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I've looked at publishers of random tables and some large tomes of random tables.
But here is a lighter selection of free and pay what you want titles from a variety of publishers.
There are some titles that don't fit elsewhere, a selection of future & sci-fi titles and some things for the modern era.
Then a glut of fantasy with the misc section including names and samples. Also for fantasy are encounters, dungeon, items and tables for NPCs / player characters.
Free & PWYW titles... unusual | future | modern | Fantasy - misc | encounters | dungeon | items | characters
Unusual Titles
Free & PWYW titles... unusual | future | modern | Fantasy - misc | encounters | dungeon | items | characters
First up are slightly unusual titles with 100 Things for a GM to Say to Disconcert their players (Azukail Games), Weird Shit Generator - Fantasy (Never Engine) and Two Bit Tables: What to Give the Adventurer Who has Everything (Healing Fireball)
Future
Free & PWYW titles... unusual | future | modern | Fantasy - misc | encounters | dungeon | items | characters
This is the fairly broad "futuristic" free random tables. We have Augmented Reality City Kit for Cyberpunk (Geist Hack Games), Planet Generator (Never Engine), Popular American Names for Near Future Settings (dicegeeks·com), Random Post-Apocalyptic Items 1D100 (dicegeeks·com), 100 names for androids and other artificial beings (Kai Pütz a.k.a Gregorius21778), 100 names for starships in private hands (Kai Pütz a.k.a Gregorius21778) and 20 irradiated, weird events for post-apocalyptic campfire nights (Kai Pütz a.k.a Gregorius21778)
Modern
Free & PWYW titles... unusual | future | modern | Fantasy - misc | encounters | dungeon | items | characters
For the more modern era there is a mix. 108 Clown Names (WMB Saltworks), Lovecraftian Title Generator (Azukail Games), Military Mission Generator (Never Engine), Espionage Mission Generator (Never Engine), 50 Spooky, Punny, Book Titles (Pink Dice Bag Publishing), 1930's American Surnames (dicegeeks·com) and Popular Adult Names in 1930’s America (dicegeeks·com)
Fantasy Misc
Free & PWYW titles... unusual | future | modern | Fantasy - misc | encounters | dungeon | items | characters
Fantasy titles to start us off are Area/Building and Room Generator (Never Engine), 20 Custom Drinks (Ennead Games) and 100 Terrible Quest Rewards (Turtle Games)
Fantasy Names are next with 100 Town and City Names (Pink Dice Bag Publishing), Fantasy Beer Name Generator (Azukail Games), 100 Ship Names & 50 Pirate Ship Names (Pink Dice Bag Publishing), Pirate Ship Name Generator (Azukail Games), 100 Celestial Names (Pink Dice Bag Publishing) and 100 Botanical Names (Pink Dice Bag Publishing)
Samples
Wintertree Software gives a wide variety of random tables with 5 lots of 10 entries in 1001 Things Sampler #1, 1001 Things Sampler #2 and 1001 Things Sampler #3
Fantasy Encounters
Free & PWYW titles... unusual | future | modern | Fantasy - misc | encounters | dungeon | items | characters
Fantasy encounters have 1d50 Tiered Encounters (Metal Turtle Games) and several Encounter Generators from Never Engine - Wilderness, Urban - Safe, Urban - Rough and Civilized Countryside.
Fantasy Dungeon
Free & PWYW titles... unusual | future | modern | Fantasy - misc | encounters | dungeon | items | characters
In the section for dungeons there is Dungeon Room Generator (Metal Turtle Games), Business Card Dungeon (Wintertree Software), 100 Spooky Yet Mundane Dungeon Encounters (Never Engine), 300 Descriptive Adjectives For Dungeons and Items (Never Engine) and 33 Dungeon Maps (dicegeeks·com)
Fantasy Items
Free & PWYW titles... unusual | future | modern | Fantasy - misc | encounters | dungeon | items | characters
To help stock loot, shops and dragon hoards there are Book Generator (Metal Turtle Games), 100 Magical Items of Varying Utility (Never Engine), Mundane Loot Tables By Wealth Level (Never Engine), 300 Mundane Items and Objects (Never Engine), 100 Potion & Other Drink Names (Ennead Games), 100 Names for Weapons (Pink Dice Bag Publishing), 100 Musical Instruments From Around the World (Pink Dice Bag Publishing), 100 Fantasy Book Titles (Pink Dice Bag Publishing) and Massive (Mostly Mundane) Treasure Generator (Pink Dice Bag Publishing)
Fantasy Characters
Free & PWYW titles... unusual | future | modern | Fantasy - misc | encounters | dungeon | items | characters
Finnishing us off are titles for fantasy characters with Adventurer Background Generator (Metal Turtle Games), 100 Low Fantasy Followers (Metal Turtle Games), Pompous Title Generator (Azukail Games), Dwarven Surname Generator (Pink Dice Bag Publishing), 100 Names for Horses (Pink Dice Bag Publishing), 100 Dark and Spooky Names (Pink Dice Bag Publishing) and Halfling Surname Generator (Pink Dice Bag Publishing)
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