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Using bands for Quest Seeds.



Roll on the band table using the name as the BBEG of a quest. Or NPC to help.

(This is an example not fully written out)


BBEG / NPC





1

2

3

4

5

6

1

Beatles

Def Leopard

Minus The Bear

Man of War

Fleet Foxes

The doors

2

Band of Horses

Crazy Horse

Danger Mouse

The Yardbirds

Scorpions

White Snake

3

Arctic Monkeys

Deerhunter

Aquabats

Sheryl Crow

Dodos

Jethro Tull

4

Snoop Dog

Lamb of God

Screeching Weasel

The Octopus Project

Bloodhound Gang

Pink Floyd

5

Wolfmother

The Monkees

Seal

Alien Ant Farm

Nick Cave

Norma Jean

6

Gorilla Biscuits

Phish

Reel Big Fish

The Unicorns

Pearl Jam

Them Crooked Vultures



Then roll on the song / album title table to find your quest. (more band tables at the bottom)



E.G


Beatles - Abbey Road



Title

Quest Idea

1

Maxwells Silver Hammer


2

Octopus Garden


3

Here Comes the Sun


4

Polythene Pam


5

Golden Slumbers


6

She Came in Through the Bathroom Window




OR



Lamb of God - Ashes of Wake



Title

Quest Idea

1

Laid to Rest


2

Hourglass


3

Blood of the Scribe


4

Now you've Got Something to Die For


5

What I've Become


6

Ashes of the Wake




You could also look into the lyrics for extra inspiration.


E.G


Lamb of Gods "Blood of the Scribe" (Not a song I am familiar with but a lot of metal lyrics are gold)



"All of this comes crashing down

Cornerstone's gone

Sleepless, hopeless, no end in sight

Ink well has run dry

Fill it with blood of the scribe"


Already, this verse could be an incredibly good quest. The lamb of god has been contained in a temple or fort, but someone or something has taken the cornerstone or the key to the prison. And now the lamb of God is terrorising the region and needs to be put back in its cage.


This starts with filling something with the blood of the scribe. - The scribe could be one person or an entire faction. And blood could be their actual blood or just their "toil" or "essence"


The ink might need to be used to write runes on the prison or draw a trail for the lamb to follow back to its cage.



"Rest comes easy to the guiltless

The vampire laments as he prays for the sun

Doom, despair, tragedy

Are the tools of the trade

Cut to the bone, rob the grave

Unearth the stone, lay to waste

Defile the tome, rip the page

Strip mine the vein, lay to waste"



The quest needs to involve the "guiltless" - children, a kind old man, puppies. Some innocent to go speak with the "vampire" as they need their tools.


The rest of the secrets to bringing order back to the lands can only be found in a grave and only the innocent can rob the tomb with the tools.



"Frayed at the edge, flat-lined

The anvil cracks, the hammer

Relentlessly comes down

A new pariah is born"


After robbing the tomb, and refilling the ink, the new "pariah" is born. The only one to bring the lamb back is the innocent one transformed, and after the job has been done also needs to be destroyed.



"Climb the walls 'til nails bleed

Rip the hair, tear the seams

Break the glass, head in hands

Bell tolls endlessly, no end in sight"


And when the bell tolls, the lamb can be subdued and peace returns.



And of course this gives a lot of options a lot of randomness. Maybe a quest can be two songs jammed together. Or the names change. Or maybe the "lamb" is symbolism for a different faction












Other tables



Beatles - Abbey Road



Title

Quest Idea

1

Maxwells Silver Hammer

To retrieve a magical heirloom that will save a village.

2

Octopus Garden

Prison break before the squid feasts.

3

Here Comes the Sun

A race against time to avoid island annihilation.

4

Polythene Pam

A master of disguise has begun to collect a cult following to destroy a prince. Take them out or support the cult.

5

Golden Slumbers

After falling asleep the characters are transported to their collective childhoods to relive treasured memories. A time loop that turns into horrific circumstances

6

She Came in Through the Bathroom Window

A witch needs shoes and nails. She sneaks in the windows of a town and has begun killing people to get the supplies. She lives near a lagoon filled with snakes.



Band Of Horses - All the Time



Title

Quest Idea

1

Wicked Gil

Sabateur Wicked Gil plans to blow up a school. He needs to be stopped. Or used for other ends.

2

Our Swords

Four brothers were given four swords and when they fight together they are almost unstoppable. One of the swords was lost/ stolen in the woods. Find it.

3

The Funeral

A funeral will happen in three days. Before then three more heirs need to die.

4

Great Salt Lake


5

Monsters


6

I Go to the Barn Because I Like The




Arctic Monkeys - Whatever people say I am that's what I'm not



Title

Quest Idea

1

Dancing Shoes

A groom to be has been given cursed shoes for the wedding. They make him dance all night long until he dies. To take away the curse he must kill his wife. Or the curse maker needs to be bought off.

2

Riot Van

A faction has been convinced that the "arctic monkey" is to blame for their poverty so they are going start a riot to distract the elderman and kidnap the monkey.

3

Red Light Indicates Doors are Secured


4

When the Sun Goes Down


5

From Ritz to Rubble


6

A Certain Romance



Snoop Dog - No Limit Top Dogg



Title

Quest Idea

1

Trust Me


2

My Heat Goes Boom


3

In Love with a Thug


4

Just Dippin


5

Don't Tell


6

I Love My Momma



Wolfmother - New Crown



Title

Quest Idea

1

Enemy Is in Your Mind


2

Tall Ships


3

She Got It


4

My Tangerine Dream


5

I Don't Know Why


6

Lucky Star



Gorilla Biscuits - Start Today


Title

Quest Idea

1

Stand Still


2

Good Intentions


3

Two Sides


4

Time Flies


5

Sitting Around at Home


6

Biscuit Power





Title

Quest Idea

1



2



3



4



5



6






Title

Quest Idea

1



2



3



4



5



6




 
 
 

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