Toni Sihvonen (order #92780) 62.142.248.1

Toni Sihvonen (order #92780) 6
Random Theod Tables
Gamemasters can use these tables to determine suggested
sizes, political alignments, and other details of unknown
theods.
Theod Size
dZ0 Size
01-14 Small: ld6 hundreds (each hundred should have a
thegn associated with it)
15-18 Large: ld6+6 hundreds
19-20 Huge: 2d6+12 hundreds
Theod Origin and History
Use the Saxon Chronicle (Chapter 2) to determine the
theod‘s origin and subsequent history. Most Saxon areas contained
small Saxon outposts or federate communities even
before their “original Saxon invasion” dates, and these may
have fragmented many times since then, as shown on this
table:
dZ0
D1
32-06
37-09
10-12
13-15
16-18
19-20
Settlement origin
Founded earlier than area invasion date
Founded during original invasion of area
Later invasion from the continent
Friendly offshoot of neighboring theod
Hostile offshoot of neighboring theod
Friendly division of a previous theod
Hostile division of a previous theod
mead Rulers’ Fates
Roll to find the length of each ruler’s reign, starting with the
:head's foundation. Most ealdormen or aethelings reign ld20
fears; on 20, you can roll again, adding to the total, or stop.
Roll to find the way of each ruler’s death. This suggests
whether the theod’s rulers may have submitted to, or
obtained submission from, other settlements.
d20 Fate
01-02 Died in bed
03-06
07-09
10-13
Killed in battle in foreign lands
Killed in battle trying to invade a neighboring theod
Killed in battle successfully defending the theod
14-15 Killed in a feud
16-17 Theod conquered, ruler exiled
18-20 Theod conquered, ruler killed
Ealdorman/Aetheling loyalty
Roll to find if the theod is now independent, or obedient
(more or less) to a cyning:
d20 Loyalty
1-8 Independent aethelingdom
9 Loyalty (Cyning) +3
IO Loyalty (Cyning) +2
11 Loyalty (Cyning) +1
12-16 Loyalty (Cyning) +O
17-18 Loyalty (Cyning) -1
19 Loyalty (Cyning) -2
20 Loyalty (Cvnind -3
Theod Traits
These miscellaneous features complete the random theod.
Roll ld3 times:
d20 Trait
1 Poor land - 3/4 normal wealth from the land:
downgrade outfits by 1
2 Rich land - 1 1/4 normal wealth from the land;
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
upgrade outfits by 1
Family of ldlO berserks lives here
Important resource - +lDZOlJyear
Famous magician lives here
Supernatural happenings occur annually
Magical site located here
Weak ruler; theod is really run by:
7d6 Ruler
1 his wife
2 his son
3 a powerful neighboring
ealdorman or aetheling
4 one of his thegns
5 an advisor
6
the cyning (roll again if
independent theod)
Divisive politics; ruler is opposed by:
ld6 Opposition
1 wife
2 father-in-law
3 son(s)
4 son-in-law
5 thegn($)
6 an advisor
Many more ceorls than normal; multiply Fyrd rolls
by 1 1/2
Many fewer ceorls than normal; multiply all Fyrd
rolls by 3/4
Many captive Britons here; danger of laet/slave
uprising on ld20 = 4 or less. Check each Winter
Phase.
Several prominent families of:
Id6
1 Franks
2 Frisians
3 Britons
4 Picts in Deira/Nohaut, otherwise
Britons
5 Northrnen (see Land of Giants)
6 Other (Romans. Goths, Nubians,
etc.)
Plagued by thieves and bandits
People noted for (random Skill, Trait or Passion +1)
Especially devoted to (random god)
Feuding with (pick another theod)
Feuding with (pick a nearby non-Saxon holding)
Related to (pick another theod)
Related to (pick a nearby non-Saxon holding)