The Book of Random Tables: Fantasy NPCs

d100 Random Tables for Any TTRPG

Bring your D&D fantasy world to life with memorable NPCs, vivid details, and fast inspiration at the table with The Book of Random Tables: Fantasy NPCs.

Whether you're prepping your campaign or improvising in the middle of a session, this book gives game masters quick, game-ready results that spark role-playing and make your world feel alive. Just roll and go, no charts to cross-reference, no slowing the game down. Inside you'll find:

NPC Tables

Ten complete d100 fantasy NPC tables featuring hundreds of ready-to-use characters, each with a name, personality traits, and appearance cues. Instantly populate markets, taverns, guild halls, caravans, and villages with characters who feel like part of the world.

Human Names

Five pages of 500 fantasy-ready human names (first and surnames), perfect for when players suddenly ask, “What's the shopkeeper's name?”

Middle Ages Occupations

Three tables listing 300 medieval jobs and trades, ranging from everyday professions to rare crafts. Break free from endless blacksmiths and tavern-keepers, discover Falconers, Mat Weavers, Wagonwrights, Bone Carvers, and more.

Appearance Descriptors

Two pages with 200 physical descriptors to help you instantly paint a picture of each NPC, scars, posture, clothing style, notable features, and more.

Attitude & Disposition

Another 200 personality tone descriptors so every NPC feels different, friendly, aloof, conniving, hopeful, bitter, suspicious, or strange.

Items & Personal Gear

Four d100 tables listing 400 items NPCs might carry, mundane, curious, valuable, or odd. A small thing in someone's pocket can lead to big story moments.

Designed for Fast, Flexible Play. This book is ideal for:

• Game masters running fantasy RPGs (any system)
• On-the-fly session improvisation
• Session prep & character detailing
• Solo RPG worldbuilding and adventure journaling

Whether characters wander into a bustling city, dusty hamlet, or mysterious crossroads, you’ll always have someone ready to meet them.

No More Blank Stares When Players Ask...

• "Who's sitting in the tavern?"
• "Who works here?"
• "Who’s that on the road?"
• "What does this person look like?"
• "What’s in their pockets?"

This book gives you the answers. Populate your game world with unforgettable fantasy NPCs and keep your story moving without missing a beat.