Why would such a person become a adventurer?

marshalljames1

I've used very extensive tables A GM I know made to generate a characters family and inheritance, if any, but after I had I wondered, why would such a person become a adventurer?

Here's his inheritance

Part 1

Weapons

4 Daggers that were made by Shaugin

4 Spears that were made by Shaugin

2 Javelins

2 Axes Spears that were made by Humans

1 Sword

1 Dagger

1 Halberd that was made by A Bugbear

1 Scimitar

1 Dart

1 Morning Star

1 Battle Axe that was made by Shaugin

1 Halberd that was made by A Ogre

1 Hand Axe that was made by A Goblin

1 Short Sword that was made by A Goblin

Armour

4 suits of Leather Armour that were made by Shaugin

2 Shields that were made by Hobgoblins

1 suit of Platemail that was made by A Human

1 shield that was made by A Human

1 suit of Leather Armour that was made by A Orc

1 suit of Leather Armour that was made by A Human

1 suit of Platemail that was made by A Shaugin

1 Suit of Chainmail that was made by A Ogre

1 Suit of Studded Leather

Equipment

14 worthless glass gems

No rules

6 hooked nets

No rules

4 Cheap Mirrors

No rules

4 old chests

No rules

4 vials of holy water

2 Flasks of Oil

2 Torch’s

2 Small Sacks

2 large carts

2 2-pound blocks of incense

2 loincloths that are made from Leopard Skin

1 Tinderbox

1 50 yard length of rope

1 Leather Backpack

1 large Sack

1 old key

No rules

1 old chest

No rules

1 cheap beer mug

No rules

1 2-kilo barrel of salt

Rules given when/if needed

1 set of carpenters tools

Rules given when/if needed

1 old cloak

No rules

1 loincloth

No rules

1 custom made loaded dice

The GM ruled that they are worth 100 Gold Coins and that over the course of each year they earn me a profit of 11 Gold Coins per year

1 custom made deck of cards

The GM ruled that The GM ruled that they are worth 60 Gold Coins and that over the course of each year they earn me a profit of 6 Gold Coins per year

1 necklace made of human teeth

No rules

1 gold holy symbol

As I’m a fighter no rules

1 hammer

No rules

1 chisel

No rules

1 pick axe

No rules

1 bag of 200 nails

No rules

1 hook

No rules

1 set of Thieves Tools

Rules given when/if needed

1 set of torture tools

Rules given when/if needed

1 cooking pot

No rules

1 Training Dummy

No rules

1 hourglass

No rules

1 telescope

No rules

1 Axe

It can only be used for chopping wood. Rules given when/if needed

1 6-seater rowing boat

Rules given when/if needed

Books

2 on Cooking

1 on Lizardmen

1 that lets the user teach himself or herself The Lizardmen

1 on Human Music

1 on Lizardmen Music

1 on Sea Elf Human Music

1 on Human poetry

1 on Lizardmen poetry

1 on Sea Elf Human poetry

1 on Military Tactics

1 on Naval Tactics

1 on infamous Shaugin

1 on making Lute’s

1 on common underwater plants that have medical use’s

1 on rare underwater plants that have medical use’s

1 on infamous human Smugglers

1 on Diplomacy

1 on folk lore remedies that have been proven to work

1 on sailing

1 on Theology

1 on Medicine

1 on Herbology

1 on Astrology

1 on potion brewing

Food

11 meals worth of cheese, milk, eggs, beef and water

8 meals worth of gruel

5 meals worth of eel meat

5 loaves of bread

3 days worth of fruits, nuts, berries and water

3 meals worth of ham, beer, beans, bread and water

3 weeks worth of preserved rations

1 2-kilo barrel of salted beef

1 2-kilo barrel of apples

1 2-kilo barrel of salted pork

1 2-kilo barrel of salted fish

1 bag that holds 4 meals worth of raw meat

Drink

8 barrels that each hold 7 pints of beer

4 1-pint bottles of water

2 1-pint bottles of Apple Flavoured Brandt

1 wineskin

1 2-kilo barrel of beer

1 2-kilo barrel of wine

1 2-kilo barrel of brandy

1 1-pint bottle of cheap ale

1 4-pint cask of wine

1 flagon that holds 2 pints of cider

Poisons

8 dose’s of Giant Snake Venom

5 dose’s of Large Spider Venom

3 dose’s of small snake venom

3 dose’s of Giant Spider Venom

3 dose’s of moderate blade venom

1 bottle that holds 3 dose’s of minor blade venom

Animals

4 cart horse’s

2 Medium Warhorses

2 camels

2 horse’s

1 large cat

1 small dog

Treasure

Cash

Gold coins

25,407

Silver coins

6,938

Copper coins

4,307

Electrum coins

2,564

Platinum pieces

199

Other valuables

2,774 Gold Coins worth of smuggled goods

1,024 Gold Coins worth of mixed currencies, tiny gems, tiny jewels, tiny bits of jewellery and tiny bits of precious metals

13 gems that are individually worth between 15 Gold Coins each and 120 Gold Coins each that are worth a combined total of 900 Gold Coins

200 Gold Coins worth of spices

200 Gold Coins worth of tobacco

200 Gold Coins worth of cloth

16 Tiny Moonstones that are each worth 1 Gold Coins

8 Gold Coins worth of very poor quality animal furs

4 Rubies that are each worth 100 Gold Coins

4 Harness’s with Electrum Buckles that are all worth 3 Gold Coins

3 Gold Coins that are each worth 45 Gold Coins

3 Silver Daggers that are each worth 30 Gold Coins

3 Giant Rat Pelts that are each worth 3 Gold Coins

1 Ruby that’s worth 500 Gold Coins

1 Gem that’s worth 500 Gold Coins

1 Harness with Platinum Buckle that’s worth 25 Gold Coins

1 Harness with Platinum Buckle that’s worth 15 Gold Coins

1 Sable Fur that’s worth 5 Gold Coins

1 Harness with Gold Buckle that’s worth 5 Gold Coins

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  • marshalljames1
    Posts: 231

    Part 2

    Magic stuff

    Melee Weapons

    2 +1 Swords

    1 +2 Dagger

    1 +1 Longsword

    Ranged weapons

    8 +1 Arrows

    1 +2 Crossbow Bolt

    1 +2 Arrow

    Armour

    1 suit of +1 Platemail

    1 suit of +1 Leather

    Shields

    2 +1 Shields

    Items

    1 +2 Ring of Protection

    1 Periapt of Health

    1 Pale Green Ioun

    1 Helm of Underwater Action

    1 Cloak of The Manta Ray

    1 Net of Snaring

    1 Bead of Curing

    1 pair of Elven Boots

    1 dose of incense of meditation

    1 +1 Ring of Protection

    1 Staff of Healing

    It has 22 charges

    1 Wand of Fireballs

    It has 14 charges

    1 Grey Dusk Ioun Stone

    Potions

    7 1-dose bottles of potion of healing

    1 2-dose bottle of Potion of Neutralize Poison

    1 1-dose bottle of Potion of Speed

    1 2-dose bottle of Potion of Water Breathing

    1 1-dose bottle of Potion of Undead Control

    1 1-dose bottle of Potion of extra Healing

    Minor Artefacts

    1 Deck of Many Things

    It holds 13 cards

  • marshalljames1
    Posts: 231 edited May 2023
    Part 3

    Spell stuff

    11 Spellbooks and 18 Spellscrolls that between them hold the following all 32 1st level, all 24 2nd level, 13 3rd level, 10 4th level, 6 5th, 3 6th level and 1 7th level Spells

    1st level

    All 32

    2nd level

    All 24

    3rd level

    Clairvoyance, Dispel Magic, Feign, Death Fireball, Fly, Gust of Wind, Haste, Hold Person, Monster Summoning I, Phantasmal Force, Slow and Water Breathing

    4th level

    Charm Monster, Dig, Dispel Magic, Fire Trap, Ice Storm, Ice Wall, Minor Globe of Invulnerability, Monster Summoning II, Rarys mmemoic enhancer and Wizards Eye

    5th level

    Animate Dead, Bigbys Inpossing Hand, Cone of Cold, Contact Other Plane, Magic Jar and Teleport

    6th level

    Guards and Wards, Invisible Stalker, Lower Water and Spirit Wrack

    7th level

    Cacodeamon

    Also

    He has 2 Spellscrolls and 2 Spellbooks that give info on how to try and use both Spiritwrack and Cacodeamon on the following

    Those whose names I as the player don’t know but my character does

    2 Type I Deamons

    1 Type II Deamon

    Those whose names I as the player know

    Nurk

    He’s A Type 1 Deamon

    Telkroth

    He’s A Type VI Deamon

    My characters lands and titles

    Those he inherited from his mother

    The 1st

    The title is of Lesser Landed Knight that rules A Decent sized Fiefdom

    To those that are wondering A Lesser Landed Knight has both a lot more power and influence then A Minor Landed Knight and a lot less owner and influence then A Regular Landed Knight

    And

    His Fiefdom is as follows

    In it is A Small Manor House, 3 villages that all have 110 people in them, 5 farming communities that all have 42 people in them and 20 Farms that all have 10 people on them

    That gives it a population of 740 people that consists of 438 Adults and 302 Children

    5% of the adult population of the domain serve as unskilled servants in my Small Manor House

    That means that my Manor House has 21.9 unskilled servants that are rounded up to 22 unskilled servants

    It earns me 740x12 or 8,880 Gold Coins per year

    Take away costs of 7,666 Gold Coins per year and it makes me 1,114 Gold Coins per year

    Rolls on tables The GM made show that the domain has 78 Clerics that consist of 44 1st level, 18 2nd level, 10 3rd level, 4 4th level, 1 5th level and 1 6th level Clerics

    Rolls on tables The GM made show that the domain has 67 Men At Arms that consist of 37 1st level, 15 2nd level, 10 3rd level, 4 4th level and 1 5th level Men At Arms

    And

    It has a garrison of 30 Light Infantry with Ranged Weapons, 30 Light Infantry with Melee Weapons and 2 Medium Cavalry

    Advisors

    1 Chaplain. She’s A 5th level Wis 17/Int 13 Cleric

    1 Rural Warden. He’s A 1st level Str 15 Man At Arms

    The 2nd

    The title is of Lesser Landed Knight that rules A Decent sized Fiefdom

    To those that are wondering A Lesser Landed Knight has both a lot more power and influence then A Minor Landed Knight and a lot less ower and influence then A Regular Landed Knight

    And

    His Fiefdom is as follows

    In it is A Small Manor House, 3 villages that all have 101 people in them, 5 farming communities that all have 40 people in them and 15 farms that all have 10 people on them

    That gives it a population of 653 people that consists of 399 Adults and 261 Children

    5% of the adult population of the domain serve as unskilled servants in my Small Manor House

    That means that my Manor House has 19.95 unskilled servants that are rounded up to 20 unskilled servants

    It earns me 653x12 or 7,836 Gold Coins per year

    Take away costs of 6,268 Gold Coins per year and it makes me 1,568 Gold Coins per year

    Rolls on tables The GM made show that the domain has 73 Clerics that consist of 41 1st level, 17 2nd level, 9 3rd level, 4 4th level, 1 5th level and 1 6th level Clerics

    Rolls on tables The GM made show that the domain has 62 Men At Arms that consist of 34 1st level, 15 2nd level, 9 3rd level, 3 4th level and 1 5th level Men At Arms

    It has a garrison of 30 Light Infantry with Ranged Weapons, 30 Light Infantry with Melee Weapons and 2 Medium Cavalryar

    Those he inherited from his father

    The 1st

    The title is of Lesser Landed Knight that rules A Decent sized Fiefdom

    To those that are wondering A Lesser Landed Knight has both a lot more power and influence then A Minor Landed Knight and a lot less owner and influence then A Regular Landed Knight

    And

    His Fiefdom is as follows

    In it is A Small Manor House, 3 villages that all have 110 people in them, 5 farming communities that all have 42 people in them and 20 Farms that all have 10 people on them

    That gives it a population of 740 people that consists of 438 Adults and 302 Children

    5% of the adult population of the domain serve as unskilled servants in my Small Manor House

    That means that my Manor House has 21.9 unskilled servants that are rounded up to 22 unskilled servants

    It earns me 740x12 or 8,880 Gold Coins per year

    Take away costs of 7,666 Gold Coins per year and it makes me 1,114 Gold Coins per year

    Rolls on tables The GM made show that the domain has 78 Clerics that consist of 44 1st level, 18 2nd level, 10 3rd level, 4 4th level, 1 5th level and 1 6th level Clerics

    Rolls on tables The GM made show that the domain has 67 Men At Arms that consist of 37 1st level, 15 2nd level, 10 3rd level, 4 4th level and 1 5th level Men At Arms

    And

    It has a garrison of 30 Light Infantry with Ranged Weapons, 30 Light Infantry with Melee Weapons and 2 Medium Cavalry

    Advisors

    1 Chaplain. She’s A 5th level Wis 17/Int 13 Cleric

    1 Rural Warden. He’s A 1st level Str 15 Man At Arms

    The 2nd

    The title is of Lesser Landed Knight that rules A Decent sized Fiefdom

    To those that are wondering A Lesser Landed Knight has both a lot more power and influence then A Minor Landed Knight and a lot less ower and influence then A Regular Landed Knight

    And

    His Fiefdom is as follows

    In it is A Small Manor House, 3 villages that all have 101 people in them, 5 farming communities that all have 40 people in them and 15 farms that all have 10 people on them

    That gives it a population of 653 people that consists of 399 Adults and 261 Children

    5% of the adult population of the domain serve as unskilled servants in my Small Manor House

    That means that my Manor House has 19.95 unskilled servants that are rounded up to 20 unskilled servants

    It earns me 653x12 or 7,836 Gold Coins per year

    Take away costs of 6,268 Gold Coins per year and it makes me 1,568 Gold Coins per year

    Rolls on tables The GM made show that the domain has 73 Clerics that consist of 41 1st level, 17 2nd level, 9 3rd level, 4 4th level, 1 5th level and 1 6th level Clerics

    Rolls on tables The GM made show that the domain has 62 Men At Arms that consist of 34 1st level, 15 2nd level, 9 3rd level, 3 4th level and 1 5th level Men At Arms

    And

    It has a garrison of 30 Light Infantry with Ranged Weapons, 30 Light Infantry with Melee Weapons and 2 Medium Cavalry
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  • marshalljames1
    Posts: 231 edited May 2023
    Rural stuff

    Area’s of land

    2 Area’s of 3 Acres of Best Quality Rural Land that has 7 Rural House’s, 3 Rural House’s and 1 Farmstead on it, its worth 5,310 Gold Coins and it earns the owner 418 Gold Coins per year

    2 Hunting Estates that are both worth 2,900 Gold Coins that both earn the owner 319 Gold Coins per year

    2 Farms that are both worth 1,200 Gold Coins that both earn the owner 132 Gold Coins per year

    Ships

    3 Ships

    They 24 personnel onboard that consist of 20 Crew in the form of 16 1st level Fighters and 4 1st level Fighters, they all have 3 Officers that are 3rd level Clerics and they all have 1 4th level Fighter

    They are each all worth 5,000 Gold Coins and they each earn me a profit of 500 Gold Coins per year

    Total yearly earnings

    8,702 Gold Coins per year
    Post edited by marshalljames1 on
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