Blades of the Night!

Nightbane (#17/30, #261/365) [EA:V2] (Enchanted Item)

This is a longsword made from the finest steel. It is an enchanted weapon, and so can wound various Demons, Undead and other supernatural creatures who are immune to normal weapons, but it provides no bonuses in combat. Nightbane was rumoured to be wielded by a Templar from Royal Lendle.

Unavailable to buy

Nightdeath (#18/30, #262/365) [EA:V2] (Enchanted Item)

This is a curious weapon, a sword carved entirely from bone. It has a keenly-honed edge, and its name and command are etched on one side of its large curved blade, in the curious lettering used as an alphabet by the Natives of the Western Ocean. When the command 'Nightdeath, aid me now!' is uttered, the blade will glow with magical fire. It counts as an enchanted weapon and can so can wound various Demons, Undead and other supernatural creatures who are immune to normal weapons. In addition, when used in combat against Undead, spirits or magical creatures such as Golems and Living Statues, the wielder of Nightdeath can add a +1 bonus to their Attack Strength. Nightdeath was rumoured to be hidden somewhere on the mysterious Bone Island, among the cursed treasure hoard of the pirate captain Blackscar.

Unavailable to buy

Nightslayer (#19/30, #263/365) [EA:V2] (Enchanted Item)

This is a blessed blade worthy of an evil-hunting warrior, with red runes that spell out its name inscribed along the blade. Powerful enchantments wrought into the weapon mean that it can harm the Undead, Demons, Elementals and other magical creatures. Against these creatures, Nightslayer grants its wielder a +1 bonus to their Attack Strength, and also causes an extra +1 STAMINA point of damage when it inflicts wounds. This sanctified charm-wrought sword was traditionally wielded by the heirs to Castle Valsinore in western Ruddlestone, but, given the current treacherous state of usurpers and traitors vying for control of that famous fortress, the blade has since been lost. Some say it was last seen in the possession of the hideous Ghoul-Queen of the Damned who dwells in the stinking catacombs beneath the castle.

Unavailable to buy

Nightstar (#20/30, #264/365) [EA:V2] (Artefact)

This is a matchless blade, a magnificent longsword that glows with blueish-white light. Once per day it will pour healing energy into its bearer, allowing them to recover 6 STAMINA points. It is also a magical sword of considerable power. When used in battle, its wielder may add 1 point to their SKILL when fighting any creature. Against Vampires and similar Undead, however, such as Khuddam or Vampyres, it grants a bonus of +2 SKILL to its bearer. Nightstar was the chosen weapon of Siegfried Heydrich, former Count of Mortvania, but, following his death, was believed lost. An obscure tome known as the Book of Swords is thought to contain the location of the sword; that book was last seen in the library of Castle Heydrich, now home to Siegfried's evil brother, the Vampire Lord Count Reiner.

Unavailable to buy

Vengence of the VINE MEN!

VINE  MAN (#15/30, #259/365) [TTHA]

Appearance: The Vine Man is a man-sized humanoid figure comprised entirely of writhing vines and creepers.

Distribution: Forests, jungles and dungeons across Titan.

Effects: The Vine Man is an aggressive plant-humanoid that some believe is an example of incipient Chaos mutation upon natural vines and creepers. They have strong powers of regeneration. A vial of Vine Man essence, usually extracted from the ichor of the skull cavity analogue that contains their vegetative brain, can be used, along with a band of iron and emerald dust, to forge a Ring of Regeneration. After a battle it will glow with a green light and restore up to 6 STAMINA points to its bearer if they have suffered any wounds. When found it will have 1-6 charges; each use of the ring costs 1 charge.

Cost: City 20gp, Town 25gp, Village 30gp (per vial) 

Availability: Rare

VINE MAN (#16/30, #260/365) [OOTP IV]

SKILL: 8

STAMINA: 8

ATTACKS: 2

WEAPON: Vines (as per Small Claw)

ARMOUR: Light Armour

DAMAGE MODIFIER: None

HABITAT: Jungles, Forests, Ruins, Dungeons, Caves

NUMBER ENCOUNTERED: 1-6

TYPE: Plant/Humanoid

REACTION: Hostile

INTELLIGENCE: High

The VINE MAN is a strange humanoid-shaped creature comprised, as its name suggests, entirely of writhing vines and creepers. Its head is vaguely human-like in appearance, with two deep-set green eyes radiating hatred and malice, and a mouth full of sharp thorny teeth. For the Vine Man is a creature of Chaos, infesting the forests, jungles, ruins and caverns for its own dark purposes of growth and proliferation. Always ready to defend its lair by mercilessly attacking any intruders, they fight by lashing out at their opponents with spiny, strangling vines.

If a Vine Man hits the same target for two Attack Rounds in a row, that target is partially entangled and immobilized by the vines, and must reduce their skill score by 2. Worse, Vine Men have legendary powers of regeneration and can restore 2 stamina points per Attack Round if the damage has been caused by normal weapons. They cannot regenerate wounds suffered from magical weapons or spells, and are highly susceptible to fire and flame-based attacks, which cause them double damage. When dealing with Vine Men it is imperative to destroy them quickly before they regenerate from their wounds and overwhelm any and all opposition!

*hic!* 'ere, didn't you kill my bruvver?

DRUNK (#14/30, #258/365) [POT]

SKILL: 4

STAMINA : 10

ATTACKS: 1

WEAPON: Fists (Unarmed - Human)

ARMOUR: None

DAMAGE MODIFIER: None

HABITAT: Towns

NUMBER ENCOUNTERED: 1

TYPE: Humanoid

REACTION: See below

INTELLIGENCE: Average

Here comes the local DRUNK! Observe their slovenly gait, unsteady and inebriated, staggering and weaving across the street as they wander in search of their next drinking locale, whether it be tavern, inn, bar or moonshine shack. See their bleary, bloodshot eyes, their reddened nose, their pasty skin and unkempt hair. Their clothes are stained and filthy, and they may only have one shoe, but clutched in one hand will be their current boon companion - a tipple of booze. Roll on the below table to see what it is:

Roll Booze

1 Bottle of Wine (see Encyclopedia Arcana: Volume 1, p. 55)

2 A Dwarven Brew (see Encyclopedia Arcana: Volume 1, p. 56)

3 A Special Brew (see Encyclopedia Arcana: Volume 1, p. 59)

4 A pewter mug of Orc Ale (see Encyclopedia Arcana: Volume 1, pp. 57-58)

5 A bottle of Akvavit (see Encyclopedia Arcana: Volume 1, p. 54)

6 A tankard of regular ale

The attitude of the Drunk can vary wildly from cheery bonhomie to vacant glassy-eyed indifference to outright hostility. Roll on the table below for a snapshot of their current mien:

Roll Reaction

1 Friendly

2 Neutral

3-4 Unfriendly

5-6 Hostile

The Drunk is best avoided, but if an encounter with such a boozehound is unavoidable, they can be easily placated by giving them any alcohol one may have on one's person, ordering the Drunk a round at the nearest drinking establishment, or gifting the Drunk something different but still appreciated, like a pouch of Smoking Weed (see Encyclopedia Arcana: Volume 1, p. 49; The Titan Herbal, p. 62), Cunnelwort (see The Titan Herbal, p. 29), or dried Purple Lotus (see The Titan Herbal, p. 55). When not three sheets to the wind, the Drunk likely has another profession they are currently on a bender to escape from - roll again on the Town encounter tables to establish what this is if necessary.

Put a RING on it

Ring of Regeneration (#12/30, #256/365) [EA:V2] (Enchanted Item)

This is a ring of dull grey metal. After a battle it will glow with a green light and restore up to 6 STAMINA points to its bearer if they have suffered any wounds. When found it will have 1-6 charges; each use of the ring costs 1 charge.

Unavailable to buy

Ring of Skill-At-Arms (#13/30, #257/365) [EA:V2] (Enchanted Item)

This is a gold ring inscribed with the symbol of a sword. It grants its bearer skill with using weapons. Anyone wearing this ring while using a melee weapon in combat may increase their SKILL score by 1.

Unavailable to buy

Dealing with DEMONS

(This collection of new Demons are taken and modified from the available Forms in Demons of Doom)

CHAOS DEMON (#6/30, #251/365) [OOTP IV]

SKILL: 6

STAMINA: 8

ATTACKS: 1

WEAPON: Club or Sword

ARMOUR: None

DAMAGE MODIFIER: None

HABITAT: Demonic Plane, Ruins, Dungeons

NUMBER ENCOUNTERED: 1-6

TYPE: Demon

REACTION: Hostile

INTELLIGENCE: Low

The CHAOS DEMON is heavily infused with the raw taint of Chaos and every one of them is different. Their basic form is that of a roughly man-sized humanoid, with scaly skin and a short tail. However, every single one them has at least two mutations, and so some will have crab claws, some will have multiple eyes, some will have extra limbs or heads, and so on. Chaos Demons are either used as shock troops in the demonic legions fighting interminable wars across the Pit, or sent through portals to Titan to cause what chaos they can before they are destroyed.

In the same way that their physical forms are somewhat unstable, so too are their minds. Not the brightest to begin with, most Chaos Demons are unhinged and unpredictable even to other Demons. In battle they fight with clubs or swords or whatever other natural weaponry Chaos has gifted them with. To determine what form the mutations of a Chaos Demon take, roll two die separately on the table below to determine the first mutation, and then again for the second mutation. Ignore duplicates or any that do not fit.

First Roll Second Roll Mutation Effect

1-2 1 Scaly Skin +1 STAMINA, Light Armour

1-2 2 Two Heads +1 Attack

1-2 3 Compound Eyes +2 Awareness Special Skill

1-2 4 Animal Paws Small Claw attack. Cannot use weapons or shields.

1-2 5 Tentacles +3 bonus to grapple attacks

1-2 6 Spines Enemy loses 1 STAMINA for every hit

3-4 1 Slime Skin Enemy weapon stuck on roll of 6 on D6 when hit

3-4 2 Extra Arm +1 Attack

3-4 3 Extra Eyes Cannot be surprised

3-4 4 Tail Prehensile, but cannot be used to attack

3-4 5 Acid Saliva Spitting hits on a 1-2 on a D6 and inflicts 1 STAMINA damage (no armour)

3-4 6 Beak Large Bite attack

5-6 1 Clawed Legs +4 to Climbing tests

5-6 2 Sulphur Steamer -2 to Enemy SKILL due to noxious gas

5-6 3 Crab Claw Large Claw attack

5-6 4 Regeneration Wounds heal at 1 STAMINA per Attack Round

5-6 5 Carapace Heavy Armour

5-6 6 Plague Carrier An enemy wounded by the Demon must roll on this table after combat.

DEMON TOAD (#7/30, #252/365) [OOTP IV]

SKILL: 5

STAMINA: 10

ATTACKS: 1

WEAPON: Small Bite

ARMOUR: Light

DAMAGE MODIFIER: None

HABITAT: Demonic Plane, Marshes, Ruins, Caves, Dungeons

NUMBER ENCOUNTERED: 1-3

TYPE: Demon

REACTION: Hostile

INTELLIGENCE: Low

The DEMON TOAD is the least powerful of the amphibian-like Demons - others being the Acid Demon (see Rough Guide to the Pit, p. 19) and the Toad Demon (see Return to the Pit, p. 197) - but still not a creature to be trifled with! These foul creatures look vaguely like a Giant Toad, covered with reeking slime and tiny wriggly worms. They have a wide mouth filled with sharp teeth and large side-set glowing yellow eyes. Demon Toads can talk and can grasp and manipulate with their front 'hands' but they cannot use weapons in combat.

Demon Toads are around a metre long or more, and weigh as much as a man. They can swim well, and when they have found their way onto on Titan often end up in swamps and marshes, lurking below the oily surface of stagnant ponds. Demon Toads can use a great leap attack where they can move up to six metres before gaining +2 bonus on the attack total. However, this attack can only be used if the Demon Toad is not currently engaged in combat.

DIABOLUS (#8/30, #253/365) [OOTP IV]

SKILL: 14

STAMINA: 16

ATTACKS: 2

WEAPON: Axe or Sword

ARMOUR: None

DAMAGE MODIFIER: +1 to Damage Roll

HABITAT: Demonic Plane, Dungeons, Ruins

NUMBER ENCOUNTERED: 1

TYPE: Demon

REACTION: Hostile

INTELLIGENCE: High

The DIABOLUS is a very rare Demon, even in the Pit, but they are occasionally found as advisors to evil Archmages and High Priests, or as commanders for demonic armies. A Diabolus is unprepossessing in its physical form, being almost human in form, but with a demonic visage. They do have dark grey skin, long black hair and small pointed horns on their head, along with slender legs ending in hooves. They are dressed in silks or armour and often have a cloak that will seem to blow on its own without any wind!

The Diabolus is able to issue commands to other Demons that must be obeyed. This command takes a full Attack Round and the target Demon must obey whatever the command is for that Attack Round only. A Diabolus is often used as an officer for the armies of Hell due to their tactical genius. On the first Attack Round of a combat, all allies of the Diabolus gain a bonus of +2 to all their Attack Strengths. 

MINOR DEMON (#9/30, #254/365) [OOTP IV]

SKILL: 6

STAMINA: 6

ATTACKS: 1

WEAPON: Spear or Sword

ARMOUR: None

DAMAGE MODIFIER: None

HABITAT: Demonic Plane, Ruins, Dungeons, Wherever their summoner is

NUMBER ENCOUNTERED: 1-6

TYPE: Demon

REACTION: Unfriendly

INTELLIGENCE: Low

MINOR DEMONS are standard Demon minions. Not particularly powerful and with no special abilities to speak of, they are used as soldiers, guards and servants by the more powerful Demons of the Pit. Minor Demons are roughly man-sized and humanoid with red scaly skin, small horns of various types on their heads and with glowing red eyes. They can, with care, pass as human if appropriately cowled and swathed in cloaks and gloves. Because of this, Minor Demons are often used as servants by Demonologists and other summoners.

QUAG-SHUGGUTH (#10/30, #255/365) [OOTP IV]

SKILL: 12

STAMINA: 13

ATTACKS: 3

WEAPON: Large Bite and Tentacles (as per Large Claw)

ARMOUR: Medium Armour

DAMAGE MODIFIER: +2 to Damage Roll

HABITAT: Demonic Plane, Caves, Dungeons, Ruins

NUMBER ENCOUNTERED: 1

TYPE: Demon

REACTION: Hostile

INTELLIGENCE: Average

Only the most powerful of summoners are able to bring the QUAG-SHUGGUTH from the planes of Hell to serve as a champion in an army and a destroyer of enemies. They are especially known from the Plane of Pain, and the Realm of Gond upon the Plane of Bile. These creatures are up to five metres tall, move around on four thickset legs with suckered paws, and have grey-green skin striated with bulging red veins. The Quag-Shugguth has tiny eyes and a huge mouth, almost as wide as their body, filled with two rows of flesh-ripping teeth, out of which protrude six clawed tentacles.

The constant writing of the tentacles from the mouth of the Quag-Shugguth prevent enemies getting close. This Demon may reduce the SKILL of enemies in hand-to-hand combat by a total of -4. This may be applied to one enemy or divided amongst several close enemies as desired.

TIME DEMON (#11/30, #255/365) [OOTP IV]

SKILL: 10

STAMINA: 16

ATTACKS: 2

WEAPON: Sword

ARMOUR: None

DAMAGE MODIFIER: None

HABITAT: Demonic Plane, Ruins, Dungeons

NUMBER ENCOUNTERED: 1

TYPE: Demon

REACTION: Unfriendly-Hostile

INTELLIGENCE: High

TIME DEMONS are strange creatures that inhabit very remote parts of the Demonic Planes, particularly the Planes of Platinum and Steel, and have a strong sense of independence from the Princes who rule most of it. They are occasionally summoned by evil wizards, but are rarely seen on Titan. A Time Demon appears as a two-metre tall, stick-thin humanoid with grey skin, large black eyes, no nose and a tiny slit for a mouth. They usually wear dark grey robes and move slowly when walking.

A Time Demon may, at the start of the Attack Round, remove themselves from the stream of time. They no longer exist anywhere (for that Attack Round at least) and nothing can affect them. Whilst combat continues, at the start of the following AttacK Round, the Time Demon must decide whether to re-enter time, without knowing what happened whilst they were away.

The Time Demon can, by sacrificing some of their own strength, speed up time for them only. By sacrificing 1 STAMINA point, the Time Demon may take two full Attack Rounds whilst the rest of the combatants takes one. Enemies attacked during this extra Attack Round roll their Attack Strength as normal, but if they win they simply avoid the attack and do not themselves inflict damage. 

Weird and strange plants from far, far away... (part four)

KELPGEM (#30/31, #244/365) [TTHA] 

Appearance: This is a yellow-brown kelp-like seaweed whose leafy fronds sparkle with specks of green glitter.

Distribution: Seas, sea-shores and islands across Titan.

 

Effects: Kelpgem is known for occasionally containing small green gems tucked away among its fronds. Some claim the Merfolk hide them in the plant, others that Kelpgem creates gems as an oyster makes a pearl. What is known is that a clump of Kelpgem has a 1 in 6 chance of containing a small green gem worth 2-12gp.

Cost: City 2-12gp, Town 2-12gp, Village 2-12gp (per gem)

 

Availability: Rare

RAMPARTS (#31/31, #245/365) [TTHA] 

Appearance: This is a stone-grey, rock-like fungus, that grows in large fibrous clumps.

Distribution: Caves, dungeons and ruins across Titan.

 

Effects:  Ramparts is an edible underground fungus much valued by Dwarfs for its hunger-appeasing properties. Despite its disgusting taste (likened by one adventurer to a mixture of rotting cabbage and old boots), a clump of Ramparts provides the same amount of sustenance as one meal of Provisions. In addition, Ramparts remains edible for 2-7 days after being collected.

Cost: City 2gp, Town 17sp, Village 14sp (per clump)

 

Availability: Uncommon

SALTSPUR (#1/30, #246/365) [TTHA] 

Appearance: This is a sheet of greenish seaweed encrusted with white salt-crystals.

Distribution: Seas, sea-shores and islands across Titan.

 

Effects:  Saltspur seaweed is used across Titan to preserve fresh food by salting them, especially breads and savoury cakes. Saltspur added to fresh bread will preserve it for an extra 2-12 days; during this time eating such a loaf of Saltspur bread is the same as consuming one meal of Provisions.

Cost: City 1gp, Town 7gp, Village 4gp (per sheet)

 

Availability: Common

SAMARA HERB (#2/30, #247/365) [TTHA] 

Appearance: This is a spiny grey-green herb with pointed leaves and small white flowers.

Distribution: Hill and mountains across Titan.

 

Effects: The leaves of the Samara herb have cleansing properties and neutralize otherwise poisonous meat. Any poisoned meat that has Samara herb added to it will instead become edible with no ill-effects to whomever consumes it. This applies to meat only, not other kinds of food.

Cost: City 3gp, Town 3gp, Village 4gp (per bunch)

 

Availability: Uncommon

SOLANBANE (#3/30, #248/365) [TTHA] 

Appearance: This is a low-lying herb with thick-fleshy pale-green leaves and tiny yellow flowers.

Distribution: Hills, mountains and wilderness across Titan.

 

Effects: The succulent leaves of Solanbane can be broken open to reveal a thick, creamy sweet-smelling liquid. As well as being a natural perfume, anyone who smears a vial of Solanbane over their bare skin will be protected from the sun and exposure. They will suffer no STAMINA damage from either travelling or resting without shelter during the day in hot or desert conditions (see Heroes Companion, p. 71).

Cost: City 4gp, Town 6gp, Village 8gp (per vial)

 

Availability: Common

THORNWOOD (#4/30, #249/365) [TTHA] 

Appearance: This is a medium-sized tree with reddish-grey bark, covered in grey thorns, with a low wide spreading canopy of feathery green leaves, hairy yellow flowers and brown seed-pods.

Distribution: Plains, hills and wilderness across warmer regions of Titan.

 

Effects: Thornwood is hard and strong, and used to make furniture such as tables and chairs (obviously with the thorns removed). Occasionally, a Dryad Queen or other woodland spirit has been known to gift an adventurer a weapon made from Thornwood. Such a weapon is known as a staff-sword, and has one end carved to form a handle, with a weighty balanced pommel, while the blade of the weapon is lined with rows of razor-sharp thorns and terminates in a large spike. It is truly a deadly weapon, although it contains no metal at all! A Thornwood staff-sword does damage as per a regular sword and counts as magical for the purposes of hitting creatures such as Demons or Undead; however it provides no additional bonuses.

Cost: City 40gp, Town 50gp, Village 75gp (per staff-sword)

 

Availability: Common

VARRANGRASS (#5/30, #250/365) [TTHA] 

Appearance: This is a type of grass with thin white leaves and spiky black seeds, that gives off a strong herbal odor.

Distribution: Plains and deserts across Titan.

 

Effects: The leaves of the Varrangrass form a potent magical adjunct. A bunch of Varrangrass provides a burst of magical energy to a Wizard or Sorcerer in the form of 1-6 Magic Points or STAMINA (depending on the user's magical style), they can use when casting a spell.

Cost: City 10gp, Town 12gp, Village 14gp (per bunch)

 

Availability: Rare

The ARTISANS!

ARTISAN (#29/31, #243/365) [POT]

SKILL: 6

STAMINA : 7

ATTACKS: 1

WEAPON: See below

ARMOUR: 1 in 6 chance of Leather Jack

DAMAGE MODIFIER: None

HABITAT: Towns, Plains, Forests, Hills

NUMBER ENCOUNTERED: See below

TYPE: Humanoid

REACTION: Friendly-Neutral

INTELLIGENCE: High

Also known as a Craftsperson, the ARTISAN is a skilled manufacturer of objects, whether common or valuable, for sale across the continents and civilizations of Titan. They wear work or travel clothes, appropriate to where they are, have a bag of tools for their work, and may also have a Leather Jack as armour on a roll of 1 on one die. Artisans typically possess some kind of weapon to defend themselves against thieves, vagabonds and the like; roll on the following table to determine what:

Roll Weapon Type.

1 Shortsword

2-3 Club

4-5 Hammer

6 Dagger 

All Artisans have at least 2 points in Crafting for their chosen profession, and at least 1 point in Bargain and Evaluate Special Skills. Otherwise they can vary considerably depending on their chosen vocation. To determine the type of Artisan, roll three dice separately on the table below:

First Roll Second Roll Third Roll Artisan Type

1-3 1 1 Armourer

1-3 1 2 Artist 

1-3 1 3 Basket-maker 

1-3 1 4 Blacksmith

1-3 1 5 Bladesmith

1-3 1 6 Boat Builder 

1-3 2 1 Bonecarver

1-3 2 2 Bookbinder/Book-maker 

1-3 2 3 Bowyer/Bow-maker

1-3 2 4 Brass Smith 

1-3 2 5 Brewer

1-3 2 6 Broom-maker 

1-3 3 1 Builder

1-3 3 2 Bronze Smith 

1-3 3 3 Calligrapher

1-3 3 4 Candle-maker 

1-3 3 5 Carpenter

1-3 3 6 Carpet-maker

1-3 4 1 Cartographer

1-3 4 2 Cartwright

1-3 4 3 Ceramic-maker 

1-3 4 4 Chandler

1-3 4 5 Clock-maker 

1-3 4 6 Cobbler

1-3 5 1 Coffin-maker 

1-3 5 2 Cooper

1-3 5 3 Coppersmith

1-3 5 4 Distiller 

1-3 5 5 Dyer 

1-3 5 6 Engraver

1-3 6 1 Fletcher

1-3 6 2 Foundryman

1-3 6 3 Furniture-maker

1-3 6 4 Furrier 

1-3 6 5 Gemcutter 

1-3 6 6 Glassmaker/Glassblower

4-6 1 1 Goldsmith 

4-6 1 2 Horn-worker 

4-6 1 3 Instrument-maker 

4-6 1 4 Jeweller

4-6 1 5 Keycutter/Key-maker 

4-6 1 6 Leadsmith 

4-6 2 1 Leather-worker 

4-6 2 2 Limner

4-6 2 3 Linen-maker 

4-6 2 4 Locksmith

4-6 2 5 Luthier 

4-6 2 6 Mason

4-6 3 1 Net-maker 

4-6 3 2 Painter 

4-6 3 3 Perfumer 

4-6 3 4 Potter

4-6 3 5 Printer

4-6 3 6 Rope-maker

4-6 4 1 Sail-maker 

4-6 4 2 Sharpener 

4-6 4 3 Shipwright

4-6 4 4 Silversmith

4-6 4 5 Soap-maker 

4-6 4 6 Stonemason

4-6 5 1 Tailor

4-6 5 2 Tanner

4-6 5 3 Tapestry-weaver 

4-6 5 4 Textile-worker 

4-6 5 5 Thatcher 

4-6 5 6 Tinker

4-6 6 1 Tinsmith

4-6 6 2 Undertaker 

4-6 6 3 Weaponsmith

4-6 6 4 Weaver

4-6 6 5 Wheelwright

4-6 6 6 Wood-carver

To determine the size and extent of the Artisan's current enterprise, roll on the table below

Roll Grade Enterprise Staff Goods Notes

1 1 Pedlar 1 1-3 Chance of Draft Animal: 1-3

2 1 Barrow or Cart 1 1-6 Chance of Draft Animal: 1-4

3 2 Stall 1-2 2-7 Chance of Draft Animal: 1-3

4 4 Small Shop 1-6 2-12 Chance of Draft Animal: 1-2

5 6 Shop 2-12 3-18 Chance of Draft Animal: 1-2

6 8 Large Shop 3-18 4-24 Chance of Draft Animal: 1

If the Artisan has a Draft Animal, roll on the table below to determine what:

Roll Draft Animal

1 Donkey

2 Mule

3 Pony

4 Horse

5 Ox, Water Buffalo or Desert Bison

6 Camel 

The Artisan typically serves a lengthy apprenticeship before becoming fully skilled at their craft. The services of a skilled Artisan are always valued and respected, and most are found in towns and cities, such as Ludria (see the Adventure Creation System, p. 109, p. 153), where there is enough demand for their trade. They are always members of the Guild appropriate for their profession. For example Port Blacksand has a Grand Association of Tradesmens' Guilds, headed by the charismatic Bardaras Narbor (see Blacksand, p. 47, p. 61), an umbrella guild whose joint Guildhouse in the Execution Hill district provides offices for a host of smaller Artisans' organisations including the Blacksmiths' Guild, the Carpenters' Union, the Jewellers' Consortium, and so on. Meanwhile, over in the Dark Continent of Khul, the city of Arion has a large Artisans' district clustered along Bloodaxe Road and surrounds (see Travels in Arion, pp. 41-45).