A D100 NPC Generator Table

Well it is the new year and the new year brings with it all new tables, scenarios, and strange lists of weird things to throw into your game. There will be new reviews and thoughts of a gaming nature covering table-top roleplay and beyond.

So why not have a little fun this first week on January with an NPC generator table. This table is designed to quickly allow you to grab a name, establish what drives your NPC and what their hook is if they need one. You can use one column or all of the columns to generate your weird NPC. You might even use this for character names or to give a character a strange mannerism covered in the D100 Habits and Quirks column.

This table is not meant to be sensible and you can interpret the hooks and quirks how you like, or ignore them all together. The names are English sounding from no particular time period and the genders randomized. The habits or quirks give your NPC an identifiable extra dimension. The hooks are for if your players have left you blowing in the wind in need of a quick encounter or funny conversation to keep the game rolling.

Either go with the one roll and have one of the 100 NPCs below or roll a D100 for each column to generate a random NPC e.g. D100 x 5 = 5, 10, 45, 72, 3

(5) Reid (10) Athelstan, the (45) decadent merchant with an (72) irrational hated of children and babies. He is having a (3) sordid affair with the local butcher.

Dice Roll	First Names	Last Names	Personality Traits	Features, Quirks and Habits	Secrets and Hooks
1	Catherine	Wittle	Caring	Bites their fingernails bloody and other peoples too.	Keeps a jar of children’s eyeballs on their beside table for a midnight snack.
2	Albert	Croft	Vengeful	Plays with a deck of tarot cards.	Murders anyone with a beard then sells the harvested beard hair as wigs.
3	Webster	Pickering	Eccentric	Gorges themselves on expensive sweets daily.	Is having a sordid affair with the local butcher.
4	Ayrul	Jekyll	Adventurous	Has an infrequent nervous twitch that triggers spells.	Occasionally steals the shoes of their female relatives.
5	Reid	Harragat	Parent	Only wears blue.	Has been dead for ten years, still in denial about it.
6	Torvald	Wheeler	Curious	Only wears red.	Defecates in their neighbours back garden every Monday.
7	Oliver	Unwin	Nosey	Doesn't like to wear shoes.	Feeds the "Thing in the Well" viscera at night.
8	Wystan	Dallin	Inconsiderate	Doesn't like to wear clothes.	A run-away fae trapped in an unhappy marriage.
9	Johann	Grimes	Greedy	Always smirking or grinning.	Used to be a clock in an enchanted castle, now a human and hates our limited concept of time.
10	Prudence	Athelstan	Energetic	Frequently uses heavy opiates in public.	A mimic beast or doppelgänger.
11	Camilla	Demster	Slow	Addicted to spitting chewing tobacco on peoples shoes.	A guilty twin pretending to be their innocent twin, who was hung.
12	Margaret	Herdman	Frightened	Taps their fingers on any surface available.	The ghost of a once famous poet now trapped.
13	Harriet	Titterington	Shy	Uses pointlessly complex words like "Affirmative", "brobdingnagian" or "indubitably" in simple conversation	At night chops off the genitals of anyone they think is sexually perverse.
14	Evelyn	Cromwell	Temperamental	Huffs and puffs and sighs and moans.	A fancy cannibal who philosophises over dinner.
15	Tamsyn	Aldwyn	Hedonistic	Irrational hatred of non-humans.	Holds countless masked orgies during the full moon.
16	Grace	Newton	Lazy	Irrational hatred of magic users.	Pretending to be the opposite gender and succeeding.
17	Argus	Walrond	Arrogant	Cannot maintain eye contact.	Pretending to be the opposite gender and failing.
18	Albert	Panter	Sarcastic	Plays an enchanted lute.	A servant of the lords of insanity.
19	Hellinor	West	Pure	Plays a enchanted flute.	A demon cursed to walk the earth until they collect six souls.
20	Burke	Fulton	Obedient	Will only eat raw meats and insects.	An angel cursed to walk the earth until they help redeem a sinner.
21	Eldric	North	Honest	Doesn't believe anything anyone says ever	Wishes they were a unicorn.
22	Nathaniel	Foxton	Emotional	Swears like a trooper.	Buries the bodies for another criminal.
23	Dorothy	Heathcote	Sexy	Addicted to public sex and propositions everyone.	Attempts to be the vigilante "The Meat Grinder" at night, gets laughed at.
24	Elaina	Kenley	Friendly	Refuses to ever shave.	Is actually a unicorn.
25	Isolt	Jackson	Idiot	Buys extravagant lamps and carries them around in a cart.	Hoarding three dragon eggs worth thousands of gold.
26	Ysabel	Lane	Optimistic	Faints at the sight of blood or anything resembling blood.	Isn't really their profession, is really a nymph
27	Lance	Atkins	Proud	Faints at the sight of nudity and bare ankles.	Isn't really their profession, is really the antagonist in disguise.
28	Lillith	Mercer	Religious	Only wears green.	A golem made entirely out of the tears of innocent children.
29	Gael	Arkle	Insane	Only wears black.	Is a grave robber convinced they can bring their spouse back to life.
30	Gillian	Tyrer	Childish	Rolls a coin over their knuckles.	Spits in all beverages they provide or pick up.
31	Charles	Hughes	Envious	Always speaks as if asking a question?	Observing humanity to find their weaknesses for a darker purpose.
32	Felicity	Edwards	Creative	Doesn't wash their hands after using the bathroom.	The host of a symbiotic organism that provides strength but drains intelligence, looking for a new host.
33	Elias	Humphreys	Articulate	Tries to make acronyms out of everything.	The host of a symbiotic organism that boosts intelligence but drains strength, looking for a new host.
34	Colette	Middleton	Cheerful	Has a gambling problem.	One of the dark forest witches involved in ritualistic blood magic.
35	Paula	Donnely	Political	Always wants to play truth or dare.	An arsonist in the name of anarchy.
36	Avery	Bevington	Sensitive	Always puts themselves in danger.	Kidnapped "their" children from an old grandmother.
37	Winston	Prescott	Wise	Cannot eat and speak at the same time.	Is a werewolf, restrained and guilty.
38	Wyatt	Whitehouse	Dominating	Cannot speak the common tongue.	Is a werewolf, unrestrained and bloodthirsty.
39	Trent	Matthews	Immoral	Phobia of insects.	Is playing their character in a live-action roleplaying game.
40	Victoria	Grimm	Unfaithful	Phobia of taller people.	A dark sorcerer, in disguise.
41	Patrick	Livington	Stubborn	Phobia of sharp objects.	A great scholar researching for a novel, in disguise.
42	Egbert	Ogsley	Angry	Phobia of water.	An avid writer of niche pornography.
43	Wendy	Tylor	Abrupt	Refuses to curse and hates others cursing.	A wallowing drunk who secretly just needs a cuddle.
44	Melanie	Osmond	Negative	Drools and slobbers like a hound.	Has lost all of their money to loan sharks.
45	Sandra	Packard	Decadent	Uses idioms constantly and incorrectly like "You humped the shark!".	Serves their god by bringing their god new "worshippers" and harassing them until they convert.
46	Antony	Emmerton	Hateful	Calls everyone a pet name e.g. Sweetie, Pet.	Lost their child down a well.
47	Melody	Sherwood	Patriotic	Tells stories with no point or relevance to the conversation.	Has a dangerous creature living in their basement.
48	Christopher	Redmoore	Impatient	Always answers vaguely or with mysticism.	Removes peoples tongues if they are rude.
49	Eve	Tulloch	Leader	Believes they are a fortune teller or psychic.	Has bribed all of the local law enforcers to turn a blind eye.
50	Eirini	Udolf	Kind	Allergic to almost everything.	Secretly undercover guardsman days from retirement, with a wife and two kids.
51	Eric	Kennely	Wicked	Can only hear out of left ear.	Owns a local brothel and is the main attraction.
52	Caroline	Arden	Spiteful	Can only hear out of right ear.	Is a member of the royal family suffering amnesia.
53	Julian	Unwin	Modest	Facial tattoos of busty bland women and overly strong men.	A collector of people, embalms them and keeps them on display.
54	Maureen	Porter	Philosophical	Collects adventurers/investigators autographs.	Writes angry letters to fellow villagers about the behaviour of their offspring.
55	Raleigh	Claptham	Mysterious	Will only speak through a friend or servant.	Knows many secrets and uses it as blackmail.
56	Randall	Barlow	Tough	Always tries to make puns.	Killed their brother in a duel over a lover.
57	Sheldon	Godfrey	Demanding	Can identify any plant or animals magical properties.	Killed their father in cold blood.
58	Sheridan	Chancellor	Demeaning	Will not walk, must be carried.	Killed their mother in defence.
59	Alastair	Walby	Brutish	Plays dumb if asked too many questions.	The leader of a coven of green witches.
60	Lucia	Bloodworth	Compulsive	Stares like a robot.	The leader of a cult dedicated to enforcing pointless and dangerous parties.
61	Gustaff	Putnam	Crafty	Urinates frequently in public.	Part of a smuggling ring for illegal magical goods.
62	Frederick	Deering	Gloomy	Will always comment on someone’s physical appearance.	Part of a criminal gang looking to enlist new members.
63	Rowena	Hambledon	Insecure	Will always comment on someone’s intelligence level.	Knows how and where to access the outer realms of un-fathomable horror.
64	Yasmin	Fisher	Mannerless	Will touch themselves and others inappropriately for no reason.	Sells ground human organs as "Unicorn Horn" and "Dragons Teeth".
65	Glyn	Jervis	Cowardly	Licks their lips clockwise every minute.	Hears voices in their head telling them to commit heinous acts.
66	Gwen	Durant	Aristocratic	Convinced their dead mother is haunting them.	A runaway demon trying to make a new start in life since discovering the wanders of music.
67	Wendell	Irving	Narcissitic	Carries the skull of their childhood pet and talks to it.	A Succubus/Incubus out make promises and deliver souls to their lord.
68	Beverly	Frye	Critical	Uses runes to ask the cosmos to answer simple questions.	A vegetarian hell-bent on rescuing farm animals.
69	Amelia	Royston	Superstitious	Will try to swindle money out of anyone.	Is having an affair with a married man, and his wife.
70	Delilah	Brassingtom	Submissive	Has declared war on household pets.	Is the leader of an underground movement rebelling against rebellion.
71	Arthur	Kimball	Cute	Has a deep and complex understanding of non-Euclidean geometry.	Uses human intestines as wool and fashions wonderful jackets for flesh golems.
72	Keith	Grenville	Lovable	Irrational hatred of children and babies.	A small faery like creature using the body of this person as an exoskeleton.
73	Sebastian	Bulle	Passionate	Has a nest of baby birds in their hair.	The dedicated servant of a group of vampiric creatures in the sewers/caverns below.
74	Fiona	Elmer	Goofy	Phobia of the moon.	Hired a group of mercenaries to intimidate kin into giving them their inheritance.
75	Baylian	Cheshire	Playful	Phobia of books.	A member of another countries or conflicting towns spy guild.
76	Robert	Langdon	Weird	Frequently attempts to change the subject to the inevitability of death.	Carrying a dangerous plague caught from a strange bite.
77	Ophelia	Murgatroyd	Creepy	Wallows in all of life’s deep problems.	Tortures non-human creatures in the pursuit of dodgy medical knowledge.
78	Erwina	Gibbs	Persuasive	Wallows in all of life’s shallow problems.	The one true and rightful heir to the throne.
79	Bernard	Rider	Stoic	Randomly whistles jaunty tunes for no reason.	Witnessed a crime and didn't report it.
80	Wyllin	Crewe	Romantic	Narrates their life aloud.	Was a prostitute and a good one.
81	Dorythe	Padmoore	Addict	Devoted to a dark god.	Was a prostitute and a bad one.
82	Helene	Kirby	Authoritarian	Devoted to a benevolent god.	Has accidentally fallen through time and knows the long lost past.
83	Francis	Ellsworth	Deceptive	Devoted to a weird god whose existence is definitely questionable.	Has accidentally fallen through time and knows the future.
84	Sisley	Hadaway	Unrestrained	Only wears pink.	Is the offspring of a notorious villain.
85	Cuthbert	Jinks	Solitary	Only wears purple.	A significant person from one of the players past, negative.
86	Florence	Dwight	Unpredictable	Cannot stand to say the letter M.	A significant person from one of the players past, positive.
87	Michael	Snelling	Material	Cannot stand to say the letter T.	Collects the clothing of anyone they find sexually attractive and puts it on their pillow at night.
88	Beatrix	Lockwood	Callous	Slurs their words and sounds as if intoxicated.	Is in the process of trying to convince their elderly mother she is haunted to scare her to death.
89	Hector	Varley	Cold	Has had their tongue removed.	Buried their sisters pets alive in the garden over ten years.
90	Bessie	Hightower	Forgetful	Is blind and can only see through touch and smell.	Breeds and cross-breeds deadly plants.
91	Egedius	Ivers	Knowledgable	Convinced everyone is a hallucination.	Steals from the rich and gives to the poor.
92	Peggie	Ackhart	Smart	Never blinks and does not smile.	Steals from the rich and steals from the poor.
93	Silvester	Mathers	Indulgent	Spontaneously bursts into song.	Steals from the rich and eats the poor.
94	Jennet	Hobbes	Monstrous	Attempts to relate back to the "good old days".	Makes leather goods out of human skin with a specialist skill in lamp making.
95	Emmet	Sappington	Perverse	Is narcoleptic and falls asleep randomly.	Has placed a curse on the local village.
96	Phyllis	Lumm	Repentant	Constantly apologies for things they say and do.	Retired from a life of crime by slaughtering all the witnesses.
97	Luke	Draper	Guilty	Always makes sinister comments followed by anti-climax e.g. "You will all perish in misery and pain... if you don't try this lemon cake."	Sold their soul to a demon to become a master baker.
98	Dyanne	Honeycutt	Joyous	Frequently answers with a question.	Sold their soul to a demon to become ridiculously wealthy.
99	Grysel	Fairburn	Sadistic	Heavily sarcastic especially if offended.	Marked for death by death itself and trying to avoid it.
100	Rosamond	Yoxall	Masochistic	Uses the royal "We" only.	A living bomb set to go off at any time.