Random Nations

This page serves as a quick and convenient way to create a random nation, similar to the way the Random Characters generator creates a character. Each nation consists of certain random elements within specific categories. These random elements in turn link to specific Arcana Wiki pages which have the appropriate tag (so that the Random Generator can find them).

This Random Generator is intended to get your creative juices flowing, not restrain you. Thus, discard anything that doesn't fit your own ideas!

As an example on how to use it, see the essay "Using the Random Nations Generator". Further examples ranging from constructing small villages to whole planets can be found on this blog

Note: The Random Page function presently does not refresh very often, so wait one or more minutes before reloading the page.

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Government

This section covers the government and major organizations that exert power over the nation and the way people live.

Type of Government

All societies have some way of getting things done as a whole, and the type of government describes this aspect. However, few societies are examples of "pure" government types, so aspects of two or more government forms might be evident.

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This category is based on the various types of government listed on the Government entry. If you do create such entries, give them the rng_government tag.

1 Type of Government

Choose this tab to give your nation a single government type, that's (relatively) easy to understand and envision.

Exilarchy Basic Information An Exilarchy is a government which is established for or rules over a religious or ethnic diaspora rather than ruling from the origin of this group. Sources Bibliography 1....

d6 Government Types

Complex political systems and coalition governments can be made using this tab. Simply roll a d6, and use that many forms of government off the top of the list. You may combine them for a complicated hybrid governement, or assign each government type to a different county or region within the nation.

Noocracy Basic Information A Noocracy, or aristocracy of the wise , as defined by Plato, is a social and political system that is based on the priority of human mind . Sources Bibliography 1. Wikipedia... Demarchy Basic Information Demarchy is a system of government where important government positions are filled by random lot from an available pool of citizens. Sources Bibliography 1. Wikipedia entry Game... Authoritarianism Here is naught unproven —- here is naught to learn. It is written what shall fall if the King return: He shall mark our goings, question whence we came, Set his guards about us, as in Freedom's name.... Plutocracy Basic Information A Plutocracy is a form of government where wealth directly translates into political power. This may mean that wealthy people automatically get more votes than poor ones, or that it... Consociational State Basic Information A Consociational State is a state which has major splits along ethnic, religious, cultural, or linguistic lines in a way that keeps one group from dominating the others, but which... Ethnocracy Basic Information Ethnocracy is a form of government where members of one particular ethnic group hold disproportionate power in the government itself and use that power to benefit that group to the...

Powerful Organizations

This category lists powerful and/or famous organizations of the nation. As many of the possible entries are real world organizations, alter them to make them fit into your setting.

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If you want to add new organizations to this generator, write up appropriate entries for them and give them the rng_org tag. Pick organizations which could relatively easily be altered to different settings.

1 Organization

If you choose this tab, this organization holds tremendous power. They may control the government, the church, or other major aspects of society, either openly or covertly.

Deep State Basic Information The Deep State is said to be a group of powerful, anti-democratic forces within Turkey, consisting of members of the Turkish intelligence agencies, military, security, judges, and...

d10 Organizations

It may be helpful to assume that the higher the organization is on this list, the greater their influence and/or larger their membership.

International Peace Mission Movement Basic Information This was a group founded by Father Divine in 1919. They lived together- first in a house on Long Island and then in a series of hotels that they ran throughout the movement. The... Unit 731 Basic Information Durning WWII The Imperial Japanese Army conducted covert human experimentation (1937-1945) including biological and chemical warfare research and development, and as a result managed... Drug Cartel Basic Information Drug cartels are criminal organizations developed with the primary purpose of promoting and controlling drug trafficking operations. They range from loosely-managed agreements among... Human Terrain Team Basic Information Human Terrain Teams are anthropologists who accompany combat brigades Military of the United States to understand the cultural landscape of a region where the United States... Group of 8 Basic Information The Group of 8 is made up of the world’s leading industrial countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK, USA and Russia). The head of the G8 countries meet each year to... Private Military Company Basic Information A private military company (PMC) is a company that offers expertise or services of a military nature, often including mercenaries. Besides hiring out men with weapons, a PMC may also... Garden Gnome Liberationists Basic Information Garden gnome liberationists are groups that liberate garden gnomes from private gardens and releasing them back into their natural habitats . These groups are primarily active in... Oprichnik Basic Information An Oprichnik is a member of the secret police and death squads in service of Tsar Ivan the Terrible. Fun facts about the Oprichniks Oprichniks dressed in black monastic habits, and... De Beers Basic Information The De Beers Group is the market leader in mining and trading diamonds and maintained a global near-monopoly for much of the 20th century, either convincing competitors to join them... Corporation Basic Information In law a business undertaking in which financial and legal liability is limited by law such that the owners are liable to lose only the sum total of their investment in the company...

Major Personalities

Each nation has its share of powerful or famous individuals.

Use the entries in the following tabs as inspiration for such individuals. Only a very weird dimension-hopping or time-travel game would feature the actual people mentioned here. Instead, use the listings here as a inspirational concept to emulate when designing your own NPCs.

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This category is primarily fed by entries from the People page, though some entries from the Fictional Characters page might qualify as well. If you want to add new people to this generator, write up appropriate entries for them and give them the rng_people tag.

1 Person

P. T. Barnum Murphy was loitering on a streetcorner on Broadway when one of the passers-by stopped to look at him: a middle-aged man with a halo of curly brown hair surrounding a balding head, a prosperous...

d10 People

Delphine LaLaurie Basic Information Delphine LaLaurie often simply referred to as Madame LaLaurie was a New Orleans socialite and serial killer who lived from 1775 to 18421. She was born Delphine Macarty, daughter of... White House Gunfighters Basic Information Theodore Roosevelt was somewhat more badass than your average President of the United States. He was also real big into law and order1 and overall strongly pro-police. Roosevelt... P. T. Barnum Murphy was loitering on a streetcorner on Broadway when one of the passers-by stopped to look at him: a middle-aged man with a halo of curly brown hair surrounding a balding head, a prosperous... Living Parable John Daniel told us all how we could be free John Daniel taught us all a better way for you and me He came to us in our own way so we'd be sure to see He had the light and essence of the man from... Alexis Carrel Basic Information Alexis Carrel was a French surgeon, biologist, and advocate of eugenics who was awarded the Nobel Prize for his medical work. In his book L'Homme, cet inconnu (Man, The Unknown) he... Doctor Dolittle Basic Information John Dolittle was not particularly happy working as a doctor in the tiny English village of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh. He was shy, introverted, and didn't get along particularly well... Tubal-Cain Basic Information Tubal-Cain is the great-great-great-great-grandson of Cain. He may have invented metal-smithing, assuming you take your bible literally, and that you don't think anyone else might... Stone-Flying Wizard Basic Information The Stone-Flying Wizard is a wizard (or other magic-user) deemed responsible for the creation or positioning of megaliths. Only a handful of examples occur in folklore and myth, and... Rabbi Judah Loew Over his son's cradle, honourable Rabbi Bezalel said: He was born to bring us consolation, to give us strength and comfort. At his birth a happy star was lit up. He will help us where help will seem... Hamlet Prince Of Denmark To be, or not to be. That is the question. Wm Shakespeare Basic Information The most famous of the plays of William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark tells the story of a...

Major Political Issues

Each nation has "hot" political issues which are argued and fought over (physically or not). Use the entries in the following tabs as inspiration for what issues could divide your nation - or which are simply in the minds of the public at the moment.

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This category is primarily fed by news entries from the List of Centuries page. If you want to add new political issues to this generator, write up appropriate entries for them and give them the rng_politics tag.

1 Issue

WikiLeaks Posts Mysterious ‘Insurance’ File Summary July 30, 2010: Shortly after releasing more than 77,000 thousand secret documents on the Afghanistan War - and facing strong criticism from the government of the United States for it - the...

d10 Issues

Ugly Battle Has Librarians In Oak Brook Turning To Teamsters Summary October 1, 2009: A criminal attorney in Oak Brook, Illinois named Constantine Connie Xinos has made it his personal mission to stop the local public library. He has unsuccessfully voted... Laptops took thousands of images Summary April 15, 2010: A school in Lower Merion, Pennsylvania has installed a tracking system into school laptops without the students' knowledge, which can be activated remotely - allegedly to track... Seven Riddles Suggest A Secret City Beneath Tokyo Summary March 1, 2003: A Japanese journalist has discovered hints that there might be an underground city below Tokyo, with a multitude of tunnels hidden from official maps. He claims that the... Hadron Collider II Planned For Circle Line Summary April 1,2010: The administration of the London Underground is in talk with the administration of CERN to build a new particle accelerator in the Circle Line of the Underground, similar to the... Off The Grid Basic Information Off The Grid is a philosophy whose adherents attempt to live without getting involved with the government or other authorities. Depending on where and when you are, this can be... Somalia's pirate problem grows more rampant Summary October 31, 2008: As Somalia-based piracy has become more rampant, the rest of the world tries to fight it more effectively after pirates have stolen a shipload of Soviet-era tanks from an... Storm in South Korea over Jang Ja-yeon's suicide Summary April 1, 2009: After a Korean soap opera star committed suicide, allegations came to light that her agent had forced her to have sex with many important managers and personalities in the... Australia hit hard by mining slump Summary March 31, 2009: The Ravensthorpe nickel mine in Australia was forced to close down due to the economic downturn, signaling the end of the recent resource boom in Australia and possibly leading... Californians are sinking themselves Summary July 2, 2009: Unable to pay for vital services, the government of state of California has started to issue IOUs to its debtors so that it can be able to function. The current financial... Is A Terminator Scenario Possible? Summary May 21, 2009: Various science fiction authors and leading experts in the fields of robotics and artificial intelligence are asked whether a Robot War scenario is possible, and outline some of...

Major Projects

Some nations have major national projects they pursue towards specific goals. There is some overlap with Organizations above, but projects are more about achieving certain goals than a general political, ideological, or economic motivation. Use the entries in the following tabs as inspiration.

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If you want to add new projects to this generator, write up appropriate entries for them and give them the rng_project tag.

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1 Project

Peaceful Nuclear Explosions Basic Information Like convenitional explosives, nuclear bombs could be put in use other than killing one's enemies during the wartime. Most of the major nuclear countries were pondering such use for...

d6 Projects

Research Show Robots Forming Human-like Societies Summary May 19, 2009: Scientists in Switzerland have used an evolutionary approach to create robots with distinct personalities and societies. They let the robots freely roam in an area with food ... China's Island Factory Summary September 9, 2014: In order to enforce its claims on vast swathes of the South Chinese Sea, China is building whole new islands there in shallow reef regions and fortifying them. This puts... Triangular Trade trinkets to Africa, slaves to Jamaica, rum and tobacco back again and again and again (from) The Bristol Slaver Show of Hands Basic Information The triangular trade was the economic model in... Are You Evil? Profiling That Which Is Truly Wicked Summary October 27, 2008: Cognitive scientists are trying to create a computer character which is pure Evil to better understand the nature of Evil. See Also Artificial Intelligence Evil Tropes ... Global Consciousness Project Basic Information The Global Consciousness Project is an ongoing scientific project to examine whether events that provoke strong global emotional response among humans will create a deviation from... Military Basic Information A military represents the authorized armed forces of a nation that can react to real or perceived outside threats, such as wars. For a list of Bases, Bunkers, and Facilities, see...

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Economy

This section covers the commerce, artisans, technology, and economic system of the nation.

Tech Level

To be added later.

Type of Economy

This category lists the type of economy the nation has.

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If you want to add new types of economic systems to the generator, go to the Economic system page, add new entries, and give them the rng_economy tag.

1 Type of Economy

Just-in-Time Socialism Basic Information Just-in-Time Socialism is a proposed form of economic system based on Socialist economics. It seeks to do away with the traditional inefficiency of Socialism - namely, that it is...

d6 Types of Economy

Grain-based Local Currency Basic Information Grain-based Local Currency refers both to a form of monetary unit, and to one of the earliest economic systems to supplant pure barter. In such a system, money is minted/printed to... Georgism Basic Information Georgism (aka Geoism) is a philosophy and economic system centered around the concept that land belongs to the people collectively. As an economic system, a Georgist nation would... Utopia Basic Information In his 1516 book, A Truly Golden Little Book, No Less Beneficial Than Entertaining, of the Best State of a Republic, and of the New Island Utopia, English writer Thomas More... Colonial Economy Basic Information The Monopoly by Royal Decree system was applied in the Colonial Era, and it shaped (warped, even) the economy of the colonies. Most colonies were established by Charter Companies as... Barter Basic Information Barter is an economic system whereby goods and services are directly exchanged in trade - for example a mountain man trading cloth and tools to the natives in exchange for furs.... Monopoly By Royal Decree Basic Information A Monopoly by Royal Decree is a form of Legal Monopoly sanctioned or instituted by a King or other Royalty. Say there's several people manufacturing playing cards. As King, I pick my...

Major Products and Exports

No nation exists in a vacuum. This part of the generator lists various trade goods - whether raw resources or advanced machinery. It is subdivided into several categories: raw resources, pre-industrial items, modern trade goods, sci-fi or futuristic items, and fantasy items. Use the tabs appropriate to your genre and setting. It helps make your nation more "real" if you use to use a few (d6?) items from earlier and simpler categories, as well. For example, a modern nation might mostly export modern items, but no doubt also has some natural resources to exploit.

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If you want to add types of raw resources to this generator, write up appropriate entries for them and give them the rng_resource tag.
For pre-industrial trade goods, give them the rng_pitg tag.
For modern trade goods, give them the rng_mtg tag.
For sci-fi trade goods, give them the rng_sftg tag.
For fantasy trade goods, give them the rng_ftg tag.

1d6 raw resources

Iron Basic Information Iron is one of the most common elements on earth, but interestingly it occurs almost exclusively as various rocky ores that requires significant processing to extract the metal... Metal Basic Information Metal is a category of element, material or chemical with the following properties: Metals conduct heat and electricity relatively well (and some specific metals do so extremely... Sheep I have wood for sheep - (archetypal Settlers of Catan player) Basic Information Sheep (singular also sheep) are ruminating, quadruped ungulates kept as livestock. The archaeological record suggests... Datura Basic Information The name Datura can refer either to a family of plants comprising nine species of Solanaceae or to the blend of toxic alkaloids that can be extracted from them. The plants appear to... Mummia Basic Information Mummia is a form of bitumen (a resource similar to pitch or resin) that was available long ago in Persia. It's a dark viscous liquid that was used as a form of medicine or folk... Tinder Basic Information Tinder is an essential part of the fire-lighting process - it is the material that is ignited by the initial spark and from which the fire lighter expects the flame to propagate to...

1d6 pre-industrial trade goods

Full Plate Armour Basic Information Full plate armour emerged in the late middle ages and early renaissance and consisted of a comprehensive and fully articulated set of plate armour. Expect every element of plate to... Bow Basic Information The bow1 is an ancient missile weapon consisting - at its simplest - of a length of flexible wood2, bent into a curve and strung across the arc with a cord3. The user notches the... Candlefish Basic Information The candlefish - also known as eulachon or oolichan is a fish native to the American Pacific Coast which played a significant part in the pre-Columbian economy and continued to do so... Honey Basic Information Honey is a concentrated sugar syrup produced by several kinds of eusocial insects (mostly bees) as a food store. Honey stores are usually produced by foraging members of the... Bread Here is bread, which strengthens man's heart, and therefore is called The Staff Of Life. Matthew Henry There are people in the world so hungry that God cannot appear to them except in the form of... Jazerant Basic Information Jazerant is a (transliterated Turkish) name for a type of armour consisting of a layer of chainmail between two of cloth or leather, very popular in medieval Turkey and Persia but...

1d6 modern trade goods

Rotorcraft Basic Information A rotorcraft is a heavier-than-air flying machine that uses lift generated by wings, called rotor blades, that revolve around a mast. Rotorcraft may also include static lifting... Cased Ammunition Basic Information Cased Ammunition evolved from powder and shot ammunition during the course of the nineteenth century and is the current state of the art for the feeding of firearms, despite some... Detonator Basic Information A small, sealed package of primary high explosive which is fired to set off a much larger charge of secondary explosive. Triacetone triperoxide, hexamine citrate, various picrates... Less-Lethal Weapon UNATCO Troop 1: Denton! Hey, it’s Denton! UNATCO Troop 2: You want these? JC Denton: What? UNATCO Troop 1: Give’m the grenades! UNATCO Troop 2: Look, I know he’s your brother, but-. UNATCO... Rocket (Projectile) Basic Information A rocket is a projectile driven by a high speed jet formed from its reacted propellant (a rocket engine). This page is only about the projectile kind - for the vehicle see Rocket... Knife Rule 9: Never go anywhere without a knife. Gibb's Rules NCIS Basic Information A knife is a hand-held short blade which can be used as both a tool and a weapon. Beyond that, a knife is hard to...

1d6 sci-fi trade goods

EATR Basic Information The Energetically Autonomous Tactical Robot ( EATR ) is a planned robot sponsored by the Pentagon which can acquire its own fuel by eating organic material in its vicinity - up to... Nanotechnology Basic Information Nanotech is technology on the incredibly small scale. This may be robots or computers (often called nanites, nanobot, or nanomachine), but the broad term nanotechnology also... Smart Locking Firearms Basic Information The concept of smart locking is a recent innovation designed to be attached to a firearm and to prevent the weapon from being used (except in the capacity as an improvised melee... Programmable Matter Basic Information A technology known as 'quantum dots' allows electrons to be trapped into structures similar to atoms, but much larger, and with adjustable properties. When an electrical current is... Aircraft Basic Information Sources An aircraft is a type of vehicle that is capable of flight via being supported by planetary atmosphere. Vehicles which use thrust instead of lift to overcome gravity (such as... Funktiontide Basic Information The Funktiontide is a prototype robotic pillow close to the size of humans. It can move and change shape depending on how you hold it. In a demonstration video a man is seen holding...

1d6 fantasy trade goods

Soul Jar Basic Information A Soul Jar is an object which holds all or part of a person's soul (or life, or heart) outside of their body, making that person immortal and/or invulnerable. It may offer direct... Magic Staff A wizard's staff has a knob on the end, knob on the end, knob on the end A wizard's staff has a knob on the ennndddd! What he does with it is magic! A wizard's staff has a knob on the end And runes... Orichalcum Basic Information According to Plato's dialogue Critias, one of the more notable natural resources of the Lost Continent of Atlantis was a material called orichalcum. It was mined there and had a... Censer Basic Information A censer is a vessel designed for the burning of incense. Censers come in a variety of shapes and sizes from small, hand-held devices that double as hand-warmers (popular in Tibet... Religious Text Basic Information Most religions have a body of lore that grow up around it; stories, statements of doctrine, liturgy, prayers, teachings; the amassed wisdom of the faith. In pre-literate societies,... Homunculi Basic Information A homunculus1 is traditionally a form of artificial life created by alchemy or magic. Vaguely human shaped, the homunculus serves as a companion, helper and possibly a surrogate...

Major Imports

These categories are identical to those listed under "Exports", except that the nation has sufficient need of these trade goods to import them in significant quantities instead of exporting them.

1d10 raw resources

Mana Basic Information Mana (not to be confused with manna) is a concept of mystical energy found amongst the peoples of the Pacific Ocean and similar to the Oriental idea of chi (qi/ki/whatever). Mana... Silver Basic Information Silver is an elemental metal, white and lustrous in its pure form and closely related to both copper and gold. Historically, silver has been considered a precious metal - typically... Whale Farewell to Tarwathie Adieu Mormond Hill And the dear land of Crimmond I bid you farewell I'm bound off for Greenland And ready to sail In hopes to find riches In hunting the whale (from) Farewell to... Acacia As the thriftless gold of the babul1, so is the gold that we spend On a Derby Sweep , or our neighbor's wife, or the horse that we buy from a friend Certain Maxims of Hafiz: Number 12 Rudyard Kipling ... Wool Basic Information Wool is, crudely put, sheep hair and has a long and extensive tradition of being appropriated by humans for use in textiles. The term may also be extended to the hair of other... Moly Basic Information According to Greek mythology, the herb Moly was said to be a rare but powerful plant with the ability to protect the user from hostile magic. Homer depicts the herb as white flowered... Sheep I have wood for sheep - (archetypal Settlers of Catan player) Basic Information Sheep (singular also sheep) are ruminating, quadruped ungulates kept as livestock. The archaeological record suggests... Amber Basic Information Amber is a biologically derived precious stone which consists of fossilised tree resin. Most forms of amber are clear - or at least translucent - and of a shade between orange and... Metal Basic Information Metal is a category of element, material or chemical with the following properties: Metals conduct heat and electricity relatively well (and some specific metals do so extremely... Garlic Basic Information Garlic is a herb of the allium family, closely related to onions and shallots, which is used almost world wide as a seasoning, a food in its own right or for medical or spiritual...

1d10 pre-industrial trade goods

Kumis Basic Information Kumis is an alcoholic drink fermented from milk - traditionally the milk of mares but cow's milk is used for industrial production. The drink is native to the central Asian steppes... Morning Star Note: this entry is about the weapon, THE Morning Star is the planet Venus, when it rises early in the morning before sunrise. It is also a title sometimes assigned to The Devil usually in the post... Vinegar Basic Information Vinegar is, essentially, wine that has spoiled to the degree that all or most of the alcohol has oxidised to acetic acid. For the purposes of this page, however, we will follow the... Cochineal Basic Information Cochineal is a red dyestuff made from the bodies and eggs of a scale insect native to South America and in many ways similar to the Carmine dye of the Old World. The insects are... Baldachin Basic Information A baldachin is a canopy-of-state. That is, a canopy overhanging a throne, and then draping a tapestry behind and possibly on each side of, the throne. For the complete package, you'd... Fungus Basic Information Fungi are a unique kingdom in nature that basically recycle all the organic crap that's made by plants and animals; that's why they're also known as decomposers . They can be found... Alcoholic Spirits Get you a copper kettle, get you a copper coil Fill it with new made corn mash and never more you'll toil You'll just lay there by the juniper while the moon is bright Watch them jugs a-filling in the... Conestoga Wagon Basic Information A Conestoga Wagon is a particularly advanced form of Covered Wagon that first appeared in the early 1750s in Pennsylvania. Form The Conestoga Wagon is shaped somewhat like a boat,... Bamboo Technology My favorite's the Professor He always saves their butts; He could build a nuclear reactor Out of a couple of coconuts. Gilligan's Isle Thing Weird Al Yankovic Basic Information Bamboo... Mad Honey Basic Information Mad Honey is honey contaminated with toxins derived from the source plant. For example, if the bees that made it gathered pollen from rhododendrons or other ericacae plants, it could...

1d10 modern trade goods

Incense Frankincense to offer have I Incense owns a Deity nigh Prayer and praising, all men raising Worship Him, God most high (from) We Three Kings, J. H. Hopkins Jr. Basic Information Incense is any one of... Cider Sweet cyder is a great thing, A great thing to me, Spinning down to Weymouth town By Ridgway thirstily, And maid and mistress summoning Who tend the hostelry: O cyder is a great thing, A great thing... Aerodyne Basic Information An aerodyne is a heavier-than-air aircraft, deriving lift from dynamic motion through the air. Subtypes Fan Wing Fixed Wing Aircraft Glider Propeller Aircraft Jet Aircraft ... Krummlauf Basic Information The krummlauf was a curved, replacement barrel designed to be fitted to the MP44/StG44 assault rifle with the intent of allowing it to fire around corners. There were various models... Furniture Basic Information Furniture (literally that which furnishes ) is a general term for the various objects that are added to a human occupied buidling to facilitate its day to day use - which would... Atomic Bomb Ripley: I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure. Aliens Now I am become Death: the destroyer of worlds J. Robert Oppenheimer, quoting from the Bhagavad... Machine Gun That's not a gun. This is a gun Whatever happens, we have got. The Maxim gun, and they have not. Hillaire Belloc The Modern Traveller (1898) Basic Information A fully automatic support weapon... Aerospace Bomb Basic Information The aerospace bomb is a weapon - usually an explosive or an incendiary device delivered to target by an aircraft. The bomb may be smart (guided) or dumb (unguided) but should not... Rocket (Projectile) Basic Information A rocket is a projectile driven by a high speed jet formed from its reacted propellant (a rocket engine). This page is only about the projectile kind - for the vehicle see Rocket... Carpet Basic Information A carpet is, broadly, a cloth designed to be used as a floor covering its actual form depending on the culture in which it was made. In general - and certainly until the industrial...

1d10 sci-fi trade goods

Inventor unveils anatomically correct fem-bot Summary December 17, 2008: A Canadian inventor has created an anatomically correct robot named Aiko in the shape of a Japanese girl. The robot can speak 13,000 phrases in English and Japanese,... Full Body Scanner Basic Information A full-body scanner is an electronic security device that that creates an image of what a person looks like under their clothes. Such machines are being used at airports and other... LittleDog Basic Information LittleDog is a quadrupedal robot developed by Boston Dynamics. It is fairly small and slow, but can transverse very uneven terrain. Its development was funded by DARPA. Sources ... Funktiontide Basic Information The Funktiontide is a prototype robotic pillow close to the size of humans. It can move and change shape depending on how you hold it. In a demonstration video a man is seen holding... Aerospace Bomb Basic Information The aerospace bomb is a weapon - usually an explosive or an incendiary device delivered to target by an aircraft. The bomb may be smart (guided) or dumb (unguided) but should not... Metal Storm Basic Information Metal Storm is a firearms engineering concept which revives a very old idea for the modern era. The key to the metal storm is the use of superposed loads - several rounds of... Less-Lethal Weapon UNATCO Troop 1: Denton! Hey, it’s Denton! UNATCO Troop 2: You want these? JC Denton: What? UNATCO Troop 1: Give’m the grenades! UNATCO Troop 2: Look, I know he’s your brother, but-. UNATCO... Nanotube-producing Bacteria Show Manufacturing Promise Summary December 10, 2007: Engineers have discovered bacteria which produce naturally semi-conducting nanotubes. It is thought that this discovery could benefit the electronics industry immensely.... Tetra Vaal Basic Information Tetra Vaal is a fictional arms manufacturing corporation based in Johannesburg, South Africa. The corporation is a significant part of the meta-fiction of Neil Blomkamp's films and... Pharm Crops Basic Information A pharm crop is a race of plants genetically engineered to produce a specific compound - either one not normally found in nature, one spliced in from a different species or a...

1d10 fantasy trade goods

Ointment Basic Information An ointment - which may also be known as a salve, topical cream or similar - is a viscous fluid designed to be applied topically to the skin for medical or cosmetic purposes. Most... Soul Jar Basic Information A Soul Jar is an object which holds all or part of a person's soul (or life, or heart) outside of their body, making that person immortal and/or invulnerable. It may offer direct... Human Mummy Confection Basic Information A Human Mummy Confection (also known as a Mellified Man) was a (possibly legendary) cure for such grievous bodily injuries as broken limbs dating to sometime before the 16th Century.... Amulet Basic Information An amulet is a piece of jewelry (traditionally a necklace) which is intended to serve a supernatural protective function, whether as a simple ward against bad luck , to invoke the... Love Potion OBERON: Take thou some of it, and seek through this grove: A sweet Athenian lady is in love With a disdainful youth; anoint his eyes; But do it when the next thing he espies May be the lady. Thou... Pharm Crops Basic Information A pharm crop is a race of plants genetically engineered to produce a specific compound - either one not normally found in nature, one spliced in from a different species or a... Ritual Tool Basic Information A ritual tool is an instrument used in ceremonial or ritual magic. Which tools are used and for what purpose, and the significance attached to them varies from tradition to... Prima Materia Basic Information An alchemical term for the formless basic substance from which all matter comes. Essentially a synonym for Iliaster. Game and Story Use In a fantasy setting, manipulation of prima... Vorpal Sword One, two! One, two! And through and through The vorpal blade went snicker-snack! He left it dead, and with its head He went galumphing back. Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carrol Basic... Athame Basic Information A athame is a ritual tool used in ceremonial magic in the shape of a knife. For reasons explained below it is not normally an effective knife as knives go and, according to some...

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Religion

This section will help you choose or create the dominant religion(s) of your nation.

Forms of Worship

This aspect does not cover which entity is worshiped, but how - it describes the form religion takes in a society, whether the overall structure of the faith or specific observances which are of great cultural significance.

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If you want to add forms of worship to this generator, write up appropriate entries for them and give them the rng_religion tag.

1 Form of Worship

If you choose this tab, the single most important form of worship (or religious principle) in the nation's dominant religion is:

Flagellant Basic Information A flagellant is one who performs acts of violent self-mortification (such as flogging themselves1) for religious and/or theurgic purposes. The self-mortification may serve as public...

d10 Forms of Worship

Complex religions can be built from this tab. Just roll a die, and use the top x items on the list.

Mark Of Cain The LORD said, What have you done? Listen! Your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground. Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother's... Pieces Of God and may the piece of God which passes all understand what? Yes piece I checked Basic Information Is there a God? What happens when we die? Why does all the matter in the universe gravitate... Coded Myth Basic Information Coded Myth refers to the notion that classical works of mythology or religion may have secrets encoded within them. The goofy stories of lusty Gods may have meanings that go beyond... Quiverfull Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their opponents in court.... Canoe Burial Basic Information Canoe burial is a funerary practice best exemplified by the Amerindian peoples of the Pacific NorthWest. Presumably there is an appropriate indigenous term for the practice, but... Shaman Basic Information A shaman is one who routinely interacts with spirits, whether for solely religious reasons or to work theurgy with their assistance. Some shamen are natural mediums whilst others use... Baptism Basic Information Baptism is the religious practice of consecrating a new member to a specific religion with the use of water. In the real world, this is a highly signficant rite for Christianity and... Necromancy Basic Information Necromancy1 is a form of divination magic which involves calling up and consulting the spirits of the dead, either about information they knew in life or because the dead are thought... "Beasts of Battle" motif Basic Information In the poetry and mythology of the anglo-saxons, germans and norse peoples, there is a recurring shared theme of three species of animal being mentioned just before, or in... Human Sacrifice Basic Information Much like animal sacrifice turned up to eleven, a human sacrifice is the destruction of a human life as a gift or payment to some supernatural power. Where non-human sapients exist,...

Worshiped Entities

This category lists the various entities that are worshiped by the people.

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This category draws on the Mythological Characters and List of Mythologies sections. If you want to add new entities to be worshiped to this generator, write up appropriate entries for them and give them the rng_deity tag.

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Monotheism

Use this tab to create a single monotheistic religion based upon the deity listed below. Could represent true monotheism, or just indicate the dominant cult within a larger pantheon.

Cthulhu Ktulu! / Ktulu's so he-ea-ea-a-avy / he's driving you mad. / He's driving you mad! / He's driving you. / Hyeah! / He's so / Heavy! / Heavy! / Heavy! / Yeah! - Ktulu (He's So Heavy) by Beatallica...

Dualism or Competing Religions

This tab could indicate a "Creator" figure and the "Evil" they oppose. Alternately, the first entry could be the dominant monotheism, and the second entry is worshiped by a heretical cult, or other officially suppressed minority religion.

Aztec Mythology Basic Information At the moment, this page is just a stub, index, or placeholder. If you know information about Aztec mythology, please contribute to this page. People and Creatures Acolnahuacatl, or... Janus Basic Information Janus (or Ianus) is a very important God of Rome. Janus is the god of doors and gates, and much more stemming from that. Every expedition, adventure, enterprise and quest must start...

Pantheon of d20 Worshiped Entities

The size of the pantheon can be dictated by a die roll. Unless something else better suits your needs, assume the higher the entity is listed on this chart, the greater their importance within the nation. The first entry could well be the head of the pantheon, filling a role similar to Zeus or Odin in the Greek or Norse pantheons.

Spirit Basic Information A spirit is a typically insubstantial type of creature that resides in our world, or in some sort of parallel Spirit World. Typical interpretations of the spirit world by cultures... Norse Mythology Basic Information Norse mythology is the best-preserved subset of Germanic Mythology. It covers the myths and folklore of Scandinavia, including the regions of Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland. ... Vanth Basic Information Vanth is an Etruscan goddess who served as psychopomp and herald of death. Later, as the Etruscan culture developed, she also became the goddess of Justice. There's no real... Cronus Basic Information A titan from Greek Mythology, Cronus was the father of Demeter, Hera, Hades, Hestia, Poseidon, and Zeus (all by his sister Rhea). At the bidding of Gaia, he castrated his father... Mars (Mythology) For the planet, see Mars. Basic Information Mars is commonly referred to as the Roman version of Ares, but that really doesn't do justice to Mars. Ares was a violent and bloodthirsty figure, and... The Hecate Sisters Basic Information The three Hecate Sisters are a trio of goddesses or other mythological characters that represent three stages of feminine power or sexuality: usually depicted as maiden, mother and... Lilith Basic Information Lilith was originally a demonic Sumerian night spirit, who preyed on women and young children. She often appeared as a beautiful woman, sexually preying on men as they slept. She was... Enki Basic Information Enki, a deity worshiped in ancient Mesopotamia, was originally the patron god of the city of Eridu, but his worship later spread throughout the region. His portfolio included crafts,... The Grim Reaper Basic Information In folklore, The Grim Reaper is the personification of Death. He is usually dictated as carrying a scythe and is a skeleton wearing a black cloak. In this form, Death is not seen as... Nyx Nyx is a protogenoi, which means that she is one of the first beings. She is the goddess of night and mist, thought to be frightening because she is said to have a dark veil covering her and swirls of... Apollo Basic Information Apollo is one of the sun-gods of Greek Mythology (he shares this duty with Helios and the titan Hyperion). Appropriately enough, one of his titles (or epithets at least) was Phoebus... Angels, Demons and Squid Basic Information Angels, Demons and Squid is a fantasy religion trope whereby the universe is divided not between good and evil - or even law and chaos, but between three powers. A common trichotomy1... Leinth Basic Information In Etruscan Mythology, Leinth is one of many goddesses of death and the underworld. The Etruscans had quite a fixation on the afterlife, and much of their pantheon is devoted to it.... Lasa Basic Information In Etruscan Mythology, the Lasa were the handmaids of Turan (the primary Etrsucan goddess of love). They form Turan's entourage and court. We don't know much about them, because so... Mithra Basic Information This article is a stub. Please expand on it! Mithra is the Zoroastrian Yazata (meaning angelic figure or deity) of light and contracts, the protector of cattle, water and truth. The... Native American Mythology Basic Information Native American Mythology is the folklore, beliefs, myths and stories of the indigenous peoples of the New World. There are hundreds of cultures falling into this category. By Region... Karun Basic Information To put it simply, Karun is the Etruscan Mythology equivalent of Charon of Greek Myth.But it's really not that simple. Their names are nearly identical, and they appear to the dead,... Carthaginian Mythology Basic Information Carthaginian Mythology refers to the religion and mythology of Ancient Carthage. Owing to the settlement and founding of Carthage by the Phoenicians, a Semitic-language-speaking... Anu Basic Information Anu was a deity worshiped in ancient Mesopotamia and was the earliest recorded sky father figure. He was believed to rule the gods, spirits, demons, and constellations of the sky.... Kokopelli Basic Information His image is found on rock carvings, paintings and pottery throughout the American South-West: the figure of a dancer, bent over and hunch-backed, his hair (or maybe a headdress)...

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People

This section covers the demographics, culture, history, and even (if needed) species of the inhabitants of the random nation.

Major Races/Species

Many settings have an all-human population. If you permit different races, open this tab to add various non-human species or races. Naturally, since this random generator will widely mix races from mythology and fiction, the results will require some interpretation. Use the beings listed here as a base model and don't be afraid to alter the descriptions for your own campaign. For example, if you want to run a science fiction setting but come up with "Elf" as one of the species, then make a Recycled In Space variant of elves with similar traits but a science fiction veneer.

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This category is primarily powered by entries of sapient races/species from the Mythological Creatures and Fictional Creatures pages. If you want to add new races to this generator, write up appropriate entries for them and give them the rng_race tag.

No nonstandard races/species

Assumed to be humans unless the nature of your campaign dictates otherwise.

1 Major race/species

If you choose this tab, your nation's primary species is:

Human Basic Information Humans are the sole known sapient species to currently populate Earth. All members of the human species together are known as humanity. For our not-quite-human prehistoric ancestors...

d10 Major races/species

The nation is primarily populated by members of the following species. Roll 1d10, and use that many races off the top of the list. Unless some other ratio would better fit your purposes, assume the order listed is roughly in order from most population to least.

Bugbear Basic Information The Bugbear is a creature of Anglo-Celtic legend, etymologically a goblin or spirit bear1, often fulfilling the same narrative role as the bogeyman - an abductor and minatory device... Kitsune (Pl. Kitsune; Key-tsoo-neh) Basic Information The Kitsune is a mythological being of Eastern creation. This creature is a single, or multi-tailed (up to nine) Fox. Stories call them rain spirits, and... Vanir Basic Information The gods and goddesses of Norse Mythology can be roughly divided into two pantheons, the Aesir and Vanir. The Vanir are an All-Fertility Pantheon. Every member of the Vanir is, to... Nymph Basic Information Nymphs are beautiful woman-like beings most famously found bathing in streams. The original source of the nymph appears to be Greek mythology where they are a class of nature spirit,... Succubus Basic Information The succubus is a manifestation of the archetypal she-demon which seduces men by night and, depending on the tradition, may or may not also kill babies in their sleep. The name,... Vampire Basic Information Vampires are according to most folklore and fiction blood-sucking nocturnal creatures of at least vaguely human-like appearance. It is hard to define a vampire since in legends the... Minotaur Basic Information The mythical Minotaur or Bull of Minos 1 was the son of Pasiphae (Queen of Crete) and a bull, originally intended for sacrifice to the gods which her husband had instead kept for... Winged Reptilian Basic Information Some members of the Draconian Serpent race of Reptilians posses wings; presumably leathery ones similar to the pterodactyl. This article is a stub. Perhaps someone more knowledgeable... Shape Shifters Fast And Wise Animals Basic Information These creatures can be found throughout the mythology of many different regions. Then tend to be poor looking animals; the ones that appear to be old and decrepit or underfed. The... Pooka WILSON: [reading from an encyclopedia] P O O K A - Pooka - from old Celtic mythology - a fairy spirit in animal form - always very large. The pooka appears here and there - now and then - to this one...

Significant Creatures

This category lists the major "monsters" which might appear in this nation. If you want such monsters to appear in it, open the tab at the appropriate number and use it to build your encounter tables. Again, use these creatures as inspiration instead of trying to adhere to them slavishly - alter or throw out anything that doesn't fit into your campaign.

Sapient creatures might also appear here, in addition to the "Major race/species" category above. In this case, it means that those creatures are either solitary threats or at best live together in small family units instead of forming true societies of their own. For example, "Elves" under major races means there are entire cities of elves within the nation, or elves can be found in almost every city in the nation. "Elves" under significant creatures are probably more sinister fairy-tale folk, who exist in hidden enclaves or live as deranged hermits in the deep wilds.

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This category is primarily powered by creatures from the Mythological Creatures and Fictional Creatures pages. If you want to add new creatures to this generator, write up appropriate entries for them and give them the rng_creature tag.

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1 type of dangerous creatures

If you choose this tab, the biggest non-human threat within the nation is:

Insect Basic Information An insect is any one of a large class of arthopod animals found in most environments on earth. The many different species of insects have in common a division of the body into three...

d20 types of dangerous creatures

This tab can be used to generate your own encounter charts and wandering monster tables.

Bogeyman Basic Information The bogeyman (also referred to as the boogyman, bogyman, boogieman, boogey monster or boogeyman) is a folkloric monster, tales of which are often used as a kind of behavioural... Zombie Doctor Blake pulled on her rubber gloves and leaned over the cadaver on the table, which half an hour earlier had tried to kill us. Strictly speaking, she said, probing the body's skull with a... Chonchon Basic Information The Chonchon is a monster of South American legend (and specifically Mapuche mythology), common around Peru and Chile, that takes the form of a human head, sometimes with talons,... Demon They sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, which is across the lake from Galilee. When Jesus stepped ashore, he was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn... Pressure Spirit Basic Information Pressure spirits (German: Druckgeist ) are a category of supernatural beings from German folklore whose main mode of attack is sitting on their victims (or alternatively equipment... Boa Constrictor Basic Information A boa constrictor is a species of large snake. It is an ambush predator. This page is a Stub. Please expand upon it. Sources Bibliography 1. Wikipedia Game and Story Use Shape Shifters Fast And Wise Animals Basic Information These creatures can be found throughout the mythology of many different regions. Then tend to be poor looking animals; the ones that appear to be old and decrepit or underfed. The... Crocodile Basic Information A crocodile is a four-legged scaled carnivore that lives in or near the water. Not to be confused with the alligator. This page is a Stub. Please expand upon it. Sources ... Space Whale Basic Information This speculative fiction trope describes a large whale-like creature. In space! Really only works if space is an ocean, or if the whale has some sort of built-in genetic stardrive.... Random Animal Hybrid Basic Information This page can be used as a random generator if you want to come up with an animal hybrid, chimera, beastman or eldritch abomination. Leave the tab at 1 Animal Part if you want to... Great Old Ones Basic Information In the Cthulhu Mythos, a group of beings often mistaken for gods by less powerful races (such as humanity). The Great Old Ones are a poorly defined group (as is perhaps natural for... Leshy Basic Information The Leshy (also Lesovik) is a feral spirit of the woods from Slavic myth, similar to the green man or woodwose, the schrat and possibly the satyr. He appears as a hairy, ape like man... Mummy Basic Information A mummy is a corpse that has been sufficiently embalmed that it may now be stored in normal conditions exposed to the air without further rotting or decomposition. The term is... Grease Devil Basic Information Grease Devils are creatures believed to be attacking women in Sri Lanka, biting their necks and breasts. Historically, they were seen as thieves who only wore undergarments and... Gowrow Basic Information The Gowrow is a fictional creature first reported in the January 31, 1897 issue of the Arkansas Gazette. It was supposed to be a creature twenty feet in length with two tusks, large... Pushmi-Pullyu Lord save us! cried the duck. How does it make up its mind? The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting Basic Information Now extinct, the African Pushmi-Pullyu is certainly one of the most... Ozark Howler Basic Information The Ozark Howler, sometimes also called the Ozark Black Howler, is a mythological creature allegedly living in remote regions of Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. It is... Cyclops Basic Information In Greek Mythology, the Cyclops (plural: Cyclopes) are one-eyed giants. There are at least two groups of Cyclops in that body of myths, and they may be two different species. The... Composite Monster Basic Information A Composite Monster is a fictional or mythological creature that has features or body parts from a variety of animals. More modern creations tend to try to roughly emulate biology,... Ghoul They are neither man nor woman, They are neither brute nor human; They are ghouls (from) The Bells E.A. Poe Basic Information Something of a multifaceted sort of creature the ghoul seems to have...

Cultural Influences

This category gives you various real world or fictional cultures you can model your nation after.

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So far, this category is primarily powered by entries from the Countries pages, but other possibilities certainly exist. If you want to add new possibilities for cultural influences to this generator, write up appropriate entries for them and give them the rng_culture tag.

1 Cultural Influence

If you choose this tab, the primary influence / model for your culture will be:

Mayincatec Basic Information Mayincatec is The Theme Park Version or Hollywood History version of Central and South American Indians. Basically, the Mayan, Incan and Aztec cultures are blended together, and then...

d6 Cultural Influences

Use of this tab allows you to blend together cultures and customs that you might not otherwise think to combine. Roll a d6, and take that many off the top of the list.

Iceland Basic Information This article is a stub. Please expand on it! Cities and Towns Húsavík List of Locations Surtsey - new volcanic island off the coast See Also Norse Mythology Sources ... Ukraine Basic Information This article is a stub. Please expand on it! Locations Chernobyl Sources Bibliography 1. Wikipedia entry Game and Story Use Azerbaijan Basic Information This article is a stub. Please expand on it! See Also Event/News: A Hero’s Welcome for a Convicted Killer Reignites Tensions - an Azerbaijani murderer of an Armenian student goes... Zoroastrianism Basic Information Zoroastrianism is a dualist religion dating back to at least the 5th century BC. Its supreme deity is Ahura Mazda, the Wise Lord , who is opposed by Angra Mainyu (also called... Denmark Basic Information This article is a stub. Please expand on it! List of Denmark locations Greenland See Also Norse Mythology Sources Bibliography 1. Wikipedia entry Game and Story Use Italy Basic Information This article is a stub. Please expand on it! Towns and Cities of Italy Federation Of Damanhur See Also Truffle (fungus) - Italy is famous for those. Sources Bibliography 1....

History

This category lists famous past events of the nation. Most of these events are real world historic entries from the List of Centuries, so it is again necessary to adjust them to come up with something appropriate for your own campaign. Others are "generic events" (such as War) from elsewhere in the wiki.

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If you want to add new historic to this generator, write up appropriate entries for them and give them the rng_history tag. However, only give this tag to entries which have a significant historic impact on the nation.

1 Historic Event

Hurricane Katrina Basic Information Hurricane Katrina was a hurricane that devastated New Orleans, Louisiana on August 29, 2005. Sources Wikipedia entry Game and Story Use Used straight, surviving through Katrina and...

d20 Historic Events

You could decide on how old your nation is supposed to be by deciding on the number of historic events - with the entries which are listed first as the most recent ones.

Tsunami Basic Information A tsunami is a massive wave which is created by the displacement of large amounts of water within the ocean, usually by an underwater earthquake. While the wave amplitude on the open... Maritime Disaster Eternal Father, Strong to save, Whose arm hath bound the restless wave, Who bid'st the mighty Ocean deep Its own appointed limits keep; O hear us when we cry to thee, for those in peril on the sea. ... Black Ocean Society Basic Information The Black Ocean Society was a Japanese ultra-nationalist secret society, initially formed to resist the Meiji Restoration and the concurrent Westernisation of Japan following the... Bhopal Gas Disaster Basic Information On December 2, 1984, a gas leak at a Union Carbide pesticide factory in Bhopal, India injured over 550,000 people in the middle of the night. About 8,000 of the people affected by... Attack on Nigerian town kills hundreds Summary March 7, 2010: Roving bands of killers have attacked villages north of Lagos in Nigeria, murdering between 200 and 500 people this weekend. Most of those killed were Christians, and slain by... Titus Andronicus Basic Information Based on the Shakespeare play of the same name, Titus Andronicus is the cynic's take on the likely fate of an aspirant Cincinnatus. In the play, the titular character, a Roman... Public Domain Artifact Basic Information Public Domain Artifact is the name for the trope of using some prominent Legendary Artifact as the MacGuffin or Applied Phlebotinum of a story. Many Public Domain Artifacts are holy... Yasukuni Shrine Basic Information The Yasukuni Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is dedicated to the kami of Japanese soldiers who died fighting for the Emperor of Japan. Currently, the names of... USS Iowa Turret Explosion Basic Information On April 19, 1989, the battleship USS Iowa was performing artillery exercises near Puerto Rico when an explosion occurred in its Number Two gun turret. The explosion killed 47... Potemkin Village Basic Information Grigori Potemkin was one of the many lovers of the Empress Catherine the Great of Russia, and probably her favorite. Considering how many she had, that's saying something. In 1783,... Petrozavodsk Incident Basic Information Petrozavodsk Incident or Pertozavodsk Wonder (Russian: Петрозаводское Диво) is an anomalous event witnessed by thousands of people living across Karelia and Leningrad region of USSR.... Paracas Skulls Basic Information The Paracas Skulls are a collection of deformed, humanoid skulls found in a necropolis in Paracas in Peru. The skulls have a high, pointed dome that makes them look almost egg-shaped... Tunguska event Basic Information The Tunguska Event was a massive explosion that occurred near the Podkamennaya (Lower Stony) Tunguska River in what is now Krasnoyarsk Krai of Russia, at around 7:14 a.m. (0:14 UT,... Abraham Basic Information Abraham features in the Book of Genesis. He is widely regarded as the patriarch of Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Abraham symbolizes the man chosen by God to safeguard the holy... Portal to mythical Mayan underworld found in Mexico Summary August 15, 2008: Mexican archeologists have discovered stone temples in a cave complex, which ancient Mayans believed were a portal to the Mayan underworld Xibalba. Source Original article See... 14-year-old hit by 30,000 mph space meteorite Summary June 12, 2009: A boy in Essen, Germany has been hit by a meteorite and survived - a Million To One Chance, according to scientists. The meteorite left a scar in his hand and then caused a... SS Edmund Fitzgerald The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down Of the big lake they call Gitche Gumee The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead When the skies of November turn gloomy. Gordon Lightfoot, The... Field Of The Cloth Of Gold Basic Information For most of a month (June 7 to June 24) in 1520, Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France put on an incredible party to celebrate the peace between their nations. (They had been... Putin - The dark rise to power Summary September 6, 2009: The article alleges that the 1999 Russian apartment bombings of September 4 and September 13 in Buynaksk and on September 9 and September 13 in Moscow, and September 16 in... Know Nothing I am not a Know-Nothing—that is certain. How could I be? How can any one who abhors the oppression of negroes, be in favor of degrading classes of white people? Our progress in degeneracy appears to...

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Geography

This section deals with the land, biosphere, and geography, but also any man-made places of significant history and importance.

Dominant Terrain

This category lists the major terrain types of the nation.

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This category is primarily powered by entries from the Terrain pages. If you want to add new terrain types to this generator, write up appropriate entries for them. For real-world naturally-occuring terrain of the sort that most everyone is familiar, give them the rng_terrain tag. However, do not give this tag to entries of very localized and/or non-natural terrain, as those should instead get the rng_xterrain tag. The rng_xterrain tag is valid for magical, unearthly, and sci-fi terrain types, as well as man-made terrain and crazy rare real-world terrain features.

1 Dominant Terrain Type

Marsh Basic Information A Marsh is a wetland where most of the plants are reeds, rushes and grasses. The water is usually just a few inches deep. It's a good place to find the materials for papyrus or a...

d6 Terrain Types

Again, it may be helpful to assume that the further up the list the terrain type is listed, the larger the percentage of the nation.

Savanna Basic Information A savanna is a grassland with trees. Savannas can have fairly dense tree cover; the defining factor is that they lack a closed canopy, allowing enough light through to support the... Lake Basic Information A lake is a body of water, completely surrounded by land with no direct connection to the world ocean. A lake may be salt or fresh water - and may even be ephemeral, coming and going... Mima Mounds Basic Information Mima Mounds are a type of terrain consisting of numerous small mounds with heights reaching more than 2 meters in some cases, as well as a diameter of up to 9 meters. In some areas... Seasonal Dry Forest Basic Information A Seasonal Dry Forest is a particular subtype of Forest found in tropical and subtropical areas prone to long dry seasons broken by periodic monsoons. Once the rainy season is over,... Swamp Basic Information A swamp is a region that mixes solid land with shallow bodies of water. The water is very slow moving, and covered by abundant vegetation which in some cases may be hard to... Glacier Basic Information Glaciers are large masses of persistent ice (surviving over a time scale of many years). Glaciers are primarily found in the Antarctic, Greenland, certain other parts of the high...

d6 Exotic Terrain Types

This includes magical, unearthly, man-made, futuristic or otherwise exotic terrain types.
You may want to use a blend of Terrains from both this tab and the more mundane Terrain Types tab, so that your fictional nation retains plausible.

Mine Basic Information A mine is a location at which the primary industry of mining takes place - that is, a place where some mineral is dug out of the ground (however, stone and aggregates are... Quaking Bog Basic Information One of the more alarming types of swamp is quaking bog , in which a thick mat of floating plants, sometimes including small trees grows over the surface of a body of water,... Dungeon Forest The terror induced by forests and darkness, said a mocking voice from somewhere over her head, was called by the Ancients, Panic fear, or the fear of the great god Pan. It is interesting to observe... Dune Basic Information A dune is a hill of loose material - typically sand - created by wind deposition. Dunes are a popular - if somewhat cliched - terrain feature of sandy deserts and are also commonly... Game Jump Basic Information A game jump is a terrain feature consisting primairly of a cliff over which herd animals can be driven to their deaths to allow large numbers of them to be killed at once. This was a... Vertical Farming Basic Information Vertical Farming is a proposed method of conducting large-scale agriculture in urban high-rises. This would enable food production close to the market, save an fuel and energy as the...

Famous Locations

This category lists famous locations located within the nation. Again, use these entries as base models instead of using them directly - it won't work as well if your players recognize the landmarks from the real world.

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Apart from the Mythological Places and Fictional Places sections, this category is powered by all sorts of different locations in the listings of the various Countries. If you want to add new famous locations to this generator, write up appropriate entries for them and give them the rng_location tag. However, only give this tag to really significant locations which might be famous even outside the nation.

For unusual buildings and general classes of architecture or man-made terrain that aren't neccesarily individually significant, use the rng_arch tag, and then they'll show up in the architectural examples tab.

1 Famous Location

Cave of Swallows Basic Information The Cave of Swallows is a pit cave situated in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. Rods have been sighted here in large numbers. Sources Bibliography 1. Video of the Rods at the cave 2....

d10 Famous Locations

Burning Man Basic Information Burning Man is an annual festival taking place in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada which culminates in the burning of a wooden effigy. The first Burning Man took place on June 21 1986... High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program Basic Information The High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) is a ionosphere research project run by the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Navy, the University of Alaska and DARPA. Its main... Big Well, Kansas Basic Information The Big Well in Greensburg, Kansas (US) is the second largest hand dug well in the world at a depth of 109 feet deep and 32 feet in diameter (only the Pozzo di S. Patrizio built in... Darvaza Gas Crater Basic Information The Darvaza Gas Crater is a site in Turkmenistan rich in natural gas. The Soviet Union attempted to drill there for gas in 1971, but the ground collapsed. To prevent the gas from... Roanoke Colony Basic Information The Roanoke Colony on Roanoke Island in Dare County in present-day North Carolina was an enterprise financed and organized by Sir Walter Raleigh in the late 16th century to establish... Moscow Underground Basic Information The Moscow Underground is the collective name for all sorts of subterranean places and locations below Moscow. Sources Bibliography 1. More Moscow Dungeons 2. Moscow Dungeons 3.... Barsa Kelmes Island Basic Information Barsa-Kelmes (alternative spelling Barsakelmes) is the largest island of the Aral Sea, which has a reputation of being a strange (and even cursed) place. It remains uninhabited even... Thermae Basic Information Thermae1 were the great bathing and leisure complexes of ancient Rome, preserved to some degree today in the Turkish Baths (inherited by the Turks from Byzantium2) and, arguably, the... Wisconsin Basic Information Geography Wisconsin is a U.S. State located in the upper Midwest, between the St. Croix and Mississippi Rivers on the west and Lake Michigan on the east. Its climate is known for... El Dorado Esteban pointed excitedly across the lake. See? The old Indian was telling the truth! Carlos looked at the small city he and Esteban had travelled so far to find. A crowd of natives were gathered at...

d10 Architecture Examples

Perhaps these types of buildings are prominent or ubiquitous within the nation.

City Somewhere out there on that horizon, Out beyond the neon lights, I know there must be somethin' better, But there's nowhere else in sight. It's survival in the city When you live from day to day; City... Rookery Basic Information A rookery is a type of densely packed urban slum, first identified in 18th century London and consisting of a mass of ramshackle buildings with little or no infrastructure support,... Dungeon Basic Information Derived from a medieval French word for a castle keep1, the word dungeon has undergone some spectacular metamorphoses to achieve the form in which most RPG players will be familiar... Barrow Basic Information A barrow1 is a funerary structure consisting of a mound of earth surrounding one or more burials. At their simplest, a barrow may simply consist of a grave with a mound over it, but... Motte Basic Information A motte is an artificial hill, built as part of a fortification to give additional elevation to part of the work (generally the keep. Due to the amount of labour required for this... Thermae Basic Information Thermae1 were the great bathing and leisure complexes of ancient Rome, preserved to some degree today in the Turkish Baths (inherited by the Turks from Byzantium2) and, arguably, the... Fortification Basic Information Fortifications are buildings and structures built to provide defenses in time of warfare. The etymology of the term fortification is from the latin fortis facere to make strong and... Tridge Basic Information A Tridge is a Bridge that connects three places instead of two. Instead of being shaped like an I , it's shaped like a Y . Sources Bibliography 1. Kikko bridge photos and info -... Saloon When the gun smoke settles we'll sing a victory tune And we'll all meet back at the local saloon We'll raise up our glasses against evil forces Singing, Whiskey for my men, beer for my horses. ... Monument Basic Information A Monument is a type of structure built to commemorate a person or event of importance. These include statues, war memorials, and historic buildings. By that definition, a simple...