Roll All the Dice for Improv Quests and Mythoard

Here is a roll all the dice style improv generator for quests/geases/adventures/requests. You can use the D3 to shake up the style of request, otherwise the format is

[Urgency(d4) Action(d10) Object(d12) Preposition(d8) Descriptor(d20), Random(d30)] keeping the Literalness(d6) result in mind to modify the actual quest.

Some examples:

In the coming weeks, Stall Royalty Under A Grand Cathedral, Framing Someone Else. [Creatively Interpreted]

-This quest involve the players working to delay a holier-than-thou prince from completing a ritual to summon an angel bent on forcing the city into taking up arms in a crusade against a nominally evil kingdom. They want to blame someone else so the commoners don’t get a real reason to go to war against the nominally evil kingdom.

With a unique item, In The Wizards Tower Implement shall Empower, Exactly as written.

-The players must take the magical device to the top of the wizard tower in order to empower their weapons with the energy needed to defeat another foe or complete another quest.

A palace Deceive On Tradesfolk Within days, Creatively interpreted.

-Propaganda of the vampire family within the palace in the hills has kept the people toiling away to create elaborate machines, art, and statuary but it is all coming to a head in rebellion. The nobles actually deceive to align the right devices for an existential threat that is incoming.

D3: Order of operations

Urgency(d4) Action(d10) Object(d12) Preposition(d8) Descriptor(d20), Random(d30)
Random(d30), Preposition(d8) Descriptor(d20) Object(d12) must/shall/will/cannot Action(d10), Literalness(d6)
Descriptor(d20) Action(d10) Preposition(d8) Object(d12) Urgency(d4) Literalness(d6)

D4: Urgency

Immediately
Within days
In the coming weeks
It is foretold

D6: Literalness

Exactly as written
Keeping in the letter
Vaguely correct
Creatively interpreted
In the spirit
Barely correct

D8: Preposition

In
Out
Of
For
To
On
Under
As

D10: Action

Survive
Remove
Aid
Stall
Escort
Investigate
Revive
Empower
Meet
Deceive

D12: Object

Castle
Tomb
Battlefield
Relic
Implement
Corpse
Supplies
Money
Royalty
Commoner
Tradesfolk
Secret

D20: Descriptor

The lost kingdom
A hidden grove
A haunted keep
The decrepit catacombs
The winding sewers
A misty forest
An overgrown graveyard
The flowing river
A grand cathedral
A creaking ship
The coast
The sweltering sands
A snow capped peak
The windswept cliffs
The rolling hills
A grand city
The capitol
A palace
A fortress
The wizards tower

D30: Random

Against an opposing faction
In competition with others
Before an aly does it their own way
Without waste
Causing minimal harm
Extravagantly as possible
Ensuring that it never becomes a problem again
With a wacky sidekick
Suffering the presence of an annoying person
So that no one knows who did it
Only to betray them at the last moment
Framing someone else
In the midst of a magical curse
With the aid of the gods
In order to have it retold by a bard
Twisted for selfish benefit
Without any aid
Under the hostile scorn of the people
Using means the group is not skilled in
Accidentally furthering another’s plans
Accidentally foiling someone’s plans
In an alien culture
Going against tradition
With a unique item
Without a habitual item
Despite the personal costs
When the target doesn’t want help
While suffering an unlucky helper
Only technically
Though it will result in doom

Mythoard 26

This months Mythoard was replete with a pair of bones miniatures, a FULL set of dice (and my first d30!), two resin bases (presumably for those two miniatures), a Knights of the Dinner table comic book, a half page living dungeon, a sea-themed adventure, and many digital downloads (Spymaster book, One Page Dungeon 2016 compendium, etc.). It is great to see a return of more physical goodies with the Mythoard, so this package was a nice change of pace to open up. While I do not like the bright colors of most of the dice, I cannot believe it has taken me this long to get a thirty sided die. The two miniatures are being added to the pile of unpainted minis… The two dungeon/adventures included are useful but nothing spectacular, with the sheer amount of box text in The Legend of Old Crank putting me off delving deeper into the module. I enjoyed the Dragonlance books so I will look into getting Spymaster and giving it a read if I find the time. I am not a fan of Knights of the Dinner Table, but I have never been big into comics, especially slice of life stories.

I am thinking of keeping my Mythoard reviews more concise and less detailed, as I don’t think it has much value for others (if I’m wrong, feel free to correct me!).