Quick Generator: Mutant & Alien Species Names - Two d100 Tables for Any RPG

Sometimes the strangest creature in the encounter is the easiest part to imagine. Naming its species is harder. Combine two d100 tables to find names, quick descriptions and starting ideas for weird, wonderful, mutated or alien lifeforms.

Names outsiders might give an unfamiliar species

A name might suggest what a creature looks like, where it comes from or what it can do. It can also be a made-up word that simply sounds right. These tables mix roots drawn from real creatures and objects with invented ones; for example, bovine-related roots suggest something cow-like.

The results are generally the names others give a species, not necessarily what that species calls itself. They are not restricted to sentient or sapient beings, so the same approach can help name other unfamiliar creatures as well.

Example outputs include:

• Caninnovas
• Muscucentarus
• Lupupiscis
• Felissapiens

Use a result as a species name, or let the combination suggest a creature concept to develop further. The PDF is system-neutral, so the names are not tied to a particular ruleset.

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Specifications

Format: PDF
System: Any / system-neutral
Contents: Two d100 tables for species names, concepts and quick descriptions