Lately I've been experimenting with pictures (specifically, old illustrations and engravings) as a random idea generator. I've written up three posts on the subject, the first being a general overview, the other two an example of generating a campaign setting, and (Runequest 6) character creation using random pictures. The first post is linked in this post, the other two follow it directly.

Lately I've been experimenting with pictures (specifically, old illustrations and engravings) as a random idea generator. I've written up three posts on the subject, the first being a general overview, the other two an example of generating a campaign setting, and (Runequest 6) character creation using random pictures. The first post is linked in this post, the other two follow it directly.

I've played through the first 13 scenes of a RQ adventure with Mythic and using the picturesfor randomideas, and it's going well so far. I'll get them typed up and posted soon.

But for now, I hope this sparks some ideas for people.