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The Big List of RPG Plots
« on: March 31, 2010, 12:30:21 AM »
This is the best http://www.io.com/~sjohn/plots.htm

I've read and used it so often I just assume that everyone knows about it. I may be wrong though.
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Re: The Big List of RPG Plots
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2010, 12:33:25 PM »
Not the list I thought it was. Awesome.
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Re: The Big List of RPG Plots
« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2010, 03:20:18 PM »
Quote from:  The Big List of RPG Plots
The "plots" are arranged in alphabetical order by title. Since the titles are arbitrary, this serves no useful function at all.

Haha.
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Re: The Big List of RPG Plots
« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2010, 11:34:54 PM »
lol wow, this made me go back and look through all the games i've played.  lot of similarities.
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Re: The Big List of RPG Plots
« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2010, 12:17:30 AM »
Never seen this one before, but it's a gem.
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Re: The Big List of RPG Plots
« Reply #5 on: October 19, 2010, 10:26:57 PM »
Anyone here familiar with The Complete Doc Aquatic Brand Percentile Random Adventure Table?

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/1099340/
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Re: The Big List of RPG Plots
« Reply #6 on: October 19, 2010, 10:57:51 PM »
Quote from: The_Last_76 on October 19, 2010, 10:26:57 PM
Anyone here familiar with The Complete Doc Aquatic Brand Percentile Random Adventure Table?

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/1099340/

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52. Threat of mechanical war machines powered by love.

YES! OH, GOD YES! ROSS RUN THIS GAME! DO IT!
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Re: The Big List of RPG Plots
« Reply #7 on: October 19, 2010, 11:11:25 PM »
Quote from: The_Last_76 on October 19, 2010, 10:26:57 PM
Anyone here familiar with The Complete Doc Aquatic Brand Percentile Random Adventure Table?

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/1099340/

63. Philosophical rebel fighters attempt to crash king into himself.


So much amazing.
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Re: The Big List of RPG Plots
« Reply #8 on: October 20, 2010, 12:30:17 AM »
70. Threat of goblins with guns.
71. Threat of goblins with artillery.

what do you think the goblin hulk is all about


68. Fiend hunter paladin declares he must kill all the tieflings; later discovers, no, he is the tieflings.

this is p awesome tho
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Re: The Big List of RPG Plots
« Reply #9 on: October 20, 2010, 12:35:03 AM »
Quote from: clockworkjoe on October 20, 2010, 12:30:17 AM
68. Fiend hunter paladin declares he must kill all the tieflings; later discovers, no, he is the tieflings.

this is p awesome tho

Read that and had the urge to go back and relisten to "Doom: Repercussions of Evil." And it made me happy in my happy place.
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Re: The Big List of RPG Plots
« Reply #10 on: October 20, 2010, 01:28:05 AM »
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79. Empire seiged by macho, sideburned elves; kingdoms fall one after another, as no one believes they exist.

I thought this one had a lot of potential.
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Re: The Big List of RPG Plots
« Reply #11 on: October 20, 2010, 03:13:53 AM »
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7. Map discovered on back of portrait of hideous man. Turns out portrait is map of Hideousmanface Mountain; map is portrait of guardian Map Golem.

I love how amazingly douchey this is.
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Re: The Big List of RPG Plots
« Reply #12 on: October 20, 2010, 02:04:03 PM »
Quote from: clockworkjoe on October 20, 2010, 12:30:17 AM
70. Threat of goblins with guns.
71. Threat of goblins with artillery.

what do you think the goblin hulk is all about

But did it have hobgoblins with artillery that launches goblins - who have guns?
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Re: The Big List of RPG Plots
« Reply #13 on: October 20, 2010, 05:48:56 PM »
Quote from: Charlie72 on October 20, 2010, 02:04:03 PM
Quote from: clockworkjoe on October 20, 2010, 12:30:17 AM
70. Threat of goblins with guns.
71. Threat of goblins with artillery.

what do you think the goblin hulk is all about

But did it have hobgoblins with artillery that launches goblins - who have guns?


It probably would have if it hadn't gotten taken out.
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