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Revision as of 06:58, 22 July 2022
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 cadre's preferred type of battlesuit?(d20) | |
|---|---|
| 1-4 | Crisis Battlesuits |
| 5-7 | Predominance of a particular Crisis Battlesuit model (Enforcer, XV8-02, new prototypes) |
| 8-9 | Stealth battlesuits |
| 10-11 | A particular Stealth battlesuit ( XV15, XV22, Xv25, XV95 Ghoskeel |
| 12-13 | Various heavy battlesuits |
| 14-15 | A particular heavy battlesuit model (Riptide, Rvarna, Stormsurge, new prototype) |
| 16-17 | Broadside Battlesuits |
| 18 | Assault battlesuits (XV109 Y'vahra, XV9 Hazard, prototype suits) |
| 19 | Specialist battlesuits to fill niche roles, like void warfare (XV46) and/or something equally specific. |
| 20 | 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 | Larger than average 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?(d25) | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 19-25 | 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 |