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| Majority of auxiliary is [[Human|Gue'vesa]]
| Majority of auxiliary are [[Human|Gue'vesa]]
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| Majority of auxiliary is [[Kroot]]
| Majority of auxiliary are [[Kroot]]Mercenaries
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! 5-6
| Majority of auxiliary is [[Vespid]]
| Majority of auxiliary are [[Vespid]]
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! 7-8 Majority of auxiliary are Tarellian Mercenaries
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! 9-10 Majority of auxiliary are Galg Mercenaries
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! 11-12
| Majority of auxiliary are Hrenian Light Infantry
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! 13-14
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| Majority of auxiliary are Morralian Deathsworn
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! 15-16
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| Majority of auxiliary are Anthrazods
! 17-18
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! 9
| Majority of auxiliary is Demiurg
| Majority of auxiliary is Demiurg
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! 10
! 19-20
| No majority/ mix of several species
| No majority/ mix of several species
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Revision as of 17:56, 5 May 2014

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.

Phase of Sept Founding

What Phase was your Sept founded in?(d10)
1-2 1st Sphere of Expansion
3-5 2nd Sphere of Expansion
6-8 3rd Sphere of Expansion
9 Outpost/Colonies
10 Farsight Enclave

Predominant Terrain

What is the predominant terrain of your homeworld? (d10)
1-2 Desert
3-4 Forest
5-6 Swamp
7-8 Urban
9 Jungle
10 Ice

Preferred Tactical Philosophy

Which tactical philosophy does your commander prefer?(d10)
1-5 Mont’ka, the Killing Blow – Study the enemy before attacking its weak point
6-10 Kauyon, the Patient Hunter – Lure your enemy into a trap and surprise them


Which tactic does your cadre prefer?(d100)
1-25 Static/Stationary units shelling enemy before they risk casualties in combat
26-50 Mobile units for rapid strikes and creating confusion
51-100 Hybrid with stationary units supporting mobile ones

Primary Cadre Function

What is the primary function of your cadre?(d10)
1-2 Exploration of new worlds
3-6 Conquest of new worlds
7-8 Peacekeeping/Policing
9 Planetary Defense
10 Adaptive/Changes according to commanders whim

Adherence to the Greater Good

What is the Ethereal Caste presence/adherence to Greater Good?(d10)
1 High presence/Fanatical adherence to Greater Good
2-3 Higher than normal presence/adherence to Greater Good
4-8 Normal presence/adherence to Greater Good
9 Lower than normal presence/adherence to Greater Good
10 No presence/Questioning adherence to Greater Good

Cadre Auxiliaries

What is the size of the auxiliaries in the Cadre?(d10)
1 Majority of the Cadre is non-Tau auxiliary
2-3 Larger than average sized auxiliary
4-6 Normal deployment of auxiliary
7-9 Smaller than average auxiliary
10 Xenophobic lack of aliens in Cadre


What is the composition of the auxiliaries?(d20)
1-2 Majority of auxiliary are Gue'vesa
3-4 Majority of auxiliary are KrootMercenaries
5-6 Majority of auxiliary are Vespid
7-8 Majority of auxiliary are Tarellian Mercenaries
9-10 Majority of auxiliary are Galg Mercenaries
11-12 Majority of auxiliary are Hrenian Light Infantry
13-14
Majority of auxiliary are Morralian Deathsworn
15-16
Majority of auxiliary are Anthrazods 17-18
Majority of auxiliary is Demiurg
19-20 No majority/ mix of several species

Preferred Enemy

What is the Cadre's preferred enemy?(d100)
1-25 Imperial Guard
26-40 Specific Space Marine Chapter
41-65 Orks
66-80 Tyranids
81-85 Eldar
86-90 Dark Eldar
91-97 Chaos
98-99 Necrons
100 Inquisition

Cadre Leader

Who is the leader of your Cadre?(d10)
1-6 Shas'el - Fire Caste Noble
7-9 Shas'O - Fire Caste Commander
10 Ethereal Caste

Leader Personality

How would characterize your leader?(d10)
1 Cars'hesa - Evaluative
2 Or'la - Friendly
3 Vior'la - Hot-blooded
4 Gal - Inquisitive
5 Alhosive - Reclusive
6 M'es - Subservient
7 Doran - Stoic
8 Res - Barbaric
9 Or - Ambitious
10 Va'yan - Proud
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