GM'S LITTLE HELPER

by MadCake

NPC GENERATION
With this PDF you can randomly determine the name, age,
appearance traits, hobbies and a personality for a NPC.
How many children does a family have? Does a
craftsman have an apprentice and how long has he been
teaching him?
GETTING MEDIEVAL
Introduce realistic-ish taxes, have a tavern menu ready and
make your city names sound, like it's medieval England
(even better, have them actually make sense based on
location).
NPC NAMES
Male first names(60) Female first names(40) Family names (40) Noble nicknames (40)
1. Alan 1. Abigail - Abbie 1. Bailey
2. Albert 2. Adeline - Ada 2. Bay
3. Alfred 3. Alice - Allie 3. Becket
4. Antony 4. Amber 4. Bell
5. Arvel 5. Amelia - Amie 5. Blake
6. Austin 6. Annah - Ann 6. Bridgeman
7. Benjamin - Ben 7. April 7. Brock
8. Bernard - Berny 8. Ariel 8. Chase
9. Bertrum 9. Audie 9. Chester
10. Blake 10. Audrie 10. Cobbler
11. Bradley - Brad 11. Ava 11. Cooper 1.the Archer
12. Brian 12. Bertha 12. Dalton 2.the Artist
13. Caleb 13. Bridget 13. Fisher 3.the Bald
14. Cedrick 14. Caitlyn 14. Fletcher 4.the Betrayer
15. Clark 15. Callie 15. Hammer 5.the Bird-lover
16. Clayton - Clay 16. Caprice 16. Helder 6.the Blessed
17. Clifford - Cliff 17. Caroline - Cara 17. Hill 7.the Blind
18. Clive 18. Cassidy - Kathy 18. Howard 8.the Brave
19. Daniel 19. Charlotte 19. Ivers 9.the Builder
20. Darell 20. Clare 20. Jones 10.the Conqueror
21. Dillan 21. Darlene - Darla 21. Kolby 11.the Craftsman
22. Edmond - Ed 22. Delilah 22. Lead 12.the Curious
23. Edward - Ed 23. Dianne 23. Lockwood 13.the Drunk
24. Emmet 24. Doris 24. Longarm 14.the Fair
25. Erich 25. Dorothy 25. Milburn 15.the Fat
26. Garret 26. Eileen 26. Myers 16.the Frowny
27. Gavin 27. Elionore - Eli 27. Norton 17.the Giant
28. George 28. Elizabeth - Elise, Beth 28. Ox 18.the Happy
29. Gideon 29. Emily - Emmy 29. Pate 19.the Invincible
30. Gilbert 30. Erin 30. Rider 20.the Kind
31. Gilmor 31. Eugenia - Gina 31. Ridge 21.the Mad
32. Gordon 32. Evelynn - Eve 32. Riley 22.the Merciful
33. Graham 33. Gwendolyn - Gwen 33. Rowen 23.the Merciless
34. Gregory 34. Haley 34. Sailor 24.the Modest
35. Harold 35. Harriet 35. Shelby 25.the Pale
36. Irvin 36. Hilda 36. Silver 26.the Peacemaker
37. James 37. Iris 37. Smith 27.the Peacock
38. Jarod 38. Jane 38. Stillwater 28.the Prodigy
39. Jeremiah - Jeremy 39. Jennifer 39. Whistler 29.the Protector
40. Jim 40. Jessica - Jessica 40. Wright 30.the Quiet
41. Jonathan - John 41. Judy 41. Scribe 31.the Red
42. Joseph 42. Laura 42. Davis 32.the Sad
43. Kash 43. Leah 43. Longhurst 33.the Seer
44. Kyle 44. Leona - Leo 44. Moore 34.the Shiny
45. Laurence 45. Lillian - Lily 45. Price 35.the Short
46. Leonhard - Leon 46. Mabel 46. Aberton 36.the Slow
47. Louis 47. Madeline - Maddy 47. Brown 37.the Undefeated
48. Martin 48. Mae 48. Whitlock 38.the Weak
49. Maurice 49. Margaret - Maggie 49. Egerton 39.the Wise
50. Miles 50. Maria - Mary 50. Forge 40.the Young
51. Milton 51. Olra 51. Ashmore
52. Morris 52. Pearl 52. Taylor
53. Nathan 53. Rachel 53. Evans
54. Neil 54. Rhia 54. Walker
55. Percival - Perci 55. Rose 55. Clark
56. Sheldon 56. Ruby 56. Baker
57. Tobias 57. Ruth 57. Ward
58. Tomas - Tom 58. Susan 58. Spinner
59. Wilford - Will 59. Victoria 59. Sutcliffe
60. William - Will 60. Zoey 60. Greenstone
NPC APPEARANCE DEATH
roll another d20 for exact death age
Eyes Hair Physical traits
1. Tall
Age d20 minimum roll to survive next 20 years
1. Brown
2. Short 0+ 3
2. Brown
3. Hairy
3. Brown 20+ 2
4. Eyebags
4. Brown
5. Lazy eye 40+ 3
5. Brown
6. Big ears 60+ 4
6. Brown
7. Unruly hair
7. Brown 80+ 19
8. Big or hooked nose
1. Amber 8. Brown
9. Freckles or a birthmark
2. Brown 9. Brown
3. Green 10. Brown
10. Male - long beard MARRIAGE AGE
Female - massive breasts
4. Gray 11. Black
5. Light blue 12. Black
12. Long, narrow face Roll d20 to get exact age
13. Muscular Age difference (husband - wife): 3d6 - 9
6. Deep blue 13. Black
14. Skin and bones
14. Black
15. Fat d20 Age
15. Black
16. Warm hands
16. Blonde 1-4 16 - 20
17. Cold hands
17. Blonde
18. Narrow, squinted eyes 5 - 17 20 + d20
18. Blonde
19. Heavy gaze or
19. Red 18 - 19 40 + d20
deep alluring eyes
20. Red
20. Fat and muscular 20 60 + d20

NPC LIFE GUILD CRAFTSMAN

roll d6, on 6 is female
AGE AND FAMILY
Roll 2d6 Result
d20 Description Exact age
2-4 Works alone
1 very young 14 + d6
5-6 Has an apprentice
2-7 young 20 + d20
7-8 Has an assistant
8-15 middle-aged 40 + d20
9 - 10 Has an apprentice and an assistant
16-18 old 60 + d20
11 Has two assistants
20 very old 80 + d20
12 Has two apprentices

for very old roll d6: AGE

Roll State Apprentice (age: 12 - 20)
1 Breathes
when started education: 10+d6
2 Sleeps most of the time and forgets things in 5 seconds
years of education: d6
3 Barely walks, crazy
4 Decent body, deteriorated mind
Assistant (age: 20 - 28)
5 Clear mind, deteriorated body when finished apprenticeship: 16+d6
6 Perfectly functional years of practice: d10
Master
age: 22+d20
NPC PERSONALITY
Likes (40) - roll 3d6 for skill level, 10 is average Attitude constant (3d6) Attitude current (2d6)
1. Archery
2. Boozing
3. Bored, likes anything new, interesting, dangerous
4. Brewing
5. Caring for injured and stray animals
6. Carving wooden figurines and amulets
7. Checkers
8. Chess
9. Children (playing, teaching)
10. Cooking
11. Dancing
12. Doing nothing
13. Eating 3. Secretly spiteful, supreficially friendly
14. Excessive cleanliness 4. Selfless
15. Feeds injured and stray animals, but animals hate him 5. Self-conscious
2. Happy
16. Fencing (with wooden or training swords) 6. Humble
3. Sad
17. Fistfighting 7. Passive-aggressive
4. Angry
18. Gambling 8. Nagging
5. Tired
19. Gathering herbs 9. Lazy
6. Friendly
20. Gossip 10. Friendly
7. Indifferent
21. Hardcore smoker 11. Reserved
8. Busy
22. Has a pet (roll pet) 12. Suspicious
9. Bored
23. Helping people 13. Egocentric
10. Curious
24. His work 14. Vulgar
11. Sleepy
25. Horseshoes (throwing at the target) 15. Narcissistic
12. Drunk
26. Juggling 16. Aggressive
27. Log spinning (strength exercise) 17. Scared
28. Making baskets and shoes from bast (inner side of tree bark) 18. Unstable
29. Making kites
30. Making predictions based on stars, animal behavior, weather
31. Making rope bracelets
32. Money. Not even things money can by, just having money
33. Nothing and no one
34. Painting with charcoal
35. Playing cards and dice for fun, would not bet a coin
36. Playing flute
37. Playing lute
38. Seeing people get hurt
39. Singing
40. Teaching (enjoys when people ask for his advice)
CULTS TAVERN MENU
INDOCTRINATION STAGES Cheap tough bread is used instead of plates and bowls.
Sometimes the bread is not eaten, but given to the poor.
1. Invitation to a non-threatening event
2. Love-bombing FOOD
3. Dangling "The Prize" Pottage
success stories Thick soup with grains (wheat, rye,
promises of salvation triticale, oats, barley) and vegetables
detailed descriptions of how great it will be (onions, cabbage, carrots, peas, beans,
when the sleeping eldritch being awakens beets, leeks) constantly brewing in a large
pot
4. Extracting an agreement from you that you want the Optional additions: eggs yolks, raisins,
prize bread crumbs, salted meat or fish
Salted meat or fish
making you explicitly and publicly say, that you
Roasted meat or fish (expensive)
want to be a part of the cult, so it feels like the
Cheese
idea came from you
Milk
5. Shutting down dissent by threatening to withhold the Soft expensive bread (optionally with extremely
prize salty butter)
6. Establishment of guilt. Fruits (fresh or dried) - apples, pears
Custard tarts
demand for purity Pies (meat with optional eggs and cheese, apple,
public shaming pea)
encouraging confessions
collective responsibility (one bad apple) ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
8. Carrot and a stick beer
ale - ages faster at warmer temperatures than
Rewarding "good" and punishing "bad" behavior beer, generally has more rich flavor and more
alcohol
8. Control identity and environment
mead (from sweet to bitter like beer)
use exclusive language cider
sacred (bullshit) science eggnog
complex rituals wine (cheap, light, spiced, luxury)
faking a "proof" and forcing the cult members to brandy - distilled wine
vocally accept said proof whisky - distilled fermented grains, including
give cult members new names barley, corn, rye, and wheat, aged in a charred
"others do not understand us, so their criticism is barrel
meaningless" gin - distilled fermented grains, redistilled a
second time with juniper berries
liquors
NON-ALCOHOLIC
Switchel (sweet or spicy)
water, honey, cider vinegar, ginger and
spices
for fancy variant boil some fruits and
herbs in the water before adding other
ingredients (apples, peas, mint, berries)
TAXES
AMOUNTS
Paid for Amount
person 1c
animal 1/20 of value
merchant 1/20 of goods value

TAXES
Road tolls
crossing a bridge
no additional tax for merchants, but
carriages double the tax for animals
pulling them
entering a guarded road
at strategic points when travelling by rivers (like
crossing of two rivers)
Farming taxes
1/10 to the local temple
1/3 to the lord who owns the land
City entrance tax
hired guard tax
wall upkeep tax
Market stall tax
flat fee for occupying a market stall = 1s
TOPONYMS WATER
Keyword Prefix Suffix Universal
(OLD ENGLISH) lyn, lynn, lin, loch, lough,
Lake pol
mere, pol, pwll, tarn
PEOPLE
Meeting of inver,
Keyword Prefix Suffix Universal mouth aber
waters inner
kil, cil, afon, avon, axe, exe, usk,
Church, minster, River
lan, lhan, esk
monastery stow
llan,
Stream back, bach, keld, ing
bal,
Swamp,
balla, gowt, moss
Farm bost, ham, ster foul water
bally,
ball, pit Beach treath, traeth
cheap,
Market
chipping FOREST
Settlement Keyword Prefix Suffix Universal
(in the cot, cott
Forest (ash) ash
forest)
Forest
sher, toft, wick, wich, field, lea, ley, leigh
ey, shire, (clearing)
Settlement tre, tra wych, wyke, worth,
tun, ton
worthy, wardine ac, acc,
Forest (oak)
ock
Small stoke,
dependent thorp, coed, firth, frith, fridd, keth, weald,
Forest
settlement thorpe cheth, shaw wold

LAND ADJECTIVES, PARTS

Keyword Prefix Suffix Universal Keyword Prefix Suffix Universal
Fjord firth dubh, dow,
Black
dhu, duff
Hill
hurst, hirst
(forested) magna, mawr,
Great
more
ar, ard, berg,
Hill, high auch, ach, berry, knock, Long lang
place auchter, bre law, low, tilly, le (Ghyll +
tullie, tulloch Near (something),
avon) =
usead as connector
ey, ea, eg, eig, Gillafon
Island holm, inch, People of ing
ynys
Stony stan
ben, beinn,
beann, ban, fin,
Mountain bannau, White, holy win,
bannock, vin
bannog Wide strath
Mountain
rigg, rig
(ridge) GERMAN SUFFIXES
gill, ghyll, glen,
Valley feld
glyn, kyle,
(narrow)
kyles, nant
hagen
haven
dean, den, roth
don, hope, wend
Valley nan, nans,
strath, dol, dal,
dale
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