Using bands for Quest Seeds.
- thescribe
- 8 hours ago
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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 |
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