Dog’s Head Tavern NPCs

These NPCs show up in Adventure 08: Chapter IV and Chapter V

Lawrence, the Dog’s Head’s cook, is in league with Black Robert. Lawrence drugs the drinks of lone travelers or barge crewmen. Lawrence is assisted by two local barge crewmen who are regulars in the Dog’s Head: Norman and Cliffard. Lawrence gives them the high sign and they carry the “drunk” away. They take him on board their small barge downstream to an abandoned abbey that is used as a way station by the Black Riders and the Black Wagons. Lawrence does not know which abbey.

Lawrence the Cook      SR 2

Pawn Competence 3 (Veteran)

Savvy 1                   Melee 1

Cook 1

Cleaver                1d6+1

Fist      1d2+1 Dmg

Bottle   1d6-1 Dmg

Knife   1d3+2 Dmg; 5’ range when thrown, +1 Called Shots

If accosted in the Dog’s Head, 2d6 patrons (Auxerre Barge Men) will come to the aid of Lawrence, Norman, or Cliffard.

Auxerre Barge Men                  SR 1 Tough tavern patrons who enjoy a good dust-up. Pawns Competence 1 (Green) Might 1                    Savvy -1 Brawl 1                    Bargeman 0 Fist      1d2+1 Dmg Bottle   1d6-1 Dmg Knife   1d3+2 Dmg; 5’ range when thrown, +1 Called Shots

Norman                                    SR 1 Auxerre bargeman working for Black Robert Pawns Competence 2 (Regular) Might 2                    Savvy -1 Brawl 1                    Bargeman 0 Fist      1d2+2 Dmg Bottle   1d6 Dmg Knife   1d3+3 Dmg; 5’ range when thrown, +1 Called Shots

Cliffard                                      SR 1 Auxerre bargemen working for Black Robert. Pawns Competence 2 (Regular) Might 1                    Brawl 1                    Bargeman 0 Fist      1d2+1 Dmg Bottle   1d6-1 Dmg Knife   1d3+2 Dmg; 5’ range when thrown, +1 Called Shots

EDIT: I often have trouble with the formatting of stuff I paste in from other documents, though I don't usually get quite so many repetitions of the pictures. For those of you that saw the unedited version, only one picture of the cook was supposed to be included. The cook is from the rather odd, semi-musical 1939 version of the Three Musketeers that featured Don Ameche, the Ritz Brothers, and Binnie Barnes. The cook is one of the Ritz Brothers.