Characters may come across rumours whilst asking around for information, and this supplement contains 36 (d66) such rumours for them to hear in the Forbidden Lands.
The rumours can be used as background, flavour, misinformation and as potential adventure hooks. Whether or not a particular rumour is true, in whole or in part, is up to the GM.
To use the list, either roll d100 for a random result or select appropriate ones manually.
Here are some sample results:
21 Belderand, first homeland of the dwarves, has, thanks to King Turik, largely managed to keep out of the various wars that have hit the region, though some dwarves think this has allowed humans and orcs to take control of the Forbidden Lands. Turik is growing old and has four children with rather different dispositions. There’s a rumour that the king’s health has started to rapidly decline, and that a degree of infighting has started within the city, as different factions amongst the dwarves seek to place their own preferred child of the king on the throne.
22 Demons have reputedly been seen in greater numbers than at any time since the Demon Flood in some of the outlying regions, though verified sightings have proven hard to get. Either the sightings are not true, or most of those witnessing them have failed to survive the experience. There’s a worry that someone may have opened a portal to the demon realm again and that the lands might be about to experience a new flood of the monsters.
23 Drakewyrms are known to charge into the sky whenever a rainbow is seen, so that they can be the first to meet Tincturus, their god and ancestor who the creatures believe to be the rainbow. Rainbows have recently started occurring much more frequently in some places, and at times when they would not be expected. This is drawing drakewyrms to those places and the monsters can cause a lot of damage to any region they are in. It almost seems as if the drakewyrms are being deliberately pointed at some locations.
Released: 22nd May 2021 Pages: 10
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