No, it's not a question here of making a list of monsters to meet randomly, AD&D way. The world of Cyberpunk is full of different characters in their activities or behavior. Use these tables if you have to improvise an NPC either during a scenario or during the creation of the character.
Occupation | Doctor |
Value (skill) | Skillful (5) |
Attitude | Mocking, disdainful |
First name | Shosheï |
1D100 | 1D100 | ||
1-4 | Corpo | 48 | Cab / AV driver |
5 | Bouncer | 49 | Bus / truck driver |
6 | Foreign / corporatist spy | 50 | Pilot |
7-9 | Cop | 51 | Athlete |
10 | Camera operator / photographer | 52-53 | Municipal agent |
11-13 | Civil servant | 54-57 | Storekeeper / restaurateur |
14-15 | Secretary | 58-59 | Detective |
16 | Janitor | 60-62 | Soldier |
17 | Corporatist militiaman | 63 | Hairdresser, beautician |
18 | Teacher | 64 | Lawyer |
19 | Judge | 65 | Bailiff |
20-21 | Scientist | 66-67 | Mechanic |
22-25 | Corporate worker | 68-70 | Technician |
26 | Machine operator | 71-73 | Engineer |
27 | Doctor | 74 | Nurse |
28 | Psychoanalyst | 75 | Ambulance driver |
29 | Writer | 76-77 | Artist |
30-31 | Actor | 78 | Singer |
32 | Stripteaser | 79-80 | Prostitute |
33-36 | Solo (bodyguard, assassin, etc) | 81-82 | Journalist |
37-38 | Thief / Gangster | 83-85 | Fixer |
39 | Bartender / waitress | 86-88 | Nomad |
40-43 | Active gang member | 89-93 | Basic dropout |
44-45 | Beggar, hobo | 94-96 | Techie |
46-47 | Netrunner, programmer | 97-100 | Student |
1D20 | What he's worth | Skill level |
1-2 | Hopeless, should retrain | (0-1) |
3-4 | Really not great | (2) |
5 | Weak, can do better | (3) |
6 | Average, in standards | (4) |
7-8 | Skillful | (5) |
9-11 | Very good in his field | (6-7) |
12-14 | First-rate. A rare gem | (8-9) |
15-17 | Exceptional, hire at all costs ! | (10) |
18-20 | The must in the city. You can hardly do better | (11 and more) |
1D10 | |
1 | Frightened |
2 | On the lookout, wary |
3 | Aggressive |
4 | Sleepy, indolent |
5 | Mocking, disdainful |
6 | Very ill, drunk or drugged |
7 | Indifferent |
8 | Open |
9 | Warm, compassionate |
10 | Self-interested, profiteer |
Here is a list of first names for your PCs and NPCs. It's by no means exhaustive, but it will give you ideas if you need to create names that give "local color".
Japan : Akira, Ashikaga, Daisuke, Gizo, Harumi, Hiroshi, Isuzu, Jiro, Kan, Kaneto, Kaoru, Keisuke, Kenji, Kihachi, Kikugoro, Kimisaburo, Kinuyo, Kon, Kurutta, Manjuro, Masahiro, Mikio, Minoru, Musci, Nagisa, Nagisa, Ryonosuke, Saburo, Sadao, Satsuo, Shima, Shiro, Shosheï, Shozo, Tadashi, Taro, Teimosuke, Teinosuke, Tomu, Tsuchi, Yacko, Yasujiro, Yasunari, Yasushiro
China : Baoshi, Cai, Chen, Cheng, Chuazia, Cim, Cui, Cuixim, Danno, Geru, Haji, Hang, Hou, Jin, Jiu, Kuang, Li, Liehuo, Ling, Liu, Minzhu, N'uxing, Nanfu, Ren, San, Sang, Sha, Shen, Shi, Shiwu, Situ, Sun, Tan, Wang, Wu, Xia, Xiabing, Xie, Zaochum, Zhai, Zhang, Zheng, Zhonghua
Russia and Slavic countries : Aleksandr, Alexandra, Alexis, Andreï, Andrzej, Anna, Antorescu, Aruras, Bolot, Boris, Dusan, Efim, Elem, Emir, Fridrik, Fridrikh, Gleb, Grigori, Gyula, Hristo, Igor, Ilia, Ilya, Imre, Innokrenti, Ion, Iossif, Iouli, Istvan, Ivan, Ivo, Janos, Jerzy, Jiri, Jorzy, Karel, Karoly, Krzysztof, Ladislav, Larissa, Leonid, Lev, Mark, Mark, Marta, Mikaïl, Mikhaïlovitch, Miklos, Milos, Mioronas, Nadia, Natalia, Nicolaï, Nikita, Otar, Pal, Pavel, Sandor, Sergeï, Sergueï, Stenka, Valo, Vero, Viktor, Vitold, Vladimir, Vsevolod, Wilhem, Wosciech, Zoltan
Scandinavia : Adriaan, Aki, Alf, Alvar, Anders, Arne, Astrid, Bo, Carl, Erik, Eva, Frans, Greta, Gunnel, Gustav, Hannes, Hans, Ingmar, Ja, Jacobus, Jonas, Joris, Juhana, Juhari, Kaarl, Kjeld, Lili, Mauritz, Mikael, Nicolaï, Niels, Pieter, Rauni, Roald, Vilgot, Zhara
Israel : Ariel, Benjamin, David, Eli, Ephraïm, Golda, Ike, Isaac, Jacob, Joachim, Levi, Marcus, Meir, Menahem, Moshe, Salomon, Samuel, Shimon, Simon, Yitzhak
Arabia-Africa : Abbas, Abdal-(nom) ou Abdel-(nom), Abdallah, Abdul, Abdullah, Abou, Abual-(nom), Ahmadou, Al-Abbas, Al-Din, Ali, Amina, Aïcha, Chinua, Faouzi, Farid, Fatima, Hafcah, Hafig, Hassam, Hassan, Kacem, Kader, Kalthoum, Khadidja, Khaled, Khouzaimah, Maimounah, Malik, Mohammed, Muhammad, Omar, Omar, Othman, Oum, Rahmon, Raihana, Roukaya, Saddam, Safiya, Samir, Saoudah, Tahar, Tayeb, Yaser, Yasir, Yilmaz, Zainab, Zaïd
Germany-Austria : Albin, Albrecht, Alfred, Annegret, Arnold, Bernhard, Bruno, Cristoph, Egon, Einrich, Emil, Erich, Ernst, Franz, Frierich, Georg, Gotthard, Hanna, Hanne, Hannes, Hans, Hardy, Heinz, Hildegarde, Horst, Ingrid, Joachim, Johann, Joseph, Karl, Konrad, Kurt, Leopold, Lil, Ludwig, Maria, Martin, Marx, Matthias, Nadia, Nastassia, Otto, Peter, Richard, Roy, Sigmar, Theodor, Utte, Victor, Walter, Wolf, Wolfgang
India : Atal, Bahujan, Chakravarti, Chandra, Charan, Dayananda, Derve, Fakhruddin, Feroze, Giani, Gru, Indira, Jawaharlat, Krishna, Lal, Mani, Mrinal, Nandamuri, Narasimba, Narayan, Neelam, Nisargadata, Phoolan, Rajendra, Rajiv, Ramakrishna, Ramaswami, Rashtriya, Samajwadi, Sanjay, Sanjay, Sarvepalli, Satyajit, Shankar, Shiv, Sri, Uttar, Vankata, Vishwanath, Vivekananda, Zakir
Anglo-Saxon countries : Adam, Alan, Alexander, Alfred, Amanda, Amy, Andrew, Andy, Ansel, Anthony, Art, Basil, Ben, Benedict, Bertram, Beth, Beverly, Bill, Bonnie, Brad, Bruce, Carl, Carol, Catherine, Charles, Charlton, Chester, Christopher, Clark, Clint, Cyd, Cynthia, Danny, David, Doris, Dustin, Eddy, Edmund, Edward, Elisabeth, Ellen, Elly, Faye, Gary, Geoffrey, George, Harold, Harrison, Harvey, Henry, Herbert, James, Jamie, Jane, Jane, Jean, Jeffrey, Jim, Joe, John, Joseph, Katharine, Ken, Kenneth, Kevin, Kirk, Lance, Lara, Lauren, Lesley, Louis, Marlon, Mary, Matthew, Meg, Mickael, Mike, Molly, Nancy, Neil, Oswald, Patrick, Peter, Richard, Richie, Rita, Robert, Robin, Rosanna, Roy, Ruben, Sally, Samuel, Sandra, Scott, Stanley, Stephen, Stewart, Terence, Thomas, Tina, Tom, Tony, Uma, Walt, William
Latin countries : Alberto, Alessandro, Alfonso, Alicia, Aluizio, Amadeo, Andrea, Antonello, Antonia, Antonio, Antorio, Augusto, Benitto, Bernado, Ciro, Dino, Emilio, Ettore, Federico, Fernando, Francesco, Franco, Galeazzo, Gasparo, Giovanni, Giuseppe, Guido, Guidolini, Guilo, Guisuppe, Jono, José, Julio, Leon, Luchino, Ludovico, Luigi, Luis, Manoel, Manuel, Marco, Maria, Mariano, Marietta, Mario, Massimo, Mateo, Mauro, Michelangelo, Nanni, Niceto, Olegario, Paul, Paulo, Pedro, Pedro, Pier, Pietro, Rafael, Roberto, Sabrina, Salvador, Sergio, Tomaso, Ulisse, Valerio, Vicente