GLoGtober is back, this time under new leadership… me! Sundered has handed me the reins to continue the eldritch tradition of GLoGtober, and continue it I shall. Here are the rules for this year’s iteration:
- The prompt list (this post) will be released in September, giving time for people to write their content to post in October.
- There are seven d6 tables, each containing potential prompts. These d6 tables were created by some of the top contributors to GLoGtober ‘21. Each “challenge” you roll a d6; this is your prompt. If you don’t like it, roll again until you get one you want.
- Even though the title references the GLoG, your contributions don’t necessarily have to be related to the GLoG. If you want to write a MÖRK BORG background or Troika! adventure based on one of the prompts, go for it. The point of GLoGtober is that you’re making RPG material.
- There are no prizes or badges. This is just an event meant to facilitate creative and interesting blogposts.
1. Mundane animals, musical instruments, and tools that don't exist on Earth
2. Moving dungeons
3. Fashion and aesthetic trends
4. Superheroes
5. Slang, jargon, and symbology
6. Diegetic magic
Challenge 2 (Phlox)
1. Cycles of violence
2. Plot hooks drawn from PCs' families
3. Fun magic item creation rules
4. PC death
5. 1st-level domain play
6. Unique combat systems
Challenge 3 (TheFirstGokun)
1. Afrofantasy
2. Cooking
3. Bosses
4. Prehistory (no dinosaurs)
5. Base building
6. Things in jars
Challenge 4 (metalsnail)
1. Adventure
2. Feasts
3. Mundane NPCs
4. Wilderness
5. Monsters with wants
6. Crafting or alchemy
Challenge 5 (semiurge)
1. The opposite of Dark Souls
2. Post-apocalyptic - except the apocalypse wasn’t one of the usual suspects
3. Hex or location based on where you live
4. Mechanics or encounters for roads
5. Demiplanes
6. Random generator
Challenge 6 (Archon's Court)
1. Player-relevant social traditions
2. Small gods
3. Fast travel methods
4. Townbuilding
5. What’s in the City of Mounds?
6. A randomizer other than dice (tarot cards, dominos, etc.)
Challenge 7 (CatDragon)
1. Vampires
2. Modern fantasy
3. Ravens
4. High-level adventures
5. Anime-inspired content
6. Esoterica
