Random Tables...Why?

Hi everyone,

So, why did I create a bunch of random tables? Why don't I just use the books? Why are there tables here that aren't in the books? The answers to these questions and more are right here.

So, as you read in the About Me section, I have been playing D&D for a long time. I've used the tables in the books, referencing them and rolling dice, looking back at the table to see what I've rolled, then telling the players: "You found 15 gold pieces, 3 silver, and a sword that has a faint glow to it." We're all familiar with this habit, right? Wel after you've been playing for so long, things change. You now have your books saved as a PDF file, (you still have the originals on a shelf, but now they're rarely used). You play online, with a group of friends from all over the world, or you play at an actual table, but everyone now has a tablet or, a laptop, or even their phone. Some of them still roll actual dice, while others have an app to roll the dice for them. With the digital age her, and in full blown glory, your players wait patiently as you skim through your list of tables, flipping through pages, scanning, rolling, and re-scanning the tables to find the correct outcome. You look up and now your players are starting to talk to each other, not about the game, but what movie they're going to see, or what's going on at work, or whatever else it is. You've lost their interest, you took too much time putting together the treasure loot that they've found. You didn't plan for them to find this treasure here, so didn't have one ready for them, and had to go to the tables.

Well, I have the answer for you. On top of being an avid player and DM of D&D, I also dabble in coding as another hobby. I've created a simple web page with a bunch of random tables (more tables are constantly being added to it). I am now ready to share this project with you wonderful folks. If you have any tables you'd like to have added to this, shoot me a message and I'd be happy to get it added. I'd like to make this a compilation of not just the standard D&D tables, but other tables you think would be fun to have. You'll notice that I've already added a few of these to the page. Let me know what you guys think!

So, without further ado...Let the dice roll, and the items be delivered. Go to the Table page to view the tables.