NPC: Stock Characters

NPCS need to have personalities so they can engage with the PC and not seem identical to each other, but every single NPC doesn't need to be totally unique. Some are there to fill a role in the campaign the way certain stock characters fill a role in each of Shakespeare's plays. That's the concept of Stock Characters, just a quick easily grasped personality based on stereotypes used in movies, novels, and plays for hundreds of years.

Table 1: Cleric/Priest 

1d100	Stock Character
01-15	Mad scientist - An insane or highly eccentric priest
16-30	Senex iratus - A parental figure prone to rages and threats
31-45	Whisky priest - A priest who shows clear signs of moral weakness
46-85	Wise Elder - An elderly Priest who provides wisdom
86-00	Roll on Mundane table

Table 2: Military

1d100	Stock Character
01-05	Arrogant Soldier - Overly confident soldier
06-10	Bitter Veteran - Bitter but experienced soldier
11-15	Black knight - An evil fighter
16-20	Crazy General - Crazy war leader
21-25	Drill Sergeant - Tough as nails veteran man-at-arms
26-30	Elderly master - A wise, powerful man
31-35	Hotshot - A reckless character
36-40	Incompetent Soldier - Good hearted but incapable
41-45	Incompetent Commander - Commander who bought their position
46-50	Jolly Veteran - A daft military leader
51-55	Miles Glorious - A boastful soldier
56-60	Pompous Colonel - A blowhard commander
61-65	Raw Lieutenant - A confused, idealistic, commander
66-70	Raw Recruit - New soldier who knows nothing
71-75	Ringbanger - Obsessed with class and upbringing (represented by ring)
76-80	Rough Sergeant - Tough, knowledgable, and dependable
81-85	Solid Non-com - A dependable sergeant
86-90	Spear carrier - A minor military fellow
91-95	Supersoldier - A soldier who operates beyond perceived limits or abilities
96-00	Roll on Mundane table

Table 3: Mundane

1d100	Stock Character
01-03	Bad boy - A roguish macho man
04-06	Battle-axe - A domineering woman
07-09	Boy next door - A nice guy
10-13	Cat lady - An old woman who lives alone
14-16	Contender - A competitive underdog
17-19	Everyman - An ordinary individual
20-23	Farmer's daughter - A naive young woman
24-26	Femme fatale - A beautiful but mischievous woman
27-29	Girl next door - An wholesome but average girl
30-33	Grande dame - An elderly socialite
34-36	Hag - A wise old woman
37-39	Harlequin - A clown
40-43	Hooker with a heart of gold - A moral person in immoral occupation
44-46	Ingenue - A young wholesome person
47-49	Jock - An athlete who is not very smart
50-53	Momma - Matronly woman
54-56	Manic Pixie Girl - Girl with eccentric personality quirks
57-59	Mother's boy - A man who is excessively attached to his mother
60-63	Nerd - A socially-impaired, or overly-intellectual person
64-66	Noble savage - A wild outsider with noble characteristics
67-69	Outlaw - A romanticized, often charismatic scoundrel
70-73	Princesse lointaine - A romantic love interest
74-76	Senex iratus - A parental figure prone to rages and threats
77-79	Soubrette - Vain, girlish, mischievous, lighthearted, girl
80-83	Straight man A sidekick to a funny person
84-86	Swashbuckler - A joyful, noisy, and boastful swordsman
87-89	Tomboy - A girl with boyish and/or manly behavior
90-93	Tortured artist - A character who is in constant torment
94-96	Town drunk - A character who is drunk more often than sober
97-00	Village idiot - A person known locally for ignorance or stupidity

Table 4: Noble

1d100	Stock Character
01-10	Bad boy - A roguish macho man
11-20	Battle-axe - A domineering woman
21-30	Grande dame - An elderly socialite
31-40	Mother's boy - A man who is excessively attached to his mother
41-50	Princesse lointaine - A romantic love interest
51-60	Senex iratus - A parental figure prone to rages and threats
61-70	Soubrette - Vain, mischievous, lighthearted, girl
71-80	Tortured artist - A character who is in constant torment
81-90	Wise Elder - An elderly noble who provides wisdom
91-00	Roll on Mundane table

Table 5: Rogue

1d100	Stock Character
01-05	Bad boy - A roguish macho man
06-10	Battle-axe - A domineering woman
11-15	Elderly master - A wise, powerful leader
16-20	Femme fatale - A beautiful but mischievous woman
21-25	Gentleman thief - A sophisticated thief
26-30	Hotshot - A reckless thief
31-40	Incompetent Thief - Good hearted but incapable thief
41-45	Miles Glorious - A boastful thief
46-50	Jolly Veteran - A daft but fun old thief
51-55	Raw Recruit - New thief who knows nothing
56-60	Rough Sergeant - Tough, knowledgable, and dependable
61-65	Solid Non-com - A dependable sergeant
66-90	Spear carrier - A minor dependable thief
91-95	Superthief- A thief who operates beyond human limits
96-00	Roll on Mundane table

Table 6: Wizard

1d100	Stock Character
01-20	Absent-minded professor - An absent-minded Wizard/witch
21-40	Crone - A malicious old Wizard/witch
41-50	Nerd - A socially-impaired, or overly-intellectual Wizard/witch
51-60	Wise Elder - An elderly Wizard/witch who provides wisdom
61-00	Roll on Mundane table

Personality Modifier
Not everyone with the same base personality is the same. After all one can be an Abusive Drunk Priest or a Cowardly Drunk Priest. Adding the modifier gives quick, but subtle shades of personality to the stock characters. Details for the modifiers are left to the GM.

Table 7: Personality Modifiers

1d100	Personality
01-02	Abusive
03-04	Affectionate
05-06	Aggressive
07-08	Ambitious
09-10	Anxious
11-12	Bossy
13-14	Brave
15-16	Cautious
17-18	Confident
19-20	Cowardly
21-22	Creative
23-24	Cruel
25-26	Cynical
27-28	Determined
29-30	Direct
31-32	Easygoing
33-34	Emotional
35-36	Enthusiastic
37-38	Extroverted
39-40	Funny
41-42	Generous
43-44	Gentle
45-46	Greedy
47-48	Gullible
49-50	Happy
51-52	Honest
53-54	Impatient
55-56	Impulsive
57-58	Introverted
59-60	Lazy
61-62	Modest
63-64	Moody
65-66	Nervous
67-68	Nice
69-70	Optimistic
71-72	Patient
73-74	Pessimistic
75-76	Pompous
77-78	Rational
79-80	Reliable
81-82	Sarcastic
83-84	Secretive
85-86	Selfish
87-88	Sensitive
89-90	Shy
91-92	Sincere
93-94	Stubborn
95-96	Superficial
97-98	Tactful
99-00	Tactless