TableSmith and the Nasty Node

[makofan]

For those who have TableSmith, I have adapted the tables in Nature's Nasty Node so you can generate your own with the click of a button.


# Nasty Nature Nodes
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# by Makofan
# based on issue #1 of Fight On! magazine
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# Copyright 2008
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:Start
1,The node is set in a [PLACE]<br>[BOSS] control the node. The leader uses [TR_WIELDED].  Their total treasure includes [TR_NORMAL1], [TR_NORMAL2], [TR_GUARDED1] and [TR_GUARDED2]. Their pet is a [PET] guarding [TR_NORMAL1], [TR_GUARDED1], [TR_GUARDED2] and [TR_FANT].<br>[NORMAL] with [TR_NORMAL1] and [NORMAL] with [TR_NORMAL2] live in the node. The players are contacted by [AGENT]

:PLACE
1,Sylvan Forest
2,Deep Forest
3,Vast Swamp
4,Mountain Valley
5,Barren Desert
6,Badlands

:BOSS
1,{1d2} Stone Giant(s)
2,{1d3} Harpie(s)
3,{2d10} Pixies
4,{1d2} Medusa
5,1 Green Dragon
6,{1d4} Minotaur(s)

:PET
1,Wyvern
2,Hydra
3,Gorgon
4,Cockatrice
5,Basilisk
6,Chimera

:NORMAL
1,{1d4} White Ape(s)
2,{3d4} Giant Spiders
3,{3d4} Giant Toads
4,{1d3} Tiger Beetle(s)
5,{1d4} Giant Python(s)
6,{1d3} Cave Bear(s)

:TR_WIELDED
1,a Shield +2
2,a Ring of Protection +2
3,a Wand of Paralyzation
4,Chain Mail +2
5,a Ring of Invisibility
6,Elven Boots and has a Growth Potion

:TR_NORMAL1
1,{Dice~40d2*100} cp
2,{Dice~30d2*100} sp
3,{Dice~6d4*100} gp
4,{Dice~3d2*100} pp
5,{2d10} Gems at {Dice~1d6*100} gp each
6,{4d4} pieces of Jewellery at {Dice~2d6*100} gp each

:TR_NORMAL2
1,{Dice~30d2*100} sp
2,{Dice~6d4*100} gp
3,{Dice~3d2*100} pp
4,{Dice~30d2*100} sp
5,{Dice~6d4*100} gp
6,{Dice~3d2*100} pp

:TR_GUARDED1
1,a Cursed Scroll
2,a Potion of Undead Control
3,a Potion of Animal Control
4,a Shield of Reflecting +1
5,a Chaotic Sword (int 5 ego 5) +1/+2 vs lycanthropes
6,a Ring of Fire Resistance

:TR_GUARDED2
1,a Scroll of Protection from Magic
2,a Potion of Giant Strength
3,a Potion of Longevity
4,a cursed Spear of Backbiting -2
5,10 arrows +1
6,a Ring of Delusion

:TR_FANT
1,a Crossbow of Speed +2
2,a spear of Dragonslaying +2
3,a Flaming Sword
4,a Ring of Water Walking
5,a Wand of Treasure Detection
6,a Staff of Healing

:AGENT
1,a Druid who can purify the node with a +1 neutral or non-aligned weapon.
2,a band of elves who can purify the node with a body part from the fantastic creature within.
3,a unicorn who can purify the node by dipping his horn in it.
4,a treant who can purify the node by defeating the Earth Elemental in the pool.
5,bandits wanting to seize it as a hideout. They will pretend to cure it with a rabbit foot.
6,werewolves disguised as woodman. They will attack the party after the node is secure.


[calithena]

Hey, that's cool. You could write a simple computer program to generate that pretty easily too. Mind telling those of us who just put our Osborne portable computers in mothballs what Tablesmith is though?

[makofan]

Tablesmith can be found here www.mythosa.net/Utils.html

You basically save a wordpad file with the extension ".TAB", load it up and click "Roll". It then goes through the table doing all the dice rolling for you/

Here is a result of rolling twice:

The node is set in a Mountain Valley
3 Minotaur(s) control the node. The leader uses Elven Boots and has a Growth Potion. Their total treasure includes 15 pieces of Jewellery at 500 gp each, 4400 sp, a Cursed Scroll and 10 arrows +1. Their pet is a Chimera guarding 1900 gp, a Ring of Fire Resistance, a Ring of Delusion and a spear of Dragonslaying +2.
3 White Ape(s) with 1200 gp and 3 White Ape(s) with 400 pp live in the node. The players are contacted by a Druid who can purify the node with a +1 neutral or non-aligned weapon.

The node is set in a Deep Forest
2 Stone Giant(s) control the node. The leader uses a Shield +2. Their total treasure includes 2 Gems at 100 gp each, 4200 sp, a Cursed Scroll and a Potion of Giant Strength. Their pet is a Wyvern guarding 1700 gp, a Shield of Reflecting +1, a Scroll of Protection from Magic and a Flaming Sword.
2 White Ape(s) with 600 pp and 1 White Ape(s) with 1400 gp live in the node. The players are contacted by bandits wanting to seize it as a hideout. They will pretend to cure it with a rabbit foot

[kesher]

3 Minotaur(s) control the node. The leader uses Elven Boots and has a Growth Potion.

Okay, now that's the true beauty of randomness: I would never think to put Elven Boots on a minotaur! True oldskool...

Actually, Mak, your second example clears up the bandit/rabbit foot thing; when I read the article, that was the one combination I wasn't clear on. I really like the idea of a contact with an ulterior motive!

I think we might need a Nasty Node thread...

[Wothbora]

Makofan! I love Tablesmith and that's a useful table with a nice output you've made.

Have an Exhault for sharing!!!