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.

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...

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.

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.... Theocracy Basic Information A theocracy is a form of government dominated by some form of religious establishment - or perhaps one directly ruled by the worshiped entity in question. Despotisms ruled by a king... 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,... Thalassocracy Basic Information A Thalassocracy is a maritime nation or empire, one whose land holdings only extend to regions bordering on the sea. (Thalassocracy is to the ocean what tellurocracy is to land... Thanotocracy Basic Information A form of government found only in fantasy literature and RPGs for one very simple reason - thanotocracy consists of government by the dead. Or, more coherently, government by the... Aristocracy Basic Information An aristocracy is a form of government where power is held by a small, privileged ruling class. This is distinct from a monarchy where most of the power is held by an individual -...

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.

Locofocos Basic Information The Locofocos were a faction of the Democratic Party which existed from 1835 to the mid-1840s. Originally called the Equal Rights Party, its detractors called them the Loco-focos ...

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.

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... 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... Tongs Basic Information A Tong is a type of Secret Society found among Chinese American immigrants. The first Tongs started in the 19th Century, and were created for mutual support and protection from other... Ku Klux Klan Basic Information The Klu Klux Klan is the name of a number of American movements and organizations that have advocated racism, white supremacy, and religious intolerance. They were originally founded... Piracy In Somalia Basic Information This article is a stub. Please expand! See Also Piracy News: An Economic Analysis Of The Somali Pirate Business Model News: Luxury Yachts Offer Pirate Hunting Cruises News: Piracy... Unseelie Court Basic Information If the seelie court are the good fairies then these are the evil ones. The unseelie court is composed of the ugly, cruel fae that haunt the bad places of the world, that regard... Skull and Bones Basic Information Skull and Bones is a fraternity and secret society based at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. It is noteworthy for its many prominent members, including several presidents... 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... 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... Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs Well one and all wore the outlaws' brand And the big bikes roared through the Great Northland When you live on the edge of the law You know, justice in Ontario (from) Justice in Ontario Steve Earle ...

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

Anthony The Great Basic Information Saint Anthony, also known as Anthony of Egypt or Anthony the Great, was one of the most prominent of the Desert Fathers , monks and ascetics living in Egypt around the 3rd Century...

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Jason And The Argonauts Basic Information Jason was the rightful heir to the throne of Iolcus. His father was slain by Jason's uncle Pelias while his mother was pregnant. She claimed Jason was stillborn, and sent the newborn... Paul The Apostle If someone else thinks they have reasons to put confidence in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; in regard... 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... Faust Let's make a deal M. Hall Basic Information Once there was a man named Faust; an learned and erudite man of deep scholarly wisdom. But all his learning left him unsatisfied; he wanted more. And... Captain Nemo I have hesitated for some time, continued the commander; nothing obliged me to show you hospitality. If I chose to separate myself from you, I should have no interest in seeing you again; I could... Tomyris The plot is laid: if all things fall out right, I shall as famous be by this exploit As Scythian Tomyris by Cyrus' death. — Henry VI ptI, act II, sc.iii. Basic Information Tomyris was queen of the... Homer Basic Information Homer may be an actual historic figure, a blind poet-bard of great skill who lived sometime between the 1200 BC and 800 BC. Scholars who accept his historicity are divided on whether... Professor Challenger Basic Information It's been said that although Sherlock Holmes was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous creation, his favorite was Professor George Edward Challenger, the central character of his... Abraham Basic Information Abraham1 features in the Book of Genesis. He is widely regarded as the patriarch of Jews, Christians, and Muslims and the shared ancestor of both Israel and the Arabs. According to... Cleon Skousen Basic Information Cleon Skousen was an ardent anti-Communist and conspiracy theorist who lived from 1913 to 2006. Early in his life he worked for the FBI (until 1951), which later in his life would...

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

How Trafigura tried to cover up African pollution disaster Summary September 16, 2009: The British oil trader Trafigura has been accused of dumping large amounts of toxic waste off the coast near Abidjan, the capital of Côte d'Ivoire, in 2006. The company has...

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KBR May Have Poisoned 100,000 People In Iraq Summary November 9, 2009: KBR, a former subsidiary of Halliburton, is being sued. The lawsuit alleges that by incinerating carcinogenic toxic waste in open-air burn pits in Iraq, KBR may have... 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... 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,... Anarcho Tyranny Basic Information Anarcho-Tyranny is the - apparently tautological - state of dystopian society where the state is both authoritarian and incompetent. Typically in this state of affairs the generally... Zombie Fire Ants Summary May 16, 2009: A new species of fly injects the ants with larvae, which attack an ant's brain and eventually cause the head to fall off. [1] This fly species which is native to South America... Honourable East India Company Basic Information Of all the Great Powers of the modern period, it has been said that Great Britain was the only one that acquired its Empire by accident. This is not entirely true (nor, it must be... Halliburton says radioactive material was stolen Summary March 6, 2003: According to Haliburton, a device containing radioactive material was stolen from them in December 2002 from their operations in Nigeria. According to one watchdog group, the... 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,... Top Secret America Summary July 19, 2010: The subtitle of the Top Secret America article at the Washington Post is A hidden world, growing beyond control . It documents the size, growth and complexity of the US... Grounded coal carrier in danger of breaking apart Summary April 4, 2010: A Chinese-owned coal carrier has run aground on Australia's Great Barrier Reef and is in danger of breaking apart. It has 950 tonnes of heavy fuel oil and 65,000 tonnes of coal...

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

Tatlin's Tower Basic Information The Monument to the Third International, more informally known as Tatlin's Tower, is one of the most ambitious architectural project never built. It was proposed by Russian architect...

d6 Projects

Pyramid Scheme First, let me assure you that this is not one of those shady pyramid schemes you've been hearing about. No sir. Our model is the trapezoid! - The Simpsons, I Married Marge Basic Information A... Bible Retranslation Project Basic Information The Bible Retranslation Project is a project at the Conservapedia which aims to re-translate the Bible - that is to say, to alter specific words and phrases which the contributors... 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... Project Orion Basic Information Project Orion was a Cold War-era study into the idea of using the thrust generated by an atomic bomb to propel a spacecraft. By using energetic nuclear power, Orion offered both high... India Gains on China in Asia's Space Race Summary October 22, 2008: India has launched the Chandrayaan-I mission to the Moon, which includes a lunar orbiter and an impactor. This probe is intended to study the lunar surface. Source ... Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program Basic Information The Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program was an organization instituted by the Allies in World War II. It was established by American president Franklin D. Roosevelt on June...

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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

King's Imprimatur Basic Information The King's Imprimatur refers to a monarch's Royal Seal or guarantee. The term may refer to a Royal Decree, or official approval, or just the symbol of such. On Money: The King's...

d6 Types of Economy

Tulipomania Basic Information Tulipomania (also called Tulip Mania, Tulip Fever, or Tulpenmanie) was the oldest documented speculative bubble where a fashionable rage for something led to crazy escalating prices,... Robonomics Basic Information Robonomics is a type of possible economic system which assumes that robotic and digital systems will be able to do most of the productive work of society. Thus, society guarantees... 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... 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... Scrip Basic Information A scrip is a substitute currency, issued by a power centre that lacks either the authority, ability or will to issue a true currency. Historically, scrips have often been used as... 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...

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

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... Antimatter Basic Information Antimatter is a bizarre form of matter that is often used in science fiction for fuel, explosives, robot brains, and other forms of applied phlebotinum. Each antiparticle of... 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... 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... 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... Salt “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. MAT5:13 (NIV) ...

1d6 pre-industrial trade goods

Cuirass ARAC: This tight-fitting cuirass Is but a useless mass, It's made of steel And weighs a deal, A man is but an ass Who fights in a cuirass, So off goes that cuirass. Princess Ida W.S. Gilbert Basic... Patent Medicine Basic Information Patent Medicine is a general term - and generally a polite one - for the wide range of substances peddled over the course of time that have weaved about on the line between medicine... 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... Dhaka Muslin Basic Information Dhaka Muslin, also known as Woven Air, is a type of high-end Muslin textile whose creation has sadly been lost to history. It was noteworthy for its extremely high thread-count, fine... Matchlock Basic Information The matchlock trigger was the first significant evolution from cannon lock - and arguably the first true trigger mechanism. Pretty much an exclusively small arms technology the match... Cosmetic Basic Information Cosmetics are substances applied to the body for decorative purposes - some authorities would include perfume as a cosmetic, but for the purposes of this page, we will not. The most...

1d6 modern trade goods

Ground Effect Vehicle Basic Information A Ground Effect Vehicle (or Wing-In-Ground-Effect Vehicle) is sort of an aircraft. It's a category of aerodyne vehicle that flies very close to the ground, held aloft by an... Motion Detection This page is about mechanical and electronic motion detectors. For motion detection performed by people, animals, or other organisms, see Motion Perception. Basic Information Motion Detection refers... Chemical Weapon Basic Information A chemical weapon is a weapon which relies on the chemical properties of a given substance for its primary effect - this therefore includes poisons and asphyxiants but does not... Thermobaric Weapon Basic Information The Thermobaric Weapon, also known as a Fuel-Air Munition or Vacuum Bomb, is a category of powerful explosive device. It's explosion happens in stages. First it release a cloud of... Herb Basic Information A herb is a plant with useful properties that are not directly related to being eaten (note that the medieval term pot herbs, by contrast, refers generically to edible cooked... Silent Cartridge Basic Information Usually when people want a silent firearm they take an existing weapon, fit a suppressor and use cold loaded ammunition to make it quieter. Sometimes they build a weapon from the...

1d6 sci-fi trade goods

Tachyonic Antitelephone Basic Information A Tachyonic Antitelephone is a hypothetical device that enables you to communicate with your own past. It sends messages via Tachyon transmission, and is a type of FTL Communication.... Perceptonium Basic Information Perceptonium (or Perceptronium) is a proposed hypothetical 5th state of matter, or element in certain scientific thought experiments and recently published papers. The idea is that... Battery Basic Information This page is currently a stub, useful for disambiguation. If you have time, interest, and knowledge to turn this into a more useful page, please do so. Thanks! Battery (Technology):... Alderson Drive Basic Information The Alderson Drive is a type of Shortcut Drive used in some novels by Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven. It's named for scientist Dan Alderson, who helped Pournelle work out the... Helmet Basic Information The helmet shall, for clarity, serve as a collective name for all kinds of rigid head armour. There are a variety of historical names for various styles, most of which will be... Air Ray Basic Information The Air Ray is a flying robot based on the shape of manta rays. Sources Bibliography 1. Festo Company Website entry 2. YouTube video Game and Story Use Apart from its use for...

1d6 fantasy trade goods

Evil Weapon I was far more evil then you ever were. - Stormbringer Basic Information A subtype of the Artifact of Doom, the evil weapon is a self-aware magical weapon, with an evil personality. Outside... Cold Iron Gold is for the mistress silver for the maid Copper for the craftsman cunning at his trade. Good! said the Baron, sitting in his hall, But Iron Cold Iron is master of them all. (from)... Talking Animal Basic Information The Talking Animal is a very common characterization trope in cartoons as well as fairytales. It's an animal that can talk, but still behaves like an animal. Related Character Types... Athanor Basic Information An Athanor, also known as a Tower Furnace, is a tall, slow-burning, self-feeding furnace used in alchemy. Once filled with coal, it can run for a very long time without any human... Anti Agathic Basic Information An anti-agathic is a drug which retards and/or reverses the aging process, either restoring lost (physical) youth to the user or at least keeping them at their current biological age... 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....

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

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... Tektite Basic Information When a meteor hits the ground it sometimes splashes molten metal and rock about the impact site. These gravel-sized blobs of melted mineral, once cooled off and solidified, are... Antimatter Basic Information Antimatter is a bizarre form of matter that is often used in science fiction for fuel, explosives, robot brains, and other forms of applied phlebotinum. Each antiparticle of... 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... Dwale Basic Information The word dwale in old English had a variety of meanings - many of them distinctly sinister and related to deceit and foolishness - but perhaps the most interesting is its use to... Truffle (fungus) Basic Information A Truffle is a type of fungus which grows underground, generally feeding on the roots of trees. As a truffle matures and its spores ripen, it emits a powerful smell which attracts... 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... 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... 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...

1d10 pre-industrial trade goods

Laced Mail Basic Information Laced mail is (relatively rare) form of flexible armour in which protection is provided by metal rings strung together on laces of cloth or leather. Conceptually somewhere between... Repeating Crossbow Basic Information A repeating crossbow is a crossbow that can fire multiple bolts or quarrels in rapid succession, without lengthy reload time between each shot. A few versions have been created over... Scythed Chariot Basic Information Around the 5th Century BC, Achaemenid Empire employed chariots with 3-foot-long (1-meter) scythed blades protruding from the axles. They proved a very effective way to control the... Patent Medicine Basic Information Patent Medicine is a general term - and generally a polite one - for the wide range of substances peddled over the course of time that have weaved about on the line between medicine... 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... 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... Animal-Drawn Vehicle Basic Information This page is about vehicles that are not mechanically powered, but are instead drawn by a domesticated animal, such as a horse or ox. The following list includes many of the more... Oil Basic Information Officially any nonpolar chemical substance composed of hydrocarbons that mixes with other organic substances and not with water. An oil should also normally be liquid at or around... Tabard Basic Information A tabard is a short, sleeveless jacket, typically used to deploy an employer's (or, less commonly, a wearer's) coat of arms or other livery. The actual design can vary from an over... Sling Then Saul dressed David in his own tunic. He put a coat of armor on him and a bronze helmet on his head. David fastened on his sword over the tunic and tried walking around, because he was not used to...

1d10 modern trade goods

Chemical Weapon Basic Information A chemical weapon is a weapon which relies on the chemical properties of a given substance for its primary effect - this therefore includes poisons and asphyxiants but does not... Tauchretter Basic Information A tauchretter is a combined inflatable life vest and rebreather issued to all personnel onboard a German U-Boat during World War Two. It's a little heavier than what you might expect... Gatling Gun Basic Information The Gatling gun - named after the inventor Richard Gatling is a repeating firearm usually classified as a type of machine gun - although opinions vary. Distinguishing features are... Wheeled Vehicle Basic Information A wheeled vehicle is a land vehicle that uses wheels - which many versions adorn with tires. It may or may not have an engine - for those that don't, see animal-drawn vehicle or... 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... Armoured Fighting Vehicle Basic Information An armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) is more or less exactly what it might be expected to be - a vehicle, fitted with armour and used in combat. Specifically, the category only applies... Emerald 'Love is an emerald. Its brilliant light wards off dragons On this treacherous path.' Rumi 'No matter what anyone says or does, my task is to be emerald, my colour undiminished.' Marcus Aurelius ... Cap-and-Ball Revolver My very first pistol was a cap and ball Colt Shoot as fast as lightnin' but it loads a mite slow Loads a mite slow and soon I found out It can get you into trouble but it can't get you out Steve... Heavy Machine Gun Basic Information As the name suggests, these are the biggest and heaviest of the machine gun class. Man-portable only when dismantled they are heavy weapons that blur the boundary between small arms... 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...

1d10 sci-fi trade goods

Dyson Swarm Basic Information Sources A Dyson Swarm is one type of Dyson Sphere, a category of Stellar Megastructure intended to collect energy from a Star. It's a collection of orbiting solar power satellites... Vehicle Basic Information Categories of Vehicle: Aircraft Aerodyne Fixed-Wing Aircraft Rotorcraft Ground Effect Vehicle Aerostat Land Vehicles Animal-Drawn Vehicle Armoured fighting vehicle... Dark Matter Basic Information Over the years our scientists have done a lot of analysis of our universe. One thing they've noticed is that there's not as much visible matter in our galaxy as there should be on... Hidden Ingredient In New, Greener Battery - A Virus Summary April 6, 2009: Scientists have been able to create a battery which uses viruses in its electrodes. The creators of these batteries think that this process could be scaled to an industrial... Cosmetic Basic Information Cosmetics are substances applied to the body for decorative purposes - some authorities would include perfume as a cosmetic, but for the purposes of this page, we will not. The most... Bioroid Basic Information A bioroid is something of a neologism, describing something that is, effectively, a robot made of living tissue. The etymology would probably derive from android1 and bios2. In... RiSE Basic Information RiSE is a small hexapod robot developed by Boston Dynamics. It is capable of climbing up walls, albeit slowly. Sources Bibliography 1. Boston Dynamics page Game and Story Use ... Statite Basic Information A statite is an artificial satellite whose defining trait is that it maintains a fixed position, rather than moving in an orbit. (Note that this is not the same thing as a... Metallic Hydrogen Basic Information Metallic Hydrogen As Fuel When placed under extreme pressure, it's possible for hydrogen to become compressed into a solid metal. It's also theoretically possible that it would... Vortex Ring Gun Basic Information The vortex ring gun (alternatively vortex ring projector- mainly for PR reasons) is a (currently experimental) less lethal ranged weapon which fires stable vortex rings of gas at...

1d10 fantasy trade goods

The Net (substance) Basic Information The Net is a purple alloy with a net-like lattice pattern on it's surface. It was independently discovered by both George Starkey and Isaac Newton in the 17th Century. Both... 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... Aqua Fortis Basic Information Aqua fortis (Latin for strong water ) is the old alchemical name for nitric acid (specifically a solution of nitric acid in water). It was used to dissolve many metals, including... Alkahest Basic Information A hypothetical substance in alchemy, the universal solvent - it was believed to dissolve anything (in some versions, only compounded substances, not the elements themselves). The... 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... 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... 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... 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.... Pointing Bone Basic Information The pointing bone is a potent magical weapon known to the aboriginal peoples of Australia. Carved from bone in a style appropriate to the tribe making it the weapon, called a kundela... Magic Item Basic Information A magic item, staple of many an fRPG, is an object, magically enchanted in such a way that it generates a specific magical effect when used. Objects with no obvious powers of their...

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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:

God Is Evil Basic Information God Is Evil is a trope in which God - who rules over everything in monotheistic religion - exists, but is evil. He demands absolute fidelity and threatens eternal punishment for...

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.

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... Beot Basic Information A beot is a formalized (and possibly divine or magical) boast common in the sagas of Norse Mythology and Germanic Mythology. A Viking or similar warrior could issue a beot, which was... Tattoo This one's for the mighty sea Mischief, gold and piracy This ones for the man that raised me Taught me sacrifice and bravery This one's for our favourite game Black and gold, we wave the flag This... 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... 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... Dualism There are only two kinds of people in the world: those who divide everything into two categories, and those who don't. Mervyn Alquist Basic Information When a cosmology is dualist, it is centered... 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... Cannibalism It was Isaiah Bunter Who sailed to the world's end, And spread religion in a way That he did not intend. He gave, if not the gospel-feast, At least a ritual meal; And in a highly painful sense He was... Cargo Cult Basic Information Most common in the Southwestern Pacific region of the world, a cargo cult is any group or religious movement that believes manufactured western goods ('cargo') have been created by... Composite Mummies unearthed in the Hebrides Summary August 27, 2011: Recent archaeological excavations in the Outer Hebrides (off the West coast of Scotland) have unearthed a number of human mummies that turned out to be assembled from elements...

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.

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...

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.

The Merch Basic Information The Merch is a fictional creature from the Penny Arcade webcomic. It is a small, blue, fuzzy creature which has been cursed by an evil wizard and is constantly sick. However, the... 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...

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.

Malay Mythology Basic Information Malay Mythology refers to the folklore and mythology of Maritime Southeast Asia. Not just Malaysia, but (according to Wikipedia[1]) also Brunei, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and... THE Devil Please allow me to introduce myself, I'm a man of wealth and taste. - Sympathy for the Devil, by the Rolling Stones Basic Information The Devil is the Ultimate Evil, Evil Personified. Appearance... 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... Ratatoskr Basic Information Ratatoskr (sometimes spelled Ratatosk) is a mythological squirrel that lives in the branches of Yggdrasil (the mighty pandimensional tree that connects all the Nine Worlds of Norse... 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... 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.... Tlazolteotl Basic Information Tlazlteotl (also known as Tlahēlcuāni, Tlazōlmiquiztli, and Ixcuina) is the Aztec Goddess of filth, vice, lust, seduction, adultery, sexually transmitted disease, dirt and excrement.... Outer Gods Basic Information In the Cthulhu Mythos, a group of cosmically powerful entities. The distinction between Outer Gods and Great Old Ones is indefinite (and not even used by some authors; e.g., Brian... 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. ... 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... Simon Magus Our patron Saints are St. Elagabalus and St. Simon Magus Overly loquacious village priest. Darklands Basic Information According to some, he was the founder of Gnosticism. He has also been called... Hermes Basic Information In Greek Mythology, Hermes is a psychopomp, and messenger of the gods. Honestly, that just barely scratches the surface. Hermes was also a trickster figure, and was the god of... Portunes Portunus, Portumnes, and Portunes are all variant spellings of the name of the Roman god of gates, doors, harbors, fords and possibly warehouses. Linguistically, the words opportunity and importune... 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... Aesir Basic Information The gods and goddesses of Norse Mythology can be roughly divided into two pantheons, the Aesir and Vanir. The Aesir are the larger pantheon, and the one about which the most myths... 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... Jupiter (Mythology) For the planet, see Jupiter Basic Information Jupiter is one of the three primary Gods of Rome, the other two being Mars and Quirinus, or Juno and Minerva, depending on the era. Oaths and promises... Emerald Lama Basic Information The Emerald Lama is a relatively obscure creature from the Cthulhu Mythos. An avatar of Hastur it incarnates the concept of false enlightenment and deceitful hidden wisdom ,... Ares Basic Information Ares is the god of war in Greek Mythology. He's an ill-tempered monster, possessed of hatred and anger, and prone to frenzy. Ares' temper was so bad, most of Olympus didn't like or... Baba Yaga Basic Information Baba Yaga is a powerful, dangerous and morally ambiguous creature of Russian mythology. Taking the form of an old woman (hence the Baba 1) she haunts the wild places and deep...

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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:

Aesir Basic Information The gods and goddesses of Norse Mythology can be roughly divided into two pantheons, the Aesir and Vanir. The Aesir are the larger pantheon, and the one about which the most myths...

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.

Red Cap Basic Information A red cap is an unseelie fae from Anglo-Scottish folklore, said to prefer dwelling in ruined castles. The creature's name comes from it's trademark hat or cap which it dyes with the... Doppelgänger Basic Information A doppelgänger1 is a tangible, physical being which is identical to a living person. It is often believed to be evil, and seeing one is an omen of bad luck or even death. Many fRPGs... Elf “Elves are wonderful. They provoke wonder. Elves are marvellous. They cause marvels. Elves are fantastic. They create fantasies. Elves are glamorous. They project glamour. Elves are enchanting. They... 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... Reptilian Basic Information Reptilians are lizard like humanoids frequently mentioned in conspiracy theory and ufology, especially the works of David Icke. They are also sometimes called Reptiloids or Reptoids.... 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... 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... 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... 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... Theriocephaly Basic Information Theriocephaly refers to a human with the head of an animal. Many mythological creatures and characters of our oldest stories are theriocephalic, including: Christian Iconography: ...

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:

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....

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... Onocentaur Basic Information The onocentaur is a medieval beast (also found in Greek mythology) with the upper body of a man and the lower body of a donkey. In allegorical terms, the onocentaur represents male... Gnoll Basic Information The gnoll is one of the more obscure fantasy beastmen, usually consisting of a fusion of human and hyena - although various, mostly canid things seem to be substitutable in a pinch,... 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,... Cambion My daddy is a handsome devil He's got a chain five miles long, And on every link a heart does dangle Of another maid he's loved and wronged. (from) Silver Dagger trad. Basic Information A cambion is,... 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... 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... 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 Dormovoi Basic Information A dormovoi1 is a household spirit from Slavic mythology, similar to the brownie of Western mythology or the penates of Roman mythology. Generally benevolent, the dormovoi is said to... 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... Romero Zombie Basic Information A Romero Zombie is the slow-shuffling brain-eating monster popularized by Night of the Living Dead and it's ilk. The hallmarks of the Romero Zombie are the Zombie Gait and the... Bear A bear there was, a bear, a bear! All black and brown, and covered with hair! Oh, come, they said, oh come to the fair! The fair? Said he, but I'm a bear! All black, and brown, and covered with hair!... Tulpa Basic Information A tulpa is a creature given substance from its creator's thoughts by an exercise of will. The idea derives mostly from Tibetan Buddhism and is cited most explicitly in the works of... Hippalectryon Basic Information Like Pegasus, the Hippalectryon is winged horse. But it goes a step beyond that, being a half-horse, half-rooster composite monster. The head and front legs are horse, and the wings,... Sluagh Basic Information The sluagh1 are a host of spirits - or possibly faeries from Celtic myth, said to be composed of souls rejected from all available afterlives or restless for some other reason. They... Orb (Cryptozoology) Basic Information Orbs are circular light artifacts which tend to occur on photography when flash lights or other strong light sources are used near the camera. They have also been interpreted as... Aufhocker Basic Information Aufhockers are creatures from German folklore. They are small spirits that jump on the back or shoulders of lone wanderers at night, and usually instil such terror in their victims... Hound Of Tindalos Basic Information The Hounds of Tindalos are a type of cthulhu mythos creature first described by Frank Belknap Long in the eponymous 1929 short story. Described may be something of an overstatement... 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... Voodoo Zombie Basic Information Arguably the original version of the zombie, emerging from the Caribbean Voudoun tradition but with its roots in traditional African religions a Voodoo Zombie is the servant of a...

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:

Honduras Basic Information This article is a stub. Please expand on it! See Also Opus 40 - a site in the United States inspired by Mayan ruins found in Honduras. Sources Bibliography 1. Wikipedia entry ...

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.

Kingdom of Prester John Basic Information In the year 1122, a stranger from the East arrived in Rome to see Pope Calixtus II. He called himself John, Patriarch of the Indians and claimed to be an archbishop of the... The Bahamas Basic Information The Bahamas (also known as the Lucayan Archipelago) are an archipelago of islands on the northern border of the Caribbean Sea, separated from Florida on the mainland by The Windward... Burma Basic Information This article is a stub. Please expand on it! See Also News: Report reveals Burma's 2014 nukes target Sources Bibliography 1. Wikipedia entry Game and Story Use Afghanistan Basic Information This article is a stub. Please expand on it! See Also Event/News: Russia and US collaborate in Afghanistan drug raid News: Taliban trains 'monkey terrorists' to attack U.S. troops ... Germany Basic Information This article is a stub. Please expand on it! Cities Aachen Ahaus Bonn Erlangen Ingolstadt Other locations Barbarastollen Bräutigamseiche Goseck circle Nürnberger Reichswald... Kyrgyzstan Basic Information This article is a stub. Please expand on it! See Also Shanghai Cooperation Organisation - security organization which Kyrgyzstan is a member of. Sources Bibliography 1. Wikipedia...

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

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...

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.

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... USDA Identifies Some Mysterious Unsolicited Seeds Summary July 31, 2020: People all across the United States are reporting receiving mysterious packets of seeds in the mail from an unknown person or organization in China. In several cases, the... 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,... 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.... Phoebus Cartel Basic Information The Phoebus Cartel was an association of international corporations that cooperated together to establish standards on electrical devices, most notably the lightbulb, from 1923 to... 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... 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... Worst Year Ever Trigger Warning: This page gets a little dark, even if its main message is one of hope and progress. Basic Information I know it really felt like 2020, with it's pandemic, riots and political unrest,... 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... Tropical Cyclone The East Wind roared:—“From the Kuriles, the Bitter Seas, I come, And me men call the Home-Wind, for I bring the English home. Look—look well to your shipping! By the breath of my mad typhoon I swept... 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... Thiess Of Kaltenbrun Basic Information In 1681, and again in 1691, an old cunning man in Swedish Livonia named Thiess of Kaltenbrun was called to testify as a witness in two trials. In both cases, while presenting his... Height 611 UFO incident Basic Information The Height 611 UFO incident is an alleged UFO crash near the town of Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, Russia on January 29, 1986. Height 611 refers to the hill on which it crashed. At 8... 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... 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... 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,... 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... Abraham Basic Information Abraham1 features in the Book of Genesis. He is widely regarded as the patriarch of Jews, Christians, and Muslims and the shared ancestor of both Israel and the Arabs. According to... Asteroid or Meteor Impact Basic Information Meteors are small interplanetary bodies that hit a planet. Asteroids are larger rocks orbiting our sun, and from time to time such rocks cross our orbit and hit the Earth.1 The vast... Air Disaster Basic Information An Air disaster is a disaster that involves one or more aircraft. Crashes of passenger aircraft qualify, obviously, but cargo aircraft can also land on things and then there's the...

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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

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...

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.

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... 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... Peat Bog Basic Information A Peat Bog is a stagnant wetland with acidic soil and relatively little plant life (mostly sphagnum moss and fungus, and sometimes venus flytrap or other carnivorous plants). It also... Hill Basic Information A hill is a peak of land above sea level, like a mountain, but lower and not as steep. These geological formations can be formed by erosion or deposition of sediment. These areas can... 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... 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,...

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.

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... Monadnock Basic Information A monadnock, inselberg or kopje is a short but steep mountain rising out of lower or flatter terrain. Geologically, they are formed when a harder, erosion-resistant rock is... 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,... Niland Geyser Basic Information Niland Geyser is a bubbling pool of water in California that is probably the worlds only sustained mobile mud puddle. Believe it or not, this pool of water has been declared a... Crannog Basic Information A Crannog is an artificial island usually built in a lake, to serve as a dwelling place or in some cases a tiny community. They were built in Scotland and Ireland from around 1000 BC... Garbage Dump I stood upon the edge of the cliff and looked down into a sea of refuse. For 2000 years, the inhabitants of Marburyport had thrown their garbage over this cliff into the sea. But now the sea had been...

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

Ciudad Juárez Uncle Tommy Gabriel, he played the blue piano While Frank and Ava Gardener danced the wild Juaurenzi tango Those were truly golden years my Uncle Tommy said But everything's gone straight to Hell...

d10 Famous Locations

Gibsonton, Florida Basic Information Gibsonton is a town in Florida which was once famous as the wintering town for circus sideshow stars - where they would spend the off season. Notable residents included Percilla... Klinikum Aachen Basic Information The Klinikum Aachen is the main hospital serving Aachen. It is part of the RWTH Aachen university. Construction on it started in 1972, and it was finished in 1985. Its architecture... Surtsey Basic Information Surtsey is a volcanic island off the coast of Iceland. It rose from the ocean on November 14, 1963, and the eruption that caused it to grow ended on June 5, 1967. Since then, the... Seven Wonders Of The Classical World Basic Information The Seven Wonders of the Classical World (that is, the seven most impressive artificial structures known to the Greco-Romans) are generally defined as: The Statue of Zeus at Olympus... 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... Federation Of Damanhur Basic Information The Federation of Damanhur is a spiritual community/commune located in the Piedmont region of northern Italy, about 50 km (30 miles) north of the city of Turin. It was founded in... 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... Tunnels Of Moose Jaw Basic Information The Tunnels of Moose Jaw are a tunnel complex in Moose Jaw, Canada. They were originally build as maintenance tunnels for the heating system of downtown area buildings. During the... Olorgesailie Basic Information Olorgesailie is an prehistoric archaeological site in Kenya. This dried lake bed has so many ancient Acheulean stone hand axes in it, that it has been described as the stone age... Fountain of Youth Basic Information [This is just a placeholder page; I hope to elaborate on it later quark] According to popular legend, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León discovered the present-day state of...

d10 Architecture Examples

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

Castle Basic Information A castle is a fortified building that also serves as a place of residence. If it serves solely as a military base it is more properly termed a fortress (or fort if smaller) - or... Necropolis Basic Information Literally a City of the Dead 1, a necropolis is a large and heavily built up cemetery so full of mausolea and burial vaults that it resembles a town or city in its own right. There... 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... 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... 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... 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 -... Clinic Basic Information In modern terms a clinic is either a subunit of a hospital specialising in a specific field of medicine or a smaller and less capable version of a hospital, typically not providing... 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... Ossuary Basic Information An ossuary is a storage facility for human bones - generally those disinterred from a crypt, mausoleum, cemetery or graveyard. An ossuary is usually constructed when a burial... Gatehouse Basic Information A gatehouse is a fortified (or at least secured) structure built around the gate of a castle or other fortification (or, in the modern era, any secure facility), to counteract the...