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D8: The Strange Rumours – Monsters: Ruk
The Strange is a game published by Monte Cook Games. It is, at least in part, set in the normal world, but there are other worlds out there, in the Strange. This list has eight rumours for that setting, similar to the various different adventure hooks in the books, and these can be used as adventure hooks or simple misinformation.
- Gnathostomes of Ruk are related to the autonomous ecology samplers used by some factions, though they prey on other creatures. Tame samplers have been programmed to seek out gnathostomes and conduct bioassays on them, to discover how the creatures came to be. It’s rumoured that some tame samplers have since been seen again, but changed into gnathostomes.
- Marroids mutated from a genetically engineered tool and now look for fresh marrow from living creatures to sample. It’s rumoured that marroids are still mutating, and that there are ever more dangerous types appearing, and ones that hunger for things other than marrow; some, apparently, seek technological items.
- Myriand patrol Harmonius, ensuring that citizens and guests remain safe and that rules are followed. It’s rumoured, though, that not every myriand is a true myriand; some claim that one of the factions has discovered how to make beings that appear to be myriands, but which are loyal to the faction.
- Ruk’s spore worms are dangerous, intelligent but generally incomprehensible predators that disable prey with spore clouds. Some factions have been trying to gain the secrets of artificially making the spores, given that the worms themselves have so far proven impossible to train.
- The Ankaseri faction of Ruk, before they were eliminated, sold an artificial heart graft, called angiophages, that was weaponised and which, when activated, dug its way out of the graft recipient’s chest and killed a target by digging their heart out. There’s a rumour that someone has been doing research on the angiophage, wanting to start manufacturing them again.
- The Qinod Singularity expels constructs that are usually dangerous and need dealing with. It’s rumoured that recently some new constructs of types never seen before have been expelled by the Singularity, though no-one seems to have proof of this.
- Utricles are predators created by Ruk factions who are not bothered about just who the creatures eat. Existing utricles don’t distinguish master from prey, which does reduce how useful they are, given that they are just as willing to eat their creators as an intruder, but it’s rumoured that at least one faction has managed to alter the design to make utricles more controllable.
- Variokaryon are those who have had some many grafts that they’ve become addicted to them. They seek to incorporate as many new grafts as they can get away with, and there are rumours that there are variokaryon that prey on others of their kind, becoming true abominations of grafts.
100 Wild West Rumours, Facts and Oddities, 100 Pieces of Graffiti to Find in a Dungeon (C&C) and D66 Goblins for the Forbidden Lands Now Available
100 Wild West Rumours, Facts and Oddities, 100 Pieces of Graffiti to Find in a Dungeon (C&C) and D66 Goblins for the Forbidden Lands are now available to buy on DruveThruRPG.
Characters may hear things when asking around and 100 Wild West Rumours, Facts and Oddities has 100 such things to hear. These are bits of information that could be used as background colour or potential adventure hooks.
Characters are not the only creatures to be in dungeons and some of the others may have left writings and sketches as graffiti. 100 Pieces of Graffiti to Find in a Dungeon (C&C) has 100 such to find, which could be used as dressing, misinformation or adventure hooks. Three short supplemental tables can be used to determine the appearance of the graffiti. This is a conversion of the original supplement to Castles & Crusades.
Goblins are half-kin to halflings and nomadic hunter-gatherers in the Forbidden Lands. D66 Goblins for the Forbidden Lands has 36 names and briefly described goblins to encounter.
Neal Litherland Reads “Beneath the Skin” from 100 Questions To Ask About Your Characters
In this video, Neal Litherland reads the fiction “Beneath the Skin” from 100 Questions To Ask About Your Characters.
Stages of Drawing Map – Village 26
A brief video showing the stages of drawing Map – Village 26.
D10: Deep Space Rumours – Planets
10 Hooks and Rumours for Space in Cyberpunk 2.0.2.0.
This list has ten hooks and rumours that can be heard about the moons and planets in Cyberpunk 2.0.2.0. Whether or not they are true is up to the GameMaster. They can be used as background colour or as potential adventure hooks.
- ESA and NASA have both established manned installations on the moons of Mars, and the JAB also claims a portion of the moons’ surfaces. The moons are both small, with only a limited amount of area, and it’s rumoured that both the ESA and NASA bases have defensive armament installed, waiting for a conflict both feel is inevitable.
- JAB has been collecting mineral-rich asteroids and propelling them out of the belt using shunt-rockets for mining. It’s also claimed that these are tests of kinetic energy weapons; accelerating asteroids with the rockets and launching them at targets, probably on Earth, Luna or Mars. This would create weapons nearly impossible to stop.
- Mercury is a nearly airless cinder that is too close to the Sun to really be a suitable target for colonisation or development. However, there have been suggestions in the past about building a solar power collector/emitter array in orbit. Recently, it seems that there have been investigations done into making such, although it’s said that a ring of solar panels built around the planet’s equator is also being considered.
- Most mining operations within the Belt are done by remotely-operated automated systems, as a way of avoiding the region’s dangers. It’s rumoured that sometimes these operations are hacked, resulting in whatever is being mined being dispatched elsewhere, presumably so that whoever is doing it can gain the benefits of asteroid mining without the expense.
- The DSS Pathfinder is a major scientific mission dispatched by NASA to survey the Jovian system, though it hasn’t arrived yet. It’s rumoured that as well as surveying the different moons that the expedition is going to pay particular attention to the oceans of Europa; some claim that NASA has discovered something that is specifically directing them there.
- The La Grange points of Earth are becoming increasingly crowded with colonies and factories being built at them, and it’s rumoured that some of the organisations operating in space believe that something needs to be done about this. Of course, they typically want other companies to leave, and it’s said that some of them are considering using force to do this.
- The three massdrivers in Luna maintain a steady stream of material mined from the moon to Earth orbit for use there. It’s rumoured that an attempt to take control of one of the massdrivers was recently thwarted, and that if it hadn’t been, the massdriver would have started targeting locations on Earth.
- There are clear indications that there are large amounts of water and atmosphere are trapped beneath the surface of Mars, and several teams are studying the deposits with the aim of gradually releasing them into the atmosphere. It’s rumoured, though, that at least one team favours a much faster approach, releasing all the trapped gasses and water in a single, massive burst.
- Titan, the moon of Saturn, is substantially larger than Luna and, unlike any other moon in the solar system, has a true atmosphere, albeit of nitrogen and methane. The Cassini probe was unable to confirm or deny whether the rain of organic compounds in Titan’s atmosphere might have allowed life to form, and a joint JAB/NASA probe is intended to investigate further. It’s rumoured that this mission has suffered a number of sabotage incidents from an unknown party, perhaps another organisation that wishes to get to Titan first.
- Venus, despite being comparable to Earth in size and gravity, is completely unsuited for human life without a lot of protection. There are rumours that some companies and organisations are investigating cloud-skimming on the planet, with the aim of scooping up the dangerous compounds and gasses in the atmosphere.
Want some general space rumours? Check out 100 Rumours to Hear in the Space Port Bar.
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100 Rumors To Hear In A Brothel, 100 Airs and Atmospheres to Encounter in a Dungeon (5E) and 100 Hooks and Rumours for the Crucible Now Available
100 Rumors To Hear In A Brothel, 100 Airs and Atmospheres to Encounter in a Dungeon (5E) and 100 Hooks and Rumours for the Crucible are now available to buy on DriveThruRPG.
Rumours can be heard in or about brothels just as with other places, and 100 Rumors To Hear In A Brothel has 100 such to hear about the trade. They can be used as background colour or potential adventure hooks.
Strange air and odd feelings can be found in a dungeon and 100 Airs and Atmospheres to Encounter in a Dungeon (5E) has some to encounter. They can range from odd to harmful to helpful.
Characters can gain information from a variety of sources and 100 Hooks and Rumours for the Crucible has 100 things for them to hear. These can be used as background colour or as potential adventure hooks.
Tactical Plastic Report, Episode 3: United Polymeria
In this episode, Neal Litherland talks about United Polymeria, one of the nations of the Plastos Federation in Army Men.
Tomes of Necromancy Print on Demand
Tomes of Necromancy is now available as a softcover print on demand book from DriveThruRPG for $7.99, or PDF and book for $7.99.
Supplemental Missions for A Stern Chase is a Long Chase Now Available
Supplemental Missions for A Stern Chase is a Long Chase is now available to buy on itch.io.
This supplement has eight additional missions for use with A Stern Chase is a Long Chase from Cannibal Halfling gaming, which is needed to use this.