Augury Tables Expanded

So, our group has generated a number of characters, and too many birth augurs come up the same, or no augur is created at all for those with a +0 Luck modifier.

So, scouring the internet for DCC house rules, and asking for feedback, I built these two lists.  The first chart is minor birth augurs for a +0 Luck modifier -- this is a short list, and the results will come up repeatedly, but they are thematic, and have relatively minor effect on the game.  The second chart is the standard birth augurs, plus others to add variety to the results, and provide modifiers to existing game mechanics that aren't touched on.

For those of you playing a D&D 3E or 5E game, it occurs to me you could use these tables as well – since D&D doesn’t have a Luck statistic, give your player characters a random modifier … -2 to +2 with a d4 if you are willing to give them a negative modifier, or +1d3 if you are feeling generous.

Enjoy!

Expanded Birth Augurs

For those characters with a +0 modifier to Luck, the standard Birth Augury chart is a bit of a letdown (here’s this awesome thing I’m not giving you).  So for any character with a +0 modifier, roll on this chart instead for a very minor bonus or penalty.

1d12	Minor Birth Augur	Effect
1	Spirit of the Lake	+1 to attack rolls with thrown rocks
2	Born Under The Bottle	+1 to save vs ingested poisons or liquor
3	Midwife’s Boon	+1 hit point (only bestowed at 0-level)
4	Forest Childhood	+1 to climb tree rolls
5	Not Seen Or Heard	+1 to Sneak Silently rolls (non thieves or halflings use 1d10)
6	Rough and Tumble	+1 to subdual damage rolls
7	Club Fingered	-1 to checks to hold on to things
8	Near Sighted	-1 to attack rolls with missile weapons at medium or long range
9	Scorned by the Gods	-1 hp healing received from lay on hands
10	Lost Soul	-1 to any checks for avoid getting lost
11	Snake-bitten	-1 to fear checks against serpents
12	A Definite Musk	-1 to personality checks with animals

 

For everyone else with a positive or negative Luck modifier, here is an expanded chart of auguries:

 

1d100	Birth Augur	Effect
01-02	Harsh winter	All attack rolls
03-04	The bull	Melee attack rolls
05-06	Fortunate date	Missile fire attack rolls
07-08	Raised by wolves	Unarmed attack rolls
09-10	Conceived on horseback	Mounted attack rolls
11-12	Born on the battlefield	Damage rolls
13-14	Path of the bear	Melee damage rolls
15-16	Hawkeye	Missile damage rolls
17-18	Pack hunter	Attack and damage rolls for 0-level starting weapon
19-20	Born under the loom	Skill checks (including thief skills)
21-22	Fox’s cunning	Find/disable traps
23-24	Four-leafed clover	Find secret doors
25-26	Seventh son	Spell checks
27-28	The raging storm	Spell damage
29-30	Righteous heart	Turn unholy checks
31-32	Survived the plague	Magical healing (if a cleric, applies to all healing the cleric performs, if not a cleric, applies to all magical healing received from other sources)
33-34	Lucky sign	Saving throws
35-36	Guardian angel	Saving throws to escape traps
37-38	Survived a spider bite	Saving throws against poison
39-40	Struck by lightning	Reflex saving throws
41-42	Lived through famine	Fortitude saving throws
43-44	Resisted temptation	Willpower saving throw
45-46	Charmed house	Armor class
47-48	Speed of the cobra	Initiative
49-50	Bountiful harvest	Hit points (applies at each level)
51-52	Warrior’s arm	Critical hit tables (double Luck modifier)
53-54	Unholy house	Corruption rolls
55-56	The broken star	Fumbles (double Luck modifier)
57-58	Birdsong	Number of languages
59-60	Wild child	Speed (each +1/-1 is 5’ of speed)
61-62	Elven blessing	Perception checks
63-64	Conceived at a wake	Carousing checks
65-66	Gilded palm	Personality checks with hirelings
67-68	Nature’s word	Personality checks with animals (includes cleric spell checks with animal targets)
69-70	Dropped As A Child	Saves vs charm or enchantment
71-72	Rough handed	Strength checks to break things
73-74	Owl’s mark	Any INT or LUCK roll to notice something
75-76	Marked By Fire	Saves vs fire
77-78	God-gifted	Divine aid checks (non clerics can try using1d10)
79-80	Grave Wanderer	Rounds to bleed out
81-82	Rune on the Lintel	Cast from scroll checks (non-thieves can always attempt using a 1d8 base check)
83-84	Bird Boned	Reduction to falling damage
85-86	Playful Childhood	Pick pocket checks (non thieves can try using 1d10)
87-88	Reborn soul	Disapproval checks (plus regular Luck modifier)
89-90	Zephyr’s Aura	Surprise checks
91-92	Smell of Fear	Armor class when withdrawing
93-94	Sign of the Ram	Grappling or escape grappling rolls
95-96	Always bruised	Unarmed combat damage
97-98	Born on the road	Forced travel checks
99-00	Fool’s Luck	Reverse modifier (positive instead of negative, or negative instead of positive), roll again.