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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Something nearby catches fire! Smoke and smell may alert the characters and others around them to the fire before it manages to grow and spread. Medieval societies tend to take fire extremely seriously!
A gang of thugs, drunks, or street rats are harassing a member of a minority group. If the heroes do not intervene, the poor fellow is likely to get beaten black and blue and robbed of any values on his person.
A very drunk person of wealthy appearance staggers down one of those alleys he should have been avoiding. Will the heroes protect him or her from muggers—or will they be the muggers?
A couple of town guards or watchmen go around the main traffic lanes, putting up posters of wanted criminals, new taxes, or other official affairs that may prove bad news to the heroes.
The heroes are approached by a family member or business relation of a missing woman of some financial means. Turns out she’s not missing at all: In an unusual take on the classic vampire and victim setup, the woman is holding a vampire lord captive, and feeding him her blood. She wants to be turned into a vampire herself in order to escape an abusive husband, a bad marriage, a crippling debt, or something else, preferring to plan for an eternity as one of the damned instead. The vampire lord realizes that if he gives in, she’ll have made arrangements for his destruction in order to avoid becoming his undead minion, and thus has no desire to cooperate.To generate more suggestions, simply refresh the page.