Generates generic townsfolk-style NPCs for Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition
This was written in Powershell. You will need Powershell on your machine to make it run.
invoke with the following command arguments
-OutputToHere <path>-DataFile <path>
This script will output the character in HTML.
I figured everyone has a browser, so that's a pretty universal format.
Future versions will probably have other outputs.
There may or may not be future versions.
It doesn't use anything fancy, it's just a handful of data arranged with DIVs.
To use with docker. First install docker and then...
make build
make run
output will be in build/out.html.
make out
Can be used to view the output.
The purpose of this script is to make generating random townsfolk NPCs easier for the DM.
I typically keep ten of them printed out and ready to go for an adventure.
The players walk into a bar? BAM! Ready to go NPC.
The players meet a shopkeep? BAM! Ready to go NPC.
The players meet a farmer? BAM! Ready to go NPC.
You can always create these people off-the-cuff, but with this you'll have ready-made personality quirks, loot, stats in case of checks or contests, and all sorts of other fun!
Use an NPC or modify on the fly - it's totally up to you!