  [963-967] 
  Wand Maker 
  [968-973] 
  Weaponsmith 
  [974-978] 
  Weaver 
  [979-982] 
  Wheeler 
  [983-985] 
  Wheelsmith 
  [986-988] 
  Whip Maker 
  [989-992] 
  Wig Maker 
  [993-995] 
  Wire Drawer 
  [996-000] 
  Wood Worker 
   
   
  
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  SUB-TABLE V: 
  MERCHANTS 
  OF SERVICES 
  (PROVIDERS) 
   
  In contrast to a merchant of goods, a “merchant of services” is a person who sells an 
  immaterial service.  Actors act in playhouses for a salary and tips; advisors offer their 
  knowledge and wisdom to either an employer or people off the street; almoners 
  distribute moneys to the deserving poor, and are paid by their church or temple; and so 
  forth.  Some merchants of servers have their own establishments, while others have 
  employers, and still others work on the streets.  An actor would be an employee of the 
  playhouse owner; an advisor would be employed by a noble or possess a walk-in office 
  “shop”; and an almoner would work for the church, and perhaps live there.  Results will 
  need to be interpreted individually by the GM. 
  To randomly determine a merchant of services, roll 1D1000 and consult the following 
  table: 
   
  
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  [001-004] 
  Actor 
  [005-008] 
  Advisor 
  [009-012] 
  Almoner 
  [013-016] 
  Animal Tamer 
  [017-019] 
  Antiquarian 
  [020-023] 
  Appraiser 
  [024-027] 
  Architect 
  [028-030] 
  Archivist 
  [031-033] 
  Astrologer 
  [034-037] 
  Attendant 
  [038-041] 
  Auctioneer 
  [042-045] 
  Banker 
  [046-049] 
  Barber 
  [050-053] 
  Barber Surgeon 
  [054-057] 
  Bargeman 
  [058-060] 
  Bear Baiter / Bear Trainer 
  [061-063] 
  Bearward 
  [064-065] 
  Bedesman 
  [066-068] 
  Bee Keeper 
  [069-070] 
  Bill Poster 
  [071-073] 
  Billier 
  [074-077] 
  Bird Catcher 
  [078-081] 
  Bleacher 
  [082-085] 
  Bodyguard 
  [086-088] 
  Bone Setter 
  [089-091] 
  Bonepicker 
  [092-095 
  Book Binder 
  [096-099] 
  Boot Maker 
   
  
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  [100-103] 
  Braider 
  [104-107] 
  Bricklayer 
  [108-110] 
  Burler 
  [111-114] 
  Butler 
  [115-118] 
  Calligrapher 
  [119-122] 
  Caretaker / Groundskeeper 
  [123-126] 
  Carpenter 
  [127-130] 
  Carriage Driver 
  [131-134] 
  Carter 
  [135-138] 
  Cartographer 
  [139-141] 
  Castrator 
  [142-145] 
  Catchpole 
  [146-148] 
  Caulker 
  [149-152] 
  Chair Bearer 
  [153-156] 
  Charwoman 
  [157-159] 
  Child Catcher 
  [160-163] 
  Chimney Sweep 
  [164-166] 
  Chinglor 
  [167-170] 
  Chiropodist 
  [171-173] 
  Chirurgeon 
  [174-177] 
  Chronicler 
  [178-180] 
  Clayman 
  [181-184] 
  Cleaner 
  [185-187] 
  Clouter 
  [188-191] 
  Coachman 
  [192-195] 
  Cobbler 
  [196-198] 
  Composer 
  [199-202] 
  Concubine 
   
   
  
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  [203-205] 
  Contortionist 
  [206-209] 
  Costumer 
  [210-213] 
  Courier 
  [214-217] 
  Crier 
  [218-221] 
  Crystal Gazer 
  [222-225] 
  Currier 
  [226-229] 
  Dancer 
  [230-233] 
  Dentist 
  [234-237] 
  Dexter 
  [238-240] 
  Dikeman 
  [241-244] 
  Ditch Digger 
  [245-248] 
  Diver 
  [249-252] 
  Dock Master 
  [253-256] 
  Doctor 
  [257-260] 
  Dog Leech 
  [261-263] 
  Dog Trainer / Whipper 
  [264-267] 
  Doorkeeper 
  [268-270] 
  Dowser 
  [271-273] 
  Draftsman 
  [274-277] 
  Dragoman 
  [278-281] 
  Drayman 
  [282-285] 
  Dream Merchant 
  [286-289] 
  Drover 
  [290-203] 
  Dyer 
  [294-297] 
  Earth Stopper 
  [298-301] 
  Embalmer 
  [302-305] 
  Emblazoner 
  [306-309] 
  Embosser 
   
  
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  [310-313] 
  Embroiderer 
  [314-316] 
  Enamelist 
  [317-320] 
  Engineer (Architect) 
  [321-324] 
  Engineer (Artillerist) 
  [325-328] 
  Engineer (Miner) 
  [329-332] 
  Engineer (Sapper/Miner) 
  [333-335] 
  Engraver 
  [336-339] 
  Entertainer 
  [340-343] 
  Errand Runner 
  [344-345] 
  Explorer 
  [346-347] 
  Exporter 
  [348-350] 
  Exterminator 
  [351-354] 
  Faire Performer / Ring Master 
  [355-358] 
  Falconer 
  [359-361] 
  Famulus 
  [362-365] 
  Farmer 
  [366-369] 
  Feller 
  [370-373] 
  Fence 
  [374-377] 
  Ferryman 
  [378-380] 
  Fewterer 
  [381-384] 
  Fisher (Hook and Line) 
  [385-388] 
  Fisher (Netting) 
  [389-392] 
  Fishing Conner 
  [393-396] 
  Food Taster 
  [397-400] 
  Footman 
  [401-404] 
  Foreman 
  [405-408] 
  Forester 
  [409-411] 
  Forgeman 
   
   
  
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  [412-415] 
  Fortune Teller 
  [416-418] 
  Foundryman 
  [419-422] 
  Fowler 
  [423-426] 
  Freight Shipper 
  [427-430] 
  Freighter 
  [431-434] 
  Frobisher 
  [435-438] 
  Fuller 
  [439-440] 
  Gaffer 
  [441-442] 
  Gamekeeper 
  [443-445] 
  Gaoler 
  [446-449] 
  Gardener 
  [450-453] 
  Gatekeeper 
  [454-457] 
  Ghost Hunter 
  [458-460] 
  Gilder 
  [461-464] 
  Glazier 
  [465-466] 
  Gold Beater 
  [467-460] 
  Gong Farmer 
  [470-471] 
  Grave Digger 
  [472-475] 
  Grinder 
  [476-479] 
  Groom 
  [480-483] 
  Guide 
  [484-487] 
  Guildsman 
  [488-491] 
  Hackney Man 
  [492-495] 
  Healer 
  [496-499] 
  Hedger 
  [500-503] 
  Herdsman 
  [504-507] 
  Historian 
  [508-511] 
  Horse Leech 
   
  
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  [512-515] 
  Horse Trainer 
  [516-518] 
  Hoyman 
  [519-522] 
  Hunter 
  [523-526] 
  Husbandman (Animal Husbandry) 
  [527-529] 
  Illuminator 
  [530-531] 
  Importer 
  [532-534] 
  Ink Maker 
  [535-538] 
  Interpreter 
  [539-541] 
  Inventor 
  [542-545] 
  Investigator 
  [546-549] 
  Jester 
  [550-553] 
  Juggler 
  [554-557] 
  Kennel Keeper 
  [558-560] 
  Knoller 
  [561-564] 
  Knot Maker 
  [565-568] 
  Laborer 
  [569-572] 
  Lackey 
  [573-576] 
  Lamplighter 
  [577-580] 
  Language Teacher 
  [581-584] 
  Launderer 
  [585-587] 
  Lead Worker 
  [588-591] 
  Leech 
  [592-594] 
  Legerdemainist 
  [595-597] 
  Lens Grinder 
  [598-601] 
  Librarian 
  [602-604] 
  Lighterman 
  [605-608] 
  Lime Burner 
  [609-612] 
  Limner 
   
   
  
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  [613-616] 
  Linkboy 
  [617-620] 
  Litter Bearer 
  [621-624] 
  Liveryman 
  [625-627] 
  Loadsman 
  [628-631] 
  Magic Item Appraiser 
  [632-635] 
  Maid 
  [636-638] 
  Master of Disguise 
  [639-641] 
  Master of Hounds 
  [642-645] 
  Mercenary Soldier 
  [646-649] 
  Messenger 
  [650-653] 
  Midwife 
  [654-657] 
  Miller 
  [658-661] 
  Miner 
  [662-665] 
  Moneychanger 
  [666-669] 
  Moneylender 
  [670-672] 
  Mortician 
  [673-675] 
  Mourner 
  [676-679] 
  Musician 
  [680-682] 
  Mythographer 
  [683-686] 
  Navigator (Fresh Water) 
  [687-689] 
  Navigator (Salt Water) 
  [690-692] 
  Notary 
  [693-694] 
  Nurse 
  [695-698] 
  Orator 
  [699-701] 
  Osier Peeler 
  [702-705] 
  Outfitter 
  [706-709] 
  Pack Handler 
  [710-713] 
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  [714-717] 
  Passage Keeper 
  [718-720] 
  Philosopher 
  [721-724] 
  Physician 
  [725-728] 
  Playwright 
  [729-732] 
  Plumber 
  [733-736] 
  Poet 
  [737-739] 
  Poleman 
  [740-743] 
  Porter 
  [744-747] 
  Potboy 
  [748-751] 
  Procuress 
  [752-755] 
  Prospective Henchman 
  [756-759] 
  Prospector 
  [760-763] 
  Prostitute 
  [764-767] 
  Puppeteer 
  [768-771] 
  Quartermaster 
  [772-774] 
  Rabble Rouser 
  [775-777] 
  Raker 
  [778-781] 
  Rat Catcher 
  [782-785] 
  Reader 
  [786-789] 
  Researcher 
  [790-793] 
  Roofer 
  [794-797] 
  Sailor (Fresh Water) 
  [798-801] 
  Sailor (Salt Water) 
  [802-805] 
  Sawyer 
  [806-808] 
  Scavelman 
  [809-812] 
  Scholar 
  [813-816] 
  Schoolmaster 
  [817-820] 
  Scribe 
   
   
  
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  [821-824] 
  Seamstress 
  [825-827] 
  Sedgeman 
  [828-830] 
  Seedsman 
  [831-834] 
  Sentry 
  [835-838] 
  Servant 
  [839-842] 
  Shearman 
  [843-845] 
  Shingler 
  [846-849] 
  Shipwright 
  [850-852] 
  Shrager 
  [853-856] 
  Sign Painter 
  [857-860] 
  Skinner 
  [861-864] 
  Smelter 
  [865-868] 
  Smuggler 
  [869-872] 
  Solicitor 
  [873-876] 
  Spelunker 
  [877-879] 
  Stablehand 
  [880-883] 
  Steersman 
  [884-887] 
  Stevedore 
  [888-891] 
  Stone Carver 
  [892-895] 
  Stonecutter 
  [896-899] 
  Storyteller 
  [900-903] 
  Surgeon 
  [904-907] 
  Surveyor 
  [908-911] 
  Sweeper 
  [912-914] 
  Sword Swallower 
  [915-918] 
  Taxidermist 
  [919-922] 
  Teacher 
  [923-926] 
  Teamster 
   
  
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  [927-930] 
  Thatcher 
  [931-933] 
  Tiler 
  [934-937] 
  Tinkerer 
  [938-941] 
  Torch Bearer 
  [942-945] 
  Tracker 
  [946-949] 
  Translator 
  [950-953] 
  Trapper 
  [954-957] 
  Turnkey 
  [958-961] 
  Tutor 
  [962-965] 
  Upholsterer 
  [966-969] 
  Valet 
  [970-973] 
  Vampire Hunter 
  [974-977] 
  Waller 
  [978-981] 
  Watchman 
  [982-985] 
  Water Glider 
  [986-988] 
  Way Maker 
  [989-991] 
  Weapon Master 
  [992-994] 
  Whipping Boy 
  [995-997] 
  Woodcutter 
  [998-000] 
  Zookeeper 
   
   
  
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  PERSON 
  SUB-TABLE VI+: 
  NOBLES 
   
  Nobles are persons of importance who belong to the feudal hierarchy.  They are the 
  dukes, marquises, counts, barons, and so forth who make the civilized world go ‘round.  
  Typically, only or two nobles will be encountered, although they may well have an 
  entourage and/or bodyguards present (typically 2D4 individuals, of level 1D4+1 each, 
  and with classes dependent upon the noble’s class and alignment). 
  Nobles will generally, but not always, reflect the overall alignment preferences of the 
  City State itself.  In a City State that is predominantly Chaotic Good, for example, perhaps 
  50% of nobles would be Chaotic Good; another 35% would belong to the “adjacent” 
  alignments (Chaotic Neutral and Neutral Good), and 15% would belong to the farther 
  alignments (in this case, Chaotic Evil, Lawful Evil, Lawful Neutral, Lawful Good, Neutral 
  Evil and True Neutral).  Although such spreads are rational and reasonable, I personally 
  recommend a City State of adventure, in which all nine alignments are represented to 
  various degrees and factions are vying for dominance under the overworked 
  machinations of the ruler’s authority. 
  If you would prefer to roll a noble’s class entirely randomly, keeping in mind that 
  class is dependent on alignment, use the following table: 
   
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  Chaotic Evil Assassin 
  [02-03] 
  Chaotic Evil Cleric 
  [04-06] 
  Chaotic Evil Fighter 
  [07] 
  Chaotic Evil Illusionist 
  [08-09] 
  Chaotic Evil Mage 
  [10-11] 
  Chaotic Evil Thief 
  [12-13] 
  Chaotic Good Cleric 
  [14-16] 
  Chaotic Good Fighter 
  [17] 
  Chaotic Good Illusionist 
  [18-19] 
  Chaotic Good Mage 
  [20] 
  Chaotic Good Ranger 
  [21] 
  Chaotic Neutral Bard 
  [22-23] 
  Chaotic Neutral Cleric 
  [24-26] 
  Chaotic Neutral Fighter 
  [27] 
  Chaotic Neutral Illusionist 
  [28-29] 
  Chaotic Neutral Mage 
  [30-31] 
  Chaotic Neutral Thief 
  [32] 
  Lawful Evil Assassin 
  [33-34] 
  Lawful Evil Cleric 
  [35-37] 
  Lawful Evil Fighter 
  [38] 
  Lawful Evil Illusionist 
  [39-40] 
  Lawful Evil Mage 
  [41] 
  Lawful Evil Monk 
  [42-43] 
  Lawful Evil Thief 
  [44-45] 
  Lawful Good Cleric 
  [46-48] 
  Lawful Good Fighter 
  [49] 
  Lawful Good Illusionist 
  [50-51] 
  Lawful Good Mage 
   
  
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  [52] 
  Lawful Good Monk 
  [53] 
  Lawful Good Paladin 
  [54] 
  Lawful Good Ranger 
  [55] 
  Lawful Neutral Bard 
  [56-57] 
  Lawful Neutral Cleric 
  [58-60] 
  Lawful Neutral Fighter 
  [61] 
  Lawful Neutral Illusionist 
  [62-63] 
  Lawful Neutral Mage 
  [64] 
  Lawful Neutral Monk 
  [65-66] 
  Lawful Neutral Thief 
  [67] 
  Neutral Evil Assassin 
  [68] 
  Neutral Evil Bard 
  [69-70] 
  Neutral Evil Cleric 
  [71-72] 
  Neutral Evil Fighter 
  [73] 
  Neutral Evil Illusionist 
  [74-75] 
  Neutral Evil Mage 
  [76-77] 
  Neutral Evil Thief 
  [78] 
  Neutral Good Bard 
  [79-80] 
  Neutral Good Cleric 
  [81-83] 
  Neutral Good Fighter 
  [84] 
  Neutral Good Illusionist 
  [85-86] 
  Neutral Good Mage 
  [87] 
  Neutral Good Ranger 
  [88-89] 
  Neutral Good Thief 
  [90] 
  True Neutral Bard 
  [91-92] 
  True Neutral Druid 
  [93-95] 
  True Neutral Fighter 
  [96] 
  True Neutral Illusionist 
   
   
  
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  True Neutral Mage 
  [99-00] 
  True Neutral Thief 
   
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  To randomly determine the title and experience level of an encountered noble, roll on 
  the following table: 
   
  Hierarchy I 
  Equivalent titles for non-English themed realms include Chevalier (French), Elder 
  (Clan / Tribal), Eques (Roman), Lovag (Hungarian), Marchog (Welsh), Master 
  (Traditional) and Ritter (German). 
  [01-05] 
  Knight / Lady (Level 5) 
  [06-10] 
  Knight / Lady (Level 6) 
  [11-15] 
  Knight / Lady (Level 7) 
  [16-20] 
  Knight / Lady (Level 8) 
  [21-25] 
  Knight / Lady (Level 9) 
  Hierarchy II 
  Equivalent titles include Honorable Master (Traditional), Knight Bachelor (English) 
  and Knight Companion (Traditional / Folkloric). 
  [21-25] 
  Knight / Lady Companion (Level 6) 
  [26-30] 
  Knight / Lady Companion (Level 7) 
  [31-35] 
  Knight / Lady Companion (Level 8) 
  [36-40] 
  Knight / Lady Companion (Level 9) 
  [41-45] 
  Knight / Lady Companion (Level 10) 
   
   
   
  
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  Hierarchy III 
  An equivalent title is Supreme Master (Folkloric). 
  [46-50] 
  Knight / Lady Banneret (Level 7) 
  [51-54] 
  Knight / Lady Banneret (Level 8) 
  [55-58] 
  Knight / Lady Banneret (Level 9) 
  [59-62] 
  Knight / Lady Banneret (Level 10) 
  [63-65] 
  Knight / Lady Banneret (Level 11) 
  Hierarchy IV 
  Equivalent titles include Chief (Tribal), Efridder (Dutch), Knight Commander 
  (English), Laird (Scottish), Mayor (Latin Derivative / Traditional) and Nobile (Italian). 
  [66-68] 
  Baronet (Level 8) 
  [69-71] 
  Baronet (Level 9) 
  [72-74] 
  Baronet (Level 10) 
  [75-76] 
  Baronet (Level 11) 
  [77-78] 
  Baronet (Level 12) 
  Hierarchy V 
  Equivalent titles include Bey (Turkish), Boyar (Serbian), Decemvir (Roman), Dominus 
  (Latin Derivative / Traditional), Freiherr (German), Great Chieftain (Tribal), Lord 
  (Traditional), Seigneur (French), Thane (Anglo-Saxon) and Vapaaherra (Finnish). 
  [79-80] 
  Baron / Baroness (Level 9) 
  [81-82] 
  Baron / Baroness (Level 10) 
  [83] 
  Baron / Baroness (Level 11) 
  [84] 
  Baron / Baroness (Level 12) 
  [85] 
  Baron / Baroness (Level 13) 
   
   
   
  
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  Hierarchy VI 
  Equivalent titles include Arch-Baron (Twin Cities RPG), Archon (Greek), Burgrave 
  (German), Constable Mayor (Traditional), Free Baron (Traditional), Lord Mayor 
  (Traditional), Magister (Latin Derivative / Traditional), Vidame (French), Warlord 
  (Traditional) and Wicehrabia (Polish). 
  [86] 
  Viscount / Viscountess (Level 10) 
  [87] 
  Viscount / Viscountess (Level 11) 
  [88] 
  Viscount / Viscountess (Level 12) 
  [89] 
  Viscount / Viscountess (Level 13) 
  [90] 
  Viscount / Viscountess (Level 14) 
  Hierarchy VII 
  Equivalent titles include Comte (French), Consul (Roman), Earl (Anglo-Saxon), 
  Freigraf (German), Graf (German), Jarl (Scandinavian), Nomarch (Greek-Egyptian), 
  Pasha (Turkish), Praetor (Roman), Prelate (Latin Derivative / Religious), Satrap 
  (Persian), Serdar (Serbian), Subahdar (Mughal India), Triumvir (Roman), Vizier 
  (Arabic) and Waldgraf (German). 
  [91] 
  Count / Countess (Level 11) 
  [92] 
  Count / Countess (Level 12) 
  [93] 
  Count / Countess (Level 13) 
  [94] 
  Count / Countess (Level 14 or 15) 
  Hierarchy VIII 
  Equivalent titles include Count Palatine (Lake Geneva RPG), Hierarch (Lake Geneva 
  RPG), Landgrave (French / German), Margrave (Holy Roman Empire), Markgraf 
  (German), Pfalzgraf (German) and Propraetor (Roman). 
  [95] 
  Marquis / Marchioness (Level 12 or 13) 
  [96] 
  Marquis / Marchioness (Level 14 or 15) 
  [97] 
  Marquis / Marchioness (Level 16) 
   
   
   
  
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  Hierarchy IX 
  Equivalent titles include Bishop (Latin Derivative / Religious), Duc (French), Dux 
  (Roman), Grand Vizier (Arabic), Great Hierarch (Lake Geneva RPG), Herzog 
  (German), Overlord (Traditional), Tyrant (Traditional) and Vojvoda (Croatian). 
  [98] 
  Duke / Duchess (Level 13, 14 or 15) 
  [99] 
  Duke / Duchess (Level 16 or 17) 
  Hierarchy X 
  Equivalent titles (of relative power, but not necessarily princely in nature) include 
  Archbishop (Latin Derivative / Traditional), Archcleric (Lake Geneva RPG), Archduke 
  (Traditional), Arciduca (Italian, Archduke), Dauphin French, Prince), Despot 
  (Byzantine), Dictator (Roman), Duke Palatine (Lake Geneva RPG), Emir (Arabic), 
  Erzherzog (German, Archduke), Exarch (Byzantine), Furst (German, Prince), Grand 
  Duke (Germanic), Granduca (Italian, Grand Duke), Hetman (Czech), Khedive 
  (Turkish), Knyaz (Russian, Prince), Prinz (German, Prince), Regent (Traditional), 
  Tarkhan (Mongolian), Theocrat (Lake Geneva RPG) and Viceroy (Traditional). 
  [00] 
  Prince / Princess (Level 14 to 18) 
  Hierarchies XI+ 
  (Please note that the following titles are provided for completeness; however, these 
  individuals will never be encountered randomly.) 
  (Special) 
  King (Level 15 to 19) 
  (Special) 
  High King (Level 16 to 20) 
  (Special) 
  Overking (Level 17 to 21) 
  (Special) 
  Emperor (Level 18 to 22) 
   
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  PERSON 
  SUB-TABLE VII: 
  OFFICIALS 
   
  Officials are persons who serve the City State.  They are of varying levels of 
  importance, but from an adventurer’s perspective they are all quite alike:  if you get on 
  an official’s bad side, the law may well go against you; or if an official likes you or owes 
  you a favor, good luck is likely to be coming your way.  Not all officials are corrupt (and 
  chaotic officials are more likely to be influenced than lawful ones), but bribes and 
  donations are frequently an effective way to change an official’s disposition in one’s 
  favor. 
  Despite having minor power, officials are respected by the city-folk, and perhaps even 
  feared.  They tend to be of experience level 2 to 5 (1D4+1), and of various classes and 
  alignments.  40% are lawful, 40% are neutral and 20% are chaotic.  Typically 1D4 will be 
  encountered, and they will usually be of the same title (as they favor the company of their 
  own kind). 
  The title and role of an official can be randomly determined as follows: 
   
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  Actuary 
  [03] 
  Administrator 
  [04] 
  Advocate 
  [05] 
  Aedile 
  [06] 
  Affeeor 
  [07-08] 
  Agister / Agistor 
  [09] 
  Alderman 
  [10-11] 
  Ale Conner 
  [12] 
  Aletaster 
  [13-14] 
  Almanac Man 
  [15] 
  Alnager 
  [16] 
  Ambassador 
  [17-18] 
  Apparitor 
  [19] 
  Arbiter 
  [20] 
  Assessor 
  [21] 
  Auditor 
  [22] 
  Bailiff 
  [23-24] 
  Banker 
  [25] 
  Barrister 
  [26-27] 
  Beadle 
  [28] 
  Borsholder 
  [29-30] 
  Burgher 
  [31] 
  Burgomaster 
  [32-33] 
  Cancellarius 
  [34] 
  Castellan 
  [35-36] 
  Chamberlain 
  [37] 
  Chancellor 
  [38] 
  Chief Clerk 
   
  
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  [39] 
  Clericus 
  [40] 
  Coiner 
  [41-42] 
  Constable 
  [43] 
  Coroner 
  [44] 
  Councilman 
  [45] 
  Councilor / Counselor 
  [46] 
  Deemer 
  [47-48] 
  Deputy 
  [49] 
  Diplomat 
  [50] 
  Dispenser 
  [51] 
  Domesman 
  [52] 
  Elder 
  [53] 
  Enumerator 
  [54] 
  Equerry 
  [55-56] 
  Exchequer 
  [57] 
  Exciseman 
  [58] 
  Executioner 
  [59] 
  Feodary 
  [60] 
  Gaffman 
  [61-62] 
  Gager 
  [63] 
  Gaveller 
  [64] 
  Greave 
  [65] 
  Headsman 
  [66] 
  Herald 
  [67] 
  Horn-Blower 
  [68] 
  Inquisitor 
  [69] 
  Inspector 
  [70-71] 
  Judge 
   
   
  
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  [72] 
  Justicar 
  [73] 
  Keeper 
  [74] 
  Magister 
  [75] 
  Magistrate 
  [76] 
  Majordomo 
  [77] 
  Manciple 
  [78] 
  Minister 
  [79] 
  Minter 
  [80] 
  Notary 
  [81] 
  Procurator 
  [82] 
  Reeve 
  [83] 
  Regarder 
  [84] 
  Registrar 
  [85] 
  Scrivener 
  [86] 
  Scrutineer 
  [87] 
  Scutifer 
  [88] 
  Sheriff 
  [89] 
  Shrieve 
  [90] 
  Solicitor 
  [91] 
  Steward 
  [92] 
  Tax Collector 
  [93] 
  Tithing Leader 
  [94] 
  Torturer 
  [95] 
  Treasurer 
  [96] 
  Tribune 
  [97] 
  Ulnager 
  [98] 
  Usher 
  [99] 
  Warden 
  [00] 
  Witch Hunter 
  
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  TWISTS FOR EVENTS 
  AND PERSON 
  ENCOUNTERS 
   
   
  
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  Twists are role-playing hooks and inspirational ideas which turn a boring, cliché 
  encounter into something unique and memorable.  For example, if the adventurers 
  encounter a tax collector, that’s mildly interesting; but if they encounter a tax collector 
  with the random twist “dead,” “shouting” or “demands password,” then those are three 
  wildly different encounters which are certain to challenge the players’ wits in different 
  ways. 
  This table includes several hundred options, and although with overuse it can become 
  repetitive, I still recommend that you should roll one twist for every random encounter.  
  If the encounter has two different parties (for example, guards and a merchant), you may 
  want to roll two twists to determine the disposition of each side. 
  With experience, you will find that you can invent your own improved and 
  improvised twists on the fly, but this table will get you going.  When used in conjunction 
  with the other tables in this book it has enough variety to provide at least 1,000 wildly 
  different encounter types, which may actually be enough for an entire campaign’s worth 
  of adventure.  But as always, you should not let the table railroad you into an unwanted 
  or game-ruining situation.  Rerolling, and your discretion, are always advised! 
  To randomly determine a twist for a encountered person or group of people, roll 
  1D1000 and consult the following table: 
   
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  [001-006] 
  Abducted / Kidnapped 
  [007-012] 
  Accused of Crime / Accusing 
  [013-019] 
  Acting under Duress 
  [020-025] 
  Agent of the Bardic Colleges / Harper 
  [026-031] 
  Agent Saboteur 
  [032-037] 
  Ancient Mariner 
   
  
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  [038-044] 
  Armed / Armored 
  [045-050] 
  Asleep / Fainted / Unconscious 
  [051-056] 
  Assisting Birth / Giving Birth 
  [057-062] 
  Attempted Conversion 
  [063-068] 
  Avoiding / Secretive 
  [069-074] 
  Babbling / Screaming 
  [075-081] 
  Bank / Treasury Robbery in Progress 
  [082-088] 
  Begging 
  [089-094] 
  Belligerent / Hostile 
  [095-100] 
  Bizarre / Eccentric 
  [101-106] 
  Blind 
  [107-112] 
  Bowing / Kneeling 
  [113-118] 
  Branded / Scarred 
  [119-125] 
  Breaking / Destroying 
  [126-131] 
  Burning / Affected by Spell 
  [130-137] 
  Burying 
  [138-144] 
  Carousing 
  [145-150] 
  Carried by Litter Bearers 
  [151-157] 
  Celebrity with Entourage 
  [158-163] 
  Challenging / Riddling 
  [164-170] 
  Chased / Pursued 
  [171-176] 
  Chastising / Shaming 
  [177-182] 
  Child Stealer 
  [183-188] 
  Choking / Drowning 
  [189-195] 
  Claimant 
  [196-201] 
  Climbing Building or Wall 
  [202-208] 
  Collecting on a Debt 
  [209-215] 
  Colliding / Stumbling / Tripping 
   
   
  
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  [216-221] 
  Concerned Citizen 
  [222-227] 
  Confused / Lost 
  [228-234] 
  Convulsing 
  [235-240] 
  Corrupt / Demanding Bribe 
  [241-246] 
  Crawling 
  [247-252] 
  Crowd Surfing 
  [253-258] 
  Curious / Inquisitive 
  [259-264] 
  Curse / Enchanted 
  [265-271] 
  Dancing / Singing 
  [272-277] 
  Dead 
  [278-283] 
  Deaf 
  [284-290] 
  Debating / Parleying 
  [291-296] 
  Deceptive / Lying 
  [297-302] 
  Delirious / Hallucinating 
  [303-308] 
  Demands Password 
  [309-315] 
  Demigod in Disguise 
  [316-322] 
  Detained 
  [323-328] 
  Diseased / Leper 
  [329-334] 
  Disguised / Hooded / Veiled 
  [335-340] 
  Doomsayer 
  [341-347] 
  Drinking 
  [348-353] 
  Drugged / Drunk 
  [354-359] 
  Dying / Wounded 
  [360-366] 
  Eating / Feasting 
  [367-372] 
  Eating a Rat 
  [373-378] 
  Enslaved / Imprisoned 
  [379-384] 
  Escaped / Runaway 
  [385-390] 
  Escort / Guide / Harbinger 
   
  
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  [391-396] 
  Escorted 
  [397-402] 
  Evil 
  [403-408] 
  Exiled / Untouchable 
  [409-414] 
  Eyewitness 
  [415-421] 
  Face Disfigured 
  [422-428] 
  Falsely Accused 
  [429-434] 
  Family Member / Long-Term Friend 
  [435-440] 
  Fleeing 
  [441-447] 
  Following / Shadowing 
  [448-453] 
  Foreigner / Outlander 
  [454-459] 
  Foul / Filthy 
  [460-465] 
  Framed / Intimidated 
  [466-472] 
  Gadgeteer / Inventor 
  [473-478] 
  Gardening / Tending to Building 
  [479-484] 
  Gathering a Crowd 
  [485-491] 
  Grieving / Weeping 
  [492-497] 
  Haggling / Purchasing 
  [498-504] 
  Headmaster 
  [505-510] 
  Heretic / Unbeliever 
  [511-516] 
  Hidden / Invisible 
  [517-523] 
  Hypnotized / Mesmerized 
  [524-529] 
  Illusionary 
  [530-535] 
  Inquisitor / Witch Hunter 
  [536-542] 
  Insane / Paranoid 
  [543-548] 
  Intent to Kill 
  [549-554] 
  Invitation to Secret Fraternity / Sorority 
  [555-560] 
  Jack the Ripper, Journeying Through Dimensions 
  [561-566] 
  Kidnapper 
   
   
  
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  [567-572] 
  King’s Agent 
  [573-579] 
  Laughing 
  [580-585] 
  Lost Heir 
  [586-592] 
  Lost Tribal Chieftain 
  [593-598] 
  Love-Struck / Smitten 
  [599-605] 
  Lycanthrope 
  [606-611[ 
  Mad Scientist 
  [612-617] 
  Man of the Crowd (a la Edgar Allan Poe) 
  [618-623] 
  Masked 
  [624-630] 
  Meditating / Worshipping 
  [631-637] 
  Minion of Evil 
  [638-643] 
  Minion of the King in Yellow 
  [644-649] 
  Mistaken Identity 
  [650-656] 
  Misunderstanding 
  [657-662] 
  Moon Rune / Wizard Mark on Door 
  [663-669] 
  Mute 
  [670-675] 
  Naked 
  [676-681] 
  Negotiating 
  [682-687] 
  Old War Veteran 
  [688-693] 
  On Rooftop 
  [694-699] 
  Orphan / Stray 
  [700-705] 
  Overheard Scheme / Threat 
  [706-711] 
  Palming / Stashing 
  [712-717] 
  Penitent / Worshipping 
  [718-723] 
  Penniless / Robbed 
  [724-729] 
  Picking up Dropped Items 
  [730-735] 
  Pleading 
  [736-742] 
  Polymorphed Monster 
   
  
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  [743-748] 
  Possessed 
  [749-754] 
  Practical Joker 
  [755-760] 
  Propositioning / Seductive 
  [761-766] 
  Psionicist / Psychic / Telepath 
  [767-772] 
  Racketeer 
  [773-779] 
  Ragged 
  [780-785] 
  Recently Robbed / Victim of Crime 
  [786-791] 
  Revenant / Risen from the Dead 
  [797-797] 
  Reynard, the Shape-Shifting Trickster Fox 
  [798-803] 
  Royal Dignitary 
  [804-810] 
  Runaway 
  [811-816] 
  Saving a Life 
  [817-822] 
  Scavenging 
  [823-829] 
  Seeking Aid / Victim 
  [830-835] 
  Seeking Employment / Mercenary 
  [836-841] 
  Selling Stolen Goods 
  [842-847] 
  Shape-Shifter 
  [848-853] 
  Shopping 
  [854-859] 
  Shouting 
  [860-865] 
  Slaver 
  [866-872] 
  Sleepwalking 
  [873-878] 
  Sole Survivor 
  [879-884] 
  Spy 
  [885-890] 
  Stalker / Vengeful 
  [891-897] 
  Starving 
  [898-903] 
  Suspicious 
  [904-909] 
  Sycophantic 
  [910-915] 
  Tending Animals 
   
   
  
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  [916-921] 
  Terrified 
  [922-928] 
  Time Traveler 
  [929-934] 
  Todash Gunslinger 
  [935-940] 
  Tourist 
  [941-946] 
  Traitor 
  [947-952] 
  Under Effects of Magic Potion 
  [953-959] 
  Underworld Crime Lord 
  [960-965] 
  Urinating 
  [966-971] 
  Very Old 
  [972-978] 
  Very Young 
  [979-984] 
  Wanderer 
  [985-989] 
  Wealthy 
  [990-995] 
  Whimpering and in the Fetal Position 
  [996-000] 
  Roll Twice 
   
   
  
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  CHAPTER 7: 
  EXPLORING 
  THE CITY STATE 
   
   
  
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  7 - 1 
  ENCOUNTER 
  LOCATIONS 
   
  The encounter location can be randomly determined as well.  Your players may say 
  their characters are walking down a certain street, but in doing so they are passing shops 
  and residences, shouldering past interesting scenes, and struggling their way through 
  intersections.  You can reasonably use the following table to determine the exact location 
  of the encounter. 
  This table, and the sub-tables following, assume that you are improvising your city’s 
  contents and that you do not yet possess a detailed city map on graph paper.  If you do 
  have a full map, and an encounter location is inappropriate for the party’s current 
  location, you should either reroll or select the proper place on your map.  If you are 
  improvising, you should reroll if the locale does not make sense.  Not every city will have 
  canals, or an arena, or a slave market, although the majority of City States will have at 
  least one such location within the city walls. 
   
  
  
  To randomly determine the (beginning) scene of the random encounter, roll on the 
  following table and then roll again on the appropriate sub-table, if directed: 
   
   
  
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  [01-10] 
  Inn / Tavern (or Exterior) 
  [11-25] 
  Residence / Residential Exterior 
  [26-35] 
  Shop / Stall / Store (or Exterior), Merchant of Goods (roll for shop 
  type) 
  [36-45] 
  Shop / Stall / Store (or Exterior), Merchant of Services (roll for shop 
  type) 
  [46-60] 
  Street (roll for street type) 
  [61-70] 
  Two Streets (Intersection) (roll twice for street types) 
  [71-00] 
  Unusual or Specific Locale (roll for locale type) 
   
   
   
  
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  7 - 2 
  STREETS 
   
  Evocative street names are strictly up to the GM’s imagination (refer also to 
  supplements ELD2 and ELD3), but basic street type ideas can be rolled as follows: 
   
  
  
  [01-02] 
  Alley 
  [03] 
  Arc 
  [04-05] 
  Avenue 
  [06] 
  Back Alley 
  [07] 
  Boulevard 
  [08-09] 
  Byway 
  [10] 
  Cavalcade 
  [11-12] 
  Circle 
  [13-14] 
  Close 
  [15-16] 
  Cobble 
  [17] 
  Coil 
  [18] 
  Concourse 
  [19] 
  Course 
  [20-21] 
  Court 
  [22] 
  Cranny 
  [23] 
  Crawl 
  [24] 
  Crescent 
  [25] 
  Cross 
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  [26-27] 
  Crossing 
  [28] 
  Crossroads 
  [29-30] 
  Dead End 
  [31] 
  Detour 
  [32] 
  Drag 
  [33] 
  Drive 
  [34] 
  Gauntlet 
  [35] 
  Highway 
  [36-37] 
  Intersection 
  [38-39] 
  Lane 
  [40] 
  Mews 
  [41-42] 
  Narrow 
  [43-44] 
  Overpass 
  [45-46] 
  Pass 
  [47] 
  Passage 
  [48] 
  Path 
  [49] 
  Pavement 
  [50] 
  Pike 
  [51] 
  Pillared Way 
  [52] 
  Place 
  [53-54] 
  Processional 
  [55] 
  Promenade 
  [56-57] 
  Ride 
  [58-59] 
  Road 
  [60-61 
  Roadway 
  [62] 
  Roundabout 
  [63-64] 
  Row 
  [65] 
  Run 
  
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  [66-67] 
  Side Street 
  [68] 
  Slumway 
  [59] 
  Spiral 
  [70-79] 
  Street 
  [80-81] 
  Strip 
  [82-83] 
  Stroll 
  [84-85] 
  Terminus 
  [86-87] 
  Thoroughfare 
  [88] 
  Track 
  [89-90] 
  Tradeway 
  [91] 
  Turnpike 
  [92-93] 
  Underpass 
  [94-95] 
  Via 
  [96-98] 
  Walk 
  [98-99] 
  Way 
  [00] 
  Winding 
  
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  UNUSUAL 
  AND SPECIFIC 
  LOCALES 
   
  This table includes hundreds of unusual places where encounters can take place.  As 
  the adventurers will usually be walking out in the streets, these locales may indicate that 
  the encounter takes place in an exterior location near a building, or in the immediate 
  vicinity of a feature described below. 
  To determine the unusual locale, roll 1D1000 and consult the following table: 
   
  
   
  [001-003] 
  Abandoned Building 
  [004-006] 
  Abattoir 
  [007-010] 
  Abbey 
  [011-013] 
  Academy 
  [014-016] 
  Admiralty 
  [017-020] 
  Agency 
  [021-023] 
  Alehouse 
  [024-026] 
  Almshouse 
  [027-030] 
  Altar 
  [031-033] 
  Amphitheater 
   
   
  
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  [034-036] 
  Apartment Building 
  [037-040] 
  Aqueduct 
  [041-043] 
  Arbor 
  [044-046] 
  Arboretum 
  [047-050] 
  Archery Range 
  [051-053] 
  Archive 
  [054-056] 
  Arena 
  [057-060] 
  Armory 
  [061-063] 
  Arsenal 
  [064-066] 
  Art Gallery 
  [067-070] 
  Asylum 
  [071-073] 
  Athletic Hall 
  [074-076] 
  Aviary 
  [077-080] 
  Back Door 
  [081-083] 
  Baiting Pit 
  [084-086] 
  Bardic College 
  [087-090] 
  Basilica 
  [091-093] 
  Bank 
  [094-096] 
  Banquet Hall 
  [097-100] 
  Barracks 
  [101-103] 
  Bastion 
  [104-106] 
  Bath 
  [107-110] 
  Bazaar 
  [111-113] 
  Bell Tower 
  [114-116] 
  Belvedere 
  [117-120] 
  Blighted Ground 
  [121-123] 
  Blockhouse 
  [124-126] 
  Boarding House 
   
  
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  [127-130] 
  Boathouse 
  [131-133] 
  Brewery 
  [134-136] 
  Brickhouse 
  [137-140] 
  Bridge 
  [141-143] 
  Brothel 
  [144-146] 
  Canal 
  [147-150] 
  Caravansary 
  [151-153] 
  Carriage House 
  [154-156] 
  Castle 
  [157-160] 
  Cathedral 
  [161-163] 
  Cellar 
  [164-166] 
  Cemetery 
  [167-170] 
  Cesspit 
  [171-173] 
  Cesspool 
  [174-176] 
  Channel 
  [177-180] 
  Chapterhouse 
  [181-183] 
  Charnel House 
  [184-186] 
  Chateau 
  [187-190] 
  Church 
  [191-193] 
  Circus (Race Track) 
  [194-196] 
  Circus Maximus 
  [197-200] 
  Cistern 
  [201-203] 
  Citadel 
  [204-206] 
  City Hall 
  [207-210] 
  Clock Tower 
  [211-213] 
  Club 
  [214-216] 
  Coach House 
  [217-220] 
  Coal Heap 
   
   
  
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  [221-223] 
  College 
  [224-226] 
  Colosseum 
  [227-230] 
  Colossus 
  [231-233] 
  Column 
  [234-236] 
  Common 
  [237-240] 
  Common Hall 
  [241-243] 
  Comptoir 
  [244-246] 
  Condemned Building 
  [247-250] 
  Conservatory 
  [251-253] 
  Consulate 
  [254-256] 
  Convent 
  [257-260] 
  Counting House 
  [261-263] 
  Court 
  [264-266] 
  Courtyard 
  [267-270] 
  Crematory 
  [271-273] 
  Curiosity Shop 
  [274-276] 
  Dam 
  [277-280] 
  Delve 
  [281-283] 
  Demi-Human Enclave 
  [284-286] 
  Depot 
  [287-290] 
  Distillery 
  [291-293] 
  District Hall / Quarter Hall 
  [294-296] 
  District / Quarter Perimeter 
  [297-300] 
  Ditch 
  [301-303] 
  Dock 
  [304-306] 
  Dome 
  [307-310] 
  Drill Field 
  [311-313] 
  Dump 
   
  
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  [314-316] 
  Earthwork 
  [317-320] 
  Embassy 
  [321-323] 
  Emporium 
  [324-326] 
  Estate 
  [327-330] 
  Excavation 
  [331-333] 
  Fane 
  [334-336] 
  Feast Hall 
  [337-340] 
  Ferry 
  [341[343] 
  Firehouse 
  [344-346] 
  Fissure 
  [347-350] 
  Flophouse 
  [351-353] 
  Forge 
  [354-356] 
  Forum 
  [357-360] 
  Foundry 
  [361-363] 
  Fountain 
  [364-366] 
  Friary 
  [367-370] 
  Gallows 
  [371-373] 
  Gambling Den 
  [374-376] 
  Gaming Hall 
  [377-380] 
  Gaol 
  [381-383] 
  Garden 
  [384-386] 
  Gate 
  [387-390] 
  Gatehouse 
  [391-393] 
  Geyser 
  [394-396] 
  Granary 
  [397-400] 
  Graveyard 
  [401-403] 
  Great Hall of a Knightly Order 
  [404-406] 
  Grotto 
   
   
  
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  [407-410] 
  Grove 
  [411-413] 
  Guard House 
  [414-416] 
  Guard Post 
  [417-420] 
  Guild Hall 
  [421-423] 
  Gymnasium 
  [424-426] 
  Gypsy Camp 
  [427-430] 
  Hall of Justice 
  [431-433] 
  Hall / Tower of a Knightly Order 
  [434-436] 
  Hall / Tower of an Occult Brotherhood / Sisterhood 
  [437-440] 
  Haunted House 
  [441-443] 
  Hedge Maze 
  [444-446] 
  Heights 
  [447-450] 
  Hermitage 
  [451-453] 
  Hideout 
  [454-456] 
  Hill 
  [457-460] 
  Hole in the Ground 
  [461-463] 
  Hospice 
  [464-466] 
  Hospital 
  [467-470] 
  Hot Spring 
  [471-473] 
  Hothouse 
  [474-476] 
  House / Residence (Exotic) 
  [477-480] 
  House of Ill Repute 
  [481-483] 
  Hovel / Hut 
  [484-486] 
  Icehouse 
  [487-490] 
  Illusory Building 
  [491-493] 
  Inn / Tavern (Exotic) 
  [494-496] 
  Invisible Staircase 
  [497-500] 
  Jail 
   
  
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  [501-503] 
  Joss House 
  [504-506] 
  Kennel 
  [507-510] 
  Kiln 
  [511-513] 
  Lake 
  [514-516] 
  Library 
  [517-520] 
  Lighthouse 
  [521-523] 
  Livery 
  [524-526] 
  Livestock Yard 
  [527-530] 
  Lock (Canal) 
  [531-533] 
  Lodge 
  [534-536] 
  Lyceum 
  [537-540] 
  Madhouse 
  [541-543] 
  Mage’s Tower 
  [544-546] 
  Manhole 
  [547-550] 
  Manor House 
  [551-553] 
  Manse 
  [554-556] 
  Mansion 
  [557-560] 
  Manufactory 
  [561-563] 
  Market / Marketplace 
  [564-566] 
  Mausoleum 
  [567-570] 
  Mead Hall 
  [571-573] 
  Memorial 
  [574-576] 
  Menagerie 
  [577-580] 
  Mill 
  [581-583] 
  Mine Entrance 
  [584-586] 
  Ministry 
  [587-590] 
  Mint 
  [591-593] 
  Moat 
   
   
  
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  [594-596] 
  Monastery 
  [597-600] 
  Moneychanger’s Shop / Stall 
  [601-603] 
  Monument 
  [604-606] 
  Mortuary 
  [607-610] 
  Museum 
  [611-613] 
  Mysterious Dwelling 
  [614-616] 
  Nunnery 
  [617-620] 
  Observatory 
  [621-623] 
  Open Basement 
  [624-626] 
  Open Shaft 
  [627-630] 
  Opera House 
  [631-633] 
  Orphanage 
  [634-636] 
  Overlook 
  [637-640] 
  Pagoda 
  [641-643] 
  Palace 
  [644-646] 
  Parade Ground 
  [647-650] 
  Park 
  [651-653] 
  Partially Burned Building 
  [654-656] 
  Partially Constructed Building 
  [657-660] 
  Pavilion 
  [661-663] 
  Piazza 
  [664-666] 
  Pit 
  [667-670] 
  Pit Fighting Den 
  [671-673] 
  Playhouse 
  [674-676] 
  Pleasure House 
  [677-680] 
  Pool 
  [681-683] 
  Priory 
  [684-686] 
  Prison 
   
  
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  [687-690] 
  Pyramid 
  [691-693] 
  Quarry 
  [694-696] 
  Ramp 
  [697-700] 
  Rat-Killing Arena 
  [701-703] 
  Rectory 
  [704-706] 
  Redoubt 
  [707-710] 
  Refuge 
  [711-713] 
  Rental Villa 
  [714-716] 
  Reservoir 
  [717-720] 
  Rooming House 
  [721-723] 
  Rotunda 
  [724-726] 
  Row Building 
  [727-730] 
  Royal Labyrinth 
  [731-733] 
  Ruined House 
  [734-736] 
  Ruined Temple 
  [737-740] 
  Ruined Tower 
  [741-743] 
  Sacred Ground 
  [744-746] 
  Sacred Tree 
  [747-750] 
  Safehold 
  [751-753] 
  Safehouse 
  [754-756] 
  Salon 
  [757-760] 
  Sanatorium 
  [761-763] 
  Sanctuary 
  [764-766] 
  Scaffolding 
  [767-770] 
  Scenic Overlook 
  [771-773] 
  School 
  [774-776] 
  Scriptorium 
  [777-780] 
  Sculpture Garden 
   
   
  
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  [781-783] 
  Secret Building Entrance 
  [784-786] 
  Secret Dungeon Entrance 
  [787-790] 
  Sewer Entrance 
  [791-793] 
  Shack 
  [794-796] 
  Shanty 
  [797-800] 
  Shelter 
  [801-803] 
  Shipyard 
  [804-806] 
  Shop / Store (Exotic) 
  [807-810] 
  Shrine 
  [811-813] 
  Slag Heap 
  [814-816] 
  Slaughterhouse 
  [817-820] 
  Slave Market 
  [821-823] 
  Sludge Pit 
  [824-826] 
  Slum 
  [827-830] 
  Smithy 
  [831-833] 
  Smokehouse 
  [834-836] 
  Society Hall / House 
  [837-840] 
  Spring 
  [841-843] 
  Square 
  [844-846] 
  Stables 
  [847-850] 
  Stall 
  [851-853] 
  Stockpile 
  [854-856] 
  Storehouse 
  [857-860] 
  Stronghold 
  [861-863] 
  Sty 
  [864-866] 
  Tattoo Parlor 
  [867-870] 
  Teahouse 
  [871-873] 
  Temple 
   
  
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  [874-876] 
  Tent 
  [877-880] 
  Terrace 
  [881-883] 
  Theater 
  [884-886] 
  Toll Gate 
  [887-890] 
  Tomb 
  [891-893] 
  Tower 
  [894-896] 
  Trading Post 
  [897-900] 
  Trash Heap 
  [901-903] 
  Treasure House 
  [904-906] 
  Treasury 
  [907-910] 
  Triumphal Arch 
  [911-913] 
  Tunnel 
  [914-916] 
  Underground Passageway 
  [917-920] 
  Unholy Ground 
  [921-923] 
  University 
  [924-926] 
  Untouchable Edifice 
  [927-930] 
  Villa 
  [931-933] 
  Vinery 
  [934-936] 
  Wall 
  [937-940] 
  Warehouse 
  [941-943] 
  Watch Barracks 
  [944-946] 
  Watchtower 
  [947-950] 
  Waterway 
  [951-953] 
  Waterwheel 
  [954-956] 
  Well / Well House 
  [957-960] 
  Wharf 
  [961-963] 
  Whorehouse 
  [964-966] 
  Windmill 
   
   
  
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  [967-970] 
  Winery 
  [971-973] 
  Wizarding School 
  [974-976] 
  Workhouse 
  [977-980] 
  Zoo 
  [981-000] 
  Roll Twice 
   
   
  
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  CHAPTER 8: 
  PREPARING 
  YOUR OWN 
  ENCOUNTER TABLES 
   
   
  
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  Due to the literally millions of possible encounter types featured in this book, it is 
  impossible for the author to provide all of the details you will need to run the encounter 
  from start to finish.  I can provide guidelines for classes, levels, alignments, trades, titles, 
  locations, secrets, circumstances and other major factors, but all of the details which bring 
  the encounter to life must come from you.  This book is not a Game Master replacement; 
  it is an idea engine designed to jumpstart your imagination. 
  Because of this, this book is actually an inefficient tool to use when you are sitting at 
  the gaming table.  If your players are patient, you can stop play for a minute to whip up 
  an encounter using all this book’s tables; but I recommend designing two customized 
  tables of your own before play begins.  You should have one table featuring 100 custom-
  designed daytime encounters, and another table featuring 100 custom-designed 
  nighttime encounters.  Then, whenever an encounter is indicated, you can roll on your 
  appropriate table and have the encounter ready to go on a moment’s notice.  In play, 
  every time an encounter is used, you can scratch it off; then if a scratched-off result is 
  indicated, reroll the encounter.  After the play session you can create new encounters 
  using these tables, and pump your tables back up to 100 unique encounters each. 
  This task may seem laborious at first, but if you design a few encounters a day 
  (typically spending only a few minutes per encounter), you can easily have full tables 
  created before your first urban adventure begins.  You can even run short adventures 
  with custom tables containing only 10, 12 or 20 results, although I recommend against 
  this.  The reason for this is simple:  players are initially adverse to urban adventures, 
  because there are so few quality examples of these adventures in existence.  Once they 
  experience your encounter tables and learn just how vibrant, varied and unpredictable a 
  city can be, they will want to keep going then and there.  If your encounter tables are too 
  short, you will run out of encounters in a single session and the “magic” will evaporate 
  (as soon as the players realize they’ve reached the limits of your preparedness).  To avoid 
  this, create extensive tables before you cut your players loose. 
  To assist you in this endeavor, I have written seven unique encounters which were 
  created on a purely random basis using the tables in this book.  For each encounter, I first 
  list the random rolls that I had to work with.  The next section is my own leading (and 
  hopefully dramatic) interpretation of what those results might indicate.  As you will see, 
  
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  the encounters generated in this way are unexpected, humorous, grim, and filled with 
  opportunities for role-playing. 
  I hope you find these encounter samples evocative and intriguing, and that this book 
  has been beneficial to your game.  Enjoy! 
   
   
  
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  CHAPTER 9: 
  A CITY 
  OF WONDERS: 
  SEVEN 
  SAMPLE ENCOUNTERS 
   
   
  
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  Encounter #1:  The Elder Beheld, and the Child’s Eyes 
   
  Random Rolls: Common Person. Cleric, Low Level (1-4). Twist: Escorted. Locale: 
  Terminus. 
  Interpretation of Random Results: A blind village priest (Cleric 4) sent to the big city 
  for the first time by his impoverished village, “seeing” the city through the eyes of his 
  faithful young guide.  When encountered, the two companions are resting in a dead end, 
  where the guide is describing a nearby and crumbling temple to the priest. The priest is 
  too proud to ask for any help on behalf of his humanoid-raided village, but the young 
  girl escorting him is not. 
   
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  Encounter #2:  The Sign of the Reaver 
   
  Random Rolls: Person & Person. Rarities: Common and Rare. Guards (Roll on 
  Guardsmen & Watchmen Sub-Table for type) and Beggar, Assassin. Twists: Underworld 
  Crime Lord and Foreigner / Outlander. Locale: Intersection of Two Streets, Drive and 
  Detour. 
  Interpretation of Random Results: The city guardian force has been infiltrated, and 
  the evil mastermind (Assassin 12) has been posing as a mere watchman for months while 
  he gathers information to blackmail or murder the city’s ruler. When encountered, the 
  troop of guards (11 men-at-arms) is marching through an intersection, and a “beggar” — 
  a foreign-looking man mounted on a limping and sickly nag (Assassin 3) — is signing 
  coded information to the mastermind with a hand gesture which might be seen by a 
  careful eye. 
   
   
  
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  Encounter #3:  The Crone of Malebolge 
   
  Random Rolls: Very Rare Beast / Monster. Devil (Random). Justification of Monster’s 
  Presence: Diplomat / Emissary of a Race. Twist: Burning / Affected by Spell. Locale: Coal 
  Heap. 
  Interpretation of Random Results: This fiend has just finished a grim contractual 
  meeting with an evil mage (Mage 14), who has literally made a deal with the devil. When 
  encountered, the devil is passing by a coal heap outside of the tower’s cellar entrance. 
  Her robes are covered in coal dust.  She is a she-devil, a fury (Erinys), who has used her 
  polymorph self ability to appear as a harmless old crone with a basketful of herbs, but 
  she cannot fully change the glow of her crimson eyes. If confronted, she will plead with 
  passersby for help. If cornered or attacked, she will shift to her true form while 
  simultaneously throwing the basket — filled with 13 poisonous vipers — in the face of 
  the strongest-looking PC. 
   
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  Encounter #4:  The Man Who Played Fair 
   
  Random Rolls: Event. Criminal in Stocks. Twist: Collecting on a Debt. Locale:  
  Outside of a smelters’ forge. 
  Interpretation of Random Results:  This unfortunate man, stuck in a pillory which is 
  being clouded by the choking smoke of a nearby forge, is covered in tomato pulp and the 
  juice of the rotten fruits which have been hurled at him.  The red runes painted on his 
  newly-shaved scalp read “DEBT DODGER.”  However, he has been framed.  He tried to 
  
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  collect on a deserved debt from a clever thief (Thief 5), who managed to frame him for a 
  crime he did not commit by bribing a corrupt official.  He is parched and can barely speak, 
  but if given water he will be grateful and tell his story. 
   
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  Encounter #5:  Seeing is Unbelieving 
   
  Random Rolls: Event. Infectious Laughter / Merriment. Twist: Gadgeteer / Inventor. 
  Locale: Spectacle Maker’s Shop. 
  Interpretation of Random Results: This cramped and low-ceilinged store (watch out 
  for the rafters!) is owned by a brilliant lady gnome (Illusionist 7) who has managed to 
  make quite a reputation for herself by selling “Rosalind’s Rose-Colored Lenses.” These 
  enchanted spectacles, when worn, cause the wearer to experience startlingly realistic 
  hallucinations.  Recommended effects include infravision, ultravision, X-ray vision, and 
  the “ability” to see everyone as if they were a naked kobold.  The spectacles only last for 
  a day or so (1d20 10-minute charges), but the store is always filled with well-to-do tourists 
  browsing the wares and laughing at one another. 
   
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  Encounter #6:  Ursine Instruments 
   
  Random Rolls: Common Person. Merchant of Goods (Roll on Merchant of Goods 
  Sub-Table for type). Merchant Type: Instrument Maker. Twist: Lycanthrope. 
  Interpretation of Random Results: This lavish store is filled with all kinds of 
  handmade lyres, lutes, syrinxes, drums, chimes and tambours.  The merchant is a gifted 
  woodworker, but she is also a werebear (as are her three assistants).  This group of good-
  
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  hearted evil-slayers has been patiently watching the city for many years, acting as 
  protectors of the meek.  At night, the werebears shift forms and kill various criminals.  
  They are making powerful enemies, and in the weeks to come they will all be attacked 
  by an overwhelming evil. 
   
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  Encounter #7:  Precious 
   
  Random Rolls: Event. Valuable (or Vile) Sewer Flotsam. Twist: Chased / Pursued.  
  Locale:  Mysterious Dwelling. 
  Interpretation of Random Results:  A heavy rainstorm fades just as quickly as it 
  began, and filthy waters run down the gutters and flooded streets.  Children laugh and 
  play outside of a mysterious dwelling.  On a nearby burbling sewer grate sits a huge but 
  fractured emerald (worth 1,000 gold pieces).  No one seems to have noticed it yet, except 
  for one little girl who is too awed to approach the treasure.  The gem, recently intact, was 
  in the trove of a powerful monster which lairs in the sewers, and the monster will rise out 
  of the sewer after dark to find the “thief” which stole its prize. 
   
   
  
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  ABOUT THE AUTHOR 
   
  Beginning play as a chaotic neutral normal human with one measly hit point to his 
  name, KENT DAVID KELLY eventually became apprenticed to a magic-user of ill repute 
  ... a foul man who dwelt in the steamy deeps of the Ivory Cloud Mountain.  After this 
  mentor carelessly misplaced an intelligent soul-sucking sword and then died under 
  suspicious circumstances, his former henchman Mr. Kelly escaped to the deeper 
  underground and there began playing Satanic role-playing games.  This, the legends tell 
  us, occurred in the year 1981. 
  Hoary wizard-priests who inspired Mr. Kelly in his netherworldly machinations 
  included the peerless Gygax, Carr, Arneson, Cook, Hammack, Jaquays, Bledsaw, 
  Moldvay, Kuntz, Schick and Ward.  Sadly, a misguided made-for-the-basements movie 
  entitled Mazes and Monsters gave Mr. Kelly’s parents conniptions in 1982.  As a result of 
  that blasphemous Tom Hanks debacle (and other more personal lapses in judgment), Mr. 
  Kelly was eventually forbidden from playing his favorite game for a considerable length 
  of time. 
  Nonplussed but not defeated, he used this enforced exile to escape to a friend’s 
  alehouse, and there indulged himself in now-classic computer RPGs such as Zork, 
  Telengard, Temple of Apshai, Ultima, Tunnels of Doom, The Bard’s Tale, Phantasie, Pool 
  of Radiance, Wizard’s Crown and Wasteland.  He then went on to write computer 
  versions of his own FRPGs, which led to his obsession with coupling creative design 
  elements with random dungeons and unpredictable adventure generation. 
  Mr. Kelly wrote and submitted his first adventure for Dungeon Magazine #1 in 1986.  
  Unfortunately, one Mr. Moore decided that his submission was far too “Lovecraftian, 
  horrific and unfair” to ever serve that worthy periodical as a publishable adventure.  Mr. 
  Kelly, it must be said, took this rejection as a very good sign of things to come. 
  In the late 80s and 90s, Mr. Kelly wrote short stories, poems and essays ... some of 
  which have been published under the Wonderland Imprints banner.  He wrote several 
  dark fantasy and horror novels as well.  Concurrently, he ran Dark Angel Collectibles, 
  
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  selling classic FRPG materials as Darkseraphim, and assisted the Acaeum with the 
  creation of the Valuation Board and other minor research projects. 
  At this time, Mr. Kelly and his entourage of evil gnomes are rumored to dwell in the 
  dread and deathly under-halls of the Acaeum, Dragonsfoot, ENWorld, Grognardia, 
  Knights & Knaves, ODD, and even more nefarious levels deep down in the mega-
  dungeon of the Web. 
  There he remains in vigil, his vampiric sword yet shivering in his hand.  When not 
  being sought outright for answers to halfling riddles or other more sundry sage advice, 
  he is to be avoided by sane individuals at all costs. 
   
   
  
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  OTHER BOOKS 
  BY KENT DAVID KELLY 
   
  This book was a labor of love, and like all of my works it has been self-published.  
  Notoriously, online vendors do not always play nicely with one another, and sadly you 
  must know that I cannot provide you with exhaustive links to the various sites where 
  all of my various books are sold.  (And I kindly ask that you please not pirate my 
  works, as that takes money and security away from my family.)  But I can provide you 
  with the titles, and you can go exploring on your own to discover my other works!  
  Google is a beautiful thing. 
   
  My available books, as of early 2017, include: 
   
  
   
  [1] Arachne:  A Pyre of Angels 
   
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  CASTLE OLDSKULL FRPG GAMING SUPPLEMENTS 
  [2] City-State Encounters (CSE1) 
  [3] The Classic Dungeon Design Guide (CDDG1) 
  [4] Dungeon Delver Enhancer (DDE1) 
  [5] Game World Generator (GWG1) 
  [6] The Great Dungeon Bestiary (CDDG2) 
  [7] Mega-Dungeon Monsters & Treasure (MDMT1) 
  
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  [8] Treasure Trove:  The Book of Potions (TT1) 
   
  
   
  [9] The Complete Alice in Wonderland 
  (and many other public domain author editions, published under the Wonderland Imprints 
  blazon) 
   
  
   
  [10] Cthulhu in Wonderland 
   
  
   
  DUNGEON MASTER’S GUILD GAMING SUPPLEMENTS 
  [11] Chaos Picatrix 1:  167 Shards of Chaos (CP1) 
  [12] City State Creator I (ELD2) 
  [13] City State Creator II (ELD3) 
  [14] Dungeon Crucible:  1,000 Dungeon Names (DC1-B) 
  [15] Dungeon Crucible:  Random Dungeon Name Generator (DC1) 
  [16] Guy de Gaxian’s Dungeon Monsters:  Level 1 (GG1) 
  [17] Old School Dragons:  Molting Wyrmlings (DR1) 
  [18] Oldskull Rogues Gallery I (ORG1) 
  [19] Oldskull Rogues Gallery II (ORG2) 
  [20] 1,000 Rooms of Madness (DC2-S) 
  [21] Random City State Events (ELD1) 
  
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  [22] Random Treasure Trove Generator (RTT1) 
  [23] Spawning Pool of the Elder Things (SP1) 
  [24] Treasure Trove 1:  Challenge 1 Treasures (TT1) 
  [25] Treasure Trove 2:  Challenge 2 Treasures (TT2) 
  [26] Treasure Trove 3:  Challenge 3 Treasures (TT3) 
   
  
   
  [27] From the Fire:  An Epic Novel of the Nuclear Holocaust 
   
  
   
  HAWK & MOOR:  THE UNOFFICIAL HISTORY 
  OF DUNGEONS & DRAGONS 
  [28] Book 1:  The Dragon Rises 
  [29] Book 1:  The Dragon Rises, Deluxe Edition 
  [30] Book 2:  The Dungeons Deep 
  [31] Book 2:  The Dungeons Deep, Deluxe Edition 
  [32] Book 3:  Lands and Worlds Afar 
  [33] Book 4:  Of Demons & Fallen Idols 
  [34] Book 5:  Age of Glory 
  [35] The Steam Tunnel Incident 
   
  
   
  THE LYRIC BOOKS OF SHADOW 
  
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  [36] I:  For the Dark Is the Light 
  [37] II:  The Summoning of Dark Angels 
   
  
   
  [38] The Necronomicon:  The Cthulhu Revelations 
   
  
   
  (Various other books are out of print, being reworked, stuck in a closet half-completed, or stuck 
  inside my head …) 
   
  
   
  Please consider telling at least one friend about my books, and please leave me a review 
  if you particularly enjoyed a title!  Authors live and die by their reviews, and I 
  appreciate your readership!  Until next time … 
   
   
  
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