For a quick walk through of how to get the best out of the NPC generator, watch the screencast.
This tool is for DMs who are tired of spending an hour generating a monster or NPC only to see their players kill it in a few brief rounds of combat. Using this monster generator, a DM can create a 20th level Stone Giant fighter in a minute or two or 3rd level Drider cleric in just a few seconds. Allowing you, the GM, to either experiment to find the right monster to really challenge your party or simply use the time you save creating monsters to write more adventures.
The monster and NPC generators follows all the rules of D&D 3.5 for creating monsters with classes and NPCs. So the monsters / NPC you create with this tool are just as good as the ones you would create by hand. The results can be printed out directly from the web page or use the plain text option to cut & paste the monster into your adventure.
The tool is easy to use. Simply select the monster and optionally select its classes, levels and its skill focus. The focus controls how the monster's / NPCs skill points are used, ensuring that your monster / NPC has the right skills to terrorise your party. Special attacks and class abilities are allocated automatically but the monster generator / NPC generator lets the GM select the feats. Monsters / NPCs also start with their default weapons and attacks but these can be changed, as can the monster's ability scores and size.
Once you are happy with your changes press the RECALCLATE button to see how the changes effect the monster.
The monster generator and NPC Generator are free to use and supplied "as is". If you have any questions or problems, please write to us: CONTACT (at) DinglesGames (dot) com.
Open Game License v 1.0a Copyright 2000, Wizards of the Coast, Inc.System Reference Document. Copyright 2000, Wizards of the Coast, Inc.; Authors Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams, based on material by E. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson.
Hi Chris, I’m afraid I can only do the core books for D&D 3.5 as Wizards of the Coast have copyright on the other books and could close down the site. I can however add any Pathfinder material as they are all open license material.
Paul
Hey there, I was wondering if there’s a way to give a character a magical off-hand weapon? I only see the option for a magical shield, but I’m trying to make a higher level Ranger. I may just be missing it though due to lack of sleep right now
you can’t use mind flayer but there is the illithid savant on a non-core book. Sea elves are in races of faerun (or at least you could create a similar race and call it elf of the abyss). I have made an entire world using your generator and this map I edited.
Hi Dragonborn, Try giving the skeleton some inteligence, a zero INT creature cannot have any class levels so will default to 1 Hit Die if it does not start with any HD.
Paul
Hey,
I just wanted to point out that the Shadow armour ability say ‘+5 to Steath’ as opposed to ‘+5 to Hide’, and I don’t think that bonus is being added to the skill properly either.
Slithas
First of all and most important: Great work and very nice tool.
And now my question: Any chance you could add the races and monsters of the Dark Sun setting? I believe the 3.5 material from athas.org is open license.
Hi Gablin669, looking at the athas.org site it does mention that no one can use the material to make money, I’ll look into it into more detail but does not look good.
I was looking to make a Pixie zombie, but I cannot seem to find how to apply the zombie template to a pixie. Is that something you’d need to add or am I overlooking something?
Hi GrumpyWizard,
You need to select sprite, pixie and add the zombie template (small). If you want the pixie to have skills and feats you will need to upgrade its intelligence from zero.
Cheers
Paul
3.5 NPC Generator is using Wisdom as the ability modifier for the Craft skills. For 3.5 D&D, it should be Intelligence (same for Pathfinder). Could you please make a correction.
Hi Paul,
Any chance of adding the prestige classes from the 3.5 DMG that haven’t been done yet (Archmage, Dragon Disciple, Duelist, Dwarven Defender, Eldritch Knight, Hierophant, Horizon Walker, Loremaster, Red Wizard, and Thaumaturgist), or are there licensing issues??
Hi jezzakstyles,
I’m a bit busy over the next couple of weeks but will start adding more 3.5 prestige classes after. Have been concentrating on Pathfinder so should do some more 3.5 work. No licensing issues for DMG stuff
Hey was wondering if you are going to do any of the faerun books (Monsters of Faerun/ Races of Faerun) those would help make some scary underdark monsters
Hi Paul,
Is there a reason why you have the 2 Templates option for the Pathfinder NPC Generator, but only 1 Template option for the 3.5 NPC Generator? If possible, could you add this option in the future.
Cheers
Jeremy
I’ve noticed that the Favored Enemy text for the Ranger class includes the bonus as an atk-bonus as well. However, 3.5 rules only include the bonus as a damage-bonus, not an atk-bonus. Could you please amend the Special Atks text accordingly?
Hi Paul,
I also noticed that the level 11 Fighting Style feats for the Ranger class are not included in the bonus feats pop-up box (should be Improved Precise Shot for archery, and Greater Two-Weapon Fighting for 2-Wpn Fighting). Are you able to correct this?
Cheers
Jeremy
Hi AOTKorby, The attribute points should now be working correctly. I had not copied a function over from my test region and because of this it was not deducting the values when the attributes were altered.
Do tell me anything else you find wrong.
Cheers
Paul
are we gona se some stuff from “Complete Warrior” so it can be possible to make a Swashbuckler and some really cool Prestige classes
Keep up the good work
Chris
Hi Chris, I’m afraid I can only do the core books for D&D 3.5 as Wizards of the Coast have copyright on the other books and could close down the site. I can however add any Pathfinder material as they are all open license material.
Paul
Would the reason the Mind Flayer isn’t in your list due to it being a WoC copyrighted monster?
Hi Herschel, Yes I don’t want to get the attention of WoC copyright team so am sticking with SRD material
Hey there, I was wondering if there’s a way to give a character a magical off-hand weapon? I only see the option for a magical shield, but I’m trying to make a higher level Ranger. I may just be missing it though due to lack of sleep right now
Sorry slithas You will have to over type the off hand attack and damage manually at present. I will be adding in a magical off hand attack soon.
Paul
I bought a lifetime membership. waiting for the membership to become effective :):):)
Hi francesco.rizzo.3d,
here is a link on hoe to activate your membership
http://www.dinglesgames.com/how-to-guide/how-do-i-activate-my-membership-from-google-checkout/
Paul
cmooooooooooooon I need it to be active soon
OMG it worked!!!!! yayyyyyyyyy
How do you use this to make a Familiar. I would like to be able to do so with some of my npc wizards.
Hi graywolf7902000,
I don’t have familiar templates set up or any animals lower than 1 hit die. I’ll look into adding something.
Paul
Thank you for taking the time to do this.
Hi graywolf7902000,
I’ve added some familiar monsters and templates by level. Ignore the extra feat error.
Paul
you can’t use mind flayer but there is the illithid savant on a non-core book. Sea elves are in races of faerun (or at least you could create a similar race and call it elf of the abyss). I have made an entire world using your generator and this map I edited.
http://imageshack.us/f/204/orfelfisica.jpg/
http://imageshack.us/f/854/mappaorfel8427830.jpg/
sorry cause it’s in italian. the only two unrecognizable words are “nani” (dwarves) and “mare” (sea)
the scale is incorrect: to be ok it’s 1 square = 100×100km
Hi francesco,
that’s some map you have. There is a monster similar to the mind flayer on the site if you look for it.
Would it be possible to add scrolls to the items that NPCs can take? Currently, theres only Potions and Misc. (apologies if I’m just being blind…)
Sorry, but I think the NPC Generator is buggy. I make a Dwarf Skeleton, and can’t make it change the CR from 1.6777. Any help?
Hi Dragonborn, Try giving the skeleton some inteligence, a zero INT creature cannot have any class levels so will default to 1 Hit Die if it does not start with any HD.
Paul
Hey,
I just wanted to point out that the Shadow armour ability say ‘+5 to Steath’ as opposed to ‘+5 to Hide’, and I don’t think that bonus is being added to the skill properly either.
Slithas
Hi slithas, thanks for reporting the error, I’ve now corrected this, the bonus should now be appearing.
Paul
Hi JFurlong, I’ve now added the ability to add scrolls, you will have to add in the actual spells in the comments section
Nice tool. Any chance you could add ‘Giant, Storm’ ?
Seems an odd ommission
Hi thursdaydnd, I’ve now added the Giant, Storm. Let me now if you find anything else
Hi,
First of all and most important: Great work and very nice tool.
And now my question: Any chance you could add the races and monsters of the Dark Sun setting? I believe the 3.5 material from athas.org is open license.
Hi Gablin669, looking at the athas.org site it does mention that no one can use the material to make money, I’ll look into it into more detail but does not look good.
Hi Paul,
Nice tool, will be very helpful to me
I was looking to make a Pixie zombie, but I cannot seem to find how to apply the zombie template to a pixie. Is that something you’d need to add or am I overlooking something?
Thanks! Vincent
Hi GrumpyWizard,
You need to select sprite, pixie and add the zombie template (small). If you want the pixie to have skills and feats you will need to upgrade its intelligence from zero.
Cheers
Paul
Hi Paul,
3.5 NPC Generator is using Wisdom as the ability modifier for the Craft skills. For 3.5 D&D, it should be Intelligence (same for Pathfinder). Could you please make a correction.
Cheers
Jeremy
Hi Jeremy,
Thanks for pointing out the error, Ooops! I’ve now corrected the craft skills
Cheers
Paul
Hi Paul,
Any chance of adding the prestige classes from the 3.5 DMG that haven’t been done yet (Archmage, Dragon Disciple, Duelist, Dwarven Defender, Eldritch Knight, Hierophant, Horizon Walker, Loremaster, Red Wizard, and Thaumaturgist), or are there licensing issues??
Hi jezzakstyles,
I’m a bit busy over the next couple of weeks but will start adding more 3.5 prestige classes after. Have been concentrating on Pathfinder so should do some more 3.5 work. No licensing issues for DMG stuff
Thanks for the prompt response, it’ll be good to have those prestige classes added.
Cheers
Jeremy
Hey was wondering if you are going to do any of the faerun books (Monsters of Faerun/ Races of Faerun) those would help make some scary underdark monsters
Hi Paul,
Is there a reason why you have the 2 Templates option for the Pathfinder NPC Generator, but only 1 Template option for the 3.5 NPC Generator? If possible, could you add this option in the future.
Cheers
Jeremy
Hi jezzakstyles,
The second template is now on the 3.5 NPC Generator. Let me know if you find any problems
Paul
Hi shadowvampkv,
I’m not sure if the faerun books are SRD. The word faerun is copyrighted so does not look good
Sent you a three month donation. Please update me to paid member. Thank you.
Hi steelheart,
I’ve now set up your membership, have fun
Paul
Just sent you a donation to try it out for 3 months!
Hi DungeonBastard,
I’ve now set up your membership
Paul
hey quick question for you, how can i save my npcs to the pc im using?
Hi Jhaggard, I just copy and paste the text version of the NPC into a word document to save on my PC.
Paul
I’m not entirely clear as to how to use the attribute points gained when you add hit die on the NPC generator.
Hi Paul,
I’ve noticed that the Favored Enemy text for the Ranger class includes the bonus as an atk-bonus as well. However, 3.5 rules only include the bonus as a damage-bonus, not an atk-bonus. Could you please amend the Special Atks text accordingly?
Hi Paul,
I also noticed that the level 11 Fighting Style feats for the Ranger class are not included in the bonus feats pop-up box (should be Improved Precise Shot for archery, and Greater Two-Weapon Fighting for 2-Wpn Fighting). Are you able to correct this?
Cheers
Jeremy
Hi jezzakstyles,
Thanks for reporting the error, it should now be fixed. Keep up the good work.
Cheers
Paul
Hi AOTKorby, The attribute points should now be working correctly. I had not copied a function over from my test region and because of this it was not deducting the values when the attributes were altered.
Do tell me anything else you find wrong.
Cheers
Paul
Hey, I was just wondering if Enlarge/Reduce person could be added to the Pre-buffed spells?
Thanks for all the awesome stuff so far,
Slithas