Random Chart: Quick Greek Name Generator...

Good Morning, All:

Here's another random chart, this time to allow for quick Greek Name generation. Given that Achea from the World Within setting is based on ancient Greece, I thought it would prove helpful to have a random name generator for characters and NPCs. I'm sure this random chart will have use beyond just the Hollow Earth campaign, as Greek character names are very popular in many settings, particularly for spellcasters.

Using this chart is pretty easy. You simply roll once on the Prefix table and once on the Suffix table, putting the results together to make the character's name. The Prefix and Suffix tables are both d66 tables. Those familiar with this blog already know how to create a d66 roll. For those that aren't, roll two d6s and read them similar to percentile dice. The first d6 represents the tens digit, and the second d6 represents the ones digit. For example, rolling a 2 on the first d6 and a 6 on the second d6 would create a result of 26.

So, by way of demonstration, let's create a random Greek Name. I make two d66 rolls, which are, in this example, 26 followed by 56. That gives us a prefix of "Char" and a suffix of "onius", or the name Charonius. Not bad.

This table was generated by parsing a list of Greek names pulled from various Wikipedia articles on Ancient Greeks, and pairing down the resulting list of prefixes and suffixes by frequency and by flavor to arrive at the 36 best choices for each.

Table: Greek Name Prefix

d66	Prefix
11	Ach
12	Act
13	Al
14	Alex
15	Andr
16	Ant
21	Arg
22	Arist
23	Artem
24	Athan
25	Cal
26	Char
31	Chrys
32	Cor
33	Dem
34	Ech
35	Er
36	Eum
41	Eur
42	Hel
43	Her
44	Kyr
45	Mar
46	Med
51	Mel
52	Nik
53	Panth
54	Pel
55	Soph
56	Spyr
61	Thad
62	Than
63	Theod
64	Theoph
65	Xen
66	Zen

Table: Greek Name Suffix

d66	Prefix
11	a
12	achus
13	as
14	ates
15	aus
16	e
21	ea
22	eas
23	edon
24	eia
25	ene
26	enes
31	eon
32	eos
33	es
34	etus
35	eus
36	ia
41	ias
42	ides
43	ina
44	inus
45	ion
46	ios
51	is
52	ius
53	o
54	ocles
55	on
56	onius
61	or
62	oros
63	orus
64	os
65	us
66	ys

With Regards,
Flynn