Important NPC Generator for Stars Without Number

1

the local underclass or poorest natives

2

the common laborers or cube workers

3

 the aspiring bourgeoise or upper class

4

the elite

5

a minority or foreigner group

6

a religious sect

1

Criminal, thug, thief, swindler

2

Menial, cleaner, retail worker, servant

3

Unskilled heavy labor, porter, construction

4

Skilled trade, electrician, mechanic, pilot

5

Idea worker, programmer, writer

6

Merchant, business owner, trader, banker

7

Official, bureaucrat, courtier, clerk

8

Military, soldier, enforcer, law officer

1

{{npclast}} is significant debt or money woes

2

A loved one is in trouble; Re-roll

3

{{npclast}} experienced romantic failure with a desired person

4

{{npclast}} has a drug or behavioral addiction

5

{{npclast}}'s superior dislikes or resents them

6

{{npclast}} has a persistent sickness

7

{{npclast}} hates their job or life situation

8

Someone dangerous is targeting {{npclast}}

9

{{npclast}} is pursuing a disastrous purpose

10

{{npclast}}  has dangerous advanced Tech

1

an unusually young or old person for their role

2

a young adult

3

a person of mature age

4

a middle-aged or elderly person

5

a person of indeterminate age

1

an intelligent beast is hunting them

Safety

to protect themselves from some woe

2

a wild beast is hunting them

Safety

to protect themselves from some woe

3

a local law enforcer wants them imprisoned

Safety

 to protect themselves from some woe

4

someone they betrayed is hunting them

Safety

 to protect themselves from some woe

5

a local crime boss blames them for some woe

Safety

 to protect themselves from some woe

6

the victim of a shady deal they made is furious

Safety

 to protect themselves from some woe

7

their superior is planning to sacrifice them

Safety

 to protect themselves from some woe

8

a subordinate is ready to move against them

Safety

 to protect themselves from some woe

9

a former lover wants brutal revenge on them

Safety

 to protect themselves from some woe

10

a traitor is bartering their secrets to others

Safety

 to protect themselves from some woe

11

they're gripped by self-destructive urges

Safety

 to protect themselves from some woe

12

a rival has put a bounty on their ruin

Safety

to protect themselves from some woe

13

attain a rank that their kind is not allowed

Ambition

to ascend in their current role

14

recover a rank or status they had but lost

Ambition

to ascend in their current role

15

attain it before they're too old or passed over

Ambition

to ascend in their current role

16

attain it before a hated rival gets the rank

Ambition

to ascend in their current role

17

wrest the rank from an “unworthy” holder

Ambition

to ascend in their current role

18

promote someone else as a stepping-stone up

Ambition

to ascend in their current role

19

prove their own worthiness for higher rank

Ambition

to ascend in their current role

20

create a new hierarchy to be at the top of it

Ambition

to ascend in their current role

21

attain the rank to satisfy family expectations

Ambition

to ascend in their current role

22

insidiously undermine a superior's position

Ambition

to ascend in their current role

23

acquire more money by fair or foul means

Avarice

for wealth and splendid possessions

24

get money to obtain a life-saving service

Avarice

for wealth and splendid possessions

25

they have an expensive spouse or lover

Avarice

for wealth and splendid possessions

26

they were poor, and live in dread of it again

Avarice

for wealth and splendid possessions

27

get money to repay a very dangerous debt

Avarice

for wealth and splendid possessions

28

their social standing requires vast outlays

Avarice

for wealth and splendid possessions

29

money is points, and they want to win the game

Avarice

for wealth and splendid possessions

30

they're being extorted by some powerful person

Avarice

for wealth and splendid possessions

31

they're zealous about a very expensive pastime

Avarice

for wealth and splendid possessions

32

they're terribly wasteful with money

Avarice

for wealth and splendid possessions

33

a kind of forbidden offworld art or culture

Craving

 for a shameful or illicit thing

34

a reprehensible carnal desire

Craving

 for a shameful or illicit thing

35

the company of a socially-forbidden class

Craving

 for a shameful or illicit thing

36

a self-destructive chemical

Craving

 for a shameful or illicit thing

37

cyberware or body modification beyond reason

Craving

 for a shameful or illicit thing

38

extreme gluttony for rare and precious viands

Craving

 for a shameful or illicit thing

39

a product currently banned from the world

Craving

 for a shameful or illicit thing

40

something harmless that society still hates

Craving

 for a shameful or illicit thing

41

adulterous or excessive sexual partners

Craving

 for a shameful or illicit thing

42

an unreasonable appetite for gambling

Craving

 for a shameful or illicit thing

43

discover the truth behind a family death

Curiosity

to discover a relevant secret

44

unlock the secrets of an enigmatic tech object

Curiosity

to discover a relevant secret

45

hunt down blackmail material on someone

Curiosity

to discover a relevant secret

46

learn the real facts about a current event

Curiosity

to discover a relevant secret

47

reveal a fact the government is hiding

Curiosity

to discover a relevant secret

48

learn the true identity of a veiled enemy

Curiosity

to discover a relevant secret

49

find the culprit behind a wrong they suffered

Curiosity

to discover a relevant secret

50

study a topic forbidden in their native culture

Curiosity

to discover a relevant secret

51

experience certain socially-unacceptable things

Curiosity

to discover a relevant secret

52

track down a socially-disruptive record

Curiosity

to discover a relevant secret

53

a family member who's constantly in trouble

Desire

 to love and possess a specific other

54

the spouse of an important or dangerous other

Desire

 to love and possess a specific other

55

an ex who resents and despises them

Desire

 to love and possess a specific other

56

an unattainable celebrity figure

Desire

 to love and possess a specific other

57

an expensive and cynical courtesan

Desire

 to love and possess a specific other

58

a superior's spouse or adult child

Desire

 to love and possess a specific other

59

an alien or other socially-forbidden object

Desire

 to love and possess a specific other

60

a work associate oblivious to their feelings

Desire

 to love and possess a specific other

61

a dead person echoed in a vi or expert system

Desire

 to love and possess a specific other

62

an utterly unacceptable object of longing

Desire

 to love and possess a specific other

63

hunt extremely dangerous wild animals

Excitement

to seek thrills and new pleasures

64

explore or traverse hazardous locations

Excitement

to seek thrills and new pleasures

65

sample a wide range of chemicals

Excitement

to seek thrills and new pleasures

66

kill people for the pleasure of it

Excitement

to seek thrills and new pleasures

67

seek out new cultures and social groups

Excitement

to seek thrills and new pleasures

68

goad and troll powerful local figures

Excitement

to seek thrills and new pleasures

69

compete in a semi-lethal illicit sport

Excitement

to seek thrills and new pleasures

70

promote favored bands or music genres

Excitement

to seek thrills and new pleasures

71

spearhead a particularly zestful art movement

Excitement

to seek thrills and new pleasures

72

commit a particular type of exciting crime

Excitement

to seek thrills and new pleasures

73

become a famous holovid star

Glory

to be renowned and famed by their peers

74

rise to fame in some notorious occupation

Glory

to be renowned and famed by their peers

75

eclipse a hated rival with their own glory

Glory

to be renowned and famed by their peers

76

prove how wonderful they are to old doubters

Glory

to be renowned and famed by their peers

77

show up prejudices against their kind

Glory

to be renowned and famed by their peers

78

bask in the laud of groupies and fans

Glory

to be renowned and famed by their peers

79

attain renown for supremacy in their profession

Glory

to be renowned and famed by their peers

80

redeem some past ignominy or failure

Glory

to be renowned and famed by their peers

81

show an ex how wrong they were to leave

Glory

to be renowned and famed by their peers

82

seek sector-wide fame in a dreaded profession

Glory

to be renowned and famed by their peers

83

criminals, in general or in a specific type

Hatred

 to ruin and destroy a hated enemy

84

the government, in general and specific staff

Hatred

 to ruin and destroy a hated enemy

85

an ethnic group on the world

Hatred

 to ruin and destroy a hated enemy

86

a religious group in the general locale

Hatred

 to ruin and destroy a hated enemy

87

a particular corporation and its employees

Hatred

 to ruin and destroy a hated enemy

88

a specific gang and its members

Hatred

 to ruin and destroy a hated enemy

89

offworlders, whether all or of a specific world

Hatred

 to ruin and destroy a hated enemy

90

aliens and other non-human sentients

Hatred

 to ruin and destroy a hated enemy

91

cyborgs and transhumans

Hatred

 to ruin and destroy a hated enemy

92

members of a particular political or social group

Hatred

 to ruin and destroy a hated enemy

93

they're consecrated to serve a particular faith

Piety

 to serve God and live virtuously

94

their family inculcated extreme piety in them

Piety

 to serve God and live virtuously

95

they feel their beloved faith is under attack

Piety

 to serve God and live virtuously

96

they back a minority sect in their faith

Piety

 to serve God and live virtuously

97

they belong to a socially-despised religion

Piety

 to serve God and live virtuously

98

the npc is determined to proselytize the faith

Piety

 to serve God and live virtuously

99

they're convinced they have a divine blessing

Piety

 to serve God and live virtuously

100

they mean to found a new faith on their beliefs

Piety

 to serve God and live virtuously

101

their faith is in a secular political philosophy

Piety

 to serve God and live virtuously

102

they're convinced god loves everything they do

Piety

 to serve God and live virtuously

103

a family member is in legal or criminal trouble

Protection

to shelter something they love

104

a precious heirloom is sought by thieves

Protection

to shelter something they love

105

ancestral lands are threatened by others

Protection

to shelter something they love

106

their rank or high-status role is under attack

Protection

to shelter something they love

107

their personal wealth is at risk

Protection

to shelter something they love

108

an affiliated business is facing dire perils

Protection

to shelter something they love

109

a loved one incurred some dangerous disfavor

Protection

to shelter something they love

110

a pretech artifact they have is illegal to own

Protection

to shelter something they love

111

they've stolen something another wants back

Protection

to shelter something they love

112

they know a loved one is seeking their ruin

Protection

to shelter something they love

113

crime boss killed one of their loved ones

Revenge

to avenge a wrong or betrayal

114

a government official convicted them of crimes

Revenge

to avenge a wrong or betrayal

115

a former partner betrayed them to an enemy

Revenge

to avenge a wrong or betrayal

116

a former lover broke their heart

Revenge

to avenge a wrong or betrayal

117

they've inherited an inter-family grudge

Revenge

to avenge a wrong or betrayal

118

they were ruined by a careless celebrity's fun

Revenge

to avenge a wrong or betrayal

119

a superior used them for personal advancement

Revenge

to avenge a wrong or betrayal

120

a corrupt official wronged them legally

Revenge

to avenge a wrong or betrayal

121

a family member betrayed them

Revenge

to avenge a wrong or betrayal

122

a rival cheated them in love or business

Revenge

to avenge a wrong or betrayal

1

Ambition

2

Avarice

3

Bitterness

4

Courage

5

Cowardice

6

Curiosity

7

Deceitfulness

8

Determination

9

Devotion to a cause

10

Filiality

11

Hatred

12

Honesty

13

Hopefulness

14

Love of a person

15

Nihilism

16

Paternalism

17

Pessimism

18

Protectiveness

19

Resentment

20

Shame

1

{{npclast}}  intends to totally screw the PCs

2

{{npclast}} won’t pay unless forced to do so

3

{{npclast}} pays slowly or reluctantly

4

{{npclast}} pays, but discount for mistakes

5

{{npclast}}  will pay without quibbling

6

{{npclast}}  will pay more than they promised

1

kill somebody who might deserve it

2

kidnap someone dangerous

3

steal a well-guarded object

4

arson or sabotage on a place

5

get proof of some misdeed

6

protect someone from an immediate threat

7

transport someone through danger

8

guard an object being transported

9

replay a serious debt

10

increase {{npclast}}'s glory and prestige

1

a treacherous employer or subordinate

2

an open and known enemy of the patron

3

official governmental meddling

4

an unknown rival of the patron

5

the macguffin itself opposes them

6

very short time frame allowed

7

the job is spectacularly illegal

8

a participant would profit by their failure

9

the patron is badly wrong about a thing

10

the locals are against the patron

11

dangerous monsters are involved

1

Government official favors owed

2

Property in the area

3

An item very valuable on another world

4

Pretech mod components

5

Useful pretech artifact

6

Information the PCs need

7

Membership in a powerful group

8

Black market access

9

Use of restricted facilities or shipyards

10

Shares in a profitable business

11

Maps to a hidden or guarded treasure

12

Illegal but valuable weapons or gear

1

an ambush is laid somewhere

2

PC involvement is leaked to the enemy

3

{{npclast}} gives faulty aid

4

failing would be extremely unhealthy

5

the job IDs them as allies of a local faction

6

the macguffin is physically dangerous

7

an important location is hard to get into

8

succeeding would be morally distasteful

9

a supposed ally is very unhelpful or stupid

10

the environment is hostile

11

the job changes suddenly partway through

12

an unexpected troublemaker is involved

13

critical gear will fail partway through

14

an unrelated accident complicates things

15

payment comes in a hard-to-handle form

16

someone is turning traitor on the patron

17

a critical element has suddenly moved

18

payment is in avidly-pursued hot goods

19

the true goal is a subsidiary part of the job

20

an influential religious leader is opposed

1

Connection

 who lend it to the NPC

2

Connection

who provide it to the NPC

3

Skills

where it's a perquisite of the position

4

Personal

created and controlled by the NPC

5

Resources

obtained via money or goods

6

Influence

granted them by their social standing

1

Authority

legal or traditional in nature

2

Connection

with friends and allies of use

3

Debt

owed to them by someone powerful

4

Influence

social and indirect in nature

5

Information

knowing useful secrets of things

6

Money

being able to buy off problems

7

Skills

as a very talented professional

8

Influence

being irresistible to the players

9

Skills

having pretech or other potent gear

10

Influence

having goons or other heavies to hand

1

Ambition

They've been set up as a scapegoat for a serious error made by a rival

The PCs have offended their superior, and the NPC thinks it worthwhile to punish them

2

Ambition

They need to accomplish a near-impossible feat to obtain the next rung of their ambition

A PC ally is in the way of the NPC's next step up the ladder of ambition

3

Ambition

A past bargain they made to get their current place is now coming back to haunt them

They're convinced that foiling the PCs will bring their name greater luster

4

Ambition

They've worked their way into a position that's a career or literal deathtrap for its occupants

The PCs have unwittingly aided a rival of the NPC, and they think the PCs are his allies

5

Ambition

The recent pursuit of their ambition has caused a terrible problem for someone they care about

Something the PCs recently did slighted or embarrassed the NPC in a professional se

6

Ambition

A rival has blackmail evidence about a past failing the NPC had tried to cover up

The next step up the ladder somehow involves ruining a group or cause the PCs support

7

Ambition

The institution or structure the NPC is trying to climb in is being threatened by an outside force

The NPC feels threatened by a recent success by the PCs and moves to put them in their place

8

Ambition

They've seriously overplayed their hand and are now at the mercy of their rivals

The PCs somehow ended up with something critical for the NPC's further advancement

9

Avarice

The NPC just had an item stolen that is crucial for some profitable plan or deal they've made

The PCs have a particular treasure that the NPC wants at all costs

10

Avarice

They just laid hands on a treasure that has turned out to be extremely dangerous to own

A PC ally risks financial ruin due to the machinations of the greedy NPC

11

Avarice

They've gambled or risked on a profit opportunity that has turned out to be rigged

A dear treasure has been taken from a PC ally by the grasping NPC

12

Avarice

They thought they were keeping their wealth safe, but where they put it has turned perilous

They're planning a financial squeeze on a property or cause owned or backed by the PCs

13

Avarice

A seemingly-profitable deal or opportunity they took turns out to have dangerous strings on it

They've stolen or diverted money that was due to the PCs

14

Avarice

They've borrowed money they thought they could repay until recent events altered that

The PCs accidentally come into possession of a key to much of the NPC's wealth

15

Avarice

They've risked something or someone they love on a profit opportunity that's turning sour

The NPC tries to insert himself as a middleman, forcing the PCs to pay him to get service access

16

Avarice

The payment they accepted has turned out to be extremely hot property or stolen money

The NPC plans to pay the PCs off with money or items he intends to steal back

17

Craving

They've overindulged and the consequences for doing so require PC help to extricate them

A PC ally is the object of a deeply repugnant lust by the hostile NPC

18

Craving

They've risked someone or something priceless to them in order to obtain their craving

The PCs somehow ended up cutting off the supply of one of the NPC's favorite vices

19

Craving

Someone set them up with a bad dose, bad company, or other extra-injurious indulgence

The NPC's appetites are causing misery for a group or ally affiliated with the PCs

20

Craving

Someone's manipulating them ruthlessly by controlling access to the craving

The ruin of the PCs is critical if the NPC is to get access to a splendid example of their craving

21

Craving

Their craving is illegal or unacceptable, and they now risk being revealed if they aren't helped

They're convinced the PCs are holding out on them and are in possession of a craved thing

22

Craving

They did something terrible in the grip of their craving and are trying desperately to fix it

Their growing appetite is putting pressure on the PCs or their allies or associates

23

Craving

They want to squelch the craving but someone else is trying to push them back into it

They indulge horribly in a way the PCs are certain to learn about and be disgusted by

24

Craving

They were involved in producing or providing the craving but are trying to disentangle from it

They mean to use the PCs as catspaws to get them their craving

25

Curiosity

They have half a juicy secret but the other half is very dangerous to acquire

They're close to obtaining critical blackmail material on the PCs or a PC ally

26

Curiosity

A rare occasion of their special curiosity is available, but they need protection to investigate it

They're methodically destroying or burying evidence the PCs need for their own goals

27

Curiosity

They unearthed a very dangerous secret and are trying to dodge those sent to re-conceal it

They have a very destructive curiosity about PC tech, biology, or other perishable belongings

28

Curiosity

They misunderstood something they learned and acted on that error, producing a dire peril

They're convinced the PCs are the key to a totally unrelated puzzle they're dealing with

29

Curiosity

One of their fellow investigators or minions has fallen into great danger

They plan to use the PCs as expendable minions in order to get an answer to some question

30

Curiosity

While investigating their curiosity they stumbled over an unrelated but very large secret

The PCs or something they possess are vital components to an experiment or inquiry

31

Curiosity

The object of their curiosity is being threatened by some outside force

They mean to learn a truth by putting the object of their curiosity in a terrible revealing situation

32

Curiosity

They have an awful suspicion that must be verified through a perilous inquiry

They're convinced the PCs are hiding something from them out of some sinister motive

33

Desire

They're in love with an associate of the PCs who is largely oblivious to them

They're in love with an associate of the PCs who is largely oblivious to them

34

Desire

They're smitten with someone who is totally unacceptable for cultural reasons

Their beloved has a grudge against the party for some reason and wants the NPC to act on it

35

Desire

Their beloved is in great danger due to a mistake they made

They don't know how to take no for an answer from a beloved who despises them

36

Desire

They're determined to perform some tremendous deed in order to win their chosen's heart

They're compelling their beloved to stay with them through threats to their own loved ones

37

Desire

They're willfully blind to the dangers of a lover the PCs know is a terrible person

They path to their beloved's heart lies through the ruin of a PC-supported cause or group

38

Desire

They can't contact their beloved except through agents like the PCs

Their beloved won't have them, so they're determined to ruin all other potential suitors

39

Desire

Their object of desire has been kidnapped or compelled into affiliation with someone else

Their beloved is a horrible person who goads them on to acts of terrible wickedness

40

Desire

Their lover is in need of something difficult to obtain, and they're determined to get it

They're an obsessed stalker of a totally unattainable object of desire

41

Excitement

They're addicted to some form of extreme sport that requires help from associates

Their idea of fun involves doing horrible things to people the PCs like

42

Excitement

They've struck a blow at an unsympathetic NPC just for fun, but now they're paying for it

One of their little indulgences has done great harm to a group or cause the PCs support

43

Excitement

A calculated risk proved to be poorly figured and the NPC is dealing with the consequences

They're going to ruin something precious just for the fun of doing so

44

Excitement

A manipulator is goading the NPC on to greater risks in order to usher them to eventual ruin

They've set up some lethal challenge that's crooked and unfair to everyone else

45

Excitement

The NPC is determined to go where they shouldn't go and needs PC help to get there

They approach the PCs as a charming bon vivant, only to drag them into a real

46

Excitement

The NPC gets into trouble just as the PCs are in a position to be induced to help them

They take a sporting rivalry with a sympathetic NPC to a murderous extent

47

Excitement

Someone sabotaged their fun and they need help to get out of the ensuing situation

They've got vile minions out raking up forced participants in their idea of fun

48

Excitement

They want to hire the PCs to help them survive an experience that is not generally survivable

They lost a sporting bet or contest and are now determined to destroy the winner

49

Glory

They're trying to achieve a feat of exploration that has killed those who tried it

They want a more popular and famous rival to die or be ruined in a humiliating way

50

Glory

They want to gloriously ruin an infamous NPC who's causing misery for them and their peers

They don't want to be famous; they want to be infamous, viewed with fear and horror

51

Glory

They're trying to attain fame through sympathetic crimes and social deviations

They want to use the PCs as sacrificial catspaws in a plan to make them look like a hero

52

Glory

They yearn to be associated with a celebrity and think they know how to attract their attention

they want to destroy an institution that denied them their rightful place of fame among them

53

Glory

They're obsessed with effacing an old failure by great public success at a second attempt

They steal the credit for some grand deed the PCs or a PC ally has done

54

Glory

They can get a big break into public notice if they can do a job for a major producer

Their fame requires the relentless exploitation of others, including associates of the PCs

55

Glory

They're not respected by their peers, and are set on doing something to earn their respect

Their fame has left them largely above the law with regards to a sordid plan they're enacting

56

Glory

They want to establish a new noble cause despite the vigorous hostility of the culture to it

They're using star-struck fans as minions to terrorize and extort others

57

Hatred

They're engaged in a secret relationship with someone from the group that hates them

They're luring the hated into a trap where they'll all be blamed for the ensuing disaster

58

Hatred

They've been framed for some evildoing by their persecutors, who may have done it themselves

They want a champion of those they hate either dead or wholly discredited

59

Hatred

They're trying to stop some evildoer of their own kind before he makes things even worse

They want to destroy or ruin a resource or facility that those they hate rely on

60

Hatred

Their business or cause is being ground down by those who hate them

They want to install a fellow hater into a position of authority over those they hate

61

Hatred

An opportunity that was supposed to go to them has been withdrawn due to their persecutors

The hater is profiting by stirring up additional friction between the hated and others

62

Hatred

Pent-up fury is making them drastically overreact to a specific small slight against th

The hater is secretly supporting the most unsympathetic and vile among the hate

63

Hatred

They're trying to protect others of their kind who are being assailed by persecutors

The hater is employing the hated in tasks or roles that are intended to get them killed

64

Hatred

They need the PCs to do something for them that their enemies would never let them do

The hater is setting up a target to spectacularly fail at some important and far-famed role

65

Piety

They need to perform a pilgrimage to or through a very dangerous area

They want the local leader of a rival faith to be killed or discredited before the public

66

Piety

They're supporting co-religionists who are facing some dire peril

They're convinced a co-religionist is a filthy heretic who needs to be destroyed

67

Piety

They're being oppressed by zealots of a rival faith in the area

They're using a position of religious influence to personally profit themselves

68

Piety

They recently did something they count as gravely sinful and are trying to make amends

Something about the PCs or their recent actions strikes them as damnably blasphemous

69

Piety

They're trying to establish or preserve a temple that's very inconvenient to corrupt local powers

A PC ally is a backslider or apostate of the faith that the NPC is determined to punish

70

Piety

They need to perform a particular act of faith but enemies or rivals are trying to prevent it

The NPC has taken control of a center of the faith and is using it as a tool of advancement

71

Piety

They need to recover a lost holy artifact that's currently in unknown or dangerous hands

They're convinced that they're favored by God and deserving of every pleasure and desire

72

Piety

They need help to protect some relief effort or charitable enterprise against greedy interlopers

They're working to destroy a competing local faith and demoralize its believers

73

Protection

A family member keeps making stupid choices that the NPC needs to save them from

They're plotting the eventual destruction of the object due to some sense of past wrong

74

Protection

Their spouse or loved one is exceptionally vulnerable to a particular hostile NPC's

They want to destroy the object by bribing or coercing its protector into acquiescing

75

Protection

A business or institution they're devoted to is under attack by others

They want to use the object as a trap, so that the enemy who seizes it will be destroyed by it

76

Protection

They're responsible for protecting some object that many other people want to obtain

They hate and resent their guardianship of the object and subconsciously seek to let it be ruined

77

Protection

They recently failed at protecting their object and are desperate to redeem their mistake

They're misusing the object terribly, taking advantage of their protector ship over it

78

Protection

Some resource or tool they need to protect their object has been lost or compromised

They aren't the rightful protector, having forced out the real one to take advantage of it

79

Protection

Their usual helpers are unavailable so they need the PCs to help them fend off a threat

They're convinced a PC ally or sympathetic figure is a threat to it who must be destroyed

80

Protection

The object they're trying to protect has decided that it doesn't need to be protected

They have power or resources that can only be accessed after someone else destroys the object

81

Revenge

The PCs are ideally positioned to carry out revenge on their behalf

They've decided to destroy the innocent family or associates of the one who wronged them

82

Revenge

A particular rival or enemy of the PCs was the person responsible for their wrong

They want an utterly disproportionate revenge on the target for the wrong they suffered

83

Revenge

Their enemy has decided to preemptively crush them before they can take their revenge

Revenge is actually just a thin excuse they use to justify their sadistic love of inflicting suffering

84

Revenge

A PC ally or supported cause was collateral damage in the wrong inflicted on the NPC

PC allies or sympathetic groups are being expended as mere pawns in the NPC's plan

85

Revenge

The NPC needs help to discern exactly who was responsible for what they suffered

The NPC wants to hire the PCs to help but conceals the full unsympathetic story from them

86

Revenge

They've failed pathetically to get revenge and need help to survive the aftermath of it

They intentionally avoid completing their revenged so they can continue to torment the foe

87

Revenge

They don't want to take revenge but are morally obligated unless hidden facts come to light

They consider the PCs worthy of vengeance for a minor or unrecognized association with a foe

88

Revenge

Their foe's hatred is unsatisfied and they are determined to finish what they started

They want revenge for something that the rest of the world sees as a favor or kindness

89

Safety

Rescuing something precious would expose them to great peril, so they need outside help

They're willing to cause tremendous collateral damage to deal with the threat

90

Safety

Their threat has just broken through their best defense, and they need help

The threat is entirely justified and wants the PC's help in getting at the NPC

91

Safety

The threat is wreaking havoc on innocent relatives and associates of the NPC

The threat is subtly using the PCs to attack the NPC, and the NPC knows it

92

Safety

The NPC's threat stems from a person or situation that threatens the PCs too

They mistake the PCs as agents of the threat and act accordingly

93

Safety

The NPC needs a particular resource or object to continue maintaining their safety

The NPC plans to use the PCs as an ablative shield against an impending attack by the threat

94

Safety

The threat has unsuccessfully attacked the NPC, but the collateral damage is affecting the PCs

There's some great reward for the PCs if they join the threat in bringing down the NPC

95

Safety

The NPC's ruin or death would significantly hinder a current goal or ally of the PCs

The NPC tries to misdirect the threat into clashing with the PCs, hopefully killing them

96

Safety

The NPC is willing to trade something vital to the PCs for help against the threat

They NPC needs something possessed by a PC ally or sympathetic group to maintain safety

1

dresses far too young or old for their apparent age

2

has numerous group-loyalty brands/marks

3

has a notable physical form or frame

4

has tics and odd motion styles

5

has hair or eyes with exceptional qualities

6

is blind, deaf, or mute and uses technology to compensate

7

is superficial magical effects

8

has prominent scar or disfigurement

9

has intricate magical tattoos

10

is wearing religious iconography or clothing style

11

is missing a hand or arm

12

is missing a leg

13

is missing an eye or facial feature

14

is unusually shabby or ill-kept clothing

15

wears loud offworld clothing style

16

has high visibly high-tech integrated clothing

17

has cutting-edge fashion as they can afford

18

has culturally-specific sexualized clothing

19

is abnormally fat or thin in build

20

has a feature or limb has been badly scarred

21

is overtly feminine/masculine presentation

22

is extremely muscular or spindly form

23

has disproportionate body part or parts

24

is bald

25

has no neck to speak of, or giraffe-like

26

has elongated fingers or limbs

27

has oddly-textured skin

28

is unusually short or tall

29

has a distinctive scent

30

talks extremely slowly or quickly

31

has a voice which is grating and unpleasant

32

has elaborate tattoos or skin-paintings

33

has hair color abnormal for the area

34

has a constant air of suspicion

35

makes sure to display their expensive-to-them accessories

36

is distinctly unkempt

37

has a voice which is melodious and pleasant

38

wears prominent religious tokens

39

always seems semi-drugged, but isn't

40

has a speech impediment

41

is visibly devoted to some consumer brand

42

has a compad constantly going off

43

has have a drink or drug close to hand

44

has an unusual accent

45

is an uncommon race for the area

46

extremely laconic or voluble

47

laughs at inappropriate moments

48

has flushed, choleric features

1

constantly fiddles with small objects

2

can't talk without gesturing

3

moves with floating grace

4

taps toe or fingers constantly

5

all motions are rough and vigorous

6

never looks directly at interlocutor

7

licks lips disturbingly often

8

plays with hair incessantly

9

always wearing a particular expression

10

moves in quick, darting fashion

11

limps or moves in hindered ways

12

constantly glancing around

13

likes to tell stories about their past deeds

14

treats men and women very differently

15

enjoys asking about the pcs' own lives

16

complains about local politics or events

17

talks about the place they're meeting at

18

shares gossip about mutual acquaintances

19

blames a particular group for their woes

20

encourages pcs to join their religion

21

wants to hear about prior pc adventures

22

has strange ideas about outworlder habits

23

practically interrogates pc interlocutors

24

seeks pc opinions about peripheral affairs

25

drones on incessantly about trivia

26

tends to point and gesture in pc's faces

27

only explains things when prompted

28

fascinated about something the pcs have

29

makes comments about pc appearances

30

complains about prior employees

31

expresses doubt about the pcs' abilities

32

dwells on the horrors of their problem

1

Unusually friendly and sociable

2

Suspicious or wary of the PCs

3

Coolly pragmatic or businesslike

4

Aggressive and hard-edged manner

1

as a win-win for both parties

2

as an act of generosity by the NPC

3

as a tentatively possibility

4

reluctantly, grudgingly offered to the PCs

5

in a petitionary fashion

6

as an offer they can't safely refuse

1

says they will consider more, but won't give it

2

tries to find an alternative form of payment

3

protest that it's already too much

4

try to wring extra service for extra pay

5

agree, but set harsh terms for success

6

will agree to more but doesn't have it

7

offers more, but at a later time

8

explains why it isn't worth more to them

9

castigate the avarice of the pcs

10

bemoan the unfairness of their request

11

seek pity or sympathy in lieu of more pay

12

quickly agree to any reasonable extra cost

1

suspiciously accepts the refusal

2

pries at the reason for the refusal

3

gets upset and aggrieved at the affront

4

applies a threat if the PCs persist

5

shrugs and benevolently offer more

6

grudgingly offers a better inducement

7

expresses amazement at the folly of the PCs

8

takes it as a personal insult

1

acts as if they hardly even noticed it

2

immediately applies larger insult or threat

3

seeks to disengage to plan later reprisal

4

takes it as a good joke or bad-taste jest

5

retaliates in same way, but without heat

6

shrugs it off, ignoring it if at all possible

7

is inclined to be successfully intimidated

8

prone to panic and violent over-reaction

9

acts as if they didn't understand it

10

coldly brings the engagement to an end

1

sleazy brothel with a discreet back room

2

dive bar with violent local patrons

3

grimy back alleyway known only to locals

4

dirty union or brotherhood social hall

5

rough but excellent local eatery

6

abandoned factory or industrial building

7

park full of homeless and petty criminals

8

illicit drug parlor with private rooms

9

shabby residential hotel room

10

sewer tunnel or maintenance area

11

affiliated gang headquarters or owned turf

12

in an abandoned house or squat

13

chic local dining establishment

14

loud and gaudy dance club

15

discreet and high-end brothel

16

spacious public park

17

public library with meeting rooms

18

unremarkable hotel room

19

quiet local bar at a back table

20

temple or religious building's grounds

21

a particular public bench on a street corner

22

an art museum or cultural center

23

a local food stand or drink booth

24

at a local art performance

25

a remote forest glade

26

a cave in nearby hills or mountains

27

an isolated bluff or cliff edge

28

a particular lake-shore spot

29

small country bar

30

abandoned or affiliated farm or ranch

31

local waterfall or spring

32

well-known local scenic vista

33

remote country estate

34

the end of a dead-end road

35

an unusual local rock formation

36

local store or mercantile center

37

raucous spacer bar

38

visitor information center

39

taxi stand or mass transport pickup zone

40

by a particular parked ship

41

abandoned or empty hangar

42

machinist shop or repair depot

43

fueling center or fuel processing area

44

by a wrecked and long-scavenged ship

45

the starport's control tower

46

near the entrance to the starport

47

the starport medical clinic

48

short-stay spacer hotel room

49

landing bay near parked ships

50

discreet maintenance corridor

51

observation deck or lounge

52

hydroponics area or garden zone

53

private cabin or quarters

54

atmosphere processing area

55

station bar or nightclub

56

bulk storage holds

57

illicit shop run from a private cabin

58

station chapel or religious area

59

rented privacy room

60

gym or exercise area

1

Diseth

2

Avison

3

Sonoda

4

Dilucca

5

Rocheford

6

Sabine

7

Cayne

8

Esperon

9

Cedeno

10

Forgrave

11

Basset

12

Belmont

13

Lockley

14

Blackford

15

Flanigan

16

Kendrick

17

Lane

18

Dial

19

Khalifa

20

Black

21

Ashley

22

Kenner

23

Blue

24

Sims

25

Kent

26

Dkymm

27

Gunner

28

Fox

29

Carter

30

Silver

31

Rhoades

32

Ivy

33

Malkova

34

Reid

35

White

36

Vox

37

Fawx

38

Grey

39

Griffith

40

Jensen

41

Rain

42

Sunderland

43

Ames

44

Lynn

45

Raney

46

Franz

47

Matney

48

Farrar

49

Thorne

50

Unger

51

Blanco

52

Mclemore

53

Hays

54

Brubaker

55

Pinkerton

56

Haley

57

Fuentes

58

Hanley

59

Coughlin

60

Stanford

61

Sipes

62

Harman

63

Nunez

64

Silver

65

Drew

66

Fahey

67

Holcomb

68

Barrios

69

Ogden

70

Harris

71

Bandy

72

Rhea

73

Thompson

74

Easton

75

Hankins

76

Janssen

77

Najera

78

Parsons

79

Bullock

80

Rodrigue

81

Miranda

82

Novak

83

Holder

84

Soliz

85

Smithson

86

Leblanc

87

Shay

88

Spring

89

Scroggins

90

Seifert

91

Sales

92

Rawlins

93

Hoffmann

94

Alfaro

95

Rosales

96

Tremblay

97

Laster

98

Brenner

99

Doan

100

Bonilla

101

Braxton

102

Hamer

103

Vernon

104

Stackhouse

105

Schweitzer

106

Keys

107

Otis

108

Barnhill

109

Poston

110

Bowden

111

Brittain

112

Coley

113

Stephenson

114

Rayford

115

Sizemore

116

Gabriel

117

Leclair

118

Coyle

119

Carbajal

120

Donovan

121

Roman

122

Kuntz

123

Carlisle

124

Wright

125

Iverson

126

Goulet

127

Kunz

128

Scott

129

Waller

130

Oh

131

Milner

132

Fitch

133

Berman

134

Qualls

135

Mcclendon

136

Cathey

137

Raymond

138

Jett

139

Diaz

140

Bagwell

141

Seidel

142

Sammons

143

Sanchez

144

Goforth

145

Barrera

146

Cintron

147

Couch

148

Grayson

149

Houck

150

Caudill

151

Boone

152

Stanford

153

Daly

154

Marchand

155

Hutcherson

156

Blank

157

Denning

158

Santos

159

See

160

Terry

161

South

162

Anglin

163

Oglesby

164

Simons

165

Belanger

166

Flint

167

Boyle

168

Tom

169

Whelan

170

Criswell

171

Lacey

172

Reynoso

173

Hirsch

174

Winston

175

Rhodes

176

Hogan

177

Valentin

178

Barker

179

Greene

180

Marlowe

181

Pollack

182

Wolff

183

Pease

184

Barber

185

Cromwell

186

Britton

187

Keefer

188

Abney

189

Read

190

Kidd

191

Rainey

192

Metcalf

193

Cummings

194

Shipman

195

Keyes

196

Minor

197

Gregg

198

Dangelo

199

Hamer

200

Frazer

201

Crump

202

Bryant

203

Bolden

204

Burleson

205

Avila

206

Castaneda

207

Jolly

208

Perryman

209

Parra

210

Alston

211

Dunne

212

Sena

213

Bowie

214

Carpenter

215

Vincent

216

Witt

217

Mcwhorter

218

Rawls

219

Valentine

220

Cantu

221

Wallen

222

Trudeau

223

Bueno

224

Word

225

Fenner

226

Breen

227

Barr

228

Huskey

229

Herron

230

Link

231

Fincher

232

Luke

233

Beatty

234

Barnhart

235

Mobley

236

Bullard

237

Cohen

238

Ferrari

239

Kruse

240

Hibbard

241

Ridenour

242

Zamora

243

Bruno

244

Barbour

245

Thayer

246

Rowley

247

Noriega

248

Mccallister

249

Tisdale

250

Escobar

251

Willoughby

252

Sinclair

253

Gallant

254

Guzman

255

Rhea

256

Breedlove

257

Stern

258

Loving

259

Orlando

260

Kelly

261

Stauffer

262

Maher

263

Helton

264

Huerta

265

Ludwig

266

Carpenter

267

Gill

268

Branham

269

Wilkerson

270

Sam

271

Bynum

272

Bacon

273

Huston

274

Tolliver

275

Liles

276

Cates

277

Mathis

278

Rhoads

279

Estrada

280

Nash

281

Sorrell

282

Preston

283

Culbertson

284

Estrella

285

Lemay

286

Eldridge

287

Dickinson

288

Olmstead

289

Slocum

290

Sutton

291

Stapleton

292

Lange

293

Gunn

294

Crist

295

Jolly

296

Hayes

297

Chester

298

Woodley

299

Yamamoto

300

Marino

301

Grisham

302

Castaneda

303

Keeling

304

Whalen

305

Condon

306

Ault

307

Schaeffer

308

Mcdonald

309

Fredericks

310

Oates

311

Steinberg

312

Lott

313

Lemke

314

Akins

315

Ritchey

316

Hayes

317

Montano

318

Humphreys

319

Swisher

320

Winslow

321

Bell

322

Sikes

323

Bowen

324

Bernal

325

Snyder

326

Mcbee

327

Do

328

Rafferty

329

Hatchett

330

Rowan

331

Mcgrath

332

Mott

333

Ferrer

334

Valenti

335

Calabrese

336

Cardona

337

Alderman

338

Mathis

339

Huntington

340

Browder

341

Strong

342

Brandenburg

343

Morales

344

Cerda

345

Mattox

346

Salinas

347

Mccool

348

Waldrop

349

Whitmire

350

Person

351

Arndt

352

Boykin

353

Hays

354

Fusco

355

Boling

356

Stitt

357

Vaught

358

Steffen

359

Mayhew

360

Dixon

361

Outlaw

362

Aaron

363

Keener

364

Sales

365

Turney

366

Tice

367

Barnes

368

Winston

369

Culpepper

370

Magee

371

William

372

Sauls

373

Pickett

374

Bravo

375

Moyer

376

Buck

377

Roberge

378

Pulliam

379

Bryant

380

Simpkins

381

TRUE

382

Pantoja

383

Kirkpatrick

384

Lackey

385

Bridges

386

Wilder

387

Chong

388

Ketchum

389

Quinlan

390

Holley

391

Power

392

Zarate

393

Long

394

Barrow

395

Harkins

396

Shearer

397

Collier

398

Loy

399

Mixon

400

Hinton

401

Hamilton

402

Spooner

403

Vickery

404

Herzog

405

Grant

406

Whittle

407

Pickard

408

Delacruz

409

Pickens

410

Scoggins

411

Biddle

412

Shafer

413

Copeland

414

Stephens

415

Hayes

416

Reynolds

417

Gooden

418

Randle

419

Walton

420

Decker

421

Staten

422

Crider

423

Swanson

424

Hulsey

425

Weis

426

Gurley

427

Bell

428

Breeden

429

Muhammad

430

Osullivan

431

Conti

432

Henderson

433

Leak

434

Maier

435

Culbertson

436

Thornhill

437

Andrus

438

Condon

439

Morgan

440

Connors

441

Vaughan

442

Zepeda

443

Mcgill

444

Edmondson

445

Crist

446

Sumpter

447

Cambell

448

Maki

449

Brunner

450

Ammons

451

Craig

452

Guenther

453

Mccue

454

Gillespie

455

Banda

456

Reedy

457

Archuleta

458

Pipkin

459

Sullivan

460

Beall

461

Kroll

462

Hinds

463

Lambert

464

Jobe

465

Lyles

466

Mayers

467

Mann

468

Cole

469

Holloway

470

Rasmussen

471

Meador

472

Lantz

473

Blythe

474

Chaney

475

Mccreary

476

Galbraith

477

Robles

478

Breaux

479

Mcgowan

480

Adkins

481

Craddock

482

Pack

483

Bragg

484

Leake

485

Hermann

486

Asbury

487

Arevalo

488

Goodrich

489

Stein

490

Moody

491

Tharp

492

Stearns

493

Teal

494

Gaylord

495

Pride

496

Mcnamara

497

Barnes

498

Jude

499

Guzman

500

Dees

501

Alford

502

Mccabe

503

Waldrop

504

Rainey

505

Lin

506

Dial

507

Fish

508

Dickinson

509

Alba

510

Hubert

511

Prince

512

Beale

513

Murray

514

Price

515

Lerma

516

Forsyth

517

Pyle

518

Metz

519

Silverman

520

Rosado

521

Roller

522

Enos

523

Angel

524

Koontz

525

Joy

526

Villalobos

527

Levy

528

Key

529

Broussard

530

Lea

531

Pogue

532

Gallardo

533

Clifford

534

Gorham

535

Whitehurst

536

Ulrich

537

Bolden

538

Messenger

539

Chung

540

Wiseman

541

Lemus

542

Harrison

543

Duckett

544

Guillory

545

Diaz

546

Southard

547

Searcy

548

Fuller

549

Trahan

550

Bishop

551

Cromwell

552

Price

553

Mcafee

554

Hooks

555

Lacroix

556

Teel

557

Collier

558

Felder

559

Howell

560

Rauch

561

Osborn

562

Bowman

563

Neff

564

Morrow

565

Adkins

566

Hoff

567

Dorsey

568

Doughty

569

Arellano

570

Scanlon

571

Weiner

572

Blanchard

573

Stuckey

574

Guidry

575

Pannell

576

Evans

577

Handley

578

Keene

579

Meehan

580

Dodd

581

Holman

582

Kimbrell

583

Houghton

584

Higgins

585

Gallardo

586

Rousseau

587

Ornelas

588

Joy

589

Gauthier

590

Bader

591

Lavender

592

Petrie

593

Vail

594

Dollar

595

Puente

596

Woodworth

597

Barkley

598

Broome

599

Bernstein

600

Boisvert

601

Gough

602

Fernandez

603

Barger

604

Rocha

605

Cramer

606

Dobbins

607

Mcelroy

608

Beavers

609

Colwell

610

Wolff

611

Booker

612

Farr

613

Ingle

614

Armenta

615

Hendrick

616

Burdick

617

Cary

618

Isom

619

Valenti

620

Sparks

621

Thao

622

Kellum

623

Coward

624

Dang

625

Warren

626

Leone

627

Schreiber

628

Swafford

629

Keck

630

Coon

631

Banda

632

Bourque

633

Handley

634

Roman

635

Bohn

636

Fultz

637

Click

638

Chamberlin

639

Bonilla

640

Hearn

641

Riddle

642

Buford

643

Fahey

644

Stoner

645

Leak

646

Alba

647

Wiese

648

Ashby

649

Hill

650

Rouse

651

Stallings

652

South

653

Arellano

654

Bruns

655

Kay

656

Sears

657

Rountree

658

Borders

659

Beatty

660

Stinson

661

Jeffries

662

Mullin

663

Bowen

664

Purnell

665

Ho

666

Kowalski

667

Sherman

668

Moya

669

Cervantes

670

Mccombs

671

Mauro

672

Dupont

673

Stack

674

Rollins

675

Simon

676

Lemon

677

Luther

678

Foster

679

Hudson

680

Estrella

681

Cervantes

682

Gibson

683

Steward

684

Otto

685

Teeter

686

Dix

687

Corral

688

Betancourt

689

Mayo

690

Bankston

691

Eddy

692

Artis

693

Reagan

694

Nadeau

695

Osgood

696

Wesley

697

Smith

698

Vaughan

699

Courtney

700

Carder

701

Munn

702

Norfleet

703

Schulte

704

Ryan

705

Muniz

706

Valdes

707

Silverman

708

Belcher

709

Boyd

710

Yi

711

Kramer

712

Greenberg

713

Newsom

714

Deaton

715

Rudolph

716

Key

717

Rector

718

Ware

719

Roldan

720

Fajardo

721

Blais

722

Aguilera

723

Hazel

724

Reagan

725

Lovejoy

726

Shockley

727

Cornish

728

Bunnell

729

Ginn

730

Nunes

731

Paradis

732

Simmons

733

Westfall

734

Peterman

735

Berger

736

Moreno

737

Silver

738

Sell

739

Arteaga

740

Akers

741

Sargent

742

Bronson

743

Coats

744

Mccoy

745

Her

746

Mccallister

747

Swift

748

Abreu

749

Coulter

750

Diggs

751

Asher

752

Good

753

Eller

754

Yu

755

Garris

756

South

757

Michel

758

Ramon

759

Newsome

760

Derr

761

Keefe

762

Mcintyre

763

Valencia

764

Pennington

765

Bui

766

Begley

767

Pimentel

768

Jarrett

769

Wolff

770

Keys

771

Cook

772

Dockery

773

Champion

774

Truitt

775

Dellinger

776

Anderson

777

Crockett

778

Hamby

779

Branch

780

Mccaskill

781

Reyna

782

Luster

783

Findley

784

Sun

785

Hopkins

786

Kendall

787

Vaughan

788

Samuel

789

Pease

790

Naquin

791

Padilla

792

Harrison

793

Harrison

794

Farley

795

Lafleur

796

Fortin

797

Blue

798

Burney

799

Wester

800

Olds

801

Bolin

802

Horvath

803

Sisk

804

Wisniewski

805

Langdon

806

Cleveland

807

Osborne

808

Hoy

809

Mayers

810

Howell

811

Krieger

812

Johansen

813

Neuman

814

Gossett

815

Strunk

816

Mcelroy

817

Dunbar

818

Reddy

819

Figueroa

820

Erwin

821

Barr

822

Kraus

823

Norris

824

Jeffries

825

Thomsen

826

Moll

827

Canty

828

Moe

829

Cady

830

Parr

831

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