Random things for a bare knuckle interwar pulp adventure

Mythic story-telling session

Mythic Game Master Emulator

is designed to be a kind of pen-
23 Dynamite 68 Radio
and-paper artificial intelligence,
using simple logical rules to 24 Enemy officer 69 Revolver
answer yes/no questions. So, it 25 Fighter plane 70 Rope
acts like a GM itself.
26 Flame thrower 71 Rowdy sailors
In addition, a number of
random tables are used to 27 Fortress 72 Run away
introduce new ideas into the 28 Freighter 73 Saboteur
session. These random
29 Gangsters 74 Safari
elements act like inkblots to
the imagination. 30 Grenade 75 Schooner
Mythic comes prepackaged 31 Guide 76 Seaplane
with a random table that helps 32 Hide 77 Secret passage
drive the action along.
33 Hieroglyphics 78 Sewer rats
However, these random
elements are generic. 34 Hiking 79 Sharks
This table is genre specific. 35 Hired diggers 80 Sliding doors
It is not intended to replace the 36 Horses 81 Snake den
standard Mythic tables, nor is it 37 Hotel 82 Speed boat
intended to eliminate direct
38 Informant 83 Sporty roadster
player invention. Its purpose is
to provide injections of 39 Insect swarm 84 Spy
inspiration typical of the genre 40 Interrogate 85 Swing to freedom
of the story being told. As such
this table should be used 41 Island 86 Tarantula
sparingly. 42 Jungle 87 Temple
43 Lost 88 Thrown knife
44 Love 89 Thugs

1 Air liner 45 Machete 90 Tiger

2 Airfield 46 Machine gun 91 Torch

3 Archeological dig 47 Mansion 92 Train

4 Armoured car 48 Marketplace 93 Trained monkey

5 Auto-gyro 49 Mines 94 Translator

6 Balloon 50 Mistaken identity 95 Trap

7 Barroom brawl 51 Motorcycle 96 Treasure map

8 Bazooka 52 Mountaineering 97 Troop truck

9 Biplane 53 Muscle bound enemy 98 U-Boat

10 Bound & gagged 54 Museum 99 Zeppelin

11 Bullwhip 55 Mystery man 100 Ziggurat

12 Camels 56 Native

13 Camp 57 the Navy

14 Car chase 58 Nemesis

15 Catacombs 59 Ocean liner

16 Chinese junk 60 Orient express

17 Cliff 61 Out of control fire

18 Crocodile 62 Palace

19 Deep sea diving 63 Panzer

20 Desert 64 Pillars

21 Disarm 65 Pirana

22 Docks 66 Poisoned dates

67 Pyramid

30 January 2009