Mike Shea

So you can, one way to build locations like this, I think that makes it easier. One thing that I think makes it easier is that you can mix a bunch of random tables together. So what I challenge you to do is to sit down, start off with 10, but then ideally you could come up with 20. What are 20 just landmarks that they might run into? And these can be anything from a fast food restaurant,

So you can, one way to build locations like this, I think that makes it easier. One thing that I think makes it easier is that you can mix a bunch of random tables together. So what I challenge you to do is to sit down, start off with 10, but then ideally you could come up with 20. What are 20 just landmarks that they might run into? And these can be anything from a fast food restaurant,

or a signpost or a statue or a fountain. They don't have to be fantastic, right? What are 20 different things in the modern world that might be a landmark of something? Something you might tell like, hey, I'm gonna meet you for lunch and I'm gonna meet you at the X. What would the X be? The big flagpole, right? Or the auto dealer or whatever.

or a signpost or a statue or a fountain. They don't have to be fantastic, right? What are 20 different things in the modern world that might be a landmark of something? Something you might tell like, hey, I'm gonna meet you for lunch and I'm gonna meet you at the X. What would the X be? The big flagpole, right? Or the auto dealer or whatever.

or a signpost or a statue or a fountain. They don't have to be fantastic, right? What are 20 different things in the modern world that might be a landmark of something? Something you might tell like, hey, I'm gonna meet you for lunch and I'm gonna meet you at the X. What would the X be? The big flagpole, right? Or the auto dealer or whatever.

So come up with 20 of those and then think about different sort of states. I don't know what kind of game you're talking about. I don't know if it's a post-apocalyptic game.

So come up with 20 of those and then think about different sort of states. I don't know what kind of game you're talking about. I don't know if it's a post-apocalyptic game.

So come up with 20 of those and then think about different sort of states. I don't know what kind of game you're talking about. I don't know if it's a post-apocalyptic game.

or if it's a cyberpunk game or if it's just like a modern thing but they're they're you can come up with other kind of lists like condition and conditions could be old or dilapidated or flooded or you know and if you look at the lazy dm's companion the lazy dm's companion has a bunch of different conditions some of those conditions would work pretty well for modern environments too but you can come up with your own come up with 20 different conditions that you might find these under

or if it's a cyberpunk game or if it's just like a modern thing but they're they're you can come up with other kind of lists like condition and conditions could be old or dilapidated or flooded or you know and if you look at the lazy dm's companion the lazy dm's companion has a bunch of different conditions some of those conditions would work pretty well for modern environments too but you can come up with your own come up with 20 different conditions that you might find these under

or if it's a cyberpunk game or if it's just like a modern thing but they're they're you can come up with other kind of lists like condition and conditions could be old or dilapidated or flooded or you know and if you look at the lazy dm's companion the lazy dm's companion has a bunch of different conditions some of those conditions would work pretty well for modern environments too but you can come up with your own come up with 20 different conditions that you might find these under

Then you roll on both tables and what you get is like the flooded flagpole or the old fountain or the burned out auto dealer, right? And so you've created now interesting ones by mixing these two columns together. Then I challenge you to make a third table. And the third table are the factions that matter in your game.

Then you roll on both tables and what you get is like the flooded flagpole or the old fountain or the burned out auto dealer, right? And so you've created now interesting ones by mixing these two columns together. Then I challenge you to make a third table. And the third table are the factions that matter in your game.

Then you roll on both tables and what you get is like the flooded flagpole or the old fountain or the burned out auto dealer, right? And so you've created now interesting ones by mixing these two columns together. Then I challenge you to make a third table. And the third table are the factions that matter in your game.

These could be religious groups, they could be gangs, they could be cult groups, they could be political factions. Whatever the factions are that exist in your game, icons, gods, whatever, write another list of 20 of those. So now you've got a list of locations, you've got a list of conditions, and you've got a list of factions.

These could be religious groups, they could be gangs, they could be cult groups, they could be political factions. Whatever the factions are that exist in your game, icons, gods, whatever, write another list of 20 of those. So now you've got a list of locations, you've got a list of conditions, and you've got a list of factions.

These could be religious groups, they could be gangs, they could be cult groups, they could be political factions. Whatever the factions are that exist in your game, icons, gods, whatever, write another list of 20 of those. So now you've got a list of locations, you've got a list of conditions, and you've got a list of factions.

And then you roll on all three of those and you come up with all kinds of things like the flooded flagpole of the Hell Riders or, you know, like a motorcycle gang or the burned out Denny's of Cthulhu. You know, depending on what like your modern setting is. But and they could be things like, well, and then what does that mean?

And then you roll on all three of those and you come up with all kinds of things like the flooded flagpole of the Hell Riders or, you know, like a motorcycle gang or the burned out Denny's of Cthulhu. You know, depending on what like your modern setting is. But and they could be things like, well, and then what does that mean?

And then you roll on all three of those and you come up with all kinds of things like the flooded flagpole of the Hell Riders or, you know, like a motorcycle gang or the burned out Denny's of Cthulhu. You know, depending on what like your modern setting is. But and they could be things like, well, and then what does that mean?