Skydark
The city of Sky Dark sits atop the cliffs of Storm King Rise, carved on the cliff face below the city are gigantic faces, though who these titanic carvings actually represent is a matter of some conjecture—the vanished runelords of ancient Melniboneans, forgotten kings, dead gods, or someone else.
Some of these massive sculptures lead into the Nox Urbs, a dizzying network of caverns, tunnels, and chambers, both natural and man-made, that riddle the cliffs beneath Sky Dark.
One of the most famous entrances to the Nox Urbs lies in the mouth of one of the giant faces known as the Unnamed King, and opens onto a series of ancient catacombs where the honored Melnibonean dead were interred.
The cloud giant's Cloud Island is 9 miles long and 3 miles wide. It permanently hovers over the city and rains almost everyday. In the half-flooded ruins of Skydark the cacophony of croaking frogs and buzzing insects is only silenced when the wyverns swoop down for a feast.
Notable Places
1. Bathhouse/Embassy - Canals from three cisterns lead to a dilapidated Bathhouse: A dozen sarcophagi carved with one-eyed crows line the western wall. The eastern wall is lined with pillars holding up the crumbling ceiling leading to the embassy of some forgotten semi-aquatic race. The embassy is swarming with frogs (normal ones) and the exits are all blocked by rubble.
This is where the tengu have settled, feasting on frog legs and cat tails. The elders have forbidden anyone from opening the sarcophagi, lest they unleash some undead horror in the area they are living in.
2. The ancient Convent/Asylum - Run by three melnibonean construct nuns who speak in rhymes, also the lair of a dozen skulks and their leader, Uncle Tongue-eater (a 6th level bard). The nuns believe the skulks are their patients and will protect them.
3. Long ago this was a Courthouse/Aviary for some winged goddess of justice and a flock of giant buzzards. Now the place is called the Witch's Catapult - A cliff side tavern run by a dozen horkists where visitors must sit in the catapult by the entrance and sing for the patrons before being served. Really crappy performers are launched off the mountain.
The trio of bartenders wear powdered wigs and sit behind a large marble podium dispensing "justice" to first time visitors. The usual punishment is 1d6 shots of the house special, dragonfly rum. Uncle Tongue-eater hangs out here on the week ends and holidays with a friend or two.
4. The Flooded Arena has a froghemoth (CR 13 pg 136) living in the deep end and there are several patches of yellow musk creeper (pg 285) on the sides of the reed covered shallow end.
5. Wyverns nest in the towers.
6. The Cloud itself is inhabited by a dozen drug addicted cannibal apes dressed in filthy courtiers outfits, the last remnants of the cloud giant's slaves after he abandoned them a century ago.
Roll percentile and add 30 to the result for each encounter. (the plus 30 is temporary, see the city stats below if you wanna know why)
Skydark CR 6
d% / Encounter / Avg. CR / Page
1–4 1 spider swarm /CR 1 pg 258
5–8 1 giant frog /CR 1 pg 135
9–16 1 constrictor snake /CR 2 pg 255
17–24 1d6 stirges /CR 3 pg 260
25–28 1 assassin vine /CR 3 pg 22
29–36 1 gray ooze /CR 4 pg 166
37–38 1 leech swarm /CR 4 pg 187
39–40 1 ochre jelly /CR 5 pg 218
41–42 2d6 stirges /CR 5 pg 260
43–54 2d6 giant frogs /CR 6 pg 135
55–56 1d6 shadows /CR 6 pg 245
57–58 1d6 wights /CR 6 pg 276
59–68 1 wyvern /CR 6 pg 282
69–76 2d6 boggards /CR 7 pg 37
77–84 1d8 gargoyles /CR 8 pg 137
85–86 1 giant slug /CR 8 pg 254
87–92 2 wyverns /CR 8 pg 282
93–94 1d6 will-o'-wisps /CR 9 pg 277
95–96 1d6 shambling mounds /CR 9 pg 246
97–98 1d4 chuuls /CR 9 pg 46
99–100 1d6 wyverns /CR 9 pg 282
General Townsfolk
1st level expert
LG or LN (10% are Neutral), human male or female
AC 10, hp 13
Feats: Endurance, Toughness.
Skills: Craft (pick one) 5, Disable Device 4, Escape Artist 4, Heal 3, Perception 3, Profession (pick one) 3, Stealth 4.
Fort +1 Ref 0 Will +1
Str 10, Dex 11, Con 12, Int 13, Wis 8 Cha 9
Having been slaves for generations the humans of Skydark are tough, quiet and hard working. By law the townsfolk are unarmed and unarmored. They are also skilled in sneaking around and getting out of their slave pens.
A few are more than just skilled slaves
Ninja (10 point build)
Human Level 1 Ninja
Lawful Neutral
Str 14
Dex 13
Con 14
Int 10
Wis 10
Cha 10
AC 11 HP 16
Unarmed Strike +3 to hit, 1d6+2 damage
TRAITS
Carefully Hidden: You gain a +1 trait bonus to Will saves and a +2 trait bonus to saving throws versus divination effects..
Sacred Touch: Any who made it to be elders are gifted healers. As a standard action, you may automatically stabilize a dying creature merely by touching it.
FEATS
Toughness
Ninja Training
You have learned the ninja secret of taking an ass whipping and recovering
Prerequisite: Toughness.
Benefit: When you have half your total hit points or fewer, you may heal yourself of 1d4+1 point of damage per level as a move action. You may only use this ability once per day.
Special: You can take this feat more than once. Each time you do, you may heal yourself one additional time per day
SKILLS
Acrobatics 5 (1 rank)
Climb 6 (1 rank)
Perception 4 (1 rank)
Profession (oenologist) 4 (1 rank)
Stealth 5 (1 rank)
No matter how illogical the random result may seem, take enough time to consider all the possible ramifications. The result might be something totally unique.
Procedure
To generate an encounter, start with Table 1 NPC Race. The result from that table will tell you what table to roll on next.
If a result is impossible according to the rules, for example, a spirit folk ninja, simply re-roll the impossible condition.
Table 1 Race (1d20)
1-12 Townsfolk (human) (Table 2)
13-16 Tengu (Table 2)
17 Toad (Table 2)
18 Boggard (Table 2)
19 Half-Melnibonean (Table 2)
20 Melnibonean Clockwork (Table 2)
Table 2 Occupation (1d20)
1-3 Pilgrim (Table 4)
4 Farmer (Table 4)
5 Grain merchant (Table 4)
6 Grocer (Table 4)
7 Carpenter/Builder (Table 4)
8 Gardener (Table 4)
9 Artist (Table 4)
10 Musician (Table 4)
11 Laborer (Table 4)
12 Peddlar (Table 4)
13 Food seller (Table 4)
14 Animal handler (Table 4)
15 Garment maker (Table 4)
16 Weapon maker/seller (Table 4)
17 Cook (Table 4)
18 Jeweler (Table 4)
19 Town official (Table 4)
20 Character class (Table 3)
Table 3 Character Class (1d20)
1-2 Barbarian (Table 4)
3-7 Fighter (Table 4)
8-10 Monk (Table 4)
11 Ninja (Table 4)
12-14 Pirate (Table 4)
15-16 Cleric (Table 4)
17 Sorcerer (Table 4)
18 Wizard (Table 4)
19-20 Rogue (Table 4)
Table 4 NPC Motivation/Action (d%)
After checking this table, go to Table 7 unless otherwise
marked.
01-03 Wants to buy something
04-06 Wants to sell something
07 Pursuing someone/thing
08 Being pursued
09-11 Needs information
12-13 Lost
14 Malign intentions
15-16 Asks for help
17-19 Wants to be hired
20-21 Wants to hire someone
22 Involved in a fight
23-26 Idle conversation
27 Mistaken identity
28-29 Wants PCs. opinion on some issue
30-31 Opinionated comments
32-33 Rude comments
34-37 Curiosity
38-39 Unexplained interest
40-43 Eating
44-47 Drinking
48-49 Hates a character class (Table 5)
50-52 Hates a race (Table 6)
53-56 Practicing a skill
57-61 Accidentally bumps into PCs
62-64 Crowd forces NPC and PCs together
65-66 Asks for a favor
67-69 Drunk
70-72 Wants PCs to settle dispute
73-75 Loud argument
76-77 Being chased/attacked by non-monstrous animal (cat, dog)
78-80 Knocked over by someone else
81-83 Sleeping in inappropriate place
84-86 Being hassled by constabulary
87-89 Looking for lost item
90-93 Doing job
94-96 Compliments PC for some reason
97-99 Having pocket picked
00 Attacks PC for no apparent reason
Skydark (Ruined Metropolis)
LN Small Town
Corruption -2; Crime +0; Economy -4; Law -6; Lore -2; Society +0
Qualities holy site, insular, notorious
Danger +30; Disadvantages hunted
Demographics
Government Council of 6 family elders
Population 500 (300 tengus, 50 humans, 100 skulks, 50 other (outcast boggards, toads, horkist))
Notable NPCs
Duskwing family elder Dart Duskwing (LN male tengu rogue 8)
Burntfeather family elder Vill Burntfeather (LN male tengu rogue 7)
Skulk leader Uncle Tongue-eater (CE male skulk bard 6)
Marketplace
Base Value 1,100 gp; Purchase Limit 7,500 gp; Spellcasting 6th
Minor Items all available; Medium Items 1; Major Items 0
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Alignment
A lawful component to a settlement's alignment increases its law modifier by 1.
A neutral component increases its lore modifier by 1.
Government
Council: A group of councilors, often composed of guild masters or members of the aristocracy, leads the settlement. (Society +4; Law and Lore –2)
Qualities
Holy Site: A large ruined temple of Brigh (The Whisper in the Bronze). (Corruption –2; increase spellcasting by 2 levels)
Insular: Isolated physically, its citizens are fiercely loyal to one another. (Law +1; Crime –1)
Notorious: Reputation for thieves, rogues, and cutthroats. (Crime +1; Law –1; Danger +10; increase base value by 30%; increase purchase limit by 50%)
Disadvantages
Hunted: A powerful group of wyverns and skulks use the city as its hunting ground. Citizens live in fear and avoid going out on the streets unless necessary. (Economy, Law, and Society –4; Danger +20; reduce base value by 20%)
Table 5 Hated Class (1d20)
Go to Table 7 after rolling on this table.
1-6 Barbarian
7-8 Fighter
9 Monk
10-11 Ninja
12-14 Pirate
15-16 Cleric
17 Sorcerer
18 Wizard
19-20 Rogue
Table 6 Hated Race (1d8)
Go to Table 7 after rolling on this table.
1 Human
2-3 Melnibonean
4-5 Tengu
6-8 Toads
Table 7 NPC Quirks (d100)
01-02 Ugly
03-04 Handsome/Beautiful
05-06 Very old
07-08 Surprisingly young
09-10 Disreputable
11-12 Dirty
13-14 Sloppy
15-16 Fastidious
17 Speaks foreign language
18-19 Talks a lot
20-21 Taciturn
22 Angry
23-24 Sad
25 ill
26 Injured
27 Seriously injured
28-29 Wise
30-31 Foolish
32-33 Dressed inappropriately
34-35 Very quiet
36-37 Witty
38-39 Cultured
40-41 Rude
42-43 Stupid
44-45 Personable
46-47 Uncouth
48-49 Deadbeat look
50-51 Charismatic
52-53 Tells bad jokes
54 Stutters
55-56 Naive
57-59 Stranger to town
60-61 Arrogant
62-63 Impatient
64-65 Trusting
66-67 Liar
68-69 Generous
70-71 Stingy
72-73 Poor
74-75 Surprisingly wealthy
76-77 Religious fanatic
78-79 Non-religious fanaticism
80-81 Brave
82-83 Cowardly
84-85 Reckless
86-87 Passive
88-89 Full of energy
90 Paranoid
91 Manic
92-93 Depressed
94-95 Boring
96 Half-asleep
97-98 Nondescript
99 Notable possession
00 Roll twice*