You don't need an exhaustive list of enemies for many games. The small details of a stat block are the easiest things to adjust on the fly. Need a harpy? Take a standard orc or bandit stat block and give it a fly speed. Maybe add a sonic shriek attack using 10+HD as a DC basis. The shriek can do a 1d6 damage or something more interesting like deafening opponents. That's all needed for a OSR style game. For things like Tunnel Goons, it's even simpler.

So instead of a multitude stat blocks, we need some spark tables or generators to help inspire stories. And so we get to the meat of the post. I've partially developed a rules-lite Samurai Jack inspired game. Work is currently stalled because there just aren't enough hours in the day. But I thought I'd share this generator for creating random mook gangs. So roll 2d20 and make some weirdos for a vaguely post-apoc science-fantasy game!

1d20 (motif)

1. Vikings

2. Cowboys

3. Gangsters

4. Ninjas

5. Sailors

6. Punks

7. Greasers

8. Bikers

9. SWAT

10. Priests

11. Legionnaires

12. Samurai

13. Businessmen

14. Hillbillies

15. Banditos

16. Magicians

17. Clowns

18. Mimes

19. Ballerinas

20. Sentai Rangers

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1d20 (physiology)

1. Alligators

2. Robots

3. Cats

4. Insects

5. Bulls

6. Squids

7. Monkeys

8. Snakes

9. Eels

10. Wolves

11. Frogs

12. Bats

13. Gorillas

14. Scorpions

15. Slimes

16. Crabs

17. Mosaic pixelations

18. Greys

19. Devils

20. Birds

What combination of mook is your favorite?

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