Doug McCrae Posted May 8, 2004 Report Share Posted May 8, 2004 This is a set of tables for generating Golden Age superhero names. Feedback welcome. Section 1: Name Form -------------------- Table 1 ------- Roll 1d6, 1d6 1, 1-6: The [Nouns 1] 2, 1-6: [Nouns 1] 3, 1: [Nouns 2] 3, 2-4: The [Adjectives 1] [Nouns 1] 3, 5-6: The [Adjectives 2] [Nouns 1] 4, 1-3: [Adjectives 2] [Nouns 1] 4, 4-6: [Titles] [Nouns 1] 5, 1-3: [Titles] [Adjectives 2] 5, 4-6[Nouns 1] [Persons] 6, 1: [Prefixes] [Persons] 6, 2-4: [Adjectives 2] [Persons] 6, 5-6: Roll on Table 2 Table 2 ------- Roll 1d6, 1d6 1-2, 1-6: (Mythological/legendary name) - Example: Vulcan 3, 1-2: [Adjectives 1] (Mythological/legendary name) - Example: Young Hercules 3, 3-4: [Adjectives 2] (Mythological/legendary name) 3, 5-6: [Titles] (Mythological/legendary name) - Example: Madame Satan 4, 1-2: (Normal first name) [Nouns 1] - Example: Johnny Thunder 4, 3-4: (Normal first name) [Adjectives 2] 4, 5-6: [Nouns 1] (Normal surname) - Example: Blaze Baylor 5, 1-6: (Imaginary name) - Example: Zatara 6, 1-6: [Roll on Table 3] the [Roll on Table 1, reroll 'Roll on Table 2'] - Examples: Namor the Sub-Mariner, Sandy the Golden Boy Table 3 ------- Roll 1d6 1-2: (Normal first name) 3-4: (Imaginary name) 5: [Nouns 1] 6: [Nouns 1] (Normal surname) Section 2: Names ---------------- Nouns 1 ------- Roll 1d100 01: American 02: Angel 03-04: Arrow 05: Atom 06: Blade 07: Blaze 08: Blazer 09: Bolt 10: Bombshell 11: Bullet 12: Centaur 13: Circle 14: Cloak 15: Clock 16: Comet 17: Dart 18: Demon 19: Doll 20: Dragon 21: Dwarf 22: Dynamo 23: Echo 24: Face 25: Fireball 26: Fist 27: Flag 28: Flame 29: Flash 30: Fury 31: Ghost 32: Halo 33: Heap 34: Hood 35: Hunchback 36: Hurricane 37: Imp 38: Inferno 39: Key 40: Lantern 41: Lightning 42-44: Marvel 45: Mask 46: Miracle 47: Monster 48-50: Phantom 51: Powerhouse 52: Rainbow 53: Ray 54: Robot 55: Rocket 56: Shield 57: Spark 58: Sparkler 59: Spectre 60: Spirit 61: Spook 62: Star 63: Streak 64: Sword 65: Target 66: Terror 67: Thunder 68: Thunderbolt 69: Top 70: Tornado 71: Vision 72: Voice 73: Volt 74: Web 75: Whizzer 76-78: Wonder 79-80: Yank 81-90: Animals Subtable 91-00: Professions Subtable Nouns 2 ------- Roll 1d6, 1d6 1, 1-4: America 1, 5-6: Asbestos 2, 1-2: Dynamite 2, 3-4: Fate 2, 5-6: Justice 3, 1-2: Magic 3, 3-6: Midnight 4, 1-4: Mystery 4, 5-6: Quicksilver 5, 1-2: Radar 5, 4-6: Steel 6, 1-2: TNT 6, 3-4: US 6, 5-6: Victory Adjectives 1 ------------ Roll 1d6, 1d6 1, 1-2: American 1, 3: Blazing 1, 4: Fiery 1, 5: Fighting 1, 6: Gay 2, 1: Great 2, 2: Hooded 2, 3-4: Human 2, 5: Kid 2, 6: Magnetic 3, 1: Masked 3, 2: Mighty 3, 3: Shining 3, 4: Star-Spangled 3, 5: Veiled 3, 6: Young 4-6, 1-6: Colors Subtable Adjectives 2 ------------ Roll 1d100 01-02: Air 03-04: Amazing 05-10: America 11-12: Asbestos 13-14: Atomic 15-16: Courageous 17-18: Daring 19-20: Dynamic 21-22: Dynamite 23-24: Fate 25-26: Fearless 27-28: Flint 29-30: Freedom 31-32: Future 33-34: Ghost 35-36: Invisible 37-40: Jungle 41-42: Justice 43-44: Magic 45-48: Midnight 49-50: Moon 51-54: Mystery 55-58: Mystic 59-60: Occult 61-68: Phantom 69-70: Plastic 71-72: Quick 73-74: Quicksilver 75-76: Radar 77-78: Sky 79-80: Space 81-84: Steel 85-86: Strange 87-90: Strong 91-92: Terrific 93-94: TNT 95-96: US 97-00: Victory Titles ------ Roll 1d6, 1d6 1-2, 1-6; 3, 1-4: Captain 3, 5-6; 4, 1-4: Doctor OR Doc 4, 5: Lady 4, 6: Madame 5, 1: Master 5, 2-3: Miss 5, 4-6; 6, 1-3: Mister 6, 4: Princess 6, 5: Sergeant 6, 6: Uncle Persons ------- Roll 1d6, 1d6 1, 1-6: Boy 2, 1-5: Girl 2, 6: Kid 3, 1-2: Lady 3, 3-6; 4-5; 6, 1-4: Man 6, 5-6: Woman Prefixes -------- Roll 1d6, 1d6: 1, 1-3: Aero 1, 4-6: Aqua 2, 1-3: Cosmo 2, 4-6: Hydro 3, 1-3: Hyper 3, 4-6: Hypno 4, 1-3: Pyro 4, 4-6: Ultra 5-6, 1-6: Super Professions Subtable -------------------- Roll 1d6, 1d10 1, 1-4: Avenger 1, 5: Challenger 1, 6: Clown 1, 7-8: Commando 1, 9: Conqueror 1, 10: Crimebuster 2, 1-2: Crusader 2, 3: Daredevil 2, 4: Defender 2, 5-6: Destroyer 2, 7: Detective 2, 8: Empress 2, 9: Firebrand 2, 10: Flame Breather 3, 1: Gladiator 3, 2: Goddess 3, 3: Guardian 3, 4: Hangman 3, 5: Horseman 3, 6: Huntress 3, 7: Jester 3, 8: King 3, 9-10: Knight 4, 1: Lama 4, 2: Liberator 4, 3-6: Magician 4, 7: Manhunter 4, 8: Musketeer 4, 9-10: Mystic 5, 1: Oracle 5, 2-3: Patriot 5, 4: Queen 5, 5: Raider 5, 6: Rajah 5, 7-9: Rider 5, 10: Saint 6, 1: Sorcerer 6, 2: Spy Smasher 6, 3: Sub-Mariner 6, 4: Valkyrie 6, 5: Vigilante 6, 6: Warrior 6, 7: Witness 6, 8-10: Wizard Animals Subtable ---------------- Roll 1d6, 1d6 1,1: Ape 1,2: Bat 1,3: Bee 1,4: Beetle 1,5: Bird 1,6: Canary 2,1-2: Cat 2,3: Chameleon 2,4: Cobra 2,5: Duck 2,6; 3,1: Eagle 3,2-3: Falcon 3,4: Fly 3,5: Fox 3,6; 4,1: Hawk 4,2: Hornet 4,3: Leopard 4,4: Lynx 4,5: Moth 4,6: Mouse 5,1: Owl 5,2: Panther 5,3: Rabbit 5,4: Raven 5,5: Spider 5,6: Tarantula 6,1-2: Tiger 6,3: Turtle 6,4-5: Wasp 6,6: Zebra Colors Subtable --------------- Roll 1d6, 1d6 1, 1-6; 2, 1-3: Black 2, 4: Blonde 2, 5-6; 3, 1-2: Blue 3, 3: Crimson 3, 4-5: Golden 3, 6; 4, 1-3: Green 4, 4: Grey 4, 5: Purple 4, 6; 5, 1-6; 6, 1: Red 6, 2: Scarlet 6, 3-4: Silver 6, 5-6: White Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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