Before we get started, establish the truth of this world:As often happens, older generations of adventurers look down on and resent those just starting out. Choose details about your setting and use them to answer the prompts to define the divide between old and young adventurers.
Before we get started, establish the truth of this world:
There are more/fewer adventurers now than before.
A wise/cruel/controversial leader sits on the throne.
It is a time of relative peace/upheaval/brutal conflict.
A new piece of technology fundamentally changed the way your world works before you entered the adventuring profession. It could be related to heroism or have nothing to do with it.
To determine what it is, choose two:
It is magical in nature.
It created a new industry.
It made people safer.
It exposed the world to new dangers.
It is something people use every day.
It caused widespread controversy.
What is it called?
In a sentence, what does it do?
How do older generations opt out of the changes it brings?
A new social trend is common mostly among younger generations.
Choose two:
It changes the way people approach sex.
It involves controlled substances.
It is related to music or dance.
It is currently illegal.
It has been relentlessly commercialized.
It is made possible by magic.
It has been condemned by most churches.
No matter what choices you made, you also understand it to be mostly harmless.
What is it called?
Did you enjoy it the first time you tried it?
Fashion is always evolving. Even without seeing someone’s face, it is easy to tell how old an adventurer is by looking at his, her, or their gear.
To determine the current trend, pick one:
Pragmatic and simple
Flashy and detailed
Sleek and cold
Elegant and warm
Choose an accessory:
Belts
Capes
Scabbards
Bracers
Scarves
Gloves
Boots
Hats
Think about the world’s economy and choose one:
It is a way for the poor to express themselves.
It costs two months’ savings.
The debt required to attain it is a drop in the bucket compared to what you already owe.
Create a word for the style based on the descriptor you find most appropriate:
Counterculture: Choose a harsh-sounding single-syllable word. If it doesn’t seem right, add -punk as a suffix.
Bohemian: Create a delicate nonsense word and add art before it.
Stark: Choose a violent word and add the suffix -ist or -house.
Debutant: Create a word or phrase that is at least three syllables and add the suffix -coco or -ic.
It is easy to tell who is old and who is young based on the way people speak.
The younger generation:
Complicates language
Simplifies language
There is a new influence on speech that comes from increased interaction with: (choose one)
Elves
Dwarfs
Orcs
Humans
Creatures beyond our plane
Creatures no taller than three feet
A being who is powerful and charismatic
You use this word as an expletive when things are dangerous:
You use this word to call someone attractive:
You call older heroes who are about to retire: