All Ideas
by Cheka Man
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The 'Temporary' Monarch by
The monarch used to have absolute powers until the disappearance of King Henry V. A 'temporary' replacement was put on the throne to hold it until King Henry returned, and he would have only one vote on the governing council of nobles and no other powers except persuasion. More then 50 years have passed since then and everyone knows King Henry is almost certainly dead-but the nobles don't want to go back under the rule of an absolute monarch, so the kingship is only 'temporary' until King Henry V returns to take back his throne.
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Ideas - Plots November 11, 2017 |
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Once a year by
freedom of speech is allowed in what is normally a dictatorship.
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Encounter - Any August 24, 2017 |
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Raise the Dead Quickly by
If someone is murdered, they can be brought fully back to life if raised within 5 minutes, after that they are Undead and will start decomposing at a normal rate.
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Encounter - Any July 24, 2017 |
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Rescue the Prince by
It is traditional for two warlike countries to each give their first-born royal prince as a hostage to each other to prevent war. One of the princes has been murdered, and the PCs have a few days to rescue the prince in the other country to save him from being executed and a bloodthirsty war from breaking out.
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Encounter - Any January 4, 2017 |
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Christmas every day by
Since the local baron's wife died, to keep himself happy it is Christmas ( or the equivalent festival in your game world) every day in his castle.
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Encounter - Other December 5, 2016 |
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Only deadly weapons allowed by
A certain country allows most civilians to carry weapons, but only if they are potentially deadly. Pepper sprays, stun guns/tasers, batons, and dart guns are banned. And if you kill someone and are not acquitted at trial, the punishment is to be hanged the day after you were found guilty. The message here is that if you want to go armed, you had better be prepared to risk killing someone and being executed unless it was clearly self defense.When it comes to combat spells, again, only the highly dangerous can legally be cast with the same possible consequences if cast wrongly. |
Encounter - Any November 27, 2016 |
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Cursed Barrow Sword by
Many weapons buried with the dead are buried for a very good reason as they have had a potent curse placed on them making them dangerous or near-useless to the living.
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Encounter - Any September 19, 2016 |
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The *living* dead by
A certain tribe in a valley believes that the soul remains trapped in the body after death and is aware of it. So they treat their dead as if they are alive, talking to them and keeping them at home. They are used to the stink and for some reason are also immune to the diseases that this practise causes but outsiders are not so lucky.
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Encounter - Any June 20, 2016 |
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Upside-down rank structure by
An army and navy who work in the same way as others except their rank titles are upside-down. So people start as full generals and those with the rank of private command armies.
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Encounter - Any December 15, 2013 |
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In a deeply unsettled world, much of it anarchistic or ruled by murderous gangs, a group have adopted the armour, weapons and discipline of an army of the distant past.
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Encounter - Any July 1, 2013 |
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Justified Curses by
Magical curses are rarely cast, as if cast on someone for fun or purely maliciously and the person cursed has not done something seriously wrong, it tends to ricochet back on the curser. Therefore the few who do get cursed are shunned by most people as genuinely guilty,and few will help them.
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Ideas - Articles February 7, 2013 |
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A country where noone can be executed whilst telling a story provided it's reasonably interesting.
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Ideas - System June 13, 2012 |
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Magical Wedding by
The words of a wedding vow contain a strong love spell which enchants both the people who says it, so they will allways be deeply in love with each other.
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Ideas - Articles May 6, 2012 |
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PCs as a disliked race by
Have the PCs rping Orcs or Goblins or some other race that normally exists only as things to cut up with swords.
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Ideas - Plots March 28, 2012 |
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Possession Problem by
If you possess someone, you have an hour to get back to your own body or your thoughts will be overwritten by that of the orginal person
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Ideas - System January 11, 2012 |
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Magic is like alcohol by
Magic is like alcohol, the more that is used, the more it causes a hangover later on and the less judgement one has when using it. If one waits a while after casting a spell, things 'detoxify.' A cantrip or two is like a sip of weak beer, whilst a large creation spell is like a bottle of vodka. Cast something too big and you can die from magic intoxication.
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Ideas - System September 25, 2011 |
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For the people of Kuboloth, hell is not in the depths of the earth but in the cold of the windy air;heaven is in the warmth of the earth, lit by glowing jewels.
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Ideas - System March 8, 2011 |
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Scarying halfling children by
Little halflings are told that if they don't behave, a demon called Santa Claus from a hell of ice will kidnap them and force them to toil making toys.
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Ideas - Articles December 12, 2010 |
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Magic Day by
Magic is impossible except for a handful of days in the year, when those with the knowledge become hugely powerful.
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Ideas - System October 3, 2010 |
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For Good and Evil by
A magical stave with two distinct uses. One end is a healing stick, which can heal some quite serious diseases, the other half can be used to inflict those diseases on other people.
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Ideas - Items January 11, 2010 |