- A pig nosed local, mind twisted - opposes any and all change.
- Well mannered civil servant. Parents are Psychopaths.
- A perfectly normal gentleman, just escaped forced captivity - dressed in grass skirt.
- Short and Gaudy, obsessed with toads.
- Bright rosy cheeks and underbite, has OCD.
- Has a twin sister, they know a secret about everyone in town.
- Well meaning simpleton - wants to be a fireman.
- Condescending and contemptuous social worker, obsessed with quills.
- Brow beaten intellectual with depression. Actually a secret agent.
- Prone to fits of black rage - his best friend slept with his ex-wife, his boss is now married to her.
- His wife hates him - but he loves her. He also fancies Liam.
- Pious and Cynical, takes perverse pleasure in humiliating people.
- Incredibly old and rude - obsessed with bags.
- Scruffy and unkempt connoisseur of plays - wont watch anything with less than 37 killings.
- Disturbing Salesman with numerous 'wives' - fingers always covered with mud.
- Closeted priest - Wife is a vampire.
- Charming Troupe actor, has been plucked for stardom - Is having same sex relationship with boss.
- Aspiring mummer - cannot deliver any line without fucking up.
- Is renowned doctor, wont treat anyone unless they play boardgames at his house.
- Sweet, hapless widow(er) - pathologically incapable of political correctness, despite best efforts.
- The inappropriate mortician.
- Obese debt collector - childish and in constant need of food.
- Young man - prone to stealing, takes his job far too seriously.
- Old and mad - runs a zoo with a pig, goat and a chimp.
- Backstreet butcher - his produce gives amongst other effects, nosebleeds.
- Unlucky and lonely - able to predict misfortune, yet never avoid it.
- Thinks every situation, no matter how serious - can be solved by getting a pint.
- Withered bore, claims to have performed every profession mentioned to him.
- A doppleganger stuck in the role of a vintage mummer - jokes are awful, the audience love him.
- Interfering know-it-all tavern drunkard, can never win a bet.
- Ageing and feckless - extremely bad cough.
- Youthful and vibrant, declares everything to be 'brilliant' or 'fantastic'.
- Believes even the most mundane objects to be magical.
- Deaf daredevil - always gets instruction wrong.
- Claims to be incurable kleptomaniac - people think he's joking.
- Unfunny and irritating - changed their name because it rhymed with a rude word.
- Unnecessarily competitive - especially with his children.
- Despite rough demeanour and lavish lifestyle, is improbably concerned about saving the planet.
- Personality is serious and overbearing - changes to soppy and giggly when dealing with opposite sex.
- High-bred idiot - concerned about his reputation despite incessant galavanting.
- Fat, sweaty copper.
- Every idea they have will be roundly ignored - only to be re-presented favourably by someone else.
- Prone to faux-pas, cannot find coat.
- Claims not to be pissed, clearly steaming.
- Will ask any for their opinion on how they look - overly concerned about the size of their bum.
- Will only eat one thing - this thing changes weekly.
- Soft gentle artist - will fall into a dramatic fit of despair at the mention of the word 'black'
- Keen observer of mens fashion, will bombard people with sexual innuendo.
- Pretentious and Laid back - listens to experimental and avant-garde music.
- Starts every insult with 'No offense' - looks like a dried up orange.
- A teenage parent - wont tell anyone who the father/mother is.
- Tells far-fetched stories and benefits from great luck and success - doesn't seem to truly understand the gravity of said events.
- High confidence and self esteem - utterly useless.
- Speech is utterly inherent except for choice words or phrases. Very, very drunk.
- Smug battleaxe - berates spouse for embarrassing behaviour.
- Proclaims everything to be 'rubbish'. Except for ageing troubadour called Les.
- Smarmy salesman - compares everything to the art of lovemaking.
- Passes comment about every thing - regardless of personal or sensitive nature.
- Cannot follow instructions - will attempt something 'even better'.
- Answers all questions like a politician on damage-control mode.
- Jubilant yet emotionally imbalanced - loves tales of cruelty.
- Vampire who sneaks into peoples houses to give them betting advice.
- Ardent football fan - knows nothing about the game.
- Constantly running from one destination to another whilst shouting 'Run!' 'Come on!'
- Perpetually engaged in lude and graphic behaviour - unaware of social discomfort this causes.
- Inept - perpetually disgusted with every facet of their life, rendering them useless.
Monday 20 October 2014
66 Weird Folk for your game
Here are a whole bunch of character traits, designed for NPC's in a dark yet quirky and humorous tone game.
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