Saturday, December 27, 2025

Quick Random Relationships Tool

Earlier some various folks on the Discord were talking about efficiently adding personal stakes to a dungeon via making things personal (see the link to Phlox's post in particular).

In another conversation that went on in a different channel, some other folks were talking about their writing processes and how to shake yourself out of a rut.

Putting those two thoughts together got me thinking about various tools I've made for myself in the past, one of which that I still frequently utilise being a button for spitballing ideas for relationships. I've converted it to be more shareable using Spwack's generator below.



Typically: I'll use this when prepping content before a session, to come up with any needed quick connections for NPCs. It can also be helpful when becoming stuck when improvising on the fly though, but since it still requires you to fill in a lot of the detail your mileage may vary.

I also use this for connections between factions, concepts, buildings, etc.; but that requires a bit more poetic interpretation and anthropomorphising. 





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