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

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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.

Anarchy Basic Information Anarchy is the lack of recognized government and/or a general state of lawlessness is society. Individuals in society may take or give whatever they please, using whatever means...

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.

The Computer Is Your Friend Basic Information An AI or group of AIs has been tasked with protecting humankind, and has decided that the best way to do this is by ruling humanity - whether such help is wanted or not. After all,... 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.... Meritocracy Basic Information Meritocracy is a form of government where political power is based on proven ability. Usually, there will be exams and other tests before any given individual is granted more power,... Roman Republic Basic Information Roman Republic is the period of Ancient Rome from 509 BC to 27 BC. This era starts with the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom, and ends with the rise of the Roman Empire. The Republic... Magocracy Basic Information A magocracy is a form of government where users of magic - wizards, witches, warlocks and so forth - rule over those who don't (or can't) use magic. Perhaps the most powerful mage... 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...

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.

Thule Society Basic Information The Thule Society was an occult secret society founded in Munich, Germany in 1911. It is most commonly known for sponsoring the predecessor of the Nazi Party. It was dissolved by the...

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.

Thieve's Guild Basic Information The Thieve's Guild is organized crime for a fantasy setting. The more family friendly versions seem to be entirely composed of burglars and pickpockets whilst more advanced... Collection Agency Basic Information A collection agency is a business that pursues payments on debts owed by individuals or businesses. Many of them are very ruthless in collecting debts, and will not shy away from... Dark Enlightenment For the hardcore neo-reactionaries, democracy is not merely doomed, it is doom itself. Fleeing it approaches an ultimate imperative. - The Dark Enlightenment, by Nick Land[2]. Basic Information The... Los Zetas Basic Information Los Zetas is a criminal mercenary army for Mexico's Gulf Cartel. The group is comprised of ex-soldiers, including many members of the Mexican Army’s elite Grupo Aeromóvil de Fuerzas... 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... Rosicrucianism Basic Information Rosicrucianism is the belief system of a secret society of mystics and alchemists which was said to be founded in late medieval Germany by one Christian Rosenkreuz. It holds a... La Cosa Nostra Basic Information When Joseph Valachi testified before the US Senate in 1962, he revealed that American mafiosi refer to their organization by the term cosa nostra, which means our thing . The press... KGB Basic Information The KGB was the security agency, secret police, and intelligence agency of the Soviet Union Sources Bibliography 1. Wikipedia entry Game and Story Use This organization tends to... National Guard Basic Information The National Guard is the name used by a wide variety of current and historical uniformed organizations in different countries. The original National Guard was formed during the... 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...

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

Ranald MacDonald Basic Information Sometimes, the most unlikely people become ambassadors. Just such a person was Ranald MacDonald, the half-breed son of a Scottish merchant and an Indian princess; who was well on his...

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Ranald MacDonald Basic Information Sometimes, the most unlikely people become ambassadors. Just such a person was Ranald MacDonald, the half-breed son of a Scottish merchant and an Indian princess; who was well on his... Armin Meiwes Der Tod ist ein Meister aus Deutschland. - Todesfuge , by Paul Celan Basic Information Armin Meiwes is a German who gained notoriety by killing and eating a willing victim. He places an advertising... Isaac Newton Nature and nature's laws lay hid in night; God said Let Newton be and all was light. - Alexander Pope Basic Information Sir Isaac Newton was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural... Gertrude Of Nivelles Basic Information Gertrude of Nivelles, also known as Saint Gertrude, was a 7th Century abbess who lived in what is today Belgium. She is notable for founding the Monastary of Nivelles with her... James Wilkinson Basic Information It was said of him that he never won a battle nor lost a court-martial. He was called the most consummate artist in treason that the nation ever possessed. Perhaps the kindest... Eddie Chapman Basic Information He was a crook and a safecracker; a womanizer who enjoyed high living. He was also a double agent, whom his handlers in MI5 codenamed Zigzag . Edward Arnold Chapman grew up poor in... Robin Stephens Basic Information He looked like the very model of a Gestapo interrogator: the cigarette holder; the hard, uncompromising manner; the rapid-fire way he'd bark questions to the prisoner; and most of... Halbert E. Paine Basic Information Colonel Halbert Eleazar Paine was not one of the more famous officers to serve in the Civil War, but he had in interesting career, perhaps most notable for two occasions where he... Pope Joan Basic Information John Anglicus was an English traveler and scholar who became a teacher in Rome and eventually a cardinal in the ninth century. When Pope Leo IV died in 853 AD, John Anglicus was... Michael Scott Basic Information Michael Scott (or Scot), also known as Aqua Ardens ( burning water ) and The Wizard of Balwearie was a Scottish scholar, priest, mathematician, alchemist and occultist who lived from...

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

Project Vigilant Basic Information Project Vigilant is possibly a secret affiliation of 500 mostly-volunteers who have been watching internet traffic for the past 14 years, and providing intelligence to the U.S....

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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... Police 'can't cope' as Vietnamese flood drugs trade Summary September 11, 2005: The Police in parts of London is being overwhelmed by Vietnamese gangs flooding the streets with drugs, especially cannabis. These gangs are also connected with murders,... 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... Superfund money to clean 'mouth of the beast' Summary June 12, 2009: The Iron Mountain Mine near Redding, California is generally regarded as one of the most polluted places on Earth. The water is highly acidic and saturated with heavy metals,... Explosion Rocks Uranium Facility Run By Scab Workers Summary September 7, 2010 An article in the Huffington Post tells of an explosion at a uranium processing facility in Metropolis, Illinois where contract disputes has led to a union lockout and the... Breaking! Atlantis discovered on Google Earth (well, maybe) Summary February 20, 2009: Strange, rectangular marks have been discovered in a map from Google Earth. These marks can be found 600 miles west of Morocco, deep in the Atlantic Ocean, and they are at... 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... Piracy Basic Information Piracy is defined as an act of war committed by a non-state actor. Most commonly, we think of armed robbery on the high seas, but it can also refer to coastal raids, river piracy,... BP's admits role in Lockerbie bomber's release Summary July 16, 2010: The corporation BP has admitted that it had lobbied the British government to release the only person convicted for the Lockerbie bombing to Libya, Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi... Eurabia Basic Information Eurabia is a shorthand for the belief that Europe will soon be subsumed by the Arab World, because of alleged appeasement towards Muslims as well as high birth rates of Muslim...

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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Why not spend $21 billion on solar power from space? Summary September 2, 2009: The Japanese government is preparing to fund efforts to built an orbiting solar power station, and several Japanese companies such as Mitsubishi have signed on as well. This...

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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 ... Sergei’s Litter Summary December 20, 2008: From the 1920s to the 1950s, a Soviet scientist named Sergei S. Bryukhonenko worked on reanimating dogs, as well as causing a severed dog's head to react to stimuli. He then... Roman Ring Basic Information A Roman Ring is a chain of wormholes that can function as a Time Machine. It's theoretically possible to create a wormhole whose end points are at different moments in time. If you... LCROSS Impact Data Indicates Water On Moon Summary November 13, 2009: NASA announced the preliminary results of its LCROSS (Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite) mission. On October 9, the upper stage of the LCROSS impacted then... Manhattan Project Basic Information The Manhattan Project was the American project to develop the first nuclear weapon during World War II. It resulted in the A-Bomb. Sources Bibliography 1. Wikipedia entry Game and... Medieval Battle Records Go Online Summary July 20, 2009: A database has gone online with the names and battle records of more than 250,000 medieval soldiers from the Hundred Years' War - including those who fought with Henry V at the...

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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

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....

d6 Types of Economy

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.... 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... 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... Resilience Economics Basic Information Resilience Economics is a type of possible economic system which resembles traditional capitalism, but in which economic actors are prevented from becoming too big to fail -... 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... 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

Yak Basic Information A Yak is a cloven-hoofed animal similar to cattle, but with very long hair. They are native to the mountainous and plateau regions of Tibet, Nepal, Myanmar, China, and Siberia. They... 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... Calluna Basic Information Calluna Vulgaris, more commonly known as Heather or Ling, is a flowering plant common to the Heath (habitat) and Moorland of Europe. It thrives in acidic soil, such as found in many... 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... 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... 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...

1d6 pre-industrial trade goods

Mask Basic Information A mask is a piece of clothing (or similar) worn on the face. The purpose of such things is typically to conceal the wearer's identity, but other forms of protection are possible such... Arras Basic Information An Arras is a tapestry that conceals a small alcove, storage space, or hidey-hole. In other words, a hanging tapestry that is distinctly not just lying flat against a wall, though... Pemmican Basic Information Pemmican (from the Cree pimi fat/grease ) is a long life, high calorie food, of particularly great value to those operating in extremely cold climates. At its core, pemmican is more... 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... Caplock Basic Information The last of the lock types to serve with seperated ammunition caplock actions replaced the spark and priming system found in flintlocks with a small metal 'cap' of priming mixture.... Plate Mail Basic Information Plate Mail - more properly called Plate-and-Mail is an interim step in the evolution of Plate Armour, consisting mainly of chainmail with large pieces of forged plate covering...

1d6 modern trade goods

Sherbert Basic Information Confusing sherbert seems to be any one of several substances - we've filed it under drinks, but it can be any of the following: 1) An iced drink, popular in Western and Southern Asia... Anti Material Rifle Basic Information The Anti Material Rifle is a high powered rifle designed to attack non-living targets such as vehicles, ordnance and pieces of stationary plant. They also tend to be pretty effective... Ruby A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. PRV 31:10 (NIV) Basic Information A ruby is a first order gemstone formed from red corundum (aluminium oxide) tinted by... Cartridge Basic Information In modern usage, a single round of cased ammunition containing projectile(s), propellant and firing cap packaged and loaded as a single unit. The word can also apply to the casing... 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... Wine “Feast on wine or fast on water, And your honour shall stand sure; God Almighty’s son and daughter, He the valiant, she the pure. If an angel out of heaven Brings you other things to drink, Thank him...

1d6 sci-fi trade goods

Embryo Space Colonization Basic Information Imagine you are in charge of the effort to colonize worlds outside our solar system. If you don't have FTL Stardrive technology, and restricted to more mundane spacecraft propulsion... Glowstick Basic Information A glowstick is a lighting device that consists of a transparent plastic tube consisting of two seperate compartments containing mutually reactive chemicals. When the tube is bent and... Gyrojet Weapons Basic Information The term Gyrojet refers to a class of firearms invented and manufactured in the 1960s. These guns were noteworthy because they fired gyroscopically stabilized rockets, instead of... Mirror Matter This page is about matter that can only interacts with gravity. For the Mirror Matter appearing in the work of Robert L. Forward, see Antimatter. Basic Information Mirror Matter (also known as... The Future Of Nanotechnology In Medicine Summary October 15, 2019: Article discusses the cutting edge of medical technology, especially nanotechnology as medicine. The article also briefly discusses regulation, and public perceptions of... Algae in the Air - 5 Startups Turning Algae Into Jet Fuel Basic Information The jet fuel used by the US Military is a kerosene-based fuel called Jet Propellant 8. Because of the volatile price of petroleum, and the urgent need for energy independence, some...

1d6 fantasy trade goods

Animal Mummy Basic Information An Animal Mummy is a mummified corpse of an animal. Ancient Egypt made a ton of these. In rough order from most to least common, they are: Ibis (sacred to Thoth, and mummified by... Ouija Board Oh great and knowledgable spirit, will I, Calvin, ever become President? Hey! It's moving! What's it say? G - O - D - F - O - R - B - I - D pause What the? Hey! Stupid thing! If I want an... Spider Silk Basic Information Spider silk is silk produced by spiders. Like other forms of silk it is very strong for its mass and, in many cases, has good elastic properties - however it is not a particularly... 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... 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... Potion You are here to learn the subtle science and exact art of potion-making As there is little foolish wand-waving here, many of you will hardly believe this is magic. I don't expect you will really...

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

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... Copper Basic Information Copper is a soft, reddish metallic element, prone to forming blueish or greenish salts on weathering. Being an (entry level) noble metal it is one of the few that occur in nature in... 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... Plantain Basic Information Confusingly the name plantain is shared by two very different generae of plants - plantago and musa. The genus plantago consists of a group of rather unimpressive looking herbaceous... Calluna Basic Information Calluna Vulgaris, more commonly known as Heather or Ling, is a flowering plant common to the Heath (habitat) and Moorland of Europe. It thrives in acidic soil, such as found in many... Woad Basic Information Isatis Tinctoria is a yellow flowering plant, native to Europe and related to cabbage and mustard. When the leaves of the plant are dried, powdered and fermented, they create a blue... Chocolate Basic Information Chocolate is a substance derived from the beans of the Coco tree Theobroma cacao, indigenous to the Americas and used by the Amerindians since at least 1100BC. The name itself is... 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... Yak Basic Information A Yak is a cloven-hoofed animal similar to cattle, but with very long hair. They are native to the mountainous and plateau regions of Tibet, Nepal, Myanmar, China, and Siberia. They... 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...

1d10 pre-industrial trade goods

Macuahuitl While we were at grips with this great army and their dreadful maquahuitl, many of the most powerful among the enemy seem to have decided to capture a horse. They began with a furious attack, and... 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... Torch Basic Information Although torch is the UK name for a flashlight this entry is about its much more primitive ancestor - also known as a brand or firebrand. This is probably the most primal source of... Dagger Basic Information A dagger is a short, bladed weapon similar to a small sword or large knife. Unlike a knife a dagger is normally specialised as a weapon at the expense of more practical uses. The... Rod Basic Information The rod or baton is a bludgeoning weapon, similar to a club but better balanced so that it can be used with more advanced techniques - in some cases so that a sword user can wield it... Wheellock Basic Information The first of the 'self sparking' lock types to be developed, the wheellock relied on a spring powered clockwork mechanism to drive a notched steel wheel against a block of iron... Casu Marzu My father told me never to eat anything that can wink back. - Samuel Vimes, in Jingo by Terry Pratchett Basic Information Casu marzu is a Sardinian cheese whose name translates as rotten/putrid... Mask Basic Information A mask is a piece of clothing (or similar) worn on the face. The purpose of such things is typically to conceal the wearer's identity, but other forms of protection are possible such... Parti-Color Basic Information Parti-color is somewhat archaic English for half half colors. In Fashion Parti-color shows up in dresses, tabards, tunics and the like, starting roughly in the 13th Century... Gemstone Hee! hee! hee! cackled old Gagool behind us, as she flitted about like a vampire bat. There are the bright stones ye love, white men, as many as ye will; take them, run them through your fingers,...

1d10 modern trade goods

Pykrete Basic Information Pykrete is a material made from 14% sawdust and 86% ice. It melts at significantly slower speeds than ordinary ice. During World War II, the British instigated Project Habakkuk to... Grenade Launcher Basic Information The grenade launcher is a gun that fires grenades1. The first grenade launchers appeared back in the flintlock era and were bell-mouthed blunderbuss like weapons that fired the ... Sword Shaped Object Basic Information The Sword shaped object (or SSO) is (mostly) a modern phenomenon designed around fantasy merchandising. Broadly, an SSO is, as described, something made to look like a sword but... Musical Instrument A Musical Instrument is a device used to create musical sounds. They can roughly be catagorized into four groups: Wind instruments, such as horns and flutes; String instruments, such as violins and... Agarwood Basic Information Agarwood is a form of incense, made from the tissue created when aquilaria trees become infected with a fungus. The infected, dark coloured material is harvested by excising it from... Guided Missile Basic Information The guided missile is a self propelled ranged weapon with some measure of guidance, either from its own internal sensors or from a third party source. Some forms of rocket drift into... Bullion Coin Basic Information A bullion coin is a form of commodity money consisting of a coin struck (or more rarely carved) from a precious material. This will normally be a precious metal and historically this... Flare Basic Information A flare is an incendiary device producing light and/or smoke for the purposes of illumination and/or signalling - in military use, these are often called illuminating rounds... Pearl Basic Information A pearl is a gemstone of biological origin, created when a shelled mollusc (traditionally an oyster or clam) reacts to the irritation of a piece of foreign matter inside its shell by... Fuse Basic Information Fuse is a form of portfire designed to ignite an explosive. Traditionally a fuse incorporates some delay, but is not intended as a delay device in itself - most of the things that...

1d10 sci-fi trade goods

Degenerate Matter Basic Information Degenerate Matter is matter that has been so heavily compressed, the atoms just can't get any closer without changing to a higher quantum energy state. It's squished so tight, the... RHex Basic Information RHEx is a small hexapod robot developed by Boston Dynamics. It is capable of moving through difficult terrain, up slopes (and even stairs and (in rugged variants) even through water.... Dyson Bubble Basic Information A Dyson Bubble is a form of Dyson Sphere. It's similar to a Dyson Swarm, except composed of statites instead of satellites. Each statite maintains a stationary position relative to... 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... Mirror Matter This page is about matter that can only interacts with gravity. For the Mirror Matter appearing in the work of Robert L. Forward, see Antimatter. Basic Information Mirror Matter (also known as... Alien Amino Acids Basic Information Amino acids are the building blocks of protein and enzymes. 20 different amino acids, in various sequences, define almost every protein on Earth. However, a large number of other... Dragon's Breath Basic Information Dragon's Breath is a type of shotgun ammunition that produces a long burst of flame, similar to a flamethrower. Sparks and fire shoot out to a range of about 5 meters. The rounds... Space Activity Suit Basic Information One of the most important fuctions of a space suit is to maintain the body's pressure against the vacuum of space. This is usually accomplished by constructing big, bulky, semirigid... Caseless Ammunition Basic Information Caseless ammunition is an as yet largely theoretical development of the cartridge which seeks to dispense with the mass and engineering complexities of the cartridge case - if the... Electrothermal Propellant Basic Information Electrothermal Propellant (or, more properly electrothermal-chemical propulsion) is an advanced system of firearm operation in which the chemical propellant is burned in a plasma...

1d10 fantasy trade goods

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... Textile Basic Information Textiles are materials formed from assembled fibre, whether that fibre originates from animal sources (such as wool or silk), plant (like flax or cotton) or mineral (like asbestos or... Ouija Board Oh great and knowledgable spirit, will I, Calvin, ever become President? Hey! It's moving! What's it say? G - O - D - F - O - R - B - I - D pause What the? Hey! Stupid thing! If I want an... Spagyric Basic Information Spagyric means alchemy, but the word is often used to mean herbal medicine produced by alchemical procedures. Processes such as fermentation, distillation, and extraction of mineral... Vegetation Of Metal Basic Information Vegetation of Metal is a term from Alchemy which describes a metal-crystal formation, typically derived by dissolving metals in a fluid. Not unlike a modern science fair project, the... Magic Scroll Basic Information A magic scroll is a single use magic item endemic to fRPGs. It is, effectively, a form of charm, consisting of a single, pre-cast magical working bound in written form onto a scroll.... Gorgoneion Basic Information The Gorgoneion is a protective device hailing from Ancient Greece. It's an image of Medusa, just her head and snake-y hair, with no attached body. Pendants, masks, jewelry, and... 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... 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... Charm Basic Information A magical charm (which is, ironically, very rarely to do with charm magic) is a form of single use magic item designed to store the effect of a working until it is required at...

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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:

Circumcision Basic Information Male circumcision is the practice of removing some or all of the foreskin of a penis. This is often done for religious reasons, and is the norm for Islam and Judaism. Evidence of...

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.

Halloween Since its creation this page has been expanded to cover both the Anglosphere holiday of Halloween itself and day of the dead celebrations more widely. If you came here following a Day of the Dead ... Kapu Basic Information Kapu was a set of taboos practiced by natives of Hawaii. Taboos included not touching or even coming close to chieftains, eating specific foods, eating food together with members of... Ghost Wedding Basic Information A Ghost Wedding is a funerary practice performed by some ancestor venerating cultures to ensure that a person who dies unmarried does not remain single in the afterlife. Real world... Devil's Advocate Basic Information A Devil's Advocate is a term used to describe someone who argues against a favored point of view not necessarily because he disagrees with it, but because he wants to test it and... Rouketopolemos Basic Information Rouketopolemos is an annual event taking place on Easter in the town of Vrontados on the Greek island of Chios and involves two church congregations of churches built on different... Book Of Shadows Basic Information A Book of Shadows is a book that contains and details the religious text and instructions for rituals for the Wiccan religion or related or similar pagan belief systems. Equal parts... Pilgrimage When in April the sweet showers fall That pierce March's drought to the root and all And bathed every vein in liquor that has power To generate therein and sire the flower; When Zephyr also has with... High Places Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt and married his daughter. He brought her to the City of David until he finished building his palace and the temple of the Lord, and the wall around... Cunning Man Oh, she lived up on the mountain, eleven miles or so from town With a one-eyed cat named Wink, a billy goat and a blue tick hound Her graying hair was braided and wrapped around her head And her dress... Anthropomorphic Personification Basic Information An Anthropomorphic Personification is the Human(-ish) embodiment of an abstract concept. Like if Good and Evil were real people. See also: Avatar Anthropomorphism Genius Loci The...

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.

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...

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.

Chronos Basic Information Chronos is a god from Greek Mythology who is depicted as the personification of time. He is said to be incorporeal, and has a serpentine body with three heads - that of a human, a... Greek Mythology FoldUnfold Table of Contents Basic Information Mythological Characters of Greek Myth Twelve Olympians Other Gods and Titans Heroes and their most famous adventures Non-Human Species in Greek Myth...

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.

Santa Claus He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot; A bundle of Toys he had flung on his back, And he looked like a pedler just opening his... 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... Tiamat Basic Information In Mesopotamian Mythology, Tiamat is a primordial being of saltwater and chaos. With her mate Abzu she created the cosmos and gave birth to the first generation of the Anunnaki... Baetylus Basic Information A Baetylus is a name for the important sacred rocks of the ancient world. Many of these rocks are meteorites, revered as holy because they fell from the heavens . Some do... Inuit Mythology Basic Information List of deities from Inuit Mythology Agloolik - sea god that lives under the ice Akna - mother goddess of fertility Anguta - gatherer of the dead (psychopomp); he carries them to... Culsu Basic Information Culsu is a Etruscan goddess associated with gateways and death. She appears as a topless winged woman carrying a torch and scissors. Her name means She Who Coils . She stood at the... 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... Cybele Basic Information Cybele is a deity from Roman Mythology, also known as the Magna Mater (or Great Mother). She is considered to be an aspect of the Earth Mother and embodies the fertile Earth, a... Russian Mythology Basic Information Sources The mythology and folklore of Russia includes: Baba Yaga - a powerful and frightening enigmatic old woman with supernatural powers Baba Yaga's Hut - her house walks around... Germanic Mythology Basic Information This page is a stub. If you are knowledgeable about the folklore and myths of Germany or about Germanic Paganism, please consider taking a few minutes to expand this page. Germanic... Genius Loci Basic Information Genius Loci can refer to three different concepts: In Roman Mythology, a Genius Loci is a protective spirit of a place, and it often manifested as a snake, or was represented by a... Lamassu Basic Information In Mesopotamian Mythology, a Lamassu is a creature with a human head on the body of bull or lion, with huge bird wings on it's back. In some representations, the Lamassu was an... Aphrodite Basic Information Aphrodite is the vain Greek Goddess of beauty and love. She is almost invariably depicted nude, though in the myths she had a enchanted belt or girdle made of gold by Hephaestus.... 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,... Heimdall Basic Information Heimdall is one of the Aesir gods of Norse Mythology. He's a somewhat enigmatic figure, not one of the most well-understood members of the Norse pantheon. What's he the god of?... Mithras Basic Information In the 1st century AD, two new religions were spreading rapidly through the Roman Empire. One was Christianity, the other was the Mithraic Cult. Mithras was a Sun God imported from... 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... Jörmungandr Basic Information In Norse Mythology, Jörmungandr, also known as the Midgard Serpent was the middle of Loki's three children. He took the form of a gigantic serpent. Odin hurled Jörmungandr into the... 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... Angel Of Death Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning the king of Assyria: He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow here. He will not come before it with shield or build a siege ramp against it. By...

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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:

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...

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.

Urmahlullu Basic Information An Urmahlullu is to cat and Assyria what a Centaur is to horse and Ancient Greece. That is to say, an Urmahlullu is a creature from Assyrian Mythology (a subset of Mesopotamian... Kushtaka Basic Information Kushaka are creatures found in the myths of the Tlingit and Tsimshian of Southeastern Alaska. They are shape shifters who can switch between human and otter forms. In some stories,... Sasquatch Basic Information The sasquatch (also referred to as bigfoot by many amateur cryptozoologists) is an ape-like cryptid thought to inhabit remote forests in the Pacific Northwest region of Canada and... Mazikeen Basic Information According to Talmudic tradition, when Adam and Eve were expelled from The Garden of Eden following the Fall of Man, they were separated from one another for over a century, in which... Leanan Sidhe Basic Information The leanan sidhe1 is a creature of Irish myth, nominally a fairy, but also with strong aspects of the succubus, vampire and the muse. Traditionally a dweller in barrow mounds the... Reptilian Humanoid Basic Information Reptilian Humanoids are a common motif in mythology, folklore, science fiction, fantasy, conspiracy theories, and the pseudosciences of cryptozoology and ufology. In general, fantasy... Greys Basic Information Greys are alleged extraterrestrial beings whose existence is promoted in ufological, paranormal, and New Age communities, named for their skin color. Greys are distinguished by their... 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,... Adlet Basic Information Adlets are creatures from Inuit Mythology. Although the term also refers to inland native American tribes, it also describes a tribe with the lower body of a dog and the upper body... Blue Men Basic Information The Northern seas eat men by the boatload at the end of the first millennium AD the world is a dangerous place, particularly at sea, and even the Norsemen, who fear the sea - the ...

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:

Selkie ‘I am a man, upo the lan, An I am a silkie in the sea; And when I’m far and far frae lan, My dwelling is in Sule Skerrie.’ (from) Childe Ballad 113 - The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry Trad. Basic...

d20 types of dangerous creatures

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

Fairy Up the airy mountain Down the rushy glen, We daren't go a-hunting, For fear of little men; The Fairies William Allingham What are ye doing, O Flesh and Blood, And what's your foolish will, That you... Gappe Mind the Gappe! - London Underground Safety Announcement Basic Information The Gappe (desmodus metrobii) are a species of carnivorous bat descended from the now extinct Jura bat (desmodus jurii) of... 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... 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... Ghost The darkness is made all the more disturbing by the feeling that someone or something is just out of sight, watching you. If you listen carefully, you can almost hear them whispering to you. Basic... Rage Zombie The brave knight rescued the magician's daughter, and returned her home as he promised. As they approached the wizard's tower, however, he became quite cautious about the strange humanoids that now... shapeshifter Basic Information Shapeshifters are people or creatures who can transform between two or more shapes. Your three basic categories of shapeshifters are: Doppelgänger - Creatures who can take any shape... Mazikeen Basic Information According to Talmudic tradition, when Adam and Eve were expelled from The Garden of Eden following the Fall of Man, they were separated from one another for over a century, in which... Pegasus Basic Information In Greek mythology, Pegasus (Greek: Πήγασος, Pégasos, 'strong') is a winged horse. Birth Pegasus was created by Poseidon in his role as horse-god, and the Gorgon Medusa. There are... 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... Cobra Basic Information A cobra is a type of snake. They are noteworthy for their hood head adornment, and their venomous bite. This page is a Stub. Please expand upon it. Sources Bibliography 1.... Genetic Parasites Big fleas have little fleas, Upon their backs to bite 'em, And little fleas have lesser fleas, and so, ad infinitum. Summary October 26, 2007: Scientists discover the entire genetic code of one... Kelpie Basic Information These creatures are similar to the pooka, but significantly more malevolent. These creatures tend to appear as either sleek black or white ponies. They appear to be gentle lost... Tornit Basic Information Tornits are a tribe of large, strong people encountered in Inuit Mythology. They were much taller and stronger than the Inuit and could lift large boulders over their head with... Trapdoor Alligator Basic Information The Trapdoor Alligator was invented by R. K. Millholland for the webcomic Something Positive. It is an otherwise ordinary alligator which lurks behind trapdoors similar to trapdoor... Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus Basic Information The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus is a fictional creature which was invented as an internet hoax in 1998. As the name says, it is allegedly a tree-dwelling octopus which lives in... 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,... "God" Bear Basic Information Known to the local aboriginees as Trousers-pulled-down1 (due to the appearance of the fur on its back legs) the God Bear is a giant bear said to be native to the Kamchatka... Chickcharney Basic Information Chickcharnies are creatures said to live in the forests of the Bahamas. They are owl-like creatures with red eyes, three toes, three fingers, and a long, prehensile tail. Those who... 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

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:

South American Folklore Basic Information South American Folklore is the folklore of the people and cultures of South America. It is heavily influenced by the Mythology of the native cultures of the region, such as Inca...

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.

United Kingdom 'Great Britain is that monarcy sublime, To which some add (but other so not) Ireland.' W.S. Gilbert; Utopia, Ltd. Basic Information This article is a stub. Please expand on it! The United Kingdom... 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 Ancient Carthage Ceterum autem censeo Carthaginem esse delendam (additionally I consider that Cathage must be destroyed) Cato the Censor. Basic Information The city known as Carthage was the one of the wealthiest and... Mexico Don't bite off more than you can chew There's things down here the devil himself wouldn't do Just remember when you let it all go What happens down in Mexico Stays in Mexico (from) Stays in Mexico... East Timor Basic Information This article is a stub. Please expand on it! See Also News: Archaeologists Discover Biggest Rat That Ever Lived Sources Bibliography 1. Wikipedia entry Game and Story Use Federated States Of Micronesia Basic Information This article is a stub. Please expand on it! Locations Nan Madol Sources Bibliography 1. Federated States of Micronesia Wikipedia entry Game and Story Use

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

Ark of the Covenant BELLOQ: It's a transmitter, a radio for speaking to God. Raiders of the Lost Ark Basic Information Exodus chapter 25 tells how God commands Moses to build a special chest in which to contain the...

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.

Volcanic Eruption Basic Information Volcanic Eruptions are pressurized blasts of magma, gas, ash, or other materials that originate from the earth itself. It should be noted that volcanoes come in all types and sizes,... Roswell UFO Incident Basic Information According to UFO lore and conspiracy theories, an UFO crashes near Roswell, New Mexico on July 7, 1947. This event is allegedly covered up by Majestic 12. Sources Bibliography 1. TV... 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,... Manhattan Project Basic Information The Manhattan Project was the American project to develop the first nuclear weapon during World War II. It resulted in the A-Bomb. Sources Bibliography 1. Wikipedia entry Game and... Huge Head Of Pharaoh Unearthed In Egypt Summary March 1, 2010: Archaeologists have uncovered the massive stone head of a statue of king Amenhotep III, who ruled Egypt from about 1387 to 1348 BC and was the grandfather of Tutankhamun. The... 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... An Epidemic of Laughing in the Bukoba District of Tanganyika Summary May 31, 2007: In 1962 in Tanzania, a strange disease broke out which caused its victims to laugh and cry. It started on January 30 in a girls' middle school, and spread to several other... Thirty Years War The Swedes have come, Have taken everything, Have smashed in the windows, Have taken away the lead, Have made bullets from it And shot the peasants -Song of the Swedes -1625 Basic Information The... Phoenix Lights Basic Information The Phoenix Lights are a series of light phenomena - sometimes in the shape of a carpenter's square UFO - which appeared in the skies over the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada on... Curse Of Tippecanoe Basic Information The so-called Zero-Year Curse , also known as the Curse of Tecumseh or the Curse of Tippecanoe, was first widely popularized by a Ripley's Believe it or Not cartoon from 1931. The... Hundred Years' War Basic Information The Hundred Years' War is a term invented by historians to describe the frequent conflicts that raged in Europe (most especially France]) between 1337 and 1453. These 116 years saw a... Doomsday Cult In Cave Stand Off Summary November 17, 2007: Members of a Russian doomsday cult called the True Russian Orthodox Church have sealed themselves off in a cave near the Volga river in Nikolskoye in the Penza region of... 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... Sonderkommando Thule Basic Information Sonderkommando Thule1 was a legendary paramilitary unit serving the German Nazi government under the auspices of the Thule Society and specialising in occult related activities.... Mysterium (Scriabin) There will not be a single spectator. All will be participants. The work requires special people, special artists and a completely new culture. The cast of performers includes an orchestra, a large... Terrorism Basic Information Specious arguments about semantics aside, terrorism is the deliberate infliction of violence on non-combattants for psychological effect. One who habitually commits acts of terrorism... 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... Black Dragon Society Basic Information The Black Dragon Society(kokuryūkai) - also known as the Amur River Society (the Amur being also known as the Black Dragon River) was a Japanese ultra-nationalist society, focused on... 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... Drought Basic Information A drought is the result of little or no rainfall occurring over months, years, or longer time periods, causing general suffering of creatures and damage to the environment. Drought...

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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

Jungle Basic Information A jungle is a dense, tangled, near-impenetrable tropical rainforest, the sort that is found in pulpy adventure stories (in which case it is full of aggressive jaguars, poisonous...

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.

Ocean Basic Information This article is a stub. Please expand on it! Oceans of the World: Antarctic Ocean Arctic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Pacific Ocean See Also Archipelago - stuff sticking out... 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... 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,... Jungle Basic Information A jungle is a dense, tangled, near-impenetrable tropical rainforest, the sort that is found in pulpy adventure stories (in which case it is full of aggressive jaguars, poisonous... Fungus Humongous Basic Information While some fungi can grow fairly large, a Fungus Humongous is a fungus that is truly gigantic - as large as people or even trees, leading to entire forests consisting entirely out of... Forest Basic Information The term forest can (at least in English) possess two different, but not necessarily mutually exclusive definitions. The first, most widly used, is that of an area of land largely or...

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.

Pyramids Basic Information Pyramids are large stone structures. Egyptian Pyramids were created as tombs for the Pharaohs1, Central American Pyramids were created to act as temples. They're some of the most... Living Root Bridges Summary August 5, 2009: In Cherrapunji, India (possibly one of the wettest places on Earth) the locals have created bridges out of living roots of ficus trees. The bridges take about ten to fifteen... Plastic Continent It was just filled with things like furniture, fridges, plastic containers, cigarette lighters, plastic bottles, light globes, televisions and fishing nets. - Ian Kiernan Basic Information The... 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,... Jungle Yard There was a chill that night in the hobo jungle Over the train yard lay a smooth coat of frost And although nobody here really knows where they're goin' At the very same time nobody's lost Then the... Volcano Basic Information The source of Volcanic eruptions. Of course. This article is a stub. Please expand on it! List of Noteworthy Volcanoes Real World Volcanoes Hekla Krakatoa Lakagígar Mount Pelée...

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

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...

d10 Famous Locations

Crater of Diamonds State Park Basic Information Crater of Diamonds State Park is a 911-acre state park in Arkansas which is the world's only diamond-bearing site accessible to the public. For a small fee, visitors can search for... Kowloon Walled City Basic Information The Kowloon Walled City was, essentially, a modern, Chinese version of a rookery - a high rise slum on the outskirts of Hong Kong, composed both of planned buildings and additional,... 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... Icelandic Phallological Museum Basic Information The Icelandic Phallological Museum is a museum in Húsavík, Iceland. It displays penises from a vast range of species native to Iceland, with the exception of humans. Sources ... Dudley Town Basic Information Dudley Town is a ghost town located in Cornwall, Connecticut. It was first settled in the 1740s and was named after one of the early settlers, the Dudley family. However, the town... Salar de Uyuni Basic Information Salar de Uyuni is the world's largest salt flat. It is located in southwestern Bolivia near the crest of the Andes mountain range and covers 10,582 square kilometers. During the wet... 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... Bisbee, Arizona Basic Information Bisbee was founded as a mining town in 1880, and its mines produced copper, silver, and gold. A byproduct of its copper mines was high-quality turquoise, called Bisbee Blue , which... Armory Basic Information Technically a store for armour but usually broadened out to mean a place where weapons and armour are stored and maintained. Will often contain a store of ammunition as well if it is... Frog Bridge Basic Information The Frog Bridge is a bridge in Willimantic, Connecticut lined by four eight foot tall bronze statues of frogs. According to legend, in 1754 the inhabitants of the town of Windham...

d10 Architecture Examples

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

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... Hospital Basic Information A hospital is a place which cares for the sick, injured, and infirm. The first hospitals, however, were nothing of the kind - they were, in fact, places that practiced hospitality -... Catacomb Basic Information A catacomb is essentially an underground cemetery (or, occasionally, an ossuary as in Paris) - a series of tunnels used for burials. Catacombs are frequently constructed when the... Crypt Basic Information A crypt1 is a subterranean structure, usually attached to a place of worship and normally used for the burial of the dead. A crypt may serve a place of worship in place of a... Library Basic Information A library is a collection of books and other sources of information. The work may refer to the collection itself and/or to the room or building in which it is housed. A library which... Towers Of Silence Basic Information Towers of Silence are a form of funerary architecture associated with the practice of sky burial. Their exact form varies depending on the age and location in which they are built,... Megastructure Basic Information A Megastructure is an extremely large built structure. Some define it as a building more than 1,000 km long or tall, though this is not a universal definition. Only a handful of real... Mallplex Basic Information A mallplex is a piece of urban architecture found in near future sci-fi and consisting of a combination of a shopping mall and a housing development. Depending on the exact setting,... Bridge For Four Guilds: II. The Bridge Builders In the world's whitest morning As hoary with hope, The Builder of Bridges Was priest and was pope: And the mitre of mystery And the canopy his, Who darkened... Canal Basic Information A canal is an artificial waterway, typically one built for transport, although they can also merge with aqueducts when used for water supply or drainage (or sewerage). Some canals...