Tau Cadre Creation Tables

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?(d10)
1	Majority of auxiliary is Gue'vesa
2-6	Majority of auxiliary is Kroot
7-8	Majority of auxiliary is Vespid
9	Majority of auxiliary is Demiurg
10	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