Saturday, February 22, 2014

Four Random Generators

I had a minor epiphany and went back to work on some random generators on Abulafia. 
TL;DR:  Random Word GeneratorRandom Monster GeneratorSwords & Wizardry Monster GeneratorFantasy Class Generator

So, first up, the Random Word Generator
Examples: iesveruaafgetcagen, opaid, eth, canb, covoallterscy, nuoc, tokocol, sonai, verpolandgderae.


Which led to the Random Monster Generator (inspired by the Creature Creator at Age of Fable, although with a bit more work the two will be quite a bit different, I hope).
Examples: 
This creature is called a Fafael, or Aurochshambler
It has the head of a giraffe and the body of a panda. It is pale yellow in color and small, like a halfling or dog in size.
It is a Spirit, and is of above-human intelligence. It is Neutral.

This creature is called a Exdaus, or Ethereal Direrat
It looks like a slug crossed with a centipede. It is normal in color and large, like an ogre or horse in size.
It is a Magical Creature, and is of human intelligence. They are Neutral.

This creature is called a Temmyex, or Ape Spirit
It has the body of a ermine, the tail of a lightfoot halfling, and the head of a orangutan. It is lavender in color and small, like a halfling or dog in size.
It is a Monstrous Beast, and is of human intelligence. They are Neutral.

Note: I don't know how the randomizer at Abulafia works, but it's clearly not quite random. Results tend to run in groups, and it's been displaying an odd fondness for "Creature has the hind legs of" or "Creature has the head of", with the result that a number of creatures have been multi-headed, multi-hind legged monstrosities without torsos or front legs.


And that brings us back around to something I started a year or two ago, the Swords & Wizardry Monster Generator. If you get a mostly blank result, you got a creature with a HD of 10+, and nothing has attacks or special yet. I can't randomize CL/XP either, unless I start with that and work backwards (maybe later).

This creature is called a Bclebee, or Gibbershredder
It has the body of a flying fox, the torso of a turkey, and the hind legs of a wasp. It is normal in color and medium, like a human or leopard in size.
It is a Spirit, and is of human intelligence. It is Chaotic.
Hit Dice: 3+3
Armor Class: 5 (14)
Attacks:
Saving Throw: 14
Special:
Move: 12
Alignment: Chaos

This creature is called a Genlar, or Doom Ant
It has the head of a peccary and the body of a cat. It is normal in color and small, like a halfling or dog in size.
It is a Magical Creature, and is of low intelligence. They are Neutral.
Hit Dice: 8+2
Armor Class: 4 (19
Attacks:
Saving Throw: 8
Special:
Move: 9
Alignment: Chaos



I didn't work on the Fantasy Class Generator this time around, but it's there too.

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