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.

Autocracy Basic Information A form of government where one individual has effectively unlimited power. This would include dictatorships, absolute monarchies, despotisms with a single leader and similar things.... 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.... Puppet State Basic Information A puppet state represents a nation whose government is effectively controlled by a foreign power. Sources Bibliography 1. Wikipedia entry Game and Story Use Odds are that there... 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... Autarchy Basic Information (not to be confused with the economic system autarky) Currently somewhat theoretical, even as a principle, Autarchy is tentatively established as the term for a minarchist or... 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....

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.

Hanseatic League Basic Information The Hanseatic League (or Hanse) was an alliance of primarily German merchant guilds and independent merchant towns dominating the maritime trade along the Baltic as well as parts of...

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.

Deep State Basic Information The Deep State is said to be a group of powerful, anti-democratic forces within Turkey, consisting of members of the Turkish intelligence agencies, military, security, judges, and... 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... 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... Hanseatic League Basic Information The Hanseatic League (or Hanse) was an alliance of primarily German merchant guilds and independent merchant towns dominating the maritime trade along the Baltic as well as parts of... Knights Templar Basic Information Shortly after the First Crusade, a French knight named Hugues de Payens proposed the formation of a new monastic order devoted to the protection of pilgrims. The Christians had... Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs Basic Information An Outlaw Motorcycle Club is a group of motorcycle enthusiasts who has formed a gang or 'club' but who has not registered with the American Motorcycle Association (AMA) or the... Gangs Of Old New York Basic Information New York City in the 19th Century (and early 20th Century) featured several Street Gangs that seem almost surreal from the modern perspective. No doubt some of the claims have been... World Health Organization Basic Information The WHO is a part of the United Nations. It promotes health matters worldwide and aims to raise medical standards and monitor diseases. Sources Bibliography 1. full source reference... Triads Basic Information Triad is a term that describes a version of Organized Crime that started in China and has spread to many cities with large Chinese populations. Their criminal activities include drug... World Wildlife Fund Basic Information The WWF was set up in 1961 and is the world’s largest conservation organization. its main aim are to protect endangered animals and the placed where they live. Sources Bibliography...

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

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...

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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... Pierre Beaumarchais Basic Information He was an inventor; he was a spy; he created one of the most beloved characters of opera; and he was an enthusiastic champion of liberty. His name was Pierre-Augustin Caron de... Archimedes The soldier found the old man sitting on the ground drawing in the dirt with a stick. Hey! The General wants to see you! he shouted. The old man ignored him, continuing to draw his meaningless... 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... Saint Timothy Basic Information Saint Timothy was a young man who became a pupil of the Apostle Paul and who accompanied him on many of his missionary journeys. He originally came from the city of Lystra in... Fafnir Basic Information In the Volsunga Saga, Fafnir is the name of a dwarf, son of a dwarvish king, strong of arm and fearless in spirit. He and his brother, Regin, killed their father to gain a treasure... Henry Okah Basic Information Henry Okah is the creator of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND). Under his guidance, MEND wreaked havoc in the Niger Delta of Nigeria, diverting extracted... Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks Basic Information Oliver Warbucks, is a prominent industrialist and the very model of the Self-Made Man. Forbes Magazine, in 2006, listed him at the top of its annual Fictional 15 listing of... 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... P. T. Barnum Murphy was loitering on a streetcorner on Broadway when one of the passers-by stopped to look at him: a middle-aged man with a halo of curly brown hair surrounding a balding head, a prosperous...

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

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...

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October Surprise Basic Information In 1972, just a few days before the United States presidential election, the President's National Security Advisor, Henry Kissinger, held a press conference announcing We believe... Feuding Families Basic Information Feuding Families is a trope that represents two or more large families, well, feuding. There might have been a recent initial cause for the feud, or the origin of the feud might be... Man petitions to marry comic book character Summary October 30, 2008: A Japanese man has started a petition which would allow people to marry cartoon characters. See Also Star Crossed Lovers Source Bibliography 1. Original article Game and... Blurred Out - 51 Things You Aren't Allowed To See On Google Maps Summary July 15, 2008: The article provides a list of locations which are blurred out on Google Maps for political reasons. Source Bibliography 1. Original article Game and Story Use Many, if not... Police - U.S. teens were hit men for Mexican cartel Summary March 13, 2009: Three American teenagers were initiated as assassins for the Mexican Gulf Cartel, one of Mexico's two major drug cartels. They were recruited into a group called Los Zetas ... Ant mega-colony takes over world Basic Information July 1, 2009: A certain type of Argentinia ants has spread around the world, forming large super-colonies on different continents. What's more, the ants have identical chemical... 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... Egypt tries to hang up on killer SMS rumours Summary March 25, 2009: The Egyptian government has tried to dispel rumors that an SMS is spreading around Egypt from unknown foreign quarters which kills those who read it. According to the rumors,... Ogallala Aquifer Basic Information The Ogallala Aquifer is an enormous aquifer below the Great Plains of the United States. It provides water for large parts of the states of South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado,... Economics Of The Singularity Summary June 1, 2008: The article discusses the possibility of the Technological Singularity, and compares it with previous singularities - transition periods of great change. It argues that they...

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

SpaceX Basic Information SpaceX, short for Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, is a space transport company based in Hawthorne, California. It's founder, entrepreneur and visionary Elon Musk, created...

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Peaceful Nuclear Explosions Basic Information Like convenitional explosives, nuclear bombs could be put in use other than killing one's enemies during the wartime. Most of the major nuclear countries were pondering such use for... Hadron Collider II Planned For Circle Line Summary April 1,2010: The administration of the London Underground is in talk with the administration of CERN to build a new particle accelerator in the Circle Line of the Underground, similar to the... Chinese Say They're Building 'Impossible' Space Drive Summary September 24, 2008: The Chinese government is sponsoring the construction of a so-called EmDrive (short for Electromagnetical Drive ) which, according to its inventor, the British scientist... Area 51 Uncensored - Was It The UFOs Or The USSR? Summary May 17, 2011: A story on National Public Radio interviews journalist Annie Jacobsen about her recent book, Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base. The book goes... 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... 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...

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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

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...

d6 Types of Economy

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... 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... Barter Basic Information Barter is an economic system whereby goods and services are directly exchanged in trade - for example a mountain man trading cloth and tools to the natives in exchange for furs.... Monopoly By Royal Decree Basic Information A Monopoly by Royal Decree is a form of Legal Monopoly sanctioned or instituted by a King or other Royalty. Say there's several people manufacturing playing cards. As King, I pick my... 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... 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

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... Sheep I have wood for sheep - (archetypal Settlers of Catan player) Basic Information Sheep (singular also sheep) are ruminating, quadruped ungulates kept as livestock. The archaeological record suggests... 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... Water Basic Information Water is the liquid version of the substance also known as ice when solid, or steam when heated into a mist. Water is also often used as a general term to refer to that substance in... Silk Basic Information Silk is a natural fibre produced by invertebrates which can be woven into ropes and cloths with a high strength to mass ratio, pleasant texture and good insulating properties. In the... 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...

1d6 pre-industrial trade goods

Poison Everything is poison, there is poison in everything. Only the dose makes a thing not a poison. Paracelsus Basic Information A poison is a substance that causes harmful metabolic disturbance to a... Atlatl Basic Information The atlatl is a device designed to add range and power to a javelin or other throwing spear by acting as an extension of the thrower's arm. The heel of the javelin fits into a socket... Hand Cannon Basic Information The ancestor of all small arms the hand cannon was humanity's first foray into portable black powder weapons1. Nothing more than a tube for a barrel2 with a crude handle and a cannon... 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... Banded Mail Basic Information Banded mail - in the sense that it is commonly used - is something of a misnomer. For a start, it typically doesn't involve any mail at all. Generally this is the name some fRPGs use... Letter Of Credit Shao Yen was a tall thin man in a plain grey robe, more like an austere monk than a merchant; but he grasped the situation at once. They spoke in English, he having had much to do with the East India...

1d6 modern trade goods

Machine Gun That's not a gun. This is a gun Whatever happens, we have got. The Maxim gun, and they have not. Hillaire Belloc The Modern Traveller (1898) Basic Information A fully automatic support weapon... 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... Food Basic Information Food is any substance which, when consumed, provides nutritional benefit for the body. Traditionally the term only applies to solids and semi-solids with liquids consumed for the... Cruise Ship Basic Information A cruise ship is a passenger ship intended for pleasure voyages, with the stay aboard the ship intended to be part of the enjoyment. During the first and second world wars several... New Coke Basic Information In 1985, the 100th Anniversary of the formulation of Coca-Cola, the company decided to change it's secret formula to a sweeter version called New Coke. Initially the new product... Alcoholic Spirits Get you a copper kettle, get you a copper coil Fill it with new made corn mash and never more you'll toil You'll just lay there by the juniper while the moon is bright Watch them jugs a-filling in the...

1d6 sci-fi trade goods

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... Video Analytics Basic Information Video Analytics is the technology, software and process of using computers to automatically analyze video footage from a security camera. Such systems are used as a virtual tripwire... Hyperdrive Basic Information A Hyperdrive is a form of Star Drive that propels a spacecraft into subspace or hyperspace. In most cases, the hyperdrive provides the spaceship with propulsion while in hyperspace,... 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... 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.... 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...

1d6 fantasy trade goods

Iliaster Basic Information Iliaster is an alchemical term for the primeval substance which is the source of all other substances. It contained both matter and spirit. The term was invented by Paracelsus, an... 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... 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... 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... Imported Alien Phlebotinum Basic Information Imported Alien Phlebotinum is Phlebotinum that was abandoned or supplied by some alien race, or other temporary visitor to our neck of spacetime. Often it's totally normal average... 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

Silk Basic Information Silk is a natural fibre produced by invertebrates which can be woven into ropes and cloths with a high strength to mass ratio, pleasant texture and good insulating properties. In the... 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... Cattle Basic Information Cattle (colloquially cows) are large domesticated ungulates. They are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, most commonly classified as Bos primigenius. Cattle are raised as... 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... Olive Basic Information The Olive is a low-growing, fruit bearing tree native to the Middle East and Mediterranean Basin, but found throughout Central Asia as far as China and naturalised as far away as... 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... 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... Water Basic Information Water is the liquid version of the substance also known as ice when solid, or steam when heated into a mist. Water is also often used as a general term to refer to that substance in... 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... Flax Basic Information Flax is blue flowered, fibrous plant whose Latin name (Linum usitatissimum) asserts that it is the most useful . There is a certain amount of truth to this assertion. The best known...

1d10 pre-industrial trade goods

Tea Tea is like the East he grows in, A great yellow Mandarin With urbanity of manner And unconsciousness of sin; All the women, like a harem, At his pig-tail troop along; And, like all the East he grows... 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... Military Pick Basic Information The military pick is a piercing weapon very similar to a pickaxe. It consists of a narrow metal spike set at right angles to a haft and is generally used one-handed. Shorter spiked... Covered Wagon Basic Information Covered Wagons were commonly used to settle and travel great distances from the Colonial Era to The Wild West. The term covered wagon might mean anything from a run down old farm... Catapult Basic Information Derived from the Greek for shield breaker , catapult has become, more or less, a generic term for every piece of pre-gunpowder artillery that isn't a ballista. Specifically, it... Maul Basic Information A maul is, essentially, a big hammer - very similar to a sledgehammer and bordering on being an improvised weapon. It's also what a lot of fantasy artists wrongly assume a warhammer... Kyphi Basic Information Kyphi was a compound incense, highly regarded in ancient Egypt and used in high tier religious ceremonies and as a medicine. The ingredients for kyphi are somewhat disputed - all... 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 ... 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... 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...

1d10 modern trade goods

Cordial Basic Information A cordial is a drink with one of two basic characters. It is either: 1) A concentrated syrup made from fruit juice, designed for storage and often diluted with water prior to being... Rifle Grenade Basic Information This is a grenade designed to be fired from the muzzle of a long arm - usually a rifle1. These weapons are generally a historical artifact these days and have been becoming less and... Munition Plate Basic Information Munition plate is pieces of plate armour mass produced to a series of generic sizes for issue to a professional (or at least semi-professional) army. By the time it starts to appear,... Full Body Scanner Basic Information A full-body scanner is an electronic security device that that creates an image of what a person looks like under their clothes. Such machines are being used at airports and other... Double Action Only Revolver Basic Information Double-Action Only denotes a Revolver that cannot be manually cocked. As with other Double Action Revolvers, pulling the trigger cocks the gun and advances the cylinder, but in this... Baton Round Basic Information A baton round is a form of less lethal ammunition designed to deliver a bludgeoning attack at rage and incapacitate a target with a reduced risk of lethal injury (compared to live... Film Basic Information The term Film is used to cover a wide variety of Motion Pictures. It's more pretentious than Movies , less so than Cinema . The name comes from the fact that for much of the first... Duoped Basic Information The duoped is a ridiculous little two-wheeled human-powered vehicle that is a little like a skateboard, or roller skates, or bicycle. Except much less stable than any of those. It... Carpet Basic Information A carpet is, broadly, a cloth designed to be used as a floor covering its actual form depending on the culture in which it was made. In general - and certainly until the industrial... Book Basic Information A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of paper, parchment, or other material, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. In...

1d10 sci-fi trade goods

Tank Meat Hannah chewed the mouthful of steak with a delicacy that was only slightly spoiled by the look of astonishment that spread across her face as she ate. She swallowed and wiped her mouth. Thats ... GroundBot Basic Information The GroundBot is a small, spherical robot which mounts cameras and other sensors and has limited off-road capabilities. Sources Bibliography 1. Rotundus Company Website 2. YouTube... Development of Brain-Machine Interface Technology Summary March 31, 2009: Three companies have jointly created a Brain-Machine Interface , allowing someone to control a robot by thought alone. Source Bibliography 1. Original article Game and Story... AquaPenguin Basic Information The AquaPenguin is an underwater robot based on a penguin. Sources Bibliography 1. Festo Company Website entry 2. YouTube video Game and Story Use They could be used for... Driverless Car Basic Information Driverless Cars are cars that can move without a manual operator, likely steered by an artificial intelligence. Sources Bibliography 1. The Implications of Robot Cars and Taxis 2.... Tachyon Oh, you can't get to Heaven On a Tachyon 'Cause it goes too fast To sit upon. Basic Information Tachyons are hypothetical subatomic particles that always move faster than light. You can't slow them... 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... Alcubierre Drive Basic Information The Alcubierre Drive is a theoretical and speculative concept for a Stardrive, proposed by Physicist Miguel Alcubierre. The Technology to make such a device function is unknown, but... Daemons In Astrophysics Basic Information In Astrophysics, a DAEMON is a DArk Electric Matter Object - don't ask me where they get the N from. DAEMOns are subatomic black holes. These are one of the proposed explanations for... 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 ...

1d10 fantasy trade goods

Phlogiston Basic Information Phlogiston is a fifth element beyond the four elements of Ancient Greece. According to Phlogiston theory, it's supposedly contained within all combustible bodies. It has no colour,... Functional Magic Basic Information Functional Magic is a trope that refers to magic that goes beyond mere plot device to serve as a tool, science, technology, art, or philosophy. Functional Magic is magic that... Aesoptinum Basic Information Aesoptinum is Phlebotinum with a moral component, designed so the author of the story can communicate a metaphor. Related Tropes: An Aesop Fantastic Aesop Mary Suetopia Phlebotinum... 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... Green Rocks Basic Information Green Rocks is a speculative fiction trope. A green rock is an item or substance with wide-ranging and inconsistent powers. Essentially, a green rock has whatever magical or... 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... 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... 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... 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... Orichalcum Basic Information According to Plato's dialogue Critias, one of the more notable natural resources of the Lost Continent of Atlantis was a material called orichalcum. It was mined there and had a...

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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:

Living Parable John Daniel told us all how we could be free John Daniel taught us all a better way for you and me He came to us in our own way so we'd be sure to see He had the light and essence of the man from...

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.

Flower War Basic Information Flower War was the name given to the battles between the Aztec Triple Alliance and some of their enemies and vassals. The objective was to capture as many enemies alive as possible... Baptism Basic Information Baptism is the religious practice of consecrating a new member to a specific religion with the use of water. In the real world, this is a highly signficant rite for Christianity and... Spirit Basic Information A spirit is a typically insubstantial type of creature that resides in our world, or in some sort of parallel Spirit World. Typical interpretations of the spirit world by cultures... Flagellant Basic Information A flagellant is one who performs acts of violent self-mortification (such as flogging themselves1) for religious and/or theurgic purposes. The self-mortification may serve as public... 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... 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,... Prosperity Theology Basic Information Prosperity theology is a religious belief among parts of Christianity that God provides material wealth and prosperity for those he favors. This has been criticized among other... Church Building Basic Information A church building1 is a building specifically dedicated to the purpose of Christian worship and community. In common use, the term is usually shortened to church . Specific... Nazirite Basic Information The Vow of the Nazirite is a special type of ascetic vow described in the Book of Numbers. The Nazirite is a person who has dedicated his or her life to the Lord. As a sign of this... Church Approves Wisconsin Apparition Of Mary Summary December 8, 2010: The Roman Catholic Church officially recognized the apparition, or appearance, of the Virgin Mary to a young woman in Wisconsin in 1859. The woman, named Adele Brise, was a...

Worshiped Entities

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

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

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Monotheism

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

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

Dualism or Competing Religions

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

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... Culsans Basic Information Culsans is a two-headed Etruscan god of doorways, doors, and death. The two-headed door god thing makes him similar to Janus and Portunes of Roman Mythology, and in fact the Romans...

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.

Ishtar Basic Information Ishtar was the Mesopotamian goddess of love, beauty, sex, desire, fertility, war, combat, and political power. This article is a stub. Please expand on it! Sources Bibliography 1.... Anu Basic Information Anu was a deity worshiped in ancient Mesopotamia and was the earliest recorded sky father figure. He was believed to rule the gods, spirits, demons, and constellations of the sky.... Invidia Basic Information Invidia, in Roman Mythology is the anthropomorphic personification of jealousy and envy. A minor goddess of ill reputation. Invidia was associated with the evil eye. There was... The Grim Reaper Basic Information In folklore, The Grim Reaper is the personification of Death. He is usually dictated as carrying a scythe and is a skeleton wearing a black cloak. In this form, Death is not seen as... Culsans Basic Information Culsans is a two-headed Etruscan god of doorways, doors, and death. The two-headed door god thing makes him similar to Janus and Portunes of Roman Mythology, and in fact the Romans... Spirit Basic Information A spirit is a typically insubstantial type of creature that resides in our world, or in some sort of parallel Spirit World. Typical interpretations of the spirit world by cultures... Attis Basic Information Agdistis was born with both male and female traits which frightened the Olympian gods. They cut off the male traits and cast them away- from which grew an almond tree. The nymph Nana... 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... 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... Gog And Magog Basic Information There are some places in the Bible where the text makes a throwaway reference to something the original readers were probably very familiar with; and then people spend the next... Artifact Of Doom Basic Information This speculative fiction trope is also a character as device trope specific to inanimate objects. The Artifact of Doom is a Villain that is also an artifact. Despite being a tool,... Apollo Basic Information Apollo is one of the sun-gods of Greek Mythology (he shares this duty with Helios). Apollo is god of Archery, Healing, the Laurel Tree, Light, the Lyre, Medicine, Music, Poetry,... 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... Green Man Basic Information The Green man - also known as the woodwose or (sometimes) Jack-in-the-Green is an enigmatic figure of Anglo-European myth, possibly having its roots in an atavistic nature deity. He... 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... 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?... Mormo Saint of streets, and brilliant one, that strays by night; Foe of radiance, but friend and mate of gloom; In howl of dogs rejoicing, and in crimson gore, Wading 'mid corpses through tombs of lifeless... Pluto (mythology) Basic Information Pluto was the Greco-Roman deity who was considered to rule over the realm of the dead. He was also known as Hades (a name which eventually came to be associated more with his domain... Hecate Basic Information Hecate is a Greek goddess, whose worship survived long past the decline of Ancient Greece. She's more than a little mysterious, with scholars disagreeing on her purview, popularity,... Karun Basic Information To put it simply, Karun is the Etruscan Mythology equivalent of Charon of Greek Myth.But it's really not that simple. Their names are nearly identical, and they appear to the dead,...

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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:

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...

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.

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... 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,... Human Basic Information Humans are the sole known sapient species to populate Earth. All members of the human species together are known as humanity. See Also Anthropodermic Bibliopegy Artificial Human... Devil Basic Information Devil is sometimes used as just another word for Demon. In other settings, a Devil is a specific type of Demon. In yet others, it is a distinct form of evil Spirit that is similar... Vampire Basic Information Vampires are according to most folklore and fiction blood-sucking nocturnal creatures of at least vaguely human-like appearance. It is hard to define a vampire since in legends the... 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... Winged Reptilian Basic Information Some members of the Draconian Serpent race of Reptilians posses wings; presumably leathery ones similar to the pterodactyl. This article is a stub. Perhaps someone more knowledgeable... Onocentaur Basic Information The onocentaur is a medieval beast with the upper body of a man and the lower body of a donkey. In allegorical terms, the onocentaur represents male lust or a hypocrite who speaks of... 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....

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:

Hippopotamus Basic Information The hippo is a type of large mammal that spends most of it's time in the water. They can weigh as much as 3 tons (2700 kg). Despite being herbivores, Hippos are extremely dangerous...

d20 types of dangerous creatures

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

Chonchon Basic Information The Chonchon is a monster of South American legend, common around Peru and Chile, that takes the form of a human head, sometimes with talons, that flies about using its massively... Bajang Basic Information The bajang is an evil spirit who appears when a disaster or illness is about to occur. He usually takes the form of a giant polecat. Sources Bibliography 1. Mythology of Asia and... Tiger Basic Information The tiger is the world's largest species of cat. Their fur has a distinctive stripe pattern. While tigers only rarely eat wolves, they do compete with them for food, and sometimes... Hydra Basic Information A hydra or hydrae are - mythically and in RPG terms at least - reptilian carnivores with a number of serpentine heads growing from a single body. The shape of the body is up for... 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... Ape Basic Information An ape is a tailless primate of the superfamily hominoidea, which is traditionally divided into the lesser apes (mostly gibbons), the greater apes (including chimpanzees, gorillas... Bakeneko Basic Information The Bake-neko, or ghost cat , is a supernatural creature of Japanese legend, similar to the Kitsune. Although they are often malevolent spirits, sometimes they show great loyalty to... 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... Loogaroo Basic Information The loogaroo is a bizarre creature that has characteristics of both a witch and a vampire. It is also known as a soucouyant or soucirant and occurs in many parts of the French... Ghoul They are neither man nor woman, They are neither brute nor human; They are ghouls (from) The Bells E.A. Poe Basic Information Something of a multifaceted sort of creature the ghoul seems to have... El Chupacabra Basic Information Chupacabra is Spanish for Goat Sucker . Since 1990, there have been sightings and reportings, mostly in Puerto Rico, Mexico and the United States of strange creatures, usually... Wraith Basic Information A wraith is a form of undead found mostly in fRPGs. The word itself derives from a Scottish word for a ghost or spirit, but the creature depicted is usually more cohesive, proactive... Tuyul Basic Information The tuyul is an undead creature from Indonesian myth which is created from the mummified corpse of a baby - usually stillborn or miscarried - by a Dukun (an Indonesian term for a... Hippopotamus Basic Information The hippo is a type of large mammal that spends most of it's time in the water. They can weigh as much as 3 tons (2700 kg). Despite being herbivores, Hippos are extremely dangerous... 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!... 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,... Rod (Cryptozoology) Basic Information Rods are alleged cryptids which have only appeared on video cameras. Sightings of rods have occurred in the United States, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Philippines and China -... Monster Octopi With Scores Of Extra Tentacles Summary July 18, 2008: The article shows images of octopi with far more tentacles than usual. Although the exact reason for this is unknown, some speculate that this might be the result of tentacle... Werewolf Basic Information A werewolf1 is an inherent wolf - human shapeshifter, also known as a lycanthrope2. In the European tradition, the werewolf is the most common of the lycanthropes - and probably the... 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...

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:

Etruria Basic Information Etruria (also known as Tyrrhenia) refers to a decentralized collection of city-states that were founded in 10th Century BC in the region that is now central Italy. Etruscan cities...

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.

Korea Basic Information This Article is a stub; please add to it. [Basicly, I felt we needed a page for the pre-Korean War Korea; and I happened upon a piece on that subject which I wanted to link to before... 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 ... India Basic Information This article is a stub. Please expand on it! See Also Hindu Mythology Iron Pillar - an Out Of Place Artifact of India Jantar Mantar - an Archaeoastronomical Site Mahabharata Monopod... 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 Nigeria Basic Information Nigeria is a country in West Africa. It is widely known for its Internet-based confidence games. List of Nigeria Locations Lagos See Also Henry Okah Attack on Nigerian town kills... Australia Basic Information Australia is both a country and Earth's smallest continent. It is located in the southern hemisphere between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. Cynics suggest that it is a good...

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.

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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,...

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.

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,... Earthquake Basic Information An earthquake is a powerful release of energy within a planetary crust, which manifests itself as tremors which cause people and objects to fall down and cause property damage -... 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... 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... Abraham Basic Information Abraham features in the Book of Genesis. He is widely regarded as the patriarch of Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Abraham symbolizes the man chosen by God to safeguard the holy... 1908 New York To Paris Race Basic Information In the early 1900s, the automobile was in its infancy. Autos were expensive, temperamental machines, liable to break down and decent roads were rare; but automobile enthusiasts were... San Diego Menaced By Jumbo Squid Summary July 17, 2009 A plague of squid have appeared off the coast of San Diego, California. Dozens have washed up on the beaches and divers swimming off the coast have been attacked by large... Yasukuni Shrine Basic Information The Yasukuni Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is dedicated to the kami of Japanese soldiers who died fighting for the Emperor of Japan. Currently, the names of... Potemkin Village Basic Information Grigori Potemkin was one of the many lovers of the Empress Catherine the Great of Russia, and probably her favorite. Considering how many she had, that's saying something. In 1783,... Portal to mythical Mayan underworld found in Mexico Summary August 15, 2008: Mexican archeologists have discovered stone temples in a cave complex, which ancient Mayans believed were a portal to the Mayan underworld Xibalba. Source Original article See... 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... 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... Huge blob of Arctic goo floats past Slope communities Summary July 14, 2009: A strange, gooey substance up to 12 miles long is floating in the Chukchi Sea of the Arctic off the coast of Alaska along the North Slope Borough, between Point Barrow and... Vanished Persian Army Said Found In Desert Summary November 8, 2009: An article on the Discovery News website reports that archaeologists have discovered bronze weapons and hundreds of bones in the western Egyptian desert, which they believe... 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... 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... Zombie Apocalypse Basic Information The Zombie Apocalypse is a sub-trope of Our Monsters Are Different. It portrays a world where zombies have recently shown up and are rapidly overwhelming the world (or at least the... 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... Soviet Union Wanted To Topple Honecker In 1987 Summary August 13, 2009: Allegedly, in 1987 the Soviet Union under Mikhail Gorbachev wanted to topple the East German leader Erich Honecker because of his hard-line views, so that they could reform...

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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 and give them the rng_terrain tag. However, do not give this tag to entries of very localized and/or non-natural terrain.

1 Dominant Terrain Type

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...

d10 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.

Miombo Woodland Basic Information Miombo is a particular genus of tree, native to Africa. The plant grows in nutrient-poor soil in dry climates, forming a terrain type known as Miombo Woodland. It is often found... Archipelago Basic Information An archipelago is a cluster of islands. They are commonly found on the open ocean, though sometimes they are located near large land masses. In the real world, the Pacific is well... 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... Iceberg Basic Information Icebergs are huge masses of floating ice. They originate by breaking off of a glacier or ice shelf. Icebergs can occasionally attain immense sizes; Iceberg B-15, which broke off from... Dungeon Forest The terror induced by forests and darkness, said a mocking voice from somewhere over her head, was called by the Ancients, Panic fear, or the fear of the great god Pan. It is interesting to observe... Blue Hole Basic Information Blue Holes are underwater sinkholes, and are noted for the stark contrast between their light blue surroundings and the deep blue color of the sinkhole itself. Circulation within the... Cave ZAPHOD: Wee hoo! Hey, what a cave, man! Hey we could really ARTHUR: We could really what? ZAPHOD: We could really, you know BE in this cave. ARTHUR: We are in this cave. ZAPHOD: And what a wild... Pingo Basic Information A pingo is a geological feature found in arctic and sub-arctic regions composed of a large mound of ice which has become covered with earth. The term comes from an Inuit word meaning... Swamp Basic Information A swamp is a region that mixes solid land with shallow bodies of water. The water is very slow moving, and covered by abundant vegetation which in some cases may be hard to... Desert Basic Information A desert is a type of terrain with little to no vegetation. This is normally because it also has very little water, although other factors, such as poisoning with salt and similar...

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.

1 Famous Location

Shopping Mall Basic Information A shopping mall is a building or set of buildings which contain retail units and which are connected via walkways. They also contain miles and miles of service passages, loading...

d10 Famous Locations

The Hideout Basic Information In Austin, Texas, there is a neighborhood just up the hill from Zilker Park. If you wind up through these quiet streets, it seems like a normal neighborhood built in the 1950s;... Burning Man Basic Information Burning Man is an annual festival taking place in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada which culminates in the burning of a wooden effigy. The first Burning Man took place on June 21 1986... Hot Springs, Arkansas Basic Information Hot Springs, Arkansas is a city famous for its natural hot springs, which produce about a million gallons of water at temperatures of 147 °F (64 °C). As a result, it is a very... The World (Archipelago) Basic Information The World is a man-made archipelago built off the coast of Dubai. When finished, it will consist of over 300 islands in the shape of the continents of Earth. Sources Bibliography 1.... Portal to mythical Mayan underworld found in Mexico Summary August 15, 2008: Mexican archeologists have discovered stone temples in a cave complex, which ancient Mayans believed were a portal to the Mayan underworld Xibalba. Source Original article See... Haunted Crescent Hotel Basic Information The Crescent Hotel Spa in Eureka Springs, Arkansas was built in 1886. While initially successful, visits declined when people realized that its healing waters had no curative... Southern California Hot Spot Hits 812 Degrees, Baffles Experts Summary August 6, 2008: In Ventura Coutry, just north of Los Angeles, California, a mysterious hot spot appeared that caused the ground to reach a temperature of over 800 degrees Fahrenheit on... 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... 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... Liminal Space Basic Information Liminal Space ( liminal meaning threshold ) is a term used here to describe boundary areas surrounding towns and cities where the detritus of civilization meets the encroaching...