991 Distinctive traits. Fun. [Archive] - Wizards Community

991 Distinctive traits. Fun. [Archive] - Wizards Community

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RPGfish
07-18-05, 10:47 AM OK. This might take a few weeks, but I want 991 traits for the npcs in the game. The Core DMG lists 99 (thanks to mischevious #100) atleast in my book. I am trying to make a better npc system where I roll D% 10 times (10-1000) and determine weird looks and behaviors that my humanoid characters take on.

So here are the rules: Keep the traits decently serious (I will accept "constant insanity" but not "eating everything they find including the ground".)
Must be accomplishable by a humanoid.
For NPCs with over 7 intelligence.
Keep as many as possible to one post (DONT SPAM!)
Try not to repeat.
Don't include things that affect stats.
Above cannot include negative intelligence things.(stupid, idiotic, etc.) but can be (observant, non observant, crude voice and other things that does not directly affect stats)

Once this is finished I will transfer it to another topic and hope that it lets me post 1000 lines of information :eek: .
Those are the rules and you know the first 99. Now we begin the long, long, long, long, long journey.....

26 breathes deeply
101 quick breaths
102 stumbles
103 elegant walk
104 allergic to dust
105 allergic to most plants
106 allergic to most animals
107 sighs a lot
108 rolls eyes
109 jumps often (not jumpy, but makes many jump checks)
110 likes warmth
111 likes cold
112 happy in stormy weather
Unca_Laguna
07-18-05, 11:11 AM 113- Smells of cabbage
114- Smells of incense
115- Lecherous (makes a funny cleric or monk :D )
116- Asexual
117- Homosexual (combine with elegant walk)
118- Claustrophobic
119- Acrophobic
120- Incontinent (pees himself)
121- Randomly twitches
122- Scratches himself

Maybe more later
Zorminster
07-18-05, 11:15 AM i dont actually know the first 99 so forgive me if im listing any on that list already-heres 24 more though

123 Rocks uneasily in their chair
124 taps foot impatiently
125 taps fingers impatiently
126 uses dismissful hand sweeping motion (fingers down, flick rist) at end of conversations
127 always has pebbles they roll around in their hand (much like some dnd players w/ dice)
128 sniffles
129 spits
130 hocks lugies
131 strokes beard
132 wipes brow incessently
133 'stress rub'- you know, when someone uses their thumb and their fingers to stretch over their eyes, then draws their fingers together at their nose
134 spaces out
135 monotone
136 rapid voice fluctiations (opposite of monotone, tooo dramatic or shifty)
137 shifty eyes
138 mismatched eyebrows (one larger or thinner, or longer, or curved)
139 afraid to be dirty
140 shy
141 enigmatic
142 brash
143 boisterous
144 easily startled
145 intrusive
146 arrogant
RPGfish
07-18-05, 11:26 AM 147 watery eyes
148 cracks knuckles

just confirming what # we are on
Zorminster
07-18-05, 11:35 AM you already check the list against the ones i submitted? If mine are all good to go ill edit numbers onto them- if any are repeats just lemme know and ill replace them
weasel fierce
07-18-05, 01:02 PM Painfully self-righteous
zeppenwolf
07-18-05, 03:23 PM Has a Humphrey Bogart type of facial tick
Excessive flatulence
Excessive tobacco smoking
Tobacco chewing/spitting
Excessive 'stinkweed' smoking
Excessive knuckle cracking
Chronic light narcolepsy (nods off every minute for a few seconds)
ADD/ADDT/Whatever it is-- char has almost zero attention span
Gutcheck Hammerfall
07-18-05, 03:37 PM 149 - chews on beard or mustache
150 - sucks on thumb (out of habit)
151 - hews fingernails
152 - carries a canteen full of milk from which he drinks
153 - horribly afraid of insects
154 - adorns him/herself with bright flowers
155 - has a lazy eye
156 - missing the index finger of both hands
157 - blinks one eye habitually
158 - likes to chew on his/her own long hair
159 - constantly sniffs the air and talks about wht the smell is
160 - curses at random street rats
161 - has strangely dyed hair
162 - smokes a pipe
163 - lecherous
164 - has very dry skin
165 - shifty eyed
166 - sparkling eyes
167 - chraismatic smile
168 - wears exoctic perfume
169 - has a mohawk
170 - long fingernails
SilverFoxKnows
07-18-05, 07:50 PM 171. tats or scarifications
172. different colored eyes
173. hook/hoof in place of hand/foot
Morka
07-18-05, 08:26 PM I don't have any suggestions for now, but check the links in my sig, especially the 1001 Character Quirks.
speeblefreak
07-18-05, 10:10 PM Habitually pulls eyelashes or strands of hair out.
Easily offended.
Talks very rapidly.
Talks slowly.
Self-deprecating.
Repeats self.
Squeezes facial blemishes in public.
Sarcastic.
Makes up phrases and uses them over and over.
Has a tendency to say "what?" even if he/she heard the speaker.
Gives one-word answers as often as possible.
Shadowmancer985
07-23-05, 03:06 PM talks in a monologe about nothing
says random comments for no reason
talks in a monologe even though nobody is listening to him/her anymore
rants about wierd things
talk to himself outloud, then answers himself (skitzofreniack)sp?
stares for long periods of time without blinking
chews on lip and/or tounge
Kuronue
07-23-05, 03:19 PM (I lost track of numbers, when the posters above me add numbers I'll do likewise)

991.Transgender
990.hermaphrodite
989.transvestite
988.always is singing
987.drums on table at odd moments
986.always says "ya know?" at the end of a sentance
985.has a habit of adjusting glasses
984.secretly wants every customer in shop dead
983.extremely hairy
982.were-b*tch (turns into a b*tch on the full moon)

*whimpers and gives up hope of finding correct number*
LCD2YOU
07-23-05, 03:27 PM 203 Will not look a woman in the eyes as his gaze is permanently transfixed lower
204 Picks nose and eats it
205 Painfully clueless that he is not making any acquaintences with women at a bar
206 Laughs loudly at own joke
207 Never gets anyone else's jokes
208 Can't keep from looking at other women, no matter how pretty the one he is currently talking is
209 Thinks they are not drunk after 5 shooters
210 Unable to tell the truth even if there is nothing to hide
Arrowhen
07-23-05, 03:27 PM - Inserts a looooong pause before every sentence.
- Never uses proper nouns.
- Ends every sentence with "you know what I mean?"
- Never directly says "no." Disagrees by saying "Yes, however..."
- Affects an obviously false foreign accent.
Shadowmancer985
07-23-05, 03:49 PM 216 loses train of thought in midsentance
217 never finishes sentances
218 s-s-s-tut-t-ters a l-l-lot
219 hath a lisp
Generic Fighter
07-23-05, 07:55 PM 220:Can'f pindf hif palse teefs(Translation:Can't find his false teeth) :P
221:Suffers from R.C.M.(Really Crappy Memory)
222:Afraid of water and hasn't had a bath in years, maybe decades!
223:Has a Massive Vocabulary.
224:Is a Night Owl(Sleeps in the daytime and is awake in the evening and night)
225:Is sincerly attracted to one of the PCs.
226:Admires the PCs for their great exploits.
227:Has a sense of humor and likes making jokes.
228:NPCs has hair dyed a garish color(Blue, Pink, Purple or Green)
229:Is going bald and is very Self-Conscious about it.

Generic Fighter:fight!:
spoogemonkey
07-25-05, 04:02 PM shameless self promoter
skips wherever he goes
drools
short-term memory loss
sneezes
irritatingly cheerful
loud talker
scratches alot
doesn't pay attention
winks at PCs
dresses in yellow
smells of lilac
garlic necklass
counts flower petals, "she loves me..."
quotes Ozzy Osborne
spits up phlegm
writes poetry that always begins "Roses are red..."
EXTREMELY lucky, but stupid
hops from foot to foot
cartwheels then jumps up and says, "Taa Daa"
sings the blues
asks EVERYONE to dance
gargles, then swallows
over tips
tells endless stories
always looking behind himself
hair stands straight up
wears shoe Tops, but no soles
picks teeth with knife
different colored eyes
shakes hands too long
whenever he meets someone - claims to have a relative with the same name
asks if you are from Pikeville
wears sunglasses
asks, "are you my momma?"
puts shell to head to "listen to the ocean"
catches flies in one hand .... eats them

caution: This is not One guy...
Shadowmancer985
08-23-05, 11:00 PM is overly paranoid

thinks that the world is is going to end as he/she knows it and tells everybody

whenever asked if they know something (i.e the history of a certain thing) they

launch into a history lesson that bores everyone stupid

is occationally suicidal

repeates him/herself

talks too much

is obsessed with privacy and/or protecting self

believes that he is made of glass and if he falls down he will shatter
Ekranoplan
08-23-05, 11:04 PM believes that he is made of glass and if he falls down he will shatter

Beleives that he is a balloon and will pop if slashed.
Thesen
08-24-05, 08:40 AM -NEVER wears shoes
-NEVER shaves
-ALWAYS has a smudge of ink on his /her face
-Thinks he is god's gift to women, but has a HUGE, crooked nose
-Something is always stuck between his / her teeth
-Sweats profuely, even if its cold
-Is always cold and keeps the fire going hot
Twisted Puppy
08-24-05, 09:45 AM tone deaf

color blind

talks in Spoonerisms

believes anyone not born an elf (or whatever race/ethnic origin they happen to be) suffers from a tragic genetic flaw

asks for information, then argues over the answer

constantly mixes metaphors
Kurtulmak
08-26-05, 09:27 AM Two words: Multiple Personalities.

Other Tricks to Try:

- Speaks VERY LOUDLY AND SLOWLY to anyone who is not the same race and/or gender as they are, regardless of that person's ability to understand them.

- Uses big words. A lot. Even when a smaller word would have done a much better job. You'd swear they'd have a tiny thesaurus in their head.

- Has a very obsessive fascination with some particular topic (Heroes, Kobolds, plantlife, clouds..) and feels compelled to talk about it constantly.

- Has heard of the party's exploits. Is their 'biggest fan'. Follows them around town, grinning constantly and pointing out how incredible they are. Is entirely useless in combat, knowledge, and carrying capacity, and pretty much everything else the party could possibly think of to use them for, but dang if they aren't great for morale. Until the seven hundredth time in a minute they've commented about how great everyone is, anyway.

- Repeats everything said to them before giving their response.

- Enjoys bursting into maniacal laughter for no good reason at all. If questioned, will deny having done so. Then promptly burst into laughter again.

- Grins. Constantly. Is eternally cheerful, and cannot be upset. By anything.

- Extraordinarilly fearful that something horrible is going to happen to them at any moment. Can be relied upon to dictate some horribly deadly occurance that will likely happen to them should they, perhaps, say, stand slightly off the side to the left.

- Annoyingly blunt, with a tendancy to ask very awkard questions.

- Constantly sarcastic, even when there is no reason to be.

- Seemingly unable to control the volume of their voice.
CryoSilver
08-26-05, 09:38 AM Speaks only in quotes.

Smiles constantly, really widely.
cmrscorpio
08-26-05, 09:50 AM I am trying to make a better npc system where I roll D% 10 times (10-1000) and determine weird looks and behaviors that my humanoid characters take on.

Wouldn't it be much more fair, balanced, and efficient to just roll d1000 and come up with 9 more traits (to bring the number of traits up to 1000)

your method of rolling requires the rolling of 20 dice and skews the table to be more likely to roll numbers in the middle.

just roll a d% and add another d10 to represent the hundred's place.

anyway, here is my contribution:

fears heights
...wind
...open places
...enclosed places
...cats
...dogs
...men
...women
...empty rooms
...crowds
...trees
...bugs
...being touched
...blood/bleeding
...water
...sleep
...fish
...going insane
...being alone
...dead things
...night/nightfall
...snakes
...birds
...children
...eating
...noise, including own voice
...fire
...darkness
...mirrors
...monsters
...strangers
...animals

alcohol/drug addict

constantly chews own lip
...picks nose
...rubs eye
...runs hand through own hair (especially if long-haired)
...clears throat
...wrings hands
...chews on a toothpick
...paces around the room

says "umm" after every verb
... 'uhh" before every sentance

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
RPGfish 07-18-05, 10:47 AM	OK. This might take a few weeks, but I want 991 traits for the npcs in the game. The Core DMG lists 99 (thanks to mischevious #100) atleast in my book. I am trying to make a better npc system where I roll D% 10 times (10-1000) and determine weird looks and behaviors that my humanoid characters take on. So here are the rules: Keep the traits decently serious (I will accept "constant insanity" but not "eating everything they find including the ground".) Must be accomplishable by a humanoid. For NPCs with over 7 intelligence. Keep as many as possible to one post (DONT SPAM!) Try not to repeat. Don't include things that affect stats. Above cannot include negative intelligence things.(stupid, idiotic, etc.) but can be (observant, non observant, crude voice and other things that does not directly affect stats) Once this is finished I will transfer it to another topic and hope that it lets me post 1000 lines of information :eek: . Those are the rules and you know the first 99. Now we begin the long, long, long, long, long journey..... 26 breathes deeply 101 quick breaths 102 stumbles 103 elegant walk 104 allergic to dust 105 allergic to most plants 106 allergic to most animals 107 sighs a lot 108 rolls eyes 109 jumps often (not jumpy, but makes many jump checks) 110 likes warmth 111 likes cold 112 happy in stormy weather
Unca_Laguna 07-18-05, 11:11 AM	113- Smells of cabbage 114- Smells of incense 115- Lecherous (makes a funny cleric or monk :D ) 116- Asexual 117- Homosexual (combine with elegant walk) 118- Claustrophobic 119- Acrophobic 120- Incontinent (pees himself) 121- Randomly twitches 122- Scratches himself Maybe more later
Zorminster 07-18-05, 11:15 AM	i dont actually know the first 99 so forgive me if im listing any on that list already-heres 24 more though 123 Rocks uneasily in their chair 124 taps foot impatiently 125 taps fingers impatiently 126 uses dismissful hand sweeping motion (fingers down, flick rist) at end of conversations 127 always has pebbles they roll around in their hand (much like some dnd players w/ dice) 128 sniffles 129 spits 130 hocks lugies 131 strokes beard 132 wipes brow incessently 133 'stress rub'- you know, when someone uses their thumb and their fingers to stretch over their eyes, then draws their fingers together at their nose 134 spaces out 135 monotone 136 rapid voice fluctiations (opposite of monotone, tooo dramatic or shifty) 137 shifty eyes 138 mismatched eyebrows (one larger or thinner, or longer, or curved) 139 afraid to be dirty 140 shy 141 enigmatic 142 brash 143 boisterous 144 easily startled 145 intrusive 146 arrogant
RPGfish 07-18-05, 11:26 AM	147 watery eyes 148 cracks knuckles just confirming what # we are on
Zorminster 07-18-05, 11:35 AM	you already check the list against the ones i submitted? If mine are all good to go ill edit numbers onto them- if any are repeats just lemme know and ill replace them
weasel fierce 07-18-05, 01:02 PM	Painfully self-righteous
zeppenwolf 07-18-05, 03:23 PM	Has a Humphrey Bogart type of facial tick Excessive flatulence Excessive tobacco smoking Tobacco chewing/spitting Excessive 'stinkweed' smoking Excessive knuckle cracking Chronic light narcolepsy (nods off every minute for a few seconds) ADD/ADDT/Whatever it is-- char has almost zero attention span
Gutcheck Hammerfall 07-18-05, 03:37 PM	149 - chews on beard or mustache 150 - sucks on thumb (out of habit) 151 - hews fingernails 152 - carries a canteen full of milk from which he drinks 153 - horribly afraid of insects 154 - adorns him/herself with bright flowers 155 - has a lazy eye 156 - missing the index finger of both hands 157 - blinks one eye habitually 158 - likes to chew on his/her own long hair 159 - constantly sniffs the air and talks about wht the smell is 160 - curses at random street rats 161 - has strangely dyed hair 162 - smokes a pipe 163 - lecherous 164 - has very dry skin 165 - shifty eyed 166 - sparkling eyes 167 - chraismatic smile 168 - wears exoctic perfume 169 - has a mohawk 170 - long fingernails
SilverFoxKnows 07-18-05, 07:50 PM	171. tats or scarifications 172. different colored eyes 173. hook/hoof in place of hand/foot
Morka 07-18-05, 08:26 PM	I don't have any suggestions for now, but check the links in my sig, especially the 1001 Character Quirks.
speeblefreak 07-18-05, 10:10 PM	Habitually pulls eyelashes or strands of hair out. Easily offended. Talks very rapidly. Talks slowly. Self-deprecating. Repeats self. Squeezes facial blemishes in public. Sarcastic. Makes up phrases and uses them over and over. Has a tendency to say "what?" even if he/she heard the speaker. Gives one-word answers as often as possible.
Shadowmancer985 07-23-05, 03:06 PM	talks in a monologe about nothing says random comments for no reason talks in a monologe even though nobody is listening to him/her anymore rants about wierd things talk to himself outloud, then answers himself (skitzofreniack)sp? stares for long periods of time without blinking chews on lip and/or tounge
Kuronue 07-23-05, 03:19 PM	(I lost track of numbers, when the posters above me add numbers I'll do likewise) 991.Transgender 990.hermaphrodite 989.transvestite 988.always is singing 987.drums on table at odd moments 986.always says "ya know?" at the end of a sentance 985.has a habit of adjusting glasses 984.secretly wants every customer in shop dead 983.extremely hairy 982.were-btch (turns into a btch on the full moon) whimpers and gives up hope of finding correct number
LCD2YOU 07-23-05, 03:27 PM	203 Will not look a woman in the eyes as his gaze is permanently transfixed lower 204 Picks nose and eats it 205 Painfully clueless that he is not making any acquaintences with women at a bar 206 Laughs loudly at own joke 207 Never gets anyone else's jokes 208 Can't keep from looking at other women, no matter how pretty the one he is currently talking is 209 Thinks they are not drunk after 5 shooters 210 Unable to tell the truth even if there is nothing to hide
Arrowhen 07-23-05, 03:27 PM	- Inserts a looooong pause before every sentence. - Never uses proper nouns. - Ends every sentence with "you know what I mean?" - Never directly says "no." Disagrees by saying "Yes, however..." - Affects an obviously false foreign accent.
Shadowmancer985 07-23-05, 03:49 PM	216 loses train of thought in midsentance 217 never finishes sentances 218 s-s-s-tut-t-ters a l-l-lot 219 hath a lisp
Generic Fighter 07-23-05, 07:55 PM	220:Can'f pindf hif palse teefs(Translation:Can't find his false teeth) :P 221:Suffers from R.C.M.(Really Crappy Memory) 222:Afraid of water and hasn't had a bath in years, maybe decades! 223:Has a Massive Vocabulary. 224:Is a Night Owl(Sleeps in the daytime and is awake in the evening and night) 225:Is sincerly attracted to one of the PCs. 226:Admires the PCs for their great exploits. 227:Has a sense of humor and likes making jokes. 228:NPCs has hair dyed a garish color(Blue, Pink, Purple or Green) 229:Is going bald and is very Self-Conscious about it. Generic Fighter:fight!:
spoogemonkey 07-25-05, 04:02 PM	shameless self promoter skips wherever he goes drools short-term memory loss sneezes irritatingly cheerful loud talker scratches alot doesn't pay attention winks at PCs dresses in yellow smells of lilac garlic necklass counts flower petals, "she loves me..." quotes Ozzy Osborne spits up phlegm writes poetry that always begins "Roses are red..." EXTREMELY lucky, but stupid hops from foot to foot cartwheels then jumps up and says, "Taa Daa" sings the blues asks EVERYONE to dance gargles, then swallows over tips tells endless stories always looking behind himself hair stands straight up wears shoe Tops, but no soles picks teeth with knife different colored eyes shakes hands too long whenever he meets someone - claims to have a relative with the same name asks if you are from Pikeville wears sunglasses asks, "are you my momma?" puts shell to head to "listen to the ocean" catches flies in one hand .... eats them caution: This is not One guy...
Shadowmancer985 08-23-05, 11:00 PM	is overly paranoid thinks that the world is is going to end as he/she knows it and tells everybody whenever asked if they know something (i.e the history of a certain thing) they launch into a history lesson that bores everyone stupid is occationally suicidal repeates him/herself talks too much is obsessed with privacy and/or protecting self believes that he is made of glass and if he falls down he will shatter
Ekranoplan 08-23-05, 11:04 PM	believes that he is made of glass and if he falls down he will shatter Beleives that he is a balloon and will pop if slashed.
Thesen 08-24-05, 08:40 AM	-NEVER wears shoes -NEVER shaves -ALWAYS has a smudge of ink on his /her face -Thinks he is god's gift to women, but has a HUGE, crooked nose -Something is always stuck between his / her teeth -Sweats profuely, even if its cold -Is always cold and keeps the fire going hot
Twisted Puppy 08-24-05, 09:45 AM	tone deaf color blind talks in Spoonerisms believes anyone not born an elf (or whatever race/ethnic origin they happen to be) suffers from a tragic genetic flaw asks for information, then argues over the answer constantly mixes metaphors
Kurtulmak 08-26-05, 09:27 AM	Two words: Multiple Personalities. Other Tricks to Try: - Speaks VERY LOUDLY AND SLOWLY to anyone who is not the same race and/or gender as they are, regardless of that person's ability to understand them. - Uses big words. A lot. Even when a smaller word would have done a much better job. You'd swear they'd have a tiny thesaurus in their head. - Has a very obsessive fascination with some particular topic (Heroes, Kobolds, plantlife, clouds..) and feels compelled to talk about it constantly. - Has heard of the party's exploits. Is their 'biggest fan'. Follows them around town, grinning constantly and pointing out how incredible they are. Is entirely useless in combat, knowledge, and carrying capacity, and pretty much everything else the party could possibly think of to use them for, but dang if they aren't great for morale. Until the seven hundredth time in a minute they've commented about how great everyone is, anyway. - Repeats everything said to them before giving their response. - Enjoys bursting into maniacal laughter for no good reason at all. If questioned, will deny having done so. Then promptly burst into laughter again. - Grins. Constantly. Is eternally cheerful, and cannot be upset. By anything. - Extraordinarilly fearful that something horrible is going to happen to them at any moment. Can be relied upon to dictate some horribly deadly occurance that will likely happen to them should they, perhaps, say, stand slightly off the side to the left. - Annoyingly blunt, with a tendancy to ask very awkard questions. - Constantly sarcastic, even when there is no reason to be. - Seemingly unable to control the volume of their voice.
CryoSilver 08-26-05, 09:38 AM	Speaks only in quotes. Smiles constantly, really widely.
cmrscorpio 08-26-05, 09:50 AM	I am trying to make a better npc system where I roll D% 10 times (10-1000) and determine weird looks and behaviors that my humanoid characters take on. Wouldn't it be much more fair, balanced, and efficient to just roll d1000 and come up with 9 more traits (to bring the number of traits up to 1000) your method of rolling requires the rolling of 20 dice and skews the table to be more likely to roll numbers in the middle. just roll a d% and add another d10 to represent the hundred's place. anyway, here is my contribution: fears heights ...wind ...open places ...enclosed places ...cats ...dogs ...men ...women ...empty rooms ...crowds ...trees ...bugs ...being touched ...blood/bleeding ...water ...sleep ...fish ...going insane ...being alone ...dead things ...night/nightfall ...snakes ...birds ...children ...eating ...noise, including own voice ...fire ...darkness ...mirrors ...monsters ...strangers ...animals alcohol/drug addict constantly chews own lip ...picks nose ...rubs eye ...runs hand through own hair (especially if long-haired) ...clears throat ...wrings hands ...chews on a toothpick ...paces around the room says "umm" after every verb ... 'uhh" before every sentance