LOWRY LAB EXPERIMENT #2

Fantasy Character Forge

Need a suspicious tavern owner in ten seconds? Generate an NPC. Want someone you could actually play? Build a full character sheet with stats, skills, gear, abilities, inventory, and loot.

1. IdentityWho are you?

Name

Ancestry Level Archetype Background Alignment / outlook

2. Ability ScoresBuild the base scores first, then apply background and level bonuses.

A. Base scores — 27-point buyThe 27 are purchase credits, not 27 raw ability points. Scores cost more as they get higher.

27credits left

8 = 09 = 110 = 211 = 312 = 413 = 514 = 715 = 9

B. Background ability bonusUse the common 2024-style +2 / +1 option. The choices are limited to abilities that fit the selected background.

+2 ability +1 ability

C. Level advancementNo Ability Score Improvement yet. The first opportunity is level 4.

For this lightweight builder, each level 4/8/12/16/19 feat opportunity is shown as an Ability Score Improvement. Choose the same ability twice for +2, or two different abilities for +1/+1. Final scores cap at 20.

D. Final ability scoresThis is the number the finished character actually uses.

3. SkillsChoose up to 4 trained skills. Your archetype suggests good fits.

0/4 trained

4. GearChoose a starting loadout, then customize it.

Weapon Armor Pack

5. AbilitiesYour archetype grants a signature feature. Pick one extra talent.

6. Inventory & LootAdd mundane gear or roll something weird.

WHY TWO MODES?

Same world. Different jobs.

An NPC generator should remove decisions: click once and get someone useful. A player-character builder should preserve decisions: you choose the concept, strengths, skills, equipment, and what kind of weird junk they carry.