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Help[Games] US/UK Time Warp Year Game
Based this off of my old Medieval Year Game (https://www.behindthename.com/bb/game/5225239). Each era has specific namebanks and specific events. It is up to you how severely your family will be affected by events and whether or not you want middle names. Once a child is grown you can roll (or choose) their profession and create an SO for them. :)
Dice: (http://www.brockjones.com/dieroller/dice.htm)
a. Roll a 4-die or choose:
1 Elizabethan England
2 Wild West America
3 Victorian England
4 Colonial Maryland
Create a starter household (The rest of the game is played with the 12-die):
b. Appearance and Personality: Roll for hair texture.
1-3 straight
4-6 wavy
7-9 curly
10-12 frizzy
Roll for hair color.
1 ginger / red / strawberry blonde
2-4 white blonde / golden blonde
5-8 light brown / brown / mousy
9-12 dark brown / black
Roll for eye color.
1 dark blue / violet
2-3 amber / hazel
4-8 pale blue / blue-green / green
9-12 brown / dark brown / black
(OPTIONAL) Roll for a personality trait. Feel free to elaborate on their personalities, this is just to get the ball rolling.
1 impatient
2 courageous
3 arrogant
4 charming
5 impulsive
6 humble
7 moody
8 loyal
9 hot-headed
10 optimistic
11 stubborn
12 creative
c. Roll for a profession/s. Women may be housewives if preferred. Feel free to elaborate on the specificity of the profession.
1 baker / cook
2 scribe / author / playwright
3 criminal / thief / fence
4 teacher / professor
5 artist / minstrel / thespian
6 clerk / archivist / theologian
7 carpenter / shoemaker / clothier / tailor
8 surgeon / physician
9 apothecary / herbalist / gardener
10 blacksmith / coppersmith / goldsmith
11 farmer (of animals and/or crop) / hunter / sailor / lumberjack
12 aristocrat (you come from old-money)
d. Choose surnames/bynames depending on their country:
- Elizabethan England:
(Goodluck, Vernon, Dove, Stanwix, Pursglove, Lovell, Warde, Ramsey, Jackson, Cotton, Inwood, Upton, Wexcombe, Northwoode, Bradshawe, Holt, Sacheverell, Leeds, Barton, Reed)
- Wild West America:
(Burnside, Van Ness, Betts, Darling, Stokes, Ernest, Irons, Yates, Huckabee, Zinc, Paddock, Mackey, Little, Turnipseed, Riddle, Nash, Appleby, Starbuck, Badger, Venerable)
- Victorian England:
(Quill, Clarke, Whipple, Bythesea, Chambers, Webb, Davis, Culpepper, Grant, Morgan, Bird, Throgmorton, Wakefield, Hall, Wright, Collinsworth, Fletcher, Griffiths, Philbert, Carter)
- Colonial Maryland:
(Zachary, Tucker, Roberts, Glover, Blakemore, Finch, Graves, Jenkins, Woodbridge, Kirk, Wheeler, Hawkins, Posey, Watts, Jesper, Smoote, Burgess, Ashton, Touchstone, Overton)
e. Namebanks:
- Elizabethan England:
♀ FEMALE (Amy Martha Alice Dorcas Lettice Eleanor Winifred Judith Christabell Sybil Thomasin Ellen Margery Esther Florence Marian Susan Vashti Anthonye Constance Emma Josian Sarah Eylmer Mary Good Lucy Ann Grissell Patience Grace Avis Mathaye Rebecca Deborah Abigail Elizabeth Beatrice Eale Bridget Margaret Fortune Jane Barbara Wilmot Helen Clare Stephana Honor Mariella Christina Zephora Love Prudence Frideswide Edony Blythe Betella Holwice Maria Joyce Isabell Unice Bethsabe Gillian Margerie Parnell Joan Ursula Mabel Annabel Olive Ruth Diana Myrna Bethia Katherine Lydia Dorothy Mildred Rose Hannah Rachel Priscilla Phoebe Millicent Christian Pleasance Cicely Denise Philippa Agnes Faith Maud Benedicta Wyborough Audrey Amphillis Frances Temperance)
♂ MALE (Giles Robert Elias John Simon David Clare Jerome Richard Nicholas William Barnaby Benedict Eastyn Migsett Salathiell Tobias Osmund Octavian Alban Joshua Uric Humphrey Esdras Henry Daniel Thomas Nathaniel Augustine Ezekiel Marmaduke Cleeve Valentine Mathusela Arthur Piers Walter Elisha Evered Garret Erasmus Nazereth Lewis Stephen Jude Philip Florence Julian Lionel Godfrey Samuel Chambers Mark Gregory Oliver Christopher Abraham Hamnet Geoffrey Godsgift Peter Myles Bartholomew Martin Hugo Wolstan Benjamin Ralph Oswyn Bernard Cornelius Cuthbert Hugh Emmanuel Solomon Clement Roland Matthew Jacob Theophilus Joseph Gabriel Ambrose Avery Leonard Edward George Edmund Alexander Galwell James Vincent Zacharia Francis Isaac Anthony Charles Titus Gerard Michael)
- Old West America:
♀ FEMALE (Zelma Claudia Helena Delia Gertrude Margaret Gladys Viola Zella Carolina Elizabeth Minnie Jessie Bertha Naomi Mollie Hattie Reba Jean Edith Dollie Melvina Charlotte Carrie Kittie Ruth Elmira Florence Belle Ida Hester Lenora Ivy Alberta Irma Sophronia Mae Rose Emma Miriam Mildred Winifred Louella Martha Selma Nellie Jennie Dolly Effie Inez Mabel Minerva Mattie Nell Eliza Dorothea Virginia Rosetta Myrtle Sarah Loretta Laura Lottie Sadie Marjorie Bessie Octavia Bonnie Eunice Adeline Bess Maude Augusta Cora Alice June Rosalie Ella Vida Tillie Mamie Cordelia Constance Johanna Norma Lavinia Annie Daisie Dixie Sue Josephine Anna Clementine Clara Mary Ernestine Julia Kate Georgia Wilhelmina)
♂ MALE (Wade Charles Samuel Harry Wyatt Dallas Thomas Robert Earl Irving Curtis Wiley Malcolm Albert David Elwood James Henry Gordon Andrew Ned Lynn Grant Nelson Dean Clay Pete Lawson Harris Houston Roscoe Clint Alton Burton Fred Casper Omar Douglas Leslie Conrad Otis Ulysses John Washington Clifton Lafayette Judge Junius Lewis Charlie Abner Porter Cassius George Calvin Boyd Harmon Ferdinand Frank Myron Hamilton Edward Daniel Arthur Richard Aubrey Judson Foster Grover Jeremiah William Merle Jesse Walter Virgil Neil Dewitt Joseph Monroe Ike Reginald Freeman Will Amos Oscar Orville Sandy Ernest Carroll Ward Caleb Clark Silas Joel Hiram Wilfred Cyrus Wilford Joe Alphonse)
- Victorian England:
♀ FEMALE (Letitia Grace Jessamine Margaret Sophronia Beatrice Genevieve Beth Frances Louise Sally Rhoda Judith Phoebe Charity Henrietta Laura Dorothy Nancy Adella Ellie Samantha Gertrude Claire Philomena Agnes Savannah Josephine Permelia Parthenia Flora Mildred Rebecca Virginia Ruth Molly Elvira Amelia Rowena Mercy Matilda Stella Juliet Martha Ethel Geneva Lucy Ada Eudora Elizabeth Minerva Myrtle Charlotte Katherine Nora Vivian Lorraine Lydia Eva Rachel Ella Winifred Theodosia Florence Ann Helene Zylpha Maxine Esther Maude Rufina Constance Almira Jane Edna Edith Lottie Hortense Bernice Mary Lilly Vertiline Hannah Fidelia Abigale Leah Cynthia Natalie Hester Julia Lenora Edwina Eleanor Fanny Chastity Victoria Emma Georgia Orpha Sarah)
♂ MALE (Maxwell Julian Newton Louis Simon Peter Byron Andrew Lawrence Charles Richard Harland Edward Joseph Lucius James Julius Stephen Timothy Harold George Alexander Lucas Horatio Mark Clinton Cole Hugh Edmund John Lucian Matthew Alan Morgan Nathaniel Nicholas August Lucian Bernard Stanley Jacob Abraham Robert Warren Marcellus Octavius Henry Ulysses Paul Meriwether Thomas Aaron Barnabas Amos Zebulon Granville Archibald Samuel Daniel Franklin Rudolph Perry Francis Enoch Albert Walter Reuben Clarence Paul Benedict Bertram Edwin David Luther Merrill Bartholomew Gabriel Benjamin Harvey Wilfred Theodore Frederick Oscar Michael Ezekiel Christopher Luke Martin Arnold Jack Jasper William Thaddeus Victor Lucius Jonathan Mordecai Patrick Silas Ambrose)
- Colonial Maryland:
♀ FEMALE (Ester Evelyn Margery Unity Abitha Cassey Mahala Jerusha Rose Keturah Jean Electa Rosanna Grace Atalanta Patsy Edith Charity Mercy Emeline Modesty Azuba Juliana Verity Hepzibah Anne Selah Elizabeth Lady Amity Molly Sally Angelica Peggy Remember Hecuba Lucrecia Dorothea Phoebe Lydia Aurinda Tabitha Bridget Lettice Olive Henrica Amadea Sisley Deborah Joyce Prudence Keziah Christian Mildred Zeruiah Arabella Aphra Jennie Comfort Jane Barbara Millicent Susanna Henrietta Helen Patience Phila Susan Betsey Sarah Amy Cornelia Agnes Paulina Mary Ducibella Penelope Frances Lucy Marian Wilhemina Hester Alice Dorcas Ruth Jemima Gabriella Primrose Theodosia Fanny Eliza Rebekah Sibella Drusilla Verlinda Amelia Sabra Joanne Temperance Arianna)
♂ MALE (Ebenezer Elijah Willoughby Prosperity Alden Abner Salmon Barnabas Israel Burwell Jonas John Linus Gideon Nehemiah Zachariah Lazarus Basil Thaddeus Comfort Peter Constant Hiram Homer Obadiah Hezekiah Lemuel Rice Amias Hannibal Ezekiel Archibald Levi Jethro Crispin Azariah Merit Eleazar Mordecai Malachi Benjamin William Cyrus Meredith Mann Elias Essex Asa Solomon Cole Jedidiah French Truth Adam Spencer Raleigh Cadwallader Eliphalet Abram Gerard Zebulon Bartholomew Charles Phineas Nathaniel Philomon Orlando Cornelius Jared Zephaniah Isaac Emanuel Eli Hosea Theophilus Horatio Garland Elisha Hancock Reason Jeremiah Josiah Seth Grey Isaiah Sampson Rufus Balthasar Elihu Cotton Amos Gill Abraham Absalom Dabney Tully Moore Enoch Clement Henry)
~~~ !!! EVENTS !!! ~~~
(IMPORTANT: If you’re concerned about your story and feel that you’ve rolled “child” too often, feel free to roll again. And if you feel like you’ve rolled “child” too little, feel free to cheat a little. Whatever you feel is best for your story/game.)
a. Roll for an event:
1-4 child
5-7 community
8-11 family
12 pet
~~~CHILD EVENT~~~
a. Congratulations! Roll:
1-5 A boy is born / adopted!
6-10 A girl is born / adopted!
11 Fraternal twins! (roll again twice for genders: even = girl, odd = boy)
12 Identical twins! (roll again once for genders: even = girl, odd = boy)
b. Appearance: Roll for hair texture.
1-4 same as mom
5-8 same as dad
9 straight
10 wavy
11 curly
12 frizzy
For Adoptees
▼▼▼
1-3 straight
4-6 wavy
7-9 curly
10-12 frizzy
Roll for hair color.
1-4 same as mom
5-8 same as dad
9 ginger / red / strawberry blonde
10 white blonde / golden blonde
11 light brown / brown / mousy
12 dark brown / black
For Adoptees
▼▼▼
1 ginger / red / strawberry blonde
2-4 white blonde / golden blonde
5-8 light brown / brown / mousy
9-12 dark brown / black
Roll for eye color.
1-4 same as mom
5-8 same as dad
9 dark blue / violet
10 amber / hazel
11 pale blue / blue-green / green
12 brown / dark brown / black
For Adoptees
▼▼▼
1 dark blue / violet
2-3 amber / hazel
4-8 pale blue / blue-green / green
9-12 brown / dark brown / black
(OPTIONAL) Once the kid/s turns 5 roll for a personality trait. Feel free to elaborate on their personalities, this is just to get the ball rolling.
1 impatient
2 courageous
3 arrogant
4 charming
5 impulsive
6 humble
7 moody
8 loyal
9 hot-headed
10 optimistic
11 stubborn
12 creative
c. Once the kid/s turns 5 roll for their pastime / interest:
1 painting / drawing / sculpting
2 pranking people / troublemaking
3 interest in parent’s work
4 playing an instrument / singing / dancing
5 playing sports / play-fighting
6 reading / religion
7 playing in the garden
8 daydreaming / storytelling
9 playing with and/or studying animals
10 playing card games / marbles / checkers / chess
11 collecting plants or bugs
12 cooking / eating
~~~COMMUNITY~~~
- Edwardian England:
1 gossip is moving through concerts and banquets (roll again, even = your family’s affected / odd = your family’s safe)
2 there is a tournament / contest that a family member wants to compete in (roll again, even = win / odd
3 a fortune-teller / tarot-reader is in town
4 a thespian troupe has arrived in town and is regaling the citizens
5 there is a big festival; dance, music, food, celebration, jousting, poetry!
6 your town’s/city’s bulletin/newspaper has news that concerns your family in some way
7 a big chess tournament is taking place
8 there’s a big skirmish at the pub and many people are injured (roll again, even = your family’s affected / odd = your family’s safe)
9 there is a minor epidemic (roll again, even = your family’s affected / odd = your family’s safe)
10 there is a severe storm (roll again, even = your family’s affected / odd = your family’s safe)
11 one of the wealthiest families in town is hosting a ball and your family is invited!
12 beautiful fabric, jewels, and delicacies are being sold by travelling merchants
- Wild West America:
1 a vaudeville show has arrived in town and is regaling the citizens
2 there’s a big skirmish at the saloon and many people are injured (roll again, even = your family’s affected / odd = your family’s safe)
3 the bank has been robbed OR the town has been raided by outlaws
4 there is a tournament / contest that a family member wants to compete in (roll again, even = win / odd
5 one of the wealthiest families in town is hosting a ball and your family is invited!
6 a medicine show has come into town and is selling panaceas
7 there is a minor epidemic (roll again, even = your family’s affected / odd = your family’s safe)
8 your town’s/city’s bulletin/newspaper has news that concerns your family in some way
9 gossip is moving through saloons and churches (roll again, even = your family’s affected / odd = your family’s safe)
10 beautiful fabric, jewels, and delicacies are being sold by travelling merchants
11 there is a big festival; dance, music, food, celebration, gambling, rodeos!
12 there is a severe storm (roll again, even = your family’s affected / odd = your family’s safe)
- Victorian England:
1 there is a severe storm (roll again, even = your family’s affected / odd = your family’s safe)
2 there’s a big skirmish at the pub and many people are injured (roll again, even = your family’s affected / odd = your family’s safe)
3 there’s a small tuberculosis break out (roll again, even = your family’s affected / odd = your family’s safe)
4 the circus is in town, see the sideshows!
5 beautiful fabric, jewels, and delicacies are being sold by travelling merchants
6 there is a tournament / contest that a family member wants to compete in (roll again, even = win / odd
7 one of the wealthiest families in town is hosting a ball and your family is invited!
8 gossip is moving through roller rinks and croquet games (roll again, even = your family’s affected / odd = your family’s safe)
9 there is a minor epidemic (roll again, even = your family’s affected / odd = your family’s safe)
10 a magician has arrived in town and is regaling the citizens
11 your town’s/city’s bulletin/newspaper has news that concerns your family in some way
12 there is a big festival; dance, music, food, celebration, fireworks, roller skating!
- Colonial Maryland:
1 there’s a big skirmish at the tavern and many people are injured (roll again, even = your family’s affected / odd = your family’s safe)
2 there is a severe storm (roll again, even = your family’s affected / odd = your family’s safe)
3 beautiful fabric, jewels, and delicacies are being sold by travelling merchants
4 one of the wealthiest families in town is hosting a ball and your family is invited!
5 there is a tournament / contest that a family member wants to compete in (roll again, even = win / odd
6 there is a minor epidemic (roll again, even = your family’s affected / odd = your family’s safe)
7 your town’s/city’s bulletin/newspaper has news that concerns your family in some way
8 there is a big festival; dance, music, food, celebration, horse-racing, board games!
9 there’s growing unrest between the loyalists and those with revolutionary ideas in mind
10 a circus has arrived in town and is regaling the citizens
11 gossip is moving through quilting bees and ballrooms (roll again, even = your family’s affected / odd = your family’s safe)
12 there’s talk of secret societies and plots against the king
~~~FAMILY~~~
Roll:
1 a family-member gets into trouble with the law
2 an extended family-member joins/leaves the household
3 the family goes on an eventful vacation / picnic / outing
4 death in the family (immediate or extended)
5 a family-member is permanently injured / develops a chronic illness
6 the family adopts an orphan (age is determined by the 12-die, go up to the [child event] section)
7 a family-member is temporarily injured / ill
8 an argument occurs between two or more family-members
9 the family attends a wedding / reunion
10 a family member learns a new skill / begins a new profession / picks up a new pastime
11 a family member is pick-pocketed / burgled / duped
12 a family member experiences a miracle / near-death experience
~~~PET~~~
a. Your family has adopted a pet/s. Roll:
1-5 one pet (roll again once for genders: even = girl, odd = boy)
6-10 two pets (roll again twice for genders: even = girl, odd = boy)
10-12 three pets (roll again thrice for genders: even = girl, odd = boy)
b. What kind of pet/s? Roll:
1-4 cat / kitten / fox (life expectancy: 12-16 y)
5-8 dog / puppy (life expectancy: 10-13 y)
9-10 horse / goat (life expectancy: horse 25-30 y / goat 15-18 y)
11-12 bird / snake (life expectancy: bird 15-20 y / snake 20-30 y)
...No namebanks for pets. Go wild!
Dice: (http://www.brockjones.com/dieroller/dice.htm)
a. Roll a 4-die or choose:
1 Elizabethan England
2 Wild West America
3 Victorian England
4 Colonial Maryland
Create a starter household (The rest of the game is played with the 12-die):
b. Appearance and Personality: Roll for hair texture.
1-3 straight
4-6 wavy
7-9 curly
10-12 frizzy
Roll for hair color.
1 ginger / red / strawberry blonde
2-4 white blonde / golden blonde
5-8 light brown / brown / mousy
9-12 dark brown / black
Roll for eye color.
1 dark blue / violet
2-3 amber / hazel
4-8 pale blue / blue-green / green
9-12 brown / dark brown / black
(OPTIONAL) Roll for a personality trait. Feel free to elaborate on their personalities, this is just to get the ball rolling.
1 impatient
2 courageous
3 arrogant
4 charming
5 impulsive
6 humble
7 moody
8 loyal
9 hot-headed
10 optimistic
11 stubborn
12 creative
c. Roll for a profession/s. Women may be housewives if preferred. Feel free to elaborate on the specificity of the profession.
1 baker / cook
2 scribe / author / playwright
3 criminal / thief / fence
4 teacher / professor
5 artist / minstrel / thespian
6 clerk / archivist / theologian
7 carpenter / shoemaker / clothier / tailor
8 surgeon / physician
9 apothecary / herbalist / gardener
10 blacksmith / coppersmith / goldsmith
11 farmer (of animals and/or crop) / hunter / sailor / lumberjack
12 aristocrat (you come from old-money)
d. Choose surnames/bynames depending on their country:
- Elizabethan England:
(Goodluck, Vernon, Dove, Stanwix, Pursglove, Lovell, Warde, Ramsey, Jackson, Cotton, Inwood, Upton, Wexcombe, Northwoode, Bradshawe, Holt, Sacheverell, Leeds, Barton, Reed)
- Wild West America:
(Burnside, Van Ness, Betts, Darling, Stokes, Ernest, Irons, Yates, Huckabee, Zinc, Paddock, Mackey, Little, Turnipseed, Riddle, Nash, Appleby, Starbuck, Badger, Venerable)
- Victorian England:
(Quill, Clarke, Whipple, Bythesea, Chambers, Webb, Davis, Culpepper, Grant, Morgan, Bird, Throgmorton, Wakefield, Hall, Wright, Collinsworth, Fletcher, Griffiths, Philbert, Carter)
- Colonial Maryland:
(Zachary, Tucker, Roberts, Glover, Blakemore, Finch, Graves, Jenkins, Woodbridge, Kirk, Wheeler, Hawkins, Posey, Watts, Jesper, Smoote, Burgess, Ashton, Touchstone, Overton)
e. Namebanks:
- Elizabethan England:
♀ FEMALE (Amy Martha Alice Dorcas Lettice Eleanor Winifred Judith Christabell Sybil Thomasin Ellen Margery Esther Florence Marian Susan Vashti Anthonye Constance Emma Josian Sarah Eylmer Mary Good Lucy Ann Grissell Patience Grace Avis Mathaye Rebecca Deborah Abigail Elizabeth Beatrice Eale Bridget Margaret Fortune Jane Barbara Wilmot Helen Clare Stephana Honor Mariella Christina Zephora Love Prudence Frideswide Edony Blythe Betella Holwice Maria Joyce Isabell Unice Bethsabe Gillian Margerie Parnell Joan Ursula Mabel Annabel Olive Ruth Diana Myrna Bethia Katherine Lydia Dorothy Mildred Rose Hannah Rachel Priscilla Phoebe Millicent Christian Pleasance Cicely Denise Philippa Agnes Faith Maud Benedicta Wyborough Audrey Amphillis Frances Temperance)
♂ MALE (Giles Robert Elias John Simon David Clare Jerome Richard Nicholas William Barnaby Benedict Eastyn Migsett Salathiell Tobias Osmund Octavian Alban Joshua Uric Humphrey Esdras Henry Daniel Thomas Nathaniel Augustine Ezekiel Marmaduke Cleeve Valentine Mathusela Arthur Piers Walter Elisha Evered Garret Erasmus Nazereth Lewis Stephen Jude Philip Florence Julian Lionel Godfrey Samuel Chambers Mark Gregory Oliver Christopher Abraham Hamnet Geoffrey Godsgift Peter Myles Bartholomew Martin Hugo Wolstan Benjamin Ralph Oswyn Bernard Cornelius Cuthbert Hugh Emmanuel Solomon Clement Roland Matthew Jacob Theophilus Joseph Gabriel Ambrose Avery Leonard Edward George Edmund Alexander Galwell James Vincent Zacharia Francis Isaac Anthony Charles Titus Gerard Michael)
- Old West America:
♀ FEMALE (Zelma Claudia Helena Delia Gertrude Margaret Gladys Viola Zella Carolina Elizabeth Minnie Jessie Bertha Naomi Mollie Hattie Reba Jean Edith Dollie Melvina Charlotte Carrie Kittie Ruth Elmira Florence Belle Ida Hester Lenora Ivy Alberta Irma Sophronia Mae Rose Emma Miriam Mildred Winifred Louella Martha Selma Nellie Jennie Dolly Effie Inez Mabel Minerva Mattie Nell Eliza Dorothea Virginia Rosetta Myrtle Sarah Loretta Laura Lottie Sadie Marjorie Bessie Octavia Bonnie Eunice Adeline Bess Maude Augusta Cora Alice June Rosalie Ella Vida Tillie Mamie Cordelia Constance Johanna Norma Lavinia Annie Daisie Dixie Sue Josephine Anna Clementine Clara Mary Ernestine Julia Kate Georgia Wilhelmina)
♂ MALE (Wade Charles Samuel Harry Wyatt Dallas Thomas Robert Earl Irving Curtis Wiley Malcolm Albert David Elwood James Henry Gordon Andrew Ned Lynn Grant Nelson Dean Clay Pete Lawson Harris Houston Roscoe Clint Alton Burton Fred Casper Omar Douglas Leslie Conrad Otis Ulysses John Washington Clifton Lafayette Judge Junius Lewis Charlie Abner Porter Cassius George Calvin Boyd Harmon Ferdinand Frank Myron Hamilton Edward Daniel Arthur Richard Aubrey Judson Foster Grover Jeremiah William Merle Jesse Walter Virgil Neil Dewitt Joseph Monroe Ike Reginald Freeman Will Amos Oscar Orville Sandy Ernest Carroll Ward Caleb Clark Silas Joel Hiram Wilfred Cyrus Wilford Joe Alphonse)
- Victorian England:
♀ FEMALE (Letitia Grace Jessamine Margaret Sophronia Beatrice Genevieve Beth Frances Louise Sally Rhoda Judith Phoebe Charity Henrietta Laura Dorothy Nancy Adella Ellie Samantha Gertrude Claire Philomena Agnes Savannah Josephine Permelia Parthenia Flora Mildred Rebecca Virginia Ruth Molly Elvira Amelia Rowena Mercy Matilda Stella Juliet Martha Ethel Geneva Lucy Ada Eudora Elizabeth Minerva Myrtle Charlotte Katherine Nora Vivian Lorraine Lydia Eva Rachel Ella Winifred Theodosia Florence Ann Helene Zylpha Maxine Esther Maude Rufina Constance Almira Jane Edna Edith Lottie Hortense Bernice Mary Lilly Vertiline Hannah Fidelia Abigale Leah Cynthia Natalie Hester Julia Lenora Edwina Eleanor Fanny Chastity Victoria Emma Georgia Orpha Sarah)
♂ MALE (Maxwell Julian Newton Louis Simon Peter Byron Andrew Lawrence Charles Richard Harland Edward Joseph Lucius James Julius Stephen Timothy Harold George Alexander Lucas Horatio Mark Clinton Cole Hugh Edmund John Lucian Matthew Alan Morgan Nathaniel Nicholas August Lucian Bernard Stanley Jacob Abraham Robert Warren Marcellus Octavius Henry Ulysses Paul Meriwether Thomas Aaron Barnabas Amos Zebulon Granville Archibald Samuel Daniel Franklin Rudolph Perry Francis Enoch Albert Walter Reuben Clarence Paul Benedict Bertram Edwin David Luther Merrill Bartholomew Gabriel Benjamin Harvey Wilfred Theodore Frederick Oscar Michael Ezekiel Christopher Luke Martin Arnold Jack Jasper William Thaddeus Victor Lucius Jonathan Mordecai Patrick Silas Ambrose)
- Colonial Maryland:
♀ FEMALE (Ester Evelyn Margery Unity Abitha Cassey Mahala Jerusha Rose Keturah Jean Electa Rosanna Grace Atalanta Patsy Edith Charity Mercy Emeline Modesty Azuba Juliana Verity Hepzibah Anne Selah Elizabeth Lady Amity Molly Sally Angelica Peggy Remember Hecuba Lucrecia Dorothea Phoebe Lydia Aurinda Tabitha Bridget Lettice Olive Henrica Amadea Sisley Deborah Joyce Prudence Keziah Christian Mildred Zeruiah Arabella Aphra Jennie Comfort Jane Barbara Millicent Susanna Henrietta Helen Patience Phila Susan Betsey Sarah Amy Cornelia Agnes Paulina Mary Ducibella Penelope Frances Lucy Marian Wilhemina Hester Alice Dorcas Ruth Jemima Gabriella Primrose Theodosia Fanny Eliza Rebekah Sibella Drusilla Verlinda Amelia Sabra Joanne Temperance Arianna)
♂ MALE (Ebenezer Elijah Willoughby Prosperity Alden Abner Salmon Barnabas Israel Burwell Jonas John Linus Gideon Nehemiah Zachariah Lazarus Basil Thaddeus Comfort Peter Constant Hiram Homer Obadiah Hezekiah Lemuel Rice Amias Hannibal Ezekiel Archibald Levi Jethro Crispin Azariah Merit Eleazar Mordecai Malachi Benjamin William Cyrus Meredith Mann Elias Essex Asa Solomon Cole Jedidiah French Truth Adam Spencer Raleigh Cadwallader Eliphalet Abram Gerard Zebulon Bartholomew Charles Phineas Nathaniel Philomon Orlando Cornelius Jared Zephaniah Isaac Emanuel Eli Hosea Theophilus Horatio Garland Elisha Hancock Reason Jeremiah Josiah Seth Grey Isaiah Sampson Rufus Balthasar Elihu Cotton Amos Gill Abraham Absalom Dabney Tully Moore Enoch Clement Henry)
~~~ !!! EVENTS !!! ~~~
(IMPORTANT: If you’re concerned about your story and feel that you’ve rolled “child” too often, feel free to roll again. And if you feel like you’ve rolled “child” too little, feel free to cheat a little. Whatever you feel is best for your story/game.)
a. Roll for an event:
1-4 child
5-7 community
8-11 family
12 pet
~~~CHILD EVENT~~~
a. Congratulations! Roll:
1-5 A boy is born / adopted!
6-10 A girl is born / adopted!
11 Fraternal twins! (roll again twice for genders: even = girl, odd = boy)
12 Identical twins! (roll again once for genders: even = girl, odd = boy)
b. Appearance: Roll for hair texture.
1-4 same as mom
5-8 same as dad
9 straight
10 wavy
11 curly
12 frizzy
For Adoptees
▼▼▼
1-3 straight
4-6 wavy
7-9 curly
10-12 frizzy
Roll for hair color.
1-4 same as mom
5-8 same as dad
9 ginger / red / strawberry blonde
10 white blonde / golden blonde
11 light brown / brown / mousy
12 dark brown / black
For Adoptees
▼▼▼
1 ginger / red / strawberry blonde
2-4 white blonde / golden blonde
5-8 light brown / brown / mousy
9-12 dark brown / black
Roll for eye color.
1-4 same as mom
5-8 same as dad
9 dark blue / violet
10 amber / hazel
11 pale blue / blue-green / green
12 brown / dark brown / black
For Adoptees
▼▼▼
1 dark blue / violet
2-3 amber / hazel
4-8 pale blue / blue-green / green
9-12 brown / dark brown / black
(OPTIONAL) Once the kid/s turns 5 roll for a personality trait. Feel free to elaborate on their personalities, this is just to get the ball rolling.
1 impatient
2 courageous
3 arrogant
4 charming
5 impulsive
6 humble
7 moody
8 loyal
9 hot-headed
10 optimistic
11 stubborn
12 creative
c. Once the kid/s turns 5 roll for their pastime / interest:
1 painting / drawing / sculpting
2 pranking people / troublemaking
3 interest in parent’s work
4 playing an instrument / singing / dancing
5 playing sports / play-fighting
6 reading / religion
7 playing in the garden
8 daydreaming / storytelling
9 playing with and/or studying animals
10 playing card games / marbles / checkers / chess
11 collecting plants or bugs
12 cooking / eating
~~~COMMUNITY~~~
- Edwardian England:
1 gossip is moving through concerts and banquets (roll again, even = your family’s affected / odd = your family’s safe)
2 there is a tournament / contest that a family member wants to compete in (roll again, even = win / odd
3 a fortune-teller / tarot-reader is in town
4 a thespian troupe has arrived in town and is regaling the citizens
5 there is a big festival; dance, music, food, celebration, jousting, poetry!
6 your town’s/city’s bulletin/newspaper has news that concerns your family in some way
7 a big chess tournament is taking place
8 there’s a big skirmish at the pub and many people are injured (roll again, even = your family’s affected / odd = your family’s safe)
9 there is a minor epidemic (roll again, even = your family’s affected / odd = your family’s safe)
10 there is a severe storm (roll again, even = your family’s affected / odd = your family’s safe)
11 one of the wealthiest families in town is hosting a ball and your family is invited!
12 beautiful fabric, jewels, and delicacies are being sold by travelling merchants
- Wild West America:
1 a vaudeville show has arrived in town and is regaling the citizens
2 there’s a big skirmish at the saloon and many people are injured (roll again, even = your family’s affected / odd = your family’s safe)
3 the bank has been robbed OR the town has been raided by outlaws
4 there is a tournament / contest that a family member wants to compete in (roll again, even = win / odd
5 one of the wealthiest families in town is hosting a ball and your family is invited!
6 a medicine show has come into town and is selling panaceas
7 there is a minor epidemic (roll again, even = your family’s affected / odd = your family’s safe)
8 your town’s/city’s bulletin/newspaper has news that concerns your family in some way
9 gossip is moving through saloons and churches (roll again, even = your family’s affected / odd = your family’s safe)
10 beautiful fabric, jewels, and delicacies are being sold by travelling merchants
11 there is a big festival; dance, music, food, celebration, gambling, rodeos!
12 there is a severe storm (roll again, even = your family’s affected / odd = your family’s safe)
- Victorian England:
1 there is a severe storm (roll again, even = your family’s affected / odd = your family’s safe)
2 there’s a big skirmish at the pub and many people are injured (roll again, even = your family’s affected / odd = your family’s safe)
3 there’s a small tuberculosis break out (roll again, even = your family’s affected / odd = your family’s safe)
4 the circus is in town, see the sideshows!
5 beautiful fabric, jewels, and delicacies are being sold by travelling merchants
6 there is a tournament / contest that a family member wants to compete in (roll again, even = win / odd
7 one of the wealthiest families in town is hosting a ball and your family is invited!
8 gossip is moving through roller rinks and croquet games (roll again, even = your family’s affected / odd = your family’s safe)
9 there is a minor epidemic (roll again, even = your family’s affected / odd = your family’s safe)
10 a magician has arrived in town and is regaling the citizens
11 your town’s/city’s bulletin/newspaper has news that concerns your family in some way
12 there is a big festival; dance, music, food, celebration, fireworks, roller skating!
- Colonial Maryland:
1 there’s a big skirmish at the tavern and many people are injured (roll again, even = your family’s affected / odd = your family’s safe)
2 there is a severe storm (roll again, even = your family’s affected / odd = your family’s safe)
3 beautiful fabric, jewels, and delicacies are being sold by travelling merchants
4 one of the wealthiest families in town is hosting a ball and your family is invited!
5 there is a tournament / contest that a family member wants to compete in (roll again, even = win / odd
6 there is a minor epidemic (roll again, even = your family’s affected / odd = your family’s safe)
7 your town’s/city’s bulletin/newspaper has news that concerns your family in some way
8 there is a big festival; dance, music, food, celebration, horse-racing, board games!
9 there’s growing unrest between the loyalists and those with revolutionary ideas in mind
10 a circus has arrived in town and is regaling the citizens
11 gossip is moving through quilting bees and ballrooms (roll again, even = your family’s affected / odd = your family’s safe)
12 there’s talk of secret societies and plots against the king
~~~FAMILY~~~
Roll:
1 a family-member gets into trouble with the law
2 an extended family-member joins/leaves the household
3 the family goes on an eventful vacation / picnic / outing
4 death in the family (immediate or extended)
5 a family-member is permanently injured / develops a chronic illness
6 the family adopts an orphan (age is determined by the 12-die, go up to the [child event] section)
7 a family-member is temporarily injured / ill
8 an argument occurs between two or more family-members
9 the family attends a wedding / reunion
10 a family member learns a new skill / begins a new profession / picks up a new pastime
11 a family member is pick-pocketed / burgled / duped
12 a family member experiences a miracle / near-death experience
~~~PET~~~
a. Your family has adopted a pet/s. Roll:
1-5 one pet (roll again once for genders: even = girl, odd = boy)
6-10 two pets (roll again twice for genders: even = girl, odd = boy)
10-12 three pets (roll again thrice for genders: even = girl, odd = boy)
b. What kind of pet/s? Roll:
1-4 cat / kitten / fox (life expectancy: 12-16 y)
5-8 dog / puppy (life expectancy: 10-13 y)
9-10 horse / goat (life expectancy: horse 25-30 y / goat 15-18 y)
11-12 bird / snake (life expectancy: bird 15-20 y / snake 20-30 y)
...No namebanks for pets. Go wild!
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