"Unloved urchins, a vengeful villain, warlike wights, yabbering yokels and zinc zebras."
Tables for U to Z using alliteration to create ideas for fantasy encounters and foes.
[Image by Bob Greyvenstein]
Alliterative Adversaries
If you want a way to combine humour and unusual results to spark ideas
Roll a d10 or choose once on each column to get an Adjective and an Adversary and combine. Or roll once using the Adjective and Adversary in that row.
There is a fantasy Alliterative Adversaries generator at ChaosGen. And also a pdf of these and more tables on DriveThru RPG as Alliterative Adversaries - Fantasy Random Tables.
Alliterative Articles - A-E | F-J | K-O | P-T | U-Z | hazards & events
U is for an Undying Unicorn
| 1d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ungainly | undead |
| 2 | ugly | usurpers |
| 3 | uniformed | umpires |
| 4 | unique | undesirables |
| 5 | uncomfortable | uncles |
| 6 | unsightly | undertakers |
| 7 | undying | unicorn |
| 8 | unloved | urchins |
| 9 | unfit | underwriters |
| 10 | upbeat | urds |
V is for Voracious Vultures
| 1d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | vicious | vermin |
| 2 | voracious | vultures |
| 3 | vengeful | villain |
| 4 | vulgar | volunteers |
| 5 | vigilant | vampire |
| 6 | vocal | volunteers |
| 7 | violent | vigilantes |
| 8 | virtuous | visitors |
| 9 | vivid | veterans |
| 10 | voluptuous | vandals |
W is for Wise Werewolves
| 1d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | witty | warlocks |
| 2 | wailing | wyverns |
| 3 | wise | werewolves |
| 4 | wealthy | warriors |
| 5 | willful | witches |
| 6 | warlike | wights |
| 7 | weird | wolves |
| 8 | wary | will-o'-wisps |
| 9 | wintry | wizards |
| 10 | wild | warhorses |
Y is for Yawning Yodelers
| 1d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | yoked | yaks |
| 2 | yelling | yeti |
| 3 | yielding | yakfolk |
| 4 | yipping | yuccas |
| 5 | yawning | yodelers |
| 6 | yummy | yellowhammers |
| 7 | yearning | youths |
| 8 | yabbering | yokels |
| 9 | yakking | youngsters |
| 10 | yelping | yuan-ti |
Z (and X) is for Zippy Zombies
| 1d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | zippy | zombies |
| 2 | zombified | zaratan |
| 3 | zesty | zealots |
| 4 | zinc | zebras |
| 5 | zooming | xorns |
| 6 | xenophobic | xylophonists |
| 7 | zanyz | xvarts |
| 8 | zealousz | zebrafolk |
| 9 | zig-zagging | zeppelin |
| 10 | zapping | zoologist |
More Alliterative Adversaries
There is a fantasy Alliterative Adversaries generator at ChaosGen. And also a pdf of these and more tables on DriveThru RPG as Alliterative Adversaries - Fantasy Random Tables.
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