Generic townsfolk, and NPC's

[GeekGirl]

Greetings everyone. Does know a quick way to make generic NPC's? Nothing complicated, just stuff like the town mayor, or a merchant they meet. I just wanted to see, if anyone had a faster way, than me just sitting down a making them. I know it wont take that much time and I can reuse them, I just can't bring myself to make them :(

[Analytica]

Do you mean how to make them stat-wise, or plot out personalities/attachments etc?

My suggestion is to just create a few generic stat sets. L1/L5/L10 Commoner/Expert/Warrior/Aristocrat. No-one will notice that their stats are cloned, because they will come up so seldom anyway. Swap out a feat or a skill at a moment's notice if necessary.

If you want to avoid making these in the first place, there are generic Class X at level Y stats... in the DMG, I think. Don't know if these exist for NPC classes as well though.

Otherwise... just wing it, assume all stats 10, all relevant skills maxed at level + 3? There should be equivalent formulas for saves, attack bonus and HP just from level.

[GeekGirl]

Thanks, seems kinda what I figured.. I know the DMG has NPC with class level stats, i was hoping for something similar. Or atleast a faster way to work them out stat wise. Thanks again

[Thurbane]

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