Town Notice Board
H
aving notice boards in the centre of your
towns and cities is an excellent way of
getting your players up-to-date with recent
events in game, providing them with plot
hooks to further the campaign, or generally
provide an extra level of depth to your
world. Some can be serious, and some can
be jokey, to lighten the mood a bit. There is also the option
to have them develop side stories as they can be wonderful
plot devices.
The following table was compiled by
u/Gentleman_Narwhal, using the many ideas of the r/DnD
community. Have fun when generating your notice boards,
but remember - Please Notice Board Responsibly.
Random Poster Table
d100 Poster
1 NPC attempts to become player, ridiculed.
2 Underground homunculi fights discovered -
homunculi sales increase.
3 Wizard house vanishes in the night, locals
suspect shenanigans.
4 Doppelganger discovered in mayor's place.
Townsfolk agree he's better than the old.
5 Tiefling, dragonborn, and hobbit visit tavern, local
economy booming. (Adventures visited)
6 Werewolf suspected to live in town, buy your
silver at Jameson's general store!
7 Goblins threaten to kill all townsfolk, distracted by
"shiny things"
8 Dragon flies over town, local illusionist jailed.
9 Lawyer discovered to be vampire, surprising no
one.
10 Dwarf and human proclaim love, refused wedding
ceremony by cleric.
11 Dragon rider gives birth to half dragon.
12 Centaur's father jailed for bestially.
13 Cultists file for rights to be called clerics.
14 Forest gnome discovered in wood elf elementary
school, been "stealing our food for years."
15 Portal to elemental plane discovered, hot springs
are rejuvenating says discoverer.
16 Fey found making old man's shoes, old man to be
jailed for slavery.
17 Jack steals gold from "giant in sky" giants pissed.
18 Necromancer family man caught trying to raise a
family.
19 Drunken old ramblings of future discovered to be
90% accurate.
20 Dragonborn day-care suspected to be kobold
infiltration team.
21 Local dungeon deliver finds "artefact with a
demonic presence" leaves it due to lack of
modifiers.
22 Travelling circus to visit soon.
d100 Poster
23 Farmer discovers wishing well works.
24 Druid makes farm animals talk, town goes
vegetarian.
25 Druid threatens to awaken plants.
26 House pet discovered to be archdruid.
27 30 year old half elf sick of "being treated like a
child."
28 Low level adventurers causing trouble in town;
seeking rat infested basement to start them on a
long quest.
29 Lost: Pet invisible stalker, if found return to Wash
gust (Wizard). Poster includes a picture of the pet
30 Small medium at large; a poster for an escaped
gnomish diviner
31 Familiars getting to familiar? Please spay or neuter
your animal companions.
32 "Blurry face of something, angle or demon? Who
knows" Do you trust your sight? MADD
Magicians Against Drunken Divining.
33 St. Cuthbert's school of phrenology and
trepanning
34 'Beware of doppelgangers!' Then fill the town
with exact replicas of one whacky NPC, all
claiming to be the real one.
35 'Local wizard went missing after experimenting
with a bag of holding'
36 _Clickbait: _'You will not believe your eyes when
you read what this Halfling found in a dungeon!!!'
and then make up a shitty story where he finds
some useless magic item...
37 'Apprentice sorcerer blew up himself and started
a forest fire'
38 'Thieves' guild revealed to be just a rumour'
39 'Gnome banished from town after drinking 200
potions of inappropriate yodelling'
40 'Banshee was still alive hours before she died!'
41 'City unsure why the sewer smells.'
42 'City guard's raid smithy, find +1 weapons'
43 'Goose attacked by aggressive dog, goose refused
medical treatment.'
44 'Ilitrasee an obstakul for billboards, studee finds.'
45 'Group of adventurers mugged by a parrot.'
46 'Guard investigation reveals suspicious gold coin
to be a copper coin.'
47 'Cows lose their jobs as milk prices drop'
48 Seeking apprentice cook/tavern staff
49 Seeking wizard to remove awaken from my pots
and broom.
50 Local wizard apprentice blamed for recent flood,
discovered to be awakened mouse
51 "Local merchant arrested for selling mimics
disguised as furniture and appliances, scheme
discovered after customer noticed his refrigerator
was running."
d100 Poster
52 "Rampaging beast destroys slum, townsfolk
celebrate new town square."
53 Local instrument shop has massive blowout on
Large-sized Lutes, due to a hilarious
misunderstanding with local adventurers.
54 Help! Help! I'm being held here and made to
write these signs!
55 Fourth-annual dwarf-throwing competition
dissolves into chaos, bloodshed. "We're looking
forward to the fifth year!" says local dwarven
merchant.
56 Bloodknife the Deathrager, level 20 Barbarian,
buys local farm. Interviewed while re-forging a
sword into a ploughshare, he said "My DM
doesn't support Epic levels."
57 Strange ill rumours heard from those fleeing from
the north. "Probably nothing," agrees city council.
58 Local wizard's attempt at opening a portal to the
Plane of Uncertain Outcomes has succeeded and
failed.
59 Local church erupts into violence over the usage
of non-blunt weaponry among clergy. "What's
next," cried a local priest, "Paladins with no
alignment restrictions?!"
60 Magical cobblers continue to take heavy losses on
sales of Boots of Striding and Springing. Demand
continues to drop as more editions are released.
61 Copyright permit for 11-foot pole denied by local
council. "It IS different!" cried the merchant, as he
was escorted from the premises.
62 Market share for d12 weapons at an all time low.
A local blacksmith was reached for comment,
"Orcs just ain't buyin' no more."
63 A local village has reached a settlement to
recompense a magical tailor for injury and losses
sustained after the villagers ran him out of town.
The elder of the village said, "We thought t'were
one of them parables! Turns out he does sell
invisible cloth. We're truly sorry."
64 Dairy farmer to begin offering "milk for the
Khorne flakes". In an interview, he says "Well, I
began by getting Chaotic Evil cows."
65 Orcs-no-eat insurance! You want not get eat, you
pay us gold. Our motto are, "Your money or you
get eat."
66 A local scientist claims "Humans are slowly being
replaced." He went on to state that, "These so-
called 'variant humans' look exactly like us, and it
is nearly impossible to tell if someone you know
is one."
67 The town of Westbrynn is under investigation
after allegations surfaced that they are offering
incentives for higher level creatures to move into
the area. Authorities were tipped off after
shipments of +5 weapons were intercepted on
their way to the town.
68 Steampunk genres threaten takeover. Coastal
wizards decline to comment
69 Lvl 3 familiars unionized! Necromancers at a loss
for words
70 Gravity subject to change over the next few
weeks: alchemists give assurances
\ enchantments.
d100 Poster
71 Due to the recent rise in tectonic activity, all
elemental mages are advised to avoid using
materials near riverbanks and volcanoes
72 Dragon scale market plummets as advances in
metalwork create stronger materials
73 Recent reports confirm health potions to cause
loss in bone density. Heavy users of these potions
argue that they usually don't live long enough to
be effected
74 Theoretical alchemists argue the universe was
created in a failed transmutation event coined
"The Big Bang"
75 "Local gangsters are putting up false notice
boards to an excess."
76 Kobold seeks dragon wing for no particular
reason.
77 Local human scholar in need of parchment
urgently.
78 Gnome mystic requires escort to deathly swamp.
79 Family wedding requires cooks. Will eat
anyonething.
80 The Order of the Magi requires help in procuring
the whereabouts of Magus Ornathuss.
81 Animated sword seeks better life; tired of being
used in one way relationship If you are using
paper handouts, I would suggest cutting out the
letters with scissors for this one. Having it written
in ink could also work.
82 Half-elf Baron Faelin Merrybrook found dead at
his home. An investigation is still ongoing.
83 Finals of the annual Singed Hare tavern brawl to
take place tomorrow!
84 Doppelganger suffering from identity crisis trying
to find purpose in life.
85 The Wandering Troupe in town for two days only!
Have the minstrels on the run from a bunch of
bandits they fleeced and inadvertently involve the
characters in their acts.
86 Local farmer requires assistance. I am unable to
pay you for your troubles I am afraid._ Farmer had
his land set upon by bandits who have captured
and killed his family. He has a faint hope that his
son/daughter may still be alive which can be
determined through play. Rewards the successful
party with an artefact that leads to another plot
hook and maybe be slightly magical or powerful in
its own right._
87 Dwarf having some trouble removing a ring. The
ring is actually a symbiotic ring and has fused with
its new owner. It responds well to gluttony, which
the dwarf is afflicted by. As the dwarf becomes
more charitable, the ring loosens. If anyone wants
to wear the ring, it gives 10 temporary hit points
at dawn, each day.
88 Waresloth seeking help on slow nights.
89 Dwarf tossing championship at local tavern, bring
your own dwarf.
90 Three gnomes in long coat arrested for
impersonating human.
91 Trigeraian's Used Armour: Eh, it should serve you
better than the previous wearer.
92 Castle executioner found using illegal muscle
d100 Poster
93 Local elven leader, famously against interracial
breeding, found in orc brothel.
94 Charngroc's Custom Chimeras: personalized pets
for any personality.
95 Local oracle revealed to be fraud. "I just wanted to
make a prophet" he says.
96 A Capella singing competition finished. Winner
was a buomman asking for directions.
97 Adventurer teaches blink dog Common. "Wow.
Very language." comments dog.
98 Unidentified kobold mage summons sarrukh.
Apocalypse scheduled for 6 PM.
99 Evil Lich Necromancer escaped prison. Wanted
dead or alive.
100 Impersonator discovers his house is a mimic