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.

Sept Origins

What Phase was your Sept founded in?(d12)
1-2	1st Sphere of Expansion
3-4	2nd Sphere of Expansion
5-7	3rd Sphere of Expansion
8	4th Sphere of Expansion
9-10	5th Sphere of Expansion
11	Outpost/Colonies
12	Farsight Enclave

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

Sept Philosophy and uniqueness

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

Sept Homeworld

What is the predominant terrain of your homeworld? (d6)
1	Desert
2	Forest
3	Swamp
4	Urban
5	Jungle
6	Ice

What is going on within the territory of your sept? (d100)
1-19	Nothing of note
20-29	Auxiliary Rebellion
30-39	In the path of a Hive Fleet
40-49	Imperium Rebellion
50-59	Chaos invasion
60-69	Minor Hostile Xenos Empire
70-79	Dark Eldar Raids
80-89	Activating Tomb Worlds
90-99	Massive Warp Storm
100	Reroll, or choose something unique.

Who are the predominant people of your homeworld? (d10)
1-2	Earth Caste
3-4	Fire Caste
5-6	Air Caste
7-8	Water Caste
9	Gue'vesa
10	Other Xenos

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	Kauyon, the Patient Hunter – Lure your enemy into a trap and surprise them
10	Monat, the Lone Hero – Fight your enemy in one-on-one combat

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

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 (If 4th Sphere of Expansion was rolled, take this as your default)

What is the composition of the auxiliaries?(d20)
1-2	Majority of auxiliary are Gue'vesa
3-4	Majority of auxiliary are Kroot Mercenaries
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 are Demiurg
19-20	No majority/ mix of several species

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

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