Jack’s recent random robot generator post reminded me of another free generator that I had been meaning to blog about. You can find a PDF of it here:
http://www.swordsandwizardry.com/robotmaker.pdf
I don’t remember originally how I came across this. It’s a “roll all the dice” system. I am coming to greatly appreciate the convenience of this format.
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| Image from Space Detective #2 |
Here is a sample robot.
Model 4-6-4-9-9-1
HD 8, AC as plate, Atk 2d6 or restrain
This model is unique and was designed to serve as an escort. In appearance, the robot is a 12 foot tall metal construct that is vaguely humanoid. Instead of a head, it has a large round featureless dome which seems to grow out of what would be the shoulders on a human. The robot’s normal attack mode is a powerful smash with its metal arms that does 2d6 damage and may optionally push or throw human-sized enemies up to 20 feet in addition to dealing damage. The chest plate also opens, revealing 6 metal tentacles which have a range of ten feet and can grab and restrain a target on a successful melee attack.
Mission (roll 1d6):
- Collector: designed to gather specimens for the mothership
- Jailor: designed to transport prisoners to the mothership (chest cavity is prison)
- Protector: designed to defend alien explorers (robot is almost like exoskeleton)
- Excavator: designed to explore the underworld; knows 1d3 interesting locations
- Maintainer: recovers and repairs other robots (chest cavity is repair chamber)
- Autopsier: chest cavity contains other tools for automated analysis and autopsy
Special Feature: Break Dance!
gaming is serious stuff 🙂
@geordie
You are the original author of this generator, right? If so, thanks for making it! Do you have any other stuff available?
Thank you for reminding me of when I was productive -haha
I think I just did a handful including a summoned Demon generator, a Cult generator (in Knockspell issue 2), a treasure trove and a scenario generator – (http://www.swordsandwizardry.com/rrscenariogenerator.pdf).
All have bits that could be improved, but they were simple and quick to produce.
@geordie
Thanks for prompting me to go back and look at some of my Knockspell PDFs.
Where can I find the demon generator?
These “all dice” tables are just about the perfect amount of complexity to get something relatively unique that is a good jumping off point for further imagining.
demon generator –
http://www.mediafire.com/view/?5pdvf977tabpn4m
I always thought some bright spark would get around to making an ‘Ultimate Toolbox’-style compilation just using one-page resources.
Thanks.
That comic panel is simply awe-inspiring