Tangent Zero logo Instant NPC - Uncharted Worlds
Instant NPC is inspired by the character design system in Uncharted Worlds and Far Beyond Humanity by Sean Gomes. FBH is an expansion of the very fun Uncharted Worlds RPG also by Sean. UW/FBH have been released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License and Instant NPC is also under that license. You can find out more about the license at CreativeCommons.org

Careers:  select two or let the program pick
Academic
Clandestine
Commercial
Explorer
Industrial
Military
Personality
Scoundrel
Starfarer
Technocrat
Augmented
Chosen
Consul
Fanatic
Kinetic
Psychic
Shaper



Origin:  select one, alien is optional
Random
Advanced
Brutal
Colonist
Crowded
Galactic

Impoverished
Privileged
Productive
Regimented
Rustic
Alien NPC?
Forlorn
Occult
Primal
Programmed
Spiritual
Advancements:  additional skills
Starting Experienced +1 Veteran +2 Seasoned +3
Items in brackets are to be [filled in]. Items in parenthesis are (pick one).
 
The UW Character Generation process...
1. Choose career combination and three career skills (two for some aliens)
2. Choose an origin and one origin skill (note attribute buffs, max +2)
    Add alien details, if selected.
3. Stats: +2, +1, +1, +0, -1 to Mettle, Physique, Expertise, Influence, Interface
4. Advancement - simulate advancement for NPCs.
5. Workspace - Ask what is this person's workspace and where is it located?
6. Description - choose one from each line.
7. Starting assets - add custom items, mods, add career specific stuff.
    Starting gear - Class 0 Attire, Two Class 1 Assets, One Class 2 Asset
8. Random Names - use the Random Language Generator for inspiration,
    You can also try Instant Magical Girl or the Evil Robot Generator.
    Assign an archetype to this character based on their careers and origin.

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