Sunday, 28 December 2014

All NPCs have Spirit Animals

Here's a tip for NPCs - give them a spirit animal.
When people talk to that NPC, just act like whatever comes into your head when you think of that animal.
Like if it's a Fox be all shifty and cunning or if it's a Finch be all twee an jumpy.

Luckily Wikipedia has a list of well-known animals, which I whittled down to a d400 through what your boss calls "sense checking", and thus here is a mighty table to work out what your NPCs act like and that.
To roll a d400, roll a d4 and a d100. But you could have worked that out yourself.

Oh, you wanted it automated? I slammed it into Logan's generator.
Roll that shit.



1
2
Afghan Hound
3
Albatross
4
Alligator
5
Alpaca
6
American robin
7
Anaconda
8
Angelfish
9
Anglerfish
10
Ant
11
Anteater
12
Antelope
13
Antlion
14
Ape
15
Aphid
16
Armadillo
17
Asp
18
Baboon
19
Badger
20
Bald eagle
21
Bandicoot
22
Barnacle
23
Barracuda
24
Basilisk
25
Bass
26
Basset Hound
27
Bat
28
Beaked whale
29
Bear
30
Beaver
31
Bedbug
32
Bee
33
Beetle
34
Bird
35
Bison
36
Black panther
37
Black widow spider
38
Blackbird
39
Blue bird
40
Blue jay
41
Blue whale
42
Boa Constrictor
43
Bobcat
44
Bonobo
45
Booby
46
Boston Terrier
47
Box jellyfish
48
Buffalo
49
Bug
50
Bull Terrier
51
Bulldog
52
Butterfly
53
Buzzard
54
Camel
55
Cape buffalo
56
Capybara
57
Caribou
58
Carp
59
Cat
60
Caterpillar
61
Catfish
62
Cattle
63
Centipede
64
Chameleon
65
Cheetah
66
Chickadee
67
Chicken
68
Chihuahua
69
Chimpanzee
70
Chinchilla
71
Chipmunk
72
Clam
73
Clownfish
74
Cobra
75
Cockroach
76
Cod
77
Collie
78
Condor
79
Coral
80
Cougar
81
Cow
82
Coyote
83
Crab
84
Crane
85
Crane fly
86
Crayfish
87
Cricket
88
Crocodile
89
Crow
90
Cuckoo
91
Damselfly
92
Deer
93
Dingo
94
Dinosaur
95
Dog
96
Dolphin
97
Donkey
98
Dormouse
99
Dove
100
Dragonfly
101
Duck
102
Dung beetle
103
Eagle
104
Earthworm
105
Earwig
106
Echidna
107
Eel
108
Egret
109
Elephant
110
Elephant seal
111
Elk
112
Emu
113
English pointer
114
English Setter
115
Ermine
116
Falcon
117
Ferret
118
Finch
119
Firefly
120
Fish
121
Flamingo
122
Flea
123
Fly
124
Flyingfish
125
Fox
126
Frog
127
Fruit bat
128
Gazelle
129
Gecko
130
Gerbil
131
German Shepherd
132
Giant panda
133
Giant squid
134
Gibbon
135
Gila monster
136
Giraffe
137
Goat
138
Golden Retriever
139
Goldfish
140
Goose
141
Gopher
142
Gorilla
143
Grasshopper
144
Great blue heron
145
Great Dane
146
Great white shark
147
Greyhound
148
Grizzly bear
149
Ground sloth
150
Grouse
151
Guinea pig
152
Guineafowl
153
Gull
154
Guppy
155
Haddock
156
Halibut
157
Hammerhead shark
158
Hamster
159
Hare
160
Harrier
161
Hawk
162
Hedgehog
163
Hermit crab
164
Heron
165
Herring
166
Hippopotamus
167
Hookworm
168
Hornet
169
Horse
170
Hound
171
Hoverfly
172
Human
173
Hummingbird
174
Humpback whale
175
Husky
176
Hyena
177
Iguana
178
Impala
179
Irish Setter
180
Irish Wolfhound
181
Jackal
182
Jaguar
183
Jay
184
Jellyfish
185
Kangaroo
186
Kangaroo mouse
187
Kangaroo rat
188
Kingfisher
189
Kite
190
Kiwi
191
Koala
192
Koi
193
Komodo dragon
194
Krill
195
Labrador Retriever
196
Ladybug
197
Lamprey
198
Lark
199
Leech
200
Lemming
201
Lemur
202
Leopard
203
Lion
204
Lizard
205
Llama
206
Lobster
207
Locust
208
Loon
209
Louse
210
Lungfish
211
Lynx
212
Macaw
213
Mackerel
214
Magpie
215
Manatee
216
Mandrill
217
Manta ray
218
Marlin
219
Marmoset
220
Marmot
221
Marsupial
222
Marten
223
Mastiff
224
Mastodon
225
Meerkat
226
Mink
227
Minnow
228
Mite
229
Mockingbird
230
Mole
231
Mollusk
232
Mongoose
233
Monitor lizard
234
Monkey
235
Moose
236
Mosquito
237
Moth
238
Mountain goat
239
Mouse
240
Mule
241
Muskox
242
Narwhal
243
Newt
244
Nightingale
245
Ocelot
246
Octopus
247
Old English Sheepdog
248
Opossum
249
Orangutan
250
Orca
251
Ostrich
252
Otter
253
Owl
254
Ox
255
Panda
256
Panther
257
Parakeet
258
Parrot
259
Parrotfish
260
Partridge
261
Peacock
262
Peafowl
263
Pekingese
264
Pelican
265
Penguin
266
Perch
267
Peregrine falcon
268
Persian cat
269
Pheasant
270
Pig
271
Pigeon
272
Pike
273
Pilot whale
274
Piranha
275
Platypus
276
Polar bear
277
Pony
278
Poodle
279
Porcupine
280
Porpoise
281
Possum
282
Prairie dog
283
Prawn
284
Praying mantis
285
Puffin
286
Puma
287
Python
288
Quail
289
Rabbit
290
Raccoon
291
Rainbow trout
292
Rat
293
Rattlesnake
294
Raven
295
Ray
296
Red panda
297
Reindeer
298
Rhinoceros
299
Roadrunner
300
Rodent
301
Rook
302
Rooster
303
Roundworm
304
Saber-toothed cat
305
Sailfish
306
Saint Bernard
307
Salamander
308
Salmon
309
Sawfish
310
Scallop
311
Scorpion
312
Sea lion
313
Sea slug
314
Seahorse
315
Setter
316
Shark
317
Sheep
318
Shrew
319
Shrimp
320
Siamese Cat
321
Silkworm
322
Silverfish
323
Skink
324
Skunk
325
Sloth
326
Slug
327
Snail
328
Snake
329
Snipe
330
Snow leopard
331
Sockeye salmon
332
Sole
333
Spaniel
334
Sparrow
335
Sperm whale
336
Spider
337
Spider monkey
338
Spoonbill
339
Squid
340
Squirrel
341
Starfish
342
Star-nosed mole
343
Steelhead trout
344
Stingray
345
Stoat
346
Stork
347
Sturgeon
348
Sugar glider
349
Swallow
350
Swan
351
Swift
352
Swordfish
353
Tabby cat
354
Tapir
355
Tarantula
356
Tasmanian devil
357
Termite
358
Tern
359
Terrier
360
Thrush
361
Tick
362
Tiger
363
Tiger shark
364
Toad
365
Tortoise
366
Toucan
367
Toy Poodle
368
Trapdoor spider
369
Tree frog
370
Triceratops
371
Trout
372
Tuna
373
Turkey
374
Turtle
375
Tyrannosaurus
376
Vampire bat
377
Vampire squid
378
Viper
379
Vole
380
Vulture
381
Wallaby
382
Walrus
383
Warbler
384
Wasp
385
Water buffalo
386
Weasel
387
Whale
388
Whippet
389
Wildcat
390
Wildebeest
391
Wildfowl
392
Wolf
393
Wolverine
394
Wombat
395
Woodpecker
396
Worm
397
Wren
398
Yak
399
Zebra
400
Zebra finch



2 comments:

  1. Neat. You could also get parsimonious and just roll on your standard monster encounter table. "like a black pudding, fat, slippery and caustic"

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  2. How did you even come up with 400 animals? I would've struggled to name 50 if you put me on the spot...

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