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inuyasha
2013-09-03, 01:35 PM
I didnt mean to start the thread

This tool is to generate a random race, for when you want to homebrew something but cant get a race idea.
1. Roll on this chart!
this generates the basic idea of your race
{table]1|brutal and tough
2|wise and ancient
3|highly magical
4|stealthy and mysterious
5|highly psionic
6|tinkering and curious
7|extremely religious
8|paranoid and untrusting
9|stubbourn and unbending personality
10|re-roll and combine the two
[/table]
2. roll on this one!!
this generates your races general look, roll multiple times if you want
{table]1|Relatively human
2|star trek alien, you have pointy ears, forehead ridges or something else slightly different
3|bizarre, you might have vestigial limbs, or perhaps a 3rd leg, or maybe extra eyes
4|animal like, roll on the animal chart and pick an aspect from that animal, or take the whole animal, pick and choose from the animals traits
5|hybrid, as 4 but roll twice
6|chimera| as 4 but roll 1d4+1 times on the animal chart
[/table]
{table]1.| Aardvark
2.| Albatross
3.| Alligator
4.| Alpaca
5.| Ant
6.| Anteater
7.| Antelope
8.| Ape
9.| Armadillo
10.| Donkey
11.| Baboon
12.| Badger
13.| Barracuda
14.| Bat
15.| Bear
16.| Beaver
17.| Bee
18.| Bison
19.| Boar
20.| Buffalo
21.| Galago
22.| Butterfly
23.| Camel
24.| Caribou
25.| Cat
26.| Caterpillar
27.| Cattle
28.| Chamois
29.| Cheetah
30.| Chicken
31.| Chimpanzee
32.| Chinchilla
33.| Chough
34.| Clam
35.| Cobra
36.| Cockroach
37.| Cod
38.| Cormorant
39.| Coyote
40.| Crab
41.| Crane
42.| Crocodile
43.| Crow
44.| Curlew
45.| Deer
46.| Dinosaur
47.| Dog
48.| Dogfish
49.| Dolphin
50.| Dotterel
51.| Dove
52.| Dragonfly
53.| Duck
54.| Dugong
55.| Dunlin
56.| Eagle
57.| Echidna
58.| Eel
59.| Eland
60.| Elephant
61.| Elephant seal
62.| Elk
63.| Emu
64.| Falcon
65.| Ferret
66.| Finch
67.| Fish
68.| Flamingo
69.| Fly
70.| Fox
71.| Frog
72.| Guar
73.| Gazelle
74.| Gerbil
75.| Giant panda
76.| Giraffe
77.| Gnat
78.| Gnu
79.| Goat
80.| Goose
81.| Goldfinch
82.| Goldfish
83.| Gorilla
84.| Goshawk
85.| Grasshopper
86.| Grouse
87.| Guanaco
88.| Guinea pig
89.| Hare
90.| Hawk
91.| Hedgehog
92.| Heron
93.| Herring
94.| Hippopotamus
95.| Hornet
96.| Horse
97.| Hummingbird
98.| Hyena
99.| Jackal
100.| Reroll on table 2
[/table]
Table 2!
{table]1.| Jay
2.| Blue jay
3.| Jellyfish
4.| Kangaroo
5.| Koala
6.| Komodo dragon
7.| Kouprey
8.| Kudu
9.| Lapwing
10.| Lark
11.| Lemur
12.| Leopard
13.| Lion
14.| Llama
15.| Lobster
16.| Locust
17.| Loris
18.| Louse
19.| Lyrebird
20.| Magpie
21.| Manatee
22.| Marten
23.| Meerkat
24.| Mink
25.| Mole
26.| Monkey
27.| Moose
28.| Mouse
29.| Mosquito
30.| Mule
31.| Narwhal
32.| newt
33.| nightingale
34.| octopus
35.| okapi
36.| opossum
37.| Oryx
38.| Ostrich
39.| Otter
40.| Owl
41.| Ox
42.| Oyster
43.| Panther
44.| Parrot
45.| Partridge
46.| Peafowl
47.| Pelican
48.| Pheasant
49.| Pig
50.| Pigeon
51.| Pony
52.| Porcupine
53.| Porpoise
54.| Prairie dog
55.| Quail
56.| Quelea
57.| Rabbit
58.| Raccoon
59.| Rail
60.| Ram
61.| Rat
62.| Raven
63.| Red deer
64.| Red Panda
65.| Reindeer
66.| Rhinoceros
67.| Rook
68.| Ruff
69.| Salamander
70.| Salmon
71.| Sand dollar
72.| Sand piper
73.| Sardine
74.| Scorpion
75.| Sea lion
76.| Sea urchin
77.| Sea horse
78.| Seal
79.| Shark
80.| Sheep
81.| Shrew
82.| Shrimp
83.| Skunk
84.| Snail
85.| Snake
86.| Spider
87.| Squid
88.| Squirrel
89.| Starling
90.| Sting ray
91.| Stink bug
92.| Stork
93.| Swallow
94.| Swan
95.| Turtle
96.| Termite
97.| Tiger
98.| Toad
99.| Trout
100.| wolf
[/table]
3. now we generate your races technology level
{table]1.|barbaric, stone age, your race know rock plus shiny make hurty glow burn
2.|a little slow, you know about iron, how to make fire, how to hunt, your doing good, but not the best
3.|human norm
4.|advanced, you know about complex chemical reactions, how to make more complex weapons etc.
5.|super advanced, think the dwemer of skyrim, except for the whole extinct thing
6.|reroll
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toapat
2013-09-03, 02:06 PM
keep working on it, it looks good so far

inuyasha
2013-09-03, 02:17 PM
keep working on it, it looks good so far

thank you, this is as far as ive gotten, can i have some help?

kestrel404
2013-09-03, 02:21 PM
I had a friend make something similar for a sci-fi, galactic empires style game.

Instead of personality traits, he basically came up with various attributes (Energy, Plant, Telepathic) on a random table, gave each trait a basic thing it was good at (Speed, Regeneration, Communication respectively for the above examples), corresponding weaknesses and had you roll 3 times on the table, then figure out for yourself how that combination worked.

This looks kind of similar. Hope that gives you some ideas.

toapat
2013-09-03, 02:57 PM
thank you, this is as far as ive gotten, can i have some help?

well, you should expand out the racial traits table to include the opposites of each trait currently there, also 8+9 atm are highly similar on that table.

for the second table:

Humanoid, may have minor non-human traits
Deformed: roll 1d4, roll that many times on the deformities table
Anthromorph, Roll 1d100 on the animals table, Reroll on 100s, combine traits with human.
Chimeric-morph, roll 1d4+1, roll that many times on the animals table
Aberration: Select any two different animals on the animal table, combine them, then roll 1d4. Roll that many times on the deformities table
Beast: roll 1d100 on the animals table, reroll any 100s twice, skip step 3 and treat as non-sentinent


Step 3:

1: Non-sentinent
2: Barbarian
3: Wildling, Understands fire, perhaps copper and bronze
4: Civilized: may understand ironworking, understands copper, bronze, and construction
5: Human: Understands Ironworking, Construction, Science in infancy
6: Advanced: Early Science, basic mechanics
7: Modern: advanced Mechanics, science
8: Postmodern: common knowledge of science and mechanics
9: Prescient: Time is a canvas to your race
10: Reroll twice, combine results.


Step 4: Roll 1d3, roll that many times for racial bonuses on the attribute table. then Roll an additional 1d3, roll that many times for racial penalties on the attribute table

1: No bonus
2: +2 Strenght
3: +2 Dex
4: +2 Con
5: +2 Int
6: +2 Wis
7: +2 Cha
8: Reroll twice