I have made a few modifications to the randomizer. In particular, I have added randomizer rolls for Age and Gender, and fleshed out some more (but not all) of the Occupational sub-rolls. Trying to find a suitable statistical model for Local and State government is giving me some trouble.
For the sake of brevity I will simply include the
new stuff.
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AMERICA, Year 2000 (TL8)
HOW TO USE THESE TABLES
DICE. You will need five six-sided dice.
WHAT TO ROLL. Some of the tables call for three dice to be rolled and their
values totaled. This produces a standard distribution, also known as a bell
curve, in which the center values are most probable and the end values least
probable.
Other tables will refer to a perhexile roll. This is analogous to the use of two
10-sided dice, or percentile dice. Since we are using only 6-sided cubes,
this gives us a result in a Base-6 number system. For this type of roll, do
not add up the total. Instead, use the dice result in sequence. If you rolled
a five-dice perhexile roll, you would get results such as 11112 or 45264 or
66352. The sequence matters! 11112 is not the same as 21111 or 12111.
For best results on a perhexile roll, determine in advance how you will read
the dice: for example, left-to-right; nearest-to-farthest; or a single die
rolled multiple times in sequence. For obvious reasons, reading the dice in a
lowest-to-highest pattern is not suitable!
WHEN TO ROLL. The tables are not a model to be followed slavishly. If you
would rather decide that the character is a left-handed female Lebanese
social worker, simply choose those variations and proceed. Nobody will
catch you. Honest.
If you decide to skip one of the tables, it may be best to select a result from
the table before moving on. Each random table builds on what has already
been chosen — for example, before rolling to determine the character's ST
score, it is helpful to know the character's Age, Gender, Height, and Weight
so the result may be modified realistically.
Optional tables may always be skipped without bothering to make a
selection, hence the term “optional.”
HOW ACCURATE ARE THESE FIGURES? The author does not recommend
using these figures as an authoritative citation in a research paper, nor does
the author suggest these figures are rigorous enough to be used as a basis
for local taxation or exhaustive economic study. The numbers of each group
may have been tweaked or adjusted by a few percentile points one way or
another, in order to fit the probability curve.
1: ANCESTRY
(already posted)
2: AGE
AGE. Use a perhexile roll on four dice to randomly determine the character's
age.
1111-1334 6.79% 0 to 4 years of age
1335-1613 7.33% 5 to 9 years of age
1614-2252 7.33% 10 to 14 years of age
2253-2525 7.17% 15 to 19 years of age
2526-3152 6.71% 20 to 24 years of age
3153-3421 6.86% 25 to 29 years of age
3422-3655 7.25% 30 to 34 years of age
3656-4352 8.10% 35 to 39 years of age
4353-4643 7.94% 40 to 44 years of age
4644-5315 7.09% 45 to 49 years of age
5316-5532 6.25% 50 to 54 years of age
5533-6114 4.78% 55 to 59 years of age
6115-6236 3.85% 60 to 64 years of age
6241-6352 3.39% 65 to 69 years of age
6353-6461 3.16% 70 to 74 years of age
6462-6555 2.62% 75 to 79 years of age
6556-6634 1.77% 80 to 84 years of age
6635-6666 1.54% 85 and up
3: GENDER
GENDER. Based on the age of the character, roll on the appropriate chart for
gender.
AGE 0 TO 29. Make a perhexile roll with three dice.
111-413 51.4% male
414-666 48.6% female
AGE 30 TO 44. Roll a single die.
1-3 50.0% male
4-6 50.0% female
AGE 45 TO 59. Make a perhexile roll with three dice.
111-364 49.0% male
365-666 51.0% female
AGE 60 TO 74. Make a perhexile roll with three dice.
111-353 45.8% male
354-666 54.2% female
AGE 75 AND UP. Make a perhexile roll with three dice.
111-321 36.6% male
322-666 63.4% female
SEXUALITY. This optional chart is for determining the character's sexual
orientation. Since reliable statistics are difficult to obtain, the author has
inserted his best guess, based on several contradictory studies, and you're
stuck with the result.
MALES. Make a perhexile roll with five dice.
11111-11112 0.02% male-to-female transgender
11113-12113 2.79% bisexual
12114-13222 3.29% gay
13223-13432 1.00% asexual
13433-66666 92.88% straight
FEMALES. Make a perhexile roll with five dice.
11111 0.01% female-to-male transgender
11112-12322 3.79% bisexual
12323-13221 2.28% lesbian
13222-13423 0.95% asexual
13424-66666 92.94% straight
EDUCATION.
(already posted)
WEALTH.
(already posted)
OCCUPATION.
(new tables found below)
PROFESSIONAL
3-5 4.7% accounting and bookkeeping
6 4.6% management and technical consulting
7 6.9% legal services
8 9.7% architectural and engineering services
9 11.6% management of companies and enterprises
10 12.5% temporary help services
11-12 24.1% employment services
13 9.7% computer systems design
14-15 11.5% services to buildings and dwellings
16 2.8% business support services
17-18 1.9% waste management
EDUCATION AND HEALTH
3-4 1.9% outpatient care center
5-6 7.4% social assistance
7-9 28.2% ambulatory health care
10 12.5% educational services
11 12.5% offices of physicians
12-13 21.3% nursing and residential care
14 6.9% nursing care facilities
15 4.6% home health care
16-18 4.7% child day care
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY
3-11 62.5% restaurants, food and drink sales
12 11.6% amusements, gambling and recreation
13-14 16.6% accommodations and hotels
15 6.9% other
16 4.6% performing arts and spectator sports
17-18 1.9% museums, historical sites, zoos and parks
FINANCIAL
3-4 1.9% funds, trusts, and financial vehicles
5-6 7.4% rental and leasing services
7-8 16.7% real estate
9 11.6% securities, commodity contracts, investments
10-11 25% insurance carriers
12-13 21.3% depository credit mediation
14-18 16.2% commercial banking
TRANSPORTATION
3 0.5% pipeline transportation
4 1.4% water transportation
5-6 7.4% transit and ground passenger transportation
7-8 16.6% warehousing and storage
9 11.6% air transportation
10 12.5% couriers and messengers
11 12.5% other transportation support activities
12-15 32.8% truck transportation
16-17 4.2% rail transportation
18 0.5% scenic and sightseeing transportation