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.

Consociational State Basic Information A Consociational State is a state which has major splits along ethnic, religious, cultural, or linguistic lines in a way that keeps one group from dominating the others, but which...

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.

Consociational State Basic Information A Consociational State is a state which has major splits along ethnic, religious, cultural, or linguistic lines in a way that keeps one group from dominating the others, but which... 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),... 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,... Thanotocracy Basic Information A form of government found only in fantasy literature and RPGs for one very simple reason - thanotocracy consists of government by the dead. Or, more coherently, government by the... Autarchy Basic Information (not to be confused with the economic system autarky) Currently somewhat theoretical, even as a principle, Autarchy is tentatively established as the term for a minarchist or... Demarchy Basic Information Demarchy is a system of government where important government positions are filled by random lot from an available pool of citizens and/or decisions of government are taken by a...

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.

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

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.

Legion of Christ Basic Information The Legion of Christ is a religious order founded in Mexico (now represented in 21 countries) with about 800 priests, and possibly as many as 70,000 members in it's lay companion... Tongs Basic Information A Tong is a type of Secret Society found among Chinese American immigrants. The first Tongs started in the 19th Century, and were created for mutual support and protection from other... 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... 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... 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... National Guard Basic Information The National Guard is the name used by a wide variety of current and historical uniformed organizations in different countries. The original National Guard was formed during the... International Peace Mission Movement Basic Information This was a group founded by Father Divine in 1919. They lived together- first in a house on Long Island and then in a series of hotels that they ran throughout the movement. The... International Monetary Fund Basic Information The IMF was established in 1944 and promotes world trade. It has 184 member countries. Headquartered in Washington D.C., it works to improve the financial condition of its member... United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Basic Information UNESCO was set up in 1946. It encourages countries to get together on matters such as education, culture and science. See Also: Sources Bibliography 1. full source reference Game... Bauhaus Basic Information The Bauhaus was a German school of Art and Design that had a tremendous influence on architecture and industrial design in the 20th Century. It was founded in 1919 by the archetect...

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

Doctor Dolittle Basic Information John Dolittle was not particularly happy working as a doctor in the tiny English village of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh. He was shy, introverted, and didn't get along particularly well...

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Peter Francisco Basic Information Peter Francisco was one of the so-called Giants of the American Revolution, (Francisco, George Washington, and Ethan Allen were all over six feet tall in a time when the average... Harriet Quimby The men flyers have given out the impression that aeroplaning is very perilous work, something that an ordinary mortal should not dream of attempting. But when I saw how easily the man flyers... 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... Anthony The Great Basic Information Saint Anthony, also known as Anthony of Egypt or Anthony the Great, was one of the most prominent of the Desert Fathers , monks and ascetics living in Egypt around the 3rd Century... Jack (Hero) You don’t know Jack. Basic Information In English and Cornish Mythology (and related legends, fairy tales, and nursery rhymes) Jack is a culture hero and archetypal stock character (specifically a... Théodore Géricault Basic Information Théodore Géricault was a French artist, known for his works in the medium of painting and lithography, mostly in the style known as Romanticism. He lived from 1791 to 1824. Much of... Veronica Franco When we too are armed and trained, we can convince men that we have hands, feet, and a heart like yours; and although we may be delicate and soft, some men who are delicate are also strong; and... Bertie Wooster Basic Information Bertam Wilberforce Wooster, ( Bertie to his friends) is in some respects almost the Platonic Ideal of the Upper Class Twit. He is the narrator and hero of the Jeeves stories by... Pope Joan Basic Information John Anglicus was an English traveler and scholar who became a teacher in Rome and eventually a cardinal in the ninth century. When Pope Leo IV died in 853 AD, John Anglicus was... Faust Let's make a deal M. Hall Basic Information Once there was a man named Faust; an learned and erudite man of deep scholarly wisdom. But all his learning left him unsatisfied; he wanted more. And...

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

It's business as usual in Sacramento, even as deficit grows Summary July 11, 2009: Despite the rapidly increasing budget deficit of California - now at $26.3 billion - and the increasing difficulty of keeping vital services running and state employees paid,...

d10 Issues

In Wal-Mart's Image Basic Information September 11, 2009: Wal-Mart has engaged in business practices designed to exploit its employees from its very start. These included: When the United States Congress introduced a... 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... Man petitions to marry comic book character Summary October 30, 2008: A Japanese man has started a petition which would allow people to marry cartoon characters. See Also Star Crossed Lovers Source Bibliography 1. Original article Game and... Ethiopia's passion for bureaucracy Summary August 10, 2009: A reporter preparing to leave Addis Ababa reflects on the quirks of the bureaucracy of Ethiopia - especially its obsession which rubber stamps, which are not only... Honeyed Head Of Archonides Basic Information The best friend of Cleomenes of Sparta was a fellow named Archonides. The two were allies and co-conspirators. In a vow of loyalty and friendship, Cleomenes declared that if he ever... Ogallala Aquifer Basic Information The Ogallala Aquifer is an enormous aquifer below the Great Plains of the United States. It provides water for large parts of the states of South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado,... 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... Family of Montreal teen shot by police upset about riots Summary August 11, 2008: The family of a teenager shot by the police in Montreal, Canada protests the riots which erupted from demonstrations by locals against the killing. Source Bibliography 1.... Mexico's death cult protests shrine destruction Summary April 5, 2009: Mexican followers of Santa Muerte protested the destruction of more than 30 shrines in the city of Nuevo Laredo (close to the border to Texas) by the authorities. This was... Detroit - Too broke to bury their dead Summary October 1, 2009: In Detroit, dead bodies are piling up in the morgues as the high unemployment in the city means that many people can no longer afford either burial or cremation for their...

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

Sergei’s Litter Summary December 20, 2008: From the 1920s to the 1950s, a Soviet scientist named Sergei S. Bryukhonenko worked on reanimating dogs, as well as causing a severed dog's head to react to stimuli. He then...

d6 Projects

Researchers Create Portable Black Hole Summary October 15, 2008: An article in Nature magazine describes a device physicists have created that can suck up microwave light, much as a black hole does, and convert it into heat. The device is... Japan hopes to turn sci-fi into reality with elevator to the stars Summary September 22, 2008: Japanese scientists who are part of the Japan Space Elevator Association are confident that it will be feasible and relatively cheap to build a space elevator, and are... Programma E-3 Basic Information Early Soviet lunar exploration satellites' series had their development designations beginning with E. Thus, E-1 was direct hit on the lunar surface (Luna_1 and Luna_2); E-2 was... 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... Unit 731 Basic Information During the Sino-Japanese War of 1937-1945, The Imperial Japanese Army conducted covert human experimentation including biological and chemical warfare research and development, and... 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,...

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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

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...

d6 Types of Economy

Robonomics Basic Information Robonomics is a type of possible economic system which assumes that robotic and digital systems will be able to do most of the productive work of society. Thus, society guarantees... 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... 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... 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.... 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... 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...

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

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... 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... 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,... Narwhal Basic Information The narwhal is a species of whale most noteworthy for it's horn . A single tooth on the left side of the mouth of male narwhals grows very long (~10 feet / 3 meters!), and has a... 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... 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...

1d6 pre-industrial trade goods

Artificial Beauty Mark Basic Information A beauty mark is a descriptive term for a mole, discoloration, or birthmark (or even a tumor), especially one on the face. In some cases the term is bordering on euphemism, though... Musk Basic Information Musk is a strongly scented compound produced by a variety of animals, usually for territory marking purposes, although the word also refers to a few similar substances produced by... Blue Jeans Basic Information Blue Jeans are not as new and modern as you might expect. Levi Strauss Co likes to give the impression that they invented blue jeans in 1873 in The Old West, but that’s kind of... Sword Who was the first that forged the deadly blade? Of rugged steel his savage soul was made - Tibullus Basic Information For such a ubiquitous piece of kit, a sword is a remarkably hard thing to define... Plackart Basic Information The plackart was a piece of plate armour which protected the abdomen (and sometimes the lower back) only, generally rising to a point over the solar plexus. This was sometimes worn... Cordial Basic Information A cordial is a drink with one of two basic characters. It is either: 1) A concentrated syrup made from fruit juice, designed for storage and often diluted with water prior to being...

1d6 modern trade goods

Tank Meat to make its commercial debut in Singapore Summary December 16, 2020 An exclusive dining club restaurant in Singapore is now serving the world's first commercial tank meat - specifically cultured chicken - having received government approval a... 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... Incense Frankincense to offer have I Incense owns a Deity nigh Prayer and praising, all men raising Worship Him, God most high (from) We Three Kings, J. H. Hopkins Jr. Basic Information Incense is any one of... Bean Bag Round Basic Information A bean bag round (also known as a flexible baton round, although someone appears to have made that a brandname) is a form of less lethal ammunition produced as a more effective and... Plantain Basic Information Confusingly the name plantain is shared by two very different generae of plants - plantago and musa. The genus plantago consists of a group of rather unimpressive looking herbaceous... Doomsday Hood Basic Information The Scape CBRN30, also known as an Escape Hood (and called a Doomsday Hood by the news reporting on their use by U.S. Congress in early 2021), is a transparent emergency hood. It...

1d6 sci-fi trade goods

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... Weapons Of Mass Destruction Basic Information A Weapon of Mass Destruction (often abbreviated as WMD) is an instrument of warfare that is purposely designed to cause loss of human (or, as the case may be, other sentients') lives... 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... Tesla Forcefield Technology Basic Information 'Death Ray' For Planes The New York Times September 22, 1940 Nikola Tesla, at the age of 84, was interviewed by the New York Times, indicating that he was ready to divulge to the... Sentry Gun Basic Information A sentry gun is a type of robot consisting of a powered turret, some form of firearm or similar ranged weapon, appropriate sensors and a control unit. The fully automated sentry gun... Inventor unveils anatomically correct fem-bot Summary December 17, 2008: A Canadian inventor has created an anatomically correct robot named Aiko in the shape of a Japanese girl. The robot can speak 13,000 phrases in English and Japanese,...

1d6 fantasy trade goods

Ragdoll Avatar It was then that the stranger stepped forward - stepping surefootedly amongst the pooling blood as though it were not there, and yet somehow never actually setting foot in any of the pools. The king's... 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... Love Potion OBERON: Take thou some of it, and seek through this grove: A sweet Athenian lady is in love With a disdainful youth; anoint his eyes; But do it when the next thing he espies May be the lady. Thou... 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... Magic Staff A wizard's staff has a knob on the end, knob on the end, knob on the end A wizard's staff has a knob on the ennndddd! What he does with it is magic! A wizard's staff has a knob on the end And runes... Potion You are here to learn the subtle science and exact art of potion-making As there is little foolish wand-waving here, many of you will hardly believe this is magic. I don't expect you will really...

Major Imports

These categories are identical to those listed under "Exports", except that the nation has sufficient need of these trade goods to import them in significant quantities instead of exporting them.

1d10 raw resources

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... 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... Mummia Basic Information Mummia is a form of bitumen (a resource similar to pitch or resin) that was available long ago in Persia. It's a dark viscous liquid that was used as a form of medicine or folk... Calluna Basic Information Calluna Vulgaris, more commonly known as Heather or Ling, is a flowering plant common to the Heath (habitat) and Moorland of Europe. It thrives in acidic soil, such as found in many... Moly Holy Moley! Captain Marvel Basic Information According to Greek mythology, the herb Moly was said to be a rare but powerful plant with the ability to protect the user from hostile magic. Homer... Datura Basic Information The name Datura can refer either to a family of plants comprising nine species of Solanaceae or to the blend of toxic alkaloids that can be extracted from them. The plants appear to... 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... 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... 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... 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...

1d10 pre-industrial trade goods

Plated Mail Basic Information Plated mail is, essentially chainmail with an overlying layer of small metal plates on vital or exposed areas - often conflated with plate mail, the main difference being that plate... 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... 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... 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,... Cuirass ARAC: This tight-fitting cuirass Is but a useless mass, It's made of steel And weighs a deal, A man is but an ass Who fights in a cuirass, So off goes that cuirass. Princess Ida W.S. Gilbert Basic... 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... Javelin Basic Information A short, light spear balanced for throwing. As missile weapons go, the javelin is a fairly primitive one - once man developed the spear, it can't have taken much ingenuity to throw... Punch Dagger Basic Information The punch dagger is, as the name implies, a subspecies of dagger designed to be used in a punching motion. Thus, it is generally built on the plan of a capital T with the crossbar... Arrow “Arrow! Black arrow! I have saved you to the last. You have never failed me and I have always recovered you. I had you from my father and he from of old. If ever you came from the forges of the true... Alcohol Basic Information In pure chemical terms an alcohol is any organic compound in which a hydroxyl group1 is bonded to a fully saturated carbon atom2. In general usage, however, the word refers solely to...

1d10 modern trade goods

Gemstone Hee! hee! hee! cackled old Gagool behind us, as she flitted about like a vampire bat. There are the bright stones ye love, white men, as many as ye will; take them, run them through your fingers,... 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... Detonator Basic Information A small, sealed package of primary high explosive which is fired to set off a much larger charge of secondary explosive. Triacetone triperoxide, hexamine citrate, various picrates... 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... Gyrojet Weapons Basic Information The term Gyrojet refers to a class of firearms invented and manufactured in the 1960s. These guns were noteworthy because they fired gyroscopically stabilized rockets, instead of... Self Fragmenting Round A Stralsund man shot blind and large, and a warlock Finn was he, And he hit Tom Hall with a bursting ball a hand's-breadth over the knee. Tom Hall caught hold by the topping-lift, and sat him down... Ballistic Helmet Basic Information A ballistic helmet is, crudely, a helmet designed to be resistant to contemporary small arms] fire1. Arguably this includes some of the late medieval helms that were part of proofed... Carpet Basic Information A carpet is, broadly, a cloth designed to be used as a floor covering its actual form depending on the culture in which it was made. In general - and certainly until the industrial... 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,... Weapons Of Mass Destruction Basic Information A Weapon of Mass Destruction (often abbreviated as WMD) is an instrument of warfare that is purposely designed to cause loss of human (or, as the case may be, other sentients') lives...

1d10 sci-fi trade goods

Armoured Fighting Vehicle Basic Information An armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) is more or less exactly what it might be expected to be - a vehicle, fitted with armour and used in combat. Specifically, the category only applies... Lostech Basic Information Pinched from the BattleTech universe, lostech describes the concept of a technology which was once know to the people of a setting, but has since been forgotten, becoming either ... Ragdoll Avatar It was then that the stranger stepped forward - stepping surefootedly amongst the pooling blood as though it were not there, and yet somehow never actually setting foot in any of the pools. The king's... GroundBot Basic Information The GroundBot is a small, spherical robot which mounts cameras and other sensors and has limited off-road capabilities. Sources Bibliography 1. Rotundus Company Website 2. YouTube... 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... Nanotechnology Basic Information Nanotech is technology on the incredibly small scale. This may be robots or computers (often called nanites, nanobot, or nanomachine), but the broad term nanotechnology also... Line Bearing Munition Basic Information A line bearing munition is a round of ammunition that carries a line and/or grappling hook (or harpoon). They are generally intended to aid the user in throwing the line across a... 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,... Mirror Matter This page is about matter that can only interacts with gravity. For the Mirror Matter appearing in the work of Robert L. Forward, see Antimatter. Basic Information Mirror Matter (also known as... LittleDog Basic Information LittleDog is a quadrupedal robot developed by Boston Dynamics. It is fairly small and slow, but can transverse very uneven terrain. Its development was funded by DARPA. Sources ...

1d10 fantasy trade goods

Gorgoneion Basic Information The Gorgoneion is a protective device hailing from Ancient Greece. It's an image of Medusa, just her head and snake-y hair, with no attached body. Pendants, masks, jewelry, and... Potion You are here to learn the subtle science and exact art of potion-making As there is little foolish wand-waving here, many of you will hardly believe this is magic. I don't expect you will really... Functional Magic Basic Information Functional Magic is a trope that refers to magic that goes beyond mere plot device to serve as a tool, science, technology, art, or philosophy. Functional Magic is magic that... 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... Magic Scroll Basic Information A magic scroll is a single use magic item endemic to fRPGs. It is, effectively, a form of charm, consisting of a single, pre-cast magical working bound in written form onto a scroll.... Pointing Bone Basic Information The pointing bone is a potent magical weapon known to the aboriginal peoples of Australia. Carved from bone in a style appropriate to the tribe making it the weapon, called a kundela... Sleeping Potion The sleeping Potion Ingredients: - 2 Spider Eye - 1 Phoenix Feather - 2 Drops of plain powder Effect: - Make the drinker sleep for almost forever. - When they are in the sleep, they will not have any... Magic Torch Basic Information A magic torch is a magic item designed to work around the shocks that flesh is heir to as they apply to the portable light sources of the typical fantasy adventuring party. As the... 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... 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...

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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:

Kapu Basic Information Kapu was a set of taboos practiced by natives of Hawaii. Taboos included not touching or even coming close to chieftains, eating specific foods, eating food together with members of...

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.

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,... Creation Myths Basic Information One of the oldest questions mankind has asked about the universe is, How did the world come to be? For much of mankind's history, this question was the exclusive province of... 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... Torah Basic Information In Hebrew, the first five books of the Bible are refered to as the Torah, literally, teachings but more commonly the Law . They are also refered to as the Books of Moses , and... Flower War Basic Information Flower War was the name given to the battles between the Aztec Triple Alliance and some of their enemies and vassals. The objective was to capture as many enemies alive as possible... 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... Cannibalism It was Isaiah Bunter Who sailed to the world's end, And spread religion in a way That he did not intend. He gave, if not the gospel-feast, At least a ritual meal; And in a highly painful sense He was... Pilgrimage When in April the sweet showers fall That pierce March's drought to the root and all And bathed every vein in liquor that has power To generate therein and sire the flower; When Zephyr also has with... 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... Freeze Milling Basic Information Freeze milling is an innovative techinque for disposal of human corpses1, which consists of freezing the corpse to cryogenic temperatures with liquid nitrogen or a similar coolant...

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.

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...

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.

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... Janus Basic Information Janus (or Ianus) is a very important God of Rome. Janus is the god of doors and gates, and much more stemming from that. Every expedition, adventure, enterprise and quest must start...

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.

Lasa Basic Information In Etruscan Mythology, the Lasa were the handmaids of Turan (the primary Etrsucan goddess of love). They form Turan's entourage and court. We don't know much about them, because so... 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... Attis Basic Information Agdistis was born with both male and female traits which frightened the Olympian gods. They cut off the male traits and cast them away- from which grew an almond tree. The nymph Nana... The Furies Basic Information Also known as the Erinyes1, the Eumenídes2 and the Dirae3 the Furies were the personified spirits of vengance in Greek Mythology, arisen from the blood spilt when Cronus castrated... Anu Basic Information Anu was a deity worshiped in ancient Mesopotamia and was the earliest recorded sky father figure. He was believed to rule the gods, spirits, demons, and constellations of the sky.... Chronos Basic Information Chronos is a god from Greek Mythology who is depicted as the personification of time. He is said to be incorporeal, and has a serpentine body with three heads - that of a human, a... 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)... 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... Santa Claus He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot; A bundle of Toys he had flung on his back, And he looked like a pedler just opening his... Mars (Mythology) For the planet, see Mars. Basic Information Mars is commonly referred to as the Roman version of Ares, but that really doesn't do justice to Mars. Ares was a violent and bloodthirsty figure, and... 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... Santa Muerte Basic Information Santa Muerte (literal translation: Saint Death ) is a religious figure venerated by some in Mexico. Also known regionally as la Santisima Muerte ( Most Holy Death ) and other... 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... Mithra Basic Information This article is a stub. Please expand on it! Mithra is the Zoroastrian Yazata (meaning angelic figure or deity) of light and contracts, the protector of cattle, water and truth. The... 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 -... 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... 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... Great Old Ones Basic Information In the Cthulhu Mythos, a group of beings often mistaken for gods by less powerful races (such as humanity). The Great Old Ones are a poorly defined group (as is perhaps natural for... 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... Hermes Basic Information In Greek Mythology, Hermes is a psychopomp, and messenger of the gods. Honestly, that just barely scratches the surface. Hermes was also a trickster figure, and was the god of...

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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:

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....

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.

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... 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... Were Kin She dropped the bar, she shot the bolt, she fed the fire anew For she heard a whimper under the sill and a great grey paw came through. The fresh flame comforted the hut and shone on the roof-beam,... Human Basic Information Humans are the sole known sapient species to currently populate Earth. All members of the human species together are known as humanity. For our not-quite-human prehistoric ancestors... Cynocephaly (This page is about the dog-headed humanoids, not about the range of hills in Northern Greece, also known as the Cynocephalae, that were the site of several battles in antiquity. The etymology is the... 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... 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... 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... Red Cap Basic Information A red cap is an unseelie fae from Anglo-Scottish folklore, said to prefer dwelling in ruined castles. The creature's name comes from it's trademark hat or cap which it dyes with the... 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,...

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:

Fossegrim Basic Information A fossegrim (also called a grim or strömkarlen) is a musically-gifted water spirit from Scandinavian folklore. They play stringed instruments exceptionally well, including the...

d20 types of dangerous creatures

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

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... Space Whale Basic Information This speculative fiction trope describes a large whale-like creature. In space! Really only works if space is an ocean, or if the whale has some sort of built-in genetic stardrive.... Snoligoster Basic Information (Dorsohastatutus caudirotula) A fearsome carnivore dwelling in the cypress swamps of the American South, particularly in the region around Lake Okeechobee, Florida. It resembles an... Se'irim Basic Information The Se'irim ( shaggy ones ) are spirits - possibly demons - of the wilderness recorded in various Semitic mythologies and mentioned in The Bible (where the word is often translated... Fetch Basic Information A fetch (possibly related to the idea of a fetish, etymologically if in no other way) is a construct, traditionally associated with The Fair Folk, built out of twigs and leaves (and... Nephilim Basic Information Nephilim are a race of beings from ancient Hebrew legend, briefly mentioned in the Bible. They are first mentioned in the book of Genesis: When men began to increase in number on... 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... 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,... Elephant Basic Information An elephant is a large mammalian herbivore native to parts of Africa and Asia. They are the largest land animals currently on the planet. Physical characteristics include large ears,... 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... Werepig Basic Information A werepig is a type of lycanthrope who transforms between the forms of human and pig possibly with intermediate stages dependent on setting. For those who have never seen a pig... 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... Orang Minyak Basic Information The Orang Minyak is a creature from Malaysia whose name translates as oily man . In some variants of the legend he is described as a naked human covered in oil. In others he is... Frazetta Man Basic Information Frazetta Man (named for the classic fantasy artist Frank Frazetta) is a generic term for sub-human ape-men - whether devolved from humanity or lost on the way up. They are a... 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... Bakeneko Basic Information The Bake-neko, or ghost cat , is a supernatural creature of Japanese legend, similar to the Kitsune. Although they are often malevolent spirits, sometimes they show great loyalty to... 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,... 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... 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... 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...

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:

Kyrgyzstan Basic Information This article is a stub. Please expand on it! See Also Shanghai Cooperation Organisation - security organization which Kyrgyzstan is a member of. Sources Bibliography 1. Wikipedia...

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.

The Bahamas Basic Information The Bahamas (also known as the Lucayan Archipelago) are an archipelago of islands on the northern border of the Caribbean Sea, separated from Florida on the mainland by The Windward... Haiti Basic Information This article is a stub. Please expand on it! See Also News: A Prophetess Offers Hope for Quake-Ravaged Haitians News: Scientologists in Haiti - A Firsthand Account Sources ... 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... 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... Folklore Of The United States Basic Information Characters of American Folklore These are the major characters of American Folklore. Some of these are actual people such as George Washington and the folklore about him and the... Canada Basic Information Canada is a large country located on the most of the top half of North America. It is the 2nd largest country in the world. Canada is made up by 10 provinces and 3 territories. It...

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

Deepwater Horizon Basic Information Deepwater Horizon was the name of an oil rig that sunk in the Gulf of Mexico, 50 miles off the coast of Louisiana. On April 20, 2010, the rig was in the final stages of digging a...

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.

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... 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... 14-year-old hit by 30,000 mph space meteorite Summary June 12, 2009: A boy in Essen, Germany has been hit by a meteorite and survived - a Million To One Chance, according to scientists. The meteorite left a scar in his hand and then caused a... USDA Identifies Some Mysterious Unsolicited Seeds Summary July 31, 2020: People all across the United States are reporting receiving mysterious packets of seeds in the mail from an unknown person or organization in China. In several cases, the... Global Warming Basic Information Global Warming is the past, present, and likely future increase of the average global temperature of Earth's atmosphere. The current warming trend is most likely caused by human... Know Nothing I am not a Know-Nothing—that is certain. How could I be? How can any one who abhors the oppression of negroes, be in favor of degrading classes of white people? Our progress in degeneracy appears to... 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... Sumptuary Law Basic Information Sumptuary Laws are those laws which restrict the wearing of specific types of clothing or the possession of various other luxury goods. These laws are either designed to cement a... 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,... 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... Thirty Years War The Swedes have come, Have taken everything, Have smashed in the windows, Have taken away the lead, Have made bullets from it And shot the peasants -Song of the Swedes -1625 Basic Information The... 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... 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... 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... 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... San Diego Menaced By Jumbo Squid Summary July 17, 2009 A plague of squid have appeared off the coast of San Diego, California. Dozens have washed up on the beaches and divers swimming off the coast have been attacked by large... 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... 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... 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... Fire Whirl Basic Information A fire whirl, also called a fire devil or fire tornado, is basically a tornado that has formed out of fire instead of just air. This requires a large-scale ordinary fire and the...

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Geography

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

Dominant Terrain

This category lists the major terrain types of the nation.

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

1 Dominant Terrain Type

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...

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.

Jungle Basic Information A jungle is a dense, tangled, near-impenetrable tropical rainforest, the sort that is found in pulpy adventure stories (in which case it is full of aggressive jaguars, poisonous... Mountain Basic Information This article is a stub. Please expand on it! List of Noteworthy Mountains Real World Mountains Amne Machin Baekdu Mountain Bear Butte Black Hills Black Tusk Blanca Peak Delos... 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... 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... Swamp Basic Information A swamp is a region that mixes solid land with shallow bodies of water. The water is very slow moving, and covered by abundant vegetation which in some cases may be hard to... Desert Basic Information A desert is a type of terrain with little to no vegetation. This is normally because it also has very little water, although other factors, such as poisoning with salt and similar...

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.

Urban Prairie Basic Information Urban Prairie is the terrain that forms in a city after buildings have been demolished and the area has fallen into disuse. This is generally considered to be a modern phenomenon,... 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... Geyser Basic Information A Geyser is a hotspring dialed up to 11 . It is a rare geologic terrain feature where underground water is heated by magma deep beneath the earth. As it heats up, it expands and... Crannog Basic Information A Crannog is an artificial island usually built in a lake, to serve as a dwelling place or in some cases a tiny community. They were built in Scotland and Ireland from around 1000 BC... Game Jump Basic Information A game jump is a terrain feature consisting primarily of a cliff over which herd animals can be driven to their deaths to allow large numbers of them to be killed at once. This was a... Jungle Yard There was a chill that night in the hobo jungle Over the train yard lay a smooth coat of frost And although nobody here really knows where they're goin' At the very same time nobody's lost Then the...

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

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...

d10 Famous Locations

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... La Isla De Las Munecas Basic Information La Isla de las Munecas, or Island of the Dolls , is located in the canal network of the Xochimilco neighborhood of Mexico City. This island used to be owned by one Julián Santana... Coral Castle Basic Information The Coral Castle is a stone sculpture north of the city of Homestead, Florida. It was built by the Latvian immigrant Edward Leedskalnin who allegedly survived terminal tuberculosis... Niland Geyser Basic Information Niland Geyser is a bubbling pool of water in California that is probably the worlds only sustained mobile mud puddle. Believe it or not, this pool of water has been declared a... Dulce Base, New Mexico USA Basic Information The Dulce base is believed to be a sprawling underground complex located beneath Archuleta Mesa on the Jicarilla Apache Reservation near Dulce, New Mexico. For decades, this region... California Aqueduct Basic Information The California Aqueduct is a system of tunnels, canals and pipelines that transports water from the Sierra Nevada Mountains and valleys of Northern- and Central California to... 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... Federation Of Damanhur Basic Information The Federation of Damanhur is a spiritual community/commune located in the Piedmont region of northern Italy, about 50 km (30 miles) north of the city of Turin. It was founded in... Fighting Pub Basic Information A fighting pub is a public house or bar in which the assembled company attend with the acceptance - or even the anticipation - that at least one bar brawl will break out during the... Symmes' Holes Basic Information In 1818, a US Army Captain named John Cleves Symmes, Jr. devised a startling theory. He postulated that the earth was hollow and contained a number of cocnentric spheres. Such a...

d10 Architecture Examples

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

Jungle Yard There was a chill that night in the hobo jungle Over the train yard lay a smooth coat of frost And although nobody here really knows where they're goin' At the very same time nobody's lost Then the... 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... Anchorhold Basic Information An anchorhold is a small sealed room or cell attached to a church, in which an anchorite lives. The more interesting anchorholds are either bricked off, or sealed behind a heavy... 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... Architectural Grotesque Basic Information As the name implies an architectural grotesque is an ugly or threatening decorative feature serving as part of a building. Some, like the European gargoyle, have additional, useful... Mine Basic Information A mine is a location at which the primary industry of mining takes place - that is, a place where some mineral is dug out of the ground (however, stone and aggregates are... Crypt Basic Information A crypt1 is a subterranean structure, usually attached to a place of worship and normally used for the burial of the dead. A crypt may serve a place of worship in place of a... Motte Basic Information A motte is an artificial hill, built as part of a fortification to give additional elevation to part of the work (generally the keep. Due to the amount of labour required for this... 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... Glacis Basic Information A glacis is a defensive structure built of rammed earth that is positioned in front of the walls of a post-gunpowder fortification to protect them from cannon fire. The glacis...