Most Precious Beauty

rpg general
Twinkling and glimmering, shimmering and shining; atop a massy pile of golden coin, perhaps, or the brilliant crowning glory of the head that wears that heavy burden.

Or perhaps that gleaming gem came prized from between a dragonlord’s lyre-curved horns; or drawn from the throat of a frozen phoenix; or

… Whether gathered from a bloodied altar, gifted from a a dying spirit’s grasp, conjured from strange wombs by witchcraft or willpower, some jewels are unique in their oft-strange beauty.


This 4d20 table offers a quick route to generating unusual gemstones. Roll more than once and combine, if desired, for chaotic results.

ColourFormDescriptiveOrigin
01. Lemondrop01. Orb01. Pearlescent 01. Angel’s tears
02. Oxblood02. Pyramid02. Adamantine02. Petrified organ
03. Sooty03. Cabochon – round03. Vitreous03. Unicorn’s brow
04. Ultramarine04. Cabochon – oval04. Oily04. Daemonheart
05. Orange-Violet05. Teardrop05. Iridescent05. Rose’s heart
06. Moonsilver06. Cushion06. Opaque06. Coagulated ichor
07. Bile07. Brilliant-facet07. Twinkling07. Divine breath
08. Osseous08. Lenticular08. Glowing08. Solidified dream
09. Smaragdine09. Eyeball09. Pulsing09. Marrow of the earth
10. Golden10. Spiral10. Waxy10. Last emperor’s soul
11. Heliotrope11. Uncut crystal mass11. Twinned11. Worldfire flashpoint
12. Carmine12. Egg12. Bearing inclusions12. Six overlapping magics
13. Smoky13. Figure – humanoid13. Frosted13. End of the rainbow
14. Starlight14. Figure – bestial14. Chatoyant14. Death’s gift
15. Ember15. Scale15. Starred15. Seven-generation curse
16. Chartreuse16. Amorphous16. Murmuring16. Dragon brain
17. Verdigris17. Cylindrical17. Shivering17. Cobra’s wisdom
18. Bronze18. Shard18. Warm18. Imperial honey
19. Tyrian19. Plume19. Cold19. Witchbond
20. Cerulean20. Cross20. Snowflake-scattered20. Martyr’s fallen blood
of course, since gems can show different colours at different angles (pleochroism), like water sapphire, or sport multiple colours, like rainbow tourmaline or banded agate, the more colours the merrier — and what about some of those other things, aha

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