GM tools · d100 · Intrigue & desire
Roll Scandal Before Anyone Draws Steel
No initiative order, no stat block—just a named want and a price. Built for Velnaris; works the second you rename the guilds.
Why this book exists
A good city feels like a web: who owes whom, who is one rumor away from ruin.
Each d100 row packs seven fields—situation, sensory detail, named NPC, hook, true lore, street rumor, future consequence. Grab two under time pressure or run the full set when the spotlight lingers.
Fiction is system-neutral; bolt on D&D 5e checks when you need them, or run the same rows in Blades, OSR, or your homebrew sprawl.
Structure
Encounters
District themes
Fields each
Combat required
Structure
Encounters span Street Level Grime through Aristocratic Intrigue and Occult Mysteries—ten district-flavored bands keep the table from feeling samey.
Velnaris-native writing that ports to Waterdeep, Doskvol, or your own fog-choked burg with a find-and-replace on proper nouns.
Reach for this when…
- Players hit the city and you need a scene in under sixty seconds
- Intrigue-heavy nights without a conspiracy chart prepped in advance
- Velnaris tone on a map of your own naming
Features
- d100 social encounters—no combat required
- Seven-part entries: situation through future consequences
- Ten thematic district bands
- Velnaris flavor, any-city portable
Dark fantasy social play
Desire is a mechanic here—not graphic play-by-play unless your table wants it, but adult tension as plot engine: who wants whom, who owes whom, who would pay to keep a night quiet.
Every row is someone trying to get paid in secrets instead of blood.
Closing
Social, Combat, Mystery, Horror—four d100 books, one city that finally feels crowded.
