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RPGaDay 2025 16: Overcome

Today’s topic is “Overcome”, so I figured to make a table of fun little situation seeds. None of these have solutions or outcomes that I think are relevant. They’re just ideas that seem fun to engage with. Let me know if you find any of these useful!

d10 Overcome
1 A dungeon in the middle of collapse, filled with traps and monsters
2 A curse has fallen over a village, affecting everyone who steps foot in it
3 A monster in the dungeon is unkillable though cannot leave the dungeon
4 A vicious lie has been spread about the PCs, causing all to believe them to be villains
5 An ancient plague spreads the land, and its only recorded cure is an extinct plant from a remote forest
6 The guide who led the party deep into the dungeon snuffs the torch and runs away
7 An undending blizzard surrounds a mountain housing a monastary with the ancient relic
8 The evil necromancer is the town’s most beloved benefactor, unbeknownst to the people
9 A middling goblin tribe has found advanced space weaponry in a crashed interstellar ship
10 A PC is beset by psychic attacks by a monster hunting them from afar

Look forward to more RPGaDAY posts throughout the month! RPGaDAY Setup