"an ageless adept, underling, brittle berserkers, collared cultists, a dismembering doppelganger and enthralling exiles
Tables for A to E using alliteration to create ideas for encounters for Horror themes and Dark Fantasy. Tables for A, B, C, D, E and random letters.
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Alliterative Adversaries A to Z for Spooky & Horror
Animated assistants, an amnesiac antiquarian, alien adherents or an accursed angel...to use as allies, antagonists, enemies, villains and encounters.
Pick a letter, roll a d10 (or choose) for the Adjectives column, and then for the Adversary and combine.
Entries have a default choice, and an alternative in italics. So if you don't like the first result, there may be another combination you like without rolling again.
There is a pdf of these and more tables on Drive Thru RPG as Spooky Alliterative Adversaries.
Spooky Alliterative Adversaries - A-E | F-J | K-O | P-T | U-Z | clues
A is for Alluring Apparitions
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | alluring or austere | apparitions or acolytes |
| 2 | ailing or antlered | abomination or artist |
| 3 | abandoned or angry | antiquarian or author |
| 4 | amnesiac or aberrant | automaton or avenger |
| 5 | animated or agonised | assistants or aunts |
| 6 | ageless or abusive | adept or archaeologist |
| 7 | accursed or attractive | angel or assassin |
| 8 | alien or abominable | agents or avians |
| 9 | addicted or ancient | adherents or animals |
| 10 | avaricious or ambitious | ancestor or amoeba |
B is for a Bizarre Butcher
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | bizarre or bleeding | butcher or basilisk |
| 2 | bargaining or boundless | bats or beings |
| 3 | broken or beseeching | broker or barrister |
| 4 | bloodthirsty or berserk | banshee or backpacker |
| 5 | beckoning or blind | beasts or bugbears |
| 6 | bewitching or babbling | brood or boss |
| 7 | brittle or banished | berserkers or beggars |
| 8 | brutal or batlike | brutes or bodyguards |
| 9 | boneless or bound | blob or blasphemer |
| 10 | breeding or brave | burglars or beetles |
C is for a Cadaverous Conjurer
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cadaverous or clicking | conjurer or companion |
| 2 | chained or corrupt | coven or collector |
| 3 | compelling or condemned | converts or creatures |
| 4 | confusing or creepy | clown or changeling |
| 5 | cruel or chopping | clairvoyant or cat |
| 6 | carnal or collared | confessor or charlatan |
| 7 | cryptic or clueless | cultists or captives |
| 8 | captivating or convincing | crow or construct |
| 9 | cursed or contaminated | cadaver or clone |
| 10 | chanting or cavorting | chemist or cambion |
D is for Devouring Disciples
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | devouring or disappearing | disciples or dolls |
| 2 | devious or depraved | dancer or dealer |
| 3 | disturbing or destructive | diplomat or dhampir |
| 4 | dismembering or decaying | director or devotee |
| 5 | desperate or doomed | detective or demigod |
| 6 | demented or dancing | dog or demonologist |
| 7 | decrepit or defeated | doppelganger or driver |
| 8 | defiling or disfigured | dancers or doubles |
| 9 | disembodied or dying | demon or detective |
| 10 | diabolical or determined | drifter or doctor |
E is for an Ethereal Entity
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ethereal or enticing | entity or exorcist |
| 2 | enigmatic or ensnaring | elder evil or engraver |
| 3 | elderly or eerie | enforcers or extremeists |
| 4 | empty or educated | explorer or evangelist |
| 5 | embracing or extreme | embalmer or eternal |
| 6 | enduring or enraged | elders or entertainers |
| 7 | enthralling or enchanting | exiles or experiments |
| 8 | endless or everlasting | emissary or engineer |
| 9 | embittered or engulfing | enchanter or eccentric |
| 10 | eldritch or encrusted | enemies or extras |
Random Letters
If you don't have a particular letter in mind, or need a random one for a particular reason, this is a table of them.
The letters are not weighted in any way, with an equal chance of getting any letter table.
| d100 | |
|---|---|
| 1-4 | A |
| 5-8 | B |
| 9-12 | C |
| 13-16 | D |
| 17-20 | E |
| 21-24 | F |
| 25-28 | G |
| 29-32 | H |
| 33-36 | I |
| 37-40 | J |
| 41-44 | K |
| 45-48 | L |
| 49-52 | M |
| 53-56 | N |
| 57-60 | O |
| 61-64 | P |
| 65-68 | Q |
| 69-72 | R |
| 73-76 | S |
| 77-80 | T |
| 81-84 | U |
| 85-88 | V |
| 89-92 | W |
| 93-96 | Y |
| 97-100 | Z and X |
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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