Random Mercenary

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This table is meant to assist in creating random mercenaries quickly. Just use a 3d6 for each category, or just the desired categories.
This table is designed for GURPS, but there's no reason you can't mutilate this chart for other games that are vaguely pulp-fantasy, OSR related.
The generated mercenaries are assumed to have a ST of 13 (slightly above average), and all other stats as average.
Below, there (will be) a few generated mercenaries, and below that, my table for Hirelings.

Mercenary Table
Roll 3d6 Weapon Skill Armor Advantages Disadvantages Quirks
3 Two-Handed Axe Plate Armor+Shield Extra Attack Frightens Animals Never Bathes
4 Two-Handed Sword Plate Armor Combat Reflexes 1 Bloodlust Collects folk songs
5 Two Handed Flail Chainmail + Shield Weapon Master (skilled Weapon) Kleptomania Loves to dance
6 Flail Chainmail Shield-Wall Training (give shield if none) Compulsive Carousing Talks about Home all day
7 Polearm Leather Armor + Shield Heroic Might Lecherousness Talks slow
8 Spear Leather Armor Recovery Klutz Dresses outlandlishly
9 Axe/Mace Helmet Only High Pain Threshold Appearance (Unattractive) Whistles
10 Axe/Mace Shield Only Outdoorsman I Nervous Stomach Laughs
11 Broadsword Helmet Only Born War-Leader I Overconfidence Mutters
12 Broadsword Shield Only Enhanced Block Bad Temper Loves Fishing
13 Spear Leather Armor Enhanced Parry Loner Takes a long time to wake up
14 Spear Leather Armor + Wooden Shield Higher Purpose - Slay Demons Greed Self-deprecating
15 Polearm Chainmail higher Purpose - Slay Undead Cowardice Tells ghost stories
16 Two Handed Flail Chainmail + Shield Temperature Tolerance Cold Code of Honor Soldier's Collects Recipes
17 Two Handed Sword Plate Armor Temperature Tolerance Hot Truthfulness Picks nose
18 Two-Handed Axe Plate Armor+Shield Tough Skin I No Sense of Humor Dada-ist sense of humor