TTRPGKids BUSINESS CARD QUEST 2023 JAM

My Twitter Friend, TTRPGKids (which is managed by Steph C.) created a fun idea called the Business Card Quest 2023 Jam, and I'm participating. The idea is for TTRPG creators to submit a business card that on one side has their contact details, and on the reverse has either part of a map (that can be combined with the other business cards) or an NPC, item, or other TTRPG element to be used while playing a game. 

I submitted my card with a short table intended to add variety to the map elements other entrants submitted. Given the small business card size, the table is a bit difficult to read, so I linked to this post with a QR Code on the card to provide an easier-to-read (and with a bit more detail) way to use the info. For regular blog readers, it's possible this post may go live before my business card is submitted. 

I looked through the submissions and five business cards stood out to me: a campsite with a mysterious campfire and some shadows in the dark, a lake with eggs at the bottom, a bunch of different familiars, three trees full of a murder of crows, and some runes. Here's what I did with them. 

THE CAMPSITE SHADOWS... (1D4):

1. Mimic the PCs' actions perfectly.
2. Feed on the campfire, taking away the heat. 
3. Have no owners. The shadows move independently. (This was originally written as a small boy running into the campsite; he has lost his shadow and is in a panic. But, I couldn't fit the description into the table).
4. Are cast only by the PCs. Trees and other objects at the campsite do not cast any shadows. 

THE LAKE WITH EGGS... (1D4):

1. Is frozen. The eggs are sitting on top. 
2. Is sacred to a local tribe of kobolds. 
3. Is sentient, and speaks to the PCs telepathically.
4. If the eggs are eaten, they provide (1D4): 1) A curse; 2) a boon; 3) Indigestion; 4) A full day's sustenance

THE FAMILIAR IS... (1D4):

1. A dream that's been manifested.
2. The spirit of a deceased person. 
3. A spy for the Faerie Queen. 
4. A guide, but there's a 25% chance it will deliberately lead its followers astray.

THE CROWS... (1D4):

1. Are visitors from the Ravenfell.
2. Cough instead of caw.
3. Protect against all shadows. 
4. Can be befriended with poetry. 

THE RUNES... (1D4):

1. Were carved by local teenagers as a joke. 
2. Summon a long-forgotten saint or hero. 
3. Provide a cryptic answer to a single question, then disappear. 
4. When read (1D4): 1) Cast a cantrip, determined randomly; 2) Explode; 3) Disappear; 4) Bless the reader. 

I hope you enjoy these additions to the Business Card Quest Jam 2023! Let me know if you use any of these. 

Hanging: Home office (laptop)

Listening: Airegin by Miles Davis from the album "Bags' Groove (Rudy Van Gelder Remaster)"

Drinking: Winchester Double Oaked Bourbon Whiskey