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Fiery Justice
2007-11-04, 03:26 PM
Okay this is a for fun project, but I'm gonna do an mostly random campaign setting and then I'm gonna try and fill in the blanks...

So Here's the Random Table For Deities:
Number of Gods:
1-20: Monotheism
21-40: Dualism
41-60: Polytheism
61-80: Animism
81-100: Atheism

Method of Power:
1-33: Worship
34-66: Innate
67-99: Imparted
100: Reroll

Number of Pantheons (Polytheism): Roll 1d6, count a six as a five and reroll and add that to the previous roll.

Number of Deities (only for Polytheism, roll once per pantheon): Roll 2d6, if you roll double ones flip a coin, heads means its a monotheistic pantheon.

Alignment (For Individual Deities):
1-11: LG
12-23: LN
24-35: LE
36-47:NG
48-59: N
60-71: NE
72-81: CG
82-93: CN
94-100: CE

Gender (This table was inserted post original set up of deities, thanks to Rex Blunder) d8
1-3: Male
4-6: Female
7: Appears as either with equal frequency
8: Ungendered or characteristics of both


Divine Rank: Roll a 1d20

Domains: 1d6 +1 per 5 DvR (does not include Alignment Domains. Includes only domains from CDiv, CWar, Deities and Demigods, SRD, and Core):
1-2: Air
3-4: Animal
5-6: Death
7-8: Destruction
9-10: Earth
11-12: Fire
13-14: Healing
15-16: Knowledge
17-18: Luck
19-20: Magic
21-22: Plant
23-24: Protection
25-26: Strength
27-28: Sun
29-30: Travel
31-32: Trickery
33-34: War
35-36: Water
37-38: Celerity
39-40: Cold
41-42: Community
43-44: Competition
45-46: Creation
47-48: Domination
49-50: Dream
51-52: Force
53-54: Glory
55-56: Inquisition
57-58: Liberation
59-60: Madness
61-62: Mind
63-64: Mysticism
65-66: Oracle
67-68: Pact
69-70: Pestilence
71-72: Purification
73-74: Summoner
75-76: Weather
77-78: Artifice
79-80: Charm
81-82: Darkness
83-83: Glory
85-86: Repose
87-88: Rune
89-90: Scalykind
91-92: Fate
93-94: Planning
95-96: Tyranny
97-100: Reroll twice

The Planes
Relatively simple actually. The baseline number is 10 (the inner planes and the material. Then roll 2d6 for other planes (making a minimum of 12)

The World:
The Continental Setup:
1-33: Pangea
34-66: Continents (roll 1d4+1)
67-99: Archipelago
100: Reroll.

Before the Timeline:
1-20: Edenic Period
21-40: Hell-on-Earth Period
41-60: Time Immemorial (no one cares)
61-80: Creation began here
81-100: A previous world existed, and was replaced.

Beginning Technology:
1-20: Stone Age
21-40: Bronze
41-60: Iron
61-80: Medieval
81-100: Renaissance

Number of Major Species: 2d6

Major Species (1d10):
1: Human
2: Kobold
3:Elf
4: Dwarf
5: Goblin
6: Orc
7:Halfling
8: Gnome
9: Hobgoblin
10: Nonstandard

If you roll the same thing twice, its a subrace (unless you roll nonstandard twice).

Number of Nations: 1d12

National System of Government (roll 1d10):
1: Magocracy
2: Dictatorship
3: Republic
4: Athenian Democracy
5: Technocracy
6: Oligarchy
7: Feudalism
8: Theocracy (If atheism, then philosophy equivalent)
9: Necrotacy (Rule by the Dead)
10: Anarchy

Wealth:
1-20: Very Poor
21-40: Poor
41-60: Average
61-80: Rich
81-100: Filthy Rich

Time Since Beginning of Timeline (1d100x50)

Major Events in Timeline (Major event every 50 years): 1 Birth of a new deity
2 Collapse of A Kingdom
3 Discovery of a new major technology
4 Collapse of a plane
5 Killer Plague
6 Famine
7 Division of a Kingdom among heirs
8 Civil War
9 Successful war for independence
10 Failed War for Independence
11 Birth of a new major species
12 Death of an old major species
13 Birth of a new plane
14 Schism within a Church
15 Holy War
16 Backlash against magic (Arcane)
17 Major Natural Disaster (Roll 1d4: 1 Series of Earthquake, 2 Tsunami, 3 Major Volcano Eruption, 4 Series of Hurricanes/Tornados)
18 Discovery of a new plane
19 A plane is forgotten
20 A Invasion by lower planer beings
21 An Invasion By Upper Planar beings
22 Breakthrough by Chaos Planar beings
23 Invasion by Lawful Planar beings
24 Merging of kingdoms
25 Founding of a new nation
26 Rebirth of a nation
27 Conquest of a nation
28 Merger of Planes
29 Death of a deity
30 Legendary figure
31 Emergence of a new major species
32 Race War
33 Worldwide Conflict
34 Fall of a major species
35 Transformer Plague (improves victims)
36 Transformer Plague (worsens victims)
37 Birth of a new form of nation
38 Emergence of a transnational power (like a very powerful guild or a conspiracy)
39 Birth of a major new philosophy
40 Backlash against magic (divine)
41 New domesticated animal
42 Marriage of a pair of deities
43 Major new material discovered
44 Invention of a new technology (I know its a repeat)
45 Destruction of a plane
46 Beast Hunt (Kill monster X)
47 Rebirth of a legendary figure (if none previously existed, then just birth)
48 Rediscovery of ancient relic
49 Useless War
50 Conquest of A Nation (Lots of repeats from here on)
51 Religious War
52 Merger of Churches
53 Worldwide Conflict
54 Division of a nation
55 Peaceful Union of Nations
56 Discovery of a new technology
57 Fall into anarchy of a nation (not claimed by others)
58 Failed Rebellion
59 New legendary figure
60 Peaceful split of nations
61 Worldwide Depression
62 Discovery of a new technology
63 Civil War
64 World becomes progress obsessed
65 World turns luddite
66 Worldwide Conflict
67 Widespread Revolution
68 Attempted/Achieved Genocide
69 New Church
70 Establishment of a Confederacy
71 New domesticated animal
72 Peaceful split of nations
73 Failed Rebellion
74 Destruction of a plane
75 A Invasion by lower planer beings
76 Transformer Plague (worsens victims)
77 Race War
78 World turns luddite
79 Backlash against magic (divine)
80 Birth of a new ideology
81 Invasion by Lawful Planar beings
82 Fall into anarchy of a nation (not claimed by others)
83 Legendary figure
84 Failed Rebellion
85 Rediscovery of ancient relic
86 Famine
87 Peaceful Union of Nations
89 Discovery of a new major technology
90 Useless War
91 Destruction of a plane
92 Division of a nation
93 Rediscovery of ancient relic
94 A Magical Devastation
95 Development of a very important building (like say, a stonehenge, or a Library of Alexandria like thing).
96 Birth of a new ideology
97 Plague of Undeath
98 Collapse of a church
99 Destabilization of nations
100 Replacement of Pantheon.

Those are the tables, I'll set to work in a moment.

Idiotbox90
2007-11-04, 03:31 PM
That's pretty spiffy.

kjones
2007-11-04, 03:34 PM
I've always wanted to do a campaign world based on a Mad Libs administered to my players at the beginning of the campaign.

"All right, as you approach the FAT king in his SMELLY castle, you are suddenly attacked by six flying DIAPERS. Roll for init."

Fiery Justice
2007-11-04, 04:19 PM
Theistic Type
http://invisiblecastle.com/rolldice.py?u=Random+World&r=1&d=1d100&n=Theistic+Type&a=Roll+the+dice
Dualistic
http://invisiblecastle.com/rolldice.py?u=Random+World&r=1&d=1d100&n=Method+of+Power&a=Roll+the+dice
Powered by worship


Alignment for Deity A (http://invisiblecastle.com/rolldice.py?u=Random+World&r=1&d=1d100&n=Alignment&a=Roll+the+dice)
Chaotic Neutral


Alignment for Deity B (http://invisiblecastle.com/rolldice.py?u=Random+World&r=1&d=1d100&n=Alignment+B&a=Roll+the+dice)
Neutral


Divine Rank for Deity A (http://invisiblecastle.com/rolldice.py?u=Random+World&r=1&d=1d20&n=Divine+Rank+A&a=Roll+the+dice)
18 (Greater God)

Divine Rank for Deity B:
http://invisiblecastle.com/rolldice.py?u=Random+World&r=1&d=1d20&n=Divine+Rank+B&a=Roll+the+dice
2 (Demigod)

Number of Domains for Deity (http://invisiblecastle.com/rolldice.py?u=Random+World&r=1&d=1d6%2B3&n=Number+of+Domains+for+Deity+A&a=Roll+the+dice)
4. (Five, including Chaos)

Number of Domains for Deity B:
1 (http://invisiblecastle.com/rolldice.py?u=Random+World&r=1&d=1d6&n=Number+of+Domains+for+Deity+B&a=Roll+the+dice)
Talk about a one trick pony

Domain of Deity B (1d100=68) (http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=1353394)

Pact

Domains of Deity A (http://invisiblecastle.com/rolldice.py?u=Random+World&r=1&d=1d100%3B1d100%3B1d100%3B1d100&n=Domains+of+Deity+A&a=Roll+the+dice)

Luck, Trickery, Purification, Glory

Period before the Timeline (http://invisiblecastle.com/rolldice.py?u=Random+World&r=1&d=1d100&n=Period+before+the+Timeline&a=Roll+the+dice)
Edenic.

Okay, so here's what I'm thinking religiously:

Deity A (known hence forth as Aleria the Glorious) lived for a very long time with a group of gods (Known Henceforth as the Precursor Pantheon). For sometime, they lead the world gloriously and well. Eventually however, their mortals, masters of magic and technology and very wise, slowed in worshipping them, eventually grinding nearly to a halt. The gods then made war on the mortals. The gods and mortals both suffered severe destruction and in the end one mortal, now deity B (Runkiel the Binder), sought out Aleria the Glorious (the last god) and made her agree to not intervening on the mortal plane, at the cost of the mortals magic and technology. In the tradition of peace making at the time, this meant a marriage. The choice was obvious, and Runkiel and Aleria the glorious were wed.

I think that, religiously, Aleria is the commoner's god, where as the more advanced in society worship Runkiel.

Okay, so here are their deity set ups in traditional Deities and Demigods style:

Aleria the Glorious
Glorious Fortune, The Cleansing Lady
Greater Deity
Symbol: A Two-Headed Coin or a Torch
Homeplane ???
Alignment Chaotic Neutral
Portfolio Fortune, Secrets, Purity, and Glory
Worshippers: Everyone
Cleric Alignments: CG, CN, CE, N
Domains Chaos, Luck, Trickery, Purification, Glory
Favored Weapon Needle (Dagger)
The deity of just about everyone, Aleria most often appears as a beautiful human woman, though she may manifest as any female humanoid (she can manifest as anyone). She is cold, temperamental, and rather upset with all the mortals for killing her buddies. This makes her a very unpleasant deity to be around, though she is relatively benevolent in action.
Dogma Those who harm you should be punished, you should destroy those who disobey Aleria. Aleria will bless those who serve her and honor her with glorious things. Things of glory should be honored.
Clergy and Temples Aleria has a shrine in every city and household, and very, very large and overly expensive temples. Her clerics, while very uncontrolled, are very demanding and insist that everything be done that these temples should be made very pretty.

I'll do Runkiel's write up later, but what does everyone think thus far?

EDIT: Runkiel the Binder
The Peacemaker, Pactmaker, The Husband
Demigod
Symbol A Scroll or a Ring
Homeplane ???
Alignment Neutral
Cleric Alignments NG, N, LN, CN, NE
Portfolio Deals, Peace, Independence
Worshippers: The Well-Educated, Diplomats, and Summoners
Domains Pact.
Favored Weapon Unarmed
The god of deals and independence, Runkiel was once mortal, before he made a binding pact with Aleria to save the mortals from her wrath and eventual enslavement. Few remember the story, but those who do worship Runkiel, as do those who wish to make deals or peace.
Dogma Don't rely on the gods, abide your word, don't make a bad deal, be weary of Aleria.
Clergy and Temple Runkiel's shrines exist in major places of business and they mark places where a peace was made.

Azerian Kelimon
2007-11-04, 04:27 PM
Might want to cover your back...

Add the Supreme domain to the domain list as a 100. And add a parenthesis that says (Overdeity only). Then, add a step that says "Roll 1d20+20. Whatever deity you create, it's an overdeity and has the Supreme domain and the Salient Divine ability Divine Splendor, reworked to also annihilate deities, and which can be turned off at will."

Unruly players? Overdeity comes and turns divine splendor on.

Rex Blunder
2007-11-04, 04:53 PM
Very interesting, and very impressive d100 events table.

I'd make a table for deity gender, just so you don't fall into any traps ("sun deity, must be male!"): maybe d8
1-3 m
4-6 f
7: appears as either with equal frequency
8: ungendered or characteristics of both

Also, "cleansing lady" maybe too much like "cleaning lady"?

Arbitrarity
2007-11-04, 04:53 PM
Might want to cover your back...

Add the Supreme domain to the domain list as a 100. And add a parenthesis that says (Overdeity only). Then, add a step that says "Roll 1d20+20. Whatever deity you create, it's an overdeity and has the Supreme domain and the Salient Divine ability Divine Splendor, reworked to also annihilate deities, and which can be turned off at will."

Unruly players? Overdeity comes and turns divine splendor on.

I just use something like Pun-Pun for that, it's about the same in terms of mechanics and carnage to verismilitude. :smallbiggrin:

Fiery Justice
2007-11-05, 08:42 AM
Very interesting, and very impressive d100 events table.

I'd make a table for deity gender, just so you don't fall into any traps ("sun deity, must be male!"): maybe d8
1-3 m
4-6 f
7: appears as either with equal frequency
8: ungendered or characteristics of both

Also, "cleansing lady" maybe too much like "cleaning lady"?

Probably a good idea.

Xuincherguixe
2007-11-05, 08:46 AM
Why is it that I can't help but think of progress quest (http://www.progressquest.com/)