d100 random verb table for when you need a prompt.

This is a very simple table for generating verbs for use in solo or co-op games.  You simply roll d100 and use the corresponding verb as a prompt to get an idea as to what may be going on in the scene you are playing


D100 RollVerbD100 RollVerb
1chop51kick
2avoid52bless
3chase53snore
4tip54juggle
5stuff55fetch
6suit56ignore
7ski57detect
8work58drum
9fool59amuse
10prefer60grate
11rule61clap
12drag62hammer
13blind63box
14concern64scold
15dust65snow
16melt66warm
17murder67rely
18scrub68claim
19refuse69curl
20rub70excuse
21contain71occur
22open72tap
23help73identify
24hook74mix
25squeak75waste
26turn76remain
27arrive77grip
28cause78push
29dare79balance
30fence80arrange
31correct81paint
32multiply82terrify
33destroy83poke
34change84coach
35warn85steer
36wink86promise
37escape87clear
38branch88intend
39live89announce
40suggest90worry
41perform91copy
42suppose92offer
43miss93deserve
44need94subtract
45beam95fry
46fax96ask
47look97face
48instruct98rush
49bounce99wait
50exercise100cheat

How to use

I use this table in my solo games when I am stuck as to what happens next.  I usually roll d100 twice to get two verbs then use my imagination to work out what they mean in relation to the scene I am playing.

For example -
At the start of a scene Midwinter and Hazel are in a small village store to buy provisions, I ask my oracle if there is anything unusual about the store and get 'No(but)'.  I roll twice on my random verb table and get 46 & 90 which is Fax & Worry.  This is a fantasy game so no one will be sending a fax so I treat this as meaning a message, I decided that the store is as it should be but the store owner is worried about a message he has just received.  What that message is and what happens next we will need to find out.

If the two words just don't make any connection or simply don't fit in with the scene, discard one or both and roll again.  You could roll more times on the table and get three or more words but I find the more words I generate the harder it is to work out a meaning, two verbs tend to work out best.

Feel free to use the above table or not as you see fit.
d100 random verb table for when you need a prompt. d100 random verb table for when you need a prompt. Reviewed by Wild Duck Models on November 24, 2021 Rating: 5

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