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)
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| 1-2
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1st Sphere of Expansion
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| 3-5
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2nd Sphere of Expansion
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| 6-8
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3rd Sphere of Expansion
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| 9
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Outpost/Colonies
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| 10
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Farsight Enclave
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Predominant Terrain
| What is the predominant terrain of your homeworld? (d10)
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| 1-2
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Desert
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| 3-4
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Forest
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| 5-6
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Swamp
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| 7-8
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Urban
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| 9
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Jungle
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| 10
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Ice
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Preferred Tactical Philosophy
| Which tactical philosophy does your commander prefer?(d10)
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| 1-5
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Mont’ka, the Killing Blow – Study the enemy before attacking its weak point
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| 6-10
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Kauyon, the Patient Hunter – Lure your enemy into a trap and surprise them
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| Which tactic does your cadre prefer?(d100)
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| 1-25
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Static/Stationary units shelling enemy before they risk casualties in combat
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| 26-50
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Mobile units for rapid strikes and creating confusion
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| 51-100
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Hybrid with stationary units supporting mobile ones
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Primary Cadre Function
| What is the primary function of your cadre?(d10)
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| 1-2
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Exploration of new worlds
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| 3-6
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Conquest of new worlds
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| 7-8
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Peacekeeping/Policing
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| 9
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Planetary Defense
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| 10
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Adaptive/Changes according to commanders whim
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Adherence to the Greater Good
| What is the Ethereal Caste presence/adherence to Greater Good?(d10)
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| 1
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High presence/Fanatical adherence to Greater Good
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| 2-3
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Higher than normal presence/adherence to Greater Good
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| 4-8
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Normal presence/adherence to Greater Good
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| 9
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Lower than normal presence/adherence to Greater Good
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| 10
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No presence/Questioning adherence to Greater Good
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Cadre Auxiliaries
| What is the size of the auxiliaries in the Cadre?(d10)
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| 1
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Majority of the Cadre is non-Tau auxiliary
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| 2-3
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Larger than average sized auxiliary
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| 4-6
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Normal deployment of auxiliary
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| 7-9
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Smaller than average auxiliary
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| 10
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Xenophobic lack of aliens in Cadre
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| What is the composition of the auxiliaries?(d10)
|
| 1
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Majority of auxiliary is Gue'vesa
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| 2-6
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Majority of auxiliary is Kroot
|
| 7-8
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Majority of auxiliary is Vespid
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| 9
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Majority of auxiliary is Demiurg
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| 10
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No majority/ mix of several species
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Preferred Enemy
Cadre Leader
| Who is the leader of your Cadre?(d10)
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| 1-6
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Shas'el - Fire Caste Noble
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| 7-9
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Shas'O - Fire Caste Commander
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| 10
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Ethereal Caste
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Leader Personality
| How would characterize your leader?(d10)
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| 1
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Cars'hesa - Evaluative
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| 2
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Or'la - Friendly
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| 3
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Vior'la - Hot-blooded
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| 4
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Gal - Inquisitive
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| 5
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Alhosive - Reclusive
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| 6
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M'es - Subservient
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| 7
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Doran - Stoic
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| 8
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Res - Barbaric
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| 9
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Or - Ambitious
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| 10
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Va'yan - Proud
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