I'm in the process of returning to cyberpunk in the form of a FKR'irised version of Shit Future. Here's a megaslum NPC generator!
Profession:
11. Security Guard
12. Mechanic
13. Thief
14. Mugger
15. Heavy machinery technician
16. Artist
21. Scavenger
22. Beaurocrat
23. Personal trainer
24. Waste worker
25. Handyperson
26. Maintenance worker
31. Drug dealer
32. Lab assistant
33. Nurse
34. Blogger
35. Cook
36. Factory worker
41. Electronics repair person
42. Datagrid operator
43. Hacker
44. Drone operator
45. Store clerk
46. Chemical mixer
51. Cult recruiter
52. Datagrid influencer
53. Activist
54. Zaibatsu worker drone
55. Data analysis
56. Mercenary
61. Warehouse worker
62. Cleaner
63. Labourer
64. Tradesperson
65. Delivery driver
66. Salesperson
Pressing Desire:
11. Heal/cure someone important to them
12. Find a new home
13. Exact revenge for a recent betrayal
14. Acquire a means of transportation
15. Defeat or remove a professional competitor
16. Gain professional guidance from an expert
21. Rapidly increase their supply of credits
22. Acquire some personal security or protection
23. Become famous in their profession
24. Bribe or extort a local official
25. Get high and party!
26. Acquire a profession specific cybernetic augmentation
31. Find a partner, professional or otherwise
32. Have a debt owed to them repaid
33. Conduct a spiritual or personal ritual to calm and centre self
34. Protect or hide something valuable recently acquired
35. Make amends or peace with an enemy/professional competitor
36. Acquire a weapon
41. Sell an unwanted possession
42. Relocate to a zaibatsu arcology or different megaslum
43. Cure themselves of a sickness,injury or disorder
44. Repair equipment related to profession
45. Learn a new skill or ability related to profession
46. Do a selfless good deed (possibly to assuage personal guilt)
51. Hide evidence of their wrongdoing
52. Restore their besmirched reputation
53. Improve their relationship with a friend or colleague
54. Report to security providers about a crime
55. Fade into obscurity or escape those hunting for them
56. Solve a problem associated with profession
61. Pay back a debt owed to someone dangerous
62 Avoid being incarcerated or captured for a recently committed crime
63. Sabotage an enemy/professional competitor
64. Throw the nearby environment into chaos
65. Present a gift to an important relation
66. Bring peace and calm to someone or something nearby
Appearance:
11. Cybernetic tubing running from helmet or head
12. Glowing, cybernetic eyes
13. Accompanied by personal assistant drones
14. Wrap around sunglasses swirling with a datagrid feed
15. Heavy duty cybernetic hands
16. Cybernetic wires laced through skin
21. Metal plates bolted to skin
22. Cybernetic breathing apparatus and voice modulator covers lower face
23. An enormous, ornate and otherwise psychedelic head of synthetic hair
24. Billowing clouds of narcotic smoke an an elaborate vaping device
25. Lots of leather, metal buckles, studs and straps
26. Animal print, fur or feathers
31. An abundance of golden, silver or other metallic chains, on neck and limbs
32. A shiny weatherproof cape of synthetic material
33. Large headphones, sprouting many wires and antennas
34. A helmet of LED screens, transmitting scenes from the datagrid
35. Teeth chiselled into fangs
36. Overwrought and massive muscles, clear evidence of steroids abuse
41. Adorned with satellite god amulet/s
42. Personal medical drone crawls, slug like, over body
43. Datagrid feed digital tattoos swirl across flesh
44. Wearing perfume that emits a psychotropic haze or psychedelic aura around their form
45. Metal teeth
46. A ring of data jack inputs punctured around head
51. LED battery power indicators implanted in skin, indicators for internal augmentations
52. Metal studs sprouting from skin, a sign of subdermal armour
53. A belt of battery packs and profession related electronics
54. Tangles of dead electronics hanging from neck and arms as vestment or decoration
55. An additional cybernetic limb for use in profession
56. Metallic facial cybernetics
61. Accompanied by a hulking, humanoid robotic assistant
62. Face covered by some form of facial wrap or covering
63. Somewhat confronting visage from an overuse of cheap cosmetic surgery
64. Industrial issue cybernetic leg
65. A thin miasma of smoke, emitting from torso based cybernetics
66. Heavily armed, open carrying guns and melee weapons
Personalty, roll twice and combine:
11. Imaginative
12. Bold
13. Strategic
14. Knowledgeable
15. Strong willed
16. Intellectual
21. Curious
22. Quiet
23. Mystical
24. Tireless
25. Idealistic
26. Inventive
31.Commanding
32. Logical
33. Combative
34. Poetic
35. Kind
36. Charismatic
41. Mesmerising
42. Sociable
43. Enthusiastic
44. Cruel
45. Irrational
46. Languid
51. Unhelpful
52. Energetic
53. Perceptive
54. Spontaneous
55. Boring
56. Plodding
61. Loud
62. Anti-social
63. Gullible
64. Intimidating
65. Weak
66. Strong
I really like this. I can see myself using this for a variety of games, to be honest. Whenever I find a good table like this I sometimes just generate half a dozen 'results' and see what ideas they inspire.
ReplyDeleteThanks. I definitely think the personality could be applied to non cyberpunk games.
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