Description:Playing a character is like putting on a mask: Slip on a mask, and you become someone else.This book presents 1,000 “masks” — non-player characters that are fun to play, and that your players will never forget. Featuring a foreword by gaming industry legend Wolfgang Baur, Masks is the ultimate NPC resource.Think of your favorite character from a game, book, or movie. What makes them memorable? It’s not their Strength score, or how many hit points they have — it’s who they are as a person: what they look like, how they act, their personality, and what drives them.Using a simple but powerful template that features Appearance, Roleplaying, Personality, Motivation, Background, and Traits, Masks provides the core elements of a thousand great characters. Masks NPCs are designed to be used on the fly, no prep required — but with enough depth to be used when planning adventures, as well.Within this massive collection you’ll find the resources you need to portray vivid NPCs in your games:Fantasy, science fiction, and modern NPCs: 333 of each (334 in fantasy), all easily adaptable to any genre and any RPGRoles and traits: Every NPC has a role — villain, ally, or neutral — and is categorized by traits like famous, criminal, and warriorClear, useful game mastering advice: Masks covers re-skinning NPCs to fit other genres, making your portrayals memorable, and moreHandy tools: NPCs are indexed by trait, name, and author; an appendix lists groups like Tavern Patrons and Spaceport Denizens; and Masks provides over 1,900 names in an easy-to-use formatNo game mechanics: These system-neutral NPCs can be used in any RPGWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Masks: 1,000 Memorable NPCs for any Roleplaying Game. To get started finding Masks: 1,000 Memorable NPCs for any Roleplaying Game, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
335
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Engine Publishing
Release
2011
ISBN
0983613311
Masks: 1,000 Memorable NPCs for any Roleplaying Game
Description: Playing a character is like putting on a mask: Slip on a mask, and you become someone else.This book presents 1,000 “masks” — non-player characters that are fun to play, and that your players will never forget. Featuring a foreword by gaming industry legend Wolfgang Baur, Masks is the ultimate NPC resource.Think of your favorite character from a game, book, or movie. What makes them memorable? It’s not their Strength score, or how many hit points they have — it’s who they are as a person: what they look like, how they act, their personality, and what drives them.Using a simple but powerful template that features Appearance, Roleplaying, Personality, Motivation, Background, and Traits, Masks provides the core elements of a thousand great characters. Masks NPCs are designed to be used on the fly, no prep required — but with enough depth to be used when planning adventures, as well.Within this massive collection you’ll find the resources you need to portray vivid NPCs in your games:Fantasy, science fiction, and modern NPCs: 333 of each (334 in fantasy), all easily adaptable to any genre and any RPGRoles and traits: Every NPC has a role — villain, ally, or neutral — and is categorized by traits like famous, criminal, and warriorClear, useful game mastering advice: Masks covers re-skinning NPCs to fit other genres, making your portrayals memorable, and moreHandy tools: NPCs are indexed by trait, name, and author; an appendix lists groups like Tavern Patrons and Spaceport Denizens; and Masks provides over 1,900 names in an easy-to-use formatNo game mechanics: These system-neutral NPCs can be used in any RPGWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Masks: 1,000 Memorable NPCs for any Roleplaying Game. To get started finding Masks: 1,000 Memorable NPCs for any Roleplaying Game, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.