If you follow our social media accounts, you may have seen this little guy running around…
This meme performed really well for us, and continues to help our instagram account grow, lol.
So the subject matter has been on my mind lately!
I’m also preparing for my first jaunt into a true Solo RPG experience, using a bespoke method I’m calling “being my own PS2”, which I’ll share in the coming weeks…
But it basically entails making new random tables for stuff as you organically find yourself needing them through your play sessions!
Anyways, here’s said table of random:
You Find An Underworld Merchant…
(This is the JPEG version, for whatever reason Substack doesn’t like my PNGs right now, check itch or the discord for the crispier PNG version!)
With this, you can create an entire inventory of a wandering inter dimensional underworld merchant and their wares, including personality, motives, quality of individual goods, and pricing!
These “Circle Invocations” are intended to be powerful generators that can yield a variety of outputs, even though they’re all on just one page.
This one is probably the most brutal one I’ve made yet - there’s a d100 table, as well as a d40 & a d60 table all packed into this one page!
I’d label this one as an “advanced” Circle Invocation, simply because it requires a lot of rolls - I’d grab about 10 d20’s when consulting this during prep.
During a Saga, if I were to use this live, I’d instead call for about 3-4 Circle Checks from my players, using their chosen numbers to define our mutual fates.
I really love how this table allows you to build something articulate and different each time. I wrote the inventory results as categories of items mainly, versus specifics, to maximize the depth of possibility.
The way I see it, your brain will already ‘know’ what the result means, even if it isn’t absolutely laid out for you.
This table isn’t just for use in my underworld setting, but is intended for use in any megadungeon that goes so deep it reaches liminal spaces, or any general chthonic realm.
Putting It To Work!
Here’s a randomly rolled Underworld Merchant, with a little extra spice from me filling in the blanks. Meet Broximus!
Broximus the Belligerent
Level 4 Order Class 2 Denizen Merchant
Quirks: Morally Apathetic, Desperate to Sell Weird Item (Hippo Adrenal Glands)
Inventory: 3 Torches’ worth of Stolen Guano, 1 Aggressive Organ(Adrenal Glands of a Hippo), 1 Set of Risky Clothing, and Honest Information
Pricing: Priced as “Fresh”, a dubious claim at best.
Other Notes: He’s definitely been sniffing those adrenal glands himself during downtime - watch out.
I’ll use this guy in our solo RPG play through, be assured!
Oh yeah, we put out a video last week on the YouTube, talking about that Solo RPG campaign we’re doing.
YouTube: I started a Really Weird Solo RPG Campaign…
Be on the lookout for some other big news coming up ‘round here, we’re on the cusp of something wild… And Snake-Themed!
And make sure you’re following our socials so you’re not missing any of these memes!
More info on our creation myth playtests coming soon, including…
…a Board Game version!!?
Much Love, from Your Worst Servant & RPG Heretic
Drew Cochran