Life in a city of some size is never dull. The poor huddle for warmth behind the churches and mansions of the upper crust, thieves and smugglers dodge the king’s guards, merchants hunt for the perfect bargain, and most people simply try to survive.
This table is designed for a European inspired fantasy set in a technological and cultural age equivalent to the Middle Ages up to the Early Modern Period (ca. 1100-1750 AD.).
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Give me five!
A shifty looking fellow gives the older kids free samples of something but bolts the moment adults approach.
A black cat or other animal of ill omen crosses the characters’ path. May or may not be an actual portent of misfortune to come.
A smart thief has trained a magpie or ferret to steal shiny objects in return for treats. Sure, most of the loot may be bits of glass, but every once in a while something valuable will turn up—so that's where a character's magical ring or silver spoon went.
Don’t diss the classics; the heroes are approached by a concerned parent, or otherwise come into contact with a young woman wasting away from an unidentifiable disease and sleepwalking at night. She is the victim of a vampire feeding on her night after night until she eventually succumbs. In the best of Lucy Westenra style, the young woman will not tell anyone about her nightly visitor and fancies herself deeply in love with the vampire (who will forget her the instant she’s dead – in fact, he’s already got his eyes on his next lovely young victim). Bonus points for role reversal—the maid is a young man, and the vampire is a lady of high society.
Magical mishaps happen to non-player characters too. A random person in town has purchased a potion off a neighbourhood alchemist, but is not aware that the potion comes with a random spell fumble when consumed. Bonus points if the potion doesn’t even do what it says on the label – this is how you get lycanthropes running wild in the street, pursued by flocks of ravens or lute players in colourful costumes.To generate more suggestions, simply refresh the page.