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A Pathfinder Roleplaying Game GM’s Resource by Creighton Broadhurst
Your PCs have final emerged from the dungeon laden with loot prised from the clutches of their slain foes. Heroically returning to civilisation, they find a tavern, divide up their loot and relax. Then they ask “So what are the people like here, anyway?” At this point, the GM likely panics and either replies “nothing special” or improvises a series of similar, one-dimensional (and ultimately forgettable) NPCs. (After all, most GMs have got barely enough time to prepare the next adventure; preparing dozens of NPCs the PCs might interact with is likely a long way down their “to do” list.)
So What’s the NPC Like, Anyway? banishes this problem! Within, you’ll find tables designed to enable the busy GM to quickly and simply create hundreds of memorable, rounded NPCs. With just a few dice rolls, the GM can generate an NPC’s notable physical traits, personality traits, mannerisms, current activity and profession, leaving him more time to concentrate on the adventure at hand!
Your PCs have final emerged from the dungeon laden with loot prised from the clutches of their slain foes. Heroically returning to civilisation, they find a tavern, divide up their loot and relax. Then they ask “So what are the people like here, anyway?” At this point, the GM likely panics and either replies “nothing special” or improvises a series of similar, one-dimensional (and ultimately forgettable) NPCs. (After all, most GMs have got barely enough time to prepare the next adventure; preparing dozens of NPCs the PCs might interact with is likely a long way down their “to do” list.)
So What’s the NPC Like, Anyway? banishes this problem! Within, you’ll find tables designed to enable the busy GM to quickly and simply create hundreds of memorable, rounded NPCs. With just a few dice rolls, the GM can generate an NPC’s notable physical traits, personality traits, mannerisms, current activity and profession, leaving him more time to concentrate on the adventure at hand!
Reviews
“...this toolkit is not only easy to use in just about every fantasy RPG, but also creates interesting NPCs with broken noses, scars etc., quirk like constant whistling etc. - it takes only a quick calculation to determine the vast amount of possible combinations this pdf offers and the ready-made NPCs-information (sans stats, mind you), is the icing on the cake - nothing to complain, excellent work, 5 stars and the Endzeitgeist seal of approval.”
--Endzeitgeist (five stars)
Stats
- Designer: Creighton Broadhurst
- Art: Dave Peterson and David Sharrock
- Format: Dual Format PDF
- Release Date: January 17 2012
- Page Count: 10
- PDF RRP: $1.99
Downloads & Links
- Contents page
- Sample pages
- e23, Paizo, RPG Drivethru, RPG Now
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