D20x4 Odd Others

JMFenner91

    I am once again inspired by RowanAMon of The Bottomless Sarcophagus, in particular his ROGUE class. It's basically required reading for these tables, since he explains the concept of Others far more poetically than I can. My take is that they're creepy weirdo killers loosely aligned with cosmic death. Anyway, here are the tables:

This Other appears to be...

1. A plain-looking accountant. He has an air of stuffy mediocrity around him.
2. A moderately famous poetess known for her vivid descriptions of strange colors.
3. A thin librarian. They are very chatty and a master in the subtle art of small talk.
4. A human-sized doll carved from whorling dark wood. It doesn’t make any noise.
5. An alcoholic who can always seem to find more drinks.
6. A fluffy black cat with rose-colored eyes.
7. An obscure President of the United States. He smells of dust and old age.
8. A portly man in a filthy fast food restaurant uniform.
9. A brilliant neurosurgeon. Performs more eccentric operations for a high price.
10. A nineteenth-century sailor with a tangled gray beard.
11. A White Elf dressed in fashionable pale clothing.
12. An elderly barber. She has a jagged scar across her face in a disturbing pattern.
13. A stunningly beautiful androgynous figure dressed in dirty rags.
14. A skeleton wearing a fancy hat. It is fluent in many sign languages.
15. A cosmonaut that reeks of decay. It speaks only in whispers.
16. An unkindness of ravens. They seem to share one will.
17. A polite and aristocratic vampire that bleeds poison.
18. A mummy, wrapped in rotting linen. She misses her home.
19. A giant serpent the color of oily darkness. It has no eyes.
20. A nice old lady that exudes innocence. She just gives kind grandma vibes.

This Other is known for...

1. Nothing. Maybe they’re new. Maybe they just like the mystique.
2. The elaborate schemes and traps they lay for their victims.
3. The ludicrous amount of people they’ve murdered.
4. Their obsession with paintings.
5. Their efficiency.
6. Throwing ostentatious parties where only Others are allowed.
7. Their patriotism, which borders on xenophobia.
8. The kindness and compassion they show their victims.
9. Their literal silver tongue.
10. The vicious companion they call a “dog.”
11. Having died multiple times.
12. Their zealous belief in a deity.
13. Being connected to organized crime.
14. A famous botched job that haunts them to this day.
15. Their magic sword, SET AGAINST SEA.
16. Their horribly ugly personality.
17. Their fascination with snakes.
18. Their knowledge of the occult and the hidden.
19. Having four eyes.
20. Stealing from their victims.

This Other can...

1. Speak to and understand the silence in an absolutely quiet room.
2. Shed their flesh to become a cloud of freezing mist.
3. Turn invisible when in light.
4. Stab you really well with their collection of ornate collectible knives.
5. Fly on wings the color of the night sky.
6. Shift their form into that of a moth.
7. Use wozerdry.
8. Shoot beams of supernatural cold from their eyes.
9. Divine the past through tarot readings.
10. Summon demons.
11. Temporarily blind people by stabbing them with a magic pair of scissors.
12. Move almost imperceptibly fast.
13. Turn loose teeth into swords.
14. Talk to their shadow, which whispers secrets from their subconscious.
15. Easily access a massive amount of funds.
16. Use the ancient martial art of Durability.
17. Project an aura of stifling silence around themselves.
18. Command bugs and vermin to do their bidding.
19. See magic and the truth behind a lie.
20. Breathe poisonous gas.

This Other desires...

1. To kill as many people as they can in their lifetime.
2. Wealth. More, more, more!
3. The death of a rival who, knowingly or not, humiliated them long ago.
4. Books on an incredibly niche topic.
5. To wander this earth free from consequence.
6. Drugs. The more exotic and powerful, the better.
7. To travel to the underworld.
8. To find true love.
9. The truth behind the moon.
10. The financial ruin of a prosperous business.
11. The completion of an ancient arcane ritual.
12. To end the anthropocene era.
13. To please their fairy patron.
14. To fight someone of their own skill.
15. To not be an Other anymore.
16. To kill a family member or close friend.
17. To indulge in every pleasure, every food, every feeling.
18. A very powerful enchanted diamond.
19. To go to space.
20. To kill a BARD, their hated foe.