I'm curious about what these things look like in Burning Wheel and how long they take to whip up.
I'll oblige with an NPC burned up for my Tarshish campaign. He probably took me about 30-45 minutes, but I am inexperienced and have to look up skills and traits a lot.
Sami, former coxswain of the Obol Heap
Lifepaths: Village Born, Cabin Boy, Helmsman, Navigator
Perception B5 Will B3
Agility B3 Speed B4 Power B3 Forte B5
Health B4 Reflexes B4 Steel B2 Mortal Wound B10
PTGS: Su B3 Li B5 Mi B7 Se B8 Tr B9 Mo B10
Skills:
Etiquette B2, Helmsman B3, Navigation B4, Brawling B2,
Shipwise B2, Seawise B3, Observation Training
Traits: Obsequious, Veneer of Obedience, Bored, Sea Legs, Slippery
Beliefs:
Red sky in morning, sailor take warning
A denar in your pocket beats a daric in your dreams
A deck underfoot is better than a roof overhead
Instincts:
Duck when walking through a hatchway
Always keep one hand on the rope
If somebody throws a punch, hide
http://www.burningwheel.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=273
This is a link to a Great Eagle that I designed.
http://www.burningwheel.org/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=97
This is a link to a Pixie I created!
http://www.burningwheel.org/html/index.php?catid=13
Finally, here is a link to a whole mess of NPCs.
Here's a Great Spider from the forth coming Mount Burner. He's as absolutely complicated as it gets:
Arachnarch
Stock:
UnderNest Spider
Lifepaths:
Broodling, Wall-Crawler, Infested, Blood Drinker, Arachnarch
Stats:
Pe: B4(6) Wi: B4 Ag: B4 Sp: B6 Po: B5 Fo:B5
PPV: walk: 2p, jog: 6p, sprint: 8p
Attributes:
He: B5 St: B8 Ref: B5 MW: B11
Hesitation: 4 (Fearless)
PTGS
Su: B3 Li: B6 Mi:B7 Se: B9 Tr: B10 MW: B11
IMS:
Fangs: I: B3 M: B6 S:B9 VA — Add 2
Must be Inside to use fangs.
Chitinous Armor:
6D of DN 5 armor.
Skills:
Climbing B5(7)†, Cave-Wise B2, Brawling B4, Intimidation B4, Great Spider-wise B2, Interrogation B4, Falsehood B2, Ugly Truth B4 and Rider Training.
Traits:
Alien, Arachnid Body, Eight-Eyed, Eight-Legged*, Exoskeleton, Fangs, Keen Sense of Balance, Silk Spinner, Spider Sense, Virulent Venom and Wall Crawler†; Vile Language, Midling Stature, Chitinous, Dark Sense, Strand Runner, Orb Walker, Parasite Infested, Pariah; Mark of Fear, Fearless, and Intoxicating Venom.
*+2D to Get Inside, +1D to Lock.
Beliefs:
Fear is the mind-killer, I shall use it to destroy them! Cleverness wins the day over brute strength.
Instincts:
Drop Dragline. Allow only powerful Orc Servant's to ride. Intimidate them with a bit of the Ugly Truth— "What can you hope to do against me?"