"kipping killers, logical lycanthropes, a majestic moneylender, a neon necromancer and orange outlaws....
Tables for K to O using alliteration to create ideas for encounters for Space Fantasy and Science Fantasy. Tables for K, L, M, N and O.
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Alliterative Adversaries A to Z for Science Fantasy or Space Fantasy
Absurd adventurers, an alien alchemist, aquatic apes or an advanced assassin...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 Space Fantasy Alliterative Adversaries.
Space Fantasy Alliteration - A-E | F-J | K-O | P-T | U-Z | all space fantasy
K is for a Kinetic Kinslayer
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | kinetic or kayaking | kinslayer or kidnapper |
| 2 | kicking or kingly | killers or koala-kin |
| 3 | keening or klaxon | kami or keepers |
| 4 | kissing or kilted | kindred or king |
| 5 | kooky or kinky | kingpin or klutz |
| 6 | kidnapping or kooky | kleptomaniacs or kensai |
| 7 | kipping or kleptomaniac | kineticist or keyboardist |
| 8 | kindhearted or kingly | kangaroo or kraken |
| 9 | kinslaying or keen | ki-rin or keyholder |
| 10 | kobalt or kindly | kobolds or kin |
L is for Lawless Lackeys
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | lawless or large | lackeys or lizards |
| 2 | luminous or loathsome | lieutenant or lover |
| 3 | lucky or lonely | lawyer or lyricist |
| 4 | laughing or lurking | librarian or linguist |
| 5 | ludicrous or lightning | laborers or lizardfolk |
| 6 | laboratory or learned | lancer or lammasu |
| 7 | lyrical or luckless | leader or lich |
| 8 | logical or loyal | lycanthropes or legionaries |
| 9 | legendary or legless | leviathan or lorist |
| 10 | limitless or lunar | loaders or lion-folk |
M is for Monstrous Miners
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | monstrous or mysterious | miners or musicians |
| 2 | mercantile or melodious | marketeer or mentor |
| 3 | military or metal | marines or mutants |
| 4 | mechanical or majestic | merchant or monarch |
| 5 | mimicking or manipulative | mooks or mantis-men |
| 6 | miserable or magnetic | mercenary or magma mage |
| 7 | mirthful or muscular | manticore or machines |
| 8 | materialistic or modified | medusa or murderer |
| 9 | masked or malicious | moneylender or mastermind |
| 10 | malformed or megalomaniac | mariners or monkey-monger |
N is for a Neutral Negotiator
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | neutral or naughty | negotiator or novelist |
| 2 | naval or knavish | nasties or narwhals |
| 3 | nervous or natural | nurses or gnomes |
| 4 | nomadic or necromantic | nobles or knaves |
| 5 | nightmarish or noteworthy | knight or narrator |
| 6 | noncommittal or nasty | newlyweds or nymphs |
| 7 | neurotic or nimble | necromancer or naga |
| 8 | knowledgeable or numerous | nomads or ninjas |
| 9 | neon or nocturnal | navigator or nephew |
| 10 | notorious or gnomish | nautilus or niece |
O is for Outraged Optimists
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | outraged or obnoxious | optimists or owls |
| 2 | obstinate or opinionated | orangutans or ospreys |
| 3 | obsessive or oozelike | ogres or outfitters |
| 4 | overjoyed or otherworldly | operative or occultist |
| 5 | odious or ornate | oozes or orcas |
| 6 | optimistic or ochre | orcs or octopi |
| 7 | overconfident or organic | officials or orphans |
| 8 | orange or occult | officers or outsider |
| 9 | outlandish or orthogonal | opportunist or oni |
| 10 | outspoken or orbital | outlaws or ostriches |
Alliterative Adversaries
There is a pdf of these and more tables on Drive Thru RPG as Space Fantasy Alliterative Adversaries.
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