"psionic punks, a quipping queen, ruthless recruiters, a skeptical surgeon and tongue-tied telepaths"
Tables for P to T using alliteration to create ideas for encounters in sci-fi, cyberpunk, and horror,
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Alliterative Adversaries P to T for Modern and Sci-Fi RPGs
If you want a way to combine humour and unusual results to spark ideas
Roll a d10 or choose once on each column to get an Adjective and an Adversary and combine. Or roll once using the Adjective and Adversary in that row.
There is a non-fantasy Alliterative Adversaries generator at ChaosGen. And also a pdf of these and more tables on DriveThru RPG as Alliterative Adversaries - Non-Fantasy Random Tables.
Alliterative Modern / Sci-fi - A-E | F-J | K-O | P-T | U-Z
P is for Preposterous Players
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | persuasive or pragmatic | programmer or preacher |
| 2 | practical or pincered | punks or pets |
| 3 | popular or prying | professor or pariah |
| 4 | privileged or professional | players or pilgrims |
| 5 | psionic or poisonous | predator or plants |
| 6 | peculiar or penniless | paratrooper or pythons |
| 7 | persistent or perverted | pilot or pickpockets |
| 8 | preposterous or perplexed | politicians or pacifists |
| 9 | playful or plasma | poltergeist or panther |
| 10 | pioneering or political | psychic or prostitute |
Q is for Quarrelsome Questioners
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | quirky or quantifying | quartermaster |
| 2 | quivering or querulous | quitters or quarrier |
| 3 | quarrelsome or quizzical | queen or Q |
| 4 | questing or quaking | quizmaster or quartet |
| 5 | quick or questioning | quarterbacks or quintuplets |
| 6 | quantum or quiet | quorum or quokka |
| 7 | quoting or queasy | questioners or quails |
| 8 | quipping or queenly | quacks |
| 9 | quilled or quacking | quadrupeds |
| 10 | quantitative or quartz | questers or quintet |
R is for a Regenerating Researcher
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ridiculous or rustic | rivals or replicants |
| 2 | wrathful or rich | researcher or ruler |
| 3 | randy or remorseful | revolutionaries or runners |
| 4 | repellent or rude | recruiters or riggers |
| 5 | radioactive or relentless | rats or romantics |
| 6 | ruthless or recycling | robot or regulator |
| 7 | resourceful or restless | writer or roleplayer |
| 8 | reptilian or running | reviewers or ramblers |
| 9 | regenerating or red-nosed | reindeer or rabbits |
| 10 | ravishing or responsible | reporter or retrainer |
S is for Spooky Students
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | sporty or sad | students or soldiers |
| 2 | supernatural or senile | surgeon or spider |
| 3 | spontaneous or sensual | singer or simulation |
| 4 | super or studious | sniper or salesperson |
| 5 | scary or screaming | spirits or snakes |
| 6 | cybernetic or supersonic | secretary or slayer |
| 7 | space or selfless | celebrity or scientist |
| 8 | skeptical or surreal | spy or superhero |
| 9 | sickened or supersensitive | sleuth or spawn |
| 10 | spooky or smart | sportsperson or superstar |
T is for a Transforming Terminator
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | teleporting or troublesome | tourists |
| 2 | teenage or trendy | telepaths |
| 3 | taunting or tearful | thugs or trolls |
| 4 | terrifying or tiresome | tactician or treasurer |
| 5 | truthful or time-traveling | terminator |
| 6 | telekinetic or trustworthy | thieves |
| 7 | tormented or tireless | time traveller |
| 8 | transforming or telepathic | twins or tigers |
| 9 | tongue-tied or trilling | technician or therapist |
| 10 | thoughtful or technophobic | traders or toads |
More Alliterative Adversaries
There is a non-fantasy Alliterative Adversaries generator at ChaosGen. And also a pdf of these and more tables on DriveThru RPG as Alliterative Adversaries - Non-Fantasy Random Tables.
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