The TBR NPC Keeper
I wanted to share a tool with the blogging community that I made for my various long-form campaigns. I tend to keep fairly detailed session notes, so I wanted a keeper that could help me to manage specific notes about specific non-player characters. Over the course of a few years I built up a database of over 2,000 names and surnames and made a spreadsheet that could spit out random permutations of those names if I needed to make an NPC on the fly. I then also track where the character was met, their profession, when they were met, and any other notes about their relationships to the players or other details that I improvised.
I was reminded of this keeper the other day and I want to share it with y'all! This current version provides prompts for their profession and a random quirk about them. I also put a quick 3d6 down the line generator at the top in case you are playing a game that uses the classic stat spread.
This current iteration generates 50 character prompts at a time, so you can quickly glance through and see if any ideas jump out at you. I recommend saving off a copy of this document so that you can add rows as you meet or write characters.
For an example of how I used this keeper during my His Majesty the Worm campaign, here's a screenshot below.
For other great examples of NPC generators by my esteemed colleagues, here are some links:
Ktrey's genius Normal Human Encounter
Another Ktrey generator: Rapid Retainer & Hapless Hireling Generator
Sam Long's card-based generator: FIRST IMPRESSIONS: NPC GENERATOR by ToucantSam
Let me know if you find this fun or useful for your purposes, and if you have features that would be helpful feel free to comment on the workbook.