NPCs - Beggars, Buskers, and Vagabonds (d20)

d20 Result

1

Resolve: {Badly {scarred|burned}.|Missing {an arm|a leg|an eye|both legs}.}

2

Looks just like one of the player characters (or someone they know).

3

Victim of persecution.

4

Was once a wealthy aristocrat.

5

Disguised royalty/priest/wizard testing the generosity of strangers.

6

Doesn't speak a common language.

7

Unhinged. Will lash out violently if provoked.

8

Gives performances in exchange for coins. Resolve: {They are actually quite talented.|You'll wish they wouldn't.}

9

Places a curse upon a player character who ignores or taunts them. Probably not a real curse.

10

Distracts passersby while their accomplice picks their pockets.

11

Streetwise. Can be a source of useful information about the city.

12

Unwitting carrier of a contagious disease.

13

Blind.

14

Pretending to be blind.

15

Chastises passersby for their sins and urges them to ask the gods for forgiveness.

16

Believes they are a dog or cat and acts accordingly.

17

Very ill. Will be dead in a matter of days unless they receive appropriate treatment.

18

Drunkard.

19

Streetwise orphan offers to run errands in exchange for a few coins.

20

Rewards generous giver with awkward hug, literal bootlicking, or unsanitary handicraft.