"Unbreakable Undesireables, a Voracious Villain, Whimsical Whales, Yachting Yugoloths and a Xenophobic Xenomancer"
Tables for U to Z using alliteration to create ideas for encounters in D&D's Spelljammer
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Alliterative Adversaries U to Z for Spelljammer
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 pdf of these and more tables on DM's Guild as Spelljammer Alliterative Adversaries - Ideas Tables.
Spelljammer Alliterative Adversaries - A-E | F-J | K-O | P-T | U-Z | all spelljammer
U is for Upbeat Undead
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | upbeat or ultraviolet | undead or unknowns |
| 2 | ugly or unloved | unicorn or upholsterer |
| 3 | umbral or unicorn-like | ultraloth or understudy |
| 4 | unique or unlikely | umber hulk or usurper |
| 5 | unpleasant or unstable | undesirables or underdogs |
| 6 | undying or underworld | undertakers or upholders |
| 7 | uplifting or ultra | union or underling |
| 8 | unbreakable or ultimate | urchins or umpires |
| 9 | unpredictable or unshackled | ulitharid or unit |
| 10 | uniformed or unnatural | urds or undergraduates |
V is for Voyaging Vampirates
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | voyaging or vigilant | vampirates or vipers |
| 2 | voracious or villainous | vrocks or vermin |
| 3 | vengeful or vocal | villain or visionary |
| 4 | violet or violent | vandals or valets |
| 5 | vehement or vicious | vampire or virus |
| 6 | void or vampiric | volunteers or vultures |
| 7 | virulent or vulture-like | veterans or vines |
| 8 | virtuous or vivid | visitors or vendors |
| 9 | victorious or venturesome | vargouilles or victors |
| 10 | vibrant or vacuum | vegepygmies or vigilantes |
W is for a Wildspace Warlock
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | wildspace or water | warlock or wyvern |
| 2 | weeping or wise | werewolves or wardens |
| 3 | winsome or whispering | whales or wurms |
| 4 | wonderful or winged | wizard or wanderer |
| 5 | wealthy or warlike | witch or water weird |
| 6 | weird or wanted | wights or winter wolves |
| 7 | witty or welcoming | wasps or warriors |
| 8 | wary or wormlike | will-o'-wisps or workers |
| 9 | wagering or wistful | warlord or wyrm |
| 10 | whimsical or wolflike | wildspacers or wood woads |
Y is for Yowling Yuan-ti
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | yowling or yoked | yuan-ti or yakfolk |
| 2 | yelling or yanking | yetis or yellowhammers |
| 3 | yellow or yielding | yagnoloth or yachter |
| 4 | yipping or yak-like | yodelers or yuccas |
| 5 | yawning or young | yochlol or yellowfin |
| 6 | yearning or yukky | yardworkers or youths |
| 7 | yakking or yodelling | yugoloths or yokels |
| 8 | yelping or yammering | yacht-maker or yacht-golem |
| 9 | yachting or yummy | youngsters or yaks |
| 10 | yabbering or youthful | yeowomen or yeomen |
Z (and X) is for a Zany Zodar
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | zany or tsking | zodar or xenobiologist |
| 2 | zapping or zebra-like | xenomancer or zoologist |
| 3 | zonked or xanthic | zealots or zebrafolk |
| 4 | zesty or zombie-like | zebras or xills |
| 5 | zealous or zircon | xorns or xylophonists |
| 6 | xenophobic or zippy | zombies or xenos |
| 7 | zombified or zig-zagging | xvarts or zappers |
| 8 | zooming or zen-like | zebrafish or xenomorphs |
| 9 | zinc or zit-covered | zookeeper or xarrorn (duergar) |
| 10 | zinging or xenografted | zaratan or zeppelin |
Alliterative Adversaries
There is a pdf of these and more tables on DM's Guild as Spelljammer Alliterative Adversaries - Ideas Tables.
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