Inspired by Fantasy Flight Games' Deathwatch role-playing game's Space Marine Chapter Creation Tables, these tables let you roll up (or otherwise generate) your very own Tau Fire Caste Cadre. In the absence of any role-playing game featuring the Tau specifically, this table is more or less entirely for the purpose of generating fluff.
Sept Origins
| What Phase was your Sept founded in?(d12)
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| 1-2
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1st Sphere of Expansion
|
| 3-4
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2nd Sphere of Expansion
|
| 5-7
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3rd Sphere of Expansion
|
| 8
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4th Sphere of Expansion
|
| 9-10
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5th Sphere of Expansion
|
| 11
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Outpost/Colonies
|
| 12
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Farsight Enclave
|
| What is the primary function of your Cadre?(d10)
|
| 1-2
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Exploration of new worlds
|
| 3-6
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Conquest of new worlds
|
| 7-8
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Peacekeeping/Policing
|
| 9
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Planetary defense
|
| 10
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Adaptive/Changes according to commander's whim
|
Sept Philosophy and uniqueness
| What is the Ethereal Caste presence/adherence to Greater Good?(d10)
|
| 1
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High presence/Fanatical adherence to Greater Good
|
| 2-3
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Higher than normal presence/adherence to Greater Good
|
| 4-8
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Normal presence/adherence to Greater Good
|
| 9
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Lower than normal presence/adherence to Greater Good
|
| 10
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No presence/Questioning adherence to Greater Good
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Sept Homeworld
| What is the predominant terrain of your homeworld? (d6)
|
| 1
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Desert
|
| 2
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Forest
|
| 3
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Swamp
|
| 4
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Urban
|
| 5
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Jungle
|
| 6
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Ice
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| What is going on within the territory of your sept? (d100)
|
| 1-19
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Nothing of note
|
| 20-29
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Auxiliary rebellion
|
| 30-39
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In the path of a hive fleet
|
| 40-49
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Imperium rebellion
|
| 50-59
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Chaos invasion
|
| 60-69
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Minor hostile xenos empire
|
| 70-79
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Dark Eldar raids
|
| 80-89
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Activating tomb worlds
|
| 90-99
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Massive warp storm
|
| 100
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Reroll, or choose something unique.
|
| Who are the predominant people of your homeworld? (d10)
|
| 1-2
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Earth Caste
|
| 3-4
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Fire Caste
|
| 5-6
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Air Caste
|
| 7-8
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Water Caste
|
| 9
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Gue'vesa
|
| 10
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Other Xenos
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Tactics and Military
| Which tactical philosophy does your Commander prefer?(d10)
|
| 1-5
|
Mont’ka, the Killing Blow – Study the enemy before attacking its weak point
|
| 6-9
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Kauyon, the Patient Hunter – Lure the enemy into a trap and surprise them
|
| 10
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Monat, the Lone Hero – Fight the enemy in one-on-one combat
|
| Which tactic does your cadre prefer?(d100)
|
| 1-25
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Static/Stationary units shelling enemy before they risk casualties in combat
|
| 26-50
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Mobile units for rapid strikes and creating confusion
|
| 51-100
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Hybrid, with stationary units supporting mobile ones
|
| What is the cadre's preferred type of battlesuit?(d20)
|
| 1-4
|
Crisis Battlesuits
|
| 5-7
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Predominance of a particular Crisis Battlesuit model (Enforcer, XV8-02, new prototypes)
|
| 8-9
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Stealth battlesuits
|
| 10-11
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A particular Stealth battlesuit model (XV15, XV22, XV25, XV95 Ghoskeel)
|
| 12-13
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Various heavy battlesuits
|
| 14-15
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A particular heavy battlesuit model (Riptide, Rvarna, Stormsurge, new prototype)
|
| 16-17
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Broadside Battlesuits
|
| 18
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Assault battlesuits (XV109 Y'vahra, XV9 Hazard, prototype suits)
|
| 19
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Specialist battlesuits to fill niche roles, like void warfare (XV46) and/or something equally specific
|
| 20
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Superheavy battlesuits (Supremacy or some experimental prototype of a similar size)
|
| What is the size of the auxiliaries in the cadre?(d10)
|
| 1
|
Majority of the cadre is non-Tau auxiliary
|
| 2-3
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Larger than average auxiliary
|
| 4-6
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Normal deployment of auxiliary
|
| 7-9
|
Smaller than average auxiliary
|
| 10
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Xenophobic lack of aliens in cadre (If 4th Sphere of Expansion was rolled, take this as your default)
|
| What is the composition of the auxiliaries?(d25)
|
| 1-2
|
Majority of auxiliary are Gue'vesa
|
| 3-4
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Majority of auxiliary are Kroot Mercenaries
|
| 5-6
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Majority of auxiliary are Vespid
|
| 7-8
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Majority of auxiliary are Tarellian Mercenaries
|
| 9-10
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Majority of auxiliary are Galg Mercenaries
|
| 11-12
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Majority of auxiliary are Hrenian Light Infantry
|
| 13-14
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Majority of auxiliary are Morralian Deathsworn
|
| 15-16
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Majority of auxiliary are Anthrazods
|
| 17-18
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Majority of auxiliary are Demiurg
|
| 19-25
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No majority/ mix of several species
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Cadre Leader
| Who is the leader of your Cadre?(d10)
|
| 1-6
|
Shas'el - Fire Caste Noble
|
| 7-9
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Shas'O - Fire Caste Commander
|
| 10
|
Ethereal Caste
|
| How would characterize your leader?(d10)
|
| 1
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Cars'hesa - Evaluative
|
| 2
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Or'la - Friendly
|
| 3
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Vior'la - Hot-blooded
|
| 4
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Gal - Inquisitive
|
| 5
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Alhosive - Reclusive
|
| 6
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M'es - Subservient
|
| 7
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Doran - Stoic
|
| 8
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Res - Barbaric
|
| 9
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Or - Ambitious
|
| 10
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Va'yan - Proud
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