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    100 Rumors, Plots, or Pieces of Gossip The Party Overhears at a Noble Ball

    DndspeakBy DndspeakJanuary 2, 2021No Comments1 Min Read

    One hundred different things you overhear at a Noble Ball.

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    1Duke _______ Has pulled out all of his business contracts from the port.
    2The head of House ________ was assassinated.
    3They are on the brink of war with a country.
    4Duchess ______ has been having a dalliance with another woman.
    5A Baron's son has gone missing.
    6________ has a secret double life, but no one knows what he does.
    7________ is looking for a new heir after their unfortunate accident.
    8________ is still dealing with their little monster problem. When will they get it under control?
    9The ball's most eligible bachelor/bachelorette is looking for his next partner tonight, but no one knows what they're into.
    10The baroness and the baron are cheating on each other and everyone knows but them.
    11________ made some bad deals and has trouble with some thugs.
    12Lord ________ has apparently recently renovated, expanding his cellar by a lot.
    13Green lights have been flashing through the baron’s son’s window. The baron is of course denying this.
    14The heir of Lord and Lady ________ isn't their true born child but was adopted.
    15A faction of nobles are plotting to convince the King/Queen to change succession rules because the current heir apparent wants to open up the kingdom's borders to more foreign commerce and cultural exchange. They are planning to frame the heir apparent for a murder.
    16Lord ________ has a hobby of testing his allies with poetry contests, but it's actually code.
    17Lord ______ holds late night parties in his basement theater where an illusionist creates shockingly explicit pornography for the audience.
    18Baron ——- has a bit of a gambling problem.
    19Baroness ———- has had several of her heirloom jewelry suddenly gone missing.
    20The King’s men are still looking for his bastard son and the reward has gotten quite large.
    21No word has been heard from the city of ______, perhaps the King finally had enough.
    22Lord ______’s secret is out and the church is said to be charging heresy.
    23The country’s gold supply is just debt to every other nation
    24It seems the larger cities are preparing for the worst regarding _____’s rebellion.
    25After the King’s personal guard betrayed him, he’s been paranoid and weary of even leaving the castle.
    26The merchants guild seemed to have hired a large amount of cutthroats and mercenaries, they must be looking to protect something quite valuable.
    27The last last lord who betrayed the church went missing, let’s hope Lord _______ is wiser.
    28The lord’s son is quite taken with one of the kitchen maidens— he won’t even entertain the idea of other suitors.
    29One of the lady’s tastes in the bedroom— well let’s just say that they are rather unorthodox and peculiar.
    30I heard that he has has lost his entire family fortune at the race track.
    31The family was on the brink of destitution, but suddenly came into a windfall out of nowhere. Sounds suspicious if you ask me.
    32I heard she is redecorating her home for the third time this year!
    33Did you hear? Her head housekeeper was caught replacing the family jewels with glass replicas one by one. It’s so hard to find good help these days.
    34The new stallion today they spent ungodly amounts of money to purchase hasn’t been performing very well in practice races.
    35I heard that the daughters of the lord and lady sneak out to the forest at night to dance in the woods with the locals coven. So unsavory.
    36I heard that his prize hunting dog has gone missing and he is inconsolable. The dog’s better off living in the woods than with him as a master if you ask me...
    37The Duke's second son has begot a bastard on the local soap-maker's daughter.
    38The vintage being served is actually a counterfeit wine being served in good bottle. I guess Lord ____ is not as wealthy as one would believe.
    39Earl ____ has been seen in the company of the local priest, going to confession more often since his wife passed.
    40The bard that is playing tonight has been having an affair with the Lady ___, its probably the only reason why she got the job.
    41If you pay the right servant, they can get you into a back room card game that all the richest nobles play in.
    42Marquis _____ was seen leaving the privy not moment after Lady ____.
    43A large platoon of King's Guard have been spotted outside the ball, who are they waiting for?
    44The head of the _____ household was found in bed with a member of their own family.
    45The oldest son of Lord ___ was crippled during a hunting accident. Some say it was not an accident.
    46Lady ____ is the sole reason why silk is simply unobtainable in the city these days. Look at her dress, its must be a ton of silk alone.
    47The Bishop was found in a compromising position with a lady of the night during one of his alms missions.
    48There is a schism within the Church of ____, one of their high ranking clergy nailed a large stack of proclamations to the church door.
    49Duke ____'s hair is completely false, he gets it enchanted by the temple each week.
    50King ____ will be attending the next noble ball, he is looking for a new wife after the tragic loss of Queen ____ last year.
    51Queen ____ has been imprisoned for infidelity against the king, the validity of his heirs is now being questioned.
    52Duchess ____ has allegedly been seen performing rituals deep in the woods at the full moon.
    53Lord ____ recently donated the vast majority of his wealth to the poor, an rather odd change of heart for the old miser.
    54The servants of ______ swear that the master of the house is the same as he used to be, the lady of the house disagrees.
    55The centerpiece of the feast was especially hunted for its magical properties, rumours say it is directly linked to the gods.
    56The Lord ____ just intentionally tripped his rival ____ on the ballroom floor to embarrass him, they should just dual instead of these pathetic displays.
    57The witch ____ is here, watching each of her children infiltrate the nobility. Be on your guard.
    58The hors d'oeuvres have been spiked with truth potion.
    59The entertainment are actually convicts who will be killed at the end of the night if they don't perform well.
    60Lord and Lady ____ have been inviting young couples back to their manor house after each ball.
    61The hosts of the ball have cheaped out on food; the “high quality” meat being served was purchased for cheap in bulk.
    62There are ‘genuine’ adventures at the ball! An actual, ‘for reals’, adventuring group!
    63A minor noble recently divorced his wife and married her sister.
    64The party did a cool thing they did, a cool thing they did and a wildly awesome thing they didn't do.
    65The party did a stupid thing they did, a stupid thing they did and an absurdly stupid thing they didn't do.
    66A local noble has allegedly been giving money to a woman who lives just outside of town...and to make a stranger situation, the woman in question is almost never seen outside her home.
    67I hear House ______ has recently discovered a new adamantine vein in their mine, That is the fourth lucky break they have had in a short period of time.
    68Baron ____ has had to decline attending ANOTHER ball, I fear he may have taken ill.
    69The former viscount ______ is set to be executed next week. Bloody fool is still claiming he's innocent.
    70Guests are saying one of the nobles is actually a succubus/incubus in disguise. 20% Chance for it to be true.
    71They’re denying it, but I heard the mayor’s son had to be dragged to the local medic the other night after they found him passed out in an opium den.
    72A nasty communicable disease is spreading through the poorest areas of the city, though the baron is denying its existence.
    73The baron is himself displaying symptoms of the communicable disease.
    74The Merchants Guild are unhappy with how the baron is ruling the city and trying to bribe officials and hire mercenaries for a coup.
    75An infamous assassin whom nobody knows what they look like are at the ball, with a contract to kill______.
    76The daughter of Duke ___ is set to wed the son of Baron ___! The couple seems happy enough with the arrangement but the Duke is not happy at all. A pairing between houses of such disparate rank is unheard of. Some say there must be a sort of leverage involved.
    77Did you hear? One of Lord ____’s housecleaners claims to just be some simple lady, but after saving the family from feared bandits? Skill like that doesn’t appear out of nowhere.
    78Baron ____ has been seen visiting the local orphanage more and more often. Many are beginning to think he has some bastard kids in there.
    79After that assasination attempt on the prince, King ____ has put the city of ____ on lockdown to find the perpetrator. I’ve heard that prince also wants to find the assassin, but I don’t believe he wants them dead.
    80You remember Lord ____’s middle son, yes? The thin, sickly looking one? Well, word has been going around that he just won the biggest archery competition of the summer! I won’t believe he won by skill until I see it for myself.
    81The House of ______ has been buying an inordinate amount of weapons, preserved food and holy water. No one knows why.
    82There has been talk that Lord ____ and Lady ___’s child might not be their real child, but a changeling. Doesn’t help that mercenaries and scholars have been seen exiting their homes.
    83The respectable noble family of ____ has not allowed one of their daughters out of the house in months. Some say they can hear screaming in one of the spires of their home.
    84The _____ family has been looking for their missing child for months. Most speculate they ran away with a secret lover.
    85That son of _____ is such a smart boy! He truly is a lover of knowledge. But I could have sworn I saw him close by the rumored area where a mysterious cult may be.
    86Lady ___ has been looking quite excited these past few months. Perhaps she’s pregnant?
    87My father in _____ has just informed me that important buildings and sectors of the city have been set on fire. With tensions rising, I fear this is a call for war.
    88The Lord’s son was suddenly kicked from prestigious magic school. The family refuses to talk about it.
    89__________ has a country house by the river. They disappear there from time to time, but no one knows why.
    90__________ is rumored to have taken a special interest in a child who lives in old town. A courier was sent there last week bearing a package.
    91__________ arrived late one evening to court. Anyone’s whose anyone had never heard of them before. But the Queens vizier seem to know them. How did they become such a staple of our circles?
    92Isn’t it strange that Baron _________ disappeared so suddenly; only to be replaced by an estranged and remote daughter from some tryst long ago?
    93You know how servants whisper; just last week I overheard our governess gossiping about the Queen. How does a barren woman have so many children???
    94The new scullery boy has been found sneaking into the lord's study late at night. He's no doubt a thief, but the lord always sees the best in people, and either doesn't believe it, or is willing to turn a blind eye. Potential Twist: The lord is having an affair with the scullery boy, and is more than happy to let folks think it's merely a case of petty thievery.
    95Baron/ Baroness _______ is suddenly desperate to raise or borrow gold. No one knows why.
    96Servants walked in on the eldest daughter of Lord ____ while she was alone in a side room talking with the son of a rich merchant. Her family is furious and her betrothal to Baron _____’s son might be at risk.
    97I hear Baron ________ has recently discovered his son is a draconic sorcerer. That means someone in his lineage has lain with a dragon! How scandalous.
    98The house of Marquis ________ is on the brink of war with House _________.
    99Baron _______'s merchant fleet was sunk by an off-season storm! He's ruined.
    100They say the youngest daughter of Lord _______ has run off with a bard.
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