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Not enough of my fantasy characters are adorned with permanent ink. With these three tables, I hope to correct that!
d12 Tattoo Designs
d12 Common Tattoo Design
1 Arcane symbol
2 Anchor and rope or chain
3 Heart
4 Skull
5 Reaper with Scythe
6 Dagger or Sword
7 Holy Symbol
8 Abstract Tribal Design
9 Star/Sunburst
10 Uncommon Designs (table 1-2)
11 Uncommon Designs (table 1-2)
12 Rare Designs (table 1-3)
d12 Uncommon Tattoo Design
1 Dragon
2 Clan Symbol
3 Ship
4 Shattered or Broken Weapon
5 Three Weapons with Points Touching
6 Common Tongue Word (Strength, Fortitude, Faith)
7 Celtic Knotwork
8 Geometric Solid(s)
9 Torn Skin exposing Claws
10 Crossed Swords or Axes
11 Banner
12 Animal (Dolphin, Deer)
d12 Rare Tattoo Design
1 Desecrated Holy Symbol
2 Unusual Monster (Owlbear, Xorn)
3 Map
4 Handprint
5 Fantasy Monster (Unicorn, Griffon)
6 Fantasy Monster (Hippogriff, Wyvern)
7 Deity
8 Simulated Injuries on Self
9 True Name
10 Undead
11 Protective Runes
12 Eyes in Unusual Locations
Dyson's Dodecahedron 
Very nice! WFRP2 has “tattoo” on its random table of distinguishing marks, and this would fit nicely as a sub-table for that entry. it would also fit in any fantasy game, of course, but it made me think of WFRP2 for some reason.
I converted this into an Inspiration Pad file (with some minor mods); Enjoy.
#—-Begin—-
Table: Tattoo Designs
[@Common Tattoo Design]
Table: Common Tattoo Design
Arcane symbol
Anchor and rope or chain
Heart
Skull
Reaper with Scythe
[|Dagger|Sword]
Holy Symbol
Abstract Tribal Design
[|Star|Sunburst]
[@Uncommon Tattoo Design]
[@Uncommon Tattoo Design]
[@Rare Tattoo Design]
Table: Uncommon Tattoo Design
Dragon
Clan Symbol
Ship
Shattered or Broken Weapon
Three Weapons with Points Touching
[@Common Tongue Word]
Celtic Knotwork
Geometric Solid(s)
Torn Skin exposing Claws
Crossed Swords or Axes
Banner
[@Animal]
Facial Tattoo ([@Common Tattoo Design])
Table: Rare Tattoo Design
Desecrated Holy Symbol
[@Unusual Monster]
Map
Handprint
[@Fantasy Monster]
[@Fantasy Monster]
Deity
Simulated Injuries on Self
True Name (flawed; damage done to tat counts as double; any other damage is reduced by one)
Undead
Protective Runes (mundane)
Eyes in Unusual Locations
[@Extremely Rare Tattoo Design]
Table: Extremely Rare Tattoo Design
True Name (perfect, as long as tat is undamaged character can’t be killed; all damage done to tat counts as double)
5:Protective Runes (magically active)
10:Spell (usable once per day)
2:Spell (usuable at will)
4:Spell (costs 1 HP per use)
3:Spell Storing {2d4-1} charges
Table: Common Tongue Word
2:Strength
2:Fortitude
2:Faith
Honor
Honour
Table: Animal
Dolphin
Deer
Bear
Lion
Scorpion
Spider
Monkey
Tiger
Table: Unusual Monster
Owlbear
Xorn
Table: Fantasy Monster
Unicorn
Griffon
Hippogriff
Wyvern
#—-End—-
Nice. Now need to come up with a body location table…
Location Table
D20
1 head
2 left upper arm
3 right upper arm
4 left elbow
5 right elbow
6 left lower arm
7 right lower arm
8-9 breast
10 stomach
11 around the navel
12 waist
13-14 back
15 right tigh
16 left tigh
17 right calf
18 left calf
19 knee (50% left/right)
20 genitalia or buttock (33,33%)
Tada!
Ai, but tis not a d12 table.
Go Dodecahedron, or Go Home!
Ok…
d12 Location
1 head or neck
2 left arm
3 right arm
4 left leg
5 right leg
6 breast
7 rump
8 back
9 hand/s (1-2 both, 3-4 left, 5-6 right)
10 foot/feet (1-2 both, 3-4 left, 5-6 right)
11 roll two times d10, tattoos of a similar type or theme spread above all space in between
12 tattoos of a similar type or theme spread above the whole body
That’s dodecahedrony enough for you? 😉