GameSearch

A d10,000 table based on the most common first names and surnames found in the 1990 US Census, arranged like a misprinted residential telephone book for a fictional county. Roll four ten-sided dice, reading the results as a single, four-digit number. Look up the corresponding number for a statistically probable American name. Useful for conjuring up NPCs in just about any tabletop role-playing game with a reasonably modern setting and American characters—Bump in the Dark, FIST, Liminal Horror, Nightcrawlers, Sleepaway, and so on. Buy the ridiculously over-designed PDF version, or download the entire table as a free CSV spreadsheet.