Instatown/village generator

Result

Village size: Roll on "Village size"
Political structure: Roll on "Political structure"
Interesting feature: Roll on "Interesting Feature"
Village layout: Roll on "Village layout"
D10 interesting villagers: Roll on "D10 Interesting villagers"
More interesting villagers: Roll on "More interesting villagers"
Adventure hooks: Roll on "Adventure Hooks"
Village/town name: Roll on "Village/town name"


Subcharts

Village size (d4)

d4 Result

1

Small - 15 inhabitants

2

Medium- 75 inhabitants

3

Large- 200 inhabitants

4

Huge- 500 inhabitants

Political structure (d6)

d6 Result

1

Religious despot rules over terrified populace

2

Town consists mostly of slaves guarded by local constabulary

3

Farmers and serfs trying to etch out a living

4

Leader is the strongest in village. The position can be challenged at any time

5

Village Elders rule as a community circle who use strange visions (be it from a god or alchemical concoction) as guidance

6

Town is overseen by a major religion of Hubris and a voted official

Interesting Feature (d8)

d8 Result

1

Town is mostly populated by women.

2

A large statue is in the town center. It is of a strange and eerie creature.

3

Waterfall in the distance, water seems to be flowing upwards.

4

People here keep goblins as pets. The goblins are secured to brutal-looking collars.

5

The villagers are all wearing patchwork clothing of bright, offensive colors.

6

There is a small gladiatorial pit at the outskirts of town. When the fight is over the entrails of the fallen are examined to determine some question posed by the village leader(s).

7

Four large cages hanging in the center of town with skeletons and rotting bodies of beautiful young women inside. These poor women’s spirits are trapped in their bodies and are consulted as the four justices and judges of the village.

8

Large sinkhole outside of town that is believed to house a fallen god. Each year villagers throw food, treasures, and one virgin as a sacrifice down the hole in the hopes that the fallen god will answer their prayers.

Village layout (d10)

d10 Result

1

The village is built upon mummified bird legs. This allows the village a certain amount of mobility.

2

Village floats over a raging river; all sidewalks are made of wooden planks.

3

Village is carved into the face of a massive rock; the higher in stature one is, the higher up one lives.

4

All the houses in village are made of a crystalline-like substance.

5

LARGEST TREEFORT HOUSES EVER!!!

6

Village is in the hardened and hollowed out carapace of a dead giant insect.

7

Everyone lives underground in a gopher-like maze.

8

The houses are made from the tanned skins of the dead villagers. It is considered an honor to be used in such a fashion.

9

The houses are built on large elephant-like creatures. The town is nomadic and goes wherever the herd desires.

10

Houses are made of rich heavy wood that seems far too nice for where the village is located.

D10 Interesting villagers (d10)

d10 Result

1

An exiled prophet.

2

A homeless man that can speak anyone’s name backwards immediately without thinking about it.

3

Little blonde triplets that always talk in unison.

4

A grizzled warrior that has a dagger stuck in his brain.

5

Preacher of a forgotten religion.

6

An extremely talented artist.

7

Two tenacious bards who are bringing the ROCK to the local folk.

8

A fiery redhead said to be the reincarnation of a long-dead hero.

9

The bastard son of a noble.

10

A shrunken head that resides in a shrine and answers up to 3 questions… for a price.

More interesting villagers (d12)

d12 Result

1

An amazing wizard.

2

A skillful storyteller.

3

Long lost relative of a character.

4

An exiled princess from far off land.

5

A prince mingling with the common rabble.

6

A noble seeking to expand his lands.

7

A respected religious leader.

8

Retired adventurer.

9

Wealthy wandering merchant.

10

A traveling scholar.

11

The fattest man… ever.

12

Traveling acting troupe.

Adventure Hooks (d20)

d20 Result

1

People have gone missing recently, but there are no signs of foul play.

2

A thick mist rolls in every night. People are having terrible dreams.

3

The village drunk recently began babbling like an idiot, and making prophecies about other villagers. Everything he has stated has come true thus far. He said the Elder’s daughter would soon die. Now the Elder seeks help to prevent this from occurring.

4

People are becoming violently ill and within hours melting into puddles of goo which slither out of the house and head into the woods.

5

On the night of the full moon everyone speaks in limerick and can’t stop.

6

All food suddenly spoils and the crops wither and die. The village needs help and fast.

7

People dressed in blood red cloaks came into town and killed almost all able-bodied fighters and kidnapped all the children, taking them to their heavily fortified base.

8

A nest of mature brain grubs (pg 283) are attacking people of the village, burrowing into their brains and taking control of them.

9

A witch coven has been causing problems for the village. The local clergy is at their limits trying to protect the villagers.

10

Something has killed and mutilated all the livestock in the fields. The villagers are terrified.

11

The law officials in the village were killed by bandits who have set up their own rule.

12

Monstrous humanoids are raiding the village!

13

The village leader has been acting oddly lately. Recently they have had the villagers begin erecting a strange structure that he says will reach out to the gods.

14

Something has been possessing the people of the village and making them do strange and terrible things. People are begging for protection and clamoring for justice.

15

A drunken patron boasts that he has found a mine with unimaginable wealth located in its depths. Could this be true?

16

All the villagers are petrified except for one little girl. She says she got mad at everyone and a strange fiery creature punished them for her.

17

Most of the inhabitants of the town are stumbling around with their faces wiped blank. They have no nose, eyes, ears, or mouths. They also seem mindless and lash out at anything that comes near them. The survivors are barricaded in their homes.

18

A large shadow with blazing red eyes has been seen lurking in the forests and fields at night. Several woodsmen have gone missing while hunting or attempting to track this beast.

19

A powerful noble wants the town demolished and the villagers made into servants for her new home. The villagers are begging for help to save their town.

20

The town is an important strategic point in the kingdom and must not fall to the invading monstrous horde. The kingdom is calling for all brave souls to defend the town and keep it from falling into enemy hands.

Village/town name (d20)

d20 Result

1

Blatherblab

2

No Hope

3

Dry Creek

4

The Sigil

5

Harveston

6

Town With No Name

7

Fishington

8

Graves

9

Villagegate

10

Bath

11

Birth

12

The Wall

13

Hedgeton

14

The Briar

15

Lost Clergy

16

Iron

17

Echoing Remorse

18

Candlelight

19

Rejoice

20

Torch