Interview with Tim Bannock of Old School Hacks - Hexcrawling
"So, my campaign or adventure prep consists more of finding existing stuff (tables, lists, etc.) that I can use in my upcoming game sessions, rather than building anything from scratch...". An interview with Tim Bannock, author of the DM's Guild bestseller Old School Hacks Vol 1: Hexcrawling - Wilderness Exploration and Random Encounters. And other titles at DM's Guild
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D&D Magic Item Tables for characters continuing with universal items for every character.
Magic Item Tables for characters starting with tables for dexterity and strength based warriors.
Generators for animal familiars, fantasy horses, mundane mounts and unusual pets. With a smattering of stranger beings such as aliens and pokemon.
"A brightly-dressed gladiator retired to a farm and lost everything. Now they look for any work that doesn't involve fighting". Non-Combat Encounters using creatures from the D&D Monster Manual. For Town, Villages and Countryside.
"1 orc warchief who has renounced a life of violence and only wants to talk about the peaceful god they now worship". Non-Combat Encounters using creatures from the D&D Monster Manual. For levels 1-4 and 5-10
![Science Fiction Random Generators Guide [Updated]](/media/1150/spaceship_gen.jpg?crop=0.12052117263843647,0.000000000000000142108547152,0.0016286644951139765,0&cropmode=percentage&width=50&height=50&rnd=132298758830000000)
Generators for spaceships and aliens, star-systems and planets, plots and tech. For your game in the future or a galaxy far, far away...
....having a project and online community I can point to and say "I help with that!". It's a really good feeling, especially with the tiny team that popped up, and our regulars are a great little crew. - tinkan
In an unusual interview I talk to some of the folks running operations over at Dungeon Master's Vault (DMV) on their Discord server.
Random encounters in the Wilderness with a mix of non-combat, low-level, mid level, beasts and locations. The tables have a sub-theme of bulls and hunting.
For Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition using the Monster Manual.
"Coming up with all the different items and trying to imagine what would be helpful to gamemasters. I want GMs to have more fun at the table and if I create useful tables then I've done my job."