RUMORS

D66 TABLES FOR FANTASY RPGS

 Rumors
…no, not with Stevie Nicks.

d66 Tables for Fantasy Roleplaying Games

A
selection of d66 tables for randomly selecting rumors is an excellent asset to
your GM tool kit. Sow them in your game world, let the players pick them
up. You don’t have to decide which are true and which are false; on the
contrary, it’s a great idea to see which ones interest your players and build
adventures around them!
There are six d66 tables in this book. You can use the tables in a number of
ways. They’re “d66” tables, which means you only need a d6 or three to use them.
To generate a d66 result, roll two different six-sided dice. One is tens, the other ones. It’s
like percentile dice, but with six-siders. For example, if the “tens” die comes up 3 and the
“ones” die comes up 4, your result is 34.
As there are six tables in the book, roll 1 d6 to randomly tell you which table to use.
Then roll d66 to generate a random result. Or you could just read the Quirks, find one (or
a couple) that strikes your fancy, and use it. It’s up to you!
There are six d66 tables in this book. You can use the tables in a number of ways. They’re
“d66” tables, which means you only need a d6 or three to use them.
To generate a d66 result, roll two different six-sided dice. One is tens, the other ones. It’s
like percentile dice, but with six-siders. For example, if the “tens” die comes up 3 and the
“ones” die comes up 4, your result is 34.
As there are six tables in the book, roll 1 d6 to randomly tell you which table to use.
Then roll d66 to generate a random result. Or you could just read the Rumors, find one
(or a couple) that strikes your fancy, and use it. It’s up to you!

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Rumors 45 If you’re ever at The Happy Halfling ask for the
Bredelgen red wine. It’s not on their menu
d66 Rumor 46 The priests at the temple know everyone’s secrets
11 The general store clerk hasn’t been acting herself in this town. Some say they run this place.
lately 51 A group of pilgrims has discovered a lost city in the
12 The Duke’s coffers are running empty. He’s having Mawry Forest.
trouble paying his soldiers and the watch 52 Dwarven miners have stumbled on a forgotten
13 Annielle’s potions are especially potent. Well vault in the Woeful Fells.
worth the price premium 53 Ilin the lampwright has spent all his gold on ale
14 The Baron is unhappy with Agella over there in the and consorts.
corner 54 The gem appraiser Arisyn never gives a fair value.
15 I might know something about that. Fancy a hand Take your valuables elsewhere.
of cards? 55 The ravens of the Thorn Hills have gained
16 If you want to get into a card game ask for Caitalie sentience and speech.
there two tables over 56 There aren’t enough militia or city guards around
21 Someone struck gold upriver. Azivaro for one here to keep the peace. This town is a powder keg.
found a few fat nuggets 61 Lord Raudsa lost his entire estate gambling at the
22 There have been some markers moved over at the Bloody Dagger.
graveyard 62 The old mill burned down last night. Didn’t you
23 If you want any special attention from any of the hear the commotion?
girls upstairs, ask for Naral. She’s better than any 63 The master of the Merchants’ Guild is conspiring
of the others to overthrow the king.
24 I know Kara over there knows a cure for that thing 64 A star has fallen into the Desolation of Hebila.
on your cheek if you have the coin
65 Verinia’s son is not in a good way. Been bedridden
25 You seem like a fine fellow. If you need anything for weeks. Can’t shake a fever from a giant rat.
from Benson’s general store, tell them Marlyn sent
66 A caravan of merchants has discovered a lost city
you. They’ll give you my discount.
in the Byny Plains.
26 Tomorrow night Lamland the bard is coming to

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this inn. Can you believe it?
The King’s been through three food tasters this
More Rumors
month, from what I hear. Not a very secure job. d66 Rumor
Three cooks too, I suppose.
11 The chancellor of the courts has been murdered
32 They say the wizard Davicy is looking for a rust by a red-robed assassin.
monster carcass. For what I can’t say.
12 The chancellor of the courts is the real power
33 George Jackridge secretly bribed the Sheriff. He behind the throne.
doesn’t want to lose his moonshine still.
13 Something has been delving a network of
34 Vergun publicly insulted Martisone several days catacombs beneath the town.
ago. Belvarin says there’ll be a duel.
14 Lady Elias is also the master of the Assassins
35 Codo Brushdigger is missing. They were last seen Guild.
drunkenly arguing with people near the old mill.
15 The town magistrate is conspiring to overthrow
36 A demon appeared out by the standing stones a the king.
couple nights ago. Nareg Ghostbone saw it and
16 The cavernous lair of an ancient dragon lies
was stricken dumb — at least they haven’t said a
somewhere beneath the Dark Temple of
word since.
Madness.
41 Adado Quickeye said there’s a hidden treasure at
21 Alded the peddler deals in stolen goods.
empty riverbed for anyone stupid enough to go
after it. They say a werewolf guards it. 22 The old monastery on Drake Hill is haunted by
ghosts.
42 Yeah, I found some unusual tracks out by my barn.
Had a horse missing too. 23 The queen is dying of an incurable affliction.
43 That medicine Kebur the Magnificent was selling 24 Ghosts walk the ramparts of Minas Elumin
last week didn’t do a bit of good. He said he was during the full moon.
going to Thistleton this week. Someone should go 25 Magic is altered in strange ways within the Nala
over there and confront him. Crags.
44 If you’re interested in the gladiator fights, bet 26 Jamun is the champion hatchet thrower in the
against Rostan — I hear the fix is in. town, but he cheats

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 31 Did you hear about the festival coming next
month? We’re going to have jousting knights!
d66
32 The freelancers at Nadia’s are cheap; it’s the
cure for whatever you catch from them that’s
expensive.
33 War is brewing on the eastern borders. You
mark my words.
34 The renowned sage Brellin is researching the
history of an enchanted crown.
35 A mysterious traveling merchant sells faulty
magic items and then sneaks away.
36 A large pack of mastiffs has been spotted
lurking around Ebonleaf Wood. Be prepared!
41 Varen the paladin was seen leaving Burnton at
night and heading toward a nearby village.
42 Walking trees have surrounded a castle west of
Fermenham.
43 Sani the Corpulent has challenged Lord Aisoz to
a duel.
44 Lord Lansam has spent all his wealth on an
impregnable stronghold.
45 The king plans to levy a new tax on adventurers,
starting next week!
46 The Crossed Candles has a magical portal
hidden in its cellar. It leads to a fantastic
treasure.
51 Schimia has been seen leaving Bexley at night
and heading toward a nearby temple.
52 A ranger’s been hunting giant rats south of
Barncombe, but it became too dangerous for
them to tackle alone.
53 The Earl of Draycott accepts bribes.
54 The cleric Serala is searching for a lost temple
east of Blencathra.
55 A secret cabal of warlocks meets regularly in
Scorched Scar.
56 A mad hermit who lives in the Foundry Hills. He
can see the future.
61 A pack of aberrant cultists loyal to a dead god
lurks in the ruins of Caer Sawy.
62 The magistrate is a descendant of Nabuma the
Merciless. No wonder he has that humongous
mustache.
63 A warehouse in Slate Alley, down by the docks,
contains a flying ship.
64 Someone — or something — is giving eldritch
powers to common street waifs.
65 Khrazz the druid was dragged from his grove
near Glimmerfalls and beaten half to death.
Why?
66 Avoid drinking the tea at Onryx’s tavern in
Wallowdale. You will become lovestruck!
Even More Rumors
Rumor
11 Kil’ith said Adaine the miller secretly cheated
Yeoman Brannog.
12 Ulond said there’s a ghost in the coastal caves
near Caer Peerlen that guards a pirate treasure.
13 The blacksmith’s boy went missing last week.
They found his body a day later, but with those
gashes on him I wish they hadn’t.
14 Hedyn the merchant says there’s a new gang of
robbers attacking wagons on Barn Way. They’re
probably camped out in the ruins of the old
priory.
15 A magic sword appeared last night, stuck in the
blacksmith’s anvil. They say whoever can pull it
out will win wealth uncountable.
16 Witch’s Knob is haunted by a hag who raises
demonic goats.
21 Pasco the tanner’s neighbors are complaining
about the smell. Yeah, he’s a tanner, but this is
different.
22 A shepherd boy was found dead out on the
Downs. Ripped limb from limb.
23 Talwynn, the hermit woman who makes healing
potions? When she was younger she was a
powerful dragon-worshiping cultist.
24 Every full moon, the blacksmith disappears
into the forest overnight. Some say he prays to a
dead god.
25 The dragon in Ebonleaf Wood is really a wizard
using magic to transform himself.
26 Last night, everyone in the town had the same
dream: a dragon swooping down, burning and
killing, on the night of a new moon. That’s only
a few days away.
31 The Cult of Zog has taken over the local temple.
The priests look normal, but…
32 A will-o-the-wisp floated through the Market
Square at midnight. At dawn, Lady Katel was
found dead in her bed.
33 Wyverns are responsible for all the livestock
gone missing lately. Cadel the Forester found
their next in Ebonleaf Wood.
34 When the next full moon rises, all the wizards
will die. Thus spake the prophecy.
35 Lord Borlas took a bribe and convicted the
wrong person to hang.
36 There’s a merchant in the bazaar whose spices
make you taste colors!
41 Mellin Trewin is marrying Jenefer Sambell, and
the whole town is invited. Let’s hope Mellin
doesn’t take to drinking again; when he’s in his
cups, he likes to fight.

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42 A little rat-faced man came into town yesterday
and bought all the rations in the shops. Said he
needed them “when it all goes sour”. What did
he mean?
43 They say this neighborhood was built on
an ancient graveyard. They even used the
headstones as building material. That might
explain the noises.
44 Guanna the Seer says Lord Wulfstan is going
to be assassinated by someone dressed all in
green.
45 Lord Aelfhelm staggered through the Market
Square last night at midnight with his
underwear on his head raving about how he
should be king.
46 The old lady at the end of the market is selling
rag dolls that talk — and tell secrets about their
owners.
51 Lady Elfilda is secretly a werewolf. That’s why
the town’s chickens are attacked every full
moon.
52 You know that old man who started showing
up in the tavern? If you talk to him for more
than a few minutes, you forget everything that
happened that night.
53 The king has issued a proclamation: all able-
bodied people are to join the army at once and
march to the border of the Badlands.
54 An earthquake caused a landslide that covered
the King’s Highway. The town is cut off until it
can be dug out.
55 You know Saskia, who just got married? It turns
out she’s a runaway. Her family just turned up to
take her back home, and she doesn’t want to go.
56 They say a headless man rides up and down the
Forest Road every midnight, looking for a head
to replace his.
61 There hasn’t been a birth in town in the last
three years. And it isn’t for lack of trying!
62 Dieter and Bruno of the Brewer’s Guild are
fixing prices. You can’t get a drink for less than
twice what it was last week.
63 A company of knights on some kind of quest
has taken over the inn, making all kinds of
demands. Where do they think they are, the
city?
64 A band of giants has set up camp outside the
town. They say they’re peaceful and just want
to trade.
65 Two strange-looking men are in the market
selling lumps of a weird gray metal that’s always
warm to the touch.
66 Volkhar swears he was in the woods the other
day and saw a bear walking on two legs and
smoking a pipe.
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d66 Rumor
11 A dragon is attacking ships and villages along the
coast to the north.
12 A gang of desperate outlaws escaped the Sheriff’s
men, and they’re heading this way.
13 Zan the Magnificent, a legendary sorcerer, has
sent a letter to the town demanding tribute or
he’ll come in wands a-blastin’.
14 You know Zalagga the Bard? He died two years
ago, or so they say. Out of nowhere he strolled into
town yesterday. For a dead guy he doesn’t look half
bad.
15 Every night for the past few weeks, someone
has been painting white skulls on the side of the
Magistrate’s house. Nobody can catch the vandals,
either.
16 An abandoned mine in the Foggy Downs was
reopened, but nobody’s seen the miners in a few
weeks.
21 The Guildmasters don’t like how the Baron
is running the city. They’re quietly hiring
mercenaries and bribing people. There’s a coup
coming.
22 One of Lady Anzili’s chambermaids
singlehandedly saved a farm family from goblins.
Skill like that doesn’t come out of nowhere. What’s
she hiding?
23 Lord Maldwyn disappeared last week, and
yesterday a young woman claiming to be his
daughter turned up out of nowhere. What’s her
story?
24 The Scurlock family haven’t allowed their
daughter Eryn out of their house for weeks.
Derwen the Carter says he heard screaming
coming from the east wing when he was there
yesterday delivering wine.
25 Macsen Camm has been quietly stockpiling
weapons, preserved food, healing potions, and
holy water. What does he know that we don’t?
26 Lord Mirko has been visiting Mama Jelena’s
orphanage an awful lot. Some say he’s hiding a
bastard child in there.
31 The entertainers at tomorrow night’s ball are
convicts. If they don’t perform well, they’ll be
executed.
32 A few days ago, Old Man Stitch heard weird noises
coming from his well.
33 Last night Nokol’s daughter Marija was seen
near the temple, whispering strange rhymes and
clutching a bloody knife.
34 Henrick swears when that last squall came
through, it rained fish on his vegetable garden.
35 Last night a ghostly figure was seen dancing in a
ring of mushrooms over by the woods. It’s another
full moon tonight; wonder if it’ll come back?
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36 Mistress Jelena’s cat has started talking, its yowls
forming words. Nobody understands it, but it’s
definitely talking.
41 There’s a house in town that hides a portal to
another dimension in its basement.
42 Somewhere deep in Ebonleaf Wood is a nest of
birds with feathers of pure gold.
43 When business is slow, the Nuskern brothers
— the local undertakers — sometimes poison
people.
44 A schism is forming among the clergy. Someone
nailed a bunch of accusations to the temple doors!
45 Bishop Venucius was discovered in a
compromising situation with one of his flock
during his most recent “alms distribution”.
46 If you pay the right servant, they can get you into
a back room card game that all the richest nobles
play in.
51 A platoon of the Baron’s Guard are heading this
way with grim determination. Who are they
looking for?
52 You know that bard who’s playing the Dog &
Trumpet? I hear she’s having an affair with Lady
Tarullia.
53 The beer at the Knuckles is watered down by
something, but it ain’t water.
54 You know Beornwulf the tinker? He used to be Sir
Viranus, the famous paladin — at least, before the
scandal.
55 The Red Skeleton gang buried all their loot
somewhere in Ebonleaf Wood before they were all
captured and hanged. No one ever found it.
56 Every year at midnight on Midsummer’s Eve,
someone disappears, never to be seen again. Who
will it be this year?
61 Just beyond the mountains, through Gryffyn Pass,
is a village populated only by children. They exile
anyone who turns 16.
62 Farmer Jenkins has hired a druid to magically
create bigger animals for market.
63 If you eat enough of Farmer Jenkins’s chicken,
you’ll grow wings.
64 If you pat Farmer Jenkins’s pig and give it a turnip,
it’ll grant you a wish.
65 Deep in the forest there’s a bird that builds its nest
from sticks made of solid gold.
66 Huw Trevethan was missing for three days. Now
he’s back, dressed in fine clothing in the latest
fashion, with a purse full of gold, and he says he
has no memory of where he was, how he got there,
or how he got home.
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