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.

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,...

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.

Monarchy It takes so much to be a king that he exists only as such. That extraneous glare that surrounds him hides him and conceals him from us; our sight breaks and is dissipated by it being filled and... 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.... Libertarianism All we have of freedom, all we use or know— This our fathers bought for us long and long ago. Ancient Right unnoticed as the breath we draw— Leave to live by no man's leave, underneath the Law. Lance... Feudalism Basic Information Feudalism is a blanket term used to describe the forms of government common to Europe during the middle ages] (although similar forms existed in other places at other times). Central... Democracy 'democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.…’ Winston S. Churchill Basic Information Democracy is a form of government. In it,... Puppet State Basic Information A puppet state represents a nation whose government is effectively controlled by a foreign power - this can include the governments of self-administrating colonies and autonomous...

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.

Technisches Hilfswerk Basic Information The Technisches Hilfswerk (or THW for short) is a German agency that does technical, humanitarian, and logistical relief efforts both in Germany and around the world (such as during...

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.

Central Intelligence Agency Basic Information The Central Intelligence Agency is a United States Government Agency that conducts espionage, clandestine and covert operations, as well as paramilitary actions abroad. From 1947 to... Corporation Basic Information In law a business undertaking in which financial and legal liability is limited by law such that the owners are liable to lose only the sum total of their investment in the company... 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... Church Of Scientology Basic Information This article is a stub. Please expand on it! See Also News: Scientologists in Haiti - A Firsthand Account News: Scientology - The Truth Rundown Sources Bibliography 1. Wikipedia... 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. See Also: Sources Bibliography 1. full... 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... Technisches Hilfswerk Basic Information The Technisches Hilfswerk (or THW for short) is a German agency that does technical, humanitarian, and logistical relief efforts both in Germany and around the world (such as during... 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... Milkman Conspiracy Basic Information They're ubiquitous; they're innocuous. You see them every day and barely take any notice of them. Who would ever suspect that they control more power than the United Nations, the... Eastern Lightning For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be . - Matthew 24:27 Basic Information Eastern Lightning is a China-based...

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

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...

d10 People

Rabbi Judah Loew Over his son's cradle, honourable Rabbi Bezalel said: He was born to bring us consolation, to give us strength and comfort. At his birth a happy star was lit up. He will help us where help will seem... Friedrich Nietzsche Nietzsche is pietzsche, but Sartre is smartre. Zak Klaas Basic Information Born October 15, 1844 in Röcken Germany, was a German philosopher and critic of culture. He wrote a large number of... 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... Julia Bulette Jake had stepped out of the saloon to take a leak and catch a breath of fresh air when he noticed the smell of smoke. He looked down the street and saw a red glow in the sky down by lumberyard. He... Hamlet Prince Of Denmark To be, or not to be. That is the question. Wm Shakespeare Basic Information The most famous of the plays of William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark tells the story of a... 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... Christman Genipperteinga Basic Information Christman Genipperteinga was a 16th century German bandit, serial killer and (alleged) black magician, alleged to have murdered 964 people over a thirteen year period which would, if... Adam Weishaupt Basic Information Adam Weishaupt, born on February 6, 1748 in Ingolstadt, Germany, was the founder of the Bavarian Illuminati. He was educated by Jesuits and founded the Bavarian Illuminati, which... Figaro No, my lord Count, you won’t have her you won’t have her. Just because you’re a great nobleman, you think you’re a great genius! Nobility, riches, a title, high positions, that all makes a man so... Charles Fort Basic Information Called the patron saint of cranks , Charles Hoy Fort was a satirist, a scholar and a relentless collector of weirdities and factoids that did not fit in with the scientific dogma of...

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

FBI Deputizes Private Contractors With Extraordinary Powers, Including 'Shoot to Kill' Summary February 8, 2008: The Federal Bureau of Investigation, in cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security, has expanded the powers of an organization called InfraGard consisting of...

d10 Issues

CSI - Watergate Summary July 28, 2009: New technologies and a new discovery stand a chance at finally revealing what happened during the infamous missing 18.5 minutes of the Nixon tapes. The tapes were the... Singapore accused of launching 'Sand Wars' Summary February 12, 2010: Singapore has expanded by 20% since the 1960s and is still expanding further - thus, the tiny city-state has a huge demand for sand for new constructions. However, recent... North Korea Has A Mission Summary June 2, 2009: The article discusses the decaying state of the North Korean military - especially its elite special forces units, which consist of approximately 15% of the military. While... Feudalism Basic Information Feudalism is a blanket term used to describe the forms of government common to Europe during the middle ages] (although similar forms existed in other places at other times). Central... Laptops took thousands of images Summary April 15, 2010: A school in Lower Merion, Pennsylvania has installed a tracking system into school laptops without the students' knowledge, which can be activated remotely - allegedly to track... Slavery Basic Information Slavery is an institution by which sapient individuals are held as property by other persons and compelled to perform labour for them. Which is about as far as it is possible to... Blood Diamond Basic Information A blood diamond is, in general terms, a perfectly ordinary diamond, distinguished only by the fact that it was mined in a conflict zone (typically in Africa) and sold, often in... Human-animal hybrid ban sought at Louisiana session Summary April 17, 2009: Louisiana senator Danny Martiny has filed a bill which would make it illegal to create human-animal hybrids, punishing violators with high fines and/or extended prison terms.... 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... Cracking Crime In Brazil Summary July 1, 2000: Crime is so prevalent in Brazil that some companies have resorted to making deals with criminals. For instance, one company made a deal with a drug cartel - in exchange for...

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

Global Consciousness Project Basic Information The Global Consciousness Project is an ongoing scientific project to examine whether events that provoke strong global emotional response among humans will create a deviation from...

d6 Projects

Homebuilt $70,000 Spacecraft Tested Summary June 6, 2011 On June 3, 2011 a group of Danish enthusiasts calling themselves the Copenhagen Suborbitals launched a homemade spacecraft. The rocket was launched from a floating ramp in the... 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... Swiss To Grapple Junk For Removal Summary February 15, 2012: The École Polytechnique Féderalé de Lusanne (EPFL) in Switzerland has announced a proposal to help clean up the problem of debris in space. They are planning to build and... Re-Engineering the Earth Summary July 1, 2009: Various possibilities and risks of geoengineering are discussed in the article. One possibility would be to use giant zeppelins to pump sulfur dioxide into the higher layers of... Man Appears Free Of HIV After Stem Cell Transplant Summary February 11, 2009: The New England Journal of Medicine reports that a 42-year-old HIV and Leukemia patient seems to be virus free two years after a stem cell transplant. The transplant,... Ballet Comique De La Reine Basic Information Starting on October 15 of 1581, Catherine de' Medici (the Dowager Queen of France and the Queen Mother of Henry III of France) put on the world's first ballet (the Ballet Comique de...

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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

Autarky Basic Information (This article concerns the economic system Autarky for the minarchist political system see Autarchy) Autarky simply means self-sufficiency , but it often comes with the implication...

d6 Types of Economy

Dual Currencies Basic Information It's possible for a location or nation to recognize / use more than one currency at a time. There may be a Grain-based Local Currency and a National Currency that bears the King's... 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... 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.... Resilience Economics Basic Information Resilience Economics is a type of possible economic system which resembles traditional capitalism, but in which economic actors are prevented from becoming too big to fail -... Just-in-Time Socialism Basic Information Just-in-Time Socialism is a proposed form of economic system based on Socialist economics. It seeks to do away with the traditional inefficiency of Socialism - namely, that it is... Autarky Basic Information (This article concerns the economic system Autarky for the minarchist political system see Autarchy) Autarky simply means self-sufficiency , but it often comes with the implication...

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

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) ... Mana Basic Information Mana (not to be confused with manna) is a concept of mystical energy found amongst the peoples of the Pacific Ocean and similar to the Oriental idea of chi (qi/ki/whatever). Mana... Garlic Basic Information Garlic is a herb of the allium family, closely related to onions and shallots, which is used almost world wide as a seasoning, a food in its own right or for medical or spiritual... 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... 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... Sphagnum Basic Information Sphagnum is a type of moss commonly found in peat bogs. It can soak up lots of water (over 20 times its dry weight in water). Sphagnum has a acidic ph which is the reason why bogs...

1d6 pre-industrial trade goods

Flintlock Basic Information The last of the self sparking firearm lock types which replaced matchlock and wheellock in small arms (and was in turn replaced by caplock) and which was also adopted for ordnance... Lance Basic Information The lance is a piercing weapon designed to be used from horseback (historically at least). To the layman, a lance and a spear (or a pike in some of the more extreme cases) can have a... Dragon's Blood Basic Information Nothing to do with actual dragons, dragon's blood is an extract made from a variety of plant species (mostly rattan palms) and used mainly as a dye or pigment with additional... Padded Armour Basic Information Padded armour is made from layered or quilted cloth packed out with padding material (typically horse hair, scrap cloth or loose fibre like raw wool or cotton) and varies from little... Tapestry Basic Information A tapestry is a loom-woven textile art, generally pretty large and most commonly covering a wall (and sometimes used more like a rug). The oldest known extant tapestry was made in... Religious Text Basic Information Most religions have a body of lore that grow up around it; stories, statements of doctrine, liturgy, prayers, teachings; the amassed wisdom of the faith. In pre-literate societies,...

1d6 modern trade goods

Agarwood Basic Information Agarwood is a form of incense, made from the tissue created when aquilaria trees become infected with a fungus. The infected, dark coloured material is harvested by excising it from... Friction Match Basic Information The friction match is a fire lighting device, consisting of a small piece of wood or cardboard tipped with a quantity of material which will ignite in response to sufficient... 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... Low-Background Metal Basic Information Ever since not long after the first atomic bomb test in Los Alamos, New Mexico in 1945, the air everywhere on earth has included tiny amounts of radioactive waste. (This... 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,... Computer The Computer Is Your Friend. Paranoia RPG Basic Information A computer is a machine that manipulates data according to a set of instructions.[1] Defining exactly when the computer was invented is...

1d6 sci-fi trade goods

Glowstick Basic Information A glowstick is a lighting device that consists of a transparent plastic tube consisting of two seperate compartments containing mutually reactive chemicals. When the tube is bent and... 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... 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... Exotic Matter Basic Information Exotic Matter is a hypothetical form of matter. Most commonly and properly it refers to matter that has Negative Mass. More information can be found on the Negative Mass page. Kinda... TP-82 Basic Information The TP-82 is a very large triple-barreled pistol (with detachable stock) issued to Soviet and Russian cosmonauts from 1986 to 2006. During that time, they were a standard part of the... 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,...

1d6 fantasy trade goods

Pykrete Basic Information Pykrete is a material made from 14% sawdust and 86% ice. It melts at significantly slower speeds than ordinary ice. During World War II, the British instigated Project Habakkuk to... 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... Book Of Shadows Basic Information A Book of Shadows is a book that contains and details the religious text and instructions for rituals for the Wiccan religion or related or similar pagan belief systems. Equal parts... Animal Mummy Basic Information An Animal Mummy is a mummified corpse of an animal. Ancient Egypt made a ton of these. In rough order from most to least common, they are: Ibis (sacred to Thoth, and mummified by... 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... Spice Basic Information A spice is a plant product used to flavour and/or colour food - and sometimes as a preservative. The category does not normally include non-biological seasonings such as salt and,...

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

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... 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... Silphium Basic Information Silphium was (being now extinct) a herb, probably similar to giant fennel (but with large heart-shaped seeds), which was much regarded in the classical Mediterranean and near East,... 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... 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... Chicken Basic Information The chicken was domesticated from wild jungle fowl in India and Asia about 7,000 years ago. This bird is particularly noteworthy for its ability to lay an egg a day, making it a... 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) ... Fish Basic Information Fish are aquatic animals with gills. There are very many species of fish, with a great deal of variety between them, including eels, rays, and sharks as well as scaly things you... 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... 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)...

1d10 pre-industrial trade goods

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... Fur Basic Information Fur is generally used to describe the body hair of an animal, especially those animals whose hair is regarded as high quality and desirable to humans (this can vary, horse hair is... Arbalest Basic Information The Arbalest was a late medieval version of the crossbow, enlarged to the limits of portability and sprung with a steel bow. Contemporary and historical sources (especially in... Glassware Basic Information Glassware is, unsurprisingly, a term describing objects made of glass. The term may include decorative artwork such as statues and traceries, but will not generally extend to windows... Bronze Basic Information An alloy of copper and tin (or, at one stage, copper and arsenic 1), usually at about 88/12 although the proportions may vary, particularly if there are other additives in the mix.... Spear Basic Information One of the most primitive manufactured weapons known to man, the spear is, at its simplest, a long stick with a point on one end. It requires relatively little effort to manufacture... 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... Tallow Basic Information Tallow is, essentially, rendered meat fat which is a solid, waxlike substance at ambient temperatures. Historically this was an important by-product of the meat industry and has... Splint Mail Basic Information Possibly fictional and based on misinterpreted medieval depictions of pieces of fluted plate, this form of armour remains popular in fantasy RPGs and is said to consist of flexible... Segmented Plate Armour Basic Information Sources Segmented Plate Armour is, as the name implies, armour comprised of multiple sections of metal plate linked together to form a given element. The most famous application of...

1d10 modern trade goods

Illuminating Round “Just as you turn the bull's-eye on any place which you are not quite sure of, so a flare-light is sent up when either side suspects evil designs on a particular part of their trench-line.” The... Knife Rule 9: Never go anywhere without a knife. Gibb's Rules NCIS Basic Information A knife is a hand-held short blade which can be used as both a tool and a weapon. Beyond that, a knife is hard to... Musical Instrument A Musical Instrument is a device used to create musical sounds. They can roughly be catagorized into four groups: Wind instruments, such as horns and flutes; String instruments, such as violins and... Woo Bombdetectors - The End Of Dowsing For Death Summary April 29, 2013: Original article talks of a company that essentially sold dowsing rods to the militaries and governments of the world, marketing them as devices to detect bombs and IEDs,... Aerodyne Basic Information An aerodyne is a heavier-than-air aircraft, deriving lift from dynamic motion through the air. Subtypes Fan Wing Fixed Wing Aircraft Glider Propeller Aircraft Jet Aircraft ... Battle Rifle Basic Information The Battle Rifle is a far from universal term for an assault rifle that fires full calibre ammunition - that is something big and nasty like 7.62NATO, 7.92 Mauser or 7.62 Russian -... 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... Flare Basic Information A flare is an incendiary device producing light and/or smoke for the purposes of illumination and/or signalling - in military use, these are often called illuminating rounds... Black Powder We can, with saltpeter and other substances, compose artificially a fire that can be launched over long distances By only using a very small quantity of this material much light can be created... Revolver Basic Information A Revolver is a type of gun - almost always a pistol with a revolving cylinder that has multiple chambers to hold the bullets. The revolution of the cylinder lines each chamber in...

1d10 sci-fi trade goods

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,... Tetra Vaal Basic Information Tetra Vaal is a fictional arms manufacturing corporation based in Johannesburg, South Africa. The corporation is a significant part of the meta-fiction of Neil Blomkamp's films and... 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... Meteoric Iron Basic Information Meteoric Iron is metal that fell from the heavens. Most likely it's arrival was heralded by a fiery bolide and the metal was found in a crater, making it noteworthy and noticeable.... Alien Amino Acids Basic Information Amino acids are the building blocks of protein and enzymes. 20 different amino acids, in various sequences, define almost every protein on Earth. However, a large number of other... Less-Lethal Weapon UNATCO Troop 1: Denton! Hey, it’s Denton! UNATCO Troop 2: You want these? JC Denton: What? UNATCO Troop 1: Give’m the grenades! UNATCO Troop 2: Look, I know he’s your brother, but-. UNATCO... Stardrive Basic Information A Stardrive is a engine or propulsion system for a spaceship. The word stardrive implies the spacecraft is able to travel to the stars in a reasonable amount of time. Typically that... EATR Basic Information The Energetically Autonomous Tactical Robot ( EATR ) is a planned robot sponsored by the Pentagon which can acquire its own fuel by eating organic material in its vicinity - up to... 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... Subspace Ansible Basic Information A subspace ansible is a form of FTL Radio that specifically uses Subspace for the explanation of how it works. Further information can be found on the FTL Radio page. The term ...

1d10 fantasy trade goods

Magic Lamp Basic Information The magic lamp - as featured in the story of Aladdin and some other Middle Eastern legends - is a member of a much larger class of vessels containing jinn, bound within them by... Familiar And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people. LEV... 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.... Mana Basic Information Mana (not to be confused with manna) is a concept of mystical energy found amongst the peoples of the Pacific Ocean and similar to the Oriental idea of chi (qi/ki/whatever). Mana... Ouija Board Oh great and knowledgable spirit, will I, Calvin, ever become President? Hey! It's moving! What's it say? G - O - D - F - O - R - B - I - D pause What the? Hey! Stupid thing! If I want an... Manna Then the Lord said to Moses, “I will rain down bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test them and see whether they will... Brazier Basic Information A brazier is a container in which a fire may be burned - generally a metal basket, although some cultures use a wide, shallow metal dish instead and many early examples are ceramic.... 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)... 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... Vorpal Sword One, two! One, two! And through and through The vorpal blade went snicker-snack! He left it dead, and with its head He went galumphing back. Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carrol Basic...

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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:

Alchemy Basic Information Alchemy is a philosophy, art, and alternative science related to chemistry. It predated chemistry, and in many ways contributed to the development of that science. The name Alchemy...

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.

Pentacle Basic Information A pentacle is an amulet or talisman used as a ritual tool in some traditions of magic and/or worn as a general magical protective device. Where used in ritual magic, the pentacle is... False Face Society Basic Information The Iroquois Indians of present day New York State, had a number of Medicine Societies devoted to healing practices and rituals. One of the most striking was the False Face Society.... Monk We finally made it under the Abbey gate a little before sunset, just as the monks were assembling for vespers so it was left to one of the lay brothers to establish us in the guest house and show us... Burial Basic Information Burial is the process of disposing of something in an underground location. In the context of funerary practices that something will normally be a corpse (possibly with its... Athame Basic Information A athame is a ritual tool used in ceremonial magic in the shape of a knife. For reasons explained below it is not normally an effective knife as knives go and, according to some... 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... Grave Goods Basic Information Grave Goods are material possessions included in a burial, typically for the benefit of the dead person in the afterlife - either for their direct use, to pay various fees and tolls... Haruspex Basic Information In history/mythology/religion, a Haruspex is a priest trained in the arts of haruspicy and/or hepatoscopy (also known as extispicy and hepatomancy respectively) - which are forms of... Sky Burial A hero in the desert died; Men cried that saints should bury him. And round the grave should guard and ride, A chivalry of Cherubim. God said: There is a better place, A nobler trophy and more tall;... Kur Basic Information Kur is the Sumerian word for Mountain. The word was also used both as the name of the realm of the gods (most of whom lived at the top of a mountain) and as the name of the...

Worshiped Entities

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

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

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Monotheism

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

Tiamat Basic Information In Mesopotamian Mythology, Tiamat is a primordial being of saltwater and chaos. With her mate Abzu she created the cosmos and gave birth to the first generation of the Anunnaki...

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.

Tarchies Basic Information Tarchies, also known as Tages or as the old-baby , was the primary prophet of, and one of the most important gods of Etruscan Mythology. He was a small child or baby, or possibly a... Jörmungandr Basic Information In Norse Mythology, Jörmungandr, also known as the Midgard Serpent was the middle of Loki's three children. He took the form of a gigantic serpent. Odin hurled Jörmungandr into the...

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.

Lamassu Basic Information In Mesopotamian Mythology, a Lamassu is a creature with a human head on the body of bull or lion, with huge bird wings on it's back. In some representations, the Lamassu was an... 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... 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... 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,... 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... Ishtar Basic Information Ishtar was the Mesopotamian goddess of love, beauty, sex, desire, fertility, war, combat, and political power. Warfare and Sexuality: She was all about conquest. She was the Queen of... 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... 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... 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... 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... Genius Loci Basic Information Genius Loci can refer to three different concepts: In Roman Mythology, a Genius Loci is a protective spirit of a place, and it often manifested as a snake, or was represented by a... 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... Mesopotamian Mythology Basic Information This page is an index to the mythology of ancient Mesopotamia. This includes: Akkadian Mythology - from the Akkadian Empire Assyrian Mythology - from Assyria Babylonian Mythology -... 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... Abzu Basic Information In Mesopotamian Mythology, Abzu or Apsu is a primordial being of fresh water, especially that coming from underground hotsprings or aquifers. Abzu lives in, or perhaps is, the... Culsu Basic Information Culsu is a Etruscan goddess associated with gateways and death. She appears as a topless winged woman carrying a torch and scissors. Her name means She Who Coils . She stood at the... 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... 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... Apollo Basic Information Apollo is one of the sun-gods of Greek Mythology (he shares this duty with Helios and the titan Hyperion). Appropriately enough, one of his titles (or epithets at least) was Phoebus... 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...

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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:

Aqrabuamela [This template is just for use in setting up automatic redirects to other pages. This is useful when a page you've created has several possible names or spellings, none of which have any functional...

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.

Humanzee Basic Information A theoretical human-chimpanzee hybrid. Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov (biologist) attempted to create them in the Soviet Union in the 1920s. Saint Peter Damien claimed one existed in northern... Leanan Sidhe Basic Information The leanan sidhe1 is a creature of Irish myth, nominally a fairy, but also with strong aspects of the succubus, vampire and the muse. Traditionally a dweller in barrow mounds the... 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... Jinn Basic Information A Jinn (also djinn or genie) is one of a class of spirit creatures from Middle Eastern (primarily Arabic) myth that might be considered local equivalents to a variety of creatures,... Urmahlullu Basic Information An Urmahlullu is to cat and Assyria what a Centaur is to horse and Ancient Greece. That is to say, an Urmahlullu is a creature from Assyrian Mythology (a subset of Mesopotamian... Satyr Basic Information The satyr is a humanoid creature from Greek Mythology with upper body of a man and the horns and lower body of a goat (although early versions may only have a goat's horns, ears,... 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... Hag Basic Information The hag is a human hunting monster of European folklore that may or may not be the distaff counterpart to the ogre. Taking the form of a large, ugly old woman the hag haunts moors,... Blue Men Basic Information The Northern seas eat men by the boatload at the end of the first millennium AD the world is a dangerous place, particularly at sea, and even the Norsemen, who fear the sea - the ... 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...

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:

Succubus Basic Information The succubus is a manifestation of the archetypal she-demon which seduces men by night and, depending on the tradition, may or may not also kill babies in their sleep. The name,...

d20 types of dangerous creatures

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

Berbalang Basic Information The berbalang is a variety of ghoul, indigenous to the South-Western Phillipines that has a particular taste for human intestines. Normally they confine themselves to grave robbing,... Harpy Basic Information Derived from Greek mythology the harpies first appeared as a pair of winged, female spirits sent to torment the blind seer Phineas by seizing1 or befouling his food. When the... 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... 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,... 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... Manticore Basic Information A manticore (also known as a mantyger, martichora, or androphagos) is a creature originally from Persian mythology that later ended up in all sorts of middle ages bestiaries of... Serpopard Basic Information Serpopard is a relatively recent portmanteau for a very old concept / monster. (Prior to the creation of this neologism, academics tended to just call them serpent-necked lions .)... Shadow People Basic Information The shadow people are dark forms you see moving out of the corner of your eye. You look straight at them, and they're gone, so you tell yourself that you just imagined it. In form,... Wight Basic Information The wight, as currently understood, owes much of its existence to Professor Tolkien. The original English word simply means person (sometimes man ), although it is cognate to the... Snow Wasset Basic Information (mustelinopsis subitivorax) The Snow Wasset is a large, migratory animal, about four times the size of a wolverine, dwelling in the lumbering region between the Great Lakes and... Hag Basic Information The hag is a human hunting monster of European folklore that may or may not be the distaff counterpart to the ogre. Taking the form of a large, ugly old woman the hag haunts moors,... Aswang Basic Information The aswang is a ghoul (or possible vampire) from the folklore and of the Philippines. See Also: Philippine mythology Sources Bibliography 1. Wikipedia entry Game and Story Use ... 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... Hobgoblin Basic Information Most sources agree that a hobgoblin is, essentially, some type of goblin, but there consensus generally ends (much as does the consensus on what a goblin actually is). In some cases,... Pushmi-Pullyu Lord save us! cried the duck. How does it make up its mind? The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting Basic Information Now extinct, the African Pushmi-Pullyu is certainly one of the most... Walrider Basic Information Walrider - also known as Walriderske, Walriesche, Walrüsche, Weilriderske, Bodhexe, Ridimär, Wolrider, Nachtmär, or Undeert - are spirits from the folklore of Northwestern Germany.... 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,... Cobra Basic Information A cobra is a type of snake. They are noteworthy for their hood head adornment, and their venomous bite. This page is a Stub. Please expand upon it. Sources Bibliography 1.... Shark Basic Information This article is a stub. Please expand on it! See Also Goblin Shark Jumping the Shark Lusca - a creature that may be part shark WASP Injector Knife - for when you need to fight one... Demon They sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, which is across the lake from Galilee. When Jesus stepped ashore, he was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn...

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:

Persian Mythology Basic Information Persian mythology is the folklore, legends and myths of Persia. Persian mythology is heavily influenced by Zoroastrianism, and has at least roots going back to the Achaemenid Empire....

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... Roman Mythology Oh Mighty Jupiter Optimus Maximus - if you wish to be addressed by this name, otherwise I hail you by whichever name it is that you wish to hear - you who are whichever sex you prefer, you who are... Ancient Greece Basic Information Ancient Greece wasn't really a single nation in the way we envision such things today. It was a collection of independent city-states and rural regions that roughly shared a single... Austria Basic Information This article is a stub. Please expand on it! Cities Vienna Sources Bibliography 1. Wikipedia entry Game and Story Use 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... Etruscan Mythology Basic Information Very little has survived about the Etruscan religion and mythology. They left no great literary works, and their language has only be partly deciphered. They lived in Etruria, what...

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

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...

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.

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.... Nosferatu Director's Head Stolen From Grave In Germany Summary July 14, 2015: The head of F.W. Murnau was stolen from his grave in Stahnsdof (near Berlin), Germany, where it had been buried (along with the rest of his body) in 1931. Wax was found on 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... 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... Facebook Is A Doomsday Machine Summary December 15, 2020: Article details how Facebook (and to a lesser extent other social media platforms like Instagram, Twitter, Parler, etc, and other sites like youtube, google, 4chan, 8chan,... Huge Head Of Pharaoh Unearthed In Egypt Summary March 1, 2010: Archaeologists have uncovered the massive stone head of a statue of king Amenhotep III, who ruled Egypt from about 1387 to 1348 BC and was the grandfather of Tutankhamun. The... 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... Californians are sinking themselves Summary July 2, 2009: Unable to pay for vital services, the government of state of California has started to issue IOUs to its debtors so that it can be able to function. The current financial... Petrozavodsk Incident Basic Information Petrozavodsk Incident or Pertozavodsk Wonder (Russian: Петрозаводское Диво) is an anomalous event witnessed by thousands of people living across Karelia and Leningrad region of USSR.... Curse Of Tippecanoe Basic Information The so-called Zero-Year Curse , also known as the Curse of Tecumseh or the Curse of Tippecanoe, was first widely popularized by a Ripley's Believe it or Not cartoon from 1931. The... September 1859 Geomagnetic Storm Basic Information The September 1859 Geomagnetic Storm, sometimes known as the Carrington Event, was an intense geomagnetic storm experienced on September 1 to September 2, 1859. It was caused by a... 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,... 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... 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... 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... Sheboygan's Liberty Bell Summary April 21, 2010 An article in a local Sheboygan advertiser tells the story of a war in the 1970s between the City of Sheboygan and the State of Wisconsin over a historic replica. In 1950, the... Why The Egyptian Army Didnt Shoot Summary March 3, 2011: An article in the political blog community Daily Kos compares the Egyptian and the Lybian militaries and how their differences in structure affected their response to the... 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... Apotheosis Basic Information Apotheosis means to make divine . Also sometimes known as Deification or Exaltation, it is the act of declaring someone a god, or the act of becoming a god. Apotheosis can also... 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...

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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

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...

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.

Grand Canyon Basic Information The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in the U.S. state of Arizona in North America. The Grand Canyon is 277 miles (446 km) long, up to 18 miles (29... River Now those who sail the Big Pond Will tell you of its mystery They'll brag of all those battles And all the bloody history But talk to any river-dog Who sails upon the Gleniwent He'll say God made the... 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... 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... 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 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.

Stone Run Basic Information A Stone Run, Stone River, Stone Stream, or Stone Sea is a geological feature comprised of large collections of boulders, rocks, or shattered rocks in close proximity. Most are formed... 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... 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,... 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... 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... Roman Ring Basic Information A Roman Ring is a chain of wormholes that can function as a Time Machine. It's theoretically possible to create a wormhole whose end points are at different moments in time. If you...

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

Garage Basic Information A garage is a building designed for the storage of land vehicles (compare the French gare - a railway station). The term may also be correctly used of facility for the repair and...

d10 Famous Locations

National Velvet Basic Information National Velvet is an artwork in Denver, Colorado that has been described as a large red pile of oversized kidney beans . At night, it is illuminated from within. Sources ... 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... Salar de Uyuni Basic Information Salar de Uyuni is the world's largest salt flat. It is located in southwestern Bolivia near the crest of the Andes mountain range and covers 10,582 square kilometers. During the wet... Ys Basic Information Ys is a mythical city of Brittany (France) now said to lay beneath the waters of Douarnenez Bay. In the most common version of the Ys legend (there are many variations in French... How to Make a Clock Run for 10,000 Years Summary June 23, 2011: Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com, plans to sponsor a clock in a mountain in Texas that will run for 10,000 years. The founders of this project, which have organized... Diolkos Basic Information The Diolkos of Corinth was the world's first train tracks, a huge overland portage for boats and cargo across Ancient Greece. Built in the 7th Century BC, it was maintained until at... Abandoned Laboratory Of Studying A Human Brain Summary November 15, 2007: Unnamed people entered a laboratory in Moscow where the Soviet Armed Forces conducted experiments on human and animal brains and took photos of the abandoned experiments.... 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... Shahira Hammad - Westbahnhof Train Station Proposal Summary August 21, 2012: The designer Shahira Hammad has come up with a proposal to redesign the Westbahnhof of Vienna, Austria. To quote [sic]: vienna-based designer shahira hammad has conceived a... Fort Montgomery Lake Champlain Basic Information Fort Montgomery is a U.S. Fort built in 1844 on the northern end of Lake Champlain on the border between the states of New York and Vermont. Its purpose was to guard against Canadian...

d10 Architecture Examples

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

Cemetery Basic Information From the Greek koimêtêrion or resting place a cemetery is an area of land designated for legal human burial but which is not attached to a specific place of worship (if it is... 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,... Hamlet Basic Information Hamlet (from the Middle English for small home ) is one of a number of terms for any settlement too small to support any activity beyond primary industries (agriculture, fishing or... Arcology Basic Information An arcology is a gigantic structure which is a habitat for large numbers of people - frequently it is a city in its own right. Sometimes, arcologies are even self-sufficient. See... Megastructure Basic Information A Megastructure is an extremely large built structure. Some define it as a building more than 1,000 km long or tall, though this is not a universal definition. Only a handful of real... Inn Basic Information An Inn is a public house which offers accomodation and food to its customers as well as alcohol. Arguably the accomodation is key, since an ordinary tavern can serve food, but an inn... Town Basic Information A town is a settlement intermediate in size between a village and a city and is generally considered the lowest available level of urbanisation. What actually constitutes a town... Keep Basic Information The keep (also known as a donjon) is the core structure of most medieval castles (although some later designs more or less eliminated them) and consists of a large, heavily fortified... Armory Basic Information Technically a store for armour but usually broadened out to mean a place where weapons and armour are stored and maintained. Will often contain a store of ammunition as well if it is... Barrow Basic Information A barrow1 is a funerary structure consisting of a mound of earth surrounding one or more burials. At their simplest, a barrow may simply consist of a grave with a mound over it, but...