Friday, November 8, 2019

Ghost Gang Random Tables for Esoteric Enterprises or whatever modern urban fantasy you got

In anticipation of Cavegirl's AWESOME Esoteric Enterprises coming out bigger and badder, here are my thoughts on Ghost Gangs. Because people die all the time, there's almost always a few ghosts in a rough collective, if not an outright organized body of the disembodied.

They're a fantastic organization to hire out freelancers, because they need a literal pair of hands (or 4) to lift up a priceless painting from one subterranean hidey-hole and carry it safely to theirs. 

(Also here's a link to the player's handbook for Esoteric Enterprises, with which one can create ghosts.)

From Wikipedia

WHAT DOES THIS GHOST GANG WANT ANYWAY


  1. Enchanted fresh food to actually eat. 
  2. Ancient vinyl pressing of ritual music.
  3. Large (4' x 6') oil painting, frame optional.
  4. Unenchanted stone idol.
  5. Large pile of enemy's wealth to be destroyed dramatically.
  6. DVDs and DVD player. Holy oil to anoint such that they can push the buttons.
  7. Hookah, brick of undergrown-cultivated herb. 
  8. Blessed salt to keep out uninvited spirits.
  9. Silver-coated sword that they can wield.
  10. Rune-carved zippo lighter shipment. They don't run out of fuel.
  11. Ectoplasm-filled jar, the remains of one of their own.
  12. Liber Noctis, a book of binding ghosts. A furnace to destroy it in.
  13. Soul trapper's scalp or forefinger.


WHO HAS IT WHO IS TERRIBLE


  1. A thief-lich (HD6) and her disciples.
  2. Null soul zone-dwelling scavengers. 
  3. Overly large cryptid.
  4. Nearby police precinct. 
  5. Bank vault, front for some undead businessfolk.
  6. Devotee of the Void and their flock.
  7. Rival ghost gang.
  8. Urban explorers, last seen diving the depths.


WHERE DO THEY HOLE UP


  1. Underground, an abandoned subway stop
  2. Aboveground, in an unknown safehouse
  3. Underground, beneath a small settlement of worshippers / traders
  4. Underground, in an automatic sewer processing system
  5. Underground, in an ancient building that was built over hundreds (?) of years ago but looks like it's from the 1980s
  6. Aboveground, a squat atop an abandoned (?) building


Oh yeah, obviously if you get a location or WHO HAS IT from the What they want table, don't bother rolling on the later tables unless you want.