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Hey Folks, been a long time but here’s a present:
Ale Generator.
This nifty generator will name, and describe an ale for you semi-based on BCJP Guidelines.
You may notice some weird outliers, and the verbage is pretty sad, but hey, it’s decent enough for the first one, right? Hopefully this means you’ll start seeing a couple more posts around here.
… or Random Bard Songs.
If you have an Inn and a bard you are in definite need of some sort of bard song. Add a little more flavor to those nights at the inn and build a little back story for your world. This is based on a Tablesmith table I created, over at the Yahoo Group. Note that there is a section for an Adjective where I didn’t really want to make a 100 entry adjective table.
| A BARDS TALE: | ||||
| The bard plays a (DARK), (LENGTH), (TEMPO) | ||||
| It is played on a (INSTRUMENT) in (NOTE) | ||||
| The song is about (ADVERB) (SUBJECT) | ||||
| 2d8-1 | LENGTH | 1d50 | MOOD | |
| 1 | exhaustive | 1 | dark | |
| 2 | short | 2 | happy | |
| 3 | long | 3 | energetic | |
| 4 | brief | 4 | depressive | |
| 5 | quick | 5 | silly | |
| 6 | drawn-out | 6 | light | |
| 7 | intricate | 7 | bouncy | |
| 8 | meticulous | 8 | black | |
| 9 | specific | 9 | bleak | |
| 10 | thorough | 10 | daunting | |
| 11 | abridged | 11 | dejecting | |
| 12 | succinct | 12 | depressive | |
| 13 | abbreviated | 13 | discouraging | |
| 14 | boiled down | 14 | disheartening | |
| 15 | concise | 15 | dismal | |
| 16 | dispiriting | |||
| 2d6-1 | INSTRUMENT | 17 | distressing | |
| 1 | pan-pipes | 18 | dreary | |
| 2 | dulcimer | 19 | gloomy | |
| 3 | jew’s Harp | 20 | heartbreaking | |
| 4 | harp | 21 | hopeless | |
| 5 | lute | 22 | joyless | |
| 6 | flute | 23 | melancholic | |
| 7 | drums | 24 | mournful | |
| 8 | lyre | 25 | oppressive | |
| 9 | mandolin | 26 | sad | |
| 10 | zither | 27 | saddening | |
| 11 | finger symbols | 28 | somber | |
| 29 | upsetting | |||
| 1d6 | NOTE | 30 | animated | |
| 1 | C | 31 | blithe | |
| 2 | C-Sharp | 32 | bouncy | |
| 3 | E | 33 | cheerful | |
| 4 | E-Sharp | 34 | cheery | |
| 5 | D | 35 | effervescent | |
| 6 | D-Sharp | 36 | elastic | |
| 37 | fanciful | |||
| 2d4-1 | TEMPO | 38 | flippant | |
| 1 | strathspey* | 39 | frolicsome | |
| 2 | reel | 40 | gay | |
| 3 | march | 41 | graceful | |
| 4 | ballad | 42 | high-spirited | |
| 5 | lament | 43 | jaunty | |
| 6 | jog | 44 | light-hearted | |
| 7 | ditty | 45 | lively | |
| 46 | merry | |||
| 47 | nonchalant | |||
| 48 | sprightly | |||
| 49 | volatile | |||
| 50 | whimsical | |||
| 1d6 | SUBJECT | ADJECTIVE | ||
| 1 | Love | Get a Dictionary! | ||
| 2 | Despair | |||
| 3 | Tragedy | |||
| 4 | War | |||
| 5 | Heroism | |||
| 6 | Defeat | |||
| *(a slow Scottish dance in quadruple meter) | ||||
In the inn? Need a quick drink? Or how about add a little flavor to that drink? Well it’s time for some Random Ale!
| d10 | Name Builder | d6 | Simple Table |
| 1 | Type – Style | 1 | Grain |
| 2 | Grain – Type – Style | 2 | Seasonal |
| 3 | Location – Type – Style | 3 | Racial |
| 4 | Fruit – Type – Style | 4 | Location |
| 5 | Modifier (Roll d4 on Name Builder) | 5 | Modifier |
| 6 | Type (Roll d4 on Name Builder) | 6 | Fruit |
| 7 | Seasonal (Roll d4 on Name Builder) | ||
| 8 | NPC Name’s (Roll d4 on Name Builder) | ||
| 9 | Racial (Roll d4 on Name Builder) | ||
| 10 | Simple Table – Style | ||
| d8 | Type | d4 | Style |
| 1 | Dark | 1 | Stout |
| 2 | Brown | 2 | Lager |
| 3 | Amber | 3 | Ale |
| 4 | Red | 4 | Beer |
| 5 | Bitter | ||
| 6 | Pale | ||
| 7 | Blonde | ||
| 8 | Cream | ||
| d6 | Grain | d4 | Seasonal |
| 1 | Barley | 1 | Winter |
| 2 | Oatmeal | 2 | Fall |
| 3 | Wheat | 3 | Summer |
| 4 | Corn | 4 | Spring |
| 5 | Rice | ||
| 6 | Rye | ||
| d8 | Racial | d4 | Location |
| 1 | Gnomish | 1 | (Randomly Choose a city in your game) |
| 2 | Dwarvish | 2 | Hill |
| 3 | Elven | 3 | Mountain |
| 4 | Orc | 4 | Underdark |
| 5 | Kobold | ||
| 6 | Dragon | ||
| 7 | Baskilisk | ||
| 8 | Medusa | ||
| d6 | Modifier | d4 | Fruit |
| 1 | Imperial | 1 | Blackberry |
| 2 | Golden | 2 | Huckleberry |
| 3 | Stone | 3 | Raspberry |
| 4 | Chocolate | 4 | Cherry |
| 5 | Smoked | ||
| 6 | Black |