Random Wikipedia article for game element

MetaRob · 10-26-2014, 12:10 AM

The other day I saw someone's blog or something and what the guy was doing was using a random Wikipedia article as an element in his roleplaying game. Now I can't find that page or who was doing it. Does anyone know who that was?

Stormcrow · 10-27-2014, 09:09 AM

This?

The linked page in that article doesn't seem to be up.

MetaRob · 10-27-2014, 11:41 PM

Hmm... That's interesting, but it was maybe some guy's blog on a gaming site. So for instance, I take 3 random articles from Wikipedia:

Number one hits of 2011 (Switzerland)

Virginia's 17th Congressional District

Tullio Regge

So, maybe some theory advanced by theoretical physicist Tullio Regge leads to a time machine used to transport the Black-Eyed Peas to the year 1843. So, something bizarre like that. Anyway, I can't find the guy's page.

quarkstomper · 10-28-2014, 12:07 PM

Jürgen Hubert set up something very like that for his Arcana Wiki site. It's more limited than a random plot element generator accessing the whole of the Wikipedia, but it can still come up with some fun stuff:

Random Adventure Seeds

(Which reminds me, I really ought to write up some more stuff for the Arcana Wiki)

10-26-2014, 12:10 AM	#1
MetaRob Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Philippines	Random Wikipedia article for game element The other day I saw someone's blog or something and what the guy was doing was using a random Wikipedia article as an element in his roleplaying game. Now I can't find that page or who was doing it. Does anyone know who that was? __________________ I have the GURPS Fanatic mental disadvantage [-15 points]

10-27-2014, 09:09 AM	#2
Stormcrow Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ronkonkoma, NY	Re: Random Wikipedia article for game element This? The linked page in that article doesn't seem to be up.

10-27-2014, 11:41 PM	#3
MetaRob Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Philippines	Re: Random Wikipedia article for game element Hmm... That's interesting, but it was maybe some guy's blog on a gaming site. So for instance, I take 3 random articles from Wikipedia: Number one hits of 2011 (Switzerland) Virginia's 17th Congressional District Tullio Regge So, maybe some theory advanced by theoretical physicist Tullio Regge leads to a time machine used to transport the Black-Eyed Peas to the year 1843. So, something bizarre like that. Anyway, I can't find the guy's page. __________________ I have the GURPS Fanatic mental disadvantage [-15 points]

10-28-2014, 12:07 PM	#4
quarkstomper Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: The Enchanted Land-O-Cheese	Re: Random Wikipedia article for game element Jürgen Hubert set up something very like that for his Arcana Wiki site. It's more limited than a random plot element generator accessing the whole of the Wikipedia, but it can still come up with some fun stuff: Random Adventure Seeds (Which reminds me, I really ought to write up some more stuff for the Arcana Wiki) __________________ Read "Danger Cay" at Hannibal Tesla Adventure Magazine! Pulp Era Adventure and Two-Fisted Science in the futuristic world of 1935!