CYBER-PULP FANTASY CORE-NPC's and Monsters

CYBER-PULP FANTASY CORE

© Jerry Harris 2013

Published here as Open Game Content.

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Overview Index 

NPC Classes: Thugs, Police, Brains, Tools, Stiffs, and Suits

Cyber Ninja, Net Witches

Nazis
Humanoid Radicals

     Orcs, Goblins, Other Humanoids

Anthro-Humanoids

Vampires and Werewolves Intro

     Vampires, Werewolves

Undead and Demons

Non-Humanoid Cybers, Humanoid Cybers

Aliens

NPC Associates

     Jim the Butcher, Mazzy the Web Gypsy

     Samantha the Techno-Bard, Little Man Nate

NPC Corporate Entities
     Balor, Drax, Mars

     Supreme

     Ophidian

NPC Henchmen

Non-Aligned Entities

     Jester, Neal the Neo-Druid, Wendell the Giant

The Neural-mancer

This game, perhaps more than the typical RPG, will utterly depend on the quality of the NPC’s in the adventures.  Novel technology can carry a few episodes, but it is the effect of that technology on others (physical and psychological) that make the experience entertaining and memorable.  Villains should be ominous, driven, and formidable.  Their henchmen should be intimidating, quirky freaks.  Those caught in the middle of conflicts should be haunted, passionate, foolish, or overly shrewd and cynical.  Throw in the occasional generic thug just to show how strange these creatures are. 

The general guideline for NPC’s here is that 5 HD (5^th level) means an experienced professional (which is where the characters start off).  6 HD (6^th level) are experts in their field.  7 HD (7^th level) NPC’s are bosses, legendary in their abilities and rare.  Anything above that is likely supernaturally and/or cybernetically enhanced.  Anything below 5 HD is some degree of amateur or low level professional, who has some training and a little experience.      

Note: Assume any firearm using NPC carries 1 full reload for their weapon.  Assume any firearm used in combat that is recovered is ½ empty.