Random generators are things of beauty if done right. They have the potential to go beyond and pierce a hole in a fabric of one's perception of reality just because. There is always a chance that such generator will offer something so unexpected and out of leftfield that it will inspire some positive development in the creative process.
Today i'm going to tell about one of the most fascinating random text generators out there.
Springhole is home to all things related to role-playing games. One of its premier sections are Random Generators where you can find an assorted collection of random generators for every single element of the role-palying games. From names to such peculiar things as motivations behind characters actions or even their deeply hidden secrets.
You can also use world-building and plot-suggesting tools if you are feeling lacking for some reason. There are even a specific generators dedicated to wing and horn design. You can also find a boredom cure generator and cause of death generator. But all of them pale in comparison with this one.
Among other things - you can generate your own set of scars and amputations for the character. As if every other type of random generator was not enough... The reason for such generator to exist is rather simple. It adds something to the game. Such little details add a texture and attitude to the character. And that is something that can trigger narrative developments, often rather unexpected. Which always a good thing.
It is fun from a multiple standpoints. With a little help of this one you can generate a couple of marks of eventful existence. All for the sake of making more elaborate and sophisticated gameplay. You can generate how your character lost an eye in a domestic altercation and also got a "z" scratch near his left ear and then also lost a couple of limbs during an encounters with wolves, dinosaurs, black holes, oblivion and simply on a dare.
It is legitimately hilarious at times. You get packs of three on each turn and they often form a narrative of its and it is almost always rather poetic. On the other hand, this generator is rather interesting thing on its own merits. As a tool for conceptual writing it provides enough material for an elaborate constructions of series of unfortunate events.
For example, here is a story of domestic abuse and misfortune:
A massive scar on the over the left eye received in a fight with a spouse.
A large scar on the right middle finger received in a fight with a parent.
A missing right ear lost due to a household accident.
Or here's a story of three consequetive bouts of unfortunate events:
A large scar on the right little finger received due to a recreational accident.
A small scar on the left shoulder received due to a fall.
A missing right lower arm lost due to an incident with a bear.
A missing right thumb received due to an incident with a robot.
A missing right leg lost due to an encounter with a black hole.
A tiny scar on the right upper lip received in a fight picked with a concept of beauty.
A massive scar on the left side of the upper abdomen received due to falling into an oblivion.
A tiny scar on the right cheek received due to an accident with a large machine.
A missing right big toe lost due to boredom.
Some of these injuries remind of various scars and amputations from the pop culture. You get references to Darth Vader cutting off Luke Skywalker's hand, John Connor getting his scar across the face due to a fight with T-800, Liam Neeson having a scar on each due to fight with a wolf, you even get a shout-out to Frodo getting his finger bitten off by gnarly little creature. It is worth trying to figure out from where comes which sentences even though actual connection is nothing more than a coincidence.
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