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((Pulled from the archives with slight modifications))
Dice: http://www.brockjones.com/dieroller/dice.htm
Random Renamer: http://www.behindthename.com/random/
For the names use the random renamer, set it however you like, you must use one of the first 5. For hair, eyes, and jobs see below.
Spouse1:
Hair:
Eyes:
Job:
Spouse2:
Hair:
Eyes:
Job:
Hair Colour
1-3: Blond (any shade)
4-6: Brown (any shade)
7-9: Red/Auburn
10-12: Black/Gray
Hair Texture
1-4: Straight
5-8: Wavy
9-12: Curly
Eyes
1-3: Blue
4-6: Brown
7-9: Green
10-12: Hazel
Jobs:
1. Somewhere in writing/publishing/journalism
2. Somehwere in politics
3. Somewhere in self-employment/stay at home
4. Somewhere in education
5. Somewhere in business
6. Somewhere you choose
7. Somewhere in medicine
8. Somewhere in religion
9. Somewhere in the military
10. Somewhere in culinary art
11. Somewhere in science/engineering
12. Somewhere in art/music/performing
Location:
1. Netherlands or Denmark
2. Japan or South Korea
3. United States or Canada
4. France or Germany
5. Italy or Spain
6. South Africa or India
7. Mexico or Costa Rica
8. Australia or New Zealand
9. Britain or Ireland
10. Israel or Egypt
11. Russia or Nepal
12. Argentina or Brazil
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Events:
1. Random
2. Birth
3. Family Event
4. Job
5. Travel
6. Job
7. Pet
8. Birth
9. Pet
10. Adoption
11. Random
12. Family Event
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RANDOM:
1. Volunteer Somewhere
2. Natural Disaster
3. Long Term Goal Accomplished
4. Take a Vacation
5. Host an Exchange Student for a Year
6. Receive an Award
7. Move Somewhere New
8. Write a Book
9. Adopt a Pet
10. Go Back to School
11. Adopt a Child
12. Inheritance
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Birth:
1. Girl
2. Boy
3. Multiples - see below
4. Girl
5. Boy
6. Girl
7. Boy
8. Boy
9. Girl
10. Boy
11. Twins - see below
12. Girl
Twins:
1,6. Identical twin girls
2,7. Identical twin boys
3,8,12. Fraternal twin girls
4,9,11. Fraternal twin boys
5,10. One boy and one girl
Multiples:
1 - 4: Twins see above:
5-8: Triplets see immediate below
9-12: High number multiples - see below
Triplets:
1. All fraternal girls
2. All fraternal boys
3. All fraternal - two boys, one girl
4. All fraternal - two girls, one boy
5. All identical girls
6. All identical boys
7. 2 identical girls and one boy
8. 2 identical boys and one girl
9. 2 identical girls and one fraternal girl
9. 2 identical boys and one fraternal boy
10 - 12. roll again until you get one of the above or you choose.
High number multiples
1. 2 boys, 2 girls
2. 3 boys, 1 girl
3. 4 boys
4. 1 boy, 3 girls
5. 4 girls
6. 1 boy, 4 girls
7. 5 boys
8. 5 girls
9. 2 boys, 3 girls
10. 3 boys, 2 girls
11. 4 boys, 1 girl
12. 6, 7, or 8 babies - you choose genders.
Children:
Hair:
1-3: like Spouse 1
4-6: like neither spouse
7-9: like Spouse 2
10-12: combination of both spouses
Eyes:
1-3: like Spouse 1
4-6: like neither spouse
7-9: like Spouse 2
10-12: combination of both spouses
Name: roll for first and middle - letter it starts with
1. A or B
2. C or D
3. E or F
4. G or H
5. I or J
6. K or L
7. M or N
8. O, P, or Q
9. R or S
10. T, U or V
11. W or X
12. Y or Z
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Family Event:
1. Move Somewhere New
2. Volunteer Somewhere
3. Take a Vacation
4. Adopt a Pet
5. Unknown/Unplanned Pregnancy
6. Death in the Family
7. Attend an Important Event
8. Start a Business
9. Become a Grandparent (if your child is old enough)(if not, your choice)
10. Buy a New House
11. Adopt a Child
12. Divorce - you can remarry if you wish next time you roll family event or random
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Job: Can apply to you or SO unless otherwise stated
1. Transfer departments
2. laid off
3. quit job
4. new job
5. you or SO are now working two jobs
6. transfer - move
7. promotion
8. hours cut
9. business trip
10. go back to school
11. SO loses job
12. You are laid off
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Travel:
1. To a local attraction
2. To another country
3. To a beach
4. Across the country
5. To a rural area
6. To the mountains
7. To a local attraction
8. To a desert
9. To a place of your choice
10. To a city
11. To another country
12. Across the country
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Adoption:
1. local adoption (from your current country)
2. adopt from Europe
3. adopt from Asia
4. local adoption (from your current country)
5. adopt from Central America
6. adopt from South America
7. adopt from Asia
8. local adoption (from your current country)
9. Adopt from somewhere in the Americas
10. adopt from Europe
11. adopt from Africa
12. adopt from North America
Number of Children:
1-4: two children
5-8: single child
9-12: three children
Gender: use same list as births (single births only)
Age (if it is a range you choose, you can also choose a birthday if you want)
(if you are adopting 2-3 children and roll the same age, they can be made multiples)
1. newborn to 6 months
2. 7 months to 1 year
3. 1 or 2
4. 3 or 4
5. 5 or 6
6. 7 or 8
7. 9 or 10
8. your choice
9. 11 or 12
10. 13 or 14
11. 15 or 16
12. 17 or 18
Looks: would be determined by ethnicity or your choice
Name: Either from the country they are from or you choose.
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Pet:
1. Dog
2. Cat
3. Horse or Donkey
4. Bird
5. Snake
6. Lizard
7. Fish
8. Chicken
9. Rat or Mouse
10. Chinchilla or Rabbit
11. Goat or Sheep
12. Turtle
Dice: http://www.brockjones.com/dieroller/dice.htm
Random Renamer: http://www.behindthename.com/random/
For the names use the random renamer, set it however you like, you must use one of the first 5. For hair, eyes, and jobs see below.
Spouse1:
Hair:
Eyes:
Job:
Spouse2:
Hair:
Eyes:
Job:
Hair Colour
1-3: Blond (any shade)
4-6: Brown (any shade)
7-9: Red/Auburn
10-12: Black/Gray
Hair Texture
1-4: Straight
5-8: Wavy
9-12: Curly
Eyes
1-3: Blue
4-6: Brown
7-9: Green
10-12: Hazel
Jobs:
1. Somewhere in writing/publishing/journalism
2. Somehwere in politics
3. Somewhere in self-employment/stay at home
4. Somewhere in education
5. Somewhere in business
6. Somewhere you choose
7. Somewhere in medicine
8. Somewhere in religion
9. Somewhere in the military
10. Somewhere in culinary art
11. Somewhere in science/engineering
12. Somewhere in art/music/performing
Location:
1. Netherlands or Denmark
2. Japan or South Korea
3. United States or Canada
4. France or Germany
5. Italy or Spain
6. South Africa or India
7. Mexico or Costa Rica
8. Australia or New Zealand
9. Britain or Ireland
10. Israel or Egypt
11. Russia or Nepal
12. Argentina or Brazil
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Events:
1. Random
2. Birth
3. Family Event
4. Job
5. Travel
6. Job
7. Pet
8. Birth
9. Pet
10. Adoption
11. Random
12. Family Event
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RANDOM:
1. Volunteer Somewhere
2. Natural Disaster
3. Long Term Goal Accomplished
4. Take a Vacation
5. Host an Exchange Student for a Year
6. Receive an Award
7. Move Somewhere New
8. Write a Book
9. Adopt a Pet
10. Go Back to School
11. Adopt a Child
12. Inheritance
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Birth:
1. Girl
2. Boy
3. Multiples - see below
4. Girl
5. Boy
6. Girl
7. Boy
8. Boy
9. Girl
10. Boy
11. Twins - see below
12. Girl
Twins:
1,6. Identical twin girls
2,7. Identical twin boys
3,8,12. Fraternal twin girls
4,9,11. Fraternal twin boys
5,10. One boy and one girl
Multiples:
1 - 4: Twins see above:
5-8: Triplets see immediate below
9-12: High number multiples - see below
Triplets:
1. All fraternal girls
2. All fraternal boys
3. All fraternal - two boys, one girl
4. All fraternal - two girls, one boy
5. All identical girls
6. All identical boys
7. 2 identical girls and one boy
8. 2 identical boys and one girl
9. 2 identical girls and one fraternal girl
9. 2 identical boys and one fraternal boy
10 - 12. roll again until you get one of the above or you choose.
High number multiples
1. 2 boys, 2 girls
2. 3 boys, 1 girl
3. 4 boys
4. 1 boy, 3 girls
5. 4 girls
6. 1 boy, 4 girls
7. 5 boys
8. 5 girls
9. 2 boys, 3 girls
10. 3 boys, 2 girls
11. 4 boys, 1 girl
12. 6, 7, or 8 babies - you choose genders.
Children:
Hair:
1-3: like Spouse 1
4-6: like neither spouse
7-9: like Spouse 2
10-12: combination of both spouses
Eyes:
1-3: like Spouse 1
4-6: like neither spouse
7-9: like Spouse 2
10-12: combination of both spouses
Name: roll for first and middle - letter it starts with
1. A or B
2. C or D
3. E or F
4. G or H
5. I or J
6. K or L
7. M or N
8. O, P, or Q
9. R or S
10. T, U or V
11. W or X
12. Y or Z
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Family Event:
1. Move Somewhere New
2. Volunteer Somewhere
3. Take a Vacation
4. Adopt a Pet
5. Unknown/Unplanned Pregnancy
6. Death in the Family
7. Attend an Important Event
8. Start a Business
9. Become a Grandparent (if your child is old enough)(if not, your choice)
10. Buy a New House
11. Adopt a Child
12. Divorce - you can remarry if you wish next time you roll family event or random
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Job: Can apply to you or SO unless otherwise stated
1. Transfer departments
2. laid off
3. quit job
4. new job
5. you or SO are now working two jobs
6. transfer - move
7. promotion
8. hours cut
9. business trip
10. go back to school
11. SO loses job
12. You are laid off
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Travel:
1. To a local attraction
2. To another country
3. To a beach
4. Across the country
5. To a rural area
6. To the mountains
7. To a local attraction
8. To a desert
9. To a place of your choice
10. To a city
11. To another country
12. Across the country
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Adoption:
1. local adoption (from your current country)
2. adopt from Europe
3. adopt from Asia
4. local adoption (from your current country)
5. adopt from Central America
6. adopt from South America
7. adopt from Asia
8. local adoption (from your current country)
9. Adopt from somewhere in the Americas
10. adopt from Europe
11. adopt from Africa
12. adopt from North America
Number of Children:
1-4: two children
5-8: single child
9-12: three children
Gender: use same list as births (single births only)
Age (if it is a range you choose, you can also choose a birthday if you want)
(if you are adopting 2-3 children and roll the same age, they can be made multiples)
1. newborn to 6 months
2. 7 months to 1 year
3. 1 or 2
4. 3 or 4
5. 5 or 6
6. 7 or 8
7. 9 or 10
8. your choice
9. 11 or 12
10. 13 or 14
11. 15 or 16
12. 17 or 18
Looks: would be determined by ethnicity or your choice
Name: Either from the country they are from or you choose.
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Pet:
1. Dog
2. Cat
3. Horse or Donkey
4. Bird
5. Snake
6. Lizard
7. Fish
8. Chicken
9. Rat or Mouse
10. Chinchilla or Rabbit
11. Goat or Sheep
12. Turtle
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