Dark Lord Generator

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Dark Lord Generator

Armor & Color - 1d6

[1] Red cape, with black plate armor.

[2] Yellow robes, flowing, no lesser metals touch his skin.

[3] Green cloak, concealing twisting hazel and bone.

[4] Blue tabard, a fake smile, splints of steel.

[5] Orange turban, scalemail built for riding and ruling.

[6] Purple Ascot, air of nobility, brigandine spotted with stains.

Dark Motif – 1d10

[1] Skulls.

[2] Swords.

[3] All Seeing Eye

[4] Hands, especially severed.

[5] Scenes of Hell; great masses thrown into pits of fire, demonic gargoyles

[6] Spiders or Snakes.

[7] Three interlocking chains.

[8] Hippogriff, Manticore, or Sphinx.

[9] Wolf or Boar.

[10] Tiger or Goat.

Quirk of Appearance - 1d8

[1] Soulless Eyes

[2] Unusual skin tone; not native to this land.

[3] Horns, tail, pig snout, or other inhuman trait.

[4] Gaunt and skeletal. No loss of might.

[5] Symmetrical scars, hauntingly beautiful.

[6] Piercings everywhere, walking art.

[7] Disfigurement. Missing 1d2 limbs, barely alive, and yet filled with unnatural vigor.

[8] Obese.

Method of Movement - 1d6

[1] Levitation, or flies on black wings.

[2] Carried on a Palanquin, by slaves.

[3] On a throne on the back of a huge beast

[4] On a great extending staff, floating disc, flying carpet, pestle, or other magical device.

[5] Horseback, on a black stallion that snorts fire.

[6] On foot, like any great conqueror should be.

Method of Killing - 1d10

[1] Great mace, each swing sends multiple men flying.

[2] Unholy life-stealing sword.

[3] Dark Sorcery; dark mists that choke, skeletal hands reaching from the nether.

[4] Arrows of death, with a great white bow which penetrates steel.

[5] Inhuman Strength. Fingers pierce helmets and brains, kicks rupture bodies from groin to neck.

[6] Elemental Magic. Great gouts of fire or spears of ice.

[7] Transforms himself into a great stomping beast, a massive snake, or a hoard of rats.

[8] Martial skill and an enchanted spear. Charges into enemy armies without fear.

[9] Great flails or burning whip.

[10] Doesn't fight and carries no weapons, except for a hidden poison blade.

His Right Hand - 1d10

[1] Great Skeletal Dragon

[2] Succubus, bound by twisted love instead of demonic contract

[3] Giant, clad in impenetrable magic armor.

[4] Huge Dire Wolf, sword in mouth optional

[5] Sexy Medusa

[6] Grim Reaper, with a giant flaming scythe. May or may not be THE grim reaper.

[7] Servile goblin, abused by his master. Will betray him for revenge at the last moment.

[8] A particularly bloodthirsty mercenary; with no moral compass.

[9] Angel; bound with black chains and stabbed with many devil swords. The blinding helmet of reverse alignment could be knocked off to free her.

[10] Honorable black knight. Still has a soul, but will not betray their master.

The Dark Army - 1d10

[1] Orcs, Goblins, Trolls, and the usual monstrous rabble.

[2] Barbarian tribes, united under a lie.

[3] Undead- Skeletons and Zombies, mindless hoards.

[4] Cultists and slave warriors- blood rituals bind and enslave the unwilling into service.

[5] Demons of every shade and rank. Infighting is only stopped through superior force.

[6] Dark Elves, corrupted and beautiful.

[7] Beastmen from the woods and swamps, wanting to take the fertile land for themselves.

[8] Army of Clockwork machines, or mass produced golems.

[9] Mercenaries, serfs, freed prisoners. Lowborns promised land and title.

[10] Insectoid people, bred and produced in great hives, the queen held hostage.

Plot for Power - 1d8

[1] Ancient Magic Ritual. Requires mass sacrifice to achieve an incredible spell.

[2] Ascension. Usurp a God, or steal one's essence to become one himself.

[3] Military. Divide and conquer, his army is more powerful then any other.

[4] Political. Spies and diplomats lower the defenses of the free people, his army at the gates.

[5] Arcane Knowledge. Searches lands for magic tomes, learning unspeakable secrets.

[6] Summoning. Call forth the Old Gods, either to serve or because they pull the strings.

[7] Obelisks. Building monuments to their evil, they can see through each, they will know all.

[8] Glory. They will be the most known and feared named in history. The reward is eternal.

The One Hope - 1d10

[1] Chosen One, who will rise to greatness.

[2] Being shown love and compassion.

[3] Being slain in their sleep or with poison.

[4] Their own hubris and overconfidence. Challenge them to a duel and be a greater warrior.

[5] Time. They are getting older and slower, one day all things die.

[6] Their heart is locked in a box, buried at sea. Find it and stab it, end their reign.

[7] They are already destined to die; at the foot of a mountain. Make the prophecy come true.

[8] The Gods, if they would act.

[9] The People, if they would set aside their differences.

[10] The Magic Sword, if only it could be found.

EDIT: Somebody made an online generator for this post. Thanks!