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<blockquote data-quote="jedavis" data-source="post: 5546134" data-attributes="member: 35933">I did this thrice during my last Traveller campaign.&nbsp; I rolled random ability scores in-order, then developed the character and skills of the NPCs from there.&nbsp; The first group was a set of bounty hunters who were after the PCs, the second was a squad of mercs who were guarding some cargo the PCs were trying to hijack, and the third was a band of cultists being pursued by the PCs.&nbsp; I don't have the stats anymore, as I modified them as they took damage, but the approach was sound and rather fun.&nbsp; I don't think I would do it for D&amp;D, though - too much time.&nbsp; More likely I'd grab Enemies and Allies, pull the iconics from the back, change their weapon and spell selection, alter their names, and add backstories.&nbsp; I guess I did have a group of custom-built Gnoll NPC adventurers once (Man were those 10th-level PCs surprised when a pack of gnolls dropped the cleric...&nbsp; I'd been using random encounter tables with unaugmented gnolls on them, and they'd been easy fights), but that was over a summer when I had a lot of prep-time.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jedavis, post: 5546134, member: 35933"] I did this thrice during my last Traveller campaign. I rolled random ability scores in-order, then developed the character and skills of the NPCs from there. The first group was a set of bounty hunters who were after the PCs, the second was a squad of mercs who were guarding some cargo the PCs were trying to hijack, and the third was a band of cultists being pursued by the PCs. I don't have the stats anymore, as I modified them as they took damage, but the approach was sound and rather fun. I don't think I would do it for D&D, though - too much time. More likely I'd grab Enemies and Allies, pull the iconics from the back, change their weapon and spell selection, alter their names, and add backstories. I guess I did have a group of custom-built Gnoll NPC adventurers once (Man were those 10th-level PCs surprised when a pack of gnolls dropped the cleric... I'd been using random encounter tables with unaugmented gnolls on them, and they'd been easy fights), but that was over a summer when I had a lot of prep-time. [/QUOTE]

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