Random Effects
Whether you’re using the Chaos Magic house rule or just need a random effect for a potion or herb, this table can help you quickly come up with some ideas.
Roll two D6 dice, or one D20 and flip a coin. Then find the matching numbers on the table (H is heads, T is tails). All effects end after a few rounds of combat, or a few minutes of exploration.
| 2D6 | Effect | D20-Coin |
|---|---|---|
| 1-1 | A flock of chickens appears and runs around | 1-H |
| 1-2 | A 10’ round cloud of bubbles appears | 1-T |
| 1-3 | You can only speak by shouting | 2-H |
| 1-4 | Anything you touch catches fire | 2-T |
| 1-5 | Heal 2 HP every turn | 3-H |
| 1-6 | Your hair turns into flowers | 3-T |
| 2-1 | Lightning strikes up to 3 targets of your choice (D6 damage each) | 4-H |
| 2-2 | You glow a color of your choice | 4-T |
| 2-3 | You grow to twice your current size | 5-H |
| 2-4 | You shrink to half your current size | 5-T |
| 2-5 | Teleport to any spot you can see | 6-H |
| 2-6 | Turn into a bunny, chicken, bear, or bird (GM choice) | 6-T |
| 3-1 | Your next attack automatically does max damage | 7-H |
| 3-2 | The next enemy to attack you automatically succeeds | 7-T |
| 3-3 | A wall of ice, vines, stone, or water appears in a spot of your choice | 8-H |
| 3-4 | You grow a beard of feathers that falls off when you sneeze | 8-T |
| 3-5 | A random DR Medium monster appears nearby | 9-H |
| 3-6 | A burst of sounds erupts from you, doing D6 damage to nearby creatures | 9-T |
| 4-1 | You turn into a giant stuffed animal, and cannot move or be hurt except by fire | 10-H |
| 4-2 | 3-5 Carnivorous Plants sprout near you | 10-T |
| 4-3 | Everyone within 20’ of you falls down | 11-H |
| 4-4 | The next attack a monster makes against you automatically fails | 11-T |
| 4-5 | Heal every ally by 5 HP | 12-H |
| 4-6 | You can climb walls like a spider | 12-T |
| 5-1 | You can speak with animals | 13-H |
| 5-2 | You’re invisible, and no one can see or hear you | 13-T |
| 5-3 | An inanimate object comes to life | 14-H |
| 5-4 | Your weapon or wand disappears | 14-T |
| 5-5 | A monster’s weapon or wand disappears | 15-H |
| 5-6 | You can make an extra attack | 15-T |
| 6-1 | You turn rainbow colors | 16-H |
| 6-2 | Your eyebrows grow a foot long, blocking your vision | 16-T |
| 6-3 | You float and drift in the air, unable to control where you fly | 17-H |
| 6-4 | You can move super fast | 17-T |
| 6-5 | You move super slow | 18-H |
| 6-6 | When you talk, bubbles come out of your mouth instead of words | 18-T |
| Everyone in your party farts, causing any nearby monsters to take D6 acid damage | 19-H | |
| You sprout a third eye and two more ears, and automatically succeed on all Perception Checks | 19-T | |
| A fireball explodes in a location of your choice, doing 2D6 damage | 20-H | |
| Your attacks to an extra D6 damage | 20-T |