Another of my February Kickstarters has been delivered: Axian Library from Guiseppe Rotondo of Axian Spice, a fine collection of random tables organized by what aspects of DnD they cover.
Axian Library is a collection of five zines: Wondrous Weavings Warped and Weird, Mysteriously Missing and Merrily Met, Notable Novices and Notorious Newcomers, Pious Prayers and Powerful Prodigies, and Deadly Dragons Dire and Daunting.
That list captures the essence of the table collections, and they are fun.
I am particularly fond of the pair of 'What's Your Story?' Tables in the MMMM book - intended for when PCs with a past join the party, it provides a ready background. The instructions being:
Roll 1d20 once for each character level and add the level. Example: for a 6th level character, roll six times: 1d20, +1, 1d20+2, 1d20+3, 1d20+4, 1d20+5, and 1d20+6.
From those tables a ready adventuring history springs, complete with a variety of rewards (and occasional curses), to include magical items. To be honest, I intend to use this for the various NPCs that may be encountered, if only for variety's sake.
A few entries do seem cut-n-pasted from one table to another, either directly or with a slight change. Not that it matters, because they are fun to read and promise to be useful in prep and play.
Axian Library is available at DrivethruRPG and worth the $9.99 asking price.
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