Character Bank

Goodness.  Is it that long since I last posted?  In any event, inspired by a post on the Mongoose Runequest II Forum, I thought I'd post some generic NPCs along the lines of the useful generic NPCs in the old Gamesmaster's Handbook.  They're based on an 80pt characteristic build, with 200 free skill points, so as not to overshadow PCs.  They try to follow the characteristic spread of the NPCs in the Handbook, some of which were rather odd (generic herder with a CHA of 17?).  They're made for Glorantha, hence the Common Magic skills.  We start with 4 barbarians...


Barbarian Crafter

Characteristics: STR 14 CON 10 DEX 12 SIZ 14 INT 12 POW 8 CHA 10
CA: 2 DM: +1D2 SR: 12 MP: 8 Move: 8m

Skills: Athletics 36%, Brawn 33%, Culture 54%, Dance 22%, Drive 20%, Evade 24%, Evaluate 72%, First Aid 24%, Influence 55%, Insight 20%, Lore 54%, Perception 25%, Persistence 21%, Resilience 30%, Ride 25%, Sing 18%, Sleight 42%, Stealth 29%, Swim 24%, Unarmed 26%, Language 72%, Survival 18%, Craft (Specialty) 84%, Engineering 24%, Mechanisms 44%

Combat Styles: Great Hammer 36%, 1d10+3+1d2, AP 4/10, Hammer and Shield 66%, 1d6+1+1d2, AP 6/12, Spear and Shield 36%, 1d8+1+1d2, AP 6/12

HP: 5/5/6/(2)7/4/4/(2)5, Likely Armor: Linen Shirt, Hard Leather Helm (-1 SR)

Common Magic 48%: Co-ordination 2, Detect (Craft Object) 1, Extinguish 2, Ignite 1

Barbarian Redsmith*

Characteristics: STR 16 CON 10 DEX 12 SIZ 15 INT 9 POW 8 CHA 10
CA: 2 DM: +1d4 SR: 11 MP:8 Move: 8m

Skills: Athletics 38%, Brawn 81%, Culture 48%, Dance 22%, Drive 20%, Evade 24%, Evaluate 54%, First Aid 21%, Influence 20%, Insight 17%, Lore 48%, Perception 22%, Persistence 16%, Resilience 70%, Ride 25%, Sing 18%, Sleight 22%, Stealth 21%, Swim 26%, Unarmed 28%, Language 69%, Survival 18%, Craft (Redsmith) 74%

Combat Styles: Great Hammer 78%, 1d10+3+1d4, AP 4/10, Hammer and Shield 78%, 1d6+1+1d4, AP 6/12, Spear and Shield 38%, 1d8+1+1d4, AP 6/12

HP: 5/5/(3)6/(3)7/4/4/(2)5, Likely Armor: Ringmail Hauberk, Hard Leather Helm (-2 SR)

Common Magic 48%: Armorsmith’s Boon 2, Endurance 1, Bladesharp 1, Bludgeon 2

*A version of bronze is the standard metal of Glorantha, hence "redsmith" rather than "blacksmith"



Barbarian Herder

Characteristics: STR 8 CON 12 DEX 13 SIZ 10 INT 10 POW 13 CHA 14
CA: 3 DM: -1d2 SR: 12 MP: 13 Move: 8m

Skills: Athletics 31%, Brawn 23%, Culture 50%, Dance 27%, Drive 56%, Evade 26%, Evaluate 24%, First Aid 48%, Influence 28%, Insight 23%, Lore 60%, Perception 58%, Resistance 26%, Resilience 49%, Ride 61%, Sing 47%, Sleight 27%, Stealth 58%, Swim 20%, Unarmed 21%, Language 74%, Survival 65%, Track 52%

Combat Styles: Spear 31%, 1d8+1-1d2, AP 4/5, Short Bow 36%, 1d6-1d2, Sling 76%, 1d8-1d2

HP: 5/5/(1)6/(1)7/4/ 4/(1)5 Likely Armor: Soft Leather (-1 SR)

Common Magic 57%: Endurance 1, Heal 1, Lucky 1, Mobility 1, Speedart 1, Spirit Bane 1

Barbarian Hunter

Characteristics: STR 10 CON 9 DEX 14 SIZ 15 INT 14 POW 11 CHA 7
CA: 3 DM: 0 SR: 14 MP: 11 Move: 8m

Skills: Athletics 54%, Brawn 30%, Culture 58%, Dance 21%, Drive 25%, Evade 48%, Evaluate 21%, First Aid 28%, Influence 14%, Insight 25%, Lore 88%, Perception 70%, Resistance 22%, Resilience 38%, Ride 30%, Sing 18%, Sleight 21%, Stealth 73%, Swim 19%, Unarmed 26%, Language 71%, Survival 50%, Track 83%

Combat Styles: Sling 38%, 1d8, Spear 34%, 1d8+1, AP 4/5, Short Bow 68%, 1d6

HP: 6/6/(1)7/(1)8/5/5/(1)6 Likely Armor: Soft Leather (-1 SR)

Common Magic 48%: Bandit’s Cloak 1, Clear Path, Mindspeech 1, Speedart 2, Warmth 1