Liminal Horror Character Generator

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Result

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{% hp = {{1d6}} %}
{% spell = roll_chart id:68011 %}
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{% spelldesc = {{spell.Description}} %}

{%if Gender == "Female"%}Resolve: {{Roll on "Name" (columns: 1)}} Resolve: {{Roll on "Name" (columns: 3)}}

{%elif Gender == "Male"%} Resolve: {{Roll on "Name" (columns: 2)}} Resolve: {{Roll on "Name" (columns: 3)}}
{%else%} Resolve: {{1?{{Roll on "Name" (columns: 1)}}|2?{{Roll on "Name" (columns: 2)}}}} Resolve: {{Roll on "Name" (columns: 3)}}
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HP {$hp}/{$hp}

A Resolve: {Roll 2d20+10} year old. You are LOWER(Roll on {{Roll on "Background"}}). Resolve: {{Roll on "Traits" (columns: 1)}} physique, LOWER(Roll on {{Roll on "Traits" (columns: 3)}}) hair, LOWER(Roll on {{Roll on "Traits" (columns: 2)}}) skin, and LOWER(Roll on {{Roll on "Traits" (columns: 4)}}) face. Has LOWER(Roll on {{Roll on "Traits" (columns: 5)}}) speech. Resolve: {{Roll on "Traits" (columns: 7)}}, but LOWER(Roll on {{Roll on "Traits" (columns: 8)}}). Has been LOWER(Roll on {{Roll on "Traits" (columns: 10)}}) in the past.

STR Resolve: {Roll 3d6} | DEX Resolve: {Roll 3d6} | WIL Resolve: {Roll 3d6}

What was your first encounter with the unknown?

Roll on "Abyss"

What is your character’s initial ideology/beliefs? What lens do they use to interpret the world and guide them toward action?

Roll on "Untitled - Sat 19 Nov 14:33:35"

List one significant person to the investigator. What is their relationship?

Roll on "Untitled - Sat 19 Nov 14:33:36"

List one contact the investigator has.

Roll on "Untitled - Sat 19 Nov 14:33:36"

Equipment

Backpack
Phone
Starting Cash ($Resolve: {Roll 3d10* 3d10 })
Notebook and pen
Roll on "Weapon"
Roll on "Gear"
Roll on "Memento"
Roll on "Bonus"

Equip notes
10 slots:
- Backpack (6 slots, if empty it can be used as a sleeping bag)
- Body and hands (4 slots)

bulky = 2 slots
small items can be bundled

Subcharts

Name (d100)

d100 Male Female Surname

1

James

Mary

Smith

2

Robert

Patricia

Johnson

3

John

Jennifer

Williams

4

Michael

Linda

Brown

5

David

Elizabeth

Jones

6

William

Barbara

García

7

Richard

Susan

Miller

8

Joseph

Jessica

Davis

9

Thomas

Sarah

Rodríguez

10

Charles

Karen

Martínez

11

Christopher

Lisa

Hernández

12

Daniel

Nancy

López

13

Matthew

Betty

González

14

Anthony

Margaret

Wilson

15

Mark

Sandra

Anderson

16

Donald

Ashley

Thomas

17

Steven

Kimberly

Taylor

18

Paul

Emily

Moore

19

Andrew

Donna

Jackson

20

Joshua

Michelle

Martin

21

Kenneth

Carol

Lee

22

Kevin

Amanda

Pérez

23

Brian

Dorothy

Thompson

24

George

Melissa

White

25

Timothy

Deborah

Harris

26

Ronald

Stephanie

Sánchez

27

Edward

Rebecca

Clark

28

Jason

Sharon

Ramírez

29

Jeffrey

Laura

Lewis

30

Ryan

Cynthia

Robinson

31

Jacob

Kathleen

Walker

32

Gary

Amy

Young

33

Nicholas

Angela

Allen

34

Eric

Shirley

King

35

Jonathan

Anna

Wright

36

Stephen

Brenda

Scott

37

Larry

Pamela

Torres

38

Justin

Emma

Nguyen

39

Scott

Nicole

Hill

40

Brandon

Helen

Flores

41

Benjamin

Samantha

Green

42

Samuel

Katherine

Adams

43

Gregory

Christine

Nelson

44

Alexander

Debra

Baker

45

Frank

Rachel

Hall

46

Patrick

Carolyn

Rivera

47

Raymond

Janet

Campbell

48

Jack

Catherine

Mitchell

49

Dennis

Maria

Carter

50

Jerry

Heather

Roberts

51

Tyler

Diane

Gómez

52

Aaron

Ruth

Phillips

53

Jose

Julie

Evans

54

Adam

Olivia

Turner

55

Nathan

Joyce

Parker

56

Henry

Virginia

Eldrige

57

Douglas

Victoria

Xi

58

Zachary

Kelly

Chan

59

Peter

Lauren

Park

60

Kyle

Christina

Adeje

61

Ethan

Joan

Adebayo

62

Walter

Evelyn

Ahmed

63

Noah

Judith

Patel

64

Jeremy

Megan

Abimbola

65

Christian

Andrea

Silva

66

Keith

Cheryl

Santos

67

Roger

Hannah

Costa

68

Terry

Jacqueline

Tanaka

69

Gerald

Martha

Watanabe

70

Harold

Gloria

Aoki

71

Sean

Teresa

Zhang

72

Austin

Ann

Li

73

Carl

Sara

Chen

74

Arthur

Madison

Ami

75

Lawrence

Frances

Ilan

76

Dylan

Kathryn

Gold

77

Jesse

Janice

White

78

Jordan

Jean

Leoni

79

Bryan

Abigail

Eriksson

80

Billy

Alice

Bergman

81

Joe

Julia

Karlsson

82

Bruce

Judy

Kowal

83

Gabriel

Sophia

Nowak

84

Logan

Grace

Blood

85

Albert

Denise

Strong

86

Willie

Amber

Swift

87

Alan

Doris

Petrov

88

Juan

Marilyn

Portnoi

89

Wayne

Danielle

Meena

90

Elijah

Beverly

Jain

91

Randy

Isabella

Chill

92

Roy

Theresa

Khan

93

Vincent

Diana

Rai

94

Ralph

Natalie

Christopoulos

95

Eugene

Brittany

Drake

96

Russell

Charlotte

Blair

97

Bobby

Marie

Bahar

98

Mason

Kayla

Forte

99

Philip

Alexis

Santiago

100

Louis

Lori

Ozturk

Traits (d10)

d10 Physique Hair Skin Face Speech Clothing Virtue Vice Reputation Misfortune

1

Statuesque

Dark

Bald

Chiseled

Blunt

Antique

Ambitious

Aggressive

Oddball

Abandoned

2

Athletic

Oily

Long

Elongated

Formal

Elegant

Merciful

Vengeful

Dangerous

Defrauded

3

Brawny

Birthmark

Braided

Square

Booming

Bloody

Courageous

Bitter

Wise

Addicted

4

Lanky

Pale

Wispy

Broken

Stuttering

Frayed

Humble

Lazy

Honest

Demoted

5

Towering

Tanned

Oily

Bony

Droning

Rancid

Disciplined

Craven

Respected

Blackmailed

6

Short

Perfect

Filthy

Soft

Precise

Foreign

Tolerant

Nervous

Boor

Discredited

7

Stout

Pockmarked

Wavy

Sharp

Gravelly

Soiled

Honorable

Deceitful

Ambitious

Condemned

8

Scrawny

Rosy

Frizzy

Rat-like

Squeaky

Livery

Gregarious

Rude

Loafer

Disowned

9

Rugged

Weathered

Curly

Sunken

Cryptic

Frumpy

Serene

Greedy

Repulsive

Cursed

10

Curvy

Tattooed

Luxurious

Round

Whispery

Filthy

Cautious

Vain

Entertainer

Exiled

Background (d20)

d20 Result

1

a Journalist

2

Old Money

3

a Store Clerk

4

an Author

5

a Private Investigator

6

a Professor

7

a Cleric (ex?)

8

Very Online

9

a Medic

10

a Lawyer

11

an Archivist

12

a Gig-Worker

13

an Artist

14

in Trades

15

an Athlete

16

a Social Worker

17

a Criminal

18

in Finance

19

a Drifter

20

in Hospitality

Spellbooks (d100)

d100 Spell Description

1

Adhere

An object is covered in extremely sticky slime.

2

Anchor

A strong wire sprouts from your arms, affixing itself to two points within 50ft on each side.

3

Object

An object obeys your commands as best it can.

4

Anthropomorphize

An animal either gains human intelligence or human appearance for one day.

5

Arcane Eye

You can see through a magical floating eyeball that flies around at your command.

6

Astral Prison

An object is frozen in time and spacewithin an invulnerable crystal shell.

7

Attract

Two objects are strongly magnetically attracted to each other if they come within 10ft.

8

Auditory Illusion

You create illusory sounds that seem to come from a direction of your choice.

9

Babble

A creature must loudly and clearly repeat everything you think. It is otherwise mute.

10

Bait Flower

A plant sprouts from the ground that emanates the smell of decaying flesh.

11

Beast Form

You and your possessions transform into a mundane animal.

12

Befuddle

A creature of your choice is unable to form new short-term memories for the duration of the spell.

13

Body Swap

You switch bodies with a creature you touch. If one body dies, the other dies as well.

14

Charm

A creature you can see treats you as a friend.

15

Comprehend

You become fluent in all languages for a short while.

16

Command

A target obeys a single three-word command that does not harm it.

17

Cone of Foam

Dense foam sprays from your hand, coating the target.

18

Control Plants

Nearby plants and trees obey you and gain the ability to move at a slow pace.

19

Control Weather

You may alter the type of weather at will, but you do not otherwise control it.

20

Cure Wounds

Restore 1d4 STR per day to a creature you can touch.

21

Deafen

All nearby creatures are deafened.

22

Detect Magic

You can see or hear nearby magical auras.

23

Disassemble

Any of your body parts may be detached and reattached at will, without causing pain or damage. You can still control them.

24

Disguise

You may alter the appearance of one character at will as long as they remain humanoid. Attempts to duplicate other characters will seem uncanny.

25

Displace

An object appears to be up to 15ft from its actual position.

26

Earthquake

The ground begins shaking violently. Structures may be damaged or collapse.

27

Elasticity

Your body can stretch up to 10ft.

28

Elemental Wall

A straight wall of ice or fire 50ft long and 10ft high rises from the ground.

29

Filch

A visible item teleports to your hands.

30

Flare

A bright ball of energy fires a trail of light into the sky, revealing your location to friend or foe.

31

Fog Cloud

A dense fog spreads out from you.

32

Frenzy

A nearby creature erupts in a frenzy of violence.

33

Gate

A portal to a random plane opens.

34

Gravity Shift

You can change the direction of gravity, but only for yourself.

35

Greed

A creature develops an overwhelming urge to possess a visible item of your choice.

36

Haste

Your movement speed is tripled.

37

Hatred

A creature develops a deep hatred of another creature or group and wishes to destroy them.

38

Hear Whispers

You can hear faint sounds clearly.

39

Hover

An object hovers, frictionless, 2ft above the ground. It can hold up to one humanoid.

40

Hypnotize

A creature enters a trance and will truthfully answer one yes or no questions you ask it.

41

Icy Touch

A thick ice layer spreads across a touched surface, up to 10ft in radius.

42

Identify Owner

Letters appear over the object you touch, spelling out the name of the object's owners, if there are any.

43

Illuminate

A floating light moves as you command.

44

Invisible Tether

Two objects within 10ft of each other cannot be moved more than 10ft apart.

45

Knock

A nearby mundane or magical lock unlocks – loudly.

46

Leap

You jump up to 10ft high, once.

47

Liquid Air

The air around you becomes swimmable.

48

Magic Dampener

All nearby magical effects have their effectiveness halved.

49

Manse

A sturdy, furnished cottage appears for 12 hours. You can permit and forbid entry to it at will.

50

Marble Craze

Your pockets are full of marbles, and will refill every 30 seconds.

51

Masquerade

A character’s appearance and voice becomes identical to those of a character you touch.

52

Miniaturize

A creature you touch is shrunk down to the size of a mouse.

53

Mirror Image

An illusory duplicate of yourself appears and is under your control.

54

Mirrorwalk

A mirror becomes a gateway to another mirror that you looked into today.

55

Multiarm

You temporarily gain an extra arm.

56

Night Sphere

A 50ft wide sphere of darkness displaying the night sky appears before you.

57

Objectify

You become any inanimate object between the size of a grand piano and an apple.

58

Ooze Form

You become a living jelly.

59

Pacify

A creature near you has an aversion to violence.

60

Phobia

A nearby creature becomes terrified of an object of your choice.

61

Pit

A pit 10ft wide and 10ft deep opens in the ground.

62

Primal Surge

An creature rapidly evolves into a future version of its species.

63

Push/Pull

An object of any size is pulled directly towards you or pushed directly away from you with the strength of one man.

64

Raise Dead

A skeleton rises from the ground to serve you. They are incredibly stupid and can only obey simple orders.

65

Raise Spirit

The spirit of a nearby corpse manifests and willanswer 1 question.

66

Read Mind

You can hear the surface thoughts of nearby creatures.

67

Repel

Two objects are strongly magnetically repelled from each other within 10ft.

68

Scry

You can see through the eyes of a creature you touched earlier today.

69

Sculpt Elements

Inanimate material behaves like clay in your hands.

70

Sense

Choose one kind of object (key, gold, arrow, jug, etc.). You can sense the nearest example.

71

Missile Shield

A creature you touch is protected from mundane missile attacks For one minute.

72

Shroud

A creature you touch is invisible until they move.

73

Shuffle

Two creatures you can see instantly switch places.

74

Sleep

A creature you can see falls into a light sleep.

75

Slick

Every surface in a 30ft radius becomes extremely slippery.

76

Smoke Form

Your body becomes living smoke that you can control.

77

Snail Knight

10 minutes after casting, a knight sitting astride a giant snail rides into view. He is able to answer most questions related to quests and chivalry, and may aid you if he finds you worthy.

78

Sniff

You can smell even the faintest traces of scents.

79

Sort

Inanimate items sort themselves according to categories you set.

80

Spectacle

A clearly false but impressive illusion of your choice appears, under your control. It may be up to the size of a palace and has full motion and sound.

81

Spellsaw

A whirling blade flies from your chest, clearing any plant material in its way. It is otherwise harmless.

82

Spider Climb

You can climb surfaces like a spider.

83

Summon Cube

Once per second you may summon or banish a 3-foot-wide cube of earth. New cubes must be affixed to the earth or to other cubes.

84

Swarm

You become a swarm of crows, rats, or piranhas. You can only be harmed by blast attacks.

85

Telekinesis

You may mentally move 1 item under 60lbs.

86

Telepathy

Two creatures can hear each the thoughts of the other, no matter how far apart they move.

87

Teleport

An object or person you can see is transported from one place to another in a 50ft radius.

88

Target Lure

An object you touch becomes the target of any nearby spell.

89

Thicket

A thicket of trees and dense brush up to 50ft wide suddenly sprouts up.

90

Summon Idol

A carved stone statue the size of a mule rises from the ground.

91

Time Control

Time in a 50ft bubble slows down or increases by 10% for 30 seconds.

92

True Sight

You see through all nearby illusions.

93

Upwell

A spring of seawater appears.

94

Vision

You completely control what a creature sees.

95

Visual Illusion

A silent, immobile, room-sized illusion of your choice appears.

96

Ward

A silver circle 50ft across appears on the ground. Choose one species that cannot cross it.

97

Web

Your wrists shoot thick webbing.

98

Widget

A primitive version of a drawn tool or item appears before you, and disappears after a short time.

99

Wizard Mark

Your finger can shoot a stream of ulfire-colored paint. This paint is only visible to you, and can be seen at any distance, even through solid objects

100

X-Ray Vision

You can see through walls, dirt, clothing, etc.

Weapon (d20)

d20 Result

1

Armored Vest

2

Improvised or Crude Weapon

3

Improvised or Crude Weapon

4

Improvised or Crude Weapon

5

Improvised or Crude Weapon

6

Improvised or Crude Weapon

7

Improvised or Crude Weapon

8

Dagger, Baton, Taser/Mace or pistol

9

Dagger, Baton, Taser/Mace or pistol

10

Dagger, Baton, Taser/Mace or pistol

11

Dagger, Baton, Taser/Mace or pistol

12

Dagger, Baton, Taser/Mace or pistol

13

Dagger, Baton, Taser/Mace or pistol

14

Dagger, Baton, Taser/Mace or pistol

15

Dagger, Baton, Taser/Mace or pistol

16

Dagger, Baton, Taser/Mace or pistol

17

Rifle or Shotgun

18

Rifle or Shotgun

19

Rifle or Shotgun

20

Magic

Memento (d10)

d10 Result

1

A note from a lost love

2

A letter in a language you cannot identify

3

An item from your background

4

A book filled with names (in another’s handwriting)

5

A business card with a number written on the back

6

A voice recording

7

A piece of jewelry carved from bone

8

A heavily redacted file

9

A will

10

A small, old figurine

Gear (d20)

d20 Result

1

Night Vision Goggles

2

Handcuffs

3

Flashbang

4

Spray paint

5

Zip Ties

6

Grappling Hook & rope

7

Directional Microphone

8

Laptop & Printer

9

Binoculars

10

Body bag

11

Glass cutting tools

12

Kevlar rope

13

Chain & Lock

14

Tactical Flashlight

15

A box with no seam

16

Good Camera

17

Ancient Tome

18

An ivory necklace (+1 Stability)

19

Lockpicks

20

Bolt Cutters

Bonus (d18)

d18 Result

1

Roll on "Weapon"

2

Roll on "Weapon"

3

Roll on "Weapon"

4

Roll on "Weapon"

5

Roll on "Weapon"

6

Roll on "Gear"

7

Roll on "Gear"

8

Roll on "Gear"

9

Roll on "Gear"

10

Roll on "Gear"

11

Roll on "Gear"

12

Roll on "Gear"

13

Roll on "Memento"

14

Roll on "Memento"

15

Roll on "Memento"

16

Roll on "Memento"

17

Roll on "Memento"

18

Magic

Abyss (d10)

d10 Result

1

Lost a loved one under mysterious circumstances.

2

The evidence online is too much to be ignored.

3

Witnessed something in the darkness.

4

You survived an attack you cannot explain.

5

Something is lurking in your dreams.

6

Someone close to you is pulling you in, or pushing you away.

7

Cult activity (perhaps they recruited someone significant).

8

You may be a card carrying member in a secret society.

9

You read something not meant for mortal minds.

10

You haven’t yet, that’s what session 1 is for!

Untitled - Sat 19 Nov 14:33:35 (d10)

d10 Result

1

Everything has a rational explanation rooted in science.

2

Individuals can make a difference.

3

You ascribe to a specific political ideology.

4

A specific religion guides you.

5

Morality is black and white.

6

You believe in fate and it directly impacts your life.

7

Belief in higher powers. Astrology, spirituality, etc.

8

Free will is the only truth.

9

There are deep truths that others are not aware of. The answers are out there.

10

You believe in the power of community.

Untitled - Sat 19 Nov 14:33:36 (d10)

d10 Result

1

Family member

2

Online associate

3

Lover (current or former)

4

Hero

5

Friend

6

Rival

7

Mentor

8

A Specialist

9

Protege

10

NPC