Ayy Eve is my name and unabashedly jumping on bandwagons is my game.
(Basically thanks to Estel, Serel Channah and Hazel for the ideas oops.)
You can do as many years as you like, and can play as many times as you like!
Use an 8 sided dice:
http://www.brockjones.com/dieroller/dice.htmYour couple's names are your free choice!
Hair Texture:1-2: Curly
3-5: Wavy
6-8: Straight
Hair Colour:1-2: Blonde
3-5: Brown
6: Red
7-8: Black
Eye Colour:1-2: Blue
3-4: Brown
5: Grey
6-7: Green
8: Hazel
Jobs:1: Something in politics
2: Something in journalism and the media
3: Something in education
4: Something in science and technology
5: Something in business and finance
6: Something in the arts
7: Self-employed
8: Your choice
Location:1: Roll 1-10. The country with that ranking from
https://mic.com/articles/157441/these-are-the-10-most-prosperous-countries-in-the-world#.97eW1tIgm is where your couple live.
2: The country you live in
3: A European country
4: A South American country
5: An Asian country
6: An African country
7: A country in Australasia
8: A country with over 60 million citizens
House:1-2: Apartment
3-4: Cottage or bungalow
5-6: Family home
7: Mansion
8: Historic building (over 100 years old)
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Events:1: Random event
2: Child event
3: Family event
4: Work event
5: Pet event
6: Family event
7: Child event
8: Random event
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Random events:1: Natural disaster
2: New job and move (reroll for job, location and house)
3: Free choice
4: Host an exchange student for a year
5: Unexpected pregnancy (go to child event)
6: Your choice
7: Adopt a pet (go to pet event)
8: Your choice
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Child events:1: Baby boy
2: Baby girl
3: Adoption (see adoption section)
4: Boy/girl twins
5: Triplets (genders your choice)
6: Girl twins
7: Boy twins
8: High-number multiples (see multiples section)
Names (roll for first and middle):1: Begins with a vowel
2: Begins with a consonant
3: Ends with vowel
4: In native language of the country your family lives in
5: First name generated from whatever settings you like:
http://www.behindthename.com/random/6: Has double letters
7: Unisex
8: Your choice
Hair texture:1-3: Same as a parent
4: Curly
5-6: Wavy
7-8: Straight
Hair colour:1-2: Same as a parent
3-4: Blonde
5-6: Brown
7-8: Red or black
Eye colour:1-3: Same as a parent
4-5: Blue
6-7: Brown
8: Green, grey or hazel
Adoption:Age:1: Under a year
2-3: 1-3 years old
4-5: 4-8 years old
6-7: 9-14 years old
8: 14+ years old
Gender:1-4: Boy
5-8: Girl
Location:1: Australasia
2: Europe
3: Asia
4: Africa
5: South America
6: North America
7: The country your family lives in
8: Your choice
Names and looks are up to you!
Multiples:1-3: 4 children
4-6: 5 children
6-7: 6 children
8: 7 children
Genders are up to you; roll for names and looks as above.
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Family events:1: Someone is injured temporarily
2: Someone is injured permanently
3: Someone moves in (up to you why)
4: A parent travels away for 6 months
5: A child gets married (if over 18), or else someone wins an award
6: Parents divorce (if already divorced, then someone remarries)
7: A relative dies (consequences up to you: inheritance, move etc)
8: The family moves (roll for new location and house)
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Work events:1: Lose job (roll for new employment)
2: Promotion!
3: Change career within current field
4: Large bonus
5: Someone wins an award
6: Change of heart (roll for new employment)
7: Someone's work wins an award
8: A rival sabotages your work! (consequences up to you)
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Pet events (for adoptions roll a 3 sided dice for number):1: A pet dies (if you don't have a pet, reroll)
2: Dog
3: Cat
4: Mouse or Rat
5: Bird
6: Hamster or guinea pig
7: Snake or lizard
8: Horse or pony
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