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Table of untested, untrustworthy and somewhat incompetent henchmen

July 15, 2013 5:51 am / 6 Comments / Chris
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Actually I just got done rewriting CSIO to give it a slightly more low-magic, swords-and-sorcery feel… a table of possible henchmen for hire…

Here’s a table of untested, untrustworthy and somewhat incompetent henchmen.

Roll 1d20 for each column Former Occupation Incompetence Motivation Attribute
1 Barkeep Bad at fighting Sick relative Nervous
2 Gravedigger Equipment upkeep On the Lam Tells bad jokes
3 Town Guard/Jailor Falls asleep on watch Just greedy Overconfident
4 Headsman Coward Pride (wants to jump class/caste) Obsessed with bathing
5 Prostitute or madam Easily confused Owes money to a wizard Glutton
6 Knight Clumsy Under a spell Drunkard
7 Farmer Sociopath The thrill Angry
8 Shepherd/cattleman Easily discouraged Spoils of war Young
9 Bard Hero worship Tales of old Religious
10 Sailor Oblivious Misplaced sense of chivalry A witch
11 Craftsman Wooden leg Redemption Sings off key
12 Librarian/scholar Loud Prove self/earn money to marry Good medic
13 Clergy (non adventuring) Very stupid Daddy/mommy issues Insomniac
14 Sewer cleaner Physically weak Just crazy Afraid of or dislike of non-humans
15 Printer Wanders off No other options in old profession Hedonist
16 Cook or household servant Can’t count Wants to travel far away A boor
17 Actor No sense of direction Voices in head giving orders Lecherous
18 Town bureaucrat Absent minded Mean Think of self as equal or superior to employers
19 Street vendor Kleptomaniac Death wish A fan of gladiators/adventurers
20 Town crier Generally mildly incompetent -1 to all attempts to do anything Prove worthy to god Knows many local legends, all untrue or the details are wrong in some crucial way
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6 Thoughts on “Table of untested, untrustworthy and somewhat incompetent henchmen”

  1. Chris on July 15, 2013 at 5:54 am said:

    Incompetence 21 – forgets to blog for six or eight months at a stretch

  2. Brandon on July 15, 2013 at 7:34 am said:

    This list is too funny! I can just imagine some of the antics I could come up with. Thanks, I will definitely be using this!

  3. Chawunky on July 15, 2013 at 1:39 pm said:

    Excessively excellent. Acquiring.

  4. Olav on July 16, 2013 at 6:22 pm said:

    Your blog is massively wicked. Glad I surfed here!

  5. Lasgunpacker on July 19, 2013 at 1:43 pm said:

    Very nice, and with a little tweaking, could work for any setting.

  6. Aaron on December 16, 2013 at 6:58 pm said:

    I’m a big fan of the prostitute with a wooden leg motivated by the desire to prove her worthiness to her god all the while serving her gluttony.

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