77 unique types of entertainment to find in a city or anywhere (d77)

d77 Result

1

A zoo that showcases famous monsters instead of regular animals.

2

A tavern that has a small river running through it. People try balancing on logs and knocking each other off to settle arguments.

3

A giant arena filled with water that allows for naval battles to occur.

4

A man dressed up as a tree, jumping out to scare passers by. Locals watch him get the tourists.

5

A wizard using his magic to play pranks on people, similar to Just for Laughs Gags.

6

A kenku orchestra. A kenku "plays" their individual part with their mimicry ability. They all come together My Singing Monsters style.

7

A massive cookout.

8

Once a year upon invitation, 3 villages within three miles converge at a gnomes wizard tower. (Leaving their homes unprotected) There are premade alchemical cooking pits, bonfires.

9

Strength contests (wrestling, melees)

10

Dex contests (darts, knife juggling)

11

Constitution contests (Eating the spiciest of peppers, holding your breath underwater)

12

Wis contests (riddle solving)

13

Int contests (Trivia)

14

Cha contests (music, comedy and team sports)

15

A cookout where everyone brings a monster

16

Watching monsters hunt people.

17

Feeding a gelatinous cube.

18

An all orc gladitorial games. These are captured orcs and trained to fight one another.

19

A centaur entering a jousting tournament but some scandalous actions taken with a mare behind closed doors led to him being removed.

20

A tavern-ship which launches from the top of a large but shallow hill in early evening, meanders down a long and winding river, and crashes over a waterfall into a lake at 2am. At 1:55am, the great iron-bound casks of ale and wine are stoppered, and everybody leaves the tavern to watch from the shore. The tavern's walls and roof are deliberately built flimsy, so they smash upon landing at the bottom of the waterfall, to a chorus of cheers. Afterwards, hundreds of laborers fish the casks, the tavern's hull, and the remnants of its walls and roof out of the lake, and haul them up the hill to rebuild the tavern for the next day.

21

A bardic song contest. Most of the bards are using Dancing Lights or Prestidigitation to create minor magical effects for particularly dramatic parts of their songs.

22

A cheese-rolling contest, where participants hurl wheels of cheese down a steep hill and chase them to the bottom. Broken ankles or wrists are common.

23

Night-fire archery, where participants compete to light small hay-filled lanterns suspended over a lake, using fire arrows.

24

A young copper dragon who has taken up residence in a fire-gutted warehouse, and tells fantastical stories to the children of the town in return for something shiny. Her hoard is mostly made up of curiously sparkly pebbles, flakes of mica, and pieces of broken glass.

25

A giant musical instrument made of long ropes, tied to huge hollow trees which act as resonators. A local half-ogre bard (chaotic good) plays the instrument by plucking the ropes with a long hooked rod, creating ground-shaking bass tones.

26

A pie eating contest. The village is poor, and having good meat pies be devoured in seconds seems like a horrible waste, so the pies are filled with gristle, skin and meat trimmings. They're surprisingly tasty, as long as you don't mind a bit of a crunch.

27

A century-old widely-played game of Assassin, where anybody 'killed' by their assassin must enact the most dramatic death scene they can think of, regardless of where they are. The assassin holds a large white flag to avoid alarming passers-by. Locals welcome the regular impromptu street theatre.

28

A wine tasting, featuring wines aged in high magic areas. Some of them are quite unusual, and every bottle is unique.

29

A face-slapping contest.

30

A cave full of delicate purple-and-white crystals, which make a quiet musical tone when touched. Concentrating hard when touching makes the tone louder, and can induce vibrato or change the tone's pitch and timbre. Regular concerts are held here by musicians trained in the use of the crystals.

31

A limerick competition. The more obscene the better.

32

A miniature elevated railway with a circular track three miles in length, populated by tiny constantly-moving metal golems on wheels. The golems are ancient and need no maintenance; if stolen, they will invariably escape and find their way back to the track. Messages can be clipped onto the golems to be delivered to locations near the railway. At sunset each day, the golems stop in little groups of seven and perform group acrobatics for one minute before resuming scooting along the track.

33

A contest to see who can leave the deepest tooth imprints on a chunk of wood.

34

A very elaborate derivation of rock paper scissors, featuring 101 different gestures and 5050 different outcomes.

35

A tiny zoo with only a single cage, containing an invisible monster. The owner sits on a stool in front, and purports to be able to see the monster, describing its long dripping fangs, its seventeen eyes, its surprisingly plush dense fur which it grooms regularly. If a patron gets too close, there's an almighty roar and the cage shakes violently. Locals' opinions are divided over whether the monster is real.

36

A moustache, beard and hair festival. Some of the competitions allow magical assistance, and the results are variously spectacular and hilarious.

37

A long downhill race on small wooden carts. Each cart is crewed by two people - one to steer, and the other to constantly drip melted grease onto the wooden axles to keep them from burning up due to friction.

38

A ceremony where, once a year, a randomly chosen building is emptied, set on fire, then rebuilt by the entire town. For this reason, no buildings in the town have fixed interior decor above the most basic, but ornate tapestries and wall/ceiling hangings are common.

39

Genital jousting.

40

An actual non-creepy circus with friendly clowns and happy carnies and non-abused animals and a jolly, gregarious ringmaster in a top hat, coat with long tails, and a waxed mustache. The ringmaster is obviously a woman wearing a fake mustache, but that’s about the most “unusual” thing about this circus. Come have a genuinely good time!

41

A clowder of friendly, curious stray cats that crave attention. They are basically a public fixture in the town by this point. At worst, they may trip you by standing behind your legs or cover your cloak with stray hairs.

42

Traveling caravan with an artistic flair and colorful covered wagons. They’re traveling minstrels and playwrights and love putting on a show, even around a simple campfire. They love bawdy jokes and new stories of heroism and adventure.

43

A local illusionist (who some think has gone a little soft in the head) likes to read heroic fantasy in the local park/commons. While he silently reads, little ethereal illusions of knights on horseback, kidnapped princesses, and snarling dragons materialize around him. Small crowds will gather quietly at a respectful distance to watch. Disturbing the wizard causes him to leave in a huff, and ends the show. It’s not clear if the illusionist is aware he is creating these images.

44

A magical labyrinth with a lot of traps and monsters. Nobody can die inside, instead they are portet back to the entrance and have to pay again. A grand price waits for the first who will succeed. There is also a magical "leaderboard" with the name and the meters without dying of the top 20 adventurers. A local competition is running and nearly any young adventurer tries to become the one who successfully makes it a little bit deeper into the complex.

45

Gnome-ball: American football but you use a gnome. The time honored adventuring tradition of throwing gnomes where you need them to be has turned into a sport. (Gnomes are equipped with some way to featherfall for safety.)

46

A legendary path of an old war battle, and a measum host doing a talking tour.

47

Shaved ice stand made from ice shaving off ice sculptures. They offer classes in sculpture, syrup making, and frost magics.

48

Giant bug racing. Like huge horse sized beetles.

49

Cockroach racing. When players enter random tavern they will see crowd cheering up particular cockroach with hilarious name. As soon as race ends player will be able to place bets for next race. (Also you can swap cockroaches with rats or snails)

50

A once-a-year gala for wealthy nobles, hosted by the thieves guild. Rules are simple, all guests are safe from any type of harm, but thieves must attempt to steal the jewelry and not get caught. The noble with the least stolen from/highest worn wealth gets prestige and fame. The thief with the largest haul, gets a title in the guild.

51

A druid convention

52

A Thai Ping Pong competition

53

Jester Hunt, drunk locals listen to jokes and hurl rocks at individuals who tell bad jokes. Goal is to stay conscious till morning.

54

An insult contest

55

Criminals displayed publicly, prominently, and perspicuously. Buckets below them raise money to keep both them there and the guard funded. Guard focuses effort on profitable offences only. No taxes exist.

56

Open Mic Night at the tavern.

57

In an imperial city, there is chariot racing with ferocious and fast beasts out of the monster manual as steeds.

58

An insect fighting ring. The current champion is a 10 year old that somehow caught a stag beetle the size of a dog.

59

One man band.

60

Knife throwing contests. The two contestants face each other and throw the same knife back and forth at each other. The last one standing wins a prize.

61

Museum of cursed (or silly) magic items, with a gift shop at the end of course.

62

Traveling Hall of Mirrors, it's a wagon that resembles a Traveling Medicine Show that it's entrance is actually a little pocket dimension, people pay 5 silver to enter this pocket dimension that has various mirrors that are warped and make silly reflections back at them.

63

A jail that doubles as a public-shaming petting zoo.

64

Badger races. Gnomes, goblins, and halflings race around an amusingly small circuit while riding large badgers, while spectators place bets.

65

Religious grounds of an information based god, has trivia based games.

66

A puppetry theater that re-enacts historical battles in gory detail. Blood everywhere.

67

A tavern with only one wine that induces strong hallucinations.

68

A public pool that no one uses anymore because their is something in the water.

69

A ghost train that uses actual zombies.

70

A ferris wheel powered by a friendly giant.

71

A free fall attraction in which a wizard teleports you into the stratosphere.

72

A daily fireworks show by a few of wizards trying to outdo one another. (Its getting dangerous)

73

A pub quiz at a local tavern. Winners get a prize, losers get beat up.

74

A desert settlement that holds a festival once a year where the hunters track down the largest scorpions they can find and harvest the stingers; the largest one winning. Afterwards, they roast and eat the scorpions.

75

A town built around a gimp cart that has not been moved in at least 20 or 30 years from the looks of it. Plants have expanded over it and it seems to have become an important piece of it. Every year a lot of people come to this cart, trying to meet the owner, who is the most acclaimed fortuneteller in the country. When asked, they all say (amongst other things): “she will fulfill your needs, winter, spring or fall”like a jingle, it’s wrote on ads on walls and inns.

76

A dungeon cleared out by previous adventurers made into a tourist trap or theme park.

77

Cockfighting but with oozes.