A module for Foundry VTT. Allows you to use a table as the Display Name for a token so each new token will get a random name. It can also roll random biographies for tokens when used with Better Rolltables.
First, grab your random name table and drag it into a Journal entry. That will give you some
text that looks similar to @RollTable[2cbm3cP46dxcxO5Z]{Dwarf Female Name}. Now, open the Actor
and click Prototype Token. Paste your @RollTable[... text into the Token Name. When you drag your Actor
onto the map to create a new Token, its name will be randomized!
When multiple lines are returned from a table, the lines will be joined together with a space. For example, you could have a roll table formula of 1d1, and have two results which are also tables for a firstname and a lastname, both with range 1-1.
If you install the module Better Rolltables, you can also generate random biographies. Create a Story Table, then place a reference to it as the first line of the biography. For example, you can use the Random NPC Story Table that comes with the BetterTables mod: @Compendium[better-rolltables.brt-story.8vjHa6SoZibxeTke]{Random NPC}. This currently supports the Simple Worldbuilding system, D&D 5e, or any system with the data formats of...
actor.data.data.biography(Simple Worldbuilding)actor.data.data.details.biography.value(D&D 5e)
Note: This will only work for tokens with "Link Actor Data" unchecked.
You can install this module through the Foundry module UI
You can file an issue on github if you're running into a bug or reach me on the Foundry VTT discord as Cattegy#7436.