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.
Colour | Form | Descriptive | Origin |
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01. Lemondrop | 01. Orb | 01. Pearlescent | 01. Angel’s tears |
02. Oxblood | 02. Pyramid | 02. Adamantine | 02. Petrified organ |
03. Sooty | 03. Cabochon – round | 03. Vitreous | 03. Unicorn’s brow |
04. Ultramarine | 04. Cabochon – oval | 04. Oily | 04. Daemonheart |
05. Orange-Violet | 05. Teardrop | 05. Iridescent | 05. Rose’s heart |
06. Moonsilver | 06. Cushion | 06. Opaque | 06. Coagulated ichor |
07. Bile | 07. Brilliant-facet | 07. Twinkling | 07. Divine breath |
08. Osseous | 08. Lenticular | 08. Glowing | 08. Solidified dream |
09. Smaragdine | 09. Eyeball | 09. Pulsing | 09. Marrow of the earth |
10. Golden | 10. Spiral | 10. Waxy | 10. Last emperor’s soul |
11. Heliotrope | 11. Uncut crystal mass | 11. Twinned | 11. Worldfire flashpoint |
12. Carmine | 12. Egg | 12. Bearing inclusions | 12. Six overlapping magics |
13. Smoky | 13. Figure – humanoid | 13. Frosted | 13. End of the rainbow |
14. Starlight | 14. Figure – bestial | 14. Chatoyant | 14. Death’s gift |
15. Ember | 15. Scale | 15. Starred | 15. Seven-generation curse |
16. Chartreuse | 16. Amorphous | 16. Murmuring | 16. Dragon brain |
17. Verdigris | 17. Cylindrical | 17. Shivering | 17. Cobra’s wisdom |
18. Bronze | 18. Shard | 18. Warm | 18. Imperial honey |
19. Tyrian | 19. Plume | 19. Cold | 19. Witchbond |
20. Cerulean | 20. Cross | 20. Snowflake-scattered | 20. Martyr’s fallen blood |