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Sunday, October 6, 2019

36 Fantasy City Encounters

Everybody has space for another table of things to see while wandering the winding back alleys of a fantastic metropolis


1. 2d4 dwarves in elf masks, pubcrawling

2. A courtier and their guard are splattered with mud by a speeding carriage

3. d6+1 greasers tuning up an arcanocycle give you the evil eye

4. A wizard whizzes by overhead on a magic carpet 

5. d4 naked halflings, covered in molasses, push through the crowd. Pursued shortly by a large woman with a carving knife

6. This side street is lined with pillows and rugs, tall hookahs and crowds of lounging cityfolk. Shisha vendors preach the unique flavors of their secret blends. 

7. A fishman is loudly arguing with a street vendor about the exchange rate of abalone shells to hash coins

8. Various folk of all shapes and size squat around the corner of a bar, smoking and playing a complex card and dice game involving intersecting chalk circles on the ground  

9. A birdperson offers you a flier to a cockfight

10. A small gang of gagoyles are running an outdoor seafood buffet, the smell doesn't bother them

11. A swarm of beggar children surround you, you can feel your shoes being untied

12. A man is passed out in the gutter, an older man is urinating on him 

13. Two dogs grapple over a dead chicken in the middle of the road

14. A dirty old man is singing songs and strumming a fish skeleton like a mandolin 

15. Two magitech cyborgs tumble out of a nearby bar, slamming pneumatic fists into one another and belching flame

16. An old blind woman has enchanted 1d6+1 musical instruments to busk for passerby

17. The taxman and his posse are charging you with a "Just passing through tax"

18. A woman is selling fairies trapped in bottles as lanterns

19. A mage-peddler has set up an illusion of himself to give sales pitches while he takes a nap. The illusion cannot hold objects, so patrons must make change out of a bowl of currency

20. A lad is taking a nap with his pigs in a big pile

21. It seems like there are dozens of crows lining the rooftops of this alley, and they are all watching you

22. A procession of unusually large pumpkins are being hauled into the inner city on wide wooden pushcarts. 

23. All the local children are dressed up in spooky masks and causing a ruckus, it's some kind of holiday

24. You see the glint of brass in a gutter, the handle of an old oil lamp. There is a faded inscription on the side in an obscure language

25. Folks in the undercity swap stories of a huge blind crocodile, with jaws wide enough to swallow a cow whole, lurking in the sewers

26. A festival is being celebrated with 1d12 days of nonstop drumming, the revelers take it in shifts

27. A giant has led her herd of sheep into the city, hoping to trade for a new pipe

28. A man is hanging from a public gallows, he has no pants, but fine shoes

29. A dozen fresh pies were just dropped off at the nearby tavern, the entire neighborhood is congregating for breakfast

30. You stumble across a relatively famous costumed vigilante, beaten to hell and unconscious in a gutter 

31. Exhaust grates in the city walkways release a thick vapour that seems to twist into sneering human faces

32. A gaunt alien beckons you over from a dim alley, "Hey kid, wanna buy a couple demon hearts?"

33. A young noble is throwing a massive block party, open bar, free food, blood sport with random compulsory participation, good times

34. A dead body falls out of a passing corpse wagon, you feel like you can hear it whispering...

35. A fishmonger hawks trinkets and magic charms found in the bellies of sewer sharks and sky whales 

36. Some mysterious figure has purchased this entire block of the city, and today is eviction day. Squatters are haunted by horribly violent nightmares. 

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