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Thug-O-Matic

So what do these sketchy NPCs have in common?

NPC 1
ST 13; DX 11; IQ 12; HT 12
Mace damage 2d+2 cr
Mail DR 4
Speed 5.75, Dodge 6, Move 3
Parry 10; Block 11 (Medium Shield)
Shield-12
Mace-11

NPC 2
ST 12; DX 10; IQ 12; HT 12
Thrusting Broadsword damage 1d+3 cut; 1d+1 imp
Leather Armor DR 2
Speed 5.5, Dodge 7, Move 4
Parry 10; Block 11 (Medium Shield)
Thrusting Broadsword-10
Shield-12

NPC 3
ST 14; DX 12; IQ 8; HT 12
Javelin damage 1d+1 imp
Cloth Armor DR 1
Speed 6.0, Dodge 9, Move 6
Parry 12; Block 13 (Large Shield)
Shield-14
Javelin-13

NPC 4
ST 9; DX 11; IQ 10; HT 10
Hatchet damage 1d-1 cut
Cloth Armor DR 1
Speed 5.25, Dodge 7, Move 4
Parry 10; Block 9 (Small Shield)
Hatchet-13
Shield-11

NPC 5
ST 11; DX 11; IQ 11; HT 14
Pick damage 1d+2 imp
Steel Laminate DR 5
Speed 6.25, Dodge 7, Move 3
Parry 8
Pick-11

NPC 6
ST 11; DX 12; IQ 8; HT 9
Broadsword damage 1d+2 cut; 1d cr
Leather Armor DR 2
Speed 5.25, Dodge 8, Move 5
Parry 10
Broadsword-14

NPC 7
ST 14; DX 14; IQ 10; HT 10
Katana damage 2d+1 cut; 1d+1 imp
Leather Armor DR 2
Speed 6.0, Dodge 8, Move 4
Parry 13; Block 14 (Large Shield)
Shield-16
Katana-14

NPC 8
ST 12; DX 14; IQ 9; HT 9
Katana damage 1d+3 cut; 1d imp
Cloth Armor DR 1
Speed 5.75, Dodge 7, Move 4
Parry 14; Block 14 (Large Shield)
Shield-16
Katana-17

NPC 9
ST 9; DX 13; IQ 11; HT 14
Spear damage 1d-2 imp; 1d-2 imp
Cloth Armor DR 1
Speed 6.75, Dodge 8, Move 4
Parry 11; Block 11 (Medium Shield)
Spear-13
Shield-13

NPC 10
ST 11; DX 10; IQ 9; HT 13
Spear damage 1d+1 imp; 1d+2 imp
Cloth Armor DR 1
Speed 5.75, Dodge 7, Move 4
Parry 10; Block 11 (Medium Shield)
Spear-11
Shield-13

NPC 11
ST 9; DX 14; IQ 8; HT 10
Nunchaku damage 1d cr
Leather Armor DR 2
Speed 6.0, Dodge 8, Move 4
Parry 11
Nunchaku-17

NPC 12
ST 13; DX 9; IQ 8; HT 9
Mace damage 2d+2 cr
Mail DR 4
Speed 4.5, Dodge 5, Move 2
Parry 11; Block 11 (Large Shield)
Shield-11
Mace-11

NPC 13
ST 13; DX 9; IQ 9; HT 9
Thrusting Broadsword damage 2d cut; 1d+2 imp
Leather Armor DR 2
Speed 4.5, Dodge 7, Move 4
Parry 9; Block 10 (Small Shield)
Thrusting Broadsword-11
Shield-12

NPC 14
ST 14; DX 13; IQ 13; HT 10
Pick damage 2d+1 imp
Cloth Armor DR 1
Speed 5.75, Dodge 8, Move 5
Parry 12; Block 13 (Medium Shield)
Pick-14
Shield-16

NPC 15
ST 13; DX 12; IQ 10; HT 11
Long Spear damage 1d+2 imp; 1d+3 imp
Plate DR 6
Speed 5.75, Dodge 6, Move 3
Parry 10
Long Spear-14

They all appear on this web page? Yes, very good. You're very clever. Now be quiet.

I've been noodling lately with some machinery which will semi-randomly generate GURPS NPCs. I can come up with basic stats on the fly no problem, but derived stats, notably anything encumbrance-related, which means totaling up lists of equipment weights and comparing that to a number derived from ST, is a pain. I've coded up something that'll select some random-ish (that is, assuring at least mild competence) basic stats, select a weapon (that isn't too heavy), armor (ditto), and maybe a shield (if there's not already too much encumbrance), assign appropriate skills at semi-random levels, and then do all the annoying math to figure out the derived stats. Not full writeups, but what I need to a bunch of random thugs for a fight, generated at the press of a button.

There are some bits that need fixing, more that could be done better, and a lot that could be added, but at the moment, it's almost good enough for just hitting people, and that's really what it's all about.


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Douglas Cole said…
How about you randomly assign lots of equipment, total the weight, and give ST appropriate to use it?
January 20, 2014 at 3:43 PM
Iron Llama said…
The really clever thing would be to start with a desired potential damage (say, average 7 points per hit) and durability (some combination of DR and HP) and have the machinery work backwards from there, providing opponents specifically tailored for a particular batch of fighters.

Of course, implementing that smacks of effort.
January 20, 2014 at 4:38 PM
Douglas Cole said…
Smacks you in the face like an angry jumping trout, yes.
January 21, 2014 at 12:07 AM
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