I'm pretty sure this is the forum for this, since it's mostly a brainstorm. If the mods think it belongs in the Rules forum, so be it.
I'm rather in love with the Contact rules in the DMG II. It gives players a reason to pump Charisma, and a reason to remember the name of the cartwright on the corner.
So, I figured I'd set up a thread to share our custom contacts! I won't bother you with my modifications to the ones in the book (like upgrading the healer to casting up to 2 CLWs once every two weeks), but rather just with the original ones:
Innkeeper-Provide Local Gossip-Anytime
General Goods-Borrow one item from shop-One item at a time
Stablemaster-One free stall-Anytime
Seneschal-Access to the Lord-1 / 2 months
Bureaucrat-Cut through red tape-1/month
Blacksmith-Routine Equipment Maintenance-Anytime
Thug-Kidnap or rough up one person-1/month
Killer-Murder any one person-Once
Beggar-Provide Street Gossip-Anytime
Caravaner-Transport a package or note (To his destination)-Anytime
Jailer-Convenient escape-Once
Guard Captain-Ignore minor crime-1 / 2 months
Brewer-Drunken revelry-2/month
I'm rather in love with the Contact rules in the DMG II. It gives players a reason to pump Charisma, and a reason to remember the name of the cartwright on the corner.
So, I figured I'd set up a thread to share our custom contacts! I won't bother you with my modifications to the ones in the book (like upgrading the healer to casting up to 2 CLWs once every two weeks), but rather just with the original ones:
Innkeeper-Provide Local Gossip-Anytime
General Goods-Borrow one item from shop-One item at a time
Stablemaster-One free stall-Anytime
Seneschal-Access to the Lord-1 / 2 months
Bureaucrat-Cut through red tape-1/month
Blacksmith-Routine Equipment Maintenance-Anytime
Thug-Kidnap or rough up one person-1/month
Killer-Murder any one person-Once
Beggar-Provide Street Gossip-Anytime
Caravaner-Transport a package or note (To his destination)-Anytime
Jailer-Convenient escape-Once
Guard Captain-Ignore minor crime-1 / 2 months
Brewer-Drunken revelry-2/month
