Table 1-21: Quest for Economic Power

Table 1-21: Quest for Economic Power (d4)

For use with Table 1-11: Master Table of Villainous Plans

Economic villains can be those who are simply cruel and oppressive of the weak, they can be masterminds who happen to be in the money-raising phase of a plan, or they could be one part of a larger scheme. Roll on each column.

Citation

Tome of Adventure Design, p. 37 (http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/97423/Tome-of-Adventure-Design?affiliate_id=678287)

A random result will be collated from each column

d4	Economic Motive	Method	Other Factor
1	Wealth in and of itself	Villain has a legitimate business, but is destroying his rivals by nefarious means (use the Destroy Community table for ideas)	Involves non-lethal force, extortion, or other intimidation
2	Funding for another evil plot not yet started	Villain’s business is to run scams (rigged gambling, counterfeiting, selling non- existing real estate, etc)	Involves minions who have infiltrated the legal system or governing body of the community
3	Funding for another evil plot that’s already in the works (the economic connection may often be the clue that leads to a party’s discovery of the other plot)	Villain is selling dangerously flawed merchandise	Involves murders
4	Villain is the minion of another villain, and raising money is his assignment	Villain is selling stolen merchandise (possibly fencing for another villain, his own boss, for his own minions, or the minions of his boss)	Involves magic such as spells, shapechanging, magical counterfeiting, or mental domination