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  "description": "There's a Rand Roll and Chaos Gen Newsletter sent every month. This is the May version.\n\n\nHighlighted Gens and Tools\n\nThe prolific watabou has a new map generator with Tavern Maps, spanning multiple levels.\n\nOver at Itch.io, Steve Cooper has a series of pay-what-you-want d66 based generator for names, including Loch and Glen (Scotland), Cove and Combe (Southwest England) and Bois Et Colline (France).\n\nMystic Waffle has a simple Dungeon Map Generator and a Loot Generator. The map tool has toggles",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-29T15:37:26.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.randroll.com",
  "tags": [
    "Rand Roll and Chaos Gen Newsletter",
    "Tavern Maps",
    "Loch and Glen",
    "Cove and Combe",
    "Bois Et Colline",
    "Dungeon Map Generator",
    "Loot Generator",
    "May has been Steam Highwayman",
    "Smog & Ambuscade",
    "Getting Started in Highways and Holloways",
    "Bone Soldiers, Bone Knight",
    "Squire Risen, Knight Fallen, Seer Born",
    "Quests",
    "NPCs",
    "Taverns",
    "Factions",
    "Interview with Chris McDowall",
    "Modern Era",
    "Planar Adventures",
    "Fantasy Wilderness"
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  "textContent": "There's a Rand Roll and Chaos Gen Newsletter sent every month. This is the May version.\n\n## Highlighted Gens and Tools\n\nThe prolific **watabou** has a new map generator with Tavern Maps, spanning multiple levels.\n\nOver at Itch.io, **Steve Cooper** has a series of pay-what-you-want d66 based generator for names, including Loch and Glen (Scotland), Cove and Combe (Southwest England) and Bois Et Colline (France).\n\n**Mystic Waffle** has a simple Dungeon Map Generator and a Loot Generator. The map tool has toggles for Complexity, Chaos, Branching and Unique Areas\n\n## Gamebooks\n\nThe 100 Endings Gamebook for May has been Steam Highwayman, and is the last one for Season 1.\n\nI've also written two guides for Steam Highwayman, with Getting Started in Smog & Ambuscade (book 1) and Getting Started in Highways and Holloways (book 2). There will also be one coming for the 3rd book!\n\nThe 100 Endings Book Club will take a break for the British summer and be back for September and more gamebooks.\n\n## Rand Roll Articles\n\n**Solo RPG** s have been occupied mostly with finishing up Season 3 of Rolling Solo with an Mythic Bastionland actual play, plunging into Bone Soldiers, Bone Knight (part 3) and finishing up with Squire Risen, Knight Fallen, Seer Born.\n\n**Random Tables** have continued with more prototype Chaos Solo Engine tables, for Quests, NPCs, Taverns and Factions.\n\nContinuing with Mythic Bastionland is an Interview with Chris McDowall, creator of Into the Odd, Electric Bastionland and Mythic Bastionland...\n\n**Tables, Titles & Tools** have updates for Modern Era, Planar Adventures and Fantasy Wilderness.\n\n### Finishing Up\n\nGood gaming all!\n\nDuncan T",
  "title": "Newsletter for May",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-29T15:37:26.931Z"
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