The Merry Manticore
The Merry Manticore is a free collection of fun, whimsical random generators spanning taverns, dungeons, dystopias, and the delightfully absurd — built for tabletop RPG game masters and world-builders who need the perfect detail right now. Roll as many times as you like; every result is different.
Over 30 generators & counting
Rumors
All sorts of gossip, murmuring about secret cults, and whispers of ancient items
✦Zamza, the Local Jeweller, Is in Love With the Candlemaker
✦The Minstrel Wandered Into a Tunnel Close by
✦A Nearby Pit Acts as a Shelter for a Group of Devils
Fantasy Books
Good books, terrible books, even evil books.
✦The Decayed Manuscript of Song
✦The Blood Manual of Talcoto
✦The Winter Atlas
Dystopian Canned Food
Has everything gone wrong in the world? Well, you still need to eat.
✦A Plastic Tube of Bear Rolls With Pumpkin
✦A Corked Pot of Pig Pâté Augmented With Barley
✦A Plastic Tub of Smoked Potato and Endive
Group Name
Need a name for a bandit troupe? Mercenary band? Holy order? Look here.
✦Deprivation's Arrows
✦The Daydream of Horror
✦The Vigorous Tigers
Made by Charles @ Spinfoam Games
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