Family Trees
July 23, 2008
This article allows GMs of any medieval fantasy role-playing game generate family trees in those fictional societies. It is based entirely on available information for terrestrial mortality and fertility, either as measured before modern medicine or extrapolated from modern data. An excellent family tree is also included to serve as an example.
by Jonathan Nicholas
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Tags: game-aides, house rulesHârnMaster Gold NPCs
July 17, 2008
A collection of 80 pre-generated NPCs for use by lazy GMs (or GMs without much time). The HârnMaster Gold rules were used to generate the characters.
by Patrick Nilsson
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Tags: game-aides, NPCsArmour & Characters
July 17, 2008
What happened when you get caught needing a Heavy Horse knight with full armour, what are his skills and armour stats? What about a yeoman defending his farm and manor and dressed as a light footman? Quick, your players are waiting!!
Well, fear no more. This is a collection of various armour combinations and NPC (non-player character) types for use by GMs as a ready reference. Just combine one of the 14 different armour types with one of the 21 different character types (each with three different skill levels), and you have a ready made NPC for your players to battle.
by Patrick Nilsson
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Tags: game-aides, NPCsFriends, Foes, and Followers — Part 10
February 11, 2008
Friends, Foes, and Followers is a GM resource that uses a common format for presenting 2 pages of information about a character. The characters can be used in any way the GM sees fit; as NPC opponents, helpers or even emergence PCs for that unexpected player, making these resources no GM should be without. With artwork by Richard Luschek, this installment contains:
- an Agrikan cleric,
- a Peonian cleric,
- a Save-K’norran cleric
- a prostitute,
- a hideworker,
- an innkeeper,
- a litigant,
- an Odivshe mage,
- a mercantyler,
- a timberwright,
- a dilettante, and
- the Grandmaster of the Lady of Paladins fighting order at Cundras.
by Kerry Mould and John S. Daniel II
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Tags: characters, FFF, NPCsFriends, Foes, and Followers — Thonahexus 6
February 1, 2008
Thonahexus 6 Edition
Friends, Foes, and Followers is a GM resource that uses a common format for presenting 2 pages of information about a character. The characters can be used in any way the GM sees fit; as NPC opponents, helpers or even emergence PCs for that unexpected player, making these resources no GM should be without. These characters are from the adventure St. Melik’s Broadsword, available from Thonahexus 6. This installment is not illustrated but that doesn’t detract from its usefulness. The characters included are:
- a squire (Alnu of Chawla),
- a fur mercant (Bertram of Werster),
- a priestess of Larani (Dana of Somner),
- a priest of Sarajin (Danial of Beldesa),
- a valhakar (Davin of Jalp),
- a knight of Larani (Derak of Brundela),
- an Odivshe shek p’var (Jeve of Elmin), and
- a landed knight (Leon of Enhargen).
by Jonathon Nicolas
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Tags: characters, FFF, NPCsFriends, Foes, and Followers — Part 9
January 28, 2008
Friends, Foes, and Followers is a GM resource that uses a common format for presenting 2 pages of information about a character. The characters can be used in any way the GM sees fit; as NPC opponents, helpers or even emergence PCs for that unexpected player, making these resources no GM should be without. A companion to The Earl’s Progress (qv) and Caldeth Townhouse (qv), this edition of Friends, Foes and Followers includes twelve NPCs suitable for use as part of the adventure or seperately within a noble household or entourage. It has NPCs from all levels of Hârnic society, including nobles (Laranian cleric, squire and noble offspiring), guildsmen and high ranking commoners (steward, ostler and harper) and commoners (servant, domestic, falconner, teamster, yeoman and scout).
by Kerry Mould
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Tags: Caldeth, characters, FFF, NPCsFriends, Foes, and Followers — Part 8
January 28, 2008
Friends, Foes, and Followers is a GM resource that uses a common format for presenting 2 pages of information about a character. The characters can be used in any way the GM sees fit; as NPC opponents, helpers or even emergence PCs for that unexpected player, making these resources no GM should be without. With layout and editing by Kerry Mould and illustrations by Juha Makkonen, this installment contains:
- a Sarajin Cleric from Ivinia,
- her sister the Scribe,
- a twisted renegade Savoryan Mage,
- a gambling crazed Mercantyler,
- an unguilded Thief,
- a Herald with his fingers in many pies,
- a Yeoman Longbowman,
- a Knight in khuzan armour,
- a Member of the Crimson Dancer,
- a Bujoc Hunter,
- a Hodiri Horseman, and
- a Knight whom you don’t want to meet on a dark night.
by John S. Daniel II
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Tags: characters, FFF, NPCsFriends, Foes, and Followers — Part 7
January 28, 2008
Friends, Foes, and Followers is a GM resource that uses a common format for presenting 2 pages of information about a character. The characters can be used in any way the GM sees fit; as NPC opponents, helpers or even emergence PCs for that unexpected player, making these resources no GM should be without. With layout and editing by Kerry Mould and illustrated by Richard Luschek, this installment features:
- a wealthy Ivinian weaponcrafter,
- a thugish journeyman hideworker,
- one of the urban poor who is not all he seems,
- a sickly Ivinian skald,
- an experienced mercenary (medium horse),
- a Khuzan siege engineer,
- a crazed Ilviran cleric (is there any other sort?),
- a short huscarl (medium foot),
- a lovelorn clansman (unarmored foot),
- a caravan guard with ambitions,
- a forester with bedroom eyes, and
- a brigand with a grudge.
by John S. Daniel II
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Tags: characters, FFF, NPCsFriends, Foes, and Followers — Part 6
January 20, 2008
Friends, Foes, and Followers is a GM resource that uses a common format for presenting 2 pages of information about a character. The characters can be used in any way the GM sees fit; as NPC opponents, helpers or even emergence PCs for that unexpected player, making these resources no GM should be without. This file includes nine characters inspired by the Sci-Fi series “Firefly” transposed into the world of Harn as seagoing folk instead of spacefaring folk. Their ship is a 64 foot dak, the ‘Lorkin’ (qv), a medieval type of ship known to us as a cog. Despite its connections to FFF6, it can be used seperately for any seaborne adventures. There are also two files where the individual characters are used as a group, ACOC3 (by Andy Gibson, Ken Snellings, and Kerry Mould) is the crew and passengers of the Lorkin. FFF6 also includes three characters inspired by Bernard Knight’s series “Crowner John“and ACOC4 (by Kerry Mould) group these into the Agents of the Crown. Illustrated by Juha Makkonen, the file contains the following characters:
- a cleric of Peoni,
- a cleric of Siem,
- a courtesan,
- a physician,
- a pilot,
- a shipwright,
- a guildsman’s offspring,
- a yeoman LF (light foot),
- a guardsman MF (medium foot)
- a yeoman SB (short bow)
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Tags: characters, dak, FFF, lorkin, NPCsFriends, Foes, and Followers — Part 5
January 20, 2008
The HârnCon III Edition
Friends, Foes, and Followers is a GM resource that uses a common format for presenting 2 pages of information about a character. The characters (by Kerry Mould) can be used in any way the GM sees fit; as NPC opponents, helpers or even emergence PCs for that unexpected player, making these resources no GM should be without. This HârnCon III edition includes 12 NPCs who can be used individually or as one of two groups. In response to a request at HârnCon III, Kerry has have created two 2pp articles detailing “The Pentacle” (by John Sgammato & Kerry Mould) and “Andel’s Entourage” (by Andy Gibson and Kerry Mould) AKA “A Company of Adventurers” or ACOA1 and 2. These pre-made adventuring groups are perfect for convention play or as a sample group for new players. The FFF NPC sheets have also been improved in response to fan suggestions. The nationality has been removed from the front page and a more user-friendly stat box with all default skills and a new easy to follow format have been adopted. Illustrated by Richard Luschek, the file contains the following characters:
- an animal trainer,
- a cook,
- a gladiator,
- herdsman,
- a scribe,
- an astrologer,
- an embalmer,
- a seaman,
- a Lia Kavair (thief),
- an Exchequer clerk,
- a guardsman, and
- a legionnaire.
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Tags: characters, FFF, NPCs