Rusted Iron Helm [SCRAP PAPER DRAFT]

i found this as a .txt document buried in my RPG folders. the syllable generator is pretty nonsense, but the surname generator does work nicely. i borrowed the format of the surnames from Valiant Quest, a really really fun looking game which has a really strong identity as campy tongue in cheek fantasy. though i pulled the actual words and syllables from microruin, a text based dungeon crawler i made  

for some reasons it seems convinced i made it this year, but last edited it last year? how curious. anyway, enjoy :)

ps remind me never to try and make tables in html... converting those tabs was a pain

RUSTED IRON HELM

MAKING A CHARACTER

BEGIN WITH A NAME

Give them a first name. If yours suck, try these instead.

1. Singard
2. Carmlik
3. Helshepard
4. Meridia
5. Mizzar
6. Shiko
7. Marlo
8. Riviar
9. Callum
10. Emiel
11. Jevious

OR

1d3 syllables... (1d6 for row then 1d6 again)

ix pyx ie jay mar ra 
sig ero sal xim hif fen 

sy ven nul hyl dex sin
kin yen ai au gar den 

dag swor ard pom mel 
nar haf ial ken sen iel shi

 

Make their last name in the format of

1. ADJECTIVE + NOUN
2. NOUN + NOUN
3. ADJECTIVE + VERB(er)
4. NOUN + VERB(er) Like Bluesword or Shieldhill.

 

ADJECTIVE (1d6 then 1d6)

fae	black	ruby
war	green	blue
heavy	lavender	red
lighter	emerald	strong
fleet	emerald	strong
quick	sapphire	old
hex	morning	stricken
sicken	cursed	golden
vixen	hollow	forgotten
fell	worn	hewn
void	broken	ghostly
early	split	ruby

 

NOUN

fawn	ship	arm
rose	kings	servitor
pixie	moon	rune
sun	curse	hex
fen	sky	field
wolf	sword	shield
foot	blood	heart
warp	eye	smith
beard	glen	ocean
glade	blade	staff
forest	leaf	stone
iron	bone	skull

VERB

freer	walker	runner
skimmer	catcher	singer
swimmer	dancer	sworn
searcher	slayer	wielder
splitter	grasper	betrayer
healer	archer	rememberer
finger	carrier	redeemer

GIVE THEM A CREST

Draw your heraldry with cheeap coloured markers.

SOME IDEAS... golden bright red lion black navy blue dragon crimson olive green unicorn yellow diamonds sprawling plants bright blue stripes castle emarald sword repeating motif

water key crown spear bird sun face wings helmet strange shape spiral crossing symbols flower moon torch purple ship tower

STASTICS

2d6 each...

Brawn Swords Parrying Agility Spears Dodging Artifice Axes Endure Tracking Hammers Warding Fellowship Bows Casting Deceit Crossbows Faith

Roll UNDER a score with a d12 to succeed at a check

EQUIPMENT

Everyone has... flint & steel day of rations

1. chainmail (as composite)
2. halfplate (as composite)
3. lamellar (as composite)
4. thick furs (as textile) and painted round-shield
5. buckled dungeon punk leather harness (as textile) and spiked buckler

6. gambeson (guess) and towershield.

7. rough rope (20m) and 10 candles

8. pouch of caltrops and iron file
9. lantern and 2 oil flasks
10. hooked iron pole (3m) and polished iron mirror
11. 10 pitons and hammer

12. bear trap with chain

13. vial of poison

14. ancient spyglass
15. grenade
16. pot of very strong glue
17. vial of universal antidote
18. pouch of marbles and spool of wire

ROLL THRICE and pick your favourite TWO from either table (so if you rolled a 4, pick between arming sword or combustion lance)

1. stiletto dagger
2. duelling rapier
3. wakizashi
4. arming sword
5. one-handed warhammer
6. bearded axe
7. thorned mace
8. spring loaded pile bunker
9. ancient katana
10. elegant longsword
11. heavy warpick
12. double headed axe
13. scythe
14. breaker blade
15. yew-wood lance
16. meathook polearm
17. chain sickle
18. war yo-yo
19. spiked whip
20. brutal flail

1. flintlock
2. longbow
3. swiftbow
4. combustion lance (princess mononoke gonnes)
5. sling stones
6. javelins
7. shurikens
8. hand ballista
9. repeater crossbow
10. crossbow