Quirk
40 Twiddles fingers
Example
1. Winks at particular
characters - An amorous
or obsessed individual
2. Scoffs as a Victorian
gentleman - “Harumph”
by a snobby high class
fellow
3. High pitched voice - A
young person or eunuch
4. Constantly rubs hands
Nervous or overly
cleanly person
5. Speaks slowly Old or
steady-going persons
6. Twirls mustache/hair
Someone who is easily
bored or overtly evil
7. Gives nicknames to
people Calls people by
hair color or other feature
8. Picks nose/ears often - A
young or habitual person
9. Scratches butt An
uncouth person
10. Refuses low quality food
Someone with a fear of
germs or rich person
11. Constantly uses hands
when talking A
salesperson or someone
who likes to exaggerate
12. Rubs eyes and forehead
A person who does not
sleep very well/often
13. Animal lover Has a soft
spot for animals
14. Combs hair often A
Dapper Dan man who
takes pride in their
hair/beard
15. Constantly vulgar
Barbaric or tough
individuals
16. Random scratches head
A nervous or lice-ridden
person
17. Criticizes everything
Someone with high
standards or doesn’t do a
lot of work
18. Sniffs things/people A
socially challenged
creature/person who likes
smells
19. Adjusts clothes/glasses
Someone who doesn’t
spend money on well
fitting attire
20. Constantly checks the 40.
time A nervous business Energetic, nervous or
person with a pocket twitchy people
watch 41. 41 Never is without food
21. Doesn’t talk A mute or Large characters or just
took a vow of silence someone who likes to eat
22. Bathes at any 42. 42 Cleans weapons often
opportunity Cleanliness Someone who takes great
is a high priority pride in their weapons
23. 23 Laid back and easy 43. 43 Constantly distracted
going A relaxed or Having too much energy
constantly drugged or thinking too much
person 44. 44 Replaces curse
24. 24 Yawns A person who word(s) with others Frak
can’t get enough sleep from Battlestar Galactica,
25. 25 Forgetful Someone curses in other languages
with a head injury 45. 45 Debby downer Can
26. 26 Germaphobic A find sadness in
person uncomfortable everything
around germs/uncleanly 46. 46 Uncomfortable/creepy
27. 27 Randomly makes Smile Mischievous or
noises Rooster call evil people
during a discussion 47. 47 Ends every sentences
28. 28 Spurts out words in a phrase “He was like
spontaneously Complex totally, you know?”
Tourette’s syndrome tics “Then he was, you
29. 29 Waves weapons know?”
around A person raised 48. 48 You’re your own
in a barbaric society favorite person You talk
30. 30 Very slow blinking about yourself a lot
Someone who often 49. 49 Mutters most of the
zones out time A shy, unconfident,
31. 31 Overly chipper or soft-spoken person
Youthful or naïve person 50. 50 Overly polite
32. 32 Snorts Someone with Someone taught in the
nose problems ways of etiquette
33. 33 Randomly uses other 51. 51 Has and uses a catch
language(s) A person phrase Hero wannabe or
new to the common someone hung up on an
language idea
34. 34 Quick to 52. 52 Steeples hands during
anger/offense An angry conversation Mr. Burns
person, like barbarian or or someone who thinks a
gang member lot
35. 35 Squints eyes Bad eye 53. 53 Daydreamer Young or
sight or someone used to adventurous people
darkness 54. 54 Rubs their chin/beard
36. 36 Snaps fingers Thinkers and plotters
constantly Has a nervous 55. 55 Inappropriate joking
tic or likes jazz Someone raised away
37. 37 Speaks quickly Too from society
many thoughts that need 56. 56 Refers to the same
to come out thing, constantly
38. 38 Gravelly voice Gruff Grandpa telling the same
individual or miner of stories again and again
sorts 57. 57 Falls asleep randomly
39. 39 Thinks they’re Someone who stays up
hilarious They like to late or suffers narcolepsy
laugh at their own jokes 58. 58 Leans on things and
people A person with a
 limp or who wants to be who smokes, chews on 94. 94 Has difficulty with
close to others hay/straw scale Likes to exaggerate
59. 59 They speak with an 77. 77 Has a stutter Porky everything
accent Someone from a Pig who stumbles over 95. 95 Looks over their
distant land words shoulder Someone with a
60. 60 Aggressive body 78. 78 Looks passed people dark past or is
language Thugs or strong when talking A person superstitious
61. 61 Mouth hangs open who feels beyond the 96. 96 Always has a drink in
when not talking A people they’re talking to their hand High-class
person who goes deep 79. 79 Drunkard You like a snob or drunkard,
into thought good drink and often depends on drink
62. 62 Turned up nose 80. 80 Constantly chews on 97. 97 Has random spikes of
Someone of high class something Someone with pain Past injuries flaring
that looks down on an addiction or nervous up
people tic 98. Blinks rapidly Habitual
63. 63 Spontaneously 81. 81 Gives lots of hugs liars or someone with dry
twitches head A nervous Outgoing people who eyes
person or someone who lack knowledge of 99. Rolls eyes Someone who
has had head damage personal space “knows” everything
64. 64 Uses coin in 82. 82 Replaces words with 100. Finds everything funny
conversation constantly grunts A person who Laughs at most anything,
Someone who flaunts uses brawns over brains anywhere, any point in
their wealth 83. 83 Does not laugh A time
65. 65 Acknowledges dark brooding person or 101. Mind of a child. This
everyone they see robot NPC has the mind of a
Friendly, outgoing and/or 84. 84 Constantly child.
forgetful person changing/purchasing 102. Smells like dog shit. This
66. 66 Deep voice Large attire A fop or someone NPC doesn’t wash very
and/or menacing people who likes fashion often or just has some
67. 67 Rarely looks people in 85. 85 Heavy breathing A unfortunate pheromones
the face Depressed or person with poor that cause his skin to
wanted person respiration excrete a smell that is
68. 68 Flirty Anyone looking 86. 86 Refrains from unmistakingly similar to
for love in this trying vulgarity Proper the smell of dog shit.
world of ours gentlefolk or persons 103. Nail biter. This NPC is
69. 69 Awkward/child-ish with strict religious biting his nails almost all
body language Young or doctrines the time. His/Her nails
child-like people sticks 87. 87 Has pride in are very short as a result
out tongue themselves Prefaces and his/her fingers bleed
70. 70 Kleptomaniac Tries to name with their title, every now and then.
steal things constantly every time 104. Eye twitch. This NPC
71. 71 Talks a lot Someone 88. 88 Always smiles has a nervous eye twitch.
who wants to have the Someone with too much Roll a d6/2 to determine
focus on themselves joy or evil in them if it’s the 1: Left eye 2:
72. 72 Very energetic greeter 89. 89 Licks their lips A Right eye or 3: Both.
Young or outgoing person with a dry mouth 105. Wig wearer. This NPCs
people who want to meet or who is hungry a lot hair is fake. Flip a coin to
new people 90. 90 Silly accent Someone determine whether or not
73. 73 Does not understand from a distant land or the wig is of good
idioms A person not who had an accident quality. Heads means it’s
familiar with the 91. 91 Sneezes or sniffles clearly a fake wig, tails
language or a construct often A sad or allergic means it’s actually very
74. 74 Says “uh…” a lot person natural looking.
while talking Someone 92. 92 Plays with knife while 106. Ring fondler. This NPC
who doesn’t speak the talking Assassins and turns his ring around a
language well people who flaunt their lot.
75. 75 Flexes muscles Strong skills 107. Loud thinker. This NPC
muscle bound people 93. 93 Always frowns Judge thinks out loud most of
76. 76 Has something hang Dredd or a depressed the time. Intimate
out their mouth Someone person thoughts are usually still
 silent, but every now and
then a private thought
might creep through. 117.
108. Multi-names. This NPC
seems to give a different
name each time when
asked. Maybe he/she
doesn’t even know 118.
his/her own true name.
109. Parrot pal. This NPC has 119.
a parrot on his shoulder.
The parrot repeats lots of
the NPCs sentences, like 120.
any good parrot would
do.
110. Mute. Pretty self-
explanatory.
Communicates with
notes, a chalkboard, or 121.
sign language.
111. Someone’s witness. This
NPC always tries to
convince others of the
greatness of his/her God
during silent moments in 122.
normal conversation.
Roll on a God table or
pick one yourself.
112. Finger tapper. Always
taps his/her fingers in
rhythmic fashion on the 123.
counter table or anything
that he/she can lay
his/her tap-dancing hands
on.
113. Itchy and scratchy. This 124.
NPC itches all over
his/her body and can
hardly control
him/herself in scratching
all the time.
114. Brandy addict. This NPC
is always looking for a 125.
bottle of his/her favorite
rare brandy, but settles
for the cheap kind too.
115. Dirt dweller. This NPC is
usually covered in a thin 126.
layer of dirt. Even if
he/she spends his/her
days inside the house,
dirt always finds this 127.
person.
116. Pants on fire. This NPC 128.
lies all the time, even
though it’s pretty clear
they are lies and even if
the PCs point out the 129.
NPC is telling lies,
he/she just keeps on
lying.
Kinky past. This NPC
has a bite wound on
his/her cheek that looks
suspiciously like the bite
of a human.
Lisper. Fif NPV talkf wif
a very obviouf lifp.
Toothless. This NPC has
no teeth at all, no matter
what age he/she is.
Milkstache. This NPC
has a clear fondness for
milk, visible by the
almost permanent
milkstache on his/her
upper lips.
Spit sniper. This NPC
likes to spit. A lot.
He/she finds or makes
targets around him/her
and spits on them all day
long.
Pregnant or pretending.
This NPC is pregnant. If
it’s a male, it’s
pretending to be
pregnant, no matter how
silly it looks or sounds.
Pockmarks. This NPC
has his/her face covered
in the permanent
impression that the pocks
left.
Giggler. This NPC keeps
giggling uncontrollably.
Whether it’s the result of
a magical experiment or
it’s just because of
hormones, that’s up to
you.
Scarface. This NPC has a
giant scar across the left
side of his/her face. As a
result, he/she is blind in
one eye.
Deaf. This NPC is deaf.
Need I say more? Flip a
coin to decide if the NPC
can read lips or not.
Big Ear. This NPC has
really large ears.
Clumsy. This NPC is
particularly clumsy.
He/she drops things all
the time and trips a lot.
Ballscratcher. This NPC
scratches his balls. If it’s
a female, she scratches
her lady parts.
130. Finger sniffer. This NPC
sniffs his/her own fingers
a lot. For no apparent
reason whatsoever.
131. Neurotic Do-over. This
NPC does everything
twice. This includes
talking, opening doors,
handing over objects, etc.
132. Fantasy has Acne too!
This NPC has acne. Yes,
acne. It’s not just our
problem, fantasy worlds
have Clearasil potions
too!
133. I can’t stop talking! This
NPC can talk for hours
on end. Usually telling
the same thing over and
over again, this NPC has
trouble seeing whether or
not their listeners are
interested at all.
134. Nose off. This NPC has
lost his nose. Maybe in a
fight, maybe because of a
spell-gone-wrong, maybe
because of frostbite, or
maybe because of
something totally
different.
135. Pants down. This NPC
has sagging pants.
He/she doesn’t wear a
belt and keeps pulling up
his/her pants.
136. Armpit eater. This NPC
often sniffs his armpits,
then proceeds to pick
something out of it and
eat it.
137. Toe nibbler. This NPC
nibbles his/her toes
whenever the opportunity
arises.
138. Heavy smoker. This NPC
talks with a very sore and
raspy throat.
139. Breaks everything. This
NPC breaks everything
he/she touches.
140. Shoes switched. This
NPC always puts his/her
shoes on the wrong feet.
141. Word pukes. This NPC
always pukes when
he/she says a certain
word, like cow, or house.
 This is the result of a 153. Cross-eyed. This NPC is their ears and screams
curse. Try to pick a word cross eyed. Seems pretty “Ni!”
that your party actually self-explanatory to me. 161. 61Seemingly Disturbed.
uses. 154. Peg-leg. This NPC has This NPC looks very
142. Looks like an Orc. one wooden leg, just like disturbed. He/She shakes
Unless this NPC actually the classic pirate captains all the time, constantly
is an Orc, then it looks used to have. watches his/her
like a dwarf. 155. Missing eyebrows. This surroundings and jumps
143. Drunk as f*ck. I think NPC has no eyebrows. in the air in fright from
this quirk needs no It’s really difficult to see every little noise.
further explanation. what kind of expression 162. 62Apocalypse Now. This
144. Fake beard. This NPC he or she is making, NPC is constantly talking
wears a fake beard. therefore players have about the end of the
Bonus points if it’s a disadvantage on wisdom world, which, according
dwarf who can’t grow a (Insight) checks to him/her, is just around
beard himself. concerning this NPC. the corner. Hide yo wife,
145. Curser. This NPC curses 156. Musical Madness. This hide yo kids!
all the damn time. NPC likes to sing his/her 163. 63Slow Speaker. This
146. Amnesiac. This NPC has way through life. NPC speaks at least
a terrible short term Everybody kind of hates twice as slowly as
memory. He/she keeps it, but the high notes normal people do. All the
forgetting everything that hang around like flies while seemingly
he/she has heard, said, when this NPC is singing oblivious to the
seen or… wait… what (which he/she does annoyance it raises in
was I talking about instead of talking). others.
again? 157. Scared of Little People. 164. 64Natural Born Trader.
147. Flirter. This NPC flirts This NPC somehow is This NPC tries to sell
quite openly and overtly extremely scared of you everything it can.
with anyone from the sex halflings, gnomes and “See this chair? It’s
they're attracted to. dwarves. He/She could yours for just two gold
148. Small accident. This very well be one of those pieces! See this flower?
NPC misses a finger on races him/herself, but Yours for a piece of
his/her good hand. they’ll only hang around silver, it’s really rare!
149. Beautiful. This NPC is with larger people. Why See my wife/husband?
incredibly beautiful, and this NPC feels this way, It’s yours for…”
the party will need to do I’m not sure. Maybe you 165. 65Not a care in the
a DC 10 charisma save to know? world. This NPC is
not be completely 158. 58Joker of the Town. unbelievably happy.
flustered by this NPCs This NPC thinks he/she They only see the good
beauty. is the funniest of the in life and are extremely
150. Ugly. The opposite of town/city. He/She always positive.
number 49. The party makes the most terrible 166. 66Higher than thou. This
needs to do a constitution jokes and always ends NPC feels like the
saving throw of DC 10, them with: “Haha, I’m fucking king/queen of the
or they’ll puke. joking of course.” country. They talk down
151. Magically scarred. This 159. 59I wanted to be a to almost everyone and
NPC has a strange face. ballerina. This NPC use a (what they think is)
One eye is a lot bigger dislikes whatever a royal way of speaking.
than the other, and occupation it has now. 167. 67Just Married. This
his/her mouth is above He/She always wanted to NPC just got married and
his/her nose. This seems be a dancer but never had can’t stop talking about
to be the effect of a the chance. He/She is their wife/husband.
magical accident. actually pretty good at 168. 68Peeyou. This NPC
152. Carrot Crazy. This NPC will dance during dislikes words that start
really, really loves conversations with the with the letter P. Each
carrots. He/She is party if possible. time this NPC hears a
constantly gnawing on a 160. 60Ni! This NPC can’t word that does indeed
carrot, and carries a stand the word ‘it’. start with a P, he/she
whole bag of them with Whenever he or she cringes in disgust.
him/her. hears it, he/she covers
169. 69What’s this for? This
NPC doesn’t use his left
arm. He/She just leaves it
hanging, doing nothing.
There’s nothing wrong
with the arm, the NPC
just doesn’t use it at all.
For nothing.
170. 70Classic Tammy. This
NPC has underwear
visible above his or her
pants. It’s not that his/her
pants are really low, but
his/her underwear is just
really high. Roll a d4 to
determine the state of the
underwear, 1: Clean,
nothing special, 2: Dirty
and torn, 3: Obviously
way too tight, 4: Very
sexy.
171. 71First off: nonsense.
This NPC starts every
new sentence with one of
the following d6 random
words (or one you come
up with yourself of
course); 1: Dangerzone,
2: Beelzebub, 3:
Calipers, 4: Possessed, 5:
Desire, 6: Synergy.
172. 72Genderswap. This
NPC likes to cross dress.
Everytime the party
leaves and sees this NPC
again, they switched
clothing and makeup to
the other gender.
173. 73Weirdest Mutton
Chops Ever. This NPC,
whether it’s a he or a she
doesn’t matter, has the
weirdest mutton chops
anyone has ever seen.
They are a different color
than the rest of his/her
hair and they are
somehow intricately
braided.
174. 74Final Countdown. This
NPC counts down after
each conversation. The
NPC has a conversation
with the party, and when
they or the NPC leave,
the NPC utters: 73.
When the party then
asks: “What was that?”
The NPC will claim to
not know what they are
talking about, then leaves
again saying: 72. Good
luck roleplaying this one.
175. 75Grumpy face. This
NPC has a face that says:
“I hate everything. I hate
hating everything.”
Basically, his or her face
looks incredibly pissed
off all the time, even
though he or she might
be very happy.
176. 76Poker face. This NPC
has a poker face. It’s
nearly impossible to
discern any emotions, all
insight checks on this
NPC need to be made
with disadvantage.
177. 77To be or not to be.
This NPC is desperately
trying to become an
actor/actress. He/She is
not very good at it
though. In normal
conversations this NPC
sounds like he or she is
talking on stage, it
sounds very fake and
extremely articulated.
178. 78Lip Licker. This NPC
licks his lips, a lot. I
mean really, this NPC
licks his or her lips
constantly. It’s extremely
unsettling.
179. 79Shaving Sucks. This
NPC is very bad at
shaving. If it’s a man, he
has a lot of small cuts on
his face. With a
successful DC8
perception or insight
check it’s pretty clear
that they are the result of
terrible shaving. If the
NPC is a woman, it is
almost the same, but
instead the cuts are
located on her legs (Yes,
even in D&D some
women shave their legs.
Trust me!).
180. 80Wild Accuser. This
NPC accuses everyone
he talks to of minor
crimes, like littering, or
making too much noise.
181. 81Am I hearing this
right? This NPC
mishears almost
everything. He/She
thinks he/she heard
everything right, and
continues the
conversation on whatever
subject he/she thinks
he/she heard. For
example: “Can you tell
us where the Inn is?” The
NPC hears: “Can you tell
us where Theon is?” And
responds with: “I have no
idea who that is, I’m
sorry!” If you still want
the NPC to be helpful,
make him/her understand
every sentence correctly
when he/she hears them a
second time.
182. 82Puppet Pal. This NPC
always has a wooden
puppet with him/her.
Whatever his relationship
with this puppet is, is up
to you as a DM. Good
luck!
183. 83Bless you! This NPC
has a permanent cold.
Always a runny nose and
sneezing all the time.
184. 84Broken down. This
NPC has a broken limb.
Roll a d4 to decide
which: 1: Their good
arm, 2: Their other arm,
3: One leg, 4: Both legs
and their good arm.
185. 85Permanent Ink. This
NPC has a large tattoo of
an animal’s head on their
neck. If you can’t think
of an animal yourself
then it’s a chicken’s
head.
186. 86Loading, please wait.
This NPC needs some
time processing
conversations. Whenever
you talk to him/her, it
takes them 1d6 + 5 full
seconds to respond. Even
if it’s a short and simple
question.
187. 87Whispering guide.
This NPC has a small
creature hidden in their
hair that whispers advice
and insight into their ear.
The creature is a Sprite,
 which has the ability to
turn invisible and sense if
anyone is lying by
touching them.
188. 88My brother, there art
thou! This NPC is
convinced that one of the
party members is their
long lost brother or
sister. He or she will not
be easily convinced of
the contrary.
189. 89Shapeshifter. This
NPC is actually a
doppler. The players
might notice subtle
changes in the NPC’s
physical attributes each
subsequent visit, like a
smaller nose, another eye
colour or an extra feet in
height.
190. 90Lilac and
Gooseberries. This NPC
smells like lilac and
gooseberries, a particular
smell that might be
familiar to some of the
players.
191. 91Mouthful. This NPC
always has something in
his/her mouth. It could
be food… but they never
swallow. And it's too big
to be chewing gum. It
makes this NPC very
hard to understand.
192. 92The Narrator. This
NPC always speaks
about him or herself in
the third person, and he
or she narrates
everything that happens
in their vicinity.
193. 93Narcissist. This NPC
is always holding a
mirror, looking at him or
herself while blowing
kisses and winking. It
looks away now and then
to look at the party but he
or she mostly looks at
themselves.
194. 94Needlessly Shifty.
This NPC comes across
as very shifty. He or she
laughs sneakily after
answering questions or
making deals, like he or
she is hiding something.
But they aren't, it's just a quite put your finger on
weird mannerism they but it's awesome.
were born with. 200. Juggler. This NPC is an
195. Fungal infection. This excellent juggler and will
NPC has a small growth juggle everytime he or
of blue green fungus on she has two or more
one of their cheeks. items in his or her hands.
Under close scrutiny the Their limit is 1d6 + 3
fungus almost seems to items at onc
pulsate with every
heartbeat.
196. Squinter. This NPC
squints their eyes at the
party. It looks like he/she
needs a pair of glasses.
197. Mad hatter. This NPC
wears a really long,
really silly pointy hat. It's
over 3 feet (1 meter) tall,
made up of different
kinds of materials and
colors. Possible
explanation for why the
NPC is wearing it: 1.
Their kid made it for
them and now they are
pretty much obligated to
wear it. 2. They made it
themselves because they
believe it will make them
a really powerful wizard.
3. It is a cursed hat that
can't be removed and
someone put it on their
head while they were
sleeping.
198. Sketch artist. This NPC
is scribbling on a piece
of paper while he or she
is talking to the party.
After a while they
proudly show the sketch
they made of one of the
party members. Roll
1d6/2 to see how good
this NPC is. 1: Very,
very bad. 2: Extremely
average. 3: Very, very
good.
199. Want a cookie? This
NPC bakes their own
cookies and offers to
anyone and everyone to
try. Roll 1d6/2 to
determine the quality. 1:
Terrible, bitter and is that
a hair? 2: Average, OK
cookies. 3: These are
amazing, crunchy, sweet
and something you can't