Having started out several Dungeon World games, one thing that I think may grow stale is the starting bonds.
update: While originally written for Dungeon World, the following Random Bond generator works well for Dungeons and Dragons: Fifth Edition (5E 📖).
Roll 1d20 for each of the four columns.
d20 | Relation | Action | Modifier | Subject |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ________ has much to teach me about | the ridiculousness of | angered | heirloom |
2 | ________ insulted me by | always calling out | knightly | reputation |
3 | ________ misunderstands me about | always pushing for | golden | dreams |
4 | ________ owes me | always relying on | blood | brother |
5 | I am bound to ________ for | never accepting | arcane | wealth |
6 | I blame ________ for | never believing in | bitter | argument |
7 | I lied to ________ about | never forgetting | holy | sanctuary |
8 | I rescued ________ from | never learning from | illicit | gifts |
9 | I respect ________ for | running a con on | family | honor |
10 | ________ may not know it, but I stole from them for | running away with | eternal | secrets |
11 | I travel with ________ as we both seek knowledge about | speaking poorly of | king's | authority |
12 | I implicitly trust ________ for | the ritual of | forbidden | knowledge |
13 | I will convince ________ about | being central to | noble | corruption |
14 | I will protect ________ from | avoiding tragic | primal | faith |
15 | I have much to teach ________ about | always believing in | guild | friendship |
16 | ________ must forget about | never yielding to | diabolic | violence |
17 | I will help ________, they are destined for | speaking highly of | prophetic | ramblings |
18 | I will learn ________'s secret about | the destruction of | nature's | visions |
19 | ________ is untrustworthy because of their role in | the creation of | apostatic | magic |
20 | I will sooth ________'s concerns about my involvement in | the dangerous allure of | lecherous | advances |
Of course this is just a quick relationship builder, which means it should have a larger application than just Dungeon World.