The Book of Random Tables: Grimdark

d100 Random Tables for Dark Fantasy RPGs

Bring the bleak worlds of grimdark fantasy to life. The Book of Random Tables: Grimdark is designed to help game masters add texture, mystery, and brutality to their RPG campaigns with dozens of d100 tables tailored specifically for the darker side of the genre.

This book is not intended to provide complete adventures for you. Instead, it supplements your creativity, helping you layer meaningful details into every scene, settlement, and encounter. Use these tables during prep or roll on them in the middle of a session to surprise your players and enrich your world.

What’s Inside:

Items & Things

Seven d100 tables packed with strange, eerie, and unsettling discoveries, including:

• Items at the Bottom of a Pit
• Items Bricked Up in a Wall
• Items in a Burned Fishing Village
• Items in a Plague Doctor’s Bag
• Items in a Shallow Grave
• … and more. Perfect for adding texture and atmosphere to grim locales.

NPCs

Populate your world with:

• 400 Bandits, Thieves, and Spies
• 200 Mercenaries
• 100 Plague Doctors

These pre-generated NPCs bring danger, intrigue, and bleak personalities to any encounter.

Mutations & Symptoms

One d100 table of grotesque corruptions and afflictions. Ideal for grimdark worlds steeped in disease, chaos, and decay.

Names

A massive selection of naming tables designed to reinforce tone and theme, including:

• Elf Names
• 500 Harsh Names
• Location Names
• Tyrant Names
• Warrior Monikers

Never stall again when players ask, “What’s their name?”

Rumors & Odd Jobs

A d100 table of tavern rumors, whispered secrets, and small side quests that pull players deeper into the mud-soaked world.

Grimdark Adventures

Whether you're crafting a brutal low-fantasy campaign or adding grim undertones to your existing setting, this book gives game masters fast, evocative inspiration at the table.

Sharpen your blade. Brace your nerves. Enter the world of grimdark fantasy.