Day 10 of the character a day challenge 2024. Today I give you a monk for Tales of Argosa RPG by Pickpocket Press.

Most of the character generation in ToA is, or can be, random which makes it perfect for solo play and by following the 17 steps in the rule book you can generate a character really quickly.

Here is how my Monk character was created.

Step 1. Roll 1d12 for race. I roll 5 so this character is an Human

Step 2. Roll d66 for background. I roll 51 so this character was a Messenger and gains +1 Con, the skill ‘General Lore’ and a horse (very useful).

Step 3. Roll 3d6 for attributes. I roll 7, 10, 10, 11, 11, 13, 14. As one roll must be 15 or above, the 7 is changed to 15. I assign the rolls to the attributes as follows –
Str: 11 Dex: 15 Con: 14(includes +1 gained from step 2) Int: 10 Perc: 10 Will: 14 Cha: 11

Step 4. Choose class. As mentioned above this character will be a ‘Monk’.

Step 5. My Monks Luck is 11, Re-rolls 2 and DDM 1.

Step 6. Initiative is Dex + Int/2 rounded down so 15+10/2 = 12.

Step 7. Hit points = Con score plus (levelx2), so 16.

Step 8. Death Save is 10 + Con mod so 11.

Step 9. Skills – Acrobatics, Apothecary, Athletics, Deception, Arcane Lore, Stealth and General Lore (see step 2 above).

Step 10. Class Abilities. Martial Arts & Monk Techniques.

Step 11. Battle Gear slots = 5, Pack Gear slots = 5
Pack Gear. Torch, bedroll, 5 days rations.
Tinderbox and 10 silvers in a pouch.
Class Starting Gear. Staff (1d8), Leather Armour (+1 AC), Healers Kit

Step 12. AC = 10 + 1(leathers) + Dex Mod so 13

Step 13. Attack bonus = 0 (melee), 0 (ranged)

Step 14. Languages – common tongue.

Step 15. Age 1d20+16 = 23 years

Step 16. Name: Donoso (male), Personality: Loose Cannon. (rolled randomly from the names and personality tables).

Step 17. Party Bond. Related. Smuggling Job.