Sample Commoners and Aristocrats

[Androrc]

In the Dungeon Master's Guide 3.5, there are sample NPCs of all of the normal base classes. But, no sample NPCs of the NPC classes (Aristocrat, Commoner, etc.). Can I find those somewhere?

 

[aboyd]

There is a Swords & Sorcery book full of NPCs that has many NPC classes in it. I can't recall the name of the book right now, and my copy is in storage. But maybe that helps?

The other option is to use the free HeroForge spreadsheet (if you have Excel), as it has the classes and can walk you through creating some NPCs fairly quickly.

 

[Androrc]

There is a Swords & Sorcery book full of NPCs that has many NPC classes in it. I can't recall the name of the book right now, and my copy is in storage. But maybe that helps?

The other option is to use the free HeroForge spreadsheet (if you have Excel), as it has the classes and can walk you through creating some NPCs fairly quickly.

Thanks Another question - are there packages described somewhere for the NPC classes, should a PC decide to use one of them as his starting class?

 

[aboyd]

No. You would have to make some up yourself.

 

[Thanael]

My pet peeve: NPC classes.

IMO 1st level (N)PCs are children or adolescents. This is supported by the starting ages for PC classes. NPCs gain XP too! I think that the NPC classes were invented for exactly that. In 2E you had all those 0-lvl humans running around who would die if you so much as looked at them. 3e takes nice care of that. A commoner will advance to level 2 or 3 at least, perhaps level 6 when he dies of old age. Age modifiers will do their part to keep some of his abilities like hps and fighting ability stagnating (or even deteriorating) between levels 3 to 6 while his life experience increases his skills and abilities (feats). Check out the examples in the threads above. Level 1 commmoners have to be either very young or very inexperienced IMO.

See also SKR's Theory about peasants and the great Level advancement over a lifetime, and the Common Commoner discussions on ENWorld.

Here are some threads withinteresting NPCs


MavrickWeirdo's:
NPC Commoner over a lifetime
NPC guard over lifetime
Commoner 2: Elf Farmer, over a lifetime
NPC Expert Horseman over a lifetime
Commoner vs. Expert over a lifetime
Commoners 1: Runners
Ellie May, Farmer's daugher
Goblin-a-day

Blackdirge's:
The rise and fall of an Orc Chieftain (Orc warrior NPC throughout his life)
Myrgle, Adept of Yeenoghu (Gnoll NPC adept throughout his life and beyond)
Urg the Unlikely, Half-Ogre Wizard NPC throughout a lifetime.
Grummok Gargoyle Assassin throughout a lifetime
Nithrekel, Earth Mephit Fighter NPC through 50 years of servitude
Stats from Metamorphosis - From Dretch to Demon Lord.
Suped up Monsters

Turanil's
D100 NPC thread has lots of very interesting Everyday NPCs
, among them:
Very high level basic NPCs
Toothless Joe, high level commoner
... and many many others. Send him a mail or post in the thread to get the compiled document with all 100 NPCs.

Farmer Tobias, an Epic level Commoner

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

 

[Thanael]

There's a D20 book called Experts! which has lots of sample NPC-classed NPCs.

 

[Thanael]

Pathfinder's Game Mastery Guide actually has lots of nice NPC statblocks among them several commoncers.

Here's the PFSRD link: NPCs - Pathfinder_OGC


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

 

[FoxWander]

You should also check out Everyone Else from the ENWorld store. It seems to be exactly what you're looking for! It's got descriptions and stat blocks (at various levels) for pretty much any NPC profession you can find in a village/city. It's an excellent resource that I've used several times.