Generators galore

[jaegamer]

I love making props for my games.  When the players can hold a newspaper article or photograph in their hands, it makes the game that much more real to them.  Since I run a modern horror game, I need everything I can get to tie them into the real world -- then they're more freaked out by the weird stuff when it happens.

Here are a few of my favorite generator links:

• The Generator Blog - This is an entertaining read all on its own, and my ultimate resource when I need to find a way to generate, well, anything.
• Newspaper Clipping Generator - For when the investigators find that ever-so-pertinent article in the local paper
• Newspaper Headline Generator - Not as comprehensive, but gives a different article size
• Chris Pound's Language Machines - A vast array of name generators.  I rarely use the names as created, but they give me good ideas.
• Random Fantasy Town Generator - A good resource when you get stuck, or need a town in a hurry.
• Magazine Cover - It's meant to be humorous, but you can put a chosen picture on the cover of Time, Playboy or Rolling Stone.
• Seventh Sanctum - a variety of plot, title, blurb and other inspirational generators.
• Random RPG Idea Generator - Just what it says - people submit ideas and it randomly mixes and matches them.
• Jae's del.icio.us generator bookmarks - I'm constantly discovering new generators, so check my del.icio.us from time to time