An Unexpected Unit, Visored Visitors, Whirring Watchers, A Yeastlike Youth and Xeno-grafted Zeroes.
Tables for U to Z using alliteration to create ideas for encounters for Science Fiction. Tables for U, V, W, Y and X/Z.
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Alliterative Adversaries A to Z for Science Fiction
An artificial admiral, ageless adepts or an ambushing amoeba...to use as allies, antagonists, enemies, villains and encounters.
Pick a letter or roll for one, roll a d10 (or choose) for the Adjectives column, and then for the Adversary and combine.
Entries have a default choice, and an alternative in italics. So if you don't like the first result, there may be another combination you like without rolling again.
There is a pdf of these and more tables on Drive Thru RPG as Science Fiction Alliterative Adversaries.
Science Fiction Alliteration - A-E | F-J | K-O | P-T | U-Z | all sci-fi
U is for Upgraded Underlings
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | upgraded or unbounded | underlings or urchins |
| 2 | uniformed or unpopular | uglies or uncontrollables |
| 3 | unstable or unleashed | unknowns or underdogs |
| 4 | unexpected or unreliable | uniter or umpire |
| 5 | unrelenting or unseen | usurper or union |
| 6 | unbreakable or uplifted | undesirables or undead |
| 7 | unique or undercover | unloader or underwriter |
| 8 | ultimate or unraveling | ultras or utopionists |
| 9 | unlikely or ultraviolet | unit or user |
| 10 | urgent or unpredictable | unionists or upholders |
V is for a Voracious Virus
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | voracious or vigorous | virus or voidborn |
| 2 | void or vanquishing | vendor or vigilante |
| 3 | vigilant or vulnerable | vehicles or victors |
| 4 | visored or veteran | vermin or velociraptors |
| 5 | vibrating or vivid | vanguard or vocalist |
| 6 | vanishing or valuable | vessel or vestige |
| 7 | virulent or violet | visitors or voyagers |
| 8 | vast or vengeful | villain or volunteer |
| 9 | venerated or veiled | victims or veterans |
| 10 | voyaging or vile | visionary or V.I.P. |
W is for Wayward Workers
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | wayward or wagering | workers or warp whales |
| 2 | worldbreaking or worn | warmachine or winner |
| 3 | whirring or whistling | weapon or warden |
| 4 | weaponless or warp | warlord or world |
| 5 | wise or withdrawing | watchers or wisps |
| 6 | wonderful or warded | wanderer or warmonger |
| 7 | warlike or wolfish | worshippers or warlocks |
| 8 | wanted or wandering | walker or witch |
| 9 | wired or weakened | wildlife or warriors |
| 10 | wormlike or wealthy | warship or welder |
Y is for a Yoked Yacht
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | yoked or yellow-bellied | yacht or yew |
| 2 | yawning or yearly | yokemates or yokuza |
| 3 | young or yielding | yearlings or yellowtails |
| 4 | yokeless or y-shaped | youth or yardgrass |
| 5 | yakking or yachting | yahoos or yowlers |
| 6 | yeastlike or yonder | yardworkers or yakfolk |
| 7 | yellowed or yaklike | yeasayer or yacht-maker |
| 8 | yanking or yearning | yellowhammers or yokels |
| 9 | yelling or yardless | yeast or yeller |
| 10 | yesteryear's or yucky | yaks or yachters |
Z and X is for a Xenophobic Xenomorph
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | xenophobic or zesty | xenomorph or zephyr |
| 2 | zigzagging or zebra | zeroes or zebrafish |
| 3 | zonked or zooming | zoologist or zaratan |
| 4 | zodiacal or zombified | zooplankton or zucchinis |
| 5 | xeno-grafted or zinc | ziggurat or xenomancer |
| 6 | zircon or zealous | zillionaire or zeitgeist |
| 7 | zapping or zillion | zeppelin or xeno-biologist |
| 8 | zoned or zygodactyl | zappers or zombies |
| 9 | zippy or zeroing | zealot or xenogogue |
| 10 | x-ray or zooty | xenos or zany zookeepers |
Alliterative Adversaries
There is a pdf of these and more tables on Drive Thru RPG as Science Fiction Alliterative Adversaries.
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