As one of my players has summoned a demon who’s desires nothing more than to turn the ruling class against itself, I have created a quick table with which to determine why the nobles are arguing this week. I thought it could also work well for a quick piece of world building gossip, or an give a crew an angle to work a noble to their own ends. I would also like to make a table of various nobles, so as to not have to come up with a new name every time, so please feel free to give me some suggestion.
Noble Squabbles:
Roll 1d6 at a time and work through the table or choose as desired:
1. Noble #1 has taken Noble #2’s
1. Laborers
2. Land
3. Ship
4. Contracted Artist
5. Favored Servant
6. Prized ___
1. Sword
2. Ring
3. Painting
4. Hound
5. Horse
6. Falcon
2. Noble#1 has seduced Noble #2’s
1. Parent
2. Sibling
3. Child
4. Spouse
5. Lover
6. Servant
3. Noble #1 has cheated Noble #2
1. At cards
2. At dice
3. By fixing a fight
4. By fixing a race
5. Lawfully in business
6. Unlawfully in business
4. Noble #1 has mocked Noble #2’s
1. Honor
2. Wealth
3. Fashion
4. Taste
5. Mannerisms
6. Lineage
5. Noble #1 challenged Noble #2 to a duel
1. And has slain them
2. And was slain
3. And wounded them
4. And was wounded
5. But was declined
6. And both have declared their honor satisfied
6. Noble #1 is conspiring with Noble #2 behind Noble #3’s back
Cool!
I miss the ending of or last season: Noble #1 conspired with Noble #2 to promote the dark arts and got killed by demon-infested spider while visiting a wizard’s tower in the ghost field at high sea… Of course the tower went down in a huge explosion and the crew is currently lost at sea. Maybe a bit too specific for a generic table? 😉
Feel free to add the extra 10 or so tables for that degree of specificity.