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            Use these tables as inspiration for the weary DM
            who needs to put together a story in a hurry.
            Don’t feel bound to use any of these details
            exactly as presented—this is purely a source of
            ideas. The Villain table suggests an archetype
            along with an organization; consider both as
            as possibilities. A local crimelord could be tied
            to House Tarkanan or the Tyrants instead of
            Daask. The sinister cultist could be a priest of the
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            Make every story your own!

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             1d8    Plot Hook                                     1d12 sŝůůĂŝŶ
               1    KŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ W Ɛ ŝƐ ŶĞĂƌůLJ ĐƌƵƐŚĞĚ ǁŚĞŶ           1      ĚƌĂŐŽŶŵĂƌŬĞĚ ďĂƌŽŶ
                    Ă ŵĂŶ ĨĂůůƐ ĨƌŽŵ Ă ŚŝŐŚ ďƌŝĚŐĞ͕ ƐƚƌŝŬŝŶŐ        2     Ŷ ĞĐĐĞŶƚƌŝĐ ŶŽďůĞ ; ƵƌƵŵͿ
                    ƚŚĞ ŐƌŽƵŶĚ ŶĞĂƌ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ĚLJŝŶŐ
                                                                    3      ůŽĐĂů ĐƌŝŵĞůŽƌĚ ; ŽƌŽŵĂƌ  ůĂŶͿ
                    ŝŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJ͘ ,Ğ͛Ɛ ĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐ Ă ƐĞĂůĞĚ ďĂŐ
                    ŽĨ ŚŽůĚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ďĂĚŐĞ ŽĨ ĂŶ ĂŐĞŶƚ            4      ŶĞĨĂƌŝŽƵƐ ŶĞĐƌŽŵĂŶĐĞƌ ; ŵĞƌĂůĚ  ůĂǁͿ
                    ŽĨ ƚŚĞ  ƌŐĞŶƚƵŵ͕ Ă dŚƌĂŶĞ ĂŐĞŶĐLJ                ϱ      ƐŝŶŝƐƚĞƌ ĐƵůƟƐƚ ; ƌĂŐŽŶ  ĞůŽǁͿ
                    ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƚƌŝĞǀĂů ŽĨ ĚĂŶŐĞƌŽƵƐ         ϲ      ŵŝƐŐƵŝĚĞĚ ƉĂůĂĚŝŶ ;^ŝůǀĞƌ &ůĂŵĞͿ
                    ĂƌƟĨĂĐƚƐ͘                                       7      ĐůĞǀĞƌ ĚŽƉƉĞůŐĂŶŐĞƌ ;dLJƌĂŶƚƐͿ
               2    dŚĞ W Ɛ ĂƌĞ ĐĂƵŐŚƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵŝĚĚůĞ ŽĨ Ă           8      ǀĞŶŐĞĨƵů ǁĂƌĨŽƌŐĞĚ ;>ŽƌĚ ŽĨ  ůĂĚĞƐͿ
                    ƉŝƚĐŚĞĚ ďĂƩůĞ͙ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ŬŶŽǁ              9      ƉŽƐƐĞƐƐĞĚ ŝŶŶŽĐĞŶƚ ; ƌĞĂŵŝŶŐ  ĂƌŬͿ
                    ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŽŶ ĞŝƚŚĞƌ ƐŝĚĞ͘
                                                                   ϭϬ     Ŷ ŽŶŝ ŵĂƐƚĞƌŵŝŶĚ ; ĂĂƐŬͿ
               3    dŚĞ W Ɛ ŶŽƟĐĞ Ă ĐŽƌƉƐĞ ŝŶ ĂŶ ĂůůĞLJ͙ Ă          11     Ŷ ĞŶŝŐŵĂƟĐ ƌĂŬƐŚĂƐĂ ;>ŽƌĚƐ ŽĨ  ƵƐƚͿ
                    ĐŽƌƉƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ůŽŽŬƐ ĞdžĂĐƚůLJ ůŝŬĞ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ
                    ƉůĂLJĞƌ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ͘                             12      ĚŝƐŐƵŝƐĞĚ ĚƌĂŐŽŶ ;dŚĞ  ŚĂŵďĞƌͿ
               4      ĨŽƌŵĞƌ ĐŽŵƌĂĚĞ ŝŶ ĂƌŵƐ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƵƉ͘           d«› W½Êã
                    ^ŚĞ͛Ɛ ďĂĚůLJ ŝŶũƵƌĞĚ͕ ĂŶĚ ŚĞƌ ĞŶĞŵŝĞƐ
                    ĂƌĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ďĞŚŝŶĚ ŚĞƌ͘                         1d10 Plot

               ϱ      ŐĂƌŐŽLJůĞ ĐŽƵƌŝĞƌ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌƐ Ă                   1     ƌƌĂŶŐĞ Ă ĚĂŶŐĞƌŽƵƐ ĂůůŝĂŶĐĞ͘
                    ŵLJƐƚĞƌŝŽƵƐ ƉĂĐŬĂŐĞ͘                             2     ĐƋƵŝƌĞ Ă ƉŽǁĞƌĨƵů ĂƌƟĨĂĐƚ͘
               ϲ      ĚĞůŝƌŝŽƵƐ ƐƚƌĞĞƚ ƉƌĞĂĐŚĞƌ ŚĂƐ ĂŶ              3     ƐƐĞŵďůĞ ĂŶĚ ƵƐĞ Ă ŵĂŐŝĐĂů ǁĞĂƉŽŶ͘
                    ĂƉŽĐĂůLJƉƟĐ ǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶŝŶŐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ             4     ĞĨĞĂƚ Ă ƌŝǀĂů͘
                    ƚŚĞ ƉůĂLJĞƌ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ͘
                                                                    ϱ    KƉĞŶ Ă ƉůĂŶĂƌ ƉŽƌƚĂů͘
               7    dŚĞ W Ɛ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌ Ă ďŽƵŶĚͲĞůĞŵĞŶƚĂů
                    ĞdžƉůŽƐŝǀĞ ĚĞǀŝĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƋƵĂƌƚĞƌƐ͘ dŚĞLJ        ϲ    ^ƵŵŵŽŶ ĮĞŶĚƐ Žƌ ƵŶĚĞĂĚ͘
                    ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚƌĞĞ ƌŽƵŶĚƐ ƚŽ ŇĞĞ Žƌ ĂƩĞŵƉƚ ƚŽ           7    KǀĞƌƚŚƌŽǁ Ă ƉĞĞƌ Žƌ ƐƵƉĞƌŝŽƌ͘
                    ĚŝƐĂƌŵ ƚŚĞ ĚĞǀŝĐĞ͘                              8     ĂƵƐĞ Ă ƌŝŽƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ  ŽŐƐ͘

               8      ƐŬLJĐŽĂĐŚ ĐƌĂƐŚĞƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ǁĂůů͘            9    ^ƚĂƌƚ Ă ǁĂƌ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚǁŽ ĂůůŝĞƐ͘
                    /Ɛ ƚŚŝƐ ĂŶ ĂƩĂĐŬ͕ Žƌ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƵůƚ ŽĨ             ϭϬ     ŽůůĂƉƐĞ ^ŬLJǁĂLJ Žƌ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚŽǁĞƌƐ͘
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