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| Who Knows or Has Been Involved in It? |
|---|
| What Tools Are Used to Advance It? |
| What’s the Basic Ambition’s Form? |
| When Was the Ambition Sparked? |
Roll on "When Was the Ambition Sparked?" |
| What’s the Biggest Immediate Obstacle? |
| Things to Help or Hinder the Ambition |
Subcharts
Who Knows or Has Been Involved in It? (d6)
| d6 | Who Knows or Has Been Involved in It? |
|---|---|
1 |
They keep the ambition secret or hidden |
2 |
They have a partner with a similar goal |
3 |
Their family and friends are aware of it |
4 |
A retired seeker of the goal is involved |
5 |
They’ve gotten rivals involved somehow |
6 |
Everyone knows, but no one is helping now |
What Tools Are Used to Advance It? (d8)
| d8 | What Tools Are Used to Advance It? |
|---|---|
1 |
Money is being spent where it will help |
2 |
They’re getting training or help from a patron |
3 |
They’ve resorted to magical means of aid |
4 |
They have friends and allies aiding them |
5 |
They’re taking dangerous risks to get ahead |
6 |
A great natural talent helps their pursuit |
7 |
Extended family is proving helpful for it |
8 |
Government authority is somehow enlisted |
What’s the Basic Ambition’s Form? (d10)
| d10 | What’s the Basic Ambition’s Form? |
|---|---|
1 |
To win the love or possession of someone |
2 |
To obtain riches and personal wealth |
3 |
To win political power or an particular office |
4 |
To obtain glory or get fame for a skill |
5 |
To gain a particular property or piece of land |
6 |
To go to or explore a far-off place |
7 |
To become a difficult-to-become profession |
8 |
To kill or ruin a hated rival |
9 |
To topple an institution, business, or faith |
10 |
To repay some immeasurable debt |
When Was the Ambition Sparked? (d4)
| d4 | When Was the Ambition Sparked? |
|---|---|
1 |
It’s burned since childhood |
2 |
An event while young inspired it |
3 |
It came after mature adulthood |
4 |
It’s a fairly recent zeal |
What’s the Biggest Immediate Obstacle? (d12)
| d12 | Result |
|---|---|
1 |
A disinterested third party is blocking the way |
2 |
They’ve made promises that are coming due |
3 |
They’re burning out a resource in the pursuit |
4 |
They’re physically pushing themselves too far |
5 |
They suffered a recent considerable setback |
6 |
A friend or loved one is somehow in the way |
7 |
A backlash is about to rebound on them |
8 |
They’re chasing the goal in the wrong way |
9 |
They’ve been fed some false information |
10 |
They’ve lost a critical resource or tool |
11 |
A traitor is sabotaging their efforts |
12 |
Their success is bringing hostile attention |
Things to Help or Hinder the Ambition (d20)
| d20 | Things to Help or Hinder the Ambition |
|---|---|
1 |
A cache of saved or discovered wealth |
2 |
A useful magical item |
3 |
A book with critical information in it |
4 |
A jealous “ally” seeking to sabotage them |
5 |
A loved one who thinks it all folly |
6 |
An addiction they use to cope with the strain |
7 |
A patron who needs favors at times |
8 |
A failed ambition-seeker with bitter jealousy |
9 |
A rival with no hard feelings toward them |
10 |
A teacher who can impart a great skill |
11 |
A religious zeal to carry out the ambition |
12 |
A terribly good or bad coincidence |
13 |
A sorcerer involved in it somehow |
14 |
A deal they made is coming back to haunt |
15 |
A recent stroke of luck, good or bad |
16 |
A crime they committed for their ambition |
17 |
Someone integral to helping them further it |
18 |
A magical trait that aids their purpose |
19 |
A mistake which taught them a great deal |
20 |
Reluctant rival-partner in their ambition |