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Table of Contents The Vullaji Example... 13

Conclusion 13
Introduction 1 (Extended Version)
Ch 1. The Name 2 Secrets... 14
Ch. 2 The People 4 Ch 6. Hidden Power 15
A) Race 4 1) Magic Weapon 15
B) Occupation 5 2) Magic Item 18
C) Gender 5 3) Magic Power/Ability 21
Ch. 3 The Purpose 6 4) Magic Vehicle/Machine/Creature 23
A) Inception 6 Ch. 7 The Challenge 24
B) Isolation 6 A) Physical Challenge 24
C) Primary Resource 7 B) Mental Challenge 27
Ch. 4 The Power 9 C) Sacrificial Challenge 30
A) Morale 9 Ch. 8 The Cost 32
B) Money 9 Final Thoughts 33
C) Military 9 (End of Extended Version)
D) Capability 10 Acknowledgements 34
Ch 5. The Fate 11 Lite Bank 35
A) Disaster 11 Appendix A 36
B) Perception 11 Legal 38
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INTRODUCTION NPC

A note from your author...

We call ourselves civilized, and the ancient

warlords of history “barbarians”.

But will future generations think they’re

supreme, and call our modern ways “barbaric”
too?

Silly questions, yet a genre of question that

intrigues me.

No civilization is forever.

But will we be remembered?

Kingdoms will rise and fall, but one thing

remains...

The King of all the ages, what is his Name?

Sincerely,
Your NPC, Assassin

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Chapter 1. The Name 1d6 Letter Two

1 a
What was your ancient civilization called? 2 e
3 i
Simply roll two letters from the following two
tables, followed by a word from the third table 4 o
(1d100) to create a unique name for your ancient 5 u
civilization. 6 y

For example, I rolled a 7 (“j”) on the first table, a

"Vullaji"
3 (“i”) on the second table, and an 85 (“vulla”) on
the suffix table, making my ancient civilization
the “Jivulla” civilization.

Feel free to swap the letters around if you think it

sounds more mysterious. I think “Vullaji” sounds 1d100 Suffix
way cooler, so I’m swapping the letters around in
1 bart
“Jivulla” to “Vullaji”.
2 benehim
1d20 Letter One 3 bijaro
1 b 4 bolofum
2 c 5 buhumi
3 d 6 caldolon
4 f 7 cedric
5 g 8 citruvian
6 h 9 colza
7 j 10 cutterie
8 k 11 dalmateo
9 l 12 denum
10 m 13 dishou
11 n 14 dola
12 p 15 dungis
13 q 16 faligo
14 r 17 fento
15 s 18 fitz
16 t 19 fortal
17 v 20 fumant
18 w 21 galif
19 x 22 geroma
20 z 23 gibber
24 goalie

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25 gumett 63 qi
26 haltor 64 qollum
27 heave 65 quphesh
28 hicumerous 66 rasheed
29 holdum 67 rezumi
30 hutenero 68 rikata
31 jakal 69 rofameh
32 jerub 70 rullus
33 jillator 71 satulla
34 jorin 72 sendiferous
35 jumpa 73 sickli
36 kali 74 sobafa
37 kettu 75 surene
38 kisoka 76 talif
39 kolesh 77 tempeh
40 kuru 78 tigoro
41 lami 79 tomaiah
42 ledor 80 turnayome
43 list 81 vallis
44 lophradoccia 82 vendor
45 luherz 83 vigruth
46 maya 84 voras
47 mer 85 vulla
48 mia 86 walli
49 modus 87 wendi
50 mufa 88 wigor
51 nalia 89 wogoth
52 nephilim 90 wutan
53 nize 91 xa
54 nosma 92 xell
55 nujeri 93 xi
56 padeo 94 xodium
57 pedia 95 xuctra
58 pichorus 96 zalofor
59 pogumby 97 zedi
60 puvina 98 zina
61 qalita 99 zoctor
62 qettura 100 zubrish

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Chapter 2. The People 39-40 Half-Elf

41-42 Halfling
Who were the people who founded your ancient 43-44 Harengon
civilization? We’ll start off with race before
45-46 Human
moving on to occupation, and then determine
whether it was a patriarchal or matriarchal 47-48 Kalashtar
society. 49-50 Kenku
51-52 Leonin
A) Race 53-54 Loxodon
55-56 Owlin
First, let’s determine if your ancient civilization
57-58 Satyr
was founded by more than one race.
59-60 Tabaxi
1d4 Race Quantity 61-62 Thri-Kreen
1-2 Mixed Race (1d4) 63-64 Tortle
3-4 Single Race 65-66 Triton
67-68 Vedalken
If you rolled “mixed race,” roll 1d4 races from 69-70 Warforged
the race table below. If you rolled a “single race,” 71-72 Bugbear
roll one race from the race table below.
73-74 Dragonborn
75-76 Duergar
1d100 Race
77-78 Shadar-Kai
1-2 Aarakocra
79-80 Goblin
3-4 Aasimar
81-82 Half-Orc
5-6 Centaur
83-84 Hobgoblin
7-8 Dwarf
85-86 Kobold
9-10 Elf
87-88 Lizardfolk
11-12 Astral Elf
89-90 MInotaur
13-14 Eladrin
91-92 Orc
15-16 Sea Elf
93-94 Plasmoid
17-18 Fairy
95-96 Shifter
19-20 Firbolg
97-98 Tiefling
21-22 Air Genasi
99-100 Yuan-Ti
23-24 Earth Genasi
25-26 Fire Genasi
27-28 Water Genasi Pro Tip: If you rolled “Mixed race,” then let’s add
29-30 Giff a power hierarchy to your races to spice things
31-32 Gith up! The first race you rolled is the one in charge,
followed by the second, and so forth, with the
33-34 Gnome
last race having been the most oppressed in your
35-36 Deep Gnome ancient civilization!
37-38 Goliath
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B) Occupation For the Vullaji, I rolled a 2 (mixed race)

What was the primary occupation of the
founding members in your ancient civilization?
Roll from the table below to find out!
Keep in mind that not everyone had to have this
occupation, but many likely would have.
civilization with 4 major races. These races
are (from most powerful to least powerful)
Thri-kreen, Earth Genasi, Halflings, and Owlin.
The founding members were warriors from a
patriarchal society that had a balanced number
of women and men.

1d12 Occupation
1 Inventors
2 Designers
3 Architects
4 Laborers
5 Farmers
6 Teachers
7 Researchers
8 Musicians
9 Actors
10 Bankers
11 Warriors
12 Bartenders

C) Gender
Were there more women, or men in your ancient
civilization?

1d4 Gender Proportion

1 More Women
2 More Men
3-4 Similar Amount

Was your ancient civilization dominated more

by women or by men?

1d4 Society
1-2 Matriarchal (Female Dominated)
3-4 Patriarchal (Male Dominated)

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Chapter 3. The Purpose
Now let’s discover the cause (or inception) and
interaction (or isolation) level of your ancient
civilization!
A) Inception
“Why was your ancient civilization created?”
To make this really easy, I’ve compiled four of
the most common reasons for you into a 1d4 roll
table.
Reasons (roll 1d4)...
1. A rest stop along a major passageway
A highway once ran through here, and weary
travelers would stop by this area to spend some
coin at the local stores. Before long, this rest stop
grew into a thriving city, then a kingdom, and
eventually, a civilization of its own.
2. Commissioned by a higher power to collect
resources
A higher power commissioned an expedition
team to establish a camp to gather resources
and bring them back. As the decades went by,
the camp turned into a thriving city, outgrowing
its commissioners, and centuries later emerged
into the influential civilization it was destined to
be.
3.Rural farmers who decided to work
together
A group of people began pooling their resources
together in order to survive. They survived
surprisingly well for what resources they had,
and grew into a thriving city. As their economy
soared, so did their influence, and it wasn’t long
before they dominated the region, becoming the
civilization we now know and remember.
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4. Religious Pilgrims who decided to settle
down
A group of radicals sought the truth, and claimed
to have found it. Many believed them, for power
appeared to follow their words. Before long, the
whole region bowed down to their authority, for
who is more trustworthy than a messenger from
the gods? A civilization emerged, one which
struck the seeker’s heart with awe and wonder.
B) Isolation
How isolated a civilization was determines
whether the surrounding lands still know of its
existence. Did it see visitors often, or did new
people stick out like a sore thumb?
The level of isolation in your civilization is
directly related to its inception. The “Inception”
you rolled earlier has been sorted into varying
levels of isolation ranging from 1 to 4, with one
being the least isolated, and 4 being the most
isolated.
Low level of isolation (Levels 1 through 4)
Level 1: A rest stop along a major passageway
Level 2: Commissioned by a higher power
Level 3: Rural Farmers
Level 4: Religious Pilgrims
High level of isolation
If your civilization had a high level of isolation,
chances are none of the locals in the surrounding
region have seen it. Perhaps it’s nothing more
than a myth! If your civilization had a low level
of isolation, perhaps everyone remembers them,
and are still somehow affected by the shadow
they left behind.
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13 Coffee
For the ancient Vullaji civilization, I rolled a 3
14 Corn
(Rural farmers who decided to work together),
making my civilization’s isolation level 15 Cotton
"moderately high." 16 Grapefruit
17 Kelp
C) Primary Resource 18 Lemons
19 Lettuce
Each civilization has a strategic resource it is
20 Limes
famous for, like the maple syrup in Canada, or
the oil of the Middle East. I’ve crafted a list of 21 Mangos
100 strategic resources you can choose from 22 Maple Syrup
when building your ancient civilizations. Each 23 Nuts
strategic resource has been split into four major 24 Olives
categories, with each category having magical
25 Oranges
resources, for a total of 8 magic resources (in
italics), and 92 non-magical resources. If you are 26 Rice
playing in a low-fantasy setting and you don’t 27 Rubber Tree
want a magical resource for your civilization, 28 Pineapples
simply reroll on a magical resource.
29 Poppies
Once you’ve selected your strategic resource, 30 Potatoes
consider how this strategic resource might 31 Pumpkins
change the way your civilization looks. Are there 32 Strawberries
a lot of tall trees in your civilization, or open 33 Sugarcane
fields for farming? Are there sturdy walls, or
34 Tea
massive-deep holes in the ground for mining
ores? 35 Tobacco
36 Truffles
Produce 37 Watercress
1d100 Resource 38 Wheat
1 Apples 39 Wine
2 Bananas 40 Goodberries
3 Beans Livestock
4 Beets 41 Bears
5 Black Pepper 42 Boar
6 Blueberries 43 Buffalo
7 Carrots 44 Camels
8 Cherries 45 Cattle
9 Chili 46 Chickens
10 Cloves 47 Crocodiles
11 Cinnamon 48 Donkeys
12 Cocoa 49 Ducks
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50 Elephants 87 Stone
51 Geese/swans 88 Tin
52 Goats 89 Adamantine
53 Honeybees 90 Mithral
54 Horses Scavenging
55 Llamas 91 Furs
56 Mastiffs 92 Ivory
57 Mules 93 Lumber
58 Ostriches 94 Mushrooms
59 Pigs 95 Pearls
60 Rabbits 96 Seafood
61 Scorpions 97 Turtle Eggs
62 Sheep 98 Whales
63 Silk Worms 99 Old Carcass
64 Turkeys 100 Mana Ley Lines
65 Yaks
If you rolled a 99, roll 1d6 to find your village’s old
66 Zebu carcass, or select one from the list below.
67 Dragons
68 Griffons 1d6 Old Carcass
69 Mimics 1 Ancient Dragon
70 Will-o-Wisp 2 Dragon Turtle
Mining 3 Iron Golem
71 Amber 4 Kraken
72 Coal 5 Purple Worm
73 Copper 6 Tarrasque
74 Diamonds
75 Gold
76 Gypsum For the Vullaji’s strategic resource, I rolled (6)
chickens. Now, to let our imaginations run wild...
77 Iron
78 Jade
79 Lead
80 Marble
81 Mercury
82 Nickel
83 Platinum
84 Quartz
85 Salt
86 Silver
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Chapter 4. The Power
Next, what was your ancient civilization’s power
level? Were they capable?
We will be measuring the capability of your
ancient civilization by determining its morale, its
money, and its military.
"If a kingdom is divided
against itself, that kingdom
cannot stand."- Iēsous
A) Morale
What was the morale within your ancient
civilization?
Did the locals love their civilization, or did they
feel oppressed and demoralized?
1d6 Morale
1 Abysmal - The people are scheming
to overthrow their leaders.
2 Low - The people are miserable, and
many are leaving the land.
3 Medium - The people don’t care for
their rulers, but do what must be
done.
4 High - The people see value in
their work, and prefer being in this
civilization.
5 Superb - The people are super
proud of their role in this civilization,
and boast about their cause!
6 Off the charts - The people are
fanatics who will gladly die for their
land!
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B) Money
Next, how strong was the economy of your
ancient civilization?
1d6 Money
1 Abysmal - Mothers eat their own
children, and people spill their own
blood over moldy crusts of bread.
2 Low - Resources are scarce, and the
majority of the population goes to
bed hungry.
3 Medium - Basic needs are generally
met across the population, but 99%
of the wealth is hoarded by the top
1%
4 High - There is a strong middle class,
and anyone can become wealthy if
they work hard enough!
5 Superb - No one is without, and all
labor jobs are covered by foreign
workers.
6 Off the charts - Silver, which is now
considered worthless, is stacked
in the streets, and everyone has an
overabundance of gold, spices, and
precious jewels.
C) Military
Next, how strong was the military of your
ancient civilization?
1d6 Military
1 Abysmal - What army?
2 Low - There for show, but incapable
of anything.
3 Medium - Gets the job done as best
as they can, but no one really takes
them seriously.
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4 High - Fills the hearts of the people

they protect with security, knowing
they are in strong hands.
5 Superb - Strikes terror into the
hearts of their enemies.
6 Off the charts - No one remembers
them, because all their enemies are
utterly destroyed.

D) Capability
Now let’s add the numbers you rolled in this
chapter to determine the capability score of your
ancient civilization!

Score Description
3-6 Your civilization was a barking dog
with no bite
7-10 Your civilization was merely For example, for my “Vullaji” civilization, I rolled
scraping by a 4 (high) for morale, a 2 (low) for resources,
11-14 Your civilization was able to do the and a 1 (abysmal) for military. This puts my
lofty things they boasted of civilization’s capability score in the “7-10” range,
15-18 Your civilization was indomitable so the “Vullaji” people were “merely scraping by.”

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Chapter 5. The Fate 9 They found amusement in

withholding justice
What fabled fate caused the demise of your 10 They eagerly abused the bodies of
ancient civilization? vulnerable people
11 They dealt treacherously with
A) Disaster helpless animals
12 They did not heed the guidance of
Every ancient civilization has its demise, the older generations
whether it’s as drastic as the flooding of Atlantis,
or the asteroid that wiped out the “civilization” The Vullaji’s demise was a 6 (drought) from the
of dinosaurs. natural disaster table, and their rumored reason
for destruction was a 3 (they betrayed their god)
Let’s uncover what caused your civilization’s from the rumor table.
demise!
B) Perception
1d8 Catastrophic Disaster
1 Flood Now for public perception! In this section, we
2 Meteor Shower will determine how well known your ancient
3 Volcanic Eruption civilization is today, and what the modern
people think of them.
4 Viral Outbreak
5 Insect Swarms
6 Drought
7 Earthquake
8 Ice Age

Now that we know what fate befell your ancient

civilization, let’s determine why. What is the
rumored reason for your civilization’s demise?

1d12 Rumored Reason for Destruction

1 They offended a god
2 They made a god jealous
3 They betrayed their god
4 They mistakenly believed they were
gods
5 They betrayed a neighboring
civilization
6 They uncovered forbidden
knowledge
7 They treated their land very poorly
8 They shed too much innocent blood

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I) Unknown-Known 1d4 Mocked-Feared

1 Mocked
How well known was your ancient civilization?
2 Ignored
Roll from the table below!
3 Respected
Popularity level is ranked from least known to 4 Feared
most known in descending order.
III) Hated-Loved
1d4 Uknown-Known
1 Unknown - The public has never How much was your ancient civilization
heard of them cherished? Roll from the table below! Cherished
level is ranked from least cherished to most
2 Hidden - The locale has heard of
cherished in descending order.
them
3 Popular - The greater region has
1d4 Hated-Loved
heard of them
1 Hated
4 Famous - The world has heard of
them 2 Tolerated
3 Appreciated
4 Loved
II) Mocked-Feared
For example, I rolled a 2 (hidden) on the first
How much was your ancient civilization feared? table, a 1 (mocked) on the second table, and a
Roll from the following table! 2 (tolerated) on the third table. So the ancient
“Vullaji” civilization is known only by locals in
Level of fear is ranked from least feared, to most the region, who mock this ancient civilization
feared in descending order. which they tolerate, but despise in their hearts.

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The Vullaji Example... Conclusion

With that, I now present to you the ancient
Vullaji Civilization!
The ancient Vullaji people were a mixed-race
civilization comprised of thri-kreen, earth
genasi, halflings, and owlin people. The owlin
were treated poorly, while the thri-kreen were
held in the highest regard, making up the ruling
class.
The civilization began when a group of
patriarchal thri-kreen warriors decided to pool
their resources together to guarantee their
survival in the fertile lands they had recently
settled as farmers.
The Vullaji people lived in moderate isolation,
predominantly known for their rearing of
chickens, producing chicken delicacies, and
other chicken related products ranging from
chicken-feathered clothes, to egg-shell powders.
Now you have the pieces of the puzzle you need
to create an ancient civilization! If you want to
access the EXTENDED version, which includes
19 more pages of secrets, powers, treasures,
curses, and so much more for your players, then
consider joining my patreon where you get
access to the extended version, and hundreds
of my other resources too :)
I hope you enjoy it, and until next time, I wish
you all the best, and I hope you have an
amazing life!
Sincerely,
Your NPC
Assassin

The Vullaji civilization had a high morale in

spite of their dwindling resources and their
non-existent military, but even so, were merely
scraping by at the time of their demise.

A drought was all it took to topple the already

teetering civilization, a blow from which the
Vullaji could never recover.

Rumor has it, the Vullaji betrayed their own god,

bringing this catastrophic fate upon themselves.
Only the locals remember their existence, and
the Vullaji are mocked with disdain by those
who recall their ways.

What secrets lie within the confines of this thri-

kreen civilization who betrayed their own god?
And why do the locals think so poorly of them
today?

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EXTENDED VERSION!
Well met Adventurer! You've made the right
choice.

Secrets...
Let’s go deeper still, and talk about the secrets
your players can uncover in your ancient
civilization!

Players are addicted to progression and growth,

so the secrets in your civilization will be for the
purpose to either aid, or setback your players.
This will show up in the form of ancient magic
they can draw power from, or evil curses which
can hinder their progress.

To begin, we will start by discussing the power

hidden deep within your ancient civilization.
This could be a weapon, an item, a magical
ability, or an arcane machination.

Then we will discuss the challenge to acquire

such power!

Will your players have to solve a complex

puzzle? Perhaps they must use their strength
to overcome rolling boulders and flying spears?
Or maybe they will need to sacrifice something
precious to them, such as their right hand, or the
party's pet, Boblin the goblin…

And once they receive this ancient power, what

are the side effects? What curses will creep up
on them? Keep reading to find out!
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Chapter 6. Hidden Power 1) Magic Weapon

What magic power lies hidden within your Every ancient civilization has its demise,
ancient civilization?
Let’s give your ancient civilization a magic
I recommend you give each civilization only weapon to hide and defend.
one hidden power for your players to acquire,
because this keeps your games more balanced. Below is a roll table of magic weapons provided
by the 5E wikidot library. In the event you want
For a random hidden power, roll 1d4 from the to offer your players a specific rarity of magic
table below, then locate the subsequent section item, the item rarities are labled in the table
where the result you rolled is discussed in below. Simply roll 1d100, then search the item
further detail on the following pages. on your browser (followed by, “5e”) for an in-
depth explanation.
1d4 Hidden Power
1d100 Magic Weapon
1 Magic Weapon
2 Magic Item Rare Magic Weapons
3 Magic Power/Ability 1 Acheron Blade
4 Magic Vehicle/Machine/Creature 2 Berserker Axe
3 Bonecutter
For the Vullaji civilization, I rolled a 4 (Magic 4 Corpse Slayer
Vehicle/Machine/Creature). 5 Crystal Blade
6 Dagger of Blindsight
7 Dagger of Venom
8 Devotee’s Censer
9 Dragon Slayer
10 Dragon Wing Bow
11 Dragon’s Wrath Weapon
12 Dragontooth Dagger
13 Flame Tongue
14 Gabler’s Blade
15 Giant Slayer
16 Mace of Disruption
17 Mace of Smiting
18 Mace of Terror
19 Mind Blade
20 Mind Lash
21 Moon Sickle
22 Needle of Mending
23 Saint Markovia’s thighbone
24 Serpent’s Fang
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25 Sun Blade
26 Sunforger
27 Sword of Life Stealing
28 Sword of Wounding
29 Two-Birds Sling
30 Vicious Weapon
31 Weapon of Certain Death
32 Woodcutter’s Axe
Very-Rare Magic Weapons
33 Arrow of Slaying
34 Blade of the Medusa
35 Bloodaxe
36 Dancing Sword
37 Dragon’s Wrath Weapon
38 Duskcrusher
39 Dwarven Thrower
40 Dyrrn’s Tentacle Whip
41 Frost Brand
42 Moon Sickle
43 Nine Lives Stealer
44 Oathbow
45 Polymorph Blade
46 Ruidium Weapon
47 Scimitar of Speed
48 Sling Bullets of Althemone
49 Spear of Backbiting
50 Steel
51 Sword of Sharpness
52 Sword of the Paruns
Legendary Magic Weapons
53 Azureedge
54 Blackrazor
55 Bookmark
56 Dawnbringer
57 Defender
58 Dragonlance
59 Dragon’s Wrath Weapon
60 Drown
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61 Fane-Eater 96 Silken Spite

62 Flail of Tiamat 97 Sword of Kas
63 Gurt’s Greataxe 98 Sword of Zariel
64 Hammer of Thunderbolts 99 The Bloody End
65 Hazirawn 100 Will of the Talon
66 Holy Avenger
67 Ironfang
68 Luck Blade
69 Matalotok
70 Moonblade
71 Nepenthe
72 Orcsplitter
73 Rakdos Riteknife
74 Ruinblade
75 Snicker-Snack
76 Sunsword
77 Sword of Answering
78 Tinderstrike
79 Topaz Annihilator
80 Vorpal Sword
81 Wave
82 Waythe
83 Whelm
84 Windvane
Artifact Magic Weapons
85 Akmon, Hammer of Purphoros
86 Axe of the Dwarvish Lords
87 Blade of Broken Mirrors
88 Dekella, Bident of Thassa
89 Ephixis, Bow of Nyela
90 Grovelthrash
91 Khrusor, Spear of Heliod
92 Lash of Shadows
93 Mace of the Black Crown
94 Mastix Whip of Erebos
95 Ruin’s Wake
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2) Magic Item
24 Brazier of Commanding Fire
Perhaps your ancient civilization hides a magical Elementals
item! Sorted below are magical items you 25 Bridle of Capturing
can roll into your civilization sorted into the
26 Butcher’s Bib
following categories: Normal Items (100), Sticks
(10), Rings (10), and Defense/AC items (10). 27 Cape of the Mountebank
28 Cauldron of Plenty
For the sake of simplicity (and to avoid breaking 29 Censer of Controlling Air Elementals
your games), all of these magic items are “rare” 30 Charm of Plant Command
rarity only. Each item can be found on the 5E
31 Chime of Opening
wikidot for an explanation, as all items here are
published there. A simple Google search will give 32 Chromatic Rose
you in depth stats (make sure to end your search 33 Claw of the Wyrm Rune
terms with, “5e”). 34 Claws of the Umber Hulk
35 Cloak of Displacement
1d100 Rare Item 36 Cloak of the Bat
1 Alchemical Compendium 37 Crystal Blade
2 All-Purpose Tool 38 Cube of Force
3 Amulet of Health 39 Dimensional Shackles
4 Amulet of Protection from Turning 40 Docent
5 Amulet of the Devout 41 Dragon Vessel
6 Arcane Grimoire 42 Dragonhide Belt
7 Astromancy Archive 43 Dragon-Touched Focus
8 Atlas of Endless Horizons 44 Duplicitous Manuscript
9 Badge of the Watch 45 Eagle Whistle
10 Bag of Beans 46 Elven Chain
11 Banner of the Krig Rune 47 Figurine of Wondrous Power
12 Barrier Tattoo 48 Flying Chariot
13 Bead of Force 49 Folding Boat
14 Bell Branch 50 Fulminating Treatise
15 Belt of Dwarvenkind 51 Galder’s Bubble Pipe
16 Belt of Giant Strength 52 Gantlets of Flaming Fury
17 Blood Stone 53 Gavel of the Venn Rune
18 Bloodwell Vial 54 Gem of Seeing
19 Boots of Levitation
20 Boots of Speed
21 Bowl of Command Water Elementals
22 Bracer of Flying Daggers
23 Bracer of Defence
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77 Necklace of Fireballs
78 Necklace of Prayer Beads
79 Oil of Etherealness
80 Opal of the lid Rune
81 Orb of the Stein Rune
82 Planecaller’s Codex
83 Portable Hole
84 Protective Verses
85 Reveler’s Concertina
86 Rhythm Maker’s Drum
87 Robe of Eyes
88 Robe of Summer
89 Rope of Entanglement
90 Scaled Ornament
91 Scissors of Shadow Snipping
92 Siren Song Lyre
55 Ghost Lantern 93 Spell Gem
56 Glamoured Studded Leather 94 Spelljamming Helm
57 Heart Weaver’s Primer 95 Stone of Controlling Earth
58 Hell Hound Cloak Elementals
59 Helm of Teleportation 96 Stonespeaker Crystal
60 Helm of the Gods 97 Teleportation Tablet
61 Heward’s Handy Haversack 98 Ventilating Lungs
62 Hook of Fisher’s Delight 99 Weird Tank
63 Horn of Blasting 100 Wings of Flying
64 Horn of Valhalla
65 Horseshoes of Speed Rare Sticks
66 Instrument of the Bards 1d10 Item
67 Ioun Stone 1 Rod of Rulership
68 Kagonesti Forest Shroud 2 Rod of the Vonindod
69 Knave’s Eye Patch 3 Staff of Charming
70 Libram of Souls and Flesh 4 Staff of Defense
71 Loadstone 5 Staff of Healing
72 Lyre of Building 6 Staff of Swarming Insects
73 Mantle of Spell Resistance 7 Staff of the Ivory Claw
74 Mirror of the Past 8 Staff of the Woodlands
75 Mizzium Mortar 9 Staff of Withering
76 Molten Bronze Skin 10 Tentacle Rod
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Rare Rings
1d10 Item
1 Ring of Animal Influence
2 Ring of Evasion
3 Ring of Feather Falling
4 Ring of Free Action
5 Ring of Protection
6 Ring of Resistance
7 Ring of Spell Storing
8 Ring of Temporal Salvation
9 Ring of the Ram
10 Ring of X-Ray Vision

Rare Wands
1d10 Item
1 Wand of Binding
2 Wand of Enemy Detection
3 Wand of Fear
4 Wand of Fireballs
5 Wand of Lightning Bolts
6 Wand of Paralysis
7 Wand of the War Mage
8 Wand of Viscid Globs
9 Wand of Winter
10 Wand of Wonder

Rare Defense (AC)

1d10 Item
1 Arrow-Catching Shield
2 Battering Shield
3 Pariah’s Shield
4 Shield of Farsight
5 Shield of Missile Attraction
6 Armor of Resistance
7 Armor of Vulnerability
8 Leather Golem Armor
9 Mizzium Armor
10 Scorpion Armor
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3) Magic Power or Ability II. Power Type

Perhaps the hidden power of your civilization is
a legitimate superhuman ability that one of your
players can receive!
I. Power Delivery
Now let’s give your ancient civilization a
superhuman ability waiting to be discovered!
Roll an ability from the list below! Ability
descriptions are written on the following pages.

Is this hidden power received from a pill they 1d6 Ability

swallow? A magic line they chant? A goblet they 1 Floater
drink from? Or a ball of energy they absorb? Roll 2 Jumper
from the table below to find out!
3 Tanker
1d6 Method of power delivery 4 Seer
1 Ball of Energy 5 Slitherer
2 Bed or Chair of Electricity 6 Walker
3 Drinkable Liquid
4 Inhalable Vapor
5 Magical Limerick
6 Swallowable Pill

Feel free to use your own ideas of power delivery

that aren’t on this list!
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1) Floater
Your falling speed never exceeds 60 ft. per
round, unless you are being pushed by an
external force, such as a falling boulder, moving
aircraft, flying creature (such as a dragon or
griffon), etc. If the external force departs from
you during your descent, your falling speed
returns back to 60 ft. per round after one round
of falling at your higher speed. If you land on the
ground while falling 60 ft. per round, you take no
fall damage and can land on your feet.
2) Jumper
Once per day, you may teleport yourself from
your current location to any other spot within
500 ft. of your current location. You arrive at
exactly the spot desired. It can be a place you
can see, one you can visualize, or one you can
describe by stating distance and direction, such
as “200 feet straight downward” or “upward to
the northwest at a 45-degree angle, 300 ft.” You
can bring along objects as long as their weight
doesn’t exceed what you can carry. You can
also bring one willing creature of your size or
smaller who is carrying gear up to their carrying
capacity. The creature must be within 5 ft. of you
when you cast this spell. If you arrive in a place
already occupied by an object or a creature,
you and any creature traveling with you each
take 4d6 force damage, and the ability fails
to teleport you. This ability recharges daily at
dawn.
3) Tanker
Once per day, you may choose to become
invulnerable to all damage types as a bonus
action till the beginning of your next turn. This
ability recharges daily at dawn.
4.1) Seer
Once per day, at random, the individual will be
able to see up to 5 minutes into their future.
Once they’ve seen their future, their actions may
have the ability to change the outcome.
Pros: GM can control when this ability is used.
Cons: Requires the GM to remember this ability
each in-game day.
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4.2) Seer (Variant)
Once per day as a bonus action, the individual
can see 1d4 minutes into their future. Once
they’ve seen their future, their actions may have
the ability to change the outcome. This ability
recharges daily at dawn.
Pros: Players are responsible for when this
ability is used, giving the GM one less thing to
keep track of.
Cons: GM can’t control when this ability is used.
5) Slither
Once per day, you can transform into a pool
of water as a bonus action. You return to
your true form after 10 minutes, or if you are
incapacitated or die. While in this form, you
have a swimming speed of 30 ft. You can move
over or through other liquids. You can enter and
occupy the space of another creature. You can
rise up to your normal height, and you can pass
through even Tiny openings. You extinguish
nonmagical flames in any space you enter. You
have resistance to nonmagical damage. You
also have advantage on Strength, Dexterity,
and Constitution saving throws. You can't talk,
attack, cast spells, or activate magic items. Any
objects you were carrying or wearing meld into
your new form and are inaccessible, though
you continue to be affected by anything you're
wearing, such as armor. This ability recharges
daily at dawn.
6) Walker
Once per day, you can phase partially into the
realm of the dead, becoming like a ghost. As a
bonus action, you assume a spectral form. While
in this form, you have a flying speed of 10 ft., you
can hover, and attack rolls have disadvantage
against you. You can also move through
creatures and objects as if they were difficult
terrain, but you take 1d10 force damage if you
end your turn inside a creature or an object. You
stay in this form for 1 minute or until you end it
as a bonus action. This ability recharges daily at
dawn.
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4) Magic Vehicle, Machine, or Creature

Perhaps the hidden power of your civilization
isn’t a weapon, an item, or a superhuman ability,
but a living tank that can transport your players
through the thick of battle!

Or maybe it’s a tiny robot which specializes in

rigging probabilities!

Or perhaps it’s a super-intelligent, sentient

creature, bred to obey its master, and trained to
be fearless in all circumstances?

Feel free to let your imagination run wild! There

are no limits to what the hidden power of your
ancient civilization may be.

For the Vullaji civilization, I rolled a 4 (Magic

Vehicle/Machine/Creature).

I’m going to make my hidden power an 8-ft.

tall, robotic thri-kreen warrior which will bond
to one master, and operate like an artificer’s
homunculus servant, only with slightly better
stats. I'll give it a C-3PO attitude, too!
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Chapter 7. The Challenge
But what must your players do to obtain your
ancient civilization’s hidden power? There
are no free rides at our tables, so let’s make
it a challenge! There are three main types of
challenges for your players to overcome which
we will be looking at in this section. First,
physical challenges, then mental challenges, and
finally, sacrificial challenges.
You may choose one, or a combination of
challenges for your players to overcome in your
ancient civilization, depending on how long
you want your players to spend obtaining your
hidden power.
A) Physical Challenge
First, physical challenges! What stands between
your players' bodies, and the treasure?
I. Obstacles
Let’s start with obstacles. Roll below for a
physical obstacle your players must overcome.
1d4 Obstacle
1 Wall to climb over
2 Chasm to jump over
3 Pit to descend into
4 River to swim across
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If you rolled “river,” what is flowing through your
river?
1d8 "Liquid..."
1 Acid/Chemicals
2 Insects/Critters
3 Lava
4 Oil
5 Sand
6 Sewage
7 Slime
8 Water
II. Traps
Perhaps your hidden power is guarded by a trap
(or two, or three, or four…)
a) Everyday Traps
These are the traps you see everyday, only with a
twist!
This segment contains the following concepts:
i. Pit Traps, ii. Projectile Traps, iii. Dirty Traps,
iv. Magic Traps, and v. Balancing Your Traps.
Pro Tip: As always, steal borrow inspiration
when planning your traps from your favourite
books, games, and movies (such as the “rolling
boulder” trap from Indiana Jones).
i. Pit Traps
These traps consist of a false floor that gives way
from underneath a creature once stepped on.
Pit traps can be empty, but the most exciting pit
traps are full of surprises inside!
Here is a table of surprises you can store in the
bottom of your pit traps.
What is waiting at the bottom of your pit trap?
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1d10 Pit Trap Surprise 1. Back to Back

1 Acid
Plan two traps back-to-back from each other.
2 Bodies Most players don’t expect rooms to be double
3 Empty trapped. Example: Place a pit trap right after a
4 Lava projectile trap. They will probably fall for both.
5 Piranhas
2. False Stair Trap
6 Portal
7 Quicksand As your players are walking down the stairs,
8 Snakes each step folds into the wall beneath it creating a
9 Spikes slippery slide that sends your players down the
10 Worms chute at breakneck speeds, only to land flat on
their butts before whatever is waiting for them
ii. Projectile Traps below. This is a fast way to entirely remove your
players’ sense of control.
Projectile traps fire things at your players. You
can literally fire anything you want from a 3. Slime Floor Trap
projectile trap. Someday I hope to see a projectile
trap that shoots little green geckoes to annoy A living slime that takes the shape and colour of
unwanted intruders. your dungeon floor fills a pit or crevice in your
dungeon, creating a “false floor.” Upon being
Projectile traps are activated by pressure plate, stepped on, the slime gobbles up your players as
tripwire, laser sensor, or by other physical or they begin to drown in its acidic slime. Gobble
magical means. gobble. (Treat the slime as a creature for the sake
of the encounter.)
What does your projectile trap fire?
4. Tarred and Feathered
1d8 Ammunition
1 Arrows A projectile trap spews tar on your player
2 Bees causing them to take 1d6 fire damage followed
3 Bombs by a large puff of feathers which fuse to your
4 Darts tarred player. The player is now tarred and
feathered.
5 Fire/flames
6 Javelins 5. Whipped Cream Pie
7 Poison gas
8 Literally anything (like geckoes) A pie filled with whipped cream (spoiled
whipped cream if you’re feeling extra nasty) is
iii. Dirty Traps lobbed at the player’s face. Your player has now
been pied.
These are the traps your players never see
coming that get them every time. If you want to iv Magic Traps
play dirty, add one or more of these traps to your
civilization! You can take any of the traps above and make
them “magical” (ooooooh spoopy!) simply by
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adding one of the following effects to your Damage Severity by Level

players once the trap is activated. You can set Character Moderate Dangerous Deadly
your magical effects to last for a duration (ie. one Level
minute, one hour, eight hours, etc.), or you can 1-4 5 11 22
give your players the opportunity to try rolling to (1d10) (2d10) (4d10)
save from the effect again at the trap’s save DC at
the end of each of their turns. It’s honestly up to 5-10 11 22 55
you. (2d10) (4d10) (10d10)
11-16 22 55 99
Here is a table of temporary magical effects. The (4d10) (10d10) (18d10)
affected player… 17-20 55 99 132
1d10 Effect (10d10) (18d10) (24d10)
1 Becomes magnetic
2 Enters slow motion (all movement
Spell Equivalent by Level
is halved) Character Moderate Dangerous Deadly
Level
3 Gains a body part
1-4 Cantrip 1st 2nd
4 Gets turned into a beast
5-10 1st 3rd 6th
5 Is magically blinded
11-16 3rd 6th 9th
6 Is magically deafened
17-20 6th 9th 9th+5th
7 Is magically muted
8 Loses a body part
9 Loses gravity b) "Not Traps"
10 Magically gets heavier (8x lbs)
Next, we have the “Not Traps.” These are the
v. Balancing Your Traps traps that look like traps but are actually not
traps at all. Shocker, I know.
Balancing traps can be tricky business.
Thankfully, this is something XGtE covers on Their sole purpose is to mess with your
page 116. I have included two tables from the players’ heads, making these encounters a “trap
page mentioned above for your easy reference of the mind” more than anything else.
(Crawford et al., 2017).1
Example: You place a pressure plate in your
Trap Save DCs and Attack Bonuses dungeon that does absolutely nothing. When
Trap Danger Save/Check DC Attack Bonus your players enter the room, you mention this
pressure plate to your players. Your players
Moderate 10 +5
freak out, and treat it like the nuclear launch
Dangerous 15 +8 codes that could potentially trigger WWIII. The
Deadly 20 +12 more suspicious your “not trap” looks, the
better.
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B) Mental Challenge
This section is broken into riddles, and puzzles.
I. Riddles
Perhaps your ancient civilization is guarded by
an ancient riddle!
Imagine a thick, locked, iron door inscribed with
a magical riddle, opening only for those who
guess the right answer and say it aloud, or draw
the answer on the door.
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So, here are some riddles you can use to give
your players a mental challenge.
Easy Riddles...
Q: What is it that’s blind with an eye in its head,
but the race of mankind its use cannot spare;
spends all its life in clothing the dead, but always
itself is naked and bare?
A: Needle
Q: I view the world in little space,
Am always changing place;
No food I eat, but, by my power,
Procure what millions do devour.
A: The sun
Q: Through all my days, I've been trampled
under feet;
At length, I'm gone and quite decayed,
And he whose power and wisdom made
Me—cannot save my sole!
A: Shoe(s)
Q: At night they come without being fetched. By
day they are lost without being stolen. What are
they?
A: Stars
Q: A vessel have I, that is round as a pear, moist
in the middle, surrounded with hair; and often it
happens, that water flows there.
A: Eye
Q: I’m soft as wool, soft as a bog. When I swell
up, I’m like a frog. I grow in water, where I
plunge.
A: Sponge
Medium Riddles...
Q: No one can hold me in his palms or sight; I
scatter sudden clatter far and wide. I want to
hammer oaks with mournful might; Yes, I strike
sky and scour countryside.
A: Wind
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Q: What is the sister of the sun, though made for

Q: With flesh that’s furrowed and a bluish glow,
I’m formed to grind crude metal with each row.
Smoothing gold hoards and ore is what I know.
Remaining coarse, I keep a surface sleek; While
lacking speech, I croak a raucous shriek.
A: File
Q: I was in sea where scaly fish once swarmed,
But with changed fate my nature’s frame
reformed. I feel hot pains from fire’s torrid glow;
Indeed, my surface gleams like ash and snow.
A: Salt
Q: Oft I must strive with wind and wave, Battle
them both when under the sea I feel out the
bottom, a foreign land. In lying still I am strong
in the strife; If I fail in that they are stronger
than I, And wrenching me loose, soon put me to
rout. They wish to capture what I must keep. I
can master them both if my grip holds out, If the
rocks bring succor and lend support, Strength in
the struggle. Ask me my name!
A: Anchor
the night? The fire causes her tears to fall, and
when she is near dying they cut off her head.
A: Candle
Q: "I never was, am always to be,
No one ever saw me, nor ever will
And yet I am the confidence of all
To live and breathe on this terrestrial ball."
A: Tomorrow
Q: When set loose
I fly away,
Never so cursed
As when I go astray.
A: Fart
Q: I'm told a certain something grows in its
pouch, swells and stands up, lifts its covering. A
proud bride grasped that boneless wonder, the
daughter of a king covered that swollen thing
with clothing.
A: Dough

Q: My body is light,
My head it is white,
With a cord I am laced around;
I am beaten with sticks,
Yet not for bad tricks,
But to animate, by my sound,
The unthinking youth,
Not heeding the truth,
Which would save them from every alarm,
To fight, kill, and die,
And cause much misery,
To those who have done them no harm.
A: Drum

Hard Riddles... II. Puzzles

Q: The one who makes it, sells it. The one who Not all mental challenges are riddles! Let’s give
buys it, never uses it. The one that uses it never your players some puzzling encounters* to
knows that he’s using it. What is it? overcome!
A: Coffin
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Roll from the following table to select a puzzle.*
You can find the description for each puzzle on
the pages that follow.
1d10 Puzzle*
1 Mirror Snap
2 The Door Knocker’s Mouthful
3 The Seesaw Guardian
4 Musical Doorway
5 Playing Dead
6 Self Tightening Rack
7 Blood Wall
8 Mirror Mirror
9 The Enchanting Poison
10 Paper Seal
(1) Mirror Snap - A mirror that shows a
reflection of the room the players are in,
however, the reflection happens to have one
extra item in it. The players must find this item
and place it in the correct location in the real
room.
(2) The Door Knocker's Mouthful - A door has
upon it a face of a lion. However this knocker
is missing the ring that allows you to knock.
To unlock the door the players must find an
object that could work as a knocking part of the
knocker (ie. A chain link or a horseshoe).
(3) The Seesaw Guardian - A seesaw set up
with a key hanging from a string above one
end. The players need to apply twice the force
to the non-key end compared to the key end.
This key can then be inserted into the back of
a mechanical golem that is trying everything
within its power to stop the party from getting
the key (ie. pushing players off the seesaw,
applying it's weight to the wrong end).
(4) Musical Doorway - A doorway with a small
section of sheet music written upon it and a
series of pressure plates next to it. Each plate
has a symbol upon it. The players can figure out
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which plate to stand on by reading what the
sheet music spells out. For example it could spell
out the word dead, so the players would stand
on the pressure plate with the skull and cross
bones upon it.
(5) Playing Dead - This is a variation of the
puzzle above. The players are greeted by death
himself. He gives them a piano and tells them
they must play dead to proceed. If the players
hit the D key followed by the E key, A Key and
finally the D key again they pass his trail and can
proceed.
(6) Self Tightening Rack - A torture rack with
a man stretched out upon it is on the far side of
the room. Every time the party gets closer to the
rack it tightens and he lets out an audible scream
in pain. The players must find a way to remove
the man from the rack without stretching him
too much.
(7) Blood Wall - The party enters a room with
a stone wall and a locked door. The wall has a
riddle engraved in it; "The key is found within
your head, use the key to paint me red, be aware
of what you spurn, for what you give shall be
returned." The party must use blood and smear
it on the wall (where they get it from is up to
them), and a duplicate of what the blood came
from emerges out of the wall. The party must
fight and defeat the duplicate to unlock the door.
(8) Mirror Mirror - The party comes to a room
with a large rectangular mirror at the end of it.
In the mirror the party sees a large room. By
stepping into the mirror they can explore the
mirror realm, but when they turn to leave, the
portal refuses to open. They're trapped in the
mirror room. The trick here is to exit facing
the same direction as they entered, by walking
backwards through the portal.
(9) The Enchanted Poison - There is a large
bottle of deadly poison in the center of the room.
Above the exit door is a carved face with an open
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mouth, pouring the poison into its mouth opens C) Sacrificial Challenge
the door. However, if anyone touches the poison
bottle, the face begins to chant a drinking song Perhaps the challenge your players must face is
and whoever is touching the bottle is magically one requiring sacrifice.
compelled to drink the poison. They remain
compelled in this way until somebody pulls the Imagine your players enter a chamber
bottle from them, at which point that person is containing your ancient, hidden power. A small,
affected by the compulsion instead. sealed box made of magical metals reads,
“Whoever severs their right hand and places it
(10) Paper Seal - The door to a room is sealed upon this box shall receive the powers within.”
with a small piece of paper (It cannot be broken
or burned by magic or torn by weapons). A Or perhaps an undead guide will tell your
small crack of light shines in from the ceiling players to sacrifice their favorite pet, Boblin the
illuminating a dusty disk. Once the disk is goblin, for one of your party members to receive
cleaned off it will reflect the light. Find the the ancient power.
other disks and reflect the light onto the paper,
burning it and opening the door. Alternatively, Whatever it looks like, making your players
you can use a magnifying glass. sacrifice something will increase their
engagement in your game.
*These puzzles are a community made resource,
designed by the community, for the community. So what must your players sacrifice to gain the
ancient power?
1d20 Your player must lose…
1 Their sight
2 Their smell
3 Their taste
4 Their hearing
5 Their touch
6 -5 Strength
7 -5 Dexterity
8 -5 Constitution
9 -5 Intelligence
10 -5 Wisdom
11 -5 Charisma
12 Their most valuable possession
(magic item)
13 An arm
14 A hand
15 A leg
16 A foot
17 Three fingers
18-20 A pet
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Make sure the player knows what they must

sacrifice before they possess the ancient, hidden
power. You can do this using an NPC to guide
them, or a written inscription on an old stone
tablet, or any method your creativity takes you.

Make sure the player character gives consent to

make the sacrifice. This is important, because
we don’t want to catch your players off guard
with the sacrificial challenge, or else they will
needlessly resent you as the GM.

But it can’t possibly be this easy, right? The

hidden curse your player must live with will be
explored in the following chapter…
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Chapter 8. The Cost
What lingering curse will follow those who
wield the ancient power of your civilization?
Great question, my friend!
You can choose a lingering curse for your player
from the following table. Some curses are less
severe than others, so feel free to reroll if your
curse doesn’t feel severe enough.
1d100 Hidden Curse
1-2 Speak in bubbles that make you
sneeze.
3-4 Randomly teleport 10 ft. every turn
of combat.
5-6 Lose 1d4 hit points at the top of each
hour.
7-8 Glow bright green in the dark.
9-10 Grow rabbit ears, and eventually
rabbit fur as you turn into a rabbit.
11-12 Slowly turn purple.
13-14 Gain reptile skin.
15-16 All your teeth turn to lead. Take 1d4
poison damage from lead poisoning
each time you eat food or drink
water.
17-18 Makes you frightened against fire.
19-20 You can only talk like yoda.
21-22 You can only turn left. If you turn left
three times or more, you get dizzy
and fall prone.
23-24 Gain purple polka dots.
25-26 Length of your toes change until they
no longer fit in your shoes.
27-28 Slowly grow large stone wings over a
long duration that reduce your carry
capacity by 75%.
29-30 You only see in one hue.
31-32 Grow an additional limb between
your shoulder blades.
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33-34 Gain a fish tail.
35-36 Scream whenever you try to talk.
37-38 Breathe fire at random while you’re
speaking to people (whenever the
DM wants).
39-40 Turn into a yeti.
41-42 Your proficiencies are swapped for
random ones.
43-44 You smell terrible and gain
disadvantage on stealth checks.
45-46 Your skin begins rotting away giving
disadvantage on charisma checks.
47-48 Every aberration in a 3 mile radius is
romantically attracted to you.
49-50 Your legs slowly turn into ostrich
legs.
51-52 A frog spawns out of your mouth
each time you yawn.
53-54 Get painful diarrhea before bed, and
take 1d4 poison damage each night.
55-56 Gain one level of exhaustion daily at
noon.
57-58 Take damage from sunlight like a
vampire.
59-60 Hallucinate in combat, mixing up
your friends with your foes.
61-62 Your skin slowly turns transparent,
showing all your organs inside.
63-64 Your speech becomes labored
overtime, eventually becoming
totally incomprehensible.
65-66 You sob uncontrollably each time
you fail an ability check, giving you
disadvantage on future checks for
one minute (does not stack).
67-68 Become immune to healing magic.
69-70 Slowly turn into a talking axolotl.
71-72 Your legs slowly merge together so
you can only hop or wiggle.
73-74 You shrink a size smaller.
75-76 Slowly turn undead. Body parts
begin rotting, and fall off a lot easier.
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77-78 Fingers slowly turn to vines, making
it difficult to hold things tightly.
79-80 Slowly gain the face of a troll. Gain
vulnerability to acid damage.
81-82 Righteousness courses through your
veins with a mind of its own. Take
1d4 radiant damage each time you
tell a lie or partial truth, no matter
how small.
83-84 You become allergic to all metals.
Take 1d4 necrotic damage each time
you touch metal (or metal touches
you) on your turn.
85-86 Your bones turn to glass. Gain
vulnerability to bludgeoning
damage.
87-88 Your skin slowly turns to paper,
tearing easily. Gain vulnerability to
slashing damage.
89-90 Your skin slowly balloons with
unknown bodily liquids. Gain
vulnerability to piercing damage.
91-92 You slowly turn into a human-sized
treant. Gain vulnerability to fire
damage.
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93-94 You slowly become a cold-blooded
animal as your eyes turn to reptilian
slits. Gain vulnerability to cold
damage.
95-96 Parts of your internal organs slowly
turn to tin. Gain vulnerability to
lightning damage.
97-98 Your mind becomes unstable as
you slowly go mentally insane. Gain
vulnerability to psychic damage.
99-100 You slowly grow large elephant ears
that give you perfect pitch. Gain
vulnerability to thunder damage.
Final Thoughts
Congratulations! You now have a secret plot for
your players to unlock the hidden power of your
ancient civilization! If you want all of my books
in one place, check out my Lite Bank!
Until next time, I wish you all the best
adventurer, and an amazing game!
God bless, and God speed :)
Sincerely, Your NPC, Assassin
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ACKNOWLED GEMENT S
Acknowledgements
My Incredible Patrons
I would like to thank all of my incredible patrons!
The Good ones, the Great ones, The Bright ones,
the Brilliant ones, and the Magnificent ones!
Your generous contributions help keep this
content coming, and I want to thank you very
much for your support. I want to especially
thank those who supported my work before this
compendium was released. You believed in me
and my work before I became popular, and I will
never forget that. Thank you, from the bottom of
my heart.
My Instagram Community
I am delighted to extend a special “thank you” to
my incredible community of dedicated followers
on Instagram! You helped me come up with a
number of the ideas and concepts that are found
in this compendium. Your continued support
of @assassin_NPC on instagram is valued,
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My YouTube Community
I’m incredibly blessed by the recent development
of my YouTube community! For those who watch
my videos and support my channel, thank you
so much! Your thoughts and comments on my
videos mean so much to me, and I read each and
every single one of them.
My Inspiration
Finally, I want to thank God because he gave
me the idea to start my Instagram account, to
post these silly roll tables, and to branch out
into compendiums and YouTube for you. All my
greatest ideas have come from him. He truly is
the best.
Thank you for reading this! Before you go, I
just wanted to say that you matter, you are
more valuable than you know, and your life has
a purpose far greater than you can see today.
Revelation is coming.
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Appendix A
Fillable Template

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Name: Date:

1. Ancient Civilization Name:

2. The People:

3. The Purpose:

4. The Power:

5. The Fate:

6. Hidden Power (Ext):

7. The Challenge (Ext):

8. The Cost (Ext):

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