THE HANDY DANDY RANDOM ADVENTURE GENERATOR

[The Oh So Amazing Nate]

Mr Gallahan, you are my hero! I will get back to you later with a longer more lengthy reply which quotes various aspects of your post immediately previous to mine. But right now I'm busy petting dogs.

[Gallahan]

Busy petting the dogs?
...BUSY PETTING THE DOGS!!!??

Okay. You're busy petting the dogs. Here is a HANDY DANDY RANDOM DOG GENERATOR!
Oh, and (heh-heh-heh-heh)... There might be a "BEYOND THE SUPERNATURAL" dogie treat tossed into each category, especially that last one. Hey, humans aren't the only psychics, right? And, should you happen to generate a psychic dog, randomly generate the kind of psychic, and you can really have a great 'dog day afternoon!' Imagine the possibilities here, especially if your pooch is a PYROKINETIC! This opens up a whole new world of fun because your BTS group might have a talented dog in it, and a player might even want to play such a dog. Now, you'll have to research each dog breed that you happen to roll-up and use, of course, to learn the particulars of said breed, its appearances, temperments, etc., and if you encounter a breed that seems not to exist in the "real" world (e.g. Demon Hunter Hound), well, the name will give you a clue about such a hound, and you can take it from there because it might just be fictional, but isn't that part of the fun?

I'm picturing a brave, courageous Dachshund (wiener dog, or hotdog dog) that is a nega-psychic, and whenever he's in the team van, psychic stuff tends not to happen, or a sensitive psychic German Shepperd K-9 police dog. This can add a new depth of fun to any new or existing story or BTS investigative party.

--Thanks fo the inspiration!

RANDOM DOG GENERATOR

TABLE 1.0: DOG FUNCTIONAL TYPE
1. Companion
2. Guard
3. Hunting
4. Herding
5. Working
6. Pariah (Primitive, Ancient)

TABLE 1.1: COMPANION
1. Affenpinscher
2. Alaskan Klee Kai
3. American Eskimo
4. American Hairless Terrier
5. Askal (Aspin)
6. Australian Silky Terrier
7. Basset Hound
8. Beagle
9. Bichon Frisé
10. Biewer
11. Brussels Griffon
12. Bolognese
13. Boston Terrier
14. Bulldog
15. Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
16. Chihuahua
17. Chinese Crested Dog
18. Collie
19. Coton de Tulear
20. Cross-breed dog (roll two more times on this table to generate cross-breed; if you get this result again, add a 3rd breed, etc.)
21. Dachshund
22. Elo
23. English Toy Terrier
24. Eurasier
25. French Bulldog
26. German Spitz
27. Golden Retriever
28. Griffon Bruxellois
29. Havanese
30. Indian Spitz
31. Italian Greyhound
32. Japanese Chin
33. Japanese Spitz
34. Keeshond
35. King Charles Spaniel
36. Kromfohrlander
37. Lhasa Apso
38. Löwchen
39. Maltese
40. Manchester Terrier
41. Mexican Hairless Dog
42. Miniature Pinscher
43. Miniature Poodle
44. Miniature Shar Pei
45. Miniature Schnauzer
46. Mixed-breed dog
47. Papillon
48. Pekingese
49. Phalène
50. Psychic Dog! Roll again, ignoring this result!
51. Pomeranian
52. Pug
53. Sheltie
54. Pembroke Welsh Corgi
55. Shih Tzu
56. Skye Terrier
57. Staffordshire Terrier
58. Teddy Roosevelt Terrier
59. Tibetan Spaniel
60. Tibetan Terrier
61. Toy Fox Terrier
62. West Highland White Terrier
63. Yorkshire Terrier
64. Affenpinscher
65. Alaskan Klee Kai
66. American Eskimo
67. American Hairless Terrier
68. Askal (Aspin)
69. Australian Silky Terrier
70. Basset Hound
71. Beagle
72. Bichon Frisé
73. Biewer
74. Brussels Griffon
75. Bolognese
76. Boston Terrier
77. Bulldog
78. Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
79. Chihuahua
80. Chinese Crested Dog
81. Collie
82. Coton de Tulear
83. Cross-breed dog
84. Dachshund
85. Elo
86. English Toy Terrier
87. Eurasier
88. French Bulldog
89. German Spitz
90. Golden Retriever
91. Griffon Bruxellois
92. Havanese
93. Indian Spitz
94. Italian Greyhound
95. Japanese Chin
96. Japanese Spitz
97. Keeshond
98. King Charles Spaniel
99. Kromfohrlander
100. Lhasa Apso

TABLE 1.2: GUARD
1. Anatolian Shepherd
2. Molossers
3. Mastiff
4. Bulldogs
5. Bandogs
6. Mountain dog
7. Great Pyrenees
8. Pinschers
9. Schnauzers
10. Airedale Terrier (England)
11. Akita Inu (Japan)
12. American Bulldog (USA)
13. Anatolian Shepherd (Turkey)
14. Belgian Shepherd Dog (Malinois)
15. Black Russian Terrier (Russia)
16. Boerboel (South Africa)
17. Bouvier des Flandres (Belgium)
18. Boxer (Germany)
19. Bullmastiff (England)
20. Bull Terrier (England)
21. Cane Corso (Sicily)
22. Canary Dog (Spain)
23. Caucasian Shepherd Dog (Russia)
24. Chow Chow (China)
25. Doberman Pinscher (Germany)
26. Dogo Argentino (Argentina)
27. Dogue de Bordeaux (France)
28. Dutch Shepherd Dog (Netherlands)
29. English Mastiff
30. Psychic Dog! Roll again, ignoring this result!
31. Fila Brasileiro (Brazil)
32. German Shepherd
33. Giant Schnauzer (Germany)
34. Hovawart (Germany)
35. Kangal dog (Turkey)
36. Komondor (Hungary)
37. Kumaon Mastiff (rare, nearly extinct, subject to breed specific legislation)
38. Kuvasz (Hungary)
39. Leonberger (Germany)
40. Neapolitan Mastiff (Italy)
41. Maremma Sheepdog (Italy)
42. Pit bull (USA)
43. Rhodesian Ridgeback (Africa)
44. Rottweiler[10](Germany)
45. Šarplaninac (Albania/Macedonia/Kosovo/Serbia)
46. Shar Pei (China)
47. Spanish Mastiff (Spain)
48. Standard Schnauzer (Germany)
49. Tibetan Mastiff
50. Tornjak (Bosnia-Herzegovina/Croatia)
51. Tosa Inu (Japan)
52. Aidi (Africa)
53. Airedale terrier (UK)
54. Alano Español (Spain)
55. Appenzell Cattle Dog (Swiss)
56. Australian Cattle Dog (Australia)
57. Australian Shepherd (USA)
58. Bandog (USA)
59. Beauceron (France)
60. Bergamasco Shepherd (Italy)
61. Briard (France)
62. Bull Terrier (England)
63. Cão de Castro Laboreiro (Portugal)
64. Caucasian Ovcharka (Georgia)
65. Ciobănesc de Bucovina (Romania)
66. Smooth Collie (Scotland)
67. Danish Broholmer (Denmark)
68. Dogo Guatemalteco (Guatemala)
69. Dutch Shepherd Dog (Netherlands)
70. German Shorthaired Pointer (Germany)
71. Great Dane (Germany)
72. Great Pyrenees (France)
73. Greater Swiss Mountain Dog (Switzerland)
74. Gull Dong (Pakistan)
75. Hovawart (Germany)
76. Icelandic Sheepdog (Iceland)
77. Karelian Bear Dog (Finland)
78. Kerry Blue Terrier (Ireland)
79. Komondor (Hungary)
80. Maremma Sheepdog (Italy)
81. Mioritic (Romania)
82. Moscow Watchdog (Russia)
83. Perro de Presa Mallorquin (aka: Ca de Bou)
84. Saint Bernard (Switzerland)
85. Schipperke (Belgium)
86. Shiloh Shepherd (USA)
87. Weimaraner (Germany)
88. Standard Schnauzer (Germany)
89. Dutch Shepherd
90. Rottweiler
91. Staffordshire Bull Terrier
92. Belgian Malinois
93. Chow Chow
94. Dogue de Bordeaux
95. Belgian Tervuren
96. Belgian Sheepdog
97. Puli
98. Neopolitan Mastiff
99. Great Pyrenees
100. Gallandish Shai-lung Wolf Hound

TABLE 1.3: HUNTING DOGS
1. (sight) Afghan Hound
2. (sight) Azawakh
3. (sight) Borzoi (Russian Wolfhound)
4. (sight) Chart Polski (Polish Greyhound)
5. (sight) Chippiparai (Tamilnadu)
6. (sight) Galgo Español
7. (sight) Greyhound
8. (sight) Hortaya Borzaya
9. (sight) Irish Wolfhound
10. (sight) Italian Greyhound
11. (sight) Kombai(Tamilnadu)
12. (sight) Magyar agár (Hungarian Greyhound)
13. (sight) Rajapalayam(Tamilnadu)
14. (sight) Saluki
15. (sight) Scottish Deerhound
16. (sight) Silken Windhound
17. (sight) Sloughi
18. (sight) Whippet
19. (scent) Alpine Dachsbracke
20. (scent) American Foxhound
21. (scent) Anglo-French hounds (crossed with English Foxhounds)
22. (scent) Anglo-Français de Petite Vénerie
23. (scent) Grand Anglo-Français Tricolore
24. (scent) Grand anglo-français blanc et orange
25. (scent) Grand anglo-français blanc et noir
26. (scent) Ariegeois
27. (scent) Artois Hound
28. (scent) Austrian black and tan hound
29. (scent) Basset Artesien Normand
30. (scent) Basset Bleu de Gascogne
31. (scent) Basset Fauve de Bretagne
32. (scent) Basset Hound
33. (scent) Bavarian Mountain hound
34. (scent) Beagle
35. (scent) Beagle-Harrier
36. (scent) Berner Laufhund
37. (scent) Bloodhound
38. (scent) Catahoula Leopard Hound
39. (scent) Coonhound
40. (scent) Black and Tan Coonhound
41. (scent) Redbone Coonhound
42. (scent) Bluetick Coonhound
43. (scent) English Coonhound (Redtick Coonhound)
44. (scent) Treeing Walker Coonhound
45. (scent) Plott Hound
46. (scent) Dachshund
47. (scent) Drever
48. (scent) Dunker
49. (scent) English Foxhound
50. (scent) Estonian Hound
51. (scent) Finnish Hound
52. (scent) Foxhound
53. (scent) Français tricolore
54. (scent) Français blanc et noir
55. (scent) Français blanc et orange
56. (scent) Gascon Saintongeois
57. (scent) Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen
58. (scent) Grand Bleu de Gascogne
59. (scent) Hamiltonstovare
60. Psychic Dog! Roll again and ignore this result!
61. (scent) Hanover Hound
62. (scent) Harrier
63. (scent) Hungarian hound
64. (scent) Istrian Coarse-haired Hound
65. (scent) Istrian Shorthaired Hound
66. (scent) Kerry Beagle
67. (scent) Kritikos Ichnilatis (Cretan Hound)
68. (scent) Norwegian Lundehund
69. (scent) Otterhound
70. (scent) Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen
71. (scent) Perro fino Colombiano
72. (scent) Piccolo Lepraiolo Italiano
73. (scent) Plott Hound
74. (scent) Polish Hound (pl.Ogar Polski )
75. (scent) Polish Scenthound (pl.Gonczy Polski )
76. (scent) Porcelaine
77. (scent) Posavac Hound
78. (scent) Rache (obsolete)
79. (scent) Segugio Italiano a Pelo Forte
80. (scent) Segugio Italiano a Pelo Raso
81. (scent) Segugio Maremmano
82. (scent) Serbian Hound
83. (scent) Serbian Tricolour Hound
84. (scent) Schweizer Laufhund
85. (scent) Slovensky Kopov (Slovakian Hound)
86. (scent) Talbot (extinct)
87. (scent) Westphalian Dachsbracke
88. (retriever) Chesapeake Bay Retriever
89. (retriever) Curly-Coated Retriever
90. (retriever) Flat-Coated Retriever
91. (retriever) Golden Retriever
92. (retriever) Labrador Retriever
93. (retriever) Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
94. (retriever) Gordon Setter
95. (retriever) Hungarian Vizsla
96. (retriever) Italian Spinone
97. (retriever) Irish Setter
98. (retriever) Irish Water Spaniel
99. (retriever) Newfoundland
100. Sussex Spaniel

TABLE 1.4: HERDING DOGS
1. Altdeutsche Hütehunde
2. Australian Cattle Dog
3. Australian Kelpie
4. Australian Shepherd
5. Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog
6. Basque Shepherd Dog
7. Bearded Collie
8. Beauceron
9. Belgian Shepherd Dog (Groenendael, Laekenois, Tervueren, and Malinois)
10. Bergamasco Shepherd
11. Berger Picard
12. Berger Blanc Suisse
13. Black Mouth Cur
14. Blue Lacy
15. Border Collie
16. Bouvier des Flandres
17. Briard
18. Cão da Serra de Aires
19. Carea Leonés
20. Carpathian Shepherd Dog
21. Catahoula Leopard Dog
22. Catalan Sheepdog
23. Chien de Crau
24. Collie
25. Croatian Sheepdog
26. Cumberland Sheepdog
27. Cur
28. Dutch Shepherd
29. English Shepherd
30. Entlebucher Sennenhunde
31. Farm Collie/Farm Shepherd
32. Finnish Lapphund
33. German Shepherd Dog
34. Hairy Mouth Heeler
35. Huntaway
36. Icelandic Sheepdog
37. King Shepherd
38. Kerry Blue Terrier
39. Koolie
40. Lancashire Heeler
41. Lapponian Herder
42. McNab
43. Miniature Australian Shepherd
44. Mudi
45. New Zealand Heading Dog
46. Norwegian Buhund
47. Old English Sheepdog
48. Pastor Mantiqueira
49. Picardy Shepherd
50. Polish Lowland Sheepdog (Pons)
51. Pomeranian Sheepdog
52. Poodle
53. Portuguese Sheepdog
54. Puli
55. Pumi (dog)
56. Pyrenean Shepherd
57. Reindeer Herder
58. Rottweiler
59. Rough Collie
60. Samoyed
61. Šarplaninac
62. Savoy Shepherd[5]
63. Schapendoes
64. Schipperke
65. Scotch Collie
66. Shetland Sheepdog
67. Shih-Poo
68. Smithfield[5]
69. Smooth Collie
70. Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier
71. Spanish Water Dog
72. Swedish Lapphund
73. Swedish Vallhund
74. Tibetan Terrier
75. Welsh Corgis:
76. Cardigan Welsh Corgi
77. Pembroke Welsh Corgi
78. Welsh Sheepdog
79. White Swiss Shepherd
80. Psychic Dog! Roll again on this table, ignoring this result!
81. Vikhan Sheepdog
82. Komondor
83. Kuvasz
84. Maremma Sheepdog (Cane da pastore Maremmano-Abruzzese)
85. Mioritic
86. Perro Majorero
87. Polish Tatra Mountain Sheepdog (Polski Owczarek Podhalański)
88. Pyrenean Mastiff
89. Rafeiro do Alentejo
90. Sage Koochee
91. Šarplaninac
92. Slovak cuvac (Slovenský čuvač)
93. South Russian Ovcharka
94. Spanish Mastiff
95. Tibetan Mastiff
96. Tornjak
97. Estrela Mountain Dog
98. Gaddi Kutta
99. Georgian shepherd dog
100. Great Pyrenees

TABLE 1.5: WORKING DOGS
1. Alaskan Malamute
2. Akita
3. Australian Cattle Dog
4. Beauceron
5. Alaskan Malamute
6. Australian Kelpie
7. Bernese Mountain Dog
8. Anatolian Shepherd Dog
9. Australian Shepherd
10. Psychic Dog! Roll again on this table, ignoring this result!
11. Bouvier Des Flandres
12. Boxer
13. Collie (Bearded or Border)
14. Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog
15. Bullmastiff
16. Bernese Mountain Dog
17. Bearded Collie
18. Bullmastiff
19. Canaan Dog
20. Black Russian Terrier
21. Belgian Shepherd Dog (Groenendael, Tervuren, Laekenois, Malinois)
22. Canadian Eskimo
23. Boxer Belgian Shepherd (Malinois)
24. Bergamasco Shepherd Dog
25. Cane Corso
26. Belgian Shepherd (Tervueren)
27. Dogue De Bordeaux
28. Doberman Pinscher
29. Bergamasco Shepherd Dog
30. Bouvier Des Flandres
31. Entlebucher Mountain Dog
32. Chinook
33. Border Collie
34. Briard
35. German Pinscher
36. Eurasier
37. Doberman Pinscher
38. Bouvier Des Flandres Collie (Rough)
39. Giant Schnauzer
40. Great Dane
41. Dogue de Bordeaux
42. Briard Collie (Smooth)
43. Golden Retriever
44. Great Dane
45. Collie (Rough)
46. Greenland Dog
47. Giant Schnauzer
48. Collie (Smooth)
49. Finnish Lapphund
50. Greenland Dog
51. Karelian Bear Dog
52. Great Dane
53. Finnish Lapphund
54. German Shepherd Dog
55. Hovawart
56. Komondor
57. Great Pyrenees
58. Komondor
59. Leonberger
60. Kuvasz
61. Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
62. Hungarian Puli
63. Kuvasz
64. Mastiff
65. Leonberger
66. Maremma Sheepdog
67. Neapolitan Mastiff
68. Mastiff
69. Norwegian Buhund
70. Newfoundland
71. Newfoundland
72. Leonberger
73. Maremma Sheepdog
74. Old English Sheepdog
75. Portuguese Water Dog
76. Norwegian Buhund
77. Polish Lowland Sheepdog
78. Pyrenean
79. Neapolitan Mastiff
80. Old English Sheepdog
81. Puli
82. Rottweiler
83. Newfoundland
84. Polish Lowland Sheepdog
85. Pumi
86. Russian Black Terrier
87. Schnauzer (Standard or Giant)
88. Portuguese Water Dog
89. Shetland Sheepdog
90. St. Bernard Schnauzer (Standard)
91. Swedish Lapphund
92. Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog
93. St. Bernard
94. Samoyed
95. Welsh Corgi (Cardigan)
96. Siberian Husky
97. Swedish Vallhund
98. Welsh Corgi (Pembroke or Cardigan)
99. Tibetan Mastiff
100. White Swiss Shepherd

TABLE 1.6: PARIAH (PRIMITIVE BREED) DOGS
1. Afghan Hound
2. Azawakh
3. Basenji
4. Borzoi
5. Canaan Dog
6. Carolina Dog
7. Chart Polski (Polish Greyhound)
8. Cirneco dell'Etna
9. Greyhound
10. Hungarian Greyhound
11. Ibizan Hound
12. Irish Wolfhound
13. New Guinea Singing Dog
14. Pharaoh Hound
15. Portuguese Podengo
16. Rhodesian Ridgeback
17. Saluki
18. Scottish Deerhound
19. Sinhala Hound
20. Silken Windhound
21. Sloughi
22. Spanish Greyhound
23. Thai Ridgeback
24. Whippet
25. Xoloitzcuintli
26. Indian Pariah Dog
27. Southwestern Coyote
28. Northern Wolf
29. Midwest Coyote
30. Midwest Wolf
31. Northeastern Wolf
32. Northeastern Coyote
33. Eastern Wolf
34. Eastern Coyote
35. Northwestern Wolf
36. Northwestern Coyote
37. Southern Wolf
38. Southern Coyote
39. Arctic Wolf
40. Arctic Coyote
41. Southwestern Foxhound
42. Northeastern Foxhound
43. Southern Foxhound
44. Northern Foxhound
45. Arctic Foxhound
46. Midwest Foxhound
47. American Dingo
48. Australian Dingo
49. Chinese Dragon Dog
50. Thai Kickboxer Dog
51. Thai Canal Dog
52. Thai Bangkok Dingo
53. Thai Fighting Dog
54. Thai Cobra Catcher
55. Thai Mongoose Runner
56. Thai Tunnel Digger
57. Thai Elegant Strider
58. Thai Upright Fighting Dog
59. Middle Eastern Camel Chaser
60. Irish Highroader
61. Irish Mincer
62. Irish Tracker
63. Michigan Upright Dog
64. Michigan Upright Wolf
65. Wisconsin Upright Dog
66. Wisconsin Upright Wolf
67. Beast-hound of Bray Road
68. Appalachian Tracker
69. Appalachian Hunter
70. Psychic Dog! Roll again on this table, ignoring this result!
71. Appalachian Cavern Hound
72. Virginian Cavern Hound
73. Virginian River Hound
74. Virginian Creek Chaser
75. Virginian Forest Companion
76. Virginian Hill Master
77. Arkansas Trail Blazer
78. Arkansas Razor Back Hound
79. Board Hound
80. Jackalope Hunting Hound
81. Dakotan River Hound
82. Dakotan Field Chaser
83. Dakotan Thunder Hound
84. Dakotan Big Sky Hound
85. Hawaiian Strider
86. Hawaiian Ridge Hound
87. Hawaiian Surfing Hound
88. Hawaiian Lava Tuber
89. Hawaiian Sand Digger
90. Florida Swamp Hound
91. Sasquatch Hunter Hound
92. Yeti Hunter Hound
93. Nepalese Yeti Chaser
94. Russian Wild Hound
95. Northwestern Tracker Hound
96. Grizzly Hunter Hound
97. Ghost Whisperer Hound
98. Poltergeist Hound
99. Demon Hunter Hound
100. Chupacabra Hunter Hound

[The Oh So Amazing Nate]

Lol! Sorry man, they are like hairy little children they take up a lot of time. I like the inclusions of the fictional dogs!

Nepalese Yeti Chaser..imagine what trouble one of those could get in to.

[Gallahan]

An announcement for those who may be inclined to ROLL SOME DICE!!

The Handy Dandy Random Adventure Generator for PALLADIUM FANTASY has been posted.

--At least in part. The first two tables are ready to help you roll-up locations and protagonists. Now, why would people who play BTS care about this? Well, you obviously like PALLADIUM products. AND, you can use the "cross-over" technique to spice your BTS game up. What's "cross-over!?" you might ask?

CROSS-OVER is when you take BTS characters and teleport --or somehow transport-- them to the world of Palladium Fantasy. This can be a lot of fun, and still pretty scary considering some of the locations like the Land of the Damned! How scary would even a simple kobold be if seen in "real life!?" Also, you can have generate Palladium Fantasy character(s) to bring into BTS story ideas. Use both tables together, and double the fun. Also, there are elements in these tables that bridge to RIFTS, BTS, Dead Reign, etc., no matter what table you might be rolling on. This is why I happen to like the Palladium Multiverse idea.

Well, if you get some interesting results, please post them somewhere.

Have fun!

[The Oh So Amazing Nate]

(no love. no love)

I'll go check it out, and even throw some feedback your way (maybe). I'm still waiting for my Nonsupernatural threat table though. The BTS tables are great 1 off adventure generators, but what do you do when you use them for a different game (without chars who are designed at the core to be ghostbusters)????

[Gallahan]

:nh: (no love. no love)

I'll go check it out, and even throw some feedback your way (maybe). I'm still waiting for my Nonsupernatural threat table though. The BTS tables are great 1 off adventure generators, but what do you do when you use them for a different game (without chars who are designed at the core to be ghostbusters)????

The best tasting fruit is the hardest to get. Imagine how fun and rewarding an undertaking you are describing, and the better because of some extra imagination and creativity-linked mind exercises. That's the beauty of RPGs in general, and why just about every set of rule books out there states in some fashion that the rules serve mainly as a guide. The beauty is to try and experiment to see what works. If something is off, mechanics-wise, maybe tweak it, change it, experiment and see what works. It's all a big learning process, anyway, as to what makes a fun game session, a juicy adventure and an epic campaign.

In the end, the key word here is improvisation, --at least one of the key words. And, honestly, I'd LOVE to see how Dead Reign characters and "ordinary people" would do in Rifts or Palladium Fantasy. The hinge upon which success in these matters rests is that of the person crafting the story, the GM, to make sure that the party isn't overwhelmed. Sure, you could kill the party seconds after they emerge into RIFTS or Palladium Fantasy, but then you chose the location, the circumstances, the threats. Ease them into it, challenge them without setting up for a TPK (total party kill). See what works as you intensify the scenarios, but then they'll have more hit points, too. Be careful with MDC threats to SDC characters. Give them a fighting chance.

With all that in mind, I can see it working, AND being extremely refreshing and fun.

[The Oh So Amazing Nate]

what the hell are you talking about? You know I appreciate all the things that you do. I'm just whining and kvetching a little bit

[Tearstone]

Can somebody list out all of Gallahan's random tables? With links? I saw the Palladium Fantasy one.

Also did any of these make it to the Rifter?

[Gallahan]

Can somebody list out all of Gallahan's random tables? With links? I saw the Palladium Fantasy one.

Also did any of these make it to the Rifter?

Hi Tearstone. So far, these are the only two tables (BTS and Palladium Fantasy versions).

Yes, the BTS tables (a shortened version of them) made it into Rifter #63 (great issue, BTW). Great issue because it has one of the BEST Rifter covers --ever--. The artwork is beautiful; also, great issue because it has a little bit of something for everyone, and a good official Palladium Fantasy section, too. The BTS tables here are more extensive than the ones in the Rifter because of space issues. However, I do plan to submit the Palladium Fantasy tables to the Rifter, too, in the near future, and I'll send them an extensive set of tables that should tons more of random fun. --Thanks for your interest!

[Tearstone]

I've been following this thread off and on for years, as you know.

[Gallahan]

I've been following this thread off and on for years, as you know.

Tearstone, my apologies. I've been away from these forums for a while.
My interest in BTS and Palladium faded because they didn't support BTS (and still haven't) since they released BTS 2nd Ed. But, I still love and appreciate Palladium and understand the business decisions they've had to make in order to survive. That being said, I want to add what little creative support to one of my favorite RPG multiverses ever.

I don't know if they want unsolicited support for BTS, but I still have some adventure/sourcebook ideas that might be popular and reinvigorate one of their most beloved games/genres... Beyond the Supernatual.

[Jack Burton]

I've been following this thread off and on for years, as you know.

Tearstone, my apologies. I've been away from these forums for a while.
My interest in BTS and Palladium faded because they didn't support BTS (and still haven't) since they released BTS 2nd Ed. But, I still love and appreciate Palladium and understand the business decisions they've had to make in order to survive. That being said, I want to add what little creative support to one of my favorite RPG multiverses ever.

I don't know if they want unsolicited support for BTS, but I still have some adventure/sourcebook ideas that might be popular and reinvigorate one of their most beloved games/genres... Beyond the Supernatual.

Callahan, I know I'm late to the party, but I could have hours of fun rolling and rolling and rolling for the endless possibilities here. Like you, I wish BtS2 would get fully developed. I hope PB picks up on these ideas (or perhaps they have BtS2 plans we are unaware of):

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Anyhow, I appreciate all the work you put into this.

[daddystabz]

Has anyone put these into a downloadable document yet? I'd love to be able to download these in a doc to use in my games.

[Jack Burton]

Has anyone put these into a downloadable document yet? I'd love to be able to download these in a doc to use in my games.

If you highlight everything (all 6 tables), "copy" the text, open a blank Word document, then "paste" everything you copy onto the blank document, you'll be good to go. It takes less than one minute and works like a charm.

[Gallahan]

Wow... It’s been YEARS since I’ve visited Palladium’s community. And, it’s great to see that you’re using the tables. I think they’re a LOT of fun. These tables were printed in an issue of the RIFTER, too. Maybe one day if/when Palladium develops BEYOND THE SUPERNATURAL, I’ll re-do these tables. They’re SO FUN. But, after submitting them to the Rifter, they never really got back to me, ignored my calls, never sent me any copies, etc. But, I do love Palladium, their games, and will always love them. However, they did take the wind out of my sails when after I submitted the tables for publication, they never returned my calls, etc. That being said, this company and its products were and are the elements of fond memories for me personally.

[The Oh So Amazing Nate]

It’s great to see that you’re using the tables.

Still using the tables?! Are you kidding me?!! Of course they're still in use. They are ESSENTIAL, on the fly adventure generators for ANY game line. It doesn't have to be BTS. If you don't want horror, leave that table out. Anyone who wants to bang out a one shot for a can use this as a quick and dirty framework to get the dice rolling. I love it and won't stop singing it's praises.

[Gallahan]

Hey, it’s Jan 2022. I just came back to visit because, well, I happen to LOVE Beyond the Supernatural. It’s a shame that Palladium didn’t publish further support/source books. But, I get it. They have to create content for what people buy in order to pay the bills and make money. Still… The absence of BTS sourcebooks is a downright shame. While Palladium published my random tables in a RIFTER, they never got back to me to even give me a courtesy copy or three. My phone calls weren’t returned. Therefore, I’m hesitant to even submit to them that I would like to write any future source material and content in the form of random tables, horror adventures and/or a monster (supernatural threat) book. Sure, no one’s going to get rich writing for Palladium, but it is a passion of mine, and at last having a phone call returned would’ve been nice. .

[The Oh So Amazing Nate]

Submit your stuff to the House of BTS website. But I feel you buddy, I want to write source material for After the Bomb, but that game gets absolutely zero support. They haven't even pretended to promise a new source book for that line.

[Zer0 Kay]

Alright. Put everything into an excel sheet and made it so that it rolls from 1 to 100 characters with upto four personality traits each. The "special" event table now 100 items including 49 "nothing" happening (since USUALLY, nothing is happening, and 3 multi rolls producing between 1 and 6 special events. If one of the three multi rolls occur It will also roll upto 6 supernatural threats. It also rolls 1 to 50 special items (it may produce duplicates). Removed equinox or solstice (can't remember which was present) from the special event table and now the "time of year" now has 1457 possibilities including 4 Winter solstice (always happens on Dec 21st), 1 leap year, Spring Equinox (with two 3/19 and 3/21 and three 3/20), Summer solstice (with three each for 6/20, 6/21 and 6/22), and Fall Equinox (with 1 9/21 as it has not happened for several MILLENNIA!! Three 22, three 23 & two 24).

If anyone wants it PM me... your email.

[Zer0 Kay]

So how is the spreadsheet working for you TOSAN?

[The Oh So Amazing Nate]

It needs an instruction manual. I can only load new results by closing the spreadsheet and reopening it. Also the date field returns an error and I don't know what is causing it more how to pickle. Otherwise works out pretty well.

[Zer0 Kay]

It needs an instruction manual. I can only load new results by closing the spreadsheet and reopening it. Also the date field returns an error and I don't know what is causing it more how to pickle. Otherwise works out pretty well.

Hopefully you got my new one with the correction and the button across the top to reroll, also you can select a cell that doesn't have a formula in it and press delete or go into the "Formulas" tab in the ribbon and select calculate now (normally on the far right).

Hope you enjoy it.