"kipping kuo-toa, a lonely lamia, melodious myconids, a necromantic naga or overjoyed ogres, "
Tables for K to O using alliteration to create ideas for encounters for Dungeons and Dragons.
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Alliterative Adversaries K to O for D&D
If you want a way to combine humour and unusual results to spark ideas for Dungeons and Dragons
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 pdf of these and more tables on DM's Guild as Alliterative Adversaries - A-Z Ideas Tables.
D&D Alliterative Adversaries - A-E | F-J | K-O | P-T | U-Z
K is for Kindhearted Kobolds
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | kindhearted or kitsh | kobolds or kenku kidnappers |
| 2 | kicking or kingly | kraken or kindred |
| 3 | kilted or kidnapping | kuo-toa or keepers |
| 4 | kissing or keening | king or kleptomaniac |
| 5 | kooky or kinky | kinslayer or keyholder |
| 6 | killer or kindly | kruthiks or kangaroos |
| 7 | klaxon or kitchen | kensai or kobold killer |
| 8 | kipping or kiting | kenku or klutz |
| 9 | keen or kinetic | ki-rin or kingpin |
| 10 | khaki or kinslaying | korreds or kavalrachni |
L is for Loathsome Lizardfolk
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | loathsome or large | lizardfolk or leprechauns |
| 2 | lurid or lazy | lemures or legionaries |
| 3 | low-level or light | lich or lyricist |
| 4 | laughing or lighthearted | lions or lizards |
| 5 | ludicrous or lawful | laborers or lords |
| 6 | lonely or languid | lackeys or ladies |
| 7 | lyrical or luckless | leader or loremaster |
| 8 | lightning or laboratory | lycanthropes or lobsters |
| 9 | legendary or lame | lamia or lizardfolk leader |
| 10 | lucky or life | leucrotta or leviathan |
M is for a Metallic Mimic
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | metallic or mysterious | mimic or mummy |
| 2 | mystical or miserly | modrons or murderhobos |
| 3 | melodious or mimicking | mage or marilith |
| 4 | malicious or mining | myconids or mezzoloth |
| 5 | magical or manipulative | mule or minotaur |
| 6 | megalomaniac or majestic | merfolk or magmins |
| 7 | mountain or murderous | merrow or mammoths |
| 8 | moldy or mercenary | medusa or marid |
| 9 | mercantile or magma | monk or manticore |
| 10 | mesmerizing or musical | mephits or mastiffs |
N is for Nervous Nothics
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | nervous or naughty | nothics or nobles |
| 2 | nosy or knavish | gnome or nightwalker |
| 3 | necromantic or negative | naga or nagpa |
| 4 | nomadic or notorious | nightmare or nabassu |
| 5 | nasty or nature | noble or nilbog |
| 6 | nautical or neutral | gnolls or nupperibos |
| 7 | nocturnal or knowledgeable | knight or nycaloth |
| 8 | nimble or neurotic | neogi or narwhals |
| 9 | noteworthy or naval | necromancer or nalfeshnee |
| 10 | numerous or gnomish | nomads or narzugons |
O is for an Overpowered Owlbear
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | overpowered or outcast | owlbear or oinoloth |
| 2 | obstinate or opinionated | oni or ochre ooze |
| 3 | old or oozelike | otyugh or oblex |
| 4 | overjoyed or overemotional | octopus or orc outlaw |
| 5 | odious or orange | oozes or orcas |
| 6 | optimistic or ochre | orogs or owls |
| 7 | overconfident or obsessive | otyugh or ogre operative |
| 8 | outraged or occult | orcs or orthons |
| 9 | ornate or odd | ogre or outlander |
| 10 | outspoken or openhanded | outlaws or outsiders |
Alliterative Adversaries
There is a pdf of these and more tables on DM's Guild as Alliterative Adversaries - A-Z Ideas Tables.
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