Background

If you wish to determine your character's age randomly, here is how you can do it: roll five d100s, re-roll any result under an 18 until it isn't under 18 anymore, and take the lowest of the five results.

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Dice formula: {d100r<18, d100r<18, d100r<18, d100r<18, d100r<18}kl1

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The Flare happened 20 years ago. Therefore, depending on how old your character is, you might be more or less familiar with the world from before, as described below:

Current Age	Age before the Flare	Familiarity with the Age of Fusion
18-25	3-10	I grew up after the apocalypse. It's basically all I've ever known.
26-50	11-35	I lived a good chunk of my life before the apocalypse. I had a job, a family, and a future. Not anymore.
51-70	36-55	I've lived basically my entire life before the apocalypse. Hopefully, my grand-kids are still alive.
71-100	56-75	I've lived before the age of fusion even started! These whipper-snappers should learn a thing or two from me!

You can use the following table to generate a name for your character. Note, if you know where your story will take place, you might want to use names from that country or region instead.

d100	Name	d100	Name	d100	Name	d100	Name
1	Thomas	26	Ingrid	51	Adrian	76	Anouk
2	Pierrick	27	Leandro	52	Matilda	77	Jonas
3	Merwan	28	Clara	53	Marco	78	Amara
4	Alexis	29	Alexei	54	Eliza	79	Vincent
5	Thibault	30	Sienna	55	Thiago	80	Bastian
6	Sofia	31	Lars	56	Celine	81	Lara
7	Miguel	32	Anika	57	Arvid	82	David
8	Isabella	33	Anton	58	Selena	83	Alba
9	Hugo	34	Isla	59	Raul	84	Elara
10	Aisha	35	Alessandro	60	Julius	85	Kasper
11	Luca	36	Elsa	61	Alina	86	Beatrice
12	Elise	37	Nikolai	62	Leon	87	Andre
13	Mateo	38	Lila	63	Maia	88	Elin
14	Freya	39	Maxime	64	Fabio	89	Gabriel
15	Andrei	40	Emilia	65	Gabriela	90	Selma
16	Mia	41	Stefan	66	Valentin	91	Helena
17	Alejandro	42	Ida	67	Thea	92	Lea
18	Amelie	43	Sebastian	68	Viktoriya	93	Silas
19	Ivan	44	Jana	69	Joaquin	94	Vivianna
20	Ava	45	Felix	70	Katya	95	Niklas
21	Dimitri	46	Estelle	71	Oscar	96	Isolde
22	Zara	47	Viktor	72	Aria	97	Yannick
23	Bruno	48	Lucia	73	Emil	98	Enzo
24	Elena	49	Rafael	74	Nadia	99	Maya
25	Liam	50	Orla	75	Lorenzo	100

You can use the following table to determine what your character's occupation might be in the post-apocalyptic wasteland. What role do they fulfill in their society?

d100	Job	d100	Job	d100	Job	d100	Job
1	Bounty hunter	23	Scheriff	45	Fisher	67	Pro Athlete
2	Wandering merchant	24	Carpenter	46	Veterinarian	68	Janitor
3	Detective	25	Electrician	47	Caravaneer	69	Firefighter
4	Bouncer	26	Fortuneteller	48	Scavenger	70	Security Guard
5	Mechanic	27	Lumberjack	49	Armorer	71	Musician
6	Mercenary	28	Priest	50	Politician	72	Nurse
7	Radio host	29	Shepherd	51	Sailor	73	Gambler
8	Police/Militia	30	Bartender	52	Leatherworker	74	Robotician
9	Vagabond	31	Beggar	53	Watchmaker	75	Farmer
10	Hunter	32	Architect	54	Pilot	76	Teacher
11	Machinist	33	Butler	55	Water purifier	77	Mathematician
12	Courier	34	Acupuncturist	56	Postman	78	Stylist
13	Inventor	35	Dentist	57	House-husband/house-wife	79	Brewer
14	Builder	36	Banker	58	Woodworker	80	Actor
15	Tinkerer	37	Lawyer	59	Drug dealer	81	Tattoo artist
16	Surgeon	38	Orphanage Warden	60	Cleaner	82	Rich kid
17	Locksmith	39	Painter	61	Investor	83	Gardener
18	Cook	40	Writer	62	Biologist	84	Barber
19	Prisoner doing forced labor	41	Optician	63	Butcher	85	Physician
20	Journalist	42	Miner	64	Projectionnist	86	Weaver
21	Cartographist	43	Escort	65	Server	87	Toymaker
22	Con artist	44	Pest control	66	Chemist	88

If your character is old enough that they would have had a job before the Flare, you can use the following table to determine what that previous job used to be.

d8	Old Job	d8	Old Job	d8	Old Job	d8	Old Job
1	Librarian	3	Card dealer	5	Babysitter	7	Receptionist
2	Plumber	4	Therapist	6	Laundry worker	8

You can use the following table to determine how your character met and came to work with the rest of the players' characters.

d12	Bond
1	One of them saved my life
2	One of them is a relative
3	We were in the same room during the Flare
4	We learned under the same teacher
5	We started as business partners, and they showed themselves trustworthy
6	We share a common goal beyond just survival
7	We work for the same boss
8	I owe them a debt
9	We met at a bar
10	We're going to the same place
11	We have a shared friend

You can use the following table to pick some personality traits which stand out about your character. To give your character more depth, you could come up with a backstory which explains how your character got to act the way they do now.

d100	Personality Trait	d100	Personality Trait	d100	Personality Trait	d100	Personality Trait
1	Sociable	9	Curious	17	Flirty	25	Merciless
2	Optimistic	10	Empathetic	18	Always joking around	26	A planner
3	Reliable	11	Superstitious	19	A bootlicker	27	An improviser
4	A hard worker	12	A clean freak	20	Very Cynical	28	Someone with a Code
5	A huge gossip	13	Haunted by the past	21	Prone to Gamble	29	A hugger
6	Reckless	14	Experienced	22	Talkative	30	Naive
7	Foul-mouthed	15	Always suspicious	23	Hard to insult	31
8	A perfectionist	16	Impulsive	24	Merciful	32

You can use the following table to determine what your character's main objective is. These are simple seeds meant to spark your imagination: fleshing out your character's goals will give your Plot Twister much more to work with.

d100	Goal	d100	Goal
1	Find a lost relative	12	I was given a mission and I failed it once
2	Protect my people	13	One of my inventions fell in the wrong hands
3	Find a cure for my illness	14	Find a lost piece of technology my people need
4	Free a friend who was captured	15	Bring peace between my people and their enemies
5	I'm on a quest of vengeance.	16	I'm looking for the cure to a loved one's illness
6	Find meaning in the wasteland	17	I must prevent a war, but I'm only one person
7	Investigate a strange phenomenon	18	A friend left the path of good. I must save them from themselves
8	Stop scientists from doing human experiments	19	Someone I know went missing recently, I'm looking for them
9	Run away from the people who are looking for me	20	You say apocalypse, I say opportunity. I'm getting rich
10	Find someone I knew before the Flare	21	I'm sick. I just want to make an impact before I die.
11	Repair an important piece of infrastructure	22	I need 4 specific things to build something very useful

You can use the following table to give your character a fun roleplay quirk which will help them stand out and be memorable.

d100	Quirk	d100	Quirk
1	I have a robotic eye implant	13	I really don't like surprises.
2	I have a prosthetic limb	14	Each of my scars tells a story
3	I don't trust technology anymore	15	I give everyone I meet some quippy nicknames
4	My memories from before the Flare are fuzzy... and often wrong	16	Every piece of wasteland scrap is a drum, and every situation needs a drum beat.
5	I always carry a pillow with me. I won't be caught sleeping uncomfortably.	17	I have a collection of figurines from before the apocalypse
6	I remove some of my limbs when I sleep.	18	If it has less than 13 legs, I WILL be friends with it
7	I carry mementos of before the Flare with me.	19	I leave graffiti wherever I go
8	The wasteland is filled with bodies. I try to bury them, honor them, say a few words.	20	My blood glows at night. I should get that checked out.
9	I always customize the design of my hardlight constructs	21	I'm in charge of the party's playlist. There is one called "we need to run".
10	I have a thousand stories about who I was before the Flare and none of them are true.	22	I've taught the rest of the party sign language so they could talk with me
11	I try not to kill. It keeps me human.	23	I have a tattoo which is some kind of map, or code
12	When a plan goes wrong is when I have the most fun.	24