Prophecies & Omens: 25 RPG & Storytelling ideas

Prophecies & Omens: Whispers from the Veil

In lands where magic lingers and fate walks cloaked among men, the wise still heed the old signs: a flock of black-winged birds circling counter to the wind, frost blooming on a sunlit window, or the echo of forgotten words in a dream not quite one's own. These are the stirrings of the Veil — omens and riddles that flicker like candlelight, hinting at paths not yet walked and destinies not yet written.

Below are visions and murmurs for the storyteller’s tongue — fragments of ancient prophecies, uncanny signs in nature, and the strange poetry that haunts those who listen too closely.

These are the whispers that linger long after the seer has gone blind, the riddles carved into bone, waiting for the right soul to pass...

Some truths are born in reverse, others yet to be. And still we listen, hoping future will be tamed...

25 Signs, Prophecies, and Omens

• "When the moon turns red three nights in a row, the child with the mark shall awaken."
• "The one who walks alone at dawn shall carry both the curse and the cure."
• "Beware the man who dreams of bells, for his waking will ring them all."
• "When the wolves gather at the temple gates, the gods have turned their gaze away."
• "The crown of the drowned king shall rise again, carried by salt and bone."
• "When the stars form a broken sword, the heir shall be named in blood."
• "The blind man who sees the storm will name the next ruler of ash."
• "He who laughs at thunder shall weep before lightning."
• "The beast shall kneel, and the priest shall roar. Then shall the gates open."
• "She of the third voice shall bind the dragon in silk."
• "Follow the thornless rose; its shadow blooms in truth."
• "When noble blood flows uphill, the forgotten name will be spoken again."
• "Two brothers, one fate: the sword will choose the liar."
• "The child born without a shadow will rule where no light shines."
• "When gold weeps and stone sings, the city shall rise or fall again."
• "The seventh toll of the broken bell shall wake the ash-hearted king."
• "The inkless page holds the truest tale — if read by candle shaped like fear."
• "When the fire burns cold and the wind turns sweet, the gate is near."
• "The blade that never dulls must drink sorrow to shatter fate."
• "Only the silent shall hear the final door open."
• "The shepherd who counts no sheep shall guide the final path."
• "Three truths shall be buried in sand, one will bleed, one will burn, one will bloom."
• "When the old tree sings, all who listen shall forget their names."
• "The realm will end not with fire, nor frost — but with the opening of a single eye."
• "When thunder rolls without a storm, and all dogs howl the forgotten names, then shall shatter the dark one realm."

Not meant for mortal tongues, and even the stars blink in strange patterns these days. Whether whispered by oracles or scratched into cave stone by trembling hands, these signs press against the skin of the world, waiting to be heard. Will your heroes listen... or dismiss them as myth?