Monday, March 19, 2018

Who's Haunting the Old House?

Here's another random adventure idea generator. We hope you enjoy!

THE HAUNTING OF THE OLD HOUSE
Although saddened by the passing of Aunt Millie, the Pleasantons (mother, father, high-school age daughter, grade-school age son, infant son) were thrilled to move into the isolated old house she left them in her will. At least they were until it turned out to be haunted.

Roll 1d8 on the tables to randomly generate a Dark Old House ghostbusting adventure seed and set the PCs about getting to the bottom of it all!

Art by Lee Elias

WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE HOUSE? (Roll 1d8)
1. Strange lights and sounds are waking the family up at night.
2. Items are being moved around and drawers are being emptied and the contents scattered.
3. Food in the fridge is spoiling and all liquids in opened containers (such as milk and juice) are evaporating overnight.
4. The baby keeps disappearing from her room, but is always found safely in some bizarre part of the house.
5. The plumbing keeps going haywire with strong blasts of scalding or ice cold water, sinks and tubs backing up and causing flooding, or small fires keep erupting in the living room and bedroom.
6. The daughter keeps feeling a presence near her and she has even caught sight of a dark figure following her home from school. Someone has even torn up her clothes in her closet.
7. All electrical devices suddenly start turning on and off at random and eventually the circuit breakers trip.
8. Roll twice on the table, re-rolling any Eights or repeated numbers.


WHY ARE THE SPIRITS RESTLESS? (Roll 1d8)
1. They aren’t. A greedy real estate developer (and supposed family friend) is trying to scare the family from their home.
2. They aren’t. A crooked antique dealer (and supposed family friend) is sneaking into the house and searching for treasure that, according to old records he found, is hidden in the walls.
3. They aren’t. The angry lover of the husband (1-4)/wife (5-8) has used a magic ritual to bind a minor demon to the house to harass the family.
4. They aren't. A kid from school has become obsessed with the daughter and is stalking her.
5. The daughter and a friend played with a Quija Board and 1d8 poltergeists now inhabit the house.
6. When the old well at the bottom of the backyard was unsealed, elemental and nature spirits were awakened and released.
7. Children playing in the back yard awakened the cursed souls of cultists sacrificed by their leader to appease their dark god (and to prevent his discovery by the authorities).
8. Roll twice on the table, re-rolling any Eights or repeated numbers.

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Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Why does Donald Trump want a Space Force?

Donald Trump is the presidential gift that keeps on giving as far as we here at NUELOW Games is concerned: We've gotten more mileage out of him than we've gotten out of Bill Clinton and Barak Obama combined, and his presidency isn't anywhere near to being over yet!

This time up, we have a random table for you. Admittedly, we're not sure how useful it is, but maybe it can serve as an inspiration for ROLF! battle scenarios that pit Donald Trump against the Commies and/or Girl Scouts from Jupiter.

WHY IS DONALD TRUMP PUSHING FOR A SPACE FORCE? (Roll 1d12)
   1. He's too ill-formed to know that the United States Air Force Space Command already exists.
   2. The alien symbiote that passes for his hair wants to go home, but there are hostile forces between here and there.
   3. The alien symbiote that passes for his hair wants to go to war against the Martians
   4. The alien symbiote that passes for his hair wants to prepare the world for an attack by the Girl Scouts from Jupiter.
   5. He wants his face carved on the moon.
   6. He wants his buttcheeks carved on the moon.
   7. He wants to be a real Space Cadet.
   8. The Decepticons must be stopped!
   9. He knows the truth about the aliens and the Visitors are not our friends!
   10. Flash Gordon has retired and he wants to be the new Savior of the Universe.
   11. He wants to build a moon base to impress his pals Putin, Kim, and Ming the Merciless.
   12. Roll two more times on the table, ignoring other rolls of 12 and repeated numbers. Both results are true.


Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Who Killed the Father of the Bride?

Here's another randomly generated murder mystery adventure plot!

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It was a gorgeous summer day and it was the perfect backdrop for a wedding, but then the father of the bride turned up dead. Who killed Major Payne?

HOW WAS HE KILLED? (Roll 1d12)
1. Drowned.
2. Poisoned.
3. Stabbed with an antique sword.
4. Garotted.
5. Strangled.
6. Suffocated with pillow.
7. Run over by a car/delivery van.
8. Thrown from a roof top.
9. Electrocuted in his bath.
10. Bludgeoned with a candlestick taken from among the wedding gifts.
11. Stabbed through the eye with a chopstick.
12. Roll twice on the table; he died from a combination of the two.


WHERE WAS HE KILLED? (Roll 1d12)
(If the location doesn't match the method of murder, the body was discovered at the location indicated, and you can pick a logical actual
1. His hotel room.
2. The hotel terrace.
3. The hotel parking garage.
4. In the bridal suite.
5. In a hotel elevator.
6. In the hedge maze behind the hotel.
7. In the hotel pool/spa/gym.
8. In the coat check room.
9. In the bride's home.
10. In the groom's home.
11. In his home.
12. Roll twice on the table. He was killed at the first location, but the body was found at the second.




WHY WAS HE KILLED? (Roll 1d12)
1. Revenge.
2. To protect a government coverup.
3. Jealousy.
4. To protect a spy ring.
5. For the inheritance.
6. To protect the bride's dark secret.
7. To protect the groom's dark secret.
8. To protect a Satanic cult.
9. To keep him from stopping the wedding.
10. To keep him from revealing who are shapeshifting aliens at the top level of government.
11. Hatred.
12. Roll twice on the table. He was killed for both reasons.


WHO DID IT? (Roll 1d12)
1. The bride.
2. The groom.
3. The father of the bride.
4. The mother of the bride.
5. The best man.
6. The maid of honor.
7. The priest.
8. The wedding photographer.
9. The major's gay lover.
10. The bride's lesbian lover.
11. The hotel's owner.
12. Roll twice on the table. The first result is the murderer, and the second result is who he or she is framing for the murder.

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