1001 interesting NPC traits [Archive] - Wizards Community

1001 interesting NPC traits [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Rising_Storm
08-30-06, 08:41 PM Sometimes we need to come up off the top of our head a memorable NPC for the players. One good way is to give them a unique trait. I am starting such a list to help anyone with giving a NPC a little bit more flavor.

So without further adu...

1.) The NPC is horrified with rain.

2.) The NPC turns into a werewolf at high noon.

3.) Instead of a werewolf its a cute bunny/other cute creature.

4.) The NPC speaks in tongues.

5.) The NPC is a retired villian.

6.) The retired villian was last campaign's BBEG.

7.) The NPC has an unusual fasination for shiny things.

8.) A shopkeeper has a intelligent broom that talks to the PCs (mostly about how the shopkeeper sucks) but is completely silent in the presence of the shopkeeper.
Piggyfreak6
08-30-06, 08:52 PM 9. The NPC is missing an eye, but he keeps it in a jar and talks to it.
Tunjunz
08-30-06, 08:55 PM 10.) the NPC has split personalities and the villian he has orderd the PC's to catch is none other then DUN DUN DUN himself!! what do you fink?
lentax
08-30-06, 10:45 PM 11. The NPC has an unexplainable desire to hunt rabbits.

12. And sees them everywhere.

13. Uncontrollable ablility to change accents.(Hard to RP effectively, but confuses and sometimes frightens PC's as they suddenly think the town mayor has split personalities. :D )

14. Uncontrollably (and without warning) polymorphs into something completely different.
Tichrimo
08-30-06, 11:34 PM 15. The NPC never wears pants. (Poor ol' Biffo got seduced by a succubus, and when the PC's busted in and killed her, he was left pantsless. And decided he liked it that way.)

16. The NPC always has a cold, sniffles, sneezes, coughs, what have you. (On the spot roleplaying of an 8 CON for my namesake, Tichrimo.)
Solarnen
08-31-06, 12:10 AM 17. The NPC swears constantly, but only when he thinks he is alone.

18. The NPC walks up to the players tryingto sell them his little toes.

19. Claiming that they grant the owner with marvelous skill in matter of the opposite sex, be they man or woman.
Rising_Storm
08-31-06, 12:21 AM 20. The NPC makes a will save every morning or he doesn't get out of bed.

21. The NPC keeps a trogoldyte around for prefume.

22. The players can smell the NPC's bad body odor over the trogoldyte.

23. Rides a Dire Wolf.

24. Has an awakened tree outside his shop.

25. The NPC IS an awakened plant that decided to go into buisness.

26. The NPC must meditate and pray before meeting anyone new.

27. The NPC holds drinking contests at 10:00 AM.

28. Uses Magic Missiles to accomplish everything without lifting a finger.

29. Owns a minature iron golem.

30. The NPC is quite clumsy and must make a balance check everytime they take a step.
Seraphine_Harmonium
08-31-06, 12:38 AM 31. The NPC constatly strokes an imaginary object referin gto it as "Precious"
32. NPC spontaneously breaks into song at the worst possible moments
33. Lies about everything, no matter how small
34. Has a different name every day
35. Is always drinking and never drunk
36. Is always drunk but never drinks
37. Has six-fingers on his right hand
38. Speaks in rhymes
39. Is extremely paranoid
40. NPC is Adrian Monk
41. Wears a mask
Monsco
08-31-06, 01:23 AM 42: talks to others like there dogs "yoosh a good boy, oh yesh you are!"
43: His index fingers on each hand are fused together.
44: Has a pet monkey on his head
45: Has two rabid bager chewing on each foot, who refuses to let go. He treats them like childeren.
DonJuanDemarco
08-31-06, 03:52 AM 46. Is a pedaphile/sex offender, and openly talks about it.
47. Has a beard that could be wrapped around his body several times.
48. Always sits in a chair about 7 times too big for him/her.
49. Has no feet, but has learned to walk on stumps.
50. Is a telepath with no mouth.
Kainsin
08-31-06, 09:24 AM 51. Ends every segmant of speach with ", you know?", ", isn't that right?", " at least that's what I've heard." or something else.

52. Always speaks in 3rd person.

53. Always speaks in 2nd person.

54. Makes a habit out of interrupting people of the opposite gender while they're speaking.

55. Is always seen using a toothpick.

56. Has a new injury everytime he is met.

57. Obsessive/compulsive about keeping himself clean.

58. Has no sense of direction.

59. Believes that the sun and the moon are in a conspiracy against him.

60. Is always nervous and jumps whenever someone calls out his name.
zer0wolf
08-31-06, 09:46 AM 61. Has a cronic jock itch
62. Blinks constantly
63. Has a disturbing fascination with dwarven women
64. Has a glass eye that never faces forward
65. Has silver teeth
66. Has a really strong cowlick on the side of his head
Rising_Storm
09-01-06, 10:06 PM These are great. Keep em comming!

67. Sounds and looks a lot like Deckard Cain.

68. Is a dwarven woman.

69. Has a jamacian accent.

70. Has 2 lazy eyes.

71. And his third eye is okay.

72. Smiles when hurt and cries when happy.

73. Uses rope trick for sleeping.

74. Has unseen servents to help the npc out.
Lady Rolindin
09-01-06, 11:20 PM 75. Always looking around thinking that everone is staring at them.
76. aways carries everthing they own on them, scarded that someone will steal something.
77. always picking up things they drop, becuase they carry every thing they own.
78. always picking lint of everone they meet.
79. see's thier own shadow and faints
80. runs away every time they see a dwarf.
81. every time they see a dwarf starts acting like a dwarf, even though their human.
82. every time they see a elf they start dancing.
83. every time a elf looks their way they play beek a boo.
84. Every time they see a ranger they sing "I'm a lumber jack" from Monty python's.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Rising_Storm 08-30-06, 08:41 PM	Sometimes we need to come up off the top of our head a memorable NPC for the players. One good way is to give them a unique trait. I am starting such a list to help anyone with giving a NPC a little bit more flavor. So without further adu... 1.) The NPC is horrified with rain. 2.) The NPC turns into a werewolf at high noon. 3.) Instead of a werewolf its a cute bunny/other cute creature. 4.) The NPC speaks in tongues. 5.) The NPC is a retired villian. 6.) The retired villian was last campaign's BBEG. 7.) The NPC has an unusual fasination for shiny things. 8.) A shopkeeper has a intelligent broom that talks to the PCs (mostly about how the shopkeeper sucks) but is completely silent in the presence of the shopkeeper.
Piggyfreak6 08-30-06, 08:52 PM	9. The NPC is missing an eye, but he keeps it in a jar and talks to it.
Tunjunz 08-30-06, 08:55 PM	10.) the NPC has split personalities and the villian he has orderd the PC's to catch is none other then DUN DUN DUN himself!! what do you fink?
lentax 08-30-06, 10:45 PM	11. The NPC has an unexplainable desire to hunt rabbits. 12. And sees them everywhere. 13. Uncontrollable ablility to change accents.(Hard to RP effectively, but confuses and sometimes frightens PC's as they suddenly think the town mayor has split personalities. :D ) 14. Uncontrollably (and without warning) polymorphs into something completely different.
Tichrimo 08-30-06, 11:34 PM	15. The NPC never wears pants. (Poor ol' Biffo got seduced by a succubus, and when the PC's busted in and killed her, he was left pantsless. And decided he liked it that way.) 16. The NPC always has a cold, sniffles, sneezes, coughs, what have you. (On the spot roleplaying of an 8 CON for my namesake, Tichrimo.)
Solarnen 08-31-06, 12:10 AM	17. The NPC swears constantly, but only when he thinks he is alone. 18. The NPC walks up to the players tryingto sell them his little toes. 19. Claiming that they grant the owner with marvelous skill in matter of the opposite sex, be they man or woman.
Rising_Storm 08-31-06, 12:21 AM	20. The NPC makes a will save every morning or he doesn't get out of bed. 21. The NPC keeps a trogoldyte around for prefume. 22. The players can smell the NPC's bad body odor over the trogoldyte. 23. Rides a Dire Wolf. 24. Has an awakened tree outside his shop. 25. The NPC IS an awakened plant that decided to go into buisness. 26. The NPC must meditate and pray before meeting anyone new. 27. The NPC holds drinking contests at 10:00 AM. 28. Uses Magic Missiles to accomplish everything without lifting a finger. 29. Owns a minature iron golem. 30. The NPC is quite clumsy and must make a balance check everytime they take a step.
Seraphine_Harmonium 08-31-06, 12:38 AM	31. The NPC constatly strokes an imaginary object referin gto it as "Precious" 32. NPC spontaneously breaks into song at the worst possible moments 33. Lies about everything, no matter how small 34. Has a different name every day 35. Is always drinking and never drunk 36. Is always drunk but never drinks 37. Has six-fingers on his right hand 38. Speaks in rhymes 39. Is extremely paranoid 40. NPC is Adrian Monk 41. Wears a mask
Monsco 08-31-06, 01:23 AM	42: talks to others like there dogs "yoosh a good boy, oh yesh you are!" 43: His index fingers on each hand are fused together. 44: Has a pet monkey on his head 45: Has two rabid bager chewing on each foot, who refuses to let go. He treats them like childeren.
DonJuanDemarco 08-31-06, 03:52 AM	46. Is a pedaphile/sex offender, and openly talks about it. 47. Has a beard that could be wrapped around his body several times. 48. Always sits in a chair about 7 times too big for him/her. 49. Has no feet, but has learned to walk on stumps. 50. Is a telepath with no mouth.
Kainsin 08-31-06, 09:24 AM	51. Ends every segmant of speach with ", you know?", ", isn't that right?", " at least that's what I've heard." or something else. 52. Always speaks in 3rd person. 53. Always speaks in 2nd person. 54. Makes a habit out of interrupting people of the opposite gender while they're speaking. 55. Is always seen using a toothpick. 56. Has a new injury everytime he is met. 57. Obsessive/compulsive about keeping himself clean. 58. Has no sense of direction. 59. Believes that the sun and the moon are in a conspiracy against him. 60. Is always nervous and jumps whenever someone calls out his name.
zer0wolf 08-31-06, 09:46 AM	61. Has a cronic jock itch 62. Blinks constantly 63. Has a disturbing fascination with dwarven women 64. Has a glass eye that never faces forward 65. Has silver teeth 66. Has a really strong cowlick on the side of his head
Rising_Storm 09-01-06, 10:06 PM	These are great. Keep em comming! 67. Sounds and looks a lot like Deckard Cain. 68. Is a dwarven woman. 69. Has a jamacian accent. 70. Has 2 lazy eyes. 71. And his third eye is okay. 72. Smiles when hurt and cries when happy. 73. Uses rope trick for sleeping. 74. Has unseen servents to help the npc out.
Lady Rolindin 09-01-06, 11:20 PM	75. Always looking around thinking that everone is staring at them. 76. aways carries everthing they own on them, scarded that someone will steal something. 77. always picking up things they drop, becuase they carry every thing they own. 78. always picking lint of everone they meet. 79. see's thier own shadow and faints 80. runs away every time they see a dwarf. 81. every time they see a dwarf starts acting like a dwarf, even though their human. 82. every time they see a elf they start dancing. 83. every time a elf looks their way they play beek a boo. 84. Every time they see a ranger they sing "I'm a lumber jack" from Monty python's.