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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Elder-Basilisk" data-source="post: 1886831" data-attributes="member: 3146">Taking a break from my brigand band to bring you a different take on high level NPC classes inspired by a thread on D&D demographics from a while back.#75 - Toothless Joe, high level commonerCom 12; Source (PHB, DMG)Go into enough towns, and sooner or later you'll meet a tough customer--someone who has made it on his own and has overcome great hardships in order to do so but is quite content to simply live an ordinary life. That guy is toothless Joe. When he was fourteen, he was guarding his family's cattle when a griffon swooped out of the sky and attacked them. He didn't take kindly to that. (Though it might have been wiser to leave it alone). The next day, his family found him. They had to sew his intestines back into his stomach before they could take him to the priest, but he was alive. Later, when the orcs attacked Abbotsford and burned half the town to the ground killing his wife, Toothless Joe survived, married a young girl from a nearby village and rebuilt his farm as well as the local temple of Pholtus with his own hands. Later, when the wolves invaded from the Gamboge, Toothless Joe defended his herd with a spear. When the blinding sickness struck the vicinity of Ogburg and killed his second wife, Toothless Joe lived through it. When the hippogriffs migrated north from the Flinty Hills, Toothless Joe fought them off. When the dwarves drove the hobgoblins out of the mountains, they learned better than to raid Toothless Joe's farm. And when they kidnapped the womenfolk from a some of the outlying farms, Toothless Joe was on the posse that hunted them down. (His armor and weapon were his share of the loot from that battle). Toothless Joe has never been much interested in civic life. He's never been the militia captain, the village gorman, or anything else. He's just a survivor. He's outlived two wives and is growing old with the third. Now, his children and granchildren are scattered throughout the southern reaches of the Prelacy of Ogburg, and Toothless Joe is still alive and kicking.Alignment: It could be any, but in this case, it's LNToothless Joe, high level commoner Human Commoner 12.Combat: AC= 17 (touch 12, flat-footed 16); Hit-points: 49; Initiative: +1; Speed: 30 ft; BAB +6/+1, Grap +8, melee: +11/+6 (1d8+5, x3, spear), ranged: +8 (1d8, 19-20, light crossbow).Saves: Fort +7, Ref +5, Will +8.Abilities: Str 14 (+2), Dex 12 (+1), Con 13 (+1), Int 13 (+1), Wis 15 (+2), Cha 12 (+1).Racial Traits: Human: Bonus Feat, Bonus skill points, favored class: any.Skills: Craft: carpenter +8 5r, Craft: mason +2 1r, Diplomacy +5, Knowledge: architecture and Engineering +3 2rcc, Heal +6 2rcc, Listen +8 6r, Profession: Farmer +11 9r, Spot +8 6r, Sense Motive +9 5r cc.Feats and Powers: Die Hard, Endurance, Great Fortitude, Iron Will, Negotiator, Weapon Focus: Spear.Equipment: +2 studded leather armor, +1 ring of protection, +2 spear, light crossbow, 20 masterwork cold iron bolts, healer's kit, masterwork carpenter's tools, silver holy symbol of Pholtus, potion of cure light wounds, potion of cure moderate wounds, potion of remove disease, house, farm, lands, heavy horse, riding horse, riding saddle, saddlebags, and quite a few cattle.Note: Toothless Joe isn't a warrior and doesn't go out of his way to fight, but he's not afraid to fight for his family, lands, or possessions either. It's likely he doesn't realize the worth of the spear and armor he took from the body of the hobgoblin shaman or he would probably have sold them to improve his herds. He knows the value of the ring, but it was a present from one of his daughters from his first marriage who married a wealthy merchant.</blockquote>

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