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Brave Punishments
"It was just like that back then!" For anyone who thinks tabletop fantasy is too fantastical, Brave Punishments provides tables to fill out the background of any criminal, charlatan, spy,  or generally societally displeasing character.  Created for Fantasy Realism Jam and compatible with any ttrpg system, but most applicable with Western Fantasy (including but not limited to Black Hack, Dungeons & Dragons, Dungeon World, Palladium, Quest, 7th Sea, Symbaroum, Tunnels and Trolls, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, The Witcher, DCC, and GURPS.) 
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