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Here's a great random NPC generator that you can tweak.

cure wrote:(Deceased) Prof. Abelhous Nicholsi 689-75?
Statistics are of him at age 62 in 751

When did he die? I thought he was still alive.

Farmer Tobias, an Epic level Commoner

More seriously check out the excellent Commoner Campaign thread on WotC boards for an actual solo campaign log with a commoner PC. (including 3E statblocks)

I just wanted to say that all of you have done some truly wonderous work here! Great job! Now I'll have to bookmark this thread so I won't lose it.

While not strictly 3.5, here's a link to brass' excellent Generic Ravenloft NPCs (Pathfinder).

This is a remake/update of of Prof Pacali's Blade Brothers build from the WotC boards.

Notes: I changed the Fighter levels to Thug and Swashbuckler as they fit these roguish fighters much better. I changed a few feats to emphasize ranged combat more. They lost Weapon Specialisation but gained Insightful strike +2, lost Expertise but gained Weapon Finesse, lost Dodge but gained Grace. Also they gained a lot of skill points to spread around.


The Blade Brothers
Male Vistani Thug 2/Swashbuckler 3/Master Thrower 3; medium humanoid (human); CR 8; HD 5d10+10+8d8+6; hp 56; Init +6; Spd 30'; AC 17 (touch 17, flat-footed 11); BAB/Grapple: +8/+9; Atk +1 returning dagger +16 melee (1d4+4) or +1 returning dagger +16 ranged (1d4+4); Full Atk +1 returning dagger +11/+6 melee (1d4+4), or +1 returning dagger +16 ranged (1d4+4) and masterwork dagger +11 ranged (1d4+3); SA: deadeye shot, doubletoss, evasion, evil eye, grace +1, insightful strike +2; SQ: Skurra-vera mask, Vistani Traits; SV Fort +10, Ref +12, Will +6; CG;
STR 12, DEX 22, CON 14, INT 14, WIS 17, CHA 13;

Skills and Feats: Balance +8, Bluff +10, Climb +8, Craft (weaponsmith) +13, Intimidate +4, Jump +8, Perform (Act) +10, Sense Motive +10, Sleight of Hand +14, Spot +8, Tumble +12; Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Quick Draw(B), Ranged Pin, Weapon Finesse(B), Weapon Focus (dagger), Voice of Wrath(B);

Gear:+1 returning dagger, +2 vest of dexterity, +1 sash of protection, 10 or more self-crafted masterwork throwing daggers, some of them made from different materials.

Skurra-vera mask (Su): This protects a vistani or half-vistani from the effects of the Twisting. They can't speak (and thus can't use the Voice of Wrath) though or they'll loose this ability. They use the Bluff and Sense Motive skills to communicate among themselves. As they loose the use of the Voice of Wrath feat I suggest giving them the benefits of the Secret Society feat from Heroes of Light as long as they wear the mask. The feat gives (+2?) bonuses to Bluff and Sense Motive when communicating secretly.

Notes: Juggling is actually handled by the Sleight of Hand skill (see it's description here). With no armour the Blade Brothers often make use of the fighting defensively or even total defense combat maneuvers, getting the appropriately higher bonuses from their high tumble skill.

The Giamarga wrote:Here's a great random NPC generator that you can tweak.

Nah... Only the stat generator from this and perhaps the motivation are good. The skill choices and the feats seem completely random.

Well have another one: adjustable NPC Generator at Dingle's games

In this ENworld thread there are loads of very nice NPCs/encounters built for 3.5 (and some for Pathfinder).

Among them the Scion squad (a squad of low level NPCS/PCs using the UA bloodline rules), a lich treant ex-druid 11/blighter 9, The Spectral Huntsman, a ghost gnoll ranger 4, a death knight, Hfuhruhurr a psionic Brain in a Jar (from Libris Mortis), a Swarm-Shifter Undead Fiendish Dire Weasel(!?!), an advanced ghast bard 4/shadowdancer 4, Grendel (an advanced troll), a titanic housecat of legend, and many many more.

The Giamarga wrote: The Blade Brothers
Male Vistani

Excellent. I may put this up in the Mistipedia if you don't mind.

Go ahead, I shall be honored.

Check out the Build a City Thread! on Wotc for a fan-built 3E community including an organical history of town-development and of course lots of NPCs.

Check out these 130 Pathfinder lvl 1 pregen PF characters, one for every race/class combination:
Core Book pregens
Advanced Player's Guide pregens


The d20 PF SRD also has lots of
NPCs
Monstrous NPCs

I Am You, CR 10 ( NE Doppelganger Warrior 1/Mindspy 2/Chameleon 5) complete with different personas.

Later in the thread you finds a higher level version of him: I Am You, CR 23 (NE Half-Fiend, Advanced (7 HD) Doppelganger Mindspy 5/Chameleon 10/Warshaper 2)

Check out this excellent ENWorld thread: The Curious Case of Sir Phineas Aldman, presenting the tale of Sir Phineas Aldman (Rough 3.5 Compatible Build) Old Human Fighter 3 (Thug Variant)/Rogue 4/Occult Slayer 5 in great detail.