[PnP] Normal humanoids

[Scott Adams]

Its all good.  I've done so many npcs in the past 
30 years I just don't even blink. :) I mostly use 
a npc generator program I wrote long time 
ago.  Your system is just as good though.  To me 
theres  classes.  Drunk class that a pc might 
encounter and thus use the basic basics.  The 
Guard Class a slightly better npc with higher 
stats for more professional folks.  Then of course pc class.

This is how i tend to do my folks.  Sorry for a 
simple reply.  Brain dead from work and tired.


At 05:49 PM 8/24/2013, David Sanders wrote:
> > I've been thinking about a few things for the 
> game to make it a bit more 'realistic' as far 
> as non-character humans.  Part of it is that 
> using the book values for regular humans, you 
> don't get any distinct characteristics upon 
> which to base any skill EL's.  So, here was my 
> thought on a random method...for the GM that 
> wants to develop his encountered humanoids. > > 
> 'Mundane' (non-character class) humanoids 
> normally would be considered to have rolled 
> '11’ for all attributes with the standard 
> racial modifiers and a 1.5 multiplier.  This 
> would be the 'average' non-character class 
> humanoid.  Each non-character humanoid would be 
> permitted to roll 2d10 for 1d3* characteristics 
> to be determined by the GM based on the role 
> the mundane plays.  For instance, a merchant 
> might roll for his W or E, an artist W, D, or 
> Em...etc.  The multiplier would remain 1.5 but 
> it would give a GM the parameters for what EL's 
> and maximum EL's to assign him or her.  If the 
> above-mentioned merchant were to roll poorly on 
> his attributes, he might not be especially 
> successful in his life.  Roll well, and he 
> might be a 'genius' amongst normals.  You might 
> even want to roll 1d2* non-occupation related 
> attributes...to see if there are places where 
> he is weaker than his peers. > > I was just 
> thinking that not every king, prince, merchant, 
> assassin, etc. of note would be a 
> character-class human.  It seems like almost 
> every person described in the modules must be a 
> character class being, but I think there's too 
> many of them. > > Would this be more 
> work?  Yes!  But there might also be times when 
> a GM wishes to develop his oft-appearing normal 
> humanoids. > > Please...feel free to 
> comment... > > Dave Sanders 
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