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CITY

STREETS

GIOR’S GLASSWORKS

AUTHOR: PATRICK LAWINGER

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DAVE GILHAM

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CITY STREETS

INTRODUCTION

Sparks™ system independent products are designed to ignite the creativity of the Game Master (GM).

Generic Universe Publishing (GU) believes the ire you create with your imagination provides more lasting

entertainment and more enjoyable games than a set formula or script created by someone else. The

City Streets books deliver highly detailed locations for your city or village designed to help bring your

game to life. These locations are useful for basic role-playing interactions or as a source of adventure or

information within your own game world. Obviously, as a generic RPG product, the non-player characters

(NPCs), animals, and monsters described within have no game statistics. Many RPG systems already

provide basic statistics for monsters and some NPCs and these can easily be used. In those other

situations, perhaps when the player characters (PCs) decide to wantonly murder and/or rob a storekeeper,

the GM might need to create statistics for some NPCs. Fortunately, NPCs are described in detail and GU

provides a simple way to help the GM assess NPC abilities.

NPCS

The detailed descriptions of the NPCs in our

products should help immensely during those

moments the PCs decide to take their interactions

to a more physical level. While the descriptions

alone should help the GM create statistics,

sometime a bit more help is needed. We provide

additional information as described below.

Obviously, we encourage your own creative

interpretation of any material provided and you

are free to change anything you desire. In fact, we

encourage making changes as they make it easier

for you to bring these locations to life.

Weak: the mental or physical abilities are

weaker than average. Whether

through age or mental disability,

this individual is simply not as

capable as most.

Average: just what it states, the average.

Neither stronger nor smarter

than most; this covers the vast

majority of NPC mental and

physical traits. If no Mental or

Physical Traits are listed, then

the character is average for those

traits.

Exceptional: possessing above average

strength, stamina, or mental

abilities that stand out above the

crowd.

Inspiring: these characters are either

smarter or stronger than most

others. Smart or wise enough

to be sought out for advice or

strong enough to be sought out

for physical assistance. A small

number of individuals have

inspiring Mental or Physical Traits.

Heroic: possessing legendary mental or

physical powers discussed by

others with awe. Only a mere

fraction of a percentage of the

population has heroic attributes.

However, some types of monsters

have been known to possess

legendary abilities.

Most NPC descriptions provide no information about

attributes. In such cases, always presume that the

attributes are “average.”

ATTRIBUTES

Although the physical and mental attributes of NPCs

should not often come into play, it is easy to see

how the GM might need to know something about

these attributes even in non-combat situations.

Some interactions might see the PCs asking for

help carrying a large item, or interpreting a dificult

puzzle. The system we use for looking at physical

and mental traits is fairly simple.

Physical Traits: how fast, strong, and hearty a

character might be. Most NPCs are average with

respect to physical traits but older characters might

have slowed or gotten more frail with age.

Mental Traits: general intelligence, common

sense, and problem solving ability. This can also

include how well spoken an individual is and how

convincing they might be. Again, most people are

considered average in this area.

Sparks products use 5 ability levels to translate into

your game system.

COMBAT ABILITY

Combat Ability is more dificult to break down

because some characters might be very skilled with

one type of weapon but not with others. When a

character description mentions a particular weapon,

presume that the combat ability described refers to

using that weapon (or weapons) and their ability

with other weapons is somewhat reduced. Combat

ability is divided into 6 categories:

MAGIC TALENT

Very few characters and creatures can use magic.

Magic Talent refers to the ability to actively cast

spells and wield the powers of magic as well as the

ability to create potions or other magic items. The

wide variety of RPG systems and magic systems

make this area even more dificult to break down.

First, and most important, simply the ability to

use magic makes one stand out. If a creature

or character possesses Magic Talent, one of the

following ive categories is used:

Awful : possessing virtually no combat

ability, an enraged housecat ills

this character with fear.

Mediocre: includes brawlers, bar ighters,

and minor thugs. While some

have some sort of militia or

similar training, they rely more

on strength, speed, and numbers

than on skill.

Good: characters with some formal

training such as more experienced

militia and patrol guards. Although

they still rely somewhat on

strength and speed, their skills

help overcome much stronger

opponents.

Exceptional: these rare individuals have far

more training than most and

generally come out on top in a

ight. They practice regularly,

improving their skill to the point

that skill is now more important

than strength or speed.

Excellent: such weapon masters are

extremely rare, and usually

highly specialized. People travel

great distances to actively seek

training from such highly skilled

individuals.

Heroic: possessing such legendary skill

that they are either feared or

respected by any that have heard

of them.

Characters with no Combat Ability listed are

considered “Awful.”

Minor:

these people can cast minor spells,

whether it is to light a room, or heal

a minor cut.

Greater:

able to cast somewhat more

powerful spells that can be used

to damage or heal, and/or able to

create potions and minor magic

items.

Major:

able to cast powerful spells

affecting multiple targets, heal

diseases and major wounds, and/or

the ability to create more powerful

potions, and magic items.

Awesome:

feared and admired for their

abilities, these individuals are

sought after teachers or leaders and

extremely dangerous opponents.

Heroic:

able to cast spells beyond the

understanding of ordinary people.

Time and reality are but passing

concepts to these individuals as

they possess the ability to alter

them at will.

The sixth ability level, none, is never listed. If

Magical Talent is not listed, the character does

not possess any, unless you choose to add magical

abilities to the character for your own reasons.

LOCKS

Different game systems handle locks and the

picking or breaking of locks in different ways. When

locks are described they are categorized as follows:

Easy: a child or a swift blow with a

hammer can open this lock.

Average: requires some tools and a small

amount of skill.

Challenging: requires skill, tools, and time to

open.

Exceptional: requires extreme skill, special

tools and lots of time to open.

Outrageous: really, it would be easier to ind

the key, no, really…

MENTAL POWERS

Special Mental Powers, such as telepathy or

telekinetic powers, are used in some role-playing

games. If your game does not include special

Mental Powers, use the character description to

translate these characteristics into other abilities

that it your game system. Mental Powers follow

the same track as Magic Talent with the default,

none, never listed and the following ive categories

used for those creatures possessing special Mental

Powers:

TRAPS

In some rare cases, a particular vault, door, or

chest might be trapped. A general description of the

type of trap and what it does includes the level of

pain it can inlict using the following categories:

Minor:

able to perform minor tricks of the

mind, but nothing overly deadly or

powerful

Annoying:

not terribly dangerous because

it is easy to ind or bypass or

because the trap simply doesn’t

inlict much damage.

Greater:

able to perform great feats by

mental powers alone

Painful:

these traps are either capable

of inlicting a small amount of

damage to multiple targets or a

larger amount of damage to a

single target. They are also more

dificult to detect and disarm.

Major:

this person’s mind is a potent

weapon capable of harming

multiple targets, or even healing or

modifying reality on a small scale.

Awesome:

feared and admired for their

incredible mental powers, these

individuals can twist reality with

their minds.

Yikes!:

traps at this level are truly

dangerous and are only identiied

by a trained professional and

usually only disarmed or bypassed

using specialized tools. They inlict

massive amounts of damage to a

single target or large amounts of

damage to multiple targets.

Heroic:

possessing mental powers so great

that time and space are merely

concepts that can be followed,

or ignored at a whim. PCs foolish

enough to attack someone this

powerful are generally left with the

mind of an infant, if they survive at

all.

Gravestone:

The most extreme level of trap

is particularly dificult to disarm

and is often triggered just trying

to foolishly bypass it. These traps

are capable of inlicting instant

and gruesome deaths upon their

victims.

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