O'er Windswept Golden Fields: Gear and Character Detail Tables

As I mentioned in a comment below the original post, I have run a homemade game with a similar theme to OWGF where players played as children in a dark fairy tale world. One problem that I found while running this game is that it was hard to differentiate characters from each other as it is difficult sometimes to get into the headspace of a child for the purposes of building a character because I think a lot of players think of their character as having been crafted by the events in their past which of course kids don't have much of, so I thought up some Knave/Maze Rats style tables for randomizing character traits and starting gear (which should also give some clues as to the personality of the kid.) Some theoretic mechanics are mentioned but these are likely to change.

There were a lot of interesting comments on possible system ideas and I would love to get more because this is still something I am thinking about but feel like I don't have a super good answer for.

Cover of Over the Garden Wall Comic #10 by Laura Duda

1d12 Head Gear:

1. Pot
2. Bucket with holes for eyes
3. Strainer
4. Baseball Cap
5. Football Helmet
6. Tinfoil Crown
7. Cardboard box
8. Glasses
9. Bandanna
10. Straw Hat
11. Union Cap
12. Dad's Fedora

1d12 Clothing:

1. Scarf
2. Football Pads
3. School Uniform
4. Overalls
5. Patch-Covered Jacket
6. Pan Armor
7. Cardboard Box Armor
8. Barrel Armor
9. Baseball Uniform
10. Toy Knight Armor
11. Trash Can Lid Armor
12. Fence Plank Armor

1d12 Weapon:

1. Baseball Bat
2. Hittin' Stick
3. Cane
4. Makeshift Wooden Sword
5. Slingshot
6. Beebee Gun
7. Pocket Knife
8. Frying Pan
9. Old Fashioned Water Gun
10. Pea Shooter
11. Croquet Hammer
12. Ruler

1d20 Other Stuff:(Roll Twice)

1. Matchbox
2. Adventure Novel: Once per day gain Advantage on a heroic endeavor
3. Pocket New Testament: Once per day gain Advantage on a Spirt Check
4. Jump Rope
5. Yoyo
6. A bag of army men toys
7. Chalk and Slate
8. Bubblegum
9. Bag of bouncy balls
10. Bag of marbles
11. Jacks
12. Ball and Cup Game
13. Grandma Knit Blanket
14. Candle
15. Tin Lunchbox
16. Box of Crayons
17. Pair of Dice
18. Loyal Dog
19. Grandpa's Spyglass
20. Loyal Mouse

1d12 Virtue:

1. Courageous
2. Perseverant
3. Kind
4. Curious
5. Cautious
6. Clever
7. Humble
8. Tactical
9. Knowledgable
10. Polite
11. Honest
12. Loyal

1d12 Vice: (Reroll if any contradict Virtue)

1. Slothful
2. Prideful
3. Greedy
4. Likes Sweets too Much
5. Cowardly
6. Rebellious
7. Entitled
8. Mean
9. Awkward
10. Overly Competitive
11. Unfocused
12. Narrow Minded

1d20 Your Dad is A: (Note: Old-timey aesthetics would have the dad be the working parent while the mom stays at home, however, this game is already plenty anachronistic, so if you would like to roll for both or one or the other parents, feel free. Just use this table twice.)

1. Farmer
2. Preacher
3. Engineer
4. Smith
5. Butcher
6. Librarian
7. Teacher
8. Milkman
9. Mailman
10. Shopkeep
11. Mayor
12. Plumber
13. Truck Driver
14. Military Man
15. Writer
16. Sheriff
17. Banker
18. Lumber Jack
19. Hunter
20. Carpenter

1d20 Other Descriptors:

1. Bookish
2. Freckled
3. Red Headed
4. Chubby
5. Lanky
6. Blond
7. Mischievous
8. Athletic
9. Shy
10. Brown hair
11. Black Hair
12. Air Headed
13. Skinny
14. Buck-Toothed
15. Stern
16. Happy-Go-Lucky
17. Trusting of Authority
18. Picky
19. Show Off
20. Artistic

Thank you all for the positive feedback for the last post! I already have a book in the works called Into the Weird Blue Yonder so that is really what I ought to be working on, but I am a feedback addict so tell me if you want to see more of this as it develops.