Welcome to the
The Grand NPCs Topic!
How does this work?
Simple! If you are stuck with the development of any NPC of your own you can just post it here and ask for help!
You can also use this post to submit your own finished NPC.
Is there any rules?
Yes, of course. To do things with an orderly manner I will Post a preset format that you will use to ask for help in this thread.
Please follow the preset format. The preset format will be in the first comment to this thread.
If you post a finished NPC please state it at the beginning of your comment. Thanks in advance.
Preset Format Explanation:
NPC Name: Simply the name of the character.
NPC Story Role: What is the Role of this character? Note: A Character may have more than one role.
Roles:
Villain: the main enemies
Rivals: big PC competitor (could be same alignment as PC, or opposed alignment); Ex. Villain flunkies, Competing Party of NPC adventurers...
Major NPC: significant role in the story, they come in contact with PC enough that it's worth time to do some planning on them
Examples:
Minions
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Extras, Walk-Ons, Bit Parts: These characters appear for a moment in the story to provide atmosphere or to have some unplanned minor role.
Combat Constructs & Cannon Fodder: These NPCs fill dungeon, villainous armies, rioting mobs etc.
Remote NPCs: These NPCs are important character who never directly interact with PCs, yet they need to flash out for storytelling and campaign consistency purposes. Ex. Kings, historic characters etc.
Creatures: Animals, Monsters.
Item: Those are items who are important to your story, they can be intelligent or not.
Race: The race of the character.
Gender: The gender of the character.
Power Base: What kind of power the character has? Social power? Is it related to characteristic (Smart, strong, wise, charismatic)? to Feats(Ex. a wizard who can create magic item is equipping his minion with those items)? Spells? Wealth? Followers/Minions/Henchmen? Laws/Authority/Consent? Defenses (Some special immunity? Impregnable stronghold? Immortality? etc)? Equipment or Technology? Some special ability(Psionic, permanent magical effect, etc)?
Class & Level: Class and Level of the character.
Appearance: Appearance of the character.
History & Background: The history and background of the character, his motivations, his goals, home location, family members, distant relatives, friends, enemies, education, death, pets, chores, jobs, events.
Social Class & Society: The social class and/or the society of this character.
Alignment: Alignment.
Personality: Personality trait, quirks, fears, goals, motvies, interests, etc.
Relationships: Relationship with other NPCs or PCs.
Secrets: Any secret the character want to hide (from PCs or others).
Daily Life: What does this character do during his daily life? What is his job?
Wealth: Wealth of the character.
Equipment & Belongings: Equipment and Belonging of the character.
All those point are optional, depends on the situation, and how deep you want to develop your character. You can also add points to the list above.
If you dont want to fill some of those point please state it beside the point in question. You can put a "?" where you need help. if you leave a point blank just put a "-" beside it.
After you filled the points in the list you can add your questions, requests, add details, explain further or whatever you like, so others will be able to better answer and help you.
You can find the Preset Format in my next post.