Post-apocalyptic raiders are a cornerstone of the genre! If the highways aren’t crowded with hockey-mask-wearing barbarians, thirsty for blood and oil, has civilisation even fallen?

Here’s a quick and dirty generator for a weird little warband! For use in conjunction with our Fallout/Troika hack or any other post-apocalyptic wasteland ttrpg that strikes your fancy.

Raider Gang Names

Roll 2d6!

Raider Gang Quirks

This time, a d36! Roll twice per gang.

11 – Cannibals! A classic.

12 – Settle disputes with races.

13 – Tattoo every inch of skin.

14 – Famously shed no blood after dark. They love loopholes though; post-midnight strangulation is a favourite means of murder.

15 – They worship a book only their leader is allowed to read. 1-in-6 chance it’s familiar to literate PCs.

16 – Wear Tuxedos and heavy stage make-up.

21 – Name themselves after ancient Fast Food mascots for good luck.

22 – Fascinated with snakes. Have a huge pit, just full of ’em, back at camp.

23 – On a quixotic, holy-grail-type quest for the last vinyl recording of a song their leader once heard.

24 – Warrior-poets. Not particularly talented at either discipline, but enthusiastic about each.

25 – Dog enthusiasts. Never encountered without an additional d6 dogs.

26 – Consider murder passé. In-group credibility is derived from daring acts of theft and arson.

31 – Cover themselves completely. Claim to no longer be completely human.

32 – Only one-eyed women are allowed in this gang. Their leader carries a jar containing all their ‘donated’ eyes.

33 – Their camp is filled with looted fine art, gigantic stuffed animals, and life-sized cardboard standees.

34 – They really want to recruit some mutants, the stranger the better. They are obsessed with unique things.

35 – These raiders fancy themselves aristocrats. Each has a different fancy title: Duke, Marquessa, King, Imperatrix, Shogun, etc.

36 – They are obsessed with prophecy. They make no move without the consent of the gang Oracle.

Raider Leader Names

Just six!

1 – Ugulus Sleeze

2 – Thermian Raptor

3 – Mo’ Go

4 – Humungur

5 – Doom Engine Korm

6 – Bob Holt

Raider Leader Quirks

d36 again! Roll twice!

11 – Wears a cape of severed doll’s heads.

12 – Never refuses a challenge to unarmed combat.

13 – Compulsive gambler.

14 – Periodically emerges from narcotic comas with strange new religious ideas. None last longer than a week, but enthusiastic participation is expected from both the gang and their victims.

15 – Won’t eat anything packaged after the bomb.

16 – Believes themselves to be a powerful sorcerer. Will attempt to torture affirmation out of doubters.

21 – Doesn’t care about loot. Considers their raiding, massacring, and violence to be a form of artistic expression.

22 – Has dynastic ambitions.

23 – Is dying, but hasn’t told their gang yet.

24 – The gang leader is secretly two twins pretending to be one person. No one outside the gang knows. Once they were triplets, until their sibling was shot. They used the incident to forge a myth of invicibility.

25 – They maintain a little garden back at camp – their own personal Eden.

26 – Former Shakespearean actor. Desperate to meet someone who gets their references.

31 – Psychically linked to a horse. The horse is sentient. Also, evil.

32 – They were cryogenically frozen before the war.

33 – The real leader is the mutated super-genius fetus conjoined to their chest.

34 – Obsessed with their own beauty. 1d6 underlings follow everywhere with large mirrors and defunct paparazzi equipment.

35 – Bagpiper.

36 – The gang is led by a loving married couple. They’re evil monsters, but also a bit #couplegoals.

And there you go! A four-part generator for a quick and dirty weird raider gangs. Your post-apocalyptic TTRPGs need never wonder where their next gang will come from again!

Like this? Check out WasteCrawl, a little post-apocalyptic exploration game we made! If you like the steez, but you prefer fantasy games, see our Outlaw Wizards!