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Year Game
This is borrowed from Estel, with a few tweaks.
How to play: Just roll a six-sided die and follow the instructions! You can do as many years as you want (be it 5, 10, 15, or even 50 if you have time), and play as many times as you want. You may also want to add a few sentences or paragraphs about each event that occurs.
Dice: http://www.brockjones.com/dieroller/dice.htm
Your couple
Names:
Use the random renamer to generate the parents’ names. They can be of any origin, but you have to use one of the first ten names you generate.
Looks
Hair color:
1: blond
2: brown
3: black
4: red or auburn
5: brown
6: blond
Hair texture:
1: straight
2: wavy
3: curly
4: wavy
5: straight
6: curly
Eyes:
1: blue
2: brown
3: green
4: hazel
5: gray or violet
6: black
Employment:
1: something in education
2: something in journalism or the media
3: something in science or medicine
4: something in business or finances
5: something in animal care
6: self-employed
***
Your location
Housing:
1: cottage or shack
2: apartment (any size)
3: single family home (1-2 stories)
4: duplex
5: mansion
6: old/historic home (at least 100 years old)
~~~~~
Events
Event type (roll for each year):
1: family event
2: child event
3: career event
4: random event
5: child event
6: family event
***
Family event:
1: family vacation (you choose destination)
2: someone get injured (you choose circumstances, who is injured, and if they recover)
3: someone gets an award (you choose circumstances and what award is for)
4: move to a new place (roll for new housing)
5: someone moves in (you choose who moves in and circumstances)
6: divorce (roll for new spouse)
***
Child event:
1: new baby girl
2: new baby boy
3: twins (see “Twins” section)
4: triplets (you choose genders)
5: adoption (see “Adoption” section)
6: new baby (you choose gender and how many)
Names (roll once for the first name and again for the middle):
1: starts with a vowel
2: starts with a consonant
3: contains double letters
4: ends with a vowel
5: ends with a consonant
6: free choice
Hair color:
1: blond
2: brown
3: black
4: red or auburn
5: brown
6: blond
Hair texture:
1-2: straight
3-4: wavy
5-6: curly
Eyes:
1: blue
2: brown
3: green
4: hazel
5: gray or violet
6: black
Twins (roll for gender and use the above guidelines for names and looks):
1: identical twin girls
2: identical twin boys
3: boy/girl twins
4: fraternal twin boys
5: fraternal twin girls
6: boy/girl twins
Adoption (use the above guidelines for names and looks)
Gender:
1: boy
2: girl
3: two siblings (roll again for gender)
4: girl
5: boy
6: three siblings (roll again for gender)
Age (if multiple siblings, roll once for each child):
1: less than 1 year
2: 1-2 years
3: 3-6 years
4: 7-10 years
5: 11-12 years
6: 13-17 years
Location:
1: North America
2: South America
3: Europe
4: Africa
5: Asia
6: Australia and surrounding islands
***
Career event:
1: promotion
2: pay raise
3: lose job (roll for new employment)
4: quit job
5: go back to school (you choose whether or not to roll for new employment)
6: new job within career field
***
Random event:
1: adopt a pet (see “Pets” section)
2: natural disaster (you choose circumstances and how it affects your family)
3: free choice (event is totally up to you!)
4: unexpected pregnancy (go to “Child Event”)
5: new job and move (roll for new housing and employment)
5: free choice (event is totally up to you!)
Pets:
1: dog
2: cat
3: bird
4: hamster or guinea pig
5: snake or lizard
6: free choice
Rate my PNLs! (updated 3/3/17)
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/148673
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/148673/112996
Top-rated: Violet, Verity, Camilla, Cecilia, Hazel; Peter, William, Elias, Clark, Victor
This is borrowed from Estel, with a few tweaks.
How to play: Just roll a six-sided die and follow the instructions! You can do as many years as you want (be it 5, 10, 15, or even 50 if you have time), and play as many times as you want. You may also want to add a few sentences or paragraphs about each event that occurs.
Dice: http://www.brockjones.com/dieroller/dice.htm
Your couple
Names:
Use the random renamer to generate the parents’ names. They can be of any origin, but you have to use one of the first ten names you generate.
Looks
Hair color:
1: blond
2: brown
3: black
4: red or auburn
5: brown
6: blond
Hair texture:
1: straight
2: wavy
3: curly
4: wavy
5: straight
6: curly
Eyes:
1: blue
2: brown
3: green
4: hazel
5: gray or violet
6: black
Employment:
1: something in education
2: something in journalism or the media
3: something in science or medicine
4: something in business or finances
5: something in animal care
6: self-employed
***
Your location
Housing:
1: cottage or shack
2: apartment (any size)
3: single family home (1-2 stories)
4: duplex
5: mansion
6: old/historic home (at least 100 years old)
~~~~~
Events
Event type (roll for each year):
1: family event
2: child event
3: career event
4: random event
5: child event
6: family event
***
Family event:
1: family vacation (you choose destination)
2: someone get injured (you choose circumstances, who is injured, and if they recover)
3: someone gets an award (you choose circumstances and what award is for)
4: move to a new place (roll for new housing)
5: someone moves in (you choose who moves in and circumstances)
6: divorce (roll for new spouse)
***
Child event:
1: new baby girl
2: new baby boy
3: twins (see “Twins” section)
4: triplets (you choose genders)
5: adoption (see “Adoption” section)
6: new baby (you choose gender and how many)
Names (roll once for the first name and again for the middle):
1: starts with a vowel
2: starts with a consonant
3: contains double letters
4: ends with a vowel
5: ends with a consonant
6: free choice
Hair color:
1: blond
2: brown
3: black
4: red or auburn
5: brown
6: blond
Hair texture:
1-2: straight
3-4: wavy
5-6: curly
Eyes:
1: blue
2: brown
3: green
4: hazel
5: gray or violet
6: black
Twins (roll for gender and use the above guidelines for names and looks):
1: identical twin girls
2: identical twin boys
3: boy/girl twins
4: fraternal twin boys
5: fraternal twin girls
6: boy/girl twins
Adoption (use the above guidelines for names and looks)
Gender:
1: boy
2: girl
3: two siblings (roll again for gender)
4: girl
5: boy
6: three siblings (roll again for gender)
Age (if multiple siblings, roll once for each child):
1: less than 1 year
2: 1-2 years
3: 3-6 years
4: 7-10 years
5: 11-12 years
6: 13-17 years
Location:
1: North America
2: South America
3: Europe
4: Africa
5: Asia
6: Australia and surrounding islands
***
Career event:
1: promotion
2: pay raise
3: lose job (roll for new employment)
4: quit job
5: go back to school (you choose whether or not to roll for new employment)
6: new job within career field
***
Random event:
1: adopt a pet (see “Pets” section)
2: natural disaster (you choose circumstances and how it affects your family)
3: free choice (event is totally up to you!)
4: unexpected pregnancy (go to “Child Event”)
5: new job and move (roll for new housing and employment)
5: free choice (event is totally up to you!)
Pets:
1: dog
2: cat
3: bird
4: hamster or guinea pig
5: snake or lizard
6: free choice
Rate my PNLs! (updated 3/3/17)
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/148673
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/148673/112996
Top-rated: Violet, Verity, Camilla, Cecilia, Hazel; Peter, William, Elias, Clark, Victor
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