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Can I see a sample monster? A sample NPC?

Started by Calithena, December 17, 2003, 09:03:53 PM

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Calithena

I'm curious about what these things look like in Burning Wheel and how long they take to whip up.

rafial

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

taepoong

Abzu yelled at me and called my old sig "silly."

Luke

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?"