A Quick Fantasy Side-Quest Generator

This is a quick and dirty quest generator for fantasy roleplaying games, specifically Dungeons & Dragons, and leans towards a more side-quest format than a large campaign or adventure.

Some creative interpretation required, as individual parts may not always fit together in a way that makes sense. This is part of the fun.

You can follow THIS LINK to have the results automatically generated and maintain some of the surprises.

If that’s not your speed, use the chart below by rolling 1d20 for each category (TYPE, NPC, VERB, SORT, SUBJECT, DEADLINE, REWARD) and plugging the results into the following sentence (the random generator has a few variations on it):

A(n) [TYPE] [NPC] approaches the party and asks that they [VERB] the [SORT] [SUBJECT] before [DEADLINE]. In return they promise to grant [REWARD] as payment.

And remember that if you’re looking for examples of cool magical weapons or items, this site has quite a few.

1d20	TYPE	NPC	VERB	SORT	SUBJECT	DEADLINE	REWARD
1	Ragged	Sailor	Steal	Bloodthirsty	Heir	Famine strikes the region	A heartfelt thanks
2	Polished	Acolyte	Find	Disguised	Blade	It wakes again	1d4+1 barrels of ale
3	Mysterious	Soldier	Mend	Undying	Monster	A terrible flood	1d3+1 bottles of fine wine
4	Seductive	Charlatan	Destroy	Haunted	Relic	The invasion begins	2d100 pieces of silver
5	Gregarious	Urchin	Outwit	Enchanted	Texts	The last day of the trial	A First-Born Child
6	Insane	Criminal	Protect	Clockwork	Tower	An innocent life is lost	A Life-Debt
7	Pontificating	Talking Beast	Hide	Uncanny	Monarch	The illness spreads	A Divine Blessing
8	Weeping	Entertainer	Understand	Lost	Letter	The day of the wedding	1d100 Gold
9	Imperious	Apparition	Bury	Holy	Betrothed	The chance for justice is lost	1 Magic Scroll
10	Placid	Folk Hero	Defeat	Wicked	Flowers	They all die	Information you need
11	Paranoid	Authority	Reach	Golden	Beast of the Wild	Twilight, 1d6 sunsets from now	1d3 Magic Items of Some Interest
12	Scarred	Artisan	Sabotage	Chosen	Treasure	Morning, 1d6 sunrises from now	1 Magic Weapon
13	Amusing	Peasant	Counterfeit	Secret	Tree	The ritual is complete	A Map to Grand Treasure
14	Arcane	Hermit	Collect	Prophesied	Bird	Noon, 1d6 days from now	1d3 Magic Scrolls
15	Enormous	Monster	Expose	Otherworldly	Mirror	The coronation is complete	Rename the location after you
16	Tiny	Noble	Reassemble	Broken	Tomb	Life becomes an insufferable hellscape	Double your money
17	Colorful	Blacksmith	Enshrine	Promised	Stranger	The spell wears off	1 Finely Cooked Meal for Everyone
18	Overjoyed	Outlander	Pacify	Cursed	Occultist	Everyone is transformed	1d4 Days Worth of Food
19	Pious	Friend	Transport	Stolen	Child	The spell’s effects become permanent	An exotic pet
20	Sinister	Sage	Free	Blasphemous	Warrior	The land falls into darkness	6d100 Copper