Name ---
Weapon ---
Armor ---
Advantage ---
Disadvantage ---
Quirks ---
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.
| 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 |