D66 NPC Motivations

For When You Don't Know What Your NPC Is Up To

Over at the Copy/Paste Co-op Discord server, we occasionally create D66 tables together. Today, I suggested a table of NPC motivations, and I thought it’s universally useful enough to save it for posterity on the blog. Thanks to David B., Caelin Araven, JimmyShelter, WillP, Beetle and Horia for contributing.

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Without further ado, D66 NPC motivations, slightly edited for clarity:

11. To avenge the death of a loved one.
12. Seeking a parent.
13. Seeking a child.
14. To watch the world burn.
15. To find something/someone to believe in.
16. To find genuine friendship.
21. Good time all the time.
22. To always have the best story.
23. To find a way to forget.
24. To increase their power.
25. To help out their community.
26. To find a cure.
31. To find relaxation and distraction in handiwork.
32. To heal Gaia (nature, the Earth).
33. To support their leader.
34. To question everything.
35. To be seen as the victim.
36. To feel like they are in control.
41. To be the best there ever was.
42. To provide for their family.
43. To find a place to belong.
44. To add to a collection.
45. To have a clear conscience.
46. To make sure nobody has it better than them.
51. To find a new specimen.
52. To spread the word.
53. To get some rest.
54. To learn a specific skill.
55. To learn more about the old world.
56. To complete their grandfather's recipe book.
61. To love again.
62. To find the purpose of a strange item they carry.
63. To return home.
64. To be included before the opportunity disappears.
65. To leave a legacy.
66. To escape to a better world.