| d25 | Underclass (d25) | Commoners (d25) | Gentry (d25) | NPC Characteristic Twists (d12) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Black sheep of a gentry family |
Ambitious young entrepreneur |
Abbot or head of a monastery |
|
2 |
Cast-off former gentry mistress |
Artisan of some local fame |
Court wizard or gentry mage |
|
3 |
Coldly professional criminal |
Butler or servant to a major figure |
Demihuman leader or high priest |
|
4 |
Corrupt petty clerk or guard |
Fearfully respected local gossip |
Diplomat from a foreign land |
|
5 |
Cynical dancing girl or boy |
Foreigner with enough money |
Discreet kingmaker or spymaster |
|
6 |
Downfallen former gentry |
Harried landlord |
Ethnarch of a local minority |
|
7 |
Foreigner struggling to survive |
Herbalist or local healer |
Feared semi-legit criminal boss |
|
8 |
Gap-toothed local thug |
Local innkeeper or taverner |
Genteelly-kept noble hostage |
|
9 |
Hardscrabble orphaned urchin |
Merchant in grain or bulk goods |
Kept pretender to a foreign title |
|
10 |
Missionary of an unpopular god |
Merchant on his way down |
Local temple’s high priest |
|
11 |
Penniless country boy or girl |
Military officer or guard official |
Magistrate or judge |
|
12 |
Popular actor or actress |
Minor government functionary |
Major local official or minister |
|
13 |
Prostitute with a heart of gold |
Modestly prosperous farmer |
Mayor or chief city official |
|
14 |
Salt-worn common sailor |
Neighborhood shopkeeper |
Merchant-prince of wide affairs |
|
15 |
Scabby beggar |
Obsessed local scholar |
Military general or high officer |
|
16 |
Shabby boarding-house owner |
Peasant like all their neighbors are |
Most popular courtesan in town |
|
17 |
Shaky-handed slum physician |
Priest of a local faith |
Paid-off noble family disgrace |
|
18 |
Slanderous poet or playwright |
Respected local ascetic or hermit |
Revered artistic genius |
|
19 |
Thieving drunkard or junkie |
Retired adventurer |
Rusticating loser of a court feud |
|
20 |
Tippling bargeman or boatman |
Scuffed but respectable laborer |
Ruthless noble clan patriarch |
|
21 |
Unpopular but zealous artist |
Ship’s captain or officer |
Sorcerer of fearsome name |
|
22 |
Unpopular demihuman |
Someone important’s mistress |
Spare prince or major noble scion |
|
23 |
Weary ragpicker or scavenger |
Venerable family elder |
Traditional cultural office-holder |
|
24 |
Widely-despised moneylender |
Veteran soldier or guardsman |
Wealthy but hated usurer |
|
25 |
Worn-down day laborer |
Wandering peddler or trader |
Wealthy scholar-noble |
| d12 | Result |
|---|---|
1 |
They’re abnormally rich or poor for their class |
2 |
They are extremely averse to using violence |
3 |
They tend to break their deals, wisely or not |
4 |
They have a reason to hate people like the PC |
5 |
They have a useful but unusual friend |
6 |
The PC or an ally owes them a debt |
7 |
A disaster is looming rapidly for them |
8 |
They have a reason to like people like the PC |
9 |
They’ve got few reliable local social ties |
10 |
They conceal a socially-lethal secret |
11 |
They’re an ex-convict or former underclass |
12 |
They have a secret identity |