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.

Ethnocracy Basic Information Ethnocracy is a form of government where members of one particular ethnic group hold disproportionate power in the government itself and use that power to benefit that group to the...

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.

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... Ethnocracy Basic Information Ethnocracy is a form of government where members of one particular ethnic group hold disproportionate power in the government itself and use that power to benefit that group to the... Aristocracy Basic Information An aristocracy is a form of government where power is held by a small, privileged ruling class. This is distinct from a monarchy where most of the power is held by an individual -... Technocracy (bureaucratic) Basic Information A technocracy is a form of government where scientists, engineers, and other technical experts hold political power in their respective fields. They are selected for their positions... Roman Empire Basic Information Roman Empire is the period of Ancient Rome from 27 BC to 476. This era starts with the rise of Gaius Octavian to be the first Emperor (functionally the end of the Roman Republic),... 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...

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.

Guild Basic Information A guild is a type of private members association that rose to prevalence during the European middle ages - although similar institutions existed in other places and times. Craft and...

d10 Organizations

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

Yakuza Basic Information The yakuza are organized crime syndicates originating in Japan. There are currently three main families or syndicates of yakuza, and several smaller organizations. These mafia-esque... Seelie Court Basic Information The seelie or happy court of the fair folk is that portion of the fairy nation that is not actively hostile to humanity. If there is such a thing as good fairies this is probably... Order Of The Veiled Prophet Basic Information A society based in St. Louis, Missouri. It was founded in 1878 and inspired by poems about Hashim ibn Hakim. They host a yearly Veiled Prophet's Ball every December, which has... Thule Society Basic Information The Thule Society was an occult secret society founded in Munich, Germany in 1911. It is most commonly known for sponsoring the predecessor of the Nazi Party. It was dissolved by the... De Beers Basic Information The De Beers Group is the market leader in mining and trading diamonds and maintained a global near-monopoly for much of the 20th century, either convincing competitors to join them... Military Basic Information A military represents the authorized armed forces of a nation that can react to real or perceived outside threats, such as wars. For a list of Bases, Bunkers, and Facilities, see... Russian Business Network Basic Information The Russian Business Network is a Russia-based cybercrime criminal organization engaging in a wide range of internet-based crimes. Sources RPNExploit - blog about the activities of... Biker Gang Basic Information The term biker gang might refer to a mundane Motorcycle Club or to rowdy Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs. The later are sometimes referred to as One Percenters , as in 99% percent of... Unseelie Court Basic Information If the seelie court are the good fairies then these are the evil ones. The unseelie court is composed of the ugly, cruel fae that haunt the bad places of the world, that regard... Oprichnik Basic Information An Oprichnik is a member of the secret police and death squads in service of Tsar Ivan the Terrible. Fun facts about the Oprichniks Oprichniks dressed in black monastic habits, and...

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

Peter Niers Basic Information Peter Niers was a 16th Century German bandit, serial killer and purported black magician, convicted and executed in 1581 for the murders of 544 people, including 24 unborn children,...

d10 People

King Tut Basic Information Tutankhamun1 was a Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. He was part of the 18th Dynasty of the New Kingdom era, having reigned from 1332 BC to 1323 BC. He was the son of Akhenaten and one of... Robin Stephens Basic Information He looked like the very model of a Gestapo interrogator: the cigarette holder; the hard, uncompromising manner; the rapid-fire way he'd bark questions to the prisoner; and most of... Brother XII Basic Information Edward Arthur Wilson was a cultist who created a spiritual community on a temperate forest island in British Columbia in the 1920s. Wilson, better known as Brother XII , sought to... 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... Armin Meiwes Der Tod ist ein Meister aus Deutschland. - Todesfuge , by Paul Celan Basic Information Armin Meiwes is a German who gained notoriety by killing and eating a willing victim. He places an advertising... Hashim ibn Hakim Basic Information Hashim ibn Hakim was a religious dissident living in 8th century Persia. He mixed elements of Zoroastrianism and Islam, and styled himself the Veiled Prophet because he always... 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... H.P. Lovecraft That is not dead which can eternal lie, Basic Information Howard Phillips Lovecraft was an American horror genre author who lived in the New England region of the United States of America. He was... Headless Horseman of Canton Basic Information The Headless Horseman of Canton is a ghost based in Canton, Connecticut. According to legend, the headless rider was a French paymaster heading towards Saratoga in 1781, with his... Pancho Villa Pancho Villa crossed the border in the year of ought sixteen The people of Columbus still hear him riding through their dreams He killed seventeen civilians you could hear the women scream Tonight...

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

Rebellious Princess Basic Information Being a princess is so boring! You sit around a palace all day and they make you wear ridiculous dresses and attend tiresome court functions and they never let you do anything...

d10 Issues

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... With All Systems Go Sheboygan Shoots For The Moon With Spaceport Summary May 11, 2006: An article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel talks about Spaceport Sheboygan , a planned facility in Sheboygan, Wisconsin that would be a combination aeronautics space museum... Secret Police Basic Information Secret Police refers to a police or National Security agency that operates from secrecy with little or no transparency or oversight. The secrecy and lack of review lends itself to... Ugly Battle Has Librarians In Oak Brook Turning To Teamsters Summary October 1, 2009: A criminal attorney in Oak Brook, Illinois named Constantine Connie Xinos has made it his personal mission to stop the local public library. He has unsuccessfully voted... Dirty Jersey - Feds Bust Dozens in Corruption Scandal Summary July 23, 2009: Dozens of people in New Jersey have been arrested by the FBI and the IRS in an corruption investigation which has been going on for more than ten years. The charges include... Riot Choose sides Or run for your life Tonight the riots begin (from) Across the lines Tracy Chapman Basic Information A riot is a type of civil disorder where large but unorganized groups of people lash... Iraqi Woman Had 80 Women Raped To Recruit Suicide Bombers Summary February 4, 2009: A woman in Iraq has been arrested who has admitted to mentally prepare other women to become suicide bombers by arranging to have them raped - so that subsequently she... Sensitive Guantánamo Bay Manual Leaked Through Wiki Site Summary November 14, 2007: An anonymous source has leaked a document entitled Camp Delta Standard Operating Procedures detailing the operational procedures at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp to a... 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... Florida Vampire To Run For President Summary March 15, 2010: A self-proclaimed vampire currently living in Florida has announced his intention to run for President. The 45-year old Jonathon The Impaler Sharkey claims to be a descendant...

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

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...

d6 Projects

RAK Convention and Exhibition Centre by OMA Summary May 11, 2007: The city of Ras al-Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates plans to build a convention and exhibition center which resembles to the Death Star from Star Wars The Melbourne Convention... South Korea's first rocket ready - at last Summary August 11, 2009: South Korea plans to launch its first rocket later this month at the Naro launch facility, a new facility on an island 480 miles south of Seoul. This vehicle, the Korea Space... Embryo Space Colonization Basic Information Imagine you are in charge of the effort to colonize worlds outside our solar system. If you don't have FTL Stardrive technology, and restricted to more mundane spacecraft propulsion... Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program Basic Information The Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program was an organization instituted by the Allies in World War II. It was established by American president Franklin D. Roosevelt on June... India Gains on China in Asia's Space Race Summary October 22, 2008: India has launched the Chandrayaan-I mission to the Moon, which includes a lunar orbiter and an impactor. This probe is intended to study the lunar surface. Source ... Successful Launch Of Falcon 9 Rocket Summary June 4, 2010: The California-based company SpaceX, (short for Space Exploration Technologies Corporation), successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket. The Falcon 9 is an upgrade of the...

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Economy

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

Tech Level

To be added later.

Type of Economy

This category lists the type of economy the nation has.

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

1 Type of Economy

Bullion Coin Basic Information A bullion coin is a form of commodity money consisting of a coin struck (or more rarely carved) from a precious material. This will normally be a precious metal and historically this...

d6 Types of Economy

Grain-based Local Currency Basic Information Grain-based Local Currency refers both to a form of monetary unit, and to one of the earliest economic systems to supplant pure barter. In such a system, money is minted/printed to... 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... 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... 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... 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... Scrip Basic Information A scrip is a substitute currency, issued by a power centre that lacks either the authority, ability or will to issue a true currency. Historically, scrips have often been used as...

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

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... Iron Basic Information Iron is one of the most common elements on earth, but interestingly it occurs almost exclusively as various rocky ores that requires significant processing to extract the metal... 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... 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... Yak Basic Information A Yak is a cloven-hoofed animal similar to cattle, but with very long hair. They are native to the mountainous and plateau regions of Tibet, Nepal, Myanmar, China, and Siberia. They... 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...

1d6 pre-industrial trade goods

Bolt Basic Information A bolt, in context, is a round of ammunition for a crossbow. Similar to an arrow but shorter and broader to better adsorb the shock of firing the bolt is a less fragile, less refined... Theriac Basic Information Theriac also known as mithridate was a legendary universal poison antidote much sought after in previous ages and sometimes conflated with the panacea of alchemical fame. The name... Sapphire Thapphireth! Vargo Hoat, Game of Thrones G.R.R. Martin. Basic Information A sapphire is, essentially, any first order corundum gemstone that isn't a ruby - that is, one that is any colour but red.... Opium Basic Information Opium is the dried form of the milk of the opium poppy, valued mainly for the fact that it contains the toxic alkaloids morphine and codeine - both powerful narcotics - at around 10%... Staff This page is about the wooden pole, NOT the collective noun staff that means a group of retainers, such as the employees of an organization, the servants of a household or the officers assisting a... Matchlock Basic Information The matchlock trigger was the first significant evolution from cannon lock - and arguably the first true trigger mechanism. Pretty much an exclusively small arms technology the match...

1d6 modern trade goods

Solid Fuel Tablet Basic Information In modern usage the term solid fuel tablet typically refers to a block of hexamine. Technically you could apply the term to virtually anything solid, usable as fuel and in tablet... Cartridge Basic Information In modern usage, a single round of cased ammunition containing projectile(s), propellant and firing cap packaged and loaded as a single unit. The word can also apply to the casing... Vehicle Basic Information Categories of Vehicle: Aircraft Aerodyne Fixed-Wing Aircraft Rotorcraft Ground Effect Vehicle Aerostat Land Vehicles Animal-Drawn Vehicle Armoured fighting vehicle... Flashlight Basic Information The flashlight is a modern, portable lighting device, also known as a torch in the UK (although here that name is given to the more primitive device), electrically powered and... Ekranoplan Basic Information An ekranoplan is a vehicle resembling an aircraft but with shorter wings. It supports itself above the ground using the ground effect. It was developed in the Soviet Union during... Tank Basic Information For such an iconic piece of equipment, the tank, like the sword, can prove remarkably hard to define. The first tanks were the lumbering, lozenge shaped things that the British army...

1d6 sci-fi trade goods

The Future Of Nanotechnology In Medicine Summary October 15, 2019: Article discusses the cutting edge of medical technology, especially nanotechnology as medicine. The article also briefly discusses regulation, and public perceptions of... Protein Item Kaylee: [about Simon's birthday cake] Couldn't get ahold of no flour, so it's mostly protein. In fact, it's pretty much what we just had for dinner. [everyone laughs] Kaylee: But I tried to get the... 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... Boom Stick With his .45 automatic in hand, Fred felt confident holding the funny-looking stranger at bay till the police arrived. It didn't matter how weird the fellow looked, or whether the rumors about him... 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... Dyson-Harrop Satellite Basic Information A Dyson-Harrop Satellite Is a theoretical (and almost feasible with 2021 technology) energy-producing satellite that gathers charged particles from the Solar Wind and beams the...

1d6 fantasy trade goods

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... Azoth Basic Information Azoth is an alchemical substance that was the goal of many alchemy attempts (like the philosopher's stone or elixir of life). Its exact nature varies depending on who is writing... 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... 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... Power Component That's as maybe, but if you want that you'll need to bring me a liar's tongue to work with. Not with the rest of the liar attached, by the way, but the fresher the better. Basic Information A power... 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...

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

Tektite Basic Information When a meteor hits the ground it sometimes splashes molten metal and rock about the impact site. These gravel-sized blobs of melted mineral, once cooled off and solidified, are... Wolfsbane Basic Information Wolfsbane, more properly known as Aconitum, but also as monk's hood or blue rocket (after its flowers) and as the -bane of a variety of other creatures, is a group of roughly 250... Wool Basic Information Wool is, crudely put, sheep hair and has a long and extensive tradition of being appropriated by humans for use in textiles. The term may also be extended to the hair of other... 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... 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... Metal Basic Information Metal is a category of element, material or chemical with the following properties: Metals conduct heat and electricity relatively well (and some specific metals do so extremely... Woad Basic Information Isatis Tinctoria is a yellow flowering plant, native to Europe and related to cabbage and mustard. When the leaves of the plant are dried, powdered and fermented, they create a blue... Iron Basic Information Iron is one of the most common elements on earth, but interestingly it occurs almost exclusively as various rocky ores that requires significant processing to extract the metal... Amber Basic Information Amber is a biologically derived precious stone which consists of fossilised tree resin. Most forms of amber are clear - or at least translucent - and of a shade between orange and... Rowan Basic Information The Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia1), also known as the mountain-ash2 is a flowering broadleaf tree native to most of Eurasia north of the Mediterranean. Rowans do well in poor ground and...

1d10 pre-industrial trade goods

Shuriken Basic Information Shuriken is a Japanese term for a variety of small thrown weapons used primarily for harrassing attacks or for distractions in melee. Despite being popularly perceived as throwing... Rod Basic Information The rod or baton is a bludgeoning weapon, similar to a club but better balanced so that it can be used with more advanced techniques - in some cases so that a sword user can wield it... 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... Bread Here is bread, which strengthens man's heart, and therefore is called The Staff Of Life. Matthew Henry There are people in the world so hungry that God cannot appear to them except in the form of... Morning Star Note: this entry is about the weapon, THE Morning Star is the planet Venus, when it rises early in the morning before sunrise. It is also a title sometimes assigned to The Devil usually in the post... Full Plate Armour Basic Information Full plate armour emerged in the late middle ages and early renaissance and consisted of a comprehensive and fully articulated set of plate armour. Expect every element of plate to... Wine “Feast on wine or fast on water, And your honour shall stand sure; God Almighty’s son and daughter, He the valiant, she the pure. If an angel out of heaven Brings you other things to drink, Thank him... Sapphire Thapphireth! Vargo Hoat, Game of Thrones G.R.R. Martin. Basic Information A sapphire is, essentially, any first order corundum gemstone that isn't a ruby - that is, one that is any colour but red.... Cowter Basic Information The cowter (or couter) was the piece of plate armour that covered the outside of the elbow joint, usually fitting between the upper and lower canons of the vambrace. This could also... Mad Honey Basic Information Mad Honey is honey contaminated with toxins derived from the source plant. For example, if the bees that made it gathered pollen from rhododendrons or other ericacae plants, it could...

1d10 modern trade goods

Video Motion Detection Basic Information Video Motion Detection is a form of Motion Detection that uses some form of video camera or digital camera, wired to a computer. The computer constantly compares the current image to... Self Loader Basic Information A self loader in this context is a pistol with a semi-automatic, fully automatic or selective fire action which therefore self-loads from a magazine. These pistols are often referred... Agarwood Basic Information Agarwood is a form of incense, made from the tissue created when aquilaria trees become infected with a fungus. The infected, dark coloured material is harvested by excising it from... Guided Missile Basic Information The guided missile is a self propelled ranged weapon with some measure of guidance, either from its own internal sensors or from a third party source. Some forms of rocket drift into... Cosmetic Basic Information Cosmetics are substances applied to the body for decorative purposes - some authorities would include perfume as a cosmetic, but for the purposes of this page, we will not. The most... Rocket (Projectile) Basic Information A rocket is a projectile driven by a high speed jet formed from its reacted propellant (a rocket engine). This page is only about the projectile kind - for the vehicle see Rocket... Pistol About the time that Daddy left to fight the big war I saw my first pistol in the general store In the general store, when I was thirteen Thought it was the finest thing I ever had seen So l asked if... 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... 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... Gatling Gun Basic Information The Gatling gun - named after the inventor Richard Gatling is a repeating firearm usually classified as a type of machine gun - although opinions vary. Distinguishing features are...

1d10 sci-fi trade goods

Iron Rations Until the civil war, I didn't have any particular problem with macaroni. Ever since, I haven't been able to face the stuff - most of the time macaroni was all there was. I have no idea where they were... Z-1 Suit Basic Information The Z-1 Suit is a prototype space suit designed by NASA for upcoming space missions. It's most striking feature, (apart from making the astronaut look like Buzz Lightyear) is that it... Foam Explosive Basic Information A foam explosive is, more or less, exactly what it says on the tin1 - an explosive that is exuded as a foam, visually similar to shaving foam. The user exudes the foam onto a... Spacecraft Basic Information A spacecraft (or spaceship) is a vehicle or machine capable of spaceflight. A starship is a spacecraft capable of traveling to distant stars. Astronautics is the science of... BigDog Basic Information BigDog is a quadrupedal robot developed by Boston Dynamics. It is 1 m long, stands 0.7 m tall, and weighs 75 kg. It can navigate through difficult terrain at speeds up to 5.3 km/h... Computronium Basic Information Computronium is a hypothetical material described loosely in a number of scientific papers and thought experiments. Depending on which paper or author you site, it is some or all of... 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.... AquaJelly Basic Information The AquaJelly is an underwater robot based on a jellyfish. Sources Bibliography 1. Festo Company Website entry 2. YouTube video Game and Story Use These could be used to guard... 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... Space Activity Suit Basic Information One of the most important fuctions of a space suit is to maintain the body's pressure against the vacuum of space. This is usually accomplished by constructing big, bulky, semirigid...

1d10 fantasy trade goods

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... 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,... 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... Charm Basic Information A magical charm (which is, ironically, very rarely to do with charm magic) is a form of single use magic item designed to store the effect of a working until it is required at... 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... 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... Magitek Any sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from technology. - Larry Niven Basic Information Sometimes, fantasy settings go through their own Industrial Revolution. The result is usually... 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... Evil Weapon I was far more evil then you ever were. - Stormbringer Basic Information A subtype of the Artifact of Doom, the evil weapon is a self-aware magical weapon, with an evil personality. Outside... Stone-Flying Wizard Basic Information The Stone-Flying Wizard is a wizard (or other magic-user) deemed responsible for the creation or positioning of megaliths. Only a handful of examples occur in folklore and myth, and...

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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:

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...

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.

Five Elements Basic Information In addition to the four-elements system that many of our readers may be familiar with, there are several different five elements systems from a variety of cultures around the globe.... Calendar Of Saints Basic Information The Roman Catholic Church has a long-standing tradition of setting aside certain days for the honoring of specific saints. The dates chosen are usually the date, when known, of that... Wand Basic Information The wand is a ritual tool, often associated with the element of air and which is generally used to conduct and direct flows of mystical energy or the movement of spirits as part of a... Funeral Shroud Basic Information A funeral shroud, also known as a winding sheet is a cloth in which a corpse is wrapped prior to burial, cremation or other disposal. Traditionally the shroud should be large enough... Paracas Skulls Basic Information The Paracas Skulls are a collection of deformed, humanoid skulls found in a necropolis in Paracas in Peru. The skulls have a high, pointed dome that makes them look almost egg-shaped... Mummy Basic Information A mummy is a corpse that has been sufficiently embalmed that it may now be stored in normal conditions exposed to the air without further rotting or decomposition. The term is... 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,... Fertility Rite Basic Information A Fertility Rite is a religious ritual which reenacts sexual acts and/or reproductive processes in order to ensure fertility (such as bountiful harvests). These may include orgies,... The Philosopher's Stone This is the famous stone That turneth all to gold: For that which God doth touch and own Cannot for lesse be told. (from) The Elixir George Herbert Basic Information The Philosopher's Stone was one... Jihad Basic Information Jihad is an Arabic word meaning Struggle and is an integral part of Islam. Some Islamic teachers refer to it as the Sixth Pillar of Islam. It is widely used synonymously with ...

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.

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...

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.

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... 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...

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.

Hecatoncheires Basic Information In Greek Mythology there were three massive giants that had 100 arms and 50 heads each. These Hecatoncheires (literally hundred-handed ones ), also sometimes known as Centimanes,... Anthropomorphic Personification Basic Information An Anthropomorphic Personification is the Human(-ish) embodiment of an abstract concept. Like if Good and Evil were real people. See also: Avatar Anthropomorphism Genius Loci The... Kokopelli Basic Information His image is found on rock carvings, paintings and pottery throughout the American South-West: the figure of a dancer, bent over and hunch-backed, his hair (or maybe a headdress)... Titan Basic Information In Greek Mythology, the gods that preceded the familiar Olympian gods; the Titans were children of Ouranos and Gaia. The lord of the Titans was Cronus*, who overthrew his father... 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... 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 -... 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?... 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... 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,... Egyptian Mythology Basic Information This page is an index to the myths and religion of Ancient Egypt. The Egyptian culture existed for some 3,000 years, and during that time their religion evolved constantly. They... 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... Native American Mythology Basic Information Native American Mythology is the folklore, beliefs, myths and stories of the indigenous peoples of the New World. There are hundreds of cultures falling into this category. By Region... 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... Zeus Basic Information In Greek Mythology, Zeus is King of the Gods, and ruler of Mount Olympus. What he's all about Some gods are Gods because they represent something - they're the anthropomorphic... Indonesian Mythology Basic Information Indonesian Mythology is the myths and folklore of Indonesia. Indonesia is very culturally diverse, with over 100 ethnic groups. So it's got elements drawn from Dayak mythology, Batak... 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... Baetylus Basic Information A Baetylus is a name for the important sacred rocks of the ancient world. Many of these rocks are meteorites, revered as holy because they fell from the heavens . Some do... Elder Gods Basic Information In the Cthulhu Mythos, the Elder Gods are a group of powerful entities opposed in some way to the Great Old Ones. Their exact nature depends on the author. August Derleth and Brian... Aesir Basic Information The gods and goddesses of Norse Mythology can be roughly divided into two pantheons, the Aesir and Vanir. The Aesir are the larger pantheon, and the one about which the most myths... 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,...

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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:

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,...

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.

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... Our Dwarves Are All The Same Basic Information Note: This article is about the race/species of Dwarves as found in works of fantasy and in European legend and does not concern humans with dwarfism, who are very much not the same.... Mermaid Basic Information Mermaids are half-woman and half-fish creatures that live under the ocean- specifically, top half, roughly to the waist, woman, rest fish. Whether they are a single gender species or... Hecatoncheires Basic Information In Greek Mythology there were three massive giants that had 100 arms and 50 heads each. These Hecatoncheires (literally hundred-handed ones ), also sometimes known as Centimanes,... 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... Gnome Basic Information Like anything else with a basis in mythology, it can be a little tricky to pin down exactly what a gnome should be. Alchemy and related traditions used the term to refer to a form... 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,... 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... Schrat Basic Information The schrat is a Wildman of German legend, occupying the same niche as the woodwose or leshy but less mystical and more animalistic and so possibly closer to the sasquatch or bigfoot ... Minotaur Basic Information The mythical Minotaur or Bull of Minos 1 was the son of Pasiphae (Queen of Crete) and a bull, originally intended for sacrifice to the gods which her husband had instead kept for...

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:

Black Shuck Black Shuck Black Shuck is the Norfolk name given to one of many different huge, spectral hounds which are common in the folklore of the British Isles. Also called by such names as Padfoot, Skriker,...

d20 types of dangerous creatures

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

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... Revenant Where the traveller goes, a cold wind blows, There is something in his eyes, something in his hands, You can almost smell his revenge, And whoever he is after, it will be disaster, This man is gonna... Bunyip Basic Information The bunyip is a creature from Australian folkore that appears to have originated in Aboriginal Dreamtime mythology. Descriptions of the bunyip vary widely, though it is typically... Triceratops Basic Information A Triceratops is a large, herbivorous dinosaur, easily distinguished by it’s three horns and bony neck frill. They have one horn on their nose, and a longer one over each eye. These... Desmodus Draculae Basic Information Desmodus draculae is a giant vampire bat that lived during the Pleistocene. Fossil and subfossilized remains have been found in Venezuela and Brazil. Some remains were not... 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... Selkie ‘I am a man, upo the lan, An I am a silkie in the sea; And when I’m far and far frae lan, My dwelling is in Sule Skerrie.’ (from) Childe Ballad 113 - The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry Trad. Basic... Patasola Basic Information The Patasola is a form of vampire that exists in the folklore of South America (see South American Folklore), often presented as being a guardian of the forest. She appears to lonely... Tornit Basic Information Tornits are a tribe of large, strong people encountered in Inuit Mythology. They were much taller and stronger than the Inuit and could lift large boulders over their head with... Dragon This page is about the big scaly winged beast. For the character role of the main villain's right hand man (or beat stick), see The Dragon. Basic Information A dragon is a legendary creature with... 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!... 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... Scorpion Man Basic Information The Scorpion Men - originally known as aqrabuamelu or girtablilu - were creatures of ancient Mesopotamian myth, appearing in the Babylonian creation narrative, the epic of their... 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... 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,... 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,... 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.... Sasquatch Basic Information The sasquatch (also referred to as bigfoot by many amateur cryptozoologists) is an ape-like cryptid thought to inhabit remote forests in the Pacific Northwest region of Canada and... shapeshifter Basic Information Shapeshifters are people or creatures who can transform between two or more shapes. Your three basic categories of shapeshifters are: Doppelgänger - Creatures who can take any shape... Giant Penguin of Clearwater Beach Basic Information The Giant Penguin of Clearwater Beach (and later, of Suwannee River) in Florida was a hoax perpetuated in 1948 by local pranksters who made huge penguin feet out of iron, which was...

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:

China Basic Information This article is a stub. Please expand on it! Cities Hong Kong See Also Chinese Launderer Ching Shih Dropa Stones Kowloon Walled City Shanghai Cooperation Organisation - security...

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.

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... Morocco Basic Information This article is a stub. Please expand on it! See Also Event/News: UAE - head of largest sovereign wealth fund missing - a powerful and influential man goes missing in a Moroccan... Malay Mythology Basic Information Malay Mythology refers to the folklore and mythology of Maritime Southeast Asia. Not just Malaysia, but (according to Wikipedia[1]) also Brunei, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and... Slavic Mythology Basic Information Slavic Mythology is the myths of the Slavs of Eurasia, especially prior to the 13th Century by which time most of them had converted to Christianity. This page is a stub, put... Chile Basic Information This article is a stub. Please expand on it! See Also Event: Chilean Blob Event/News: Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake Rocks Northern Chile Event/News: 'Nazi hunt' launched in S America... Libya Basic Information This article is a stub. Please expand on it! See Also News: BP's admits role in Lockerbie bomber's release Event/News: Heavily Armed Convoy Flees Libya Event/News: RAF Flies £140M...

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

Thiess Of Kaltenbrun Basic Information In 1681, and again in 1691, an old cunning man in Swedish Livonia named Thiess of Kaltenbrun was called to testify as a witness in two trials. In both cases, while presenting his...

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.

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... 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... 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... 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... The Torture Colony Summary October 1, 2008: The article describes Colonia Dignidad, an evangelical cult consisting of German expatriates living in the foothills of the Andes in Chile. The colony was founded and led by... Attack on Nigerian town kills hundreds Summary March 7, 2010: Roving bands of killers have attacked villages north of Lagos in Nigeria, murdering between 200 and 500 people this weekend. Most of those killed were Christians, and slain by... Tsunami Basic Information A tsunami is a massive wave which is created by the displacement of large amounts of water within the ocean, usually by an underwater earthquake. While the wave amplitude on the open... Field Of The Cloth Of Gold Basic Information For most of a month (June 7 to June 24) in 1520, Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France put on an incredible party to celebrate the peace between their nations. (They had been... SS Edmund Fitzgerald The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down Of the big lake they call Gitche Gumee The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead When the skies of November turn gloomy. Gordon Lightfoot, The... 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... 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... 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.... 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... 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... Paracas Skulls Basic Information The Paracas Skulls are a collection of deformed, humanoid skulls found in a necropolis in Paracas in Peru. The skulls have a high, pointed dome that makes them look almost egg-shaped... 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... 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... Genocide Love for the party love for the nation Love for the fix for the fabrication Love for the corpse for the corporation Love for the death and for the defecation Romance and assassination Give me the love... Bhopal Gas Disaster Basic Information On December 2, 1984, a gas leak at a Union Carbide pesticide factory in Bhopal, India injured over 550,000 people in the middle of the night. About 8,000 of the people affected by... Limerick Soviet Basic Information Limerick Soviet (Irish: Sóivéid Luimnigh) is a self-proclaimed republic on the south-east of Ireland, which existed from April 15 to April 27, 1919. Beginning In January, 1919 police...

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Geography

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

Dominant Terrain

This category lists the major terrain types of the nation.

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

1 Dominant Terrain Type

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

d6 Terrain Types

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

Volcano Basic Information The source of Volcanic eruptions. Of course. This article is a stub. Please expand on it! List of Noteworthy Volcanoes Real World Volcanoes Hekla Krakatoa Lakagígar Mount Pelée... Glacier Basic Information Glaciers are large masses of persistent ice (surviving over a time scale of many years). Glaciers are primarily found in the Antarctic, Greenland, certain other parts of the high... 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... Seasonal Dry Forest Basic Information A Seasonal Dry Forest is a particular subtype of Forest found in tropical and subtropical areas prone to long dry seasons broken by periodic monsoons. Once the rainy season is over,... Terrace (agriculture) Basic Information In agriculture, a terrace is a leveled section of a hill intended to conserve soil, prevent runoff of irrigation water, and thus make the hill suitable for farming. This method is... Marsh Basic Information A Marsh is a wetland where most of the plants are reeds, rushes and grasses. The water is usually just a few inches deep. It's a good place to find the materials for papyrus or a...

d6 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.

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... 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... Terrace (agriculture) Basic Information In agriculture, a terrace is a leveled section of a hill intended to conserve soil, prevent runoff of irrigation water, and thus make the hill suitable for farming. This method is... 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... Mima Mounds Basic Information Mima Mounds are a type of terrain consisting of numerous small mounds with heights reaching more than 2 meters in some cases, as well as a diameter of up to 9 meters. In some areas... 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...

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

Living Root Bridges Summary August 5, 2009: In Cherrapunji, India (possibly one of the wettest places on Earth) the locals have created bridges out of living roots of ficus trees. The bridges take about ten to fifteen...

d10 Famous Locations

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... Schools And Universities Basic Information A School is an institution designed for the instruction of students, guided by teachers. In the modern era most countries have government-run school systems, often compulsory;... Fungus Humongous Basic Information While some fungi can grow fairly large, a Fungus Humongous is a fungus that is truly gigantic - as large as people or even trees, leading to entire forests consisting entirely out of... The Long and Winding Road Basic Information The Long and Winding Road is a stretch of road near Pine Creek in The Valley, Delaware which is said to be haunted: Numerous reports have come in of eyes peering out of the... Dungeon Basic Information Derived from a medieval French word for a castle keep1, the word dungeon has undergone some spectacular metamorphoses to achieve the form in which most RPG players will be familiar... Beware the time-eater - Cambridge University's monstrous new clock Summary September 18, 2008: Cambridge University reveals the Corpus Clock , a new clock which incorporates a mechanical creature - a mixture of beetle and lizard - into its design. This creature,... Temples of Humankind Basic Information This article is a stub. Please expand on it! See Also Underground Architecture Sources Bibliography 1. Daily Mail article 2. Wikipedia entry Game and Story Use Thermae Basic Information Thermae1 were the great bathing and leisure complexes of ancient Rome, preserved to some degree today in the Turkish Baths (inherited by the Turks from Byzantium2) and, arguably, the... New Hampshire Libertarian Utopia Foiled By Bears Summary December 10, 2020: How a New Hampshire Libertarian Utopia Was Foiled By Bears - Original article/interview discusses Grafton, New Hampshire, where the Free Town Project saw a thousand or... Niagara Falls Basic Information The Niagara Falls are gigantic waterfalls straddling the border between New York State, USA and Ontario, Canada. See Also Niagara Falls Tunnels Sources Bibliography 1. Wikipedia...

d10 Architecture Examples

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

Baldachin Basic Information A baldachin is a canopy-of-state. That is, a canopy overhanging a throne, and then draping a tapestry behind and possibly on each side of, the throne. For the complete package, you'd... Gatehouse Basic Information A gatehouse is a fortified (or at least secured) structure built around the gate of a castle or other fortification (or, in the modern era, any secure facility), to counteract the... 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... Bridge For Four Guilds: II. The Bridge Builders In the world's whitest morning As hoary with hope, The Builder of Bridges Was priest and was pope: And the mitre of mystery And the canopy his, Who darkened... Ravelin In fact, when I know what is meant by mamelon and ravelin , When I can tell at sight a Mauser rifle from a Javelin (from) The Major-General's Song: Pirates of Penzance Gilbert Sullivan ... Pyramids Basic Information Pyramids are large stone structures. Egyptian Pyramids were created as tombs for the Pharaohs1, Central American Pyramids were created to act as temples. They're some of the most... 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... Flophouse Basic Information A flophouse (also called a dosshouse) is, essentially, bottom tier housing for the more or less completely destitute. It is, at least, a step up from illegal or vagrant living (as in... Castle Basic Information A castle is a fortified building that also serves as a place of residence. If it serves solely as a military base it is more properly termed a fortress (or fort if smaller) - or... 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...