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A ring generated with my app, it made me chuckle (sometimes the random gods just like to make things perfect) and wonder how well it could be used.
Telling it to distract say a prison guard or clear out a tavern is all that pops into my head, curious what others come up with :)
The app used: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mrgreaper2004gmail.rpggenerator
For generating on the fly I do have an app I made ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mrgreaper2004gmail.rpggenerator ) perhaps use the monster creator to make the appearance and the npc creator for personality, (add a few fears in too :) )
Not sure if it will generate the bizareness you are after but I have deliberately let it create funny results rather then hobble it (a fact I occasionally get nasty ratings for, rather bizarre for a free app)
But one out of my head and not from my generator:
A human, male called Bill, runs the local ice cream shop (the cooler is powered by the blade of chaos that is surrounded by a fire of cold...but that's at the bottom of the cooler so no one knows,unless they search it, also there is a magical box on the side of the cooler that hums, think a low pitch noise with the occasional metallic kunk)
Bill hates kids, loathes them, any chance to be rude to them he will take it, will tell them they are out of ice cream even if the kids can see it.
Billows one weakness, he is pathologically afraid of clowns (on sight perhaps roll a d6, 1to3 he runs 4 to 6 he fights it, and he is not above using a kid as a shield/weapon)
Hope that helps, would go more but at work
Use an app to help generate some details...like tavern names or npcs or treasure.....
By quite happy coincidence I do developed such an app :)
Shameless self plug I know but it's a genuine response
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mrgreaper2004gmail.rpggenerator
Thanks, looks pretty slick. Here's the Google Play link if anyone else is interested.
To my app? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mrgreaper2004gmail.rpggenerator
If you mean to the Lex comment, that was a long time ago I don't have any proof but apparently I'm not the only beginner Modder he has crushed the spirit of.
I know you say you want to avoid generators but the app I created for dnd players has a name generator in it that focuses on making names pronounced instead of just a random name from a list, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mrgreaper2004gmail.rpggenerator is the app, my advice is to use that or an app similar then adapt the result to your story.
For me in games I have had a long running theme in my livestreams "hmm what should we name this..... OK we shall call it George" always the same name...not good for writing ofcourse unless your writing about clones lol
well the re-write is out and it supports another 4000 extra devices lol (8910 devices supported, just 91 short of being able to yell a certain line)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mrgreaper2004gmail.rpggenerator
My app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mrgreaper2004gmail.rpggenerator
Bit rough, bad grammar in places due to the nature of random gen but people use it everyday :)