Originally shared by Brian Holland
CROWDSOURCING
Session Zero 7 is nearly complete, but I need some help generating a list of 50 “interesting features you’ll find in a village”.
Here’s a sample of the type of stuff I’m looking for…
1 a statue near the well that animates to defend the village
2 a dilapidated church on the village outskirts
3 a blind farmer who grows the best crops
4 a painting of an ancient scholar which will answer one question each day
5 an abandoned tower or keep
6 a hanging tree, complete with hangings old and new
If you create a feature I use in the table, you’ll get your name in the credits (inside front cover) of the issue!
Foam-mouthed wandering dog jumping and biting at something in the air.
Foam-mouthed wandering dog jumping and biting at something in the air.
Smooth stone stairs spiral down the town well.
Smooth stone stairs spiral down the town well.
A well with blood red water. Legend says it will run clear when the last murdered villager is avenged. It tastes a bit of iron.
A well with blood red water. Legend says it will run clear when the last murdered villager is avenged. It tastes a bit of iron.
A tree that sways to the winds of another place.
A tree that sways to the winds of another place.
The entire community lives in one great hall, with empty structures all around reserved for the ghosts of their ancestors.
The entire community lives in one great hall, with empty structures all around reserved for the ghosts of their ancestors.
1. A child that blurts out each person’s worst fears
2. A violent family drama that plays out near the center of town with no reaction from other villagers and repeats daily exactly the same way
3. A monk lectures a heard of goats and seems to have lengthy arguments with the ones that bleat at him
4. It’s difficult to get in or out because of the knight waiting at the bridge
5. All the blasted flies in the world
6. A magical fig tree that supplies endless fruit
7. A village-wide effort to clean up some kind of bloody mess
8. Ten very competitive bards that will mock, and try to outdo, anyone that seems significant
1. A child that blurts out each person’s worst fears
2. A violent family drama that plays out near the center of town with no reaction from other villagers and repeats daily exactly the same way
3. A monk lectures a heard of goats and seems to have lengthy arguments with the ones that bleat at him
4. It’s difficult to get in or out because of the knight waiting at the bridge
5. All the blasted flies in the world
6. A magical fig tree that supplies endless fruit
7. A village-wide effort to clean up some kind of bloody mess
8. Ten very competitive bards that will mock, and try to outdo, anyone that seems significant
An old feral cat who leaves presents on doorsteps: usually dead rats, sometimes silver coins.
A block of ice that never melts.
A cave just outside town where whispers of the local dead can be heard.
A wicker basket that produces a loaf of magnificent sourdough each morning.
A herd of all-black cows whose milk is always sour.
An old feral cat who leaves presents on doorsteps: usually dead rats, sometimes silver coins.
A block of ice that never melts.
A cave just outside town where whispers of the local dead can be heard.
A wicker basket that produces a loaf of magnificent sourdough each morning.
A herd of all-black cows whose milk is always sour.
The folk of this town seem favored by the gods except for one day each year when every structure is burnt to the ground.
Fish caught in the lake all posses the long, sometimes braided, hair of maidens.
Although they raise cattle and pigs, no one in the village eats meat.
All structures in the village travel towards the setting sun about a palms width per night.
The folk of this town seem favored by the gods except for one day each year when every structure is burnt to the ground.
Fish caught in the lake all posses the long, sometimes braided, hair of maidens.
Although they raise cattle and pigs, no one in the village eats meat.
All structures in the village travel towards the setting sun about a palms width per night.
An immense tapestry that the village’s weavers have been working on for decades.
An ancient tree that bears fruit found nowhere else in the world.
A wild-eyed smith who can forge impossible objects that hurt to look at.
The bawdiest book of poetry ever written.
A well of beautiful-looking water that no one uses and no one speaks of.
A great green meteorite in the center of town.
An immense tapestry that the village’s weavers have been working on for decades.
An ancient tree that bears fruit found nowhere else in the world.
A wild-eyed smith who can forge impossible objects that hurt to look at.
The bawdiest book of poetry ever written.
A well of beautiful-looking water that no one uses and no one speaks of.
A great green meteorite in the center of town.
In place of tombstones, each grave is marked with a finely crafted weapon.
In place of tombstones, each grave is marked with a finely crafted weapon.
Thanks everyone! I got a lot of great stuff so far! If you have contributed you already have your name in the credits, even if I had to edit your entries down a bit. I need about a dozen more, but I’ll leave this use for a few more days. Right now the table is d100 in 50 rows (1-2 = this, 3-4 = that, etc.). If i end up with a TON more I’ll just present it in 100 rows instead.
Thanks everyone! I got a lot of great stuff so far! If you have contributed you already have your name in the credits, even if I had to edit your entries down a bit. I need about a dozen more, but I’ll leave this use for a few more days. Right now the table is d100 in 50 rows (1-2 = this, 3-4 = that, etc.). If i end up with a TON more I’ll just present it in 100 rows instead.
I just added two more
a statue of an angel in an odd pose
a bridge made of the spine of a long-dead dragon
I just added two more
a statue of an angel in an odd pose
a bridge made of the spine of a long-dead dragon
A great tree near the center of the town that has been hollowed out and inhabited by a wizened old lady.
A great tree near the center of the town that has been hollowed out and inhabited by a wizened old lady.
I guess it depends on what you mean by “interesting”.
You notice the flagstones seem to be actually in the shape of flags.
I guess it depends on what you mean by “interesting”.
You notice the flagstones seem to be actually in the shape of flags.
Nobody in the village has faces that you can see.
Nobody in the village has faces that you can see.
an effigy of the local god made of seeds and honey
no villagers who look younger than 40
undead guardsmen posted outside homes and businesses
three-eyed birds watching from the trees
a crowd of people chanting and bowing to a fat, happy dog
rain falling only within the boundaries of the village
a church constructed from human and animal bones
a huge heap of burning personal items, which people keep adding to
a cage in the town square, currently occupied by a mewling goblin
an effigy of the local god made of seeds and honey
no villagers who look younger than 40
undead guardsmen posted outside homes and businesses
three-eyed birds watching from the trees
a crowd of people chanting and bowing to a fat, happy dog
rain falling only within the boundaries of the village
a church constructed from human and animal bones
a huge heap of burning personal items, which people keep adding to
a cage in the town square, currently occupied by a mewling goblin