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The bulk of the people met on an adventure
in an inhabited area -
whether city, town, village, or along
the roads through the countryside,
will be average folk, with no profession
as adventurers know it, and no
special abilities for clericism, fighting,
magic, or thievery. They are simply
typical, normal people (as you define
typical and normal for the milieu, of
course). When dealing with these types,
it is suggested that the following
factors be used:
| General Classification | Hit Points | Combat Ability |
| sedentary females | 1 - 3 | -3 |
| sedentary males | 1 - 4 | -2 |
| active females | 1 - 4 | -1 |
| active males | 2 - 5 | 0 level |
| laboring females | 2 - 5 | 0 level |
| laboring males | 2 - 7 | 0 level |
Sedentary
occupations are those where the individual does nothing, or is a
clerk, scribe,
etc.
Active occupations
are those involving considerable movement and
activity such as a serving maid, carpenter,
etc.
Innkeeper (terrain: village, TPL12:2nd) (REF3.77)
Laboring
occupations are strenuous and include farming, mining,
and most menial labor tasks.
HP: 2-5 (female), 2-7 (male)
Combat Ability:
<strength +1 to +3 :
DMG.100>
<Piscodaemons
are oftimes summoned to the Prime Material Plane
to act as labor or guards.>
<
Add as a quick reference note? Add this
note to hirelings?
General Characters: Roll 3d6 for
each ability as usual,
but use average scoring
by considering any 1 as a 3 and any 6 as a 4.
<General Characters
would include Typical Inhabitants &
Hirelings>
>
<link to here from Men in the Monster Manual?>
0-level NPCs
| Type | Hp | Combat Ability | Examples |
| Infirm | 1d3 | -3 to hit / -3 damage | Elders, Children, Beggars, Plague Victims |
| Sedentary | 1d4 | -2 to hit / -2 damage | Clerks, Scribes, Shopkeepers, Minor Officials |
| Active | 1d4+1 | 0-level | Craftsmen, Servants, Merchants, Boatmen |
| Fit | 1d4+2 | 0-level | Farmers, Miners, Labourers, Sailors, Militiamen |
| Very Fit | 1d6+1 | 0-level | Soldiers, Watchmen, Bodyguards, Men-at-Arms |
- OSRIC, page 168
Q: The DMG has a table
giving the
range of hit points for
zero-level
humans in various occupations.
Is
there similar information
somewhere
on zero-level demi-humans?
A: There are no zero-level
demi-humans
except for halflings; refer
to the race
descriptions in the various
monster tomes
for information on demi-humans
with no
character abilities.
(131.63)
A warrior, an expert,
a commoner, an aristocrat, and an adept.
Quote:
2. In some modules (namely
The
Village of Hommlet), NPCs living in town are listed with stuff
like "scale mail, shield, spear and long sword".
Would these be items they
normally have on them at any given time, or just a list of what they can
easily get ahold of if they have to?
In other words, to farmers
in Greyhawk
normally wear armor and carry weapons on the job?
I'm looking into starting
up an Advanced D&D campaign sometime
and would like some advice in handling the above from the source 
Only soldiers and the like
wear armor and carry shields around in a community.
The equipment listed is
for when they are arming to protect their home.
Cheers,
Gary
