Game-HexDescribe

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<p>
If you need the <%= link_to 'default map' => 'defaultmap' %>
for anything, feel free to use it. It was generated using
the <a href="https://campaignwiki.org/text-mapper/alpine">Alpine</a>
generator.

<p>
<label>
%= check_box 'labels'
Include labels. This will create a very busy map.
</label><br>
<label>
%= check_box 'markdown'
Create Markdown instead of HTML output.
</label><br>
<label>
%= check_box 'faces' => 1, checked => 1
Include images (faces, dungeon maps) in the HTML output (slow)
</label><br>
<label>

share/hex-describe-schroeder-table.txt  view on Meta::CPAN

;sphinx
1,**sphinx** *[strange name]* ([sphinx stats]).[here store the sphinx *[same strange name]* as sage] Tell her a good pun and she’ll be friendly. Answer her riddle to be granted a boon. [riddle]

;sphinx stats
1,HD 5 AC 6 1d6/1d6 F10 MV 15 ML 9 XP 500; *cure disease* 3×/day, *raise dead* 1×/day, *summon tengus* (2d6) 1×/day: [tengu stats]

;riddle
# https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/36571/pg36571.txt
1,<blockquote>My body is light, my head is white,<br>With a cord I am laced around,<br>I am beaten with sticks, yet not for bad tricks,<br>But to animate my sound.<br>The unthinking youth, who heed not the truth<br>Which would save them from every al...
1,<blockquote>I'm a busy active creature,<br>Fashioned with a sportive nature,<br>I nimbly skip from tree to tree,<br>Under a well-wrought canopy;<br>And for cleanliness and air,<br>Am a pattern to the fair;<br>I, to arms and blood a stranger,<br>App...
1,<blockquote>My nose is long, my back is broad and round,<br>And in cold weather of great use I'm found;<br>No load I carry, yet I puff and blow,<br>As much as heavy loaded porters do.<p>(a *pair of bellows*)</blockquote><p>
1,<blockquote>My habitation's in a wood,<br>And I'm at any one's command;<br>I often do more hurt than good,<br>If I once get the upper hand:<br>I never fear the champion's frown,<br>Stout things I oftentimes have done;<br>Brave soldiers I have oft l...
1,<blockquote>What is that which has been tomorrow, and will be yesterday?<p>(*today*)</blockquote><p>
1,<blockquote>What force and strength cannot get through<br>I with a gentle touch can do;<br>And many in the streets would stand,<br>Were I not, as friend, at hand.<p>(a *key*)</blockquote><p>
1,<blockquote>It foams without anger,<br>It flies without wings,<br>It cuts without edge,<br>And without tongue it sings.<p>(a *bottle of ale*)</blockquote><p>
1,<blockquote>I was before the world began,<br>And shall forever last;<br>Ere the first born was a man,<br>I’m from the distant past<br>Your youthful moments I attend,<br>And mitigate your grief;<br>The industrious peasant I befriend,<br>To pris'ne...
1,<blockquote>Two twins we are, and, let it not surprise,<br>Alike in every feature, shape, and size:<br>We're square, or round, of brass or iron made,<br>Sometimes of wood, yet useful found in trade;<br>But, to conclude, for all our daily pains,<br>...
1,<blockquote>Emblem of youth and innocence<br>With walls enclosed for my defence,<br>And with no care opprest,<br>I boldly spread my charms around,<br>'Till some rude lover breaks the mound,<br>And takes me to his breast.<br>Here soon I sicken and d...
1,<blockquote>My clothing's fine as velvet rare,<br>Though under earth my dwellings are;<br>And when above it I appear,<br>My enemies put me oft in fear.<br>The gard'ner does at me repine,<br>I spoil his works as he does mine.<p>(a *mole*)</blockquot...
# https://www.gutenberg.org/files/47335/47335-h/47335-h.htm

share/hex-describe-schroeder-table.txt  view on Meta::CPAN

50,

;20% myconids
1,[3d6] **myconids** ([myconid stats]) live here, in peaceful coexistence with the ants. [poor treasure]
4,

;giant ant stats
1,HD 4+1 AC 5 1d10 F2 MV 15 ML 9 XP 400; *acid spray* 1×/h: anybody within 20ft takes 2d6, save vs. poison for half

;giant ant
4,**giant worker ant** ([giant ant stats]; *busy*: tries to avoid fights unless alarmed)
2,**giant warrior ant** ([giant ant stats]; *irascible*: attacks anything that’s out of place)
1,[special ant]
# note plural form below!

;giant ants
4,[worker ants]
2,[warrior ants]
1,[special ants]
# note singular form above!

;worker ants
1,**giant worker ants** ([giant ant stats]; *busy*: tries to avoid fights unless alarmed)

;warrior ants
1,**giant warrior ants** ([giant ant stats]; *irascible*: attacks anything that’s out of place)

;special ant
1,**giant bombardier ant** ([giant ant stats]; *more acid*: can spray cone of corrosive acids for 3d6, save vs. dragon breath for half)
1,**giant suicide ant** ([giant ant stats]; *suicide*: in a ball of fire for 5d6, save vs. dragon breath for half)
1,**giant trap jaw ant** ([giant ant stats]; *hold*: holds on after a bite and continues to deal damage, no additional to-hit rolls required)
1,**giant door-headed ant** ([giant ant stats]; *huge head*: can block tunnels using head)
1,**giant weaver ant** ([giant ant stats]; *sticky*: sticky saliva to immobilise victims reduced to 0hp; *camouflage*: surprise on 1–4 in 6)

share/hex-describe-schroeder-table.txt  view on Meta::CPAN

;secret circus leader
1,strongwoman [woman with portrait]
1,lion tamer [human with portrait]
1,bearded woman [woman with portrait]
1,tattooed woman [woman with portrait]

;circus hooks
1,A prized **[circus exotic animal]** ([[same circus exotic animal] stats]) has escaped from their cage. [secret circus leader] is desperate and will pay 200gp to retrieve them, alive and intact.
1,Local children from *[nearby village name]* have gone missing, and many of them ran away to join *[same circus name]*. The villagers may not have much in the way of payment, but returning them would make you local heroes, and always welcome.
1,*[human with portrait]*, one of the [circus performers] that travels with the *[same circus name]* is secretely a **vampire** ([vampire stats]), with a coffin of dark earth hidden away in one of the [conveyances]. They use the nomadic nature of the...
1,The circus has been experiencing mysterious accidents lately. Just yesterday, *[human with portrait]*, one of the [circus performers], was severely injured during their act. The other performers suspect foul play, but are too busy rehearsing to pro...
1,On their last visit to *[nearby village name]*, the circus managed to bilk the community out of most of their wealth. [1d4x10] villagers armed with pitchforks and torches led by *[human with portrait]* has been tracking them down to forcibly reques...
1,Times have been tough for *[same circus name]* lately, and the last performance resulted in their payment being in the form of [with trade goods] and [and trade goods], *[human with portrait]* is looking to unload them for coin.
1,The [with circus performers] have gone on strike for better wages and more safety measures. The protest has begun to escalate, roping in the [and circus performers] and [and circus performers]. The days of ringmaster *[human with portrait]* may be ...
1,The [secret circus leader] is looking to retire and settle down in *[nearby village name]*. They’ve saved up quite a bit of coin over the years, but ringmaster *[human with portrait]* is worried that they may end up taking the [with circus perfor...
1,A horrible accident occurred during the last [sideshow attractions] performance, and [secret circus leader] will pay 50gp for a new, exciting act for tonight’s show, and another 50gp for the same show in *[nearby village name]*.
1,The mascot of *[same circus name]*, the [domestic animal adjective] **[circus exotic animal]** has died. The [secret circus leader] suspects foul play and is quick to blame the [circus performers] *[with human name]* and *[and human name]* who have...

;circus plot
1,Indeed, the [circus performers] *[with human name]* and *[and human name]* are actually **doppelgängers** ([doppelgänger stats]). They studiously avoid any contact with alcohol in order to avoid discovery.
1,Sadly, when they fired one of the [circus performers] back in *[nearby village name]*, *[human name]* swore bloody vengeance and started following the circus, sneaking through the camp at night and sabotaging the equipment.

share/hex-describe-schroeder-table.txt  view on Meta::CPAN

1,The mine is [mine state]. The old stamp-mill no longer works, the waterwheel is broken and nobody knows how to repair it.
1,The mine is [mine state]. The mechanism driving the trip-hammers of the old stamp-mill is broken and the waterwheel spins uselessly.
1,The water is also used to drive a stamp-mill via a waterwheel: the banging of the trip-hammers during the day is deafening as they crush metal ores down to smaller size.

;mine state
1,old and dilapidated
1,in disrepair
1,fighting to survive

;sawing machine
1,The mine is [mine state]. [The old saw-mill no longer works|The saw-mill is still being built] and so most of the people here are busy logging trees, splitting wood and carrying it to the forge. An iron forge requires a lot of wood.
1,The water is used to drive a saw-mill via a waterwheel and so most of the people here are busy logging trees and dragging the wood to the saw mill. An iron forge requires a lot of wood.

;charcoal production
1,The smoke of many [charcoal piles|kilns] is heavy in this valley. All day you can hear people logging trees somewhere.
1,There are [1d4+1] **charcoal burners** here, with their donkeys and their bags, selling charcoal to the **quartermaster** [human with portrait].

# the second variant has a temple at the end
;village
1,<p>This is [here village name], a village of [5d6x10] **humans** ([human stats]). The [human houses] are protected by [human companions] and a [human defense]. There is a small *[village building]*. [small [same village building]] [average treasure...
1,<p>This is [here village name], a village of [5d6x10] **humans** ([human stats]). The [human houses] are protected by [human companions] and a [human defense]. There is a small *[village building]*. [small [same village building]] [average treasure...
1,<p>This is [here village name], a village of [5d6x10] **humans** ([human stats]). The [human houses] are protected by [an earthen rampart|a wooden palisade]. [average treasure]<p>The [human leader] lives in the [village building]. [spellbook for [s...

share/hex-describe-strom-table.txt  view on Meta::CPAN

1,Has bizarre fungus colony growing in stomach. Knows it, and sings/recites poetry to it each night before going to bed. If slain, the colony will escape.
1,Extremely accommodating. Creepily accommodating. Will let the PCs stable their horses in his/her living room. Talks like Dracula. Totally harmless.
1,Has Machiavellian scheme of which every single thing that’s occurred so far in the campaign is actually a part. Secret end of scheme is something unimaginable petty.
1,Has an obscure ceremonial obligation to do some strange but subtle ritual at dusk every day. May or may not actually prevent genuine dire mystical consequences.
1,Extremely superstitious. Constantly seeking omens, signs, and luck charms. Some actually work.
1,Inquisitive, intelligent, full of useful information.
1,Very sweet.
1,Master spy. Has entirely opposite personality as s/he appears to have.
1,Eminently gullible and convincible - does whatever anyone tells him/her to do.
1,Locked in a Melvillean struggle with some monster/beast that haunts the city.
1,Officious busybody. Secretly writes down information about everybody s/he's met.
1,Has obsessive compulsive disorder. Often feels uncontrollable urge to touch dangerous NPCs and monsters on the nose.
1,Plays practical jokes. Lives with parents.
1,Has serious body-image problems. Keeps asking if s/he looks good in whatever s/he’s wearing.
1,Addicted to opium. Thinks PCs are a whole other group of PCs from a different campaign. Claims to be son/daughter of a god – isn’t.
1,Loves cat more than spouse.
1,Terrible with names. Makes up nicknames for everyone, forgets them, makes up new ones.
1,Likes axes, mead, and fire.
1,Secretly carrying on a torrid love affair with another major NPC in the game.
1,Has 25 children. Experiments with gunpowder.
1,Knows the languages of animals. Not that they particularly like him/her.