"a kidnapping kraken, luminous lackeys, moldy mollymawks, nautical nothics and an overconfident officer"
Tables for K to O using alliteration to create ideas for encounters in D&D's Spelljammer
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Alliterative Adversaries K to O for Spelljammer
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 pdf of these and more tables on DM's Guild as Spelljammer Alliterative Adversaries - Ideas Tables.
Spelljammer Alliterative Adversaries - A-E | F-J | K-O | P-T | U-Z | all spelljammer
K is for a Kinetic Kenku
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | kinetic or kayaking | kenku or kidnappers |
| 2 | kicking or kingly | killer or kin |
| 3 | keening or kangaroo-like | kindori or keepers |
| 4 | kissing or kilted | kangaroo or king |
| 5 | kooky or kinky | kingpin or klutz |
| 6 | kidnapping or koala-like | kruthiks or kittens |
| 7 | kleptomaniac or kitsh | kraken or kineticist |
| 8 | kindhearted or kingly | kuo-toa or korreds |
| 9 | keen or kung-fu | ki-rin or keyholder |
| 10 | kobalt or kindly | kobolds or kayakers |
L is for a Lunar Leviathan
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | lunar or large | leviathan or librarian |
| 2 | luminous or lobsterlike | lackeys or lizards |
| 3 | lucky or llama-like | lich or lyricist |
| 4 | laughing or lighthearted | lamias or lords |
| 5 | ludicrous or loathsome | laborers or lobsters |
| 6 | lonely or lizardlike | lizardfolk or ladies |
| 7 | lyrical or luckless | leader or lawyer |
| 8 | languid or laboratory | lycanthropes or leprechauns |
| 9 | legendary or lame | lamia or leucrotta |
| 10 | lazy or lawless | lieutenant or lion |
M is for a Musical Mercane
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | musical or mysterious | mercane or marid |
| 2 | majestic or melodious | modrons or manticores |
| 3 | murderous or mimicking | mage or marilith |
| 4 | malicious or magnificent | merchant or monarch |
| 5 | metal or manipulative | miners or minotaurs |
| 6 | mystical or mothlike | myconids or magmins |
| 7 | mirthful or military | megapede or mimic |
| 8 | moldy or mesmerizing | medusa or morkoth |
| 9 | modified or mutated | mollymawks or mephits |
| 10 | mercenary or megalomaniac | mariners or monks |
N (and Gn- / Kn-) is for Neon Neogi
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | neon or naughty | neogi or nobles |
| 2 | nosy or knavish | nightmares or nymphs |
| 3 | necromantic or negative | naga or necromancer |
| 4 | nomadic or nervous | nothics or knaves |
| 5 | nasty or nerdy | nautilus or nilbog |
| 6 | nautical or networking | narwhals or newlyweds |
| 7 | neurotic or knowledgeable | gnomes or knights |
| 8 | nimble or numerous | neh-thalggu or nightwalker |
| 9 | noteworthy or naval | navigator or neothelid |
| 10 | notorious or gnomish | gnolls or nomads |
O is for Orbital Oozes
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | orbital or owlish | oozes or orcas |
| 2 | obstinate or opinionated | otyughs or orangutans |
| 3 | old or oozelike | ogres or outfitters |
| 4 | overjoyed or overemotional | operatives or oblex |
| 5 | odious or orange | owlbears or owls |
| 6 | optimistic or ochre | orcs or octopi |
| 7 | overconfident or obsessive | officer or observer |
| 8 | outraged or occult | oni or outsider |
| 9 | ornate or odd | opportunist or orog |
| 10 | outspoken or octopus-like | outlaws or ostriches |
Alliterative Adversaries
There is a pdf of these and more tables on DM's Guild as Spelljammer Alliterative Adversaries - Ideas Tables.
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