I had a strange dream about traveling between worlds using magical portals, and decided to test ChatGPT. So this adventure is based on my dream and answers from Opes language model, ChatGPT.

All images are generated by different image generation AIs.

I use the Fudge Shape-shifting rules, and assume that the reader has read that article first.

This setting was created when we were playing Fudge on the #fudge IRC channel, some 10 years ago. We wanted to try a new setting but nobody had any ideas. So we decided to generate one by using the Seventh Sanctum generators.

For the setting I would recommend using the Story Generator or the Quick Story Idea Generator or the Quick Story Theme Generator. Then generate a bunch of ideas and pick the one that inspires you. For Sky Pirates of Doom World I got these:

• The initial Quick Story Idea was:

  • The theme of this story: metaphorical conspiracy.

  • The main characters: misguided inventor and unpredictable sailor.

  • The start of the story: apocalyptic event.

  • The end of the story: premonition.

• I also used the Quick Story Theme Generator and one of the results was:

  • Setting: pirate/cyberpunk.

  • Theme: loss-of-technology

Here I took the main characters to present the player characters. Inventors and misguided sailors: Sounds like mad scientists and pirates to me! The start of the story is going to be the setting. So a Post-apocalyptic world with pirates and mad scientists. Hmm that sounds like steam-/cyber- punk to me! Combine that with the cyberpunk/pirate setting and the loss of technology and we have Sky Pirates of Doom World!

In the spirit of this system all characters were also based on randomly generated descriptions and names, and we used Fudge on the Fly.

I found this process to be quite inspirational and I am going to use it again. In fact it was so powerful that I have remembered the setting for 10+ years even though we never actually did play the game. Perhaps I'll use this for my next Fudge Game! If you do use this method, please let me know!

But now, without further ado, let me present:

This is my third Fudge Compendium article. This adventure is based on a dream I had quite a while ago. When I woke up I promptly made enough notes to write his adventure.

In the dream I was trying to find a spear called the Moon Spear. It was some sort of “trust in god type of thing” and one of the obstacles was to select the correct spear among multiple ones. I think I was inspired by some movies. If the spear was picked correctly some sort of hidden place would open up. The hidden place contained a cloth bundle containing several items. To make things harder, only a child could pick the correct spear in moonlight. Once the correct choice was made, some prayer resulted in the spear appearing. With the spear comes the shadow guard, an army of fierce spirit warriors, only visible in the moonlight. This is also clearly inspired by books and movies.

Meanwhile some bad dude had come before, but had failed to identify the correct spear, and left with what he thought was the moon spear. This is when I woke up. In order to create functioning adventure, I had to add things not in the dream. Remember it was a dream, so you should feel free to make some changes for it to fit your world.

I have also on purpose not included any maps or charts but instead verbal descriptions of places in order to make it easier for you to insert this into your game world.