Zzoloft's Planar Blade (Mark IV)

Sorry for the unplanned hiatus, but Hurricane Irma put me in some kind of serious funk.  Anyhow, I don't think anyone's going to see this where I posted it on G+, and that seems like a damn shame, so here's a magic item:

Zzoloft's Planar Blade (Mark IV) - a finely crafted, softly shimmering scimitar with decorative etchings covering the blade, and a tasteful, jewel-encrusted hilt.  When swung, observers get a feeling they're being watched and can hear the low howl of far off winds.  The weapon acts as a +1 sword, though on a fumble, the blade vanishes mid-swing and strikes an unseen target on some unknown plane (the intended target is unharmed, if not somewhat alarmed).  Rolling a 1 on 1d6 results in the struck planar entity not taking kindly to such nonsense and materializing in the prime material plane to express their displeasure the very next round.

For extra fun, have players roll 1d10 when unsheathing the sword, with a result of 1 indicating the blade is currently elsewhere.

A note on the creator:  Try as he might, Zzoloft wasn't very good at creating magical items.  This sword was his fourth and final attempt at harnessing planar energies in an attempt to weaponize them.  In his short, but depressing career, Zzoloft made many other near misses (some nearly potentially useful) and died eventually (and unceremoniously) of self-inflicted wounds.

City Intrigue Something Something - Part II

The internet's own +Greg Gorgonmilk was kind enough to whip up a professional looking version of the Flowchart Thingy in handy PDF format for public consumption.  Huzzah, Mr. Gorgonmilk and may you live to be one thousand years old!

City Intrigue Flowchart Thingy v2

City Intrigue Flowchart Thingy

Posted on G+ last week, I'm adding it here to keep everything I make searchable in one location.

The City Intrigue Flowchart Thingy was designed to add some dimensionality for adventurers visiting a new city or town.  Use as little or as much as you'd like to add some color, create some conflict or introduce a citywide conspiracy.  Gone is the age of walking into a plain vanilla town!  Get the stink eye from the local Reeve.  Be bullied by really mean orphans.  Be sacrificed on the winter solstice by a rakshasa.  All that is possible with the really stupidly named thing below!

UPDATED:  Now available in PDF.
City Intrigue Flowchart Thingy v1

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Hi, my name is Gordon and this is my gaming blog. I tend to go through manic phases where I have a constant stream of random ideas. I jot them down as quickly as I can and hope that I get them all on paper before they're forgotten. Most of my ideas are RPG related and this blog is my way of trying to release them out into the wild. Fair warning, some ideas will be rougher around the edges than others, but if I think it's potentially useful, I'll post it. With any luck, you'll find something you consider gameable. Thanks for checking out my weird little stream of consciousness and happy gaming!