The Chaos Project

The Chaos Project

Please note: The Chaos Project will be moving to a new format and site soon! Alxnet, the free service that I've been using for the Project, has been getting worse and worse over the last couple of years (in fact, it seems to be dead), and it's time to move the Project to a new and much superior system. The new Chaos Project will include all old entries, as well as a number of new features including a fourth and fifth section! Keep an eye on this space for more info. In the meantime, a Google document containing all valid entries has been created, and it's publicly viewable here:

The Complete Chaos Project (Google spreadsheets)

07/16/2008 - The new Chaos Project should be ready soon! Here's a sneak preview. You can't add to it yet, but all entries can be viewed.

The Chaos Project is a set of three living lists. Each has a different subject. Visitors are invited to check out any or all of them and add their own ideas - please! Think of it as a free swap shop for game ideas. Items need not be RuneQuest-specific, although many RQ items will work fine in other FRP systems. Older material has been archived online in each section. There are a lot of ideas here, and I'm very grateful to everyone who has contributed! Text formatting is by no means required, but for those who want to try it, there's an HTML tutoral and magic item template here. Note: I added protection from hijack spam to the old version of the Project on 11/03/2004. Note July 16, 2008: I've deactivated the main links, because they didn't work anyway. Please use the links above instead to view entries until the new version is fully functional.

Chaotic Features

When creatures are tainted by Chaos, literally anything can happen to them - but it's sure to be very disturbing.
View the infinite possibilites, or add your own twisted ideas to the list!

View the Chaotic Features archive -
296 horrible and weird effects!

The Random Hit Locations Table -
a numbered list of every possible combination of humanoid hit locations, for chaotic features that affect one or more locations.

Magic Items

Magic can take many forms. It can be natural, of the gods, or made by man. Artifacts can range from a puny magic toothpick to a Dragon-slaying sword. Got any magic to spare?

View the Magic Items archive -
over 50 magic items of all kinds!

Magic Item Creation - A simple system for creating new magic items by imbuing them with ordinary spells. Works with most FRP systems. Many of the items in the Project were created this way, although it's not required.

Found Items

The life of a repo man is always intense. Stack something on the pile of weird things that adventurers can find anywhere, or just stare at the -- what is this stuff, anyway?

View the Found Items archive -
Over 300 bizarre & boring items!

Found Items can be almost anything - an object, a place, treasure, even people. They're good scenario hooks; something odd to surprise a party. And some items are perfectly ordinary, which can be the biggest surprise of all.

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