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Welcome to my year game! For each partner, generate their name and roll for ethnicity, looks, and career. Then, roll for the couple’s location.
Names: Use the BtN random name generator. You may generate a name as many times as you want until you get one you like.
Ethnicity: (This is purely to give more depth to appearances and doesn't necessarily reflect their location. [For example, North America is not included because there is no one defining ethnicity in this region but players can certainly create American characters.])
1: Western European (includes the UK and Ireland, but not Iberia)
2: Iberian (Spanish or Portuguese)
3: Scandinavian
4: Eastern European
5: African
6: Middle Eastern (Iraq, Iran, etc.)
7: Indian or surrounding areas
8: Asian
9: Australasian
10: South or Central American
11-12: free choice
For ethnicity, choose what makes the most sense for hair color and texture and eye color.
Hair texture:
1-4: straight
5-8: wavy
9-12: curly
Hair color:
1-3: blond
4-6: brown
7-9: red
10-12: black
Eyes:
1-2: blue
3-4: brown
5-6: green
7-8: hazel
9-10: gray
11-12: free choice
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: Something in medicine
9: Something in the culinary arts
10: Cashier, shop assistant, etc.
11: Something to do with religion or charity
12: Free choice
Location:
1: United States or Canada
2: Central America (Mexico, Panama etc.)
3: Caribbean
4: South America
5: United Kingdom, Ireland or the Channel Islands
6: Australia, New Zealand or the Pacific islands
7: Middle East (Israel, Turkey, Egypt etc.)
8: Northern Europe (Excluding Uk & Ireland; Norway, Estonia, Iceland etc.)
9: Southern Europe (Italy, Spain, Greece etc.)
10: East & Southeast Asia (China, Japan, Indonesia etc.)
11: India, Pakistan, Afghanistan etc.
12: Africa
***
Events:
1: Family
2: Career
3: Child
4: Random
5: Pet
6: Family
7: Career
8: Child
9: Random
10: Pet
11: Family
12: Child
***
Family events:
1: family vacation (go to “Location” category above)
2: someone gets injured or sick (you choose the severity and consequences)
3: move to a new place (roll for new location)
4: someone moves in (you choose who and why)
5: death in or outside the immediate family
6: divorce (or remarriage if already divorced)
7: remarriage (if already married, reroll)
8: a child gets married
9: two or more family members get in a fight/argument
10: someone gets in trouble with the law
11-12: free choice
***
Career events (you choose the spouse the event happens to):
1: pay raise
2: someone gets fired
3: laid off
4: quit job
5: new job outside career field
6: new job within career field
7: promotion
8: someone gets an award
9: hours cut
10: go back to school
11: pay cut
12: free choice
***
Birth:
1-5: boy
6-10: girl
11-12: twins/triplets (see below)
Twins:
1-2: identical twin girls
3-4: identical twin boys
5-6: fraternal twin boys
7-8: fraternal twin girls
9-10: boy/girl twins
11-12: triplets (see below)
Triplets:
1: all identical girls
2: all identical boys
3: all fraternal girls
4: all fraternal boys
5: 2 identical girls, 1 fraternal girl
6: 2 identical girls, 1 boy
7: 2 identical boys, 1 girl
8: 2 identical boys, 1 fraternal boy
9: all fraternal – 2 girls, 1 boy
10: all fraternal – 2 boys, 1 girl
11-12: free choice
Names (roll twice for first and middle initials):
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
Hair texture:
1-3: mom’s hair
4-6: dad’s hair
7-8: straight
9-10: wavy
11-12: curly
Hair color:
1-4: mom’s hair
5-8: dad’s hair
9: blond
10: brown
11: red
12: black
Eyes:
1-4: mom’s eyes
5-8: dad’s eyes
9: blue
10: brown
11: green or hazel
12: gray
***
Adoption:
Gender:
1-5: boy
6-10: girl
11: two siblings (roll again for genders)
12: three siblings (roll again for genders)
Age:
1: 0-11 months
2: 1-3
3: 4
4: 5
5: 6
6: 7
7: 8
8: 9
9: 10
10: 11
11: 12
12: 13+
Place of birth:
1-2: local adoption
3-4: adopted from the country YOU live in
5: North America
6: South America
7: Europe
8: Africa
9: Asia
10: Australia or surrounding islands
11-12: free choice
Names are either your choice, or you can use the same rolls as for biological children.
Hair texture:
1-4: straight
5-8: wavy
9-12: curly
Hair color:
1-3: blond
4-6: brown
7-9: red
10-12: black
Eyes:
1-2: blue
3-4: brown
5-6: green
7-8: hazel
9-10: gray
11-12: free choice
***
Random events:
1: adopt a pet (go to “Pets” category)
2: new job AND move (roll for new employment and location)
3: attend an important event
4: unexpected pregnancy (go to “Birth”)
5: someone writes a book
6: volunteer somewhere (go to “Location” category)
7: become grandparents (if any child is 16 or older)
8: natural disaster
9: a pet dies
10: one parent travels away for six months
11: host an exchange student for a year
12: free choice
***
Pets:
1-3: dog
4-6: cat
7: bird
8: fish
9: hamster or guinea pig
10: mouse or rat
11: snake or lizard
12: bunny
~~~~~
(formerly PeachyGirl86)
Please rate my PNLs!
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/148673
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/148673/115259
https://www.wattpad.com/user/no_control_njh - Wattpad (if you like 1D fanfics)
Names: Use the BtN random name generator. You may generate a name as many times as you want until you get one you like.
Ethnicity: (This is purely to give more depth to appearances and doesn't necessarily reflect their location. [For example, North America is not included because there is no one defining ethnicity in this region but players can certainly create American characters.])
1: Western European (includes the UK and Ireland, but not Iberia)
2: Iberian (Spanish or Portuguese)
3: Scandinavian
4: Eastern European
5: African
6: Middle Eastern (Iraq, Iran, etc.)
7: Indian or surrounding areas
8: Asian
9: Australasian
10: South or Central American
11-12: free choice
For ethnicity, choose what makes the most sense for hair color and texture and eye color.
Hair texture:
1-4: straight
5-8: wavy
9-12: curly
Hair color:
1-3: blond
4-6: brown
7-9: red
10-12: black
Eyes:
1-2: blue
3-4: brown
5-6: green
7-8: hazel
9-10: gray
11-12: free choice
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: Something in medicine
9: Something in the culinary arts
10: Cashier, shop assistant, etc.
11: Something to do with religion or charity
12: Free choice
Location:
1: United States or Canada
2: Central America (Mexico, Panama etc.)
3: Caribbean
4: South America
5: United Kingdom, Ireland or the Channel Islands
6: Australia, New Zealand or the Pacific islands
7: Middle East (Israel, Turkey, Egypt etc.)
8: Northern Europe (Excluding Uk & Ireland; Norway, Estonia, Iceland etc.)
9: Southern Europe (Italy, Spain, Greece etc.)
10: East & Southeast Asia (China, Japan, Indonesia etc.)
11: India, Pakistan, Afghanistan etc.
12: Africa
***
Events:
1: Family
2: Career
3: Child
4: Random
5: Pet
6: Family
7: Career
8: Child
9: Random
10: Pet
11: Family
12: Child
***
Family events:
1: family vacation (go to “Location” category above)
2: someone gets injured or sick (you choose the severity and consequences)
3: move to a new place (roll for new location)
4: someone moves in (you choose who and why)
5: death in or outside the immediate family
6: divorce (or remarriage if already divorced)
7: remarriage (if already married, reroll)
8: a child gets married
9: two or more family members get in a fight/argument
10: someone gets in trouble with the law
11-12: free choice
***
Career events (you choose the spouse the event happens to):
1: pay raise
2: someone gets fired
3: laid off
4: quit job
5: new job outside career field
6: new job within career field
7: promotion
8: someone gets an award
9: hours cut
10: go back to school
11: pay cut
12: free choice
***
Birth:
1-5: boy
6-10: girl
11-12: twins/triplets (see below)
Twins:
1-2: identical twin girls
3-4: identical twin boys
5-6: fraternal twin boys
7-8: fraternal twin girls
9-10: boy/girl twins
11-12: triplets (see below)
Triplets:
1: all identical girls
2: all identical boys
3: all fraternal girls
4: all fraternal boys
5: 2 identical girls, 1 fraternal girl
6: 2 identical girls, 1 boy
7: 2 identical boys, 1 girl
8: 2 identical boys, 1 fraternal boy
9: all fraternal – 2 girls, 1 boy
10: all fraternal – 2 boys, 1 girl
11-12: free choice
Names (roll twice for first and middle initials):
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
Hair texture:
1-3: mom’s hair
4-6: dad’s hair
7-8: straight
9-10: wavy
11-12: curly
Hair color:
1-4: mom’s hair
5-8: dad’s hair
9: blond
10: brown
11: red
12: black
Eyes:
1-4: mom’s eyes
5-8: dad’s eyes
9: blue
10: brown
11: green or hazel
12: gray
***
Adoption:
Gender:
1-5: boy
6-10: girl
11: two siblings (roll again for genders)
12: three siblings (roll again for genders)
Age:
1: 0-11 months
2: 1-3
3: 4
4: 5
5: 6
6: 7
7: 8
8: 9
9: 10
10: 11
11: 12
12: 13+
Place of birth:
1-2: local adoption
3-4: adopted from the country YOU live in
5: North America
6: South America
7: Europe
8: Africa
9: Asia
10: Australia or surrounding islands
11-12: free choice
Names are either your choice, or you can use the same rolls as for biological children.
Hair texture:
1-4: straight
5-8: wavy
9-12: curly
Hair color:
1-3: blond
4-6: brown
7-9: red
10-12: black
Eyes:
1-2: blue
3-4: brown
5-6: green
7-8: hazel
9-10: gray
11-12: free choice
***
Random events:
1: adopt a pet (go to “Pets” category)
2: new job AND move (roll for new employment and location)
3: attend an important event
4: unexpected pregnancy (go to “Birth”)
5: someone writes a book
6: volunteer somewhere (go to “Location” category)
7: become grandparents (if any child is 16 or older)
8: natural disaster
9: a pet dies
10: one parent travels away for six months
11: host an exchange student for a year
12: free choice
***
Pets:
1-3: dog
4-6: cat
7: bird
8: fish
9: hamster or guinea pig
10: mouse or rat
11: snake or lizard
12: bunny
~~~~~
(formerly PeachyGirl86)
Please rate my PNLs!
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/148673
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/148673/115259
https://www.wattpad.com/user/no_control_njh - Wattpad (if you like 1D fanfics)
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