Your dice powered Dungeon Master

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An oracle is a Dungeon Master run on dice and a list of tables.

My oracle of choice is "Tiny Solitary Soldiers" for yes and no questions, and Ask the Stars for open ended questions.

Tiny Solitary Soldiers

1-No and

2-No

3-No But

4-Yes But

5- Yes

6-Yes And

In addition, roll a different colored D6. This is the Twist Die.. If it comes up a 1, there is a twist to the scene. What is the twist? Take 2 different colored D6, declare which one if "first" and roll them, then consult the following chart:

1st d6

1-NPC

2-PC

3-Organization

4-Physical event

5-Emotional event

6-Item

2nd d6

1-Appears

2-Alters the location

3-Helps the hero

4-Hinders the hero

5-Changes the goal

6-Ends the scene

Exactly what this twoword sentence means is up to your interpretation based on what you know about the goings on. This is even more open ended than the other systems I looked at, but I found it sufficient for my imagination. Once the scene ends in some way (the protagonist's goal is met or failed) take a breath, and roll the next scene:

1d6

1-3: Dramatic scene

4-5: Quiet Scene

6: Meanwhile…

A dramatic scene means the action doesn't let up! A quiet scene means there is no immediate danger, probably a good chance to gather intel or discover more about the characters or situation. A Meanwhile scene is a remote location and does not involve the protagonists! This should be immediately randomized as a twist and kept quite short