The Alignment Octagram

For those who like the moral ambiguity of the Law-Neutrality-Chaos alignment system but pine for the complexity of the ninefold alignment system introduced in AD&D, I offer the eightfold alignment system I call the Alignment Octagram!

	Lawful Neutral	Neutral Lawful
Lawful Lawful			Lawful Chaotic
Chaotic Lawful			Chaotic Chaotic
	Chaotic Neutral	Neutral Chaotic

Do with it as you will.

N.B. Neutral Neutral only exists as a theoretical ideal. No character who is Neutral Neutral engages in adventures of any kind.

Table: d4 Treasure Types

There are at least four treasure types in this particular game system/setting/world. This is the thirtieth table of the Table of Tetrahedral Possibility.

d4 Treasure Types

Roll 1d4

1. 2,000 copper pieces
2. 1 Melnibonéan gold wheel
3. 1d4 miscellaneous magic items
4. Betty White

Table: d4 Unexpected Visitors

You may expect at least four different kinds of unexpected visitors when you least expect it. This is the twenty-ninth table of the Table of Tetrahedral Possibility.

d4 Unexpected Visitors

Roll 1d4

1. A three-headed troll with a/an adjective noun.
2. An out-of-work gnollkeeper.
3. A circuit-riding anti-paladin.
4. A flock/herd of 3d4 perytons.

Table: d4 NPC Alignments

There are at least four different alignments randomly occurring amongst random non-player characters randomly encountered in random places. This is the twenty-eighth table of the Table of Tetrahedral Possibility.

d4 NPC Alignments

Roll 1d4

1. Lawful Ruthless
2. Neutral Indifferent
3. Neutral Chaotic
4. Chaotic Lawful

Table: d4 System Shock Survival

There are at least four different possibilities in a system shock survival roll. (No knowledge of system shock survival rules required.) This is the twenty-seventh table of the Table of Tetrahedral Possibility.

d4 System Shock Survival

Roll 1d4

1. Shocked, but not survived.
2. Both shocked and survived.
3. Not shocked and survived.
4. Neither shocked nor survived.

Table: d4 Languages, Elective

There are at least four different languages students may elect to study for whatever reason. This is the twenty-sixth table of the Table of Tetrahedral Possibility.

d4 Languages, Elective

Roll 1d4

1. Standard Beholderish
2. Invisible Stalker
3. Pidgin Red Dragon (Chimeran Dialect)
4. Shedu

Table: d4 Languages, Vocational

There are at least four different languages known only by members of certain vocations. This is the twenty-fifth table of the Table of Tetrahedral Possibility.

d4 Languages, Vocational

Roll 1d4

1. Nuns' Cant
2. Tinkers' Argot
3. Porters' Patois
4. Magic!

Table: d4 Languages, Common

There are at least four different languages with which most people are somewhat acquainted. This is the twenty-fourth table of the Table of Tetrahedral Possibility.

d4 Languages, Common

Roll 1d4

1. The Common Tongue
2. The Uncommon Tongue
3. Old High Common
4. Ancient Haughty Common

Table: d4 Latest Dances

There are at least four different dances dominating the current terpsichorean craze, in order of increasing fiendishness. This is the twenty-third table of the Table of Tetrahedral Possibility.

d4 Latest Dances

Roll 1d4

1. The Aarakocra.
2. The Achaierai.
3. The Flail Snail.
4. The Whipweed.

Table: d4 Desserts for Dragons

There are at least four different desserts a dragon might crave. This is the twenty-second table of the Table of Tetrahedral Possibility.

d4 Desserts for Dragons

Roll 1d4

1. A Lava (Child) Cake.
2. Pixies on Sticks.
3. Half an Elf.
4. A Brownie.

Table: d4 Fiendish Vocalists

There are at least four different fiends who might apply for the position of lead singer for your musical troupe. This is the twenty-first table of the Table of Tetrahedral Possibility.

d4 Fiendish Vocalists

Roll 1d4

1. A caterwaul.
2. A gibberling.
3. A screaming devilkin.
4. A sussurus.

Table: d4 Gate-Crashers

There are at least four different groups of gate-crashers who might arrive uninvited to your festive occasion. This is the twentieth table of the Table of Tetrahedral Possibility.

d4 Gate-Crashers

Roll 1d4

1. 4d6 centaurs
2. 5d4 pixies
3. 10d10 berserkers
4. 1d100 ants, giant

Table: d4 Mimic Disguises

There are at least four different disguises favored by savvy mimics. This is the nineteenth table of the Table of Tetrahedral Possibility.

d4 Mimic Disguises

Roll 1d4

1. candelabra
2. chamber pot
3. ladder
4. turnstile

Table: d4 Obscure Religions

There are at least four different obscure religions of which you might become aware, willingly or unwillingly. This is the eighteenth table of the Table of Tetrahedral Possibility.

d4 Obscure Religions

Roll 1d4

1. Hoopism (whose advocates believe in the universal truth of hoops and relate anything imaginable to hoops at all times).
2. Milletism (whose Milletants violently enforce a sacred diet of millet).
3. Odourism (whose adherents worship the Primal Scent, enjoy primal screaming, and avoid anything that masks natural odors).
4. Olfactorianity (whose followers tirelessly employ their alchemical knowledge to enhance, improve, mask, or eliminate various aromas and flavors based on an ever-changing creed).

Table: d4 Ominous Shouts

There are at least four different ominous things you might hear shouted on the battlefied or in the halls of Olympus. This is the seventeenth table of the Table of Tetrahedral Possibility.

d4 Ominous Shouts

Roll 1d4

1. "Release the Quacken!"
2. "To beetle!"
3. "Unleash Helen!"
4. "A tack!"

Table: d4 Unfamiliar Familiars

There are at least four different familiars unfamiliar to most, but you might meet a spellcaster who counts one as family. This is the sixteenth table of the Table of Tetrahedral Possibility.

d4 Unfamiliar Familiars

Roll 1d4

1. A tardigrade.
2. An elephant.
3. A koala.
4. A sea anemone.

Table: d4 Working Fiends

There are at least four different fiends making themselves useful in some way whom you might encounter (if you're lucky). This is the fifteenth table of the Table of Tetrahedral Possibility.

d4 Working Fiends

Roll 1d4

1. A lint adherer.
2. A guard gambado.
3. A watchflumph.
4. An emotional support tirapheg.

Table: d4 Artifacts of Questionable Historicity

There are at least four artifacts of questionable historicity you might discover as you rummage through attics, archives, and treasure hoards. This is the fourteenth table of the Table of Tetrahedral Possibility.

d4 Artifacts of Questionable Historicity

Roll 1d4

1. The Apparatus of Cow-Lich.
2. The Dentures of Dehntar-Nar.
3. The Gallbladder of Fecknah.
4. The Wand of Forkus.

Table: d4 Items of Dubious Enchantment

There are at least four items of dubious enchantment you may find as you putter about in dungeons, ruins, and others' domiciles and workplaces. This is the thirteenth table of the Table of Tetrahedral Possibility.

d4 Items of Dubious Enchantment

Roll 1d4

1. The Funnel of Engorgement.
2. The Key of Misplacement.
3. The Tool of Bedazzlement.
4. The Whistle of Ant Enticement.

Table: d4 Gigantic Overlooked Life-Forms

There are at least four gigantic overlooked life-forms with which you may become acquainted. This is the twelfth table of the Table of Tetrahedral Possibility.

d4 Gigantic Overlooked Life-Forms

Roll 1d4

1. The invisible behemoth.
2. The colossal cuttlefish.
3. The titanic transparent aerial blowfish.
4. The unseen unimaginably big monster.