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PDFLasgunpacker said:
Dear Sanity-clause,
Although I have not been good this year, I would like: a 3d6 table of hireling/follower/retainer goals and objectives
(traditional)Thank you,
lasgunpacker
Since 3d6 is a bell curve, the most common goals and objectives will be in the middle. I tried to keep these traditional. I included some literary and film examples in some cases, although I don’t think they are necessary.
| Roll 3d6 | Objective |
| 3 | Maybe I will find a cure for this curse/disease/malformity. |
| 4 | One of the PC’s will be a great leader and I will be his right hand! |
| 5 | Restore honor to the family name. |
| 6 | Need money to ransom sister/mother/brother/son/father/pet owlbear. |
| 7 | Village/home burned to the ground (Luke Skywalker) |
| 8 | See the world! Meet interesting people! And take their stuff! |
| 9 | Get enough food (or gold) for family to survive winter/rainy season/drought. (Young Genghis Khan) |
| 10 | Prove worthy of a bride/groom/honor. |
| 11 | Just plain mean. Likes to kill. (The Comedian) |
| 12 | Prove that I’m better than Dad/Mom/Uncle Joe. (Jaime Lannister) |
| 13 | Former prisoner. No one else wants me. I’ll take what I want. (Jack Sparrow, Riddick) |
| 14 | Wants to learn the ropes. (Incrediboy) |
| 15 | Just one last score/adventure/war then I can quit. (Danny Glover in Lethal Weapon) |
| 16 | Really a peasant/woman/child, but wants to be accepted as a warrior (Kikuchiyo) |
| 17 | Works for the party’s enemies. |
| 18 | Believes fighting the dark forces/monsters is a religious calling. |
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Excellent! Thank you Sanity-clause!
Those will work nicely.
I did a 3d20 hireling motivation chart a week ago in case you’re interested. Have a 3d20 henchmen chart that I have to fix up and will post soon as well.
http://betweengoodandawful.blogspot.com/2012/01/revised-3d20-hireling-motivation-table.html
I like yours too.
I like that murderous bastards are one of the two most common results. Very appropriate given the makeup of the typical adventuring group.