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Random Esoteric Creature Generator

 
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PenBoy99
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:46 pm    Post subject: Random Esoteric Creature Generator Reply with quote

James Raggi's first foray into game design was his 'Random Esoteric Creature Generator,' which he ported over to his 'Lamentations of the Flame Princess' RPG. He was attempting to emulate non-Tolkien fantasy, where your opponents are either other people, or strange, one-of-a-kind monsters. The mechanics involve rolling on a number of tables.

Given that SAVAGE WORLDS creatures are built similarly to other characters (at least in terms of stats), have basic types, and a fixed list of monsterous powers, has anyone developed a random esoteric creature generator for it?
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Realms of Cthulhu has a series of tables to help you generate all-new horrors from beyond space and time.
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 8:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Perfect!
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 3:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Agents of Oblivion has a very similar generator to Realms of Cthulhu. The Creature Crafter is pretty good as well.

This is the sort of thing that would make a cool automated tool - click a button and generate a bunch of unique monsters with detailed abilities and enough descriptive flavour to get the creative juices flowing.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 7:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cthulhu Babies: A fist Full of Tentacles

had a d10 list for random mutations based on Savage World Hindrances

http://www.peginc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25196


01 All thumbs (Misshapen Manipulative tentacle)
02 Anemic (Emaciated Preemie)
03 Bad eyes (Bad Eye Stalks)
04 Blind (No Eye Stalks)
05 Hard of Hearing (puss filled tumors over your ear holes)
06 Lame (misshapen Motative tentacle)
07 Obese (hideously bloated)
08 One arm (missing upper tentacle)
09 One eye (missing an eye stalk)
10 One leg (missing lower tentacle)
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 1:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

thank you
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There was also this savage worlds creature generator thing for inpiration pad pro, a free program.

http://www.peginc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=245422&highlight=nbos#245422
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 6:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Interface Zero has a eandom creature generator also, and its pretty cool...
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 9:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Virgobrown72 wrote:
Interface Zero has a eandom creature generator also, and its pretty cool...


Yep, its called the Xenomorph Generator and its one of the best of its kind I've seen. The creatures it creates are more of the Alien variety.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 10:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for all the great ideas.
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