Here’s a handy list of six hundred 20th century occupations you can roll on for time/dimension lost characters. They’re numbered from 100 to 699 so you can roll a d6 for the first digit and d100 for the remaining digits. There are no starting weapon or trade goods, since those don’t tie very tightly to modern day professions; e.g. while you could say that an architect is armed with a T-Square and carries blueprints for trade, that may be a little too silly. Except for a handful of modern occupations like police, soldiers, jewelers and such weapons and trade goods are probably better handled by a separate table of hobbies (e.g. hunting, camping, fishing, coin collecting, musical instrument, SCA, etc.)
| Roll (d6 and d100) | Occupation |
| 100 | Actor |
| 101 | Actuary |
| 102 | Administrative worker |
| 103 | Advertising manager |
| 104 | Aerial rigger |
| 105 | Agricultural machinery mechanic |
| 106 | Agronomist |
| 107 | Air traffic controller |
| 108 | Aircraft instrument technician |
| 109 | Aircraft mechanic |
| 110 | Airline clerk |
| 111 | Ammunition and explosives operative |
| 112 | Animator |
| 113 | Anthropologist |
| 114 | Applications manager |
| 115 | Archeologist |
| 116 | Architect |
| 117 | Architectural conservation officer |
| 118 | Archivist |
| 119 | Art critic and historian |
| 120 | Art glazier and window-pane maker |
| 121 | Art metalworker |
| 122 | Art photographer |
| 123 | Art restorer |
| 124 | Artificial flower maker |
| 125 | Artistic promotions manager |
| 126 | Assessor |
| 127 | Astrologer |
| 128 | Astronomer |
| 129 | Athlete |
| 130 | Auctioneer |
| 131 | Audiologist |
| 132 | Auditor |
| 133 | Auto-electrician |
| 134 | Auxiliary shop assistant |
| 135 | Bailiff |
| 136 | Baker |
| 137 | Bank clerk |
| 138 | Banker |
| 139 | Barber and hairdresser |
| 140 | Barman/barmaid |
| 141 | Basket-maker and weaver |
| 142 | Beautician |
| 143 | Beekeeper |
| 144 | Bibliographer |
| 145 | Biochemist |
| 146 | Biologist |
| 147 | Biotechnologist |
| 148 | Biscuit maker |
| 149 | Blacksmith |
| 150 | Blast-furnace operator |
| 151 | Blasting works engineer |
| 152 | Boatman/woman |
| 153 | Boiler operator |
| 154 | Boilermaker/fitter |
| 155 | Bookbinder |
| 156 | Bookkeeper |
| 157 | Bookmaker |
| 158 | Botanist |
| 159 | Brewer and maltster |
| 160 | Bricklayer |
| 161 | Broadcaster/announcer |
| 162 | Brush-maker |
| 163 | Builders’ labourer |
| 164 | Building and road machinery mechanic |
| 165 | Building fitter |
| 166 | Building inspector |
| 167 | Building machine operator |
| 168 | Building materials production operative |
| 169 | Building tinsmith |
| 170 | Building/civil engineering/ architectural technician |
| 171 | Butcher and sausage-maker |
| 172 | Butler |
| 173 | Button maker |
| 174 | Buyer/merchandiser |
| 175 | Cab/taxi dispatcher |
| 176 | Cabinet maker |
| 177 | Cable car driver |
| 178 | Camera operator |
| 179 | Canning worker |
| 180 | Car dealer |
| 181 | Car mechanic |
| 182 | Caretaker |
| 183 | Carpenter |
| 184 | Cartographer |
| 185 | Caterer |
| 186 | Ceramicist |
| 187 | Ceramics/pottery maker |
| 188 | Chambermaid/cleaning staff |
| 189 | Charter agent/ship broker |
| 190 | Cheese maker |
| 191 | Chemical industry production manager |
| 192 | Chemical industry worker |
| 193 | Chemical laboratory technician |
| 194 | Chemical plant machine operator |
| 195 | Chemical researcher |
| 196 | Chemical technologist |
| 197 | Children’s nurse |
| 198 | Chimney sweep |
| 199 | Choir master/mistress |
| 200 | Choreographer |
| 201 | Circus artiste |
| 202 | Cleaner |
| 203 | Clerk |
| 204 | Cloakroom attendant |
| 205 | Cobbler |
| 206 | Coffee roaster |
| 207 | Coffeehouse keeper |
| 208 | Commentator |
| 209 | Commercial traveller |
| 210 | Company lawyer |
| 211 | Composer |
| 212 | Computer engineer |
| 213 | Computer equipment operator |
| 214 | Computer network manager |
| 215 | Computer programmer |
| 216 | Concrete worker |
| 217 | Conductor (bus/train) |
| 218 | Conductor (orchestral) |
| 219 | Confectioner |
| 220 | Conservator |
| 221 | Construction worker |
| 222 | Construction/building site manager |
| 223 | Cook |
| 224 | Corrosion control fitter |
| 225 | Crane driver |
| 226 | Crate maker/cooper |
| 227 | Criminal investigator |
| 228 | Crop duster |
| 229 | Croupier |
| 230 | Customs inspector |
| 231 | Cutler |
| 232 | Dairy worker |
| 233 | Dance teacher/trainer |
| 234 | Dancer |
| 235 | Debt collector |
| 236 | Decorator-paperhanger |
| 237 | Deep-mining safety engineer |
| 238 | Dental surgery assistant |
| 239 | Dental technician |
| 240 | Dentist / dental surgeon |
| 241 | Detective |
| 242 | Dietician |
| 243 | Digger |
| 244 | Diplomat/ diplomat |
| 245 | Director |
| 246 | Disc jockey |
| 247 | Dish washer |
| 248 | Dispatcher |
| 249 | Diver |
| 250 | Doctor |
| 251 | Dog trainer |
| 252 | Doorkeeper, porter |
| 253 | Draughtsperson |
| 254 | Dresser |
| 255 | Drilling rig operator |
| 256 | Driver’s mate |
| 257 | Driving instructor |
| 258 | Ecologist |
| 259 | Economist |
| 260 | Editor /specialist editor |
| 261 | Educational methods specialist |
| 262 | Electrical and power systems design engineer |
| 263 | Electrical engineer |
| 264 | Electrical equipment design engineer |
| 265 | Electrical equipment inspector |
| 266 | Electrical fitter |
| 267 | Electrician |
| 268 | Electronic equipment mechanic |
| 269 | Employment agent |
| 270 | Enamel worker |
| 271 | Environmental protection inspector |
| 272 | Ergonomist |
| 273 | Ethnographer |
| 274 | Exhibitions production manager |
| 275 | Faith healer |
| 276 | Farm worker/farm labourer |
| 277 | Farmer |
| 278 | Fashion designer |
| 279 | Film critic |
| 280 | Film or videotape editor |
| 281 | Film projectionist |
| 282 | Film set designer |
| 283 | Financial analyst |
| 284 | Financial officer |
| 285 | Fine artist |
| 286 | Fire officer |
| 287 | Fire prevention officer, fire inspector |
| 288 | Firefighter |
| 289 | Fish farmer |
| 290 | Fish warden |
| 291 | Fisherman |
| 292 | Fitter |
| 293 | Fitter of glass instruments |
| 294 | Fitter of gas pipelines |
| 295 | Fitter of steel structures |
| 296 | Flight attendant |
| 297 | Flight engineer |
| 298 | Flower, shrub or plant grower |
| 299 | Flying instructor |
| 300 | Food industry production manager |
| 301 | Food industry technologist |
| 302 | Food processing operator |
| 303 | Forester |
| 304 | Forestry machine operator |
| 305 | Fortune teller |
| 306 | Foster parent |
| 307 | Foundry worker |
| 308 | Fringe/trimmings maker |
| 309 | Fruit farmer |
| 310 | Funeral service assistant |
| 311 | Fur coat seamstress |
| 312 | Furnace operator |
| 313 | Furrier |
| 314 | Galvaniser |
| 315 | Gardener |
| 316 | Gas industry inspector |
| 317 | Gasworks equipment operator |
| 318 | General labourer |
| 319 | Geneticist |
| 320 | Geographer |
| 321 | Geologist |
| 322 | Geomechanic technician |
| 323 | Geophysicist |
| 324 | Gilder |
| 325 | Glass engraver |
| 326 | Glass etcher |
| 327 | Glass jewellery maker |
| 328 | Glass making machine operator |
| 329 | Glass melter |
| 330 | Glass painter |
| 331 | Glasscutter |
| 332 | Glassmaker |
| 333 | Glazier |
| 334 | Goldsmith |
| 335 | Government licensing officials |
| 336 | Graphic designer |
| 337 | Gravedigger |
| 338 | Guidance counsellor |
| 339 | Guide |
| 340 | Gunsmith |
| 341 | Hand embroiderer |
| 342 | Hand lacemaker |
| 343 | Harbour guard |
| 344 | Hardener |
| 345 | Harpooner |
| 346 | Hatter |
| 347 | Heating and ventilating fitter |
| 348 | Heating engineer |
| 349 | Heavy-current appliance electrician |
| 350 | Herbalist |
| 351 | High-rise work specialist |
| 352 | Historian |
| 353 | Historical monuments administrator /custodian |
| 354 | Home care assistant |
| 355 | Horse breeder |
| 356 | Host |
| 357 | Hotel porter |
| 358 | Hotel receptionist |
| 359 | Hydrologist |
| 360 | Hygiene service assistant |
| 361 | Ice-cream maker |
| 362 | Image consultant |
| 363 | Industrial designer |
| 364 | Inspector of telecommunications equipment |
| 365 | Insulation worker |
| 366 | Insurance clerk |
| 367 | Insurance sales person/insurance underwriter |
| 368 | Interior designer |
| 369 | Interpreter and translator |
| 370 | Jeweller/goldsmith and silversmith/jewellery designer |
| 371 | Jewellery maker |
| 372 | Joiner and cabinetmaker |
| 373 | Journalist |
| 374 | Judge |
| 375 | Keeper of service animals |
| 376 | Knitter |
| 377 | Land surveyor |
| 378 | Landlord/landlady |
| 379 | Landscape architect |
| 380 | Laundry worker & dry-cleaner |
| 381 | Lawyer |
| 382 | Leather goods producer |
| 383 | Lecturer |
| 384 | Legal assistant |
| 385 | Librarian |
| 386 | Lifeguard |
| 387 | Lift attendant |
| 388 | Lighting technician |
| 389 | Lion tamer |
| 390 | Lithographer |
| 391 | Livestock farmer |
| 392 | Lottery ticket street vendor |
| 393 | Machine fitter |
| 394 | Machine shop worker |
| 395 | Machinery inspector |
| 396 | Make-up artist and wigmaker |
| 397 | Management consultant |
| 398 | Manager |
| 399 | Marketing manager |
| 400 | Masseur/masseuse |
| 401 | Master of ceremonies |
| 402 | Materials handler |
| 403 | Mathematician |
| 404 | Measurement and control technician |
| 405 | Mechanic |
| 406 | Mechanical engineer |
| 407 | Medical laboratory assistant |
| 408 | Medical orderly |
| 409 | Metal engraver |
| 410 | Metal founder and chaser |
| 411 | Metal grinder |
| 412 | Metal refiner |
| 413 | Metal turner |
| 414 | Metal worker / Steelworker |
| 415 | Metallurgist |
| 416 | Metalworker and brazier |
| 417 | Meteorologist |
| 418 | Metrologist |
| 419 | Microbiologist |
| 420 | Midwife |
| 421 | Miller |
| 422 | Milling-machine operator |
| 423 | Mine rescue service mechanic |
| 424 | Mine ventilation technician |
| 425 | Miner |
| 426 | Mining air control technician |
| 427 | Mining electrician – heavy-current equipment |
| 428 | Mining finisher |
| 429 | Mining machine operator |
| 430 | Mining mechanic |
| 431 | Mining rescue worker |
| 432 | Mining/minerals surveyor |
| 433 | Model maker |
| 434 | Model/ fashion model, photographic model |
| 435 | Mosaic maker |
| 436 | Motor patrolman/woman |
| 437 | Motor vehicle driver |
| 438 | Mountain guide |
| 439 | Multimedia designer |
| 440 | Municipal services worker |
| 441 | Museum/art gallery curator |
| 442 | Music director |
| 443 | Musical instrument technician |
| 444 | Musician |
| 445 | Musicologist |
| 446 | Nanny /nursery nurse |
| 447 | Naturalist/nature guide |
| 448 | Newspaper editor/ sub-editor |
| 449 | Nuclear power station operator |
| 450 | Nurse |
| 451 | Nursery school teacher |
| 452 | Nutritionist |
| 453 | Office junior |
| 454 | Operational analyst/researcher |
| 455 | Operator |
| 456 | Optical component maker / lens grinder |
| 457 | Optician |
| 458 | Optometrist |
| 459 | Ore crusher |
| 460 | Orthopaedic shoemaker |
| 461 | Orthotist/prosthetist |
| 462 | Packer |
| 463 | Paediatrician |
| 464 | Palmist |
| 465 | Paper worker |
| 466 | Paramedic |
| 467 | Patent agent |
| 468 | Pawnbroker |
| 469 | Pedicurist-manicurist |
| 470 | Personnel officer |
| 471 | Pest control officer |
| 472 | Petroleum and petrochemical process operators |
| 473 | Pharmaceutical laboratory assistant |
| 474 | Pharmaceutical operator |
| 475 | Pharmacist |
| 476 | Philosopher |
| 477 | Photographer |
| 478 | Photographic laboratory assistant |
| 479 | Physicist |
| 480 | Physiotherapist |
| 481 | Piano tuner |
| 482 | Pilot (aircraft) |
| 483 | Pilot (watercraft) |
| 484 | Pipe fitter |
| 485 | Pizza maker |
| 486 | Plant fitter |
| 487 | Plant technologist |
| 488 | Plasterer |
| 489 | Plastics process operative |
| 490 | Plumber |
| 491 | Plywood maker |
| 492 | Police clerk |
| 493 | Police detective |
| 494 | Police officer |
| 495 | Political scientist |
| 496 | Pollster |
| 497 | Post office counter clerk |
| 498 | Postal worker |
| 499 | Postmaster/postmistress |
| 500 | Potter |
| 501 | Poultry butcher |
| 502 | Poultry farmer |
| 503 | Power engineering specialist |
| 504 | Power station supervisor |
| 505 | Power station/systems operator |
| 506 | Power system worker |
| 507 | Press officer/public relations officer |
| 508 | Press photographer |
| 509 | Priest/minister of religion |
| 510 | Primary school teacher |
| 511 | Printer |
| 512 | Printing machine mechanic |
| 513 | Prison guard / prison officer |
| 514 | Private detective |
| 515 | Producer |
| 516 | Production manager |
| 517 | Production manager in glass and ceramics |
| 518 | Production manager in textile industry |
| 519 | Production manager in wood industry |
| 520 | Production technologist |
| 521 | Professional soldier |
| 522 | Prompter |
| 523 | Property manager |
| 524 | Props master |
| 525 | Psychiatrist |
| 526 | Psychologist |
| 527 | Psychotherapist |
| 528 | Public administration officer |
| 529 | Public notary |
| 530 | Public prosecutor |
| 531 | Public relations manager |
| 532 | Publisher |
| 533 | Puppeteer/marionetteer |
| 534 | Quality control technician |
| 535 | Quality inspector |
| 536 | Radio and tv technician |
| 537 | Radio officer/operator |
| 538 | Radiographer/radiotherapist |
| 539 | Rail transport worker |
| 540 | Rail vehicle mechanic |
| 541 | Railway chief/senior guard |
| 542 | Railway electrician |
| 543 | Railway engine mechanic |
| 544 | Railway freight handler |
| 545 | Railway guard |
| 546 | Railway ticket/booking office clerk |
| 547 | Railway track construction fitter |
| 548 | Railway yard worker |
| 549 | Real estate agent |
| 550 | Receptionist |
| 551 | Referee |
| 552 | Refrigeration engineer |
| 553 | Refuse collector |
| 554 | Registrar |
| 555 | Removal worker /furniture removal worker |
| 556 | Reproduction technician/photographer |
| 557 | Restorer of applied arts and crafts |
| 558 | Retoucher |
| 559 | River basin keeper |
| 560 | Road sign assistant |
| 561 | Road transport technician |
| 562 | Road worker |
| 563 | Rolling-mill operator |
| 564 | Roofer |
| 565 | Rope maker |
| 566 | Rotating machine fitter |
| 567 | Safety and communication electrician |
| 568 | Safety engineer |
| 569 | Safety, health and quality inspectors, health and safety inspectors |
| 570 | Sales manager |
| 571 | Salesperson |
| 572 | Scaffolder |
| 573 | Scene painter |
| 574 | Scene-shifter |
| 575 | School caretaker |
| 576 | School inspector |
| 577 | Script editor |
| 578 | Scriptwriter |
| 579 | Sculptor |
| 580 | Seaman/woman rating |
| 581 | Secondary school teacher |
| 582 | Secretary |
| 583 | Security guard |
| 584 | Service mechanic/ repairer |
| 585 | Sewerage cleaner |
| 586 | Sewing machinist |
| 587 | Shepherd, goatherd |
| 588 | Shift engineer |
| 589 | Ship fitter/shipwright |
| 590 | Ship’s captain |
| 591 | Ship’s engineer and machine operator |
| 592 | Ship’s officer |
| 593 | Shop cashier/checkout operator |
| 594 | Shunter |
| 595 | Silkworm breeder, sericulturist |
| 596 | Singer |
| 597 | Smith |
| 598 | Social worker |
| 599 | Sociologist |
| 600 | Soldier |
| 601 | Solicitor |
| 602 | Songwriter |
| 603 | Sound effects technician |
| 604 | Sound engineer |
| 605 | Spa resort attendant |
| 606 | Special effects engineer |
| 607 | Special needs teacher |
| 608 | Spectacle frame maker |
| 609 | Speech therapist |
| 610 | Spinner |
| 611 | Stable hand, groom |
| 612 | Stage costume maker |
| 613 | Stage designer / theatre designer |
| 614 | Stage manager |
| 615 | Standards engineer |
| 616 | Station manager |
| 617 | Statistician |
| 618 | Stockbroker |
| 619 | Stonemason |
| 620 | Stonemason, stonecutter |
| 621 | Storekeeper |
| 622 | Stove fitter |
| 623 | Street cleaner |
| 624 | Stuntman |
| 625 | Sugar-maker |
| 626 | Supervisor |
| 627 | Surgical toolmaker |
| 628 | Surveyor |
| 629 | Surveyor’s assistant/helper |
| 630 | Sweet maker |
| 631 | Systems analyst |
| 632 | Systems engineer |
| 633 | Tailor, dressmaker |
| 634 | Tanner |
| 635 | Tannery worker |
| 636 | Tax specialist, tax adviser/consultant |
| 637 | Technical editor |
| 638 | Technologist in glass and ceramics |
| 639 | Telecommunications cable fitter |
| 640 | Telecommunications dispatcher |
| 641 | Telecommunications engineer |
| 642 | Telecommunications installation and repair technician |
| 643 | Telecommunications technician |
| 644 | Telecommunications worker |
| 645 | Telephone/switchboard operator |
| 646 | Teller |
| 647 | Textile printer |
| 648 | Textile technologist |
| 649 | Textiles dyer |
| 650 | Ticket collector/inspector |
| 651 | Tinsmith |
| 652 | Tobacco technologist |
| 653 | Toolmaker |
| 654 | Tourist guide |
| 655 | Town planner |
| 656 | Track engineer |
| 657 | Tracklayer |
| 658 | Tractor-driver |
| 659 | Trading standards officer/weights and measures inspector |
| 660 | Train dispatcher |
| 661 | Train driver |
| 662 | Trainer/coach |
| 663 | Trainman/woman |
| 664 | Tram driver |
| 665 | Transport supervisor |
| 666 | Travel agency clerk |
| 667 | Tunnel builder |
| 668 | Tutor/ governess |
| 669 | Typesetter |
| 670 | Tyrefitter |
| 671 | Upholsterer and decorator |
| 672 | Usher/usherette |
| 673 | Valuer |
| 674 | Varnisher |
| 675 | Veterinary surgeon |
| 676 | Veterinary technician /veterinary assistant |
| 677 | Viniculturist |
| 678 | Waiter/waitress |
| 679 | Wardrobe master/mistress |
| 680 | Warehouse clerk |
| 681 | Waste incineration plant worker |
| 682 | Watchmaker |
| 683 | Water management controller |
| 684 | Water supply and distribution equipment operator |
| 685 | Water treatment plant operator / water meter reader |
| 686 | Watercourse manager |
| 687 | Weaver |
| 688 | Web site designer |
| 689 | Weigher |
| 690 | Weir and dam operator |
| 691 | Welder |
| 692 | Well digger |
| 693 | Whaler |
| 694 | Window cleaner |
| 695 | Window-dresser |
| 696 | Winery worker/wine maker |
| 697 | Wire-drawer |
| 698 | Wood carver |
| 699 | Wood machinist |
Elves & Espers 