Weird Village Details - TTRPG Roll Table - 1d10
I've been trying to think of some kind of daily(ish) warm-up to do to get my creativity flowing, and I've settled on trying to make some fun and useful roll-tables for gaming. These might also work as worldbuilding and writing prompts, which is why I'm choosing to post them here instead of in the Tabletop / DND community. The die roll will vary between lists and might increase as I add to them... but for now here's the first of the lot!
Weird Village Details
- There is a sprawling cave network under the village. Every house has a locked hatch that accesses it. The locals refuse to speak about it.
- Every gold coin in town has had one side defaced. Everyone treats it as perfectly normal.
- There is a well cared for statue in the centre of town. It depicts two figures in a defensive stance, one with a sword and shield and one with a staff. The details are long-faded and weather-smoothed. Nobody remembers who the heroes were or what they did, but they keep the statues as clean and maintained as possible.
- Every morning, the able-bodied among the village make an arduous pilgrimage to a remote shrine. The trip takes 5 hours daily.
- One of the houses in town has been boarded up, and villagers make a warding gesture each time they pass too close, as if to ward off evil spirits.
- There are no children in the village. There are discarded toys and overgrown play structures... but no children.
- There are 3x more taverns in town than you'd expect for a population of this size.
- Villagers talk in whispers about the upcoming annual visit of an Angel that has been watching over the village for several generations.
- There is a low hum everywhere in the village, which immediately stops as soon as you leave. None of the villagers have any idea what's causing it, but it's bothering them immensely.
- The villagers are adamant that, even if it asks you nicely, you are NOT to feed the crow. They say this in hurried, hushed voices. Do not feed the crow.
I hope you enjoy these! I've had a lot of fun making them!
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#3 reminds me of the Firefly episode where the crew discovers a settlement with a statue of Jayne, but with a longer span of time and no theme song.
I was thinking of both Firefly and the anime Frieren: Beyond Journey's End when I added that entry!
Firefly is usually on my mind, quite honestly. Love that show!
I like this ! I reckon for number 9, you could play it that the villagers are oblivious to the hum, and if the characters ask about it treat them as delusional or cursed. And we all know what villagers do to strangers in their midst who they think bear a curse 😉
haha absolutely! That would work really well I think.