Fighter’s Followers– Table 16 (Player’s Handbook)
Table 16: Fighter’s Followers
Roll percentile dice on each of the following subtables of Table 16: once for
the leader of the troops, once for troops, and once for a bodyguard (household
guards) unit.
Die
|
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Roll
| Leader (and suggested magical items)
|
01-40
| 5th-level fighter, plate mail, shield, battle axe +2
|
41-75
| 6th-level fighter, plate mail, shield +1, spear +1, dagger +1
|
76-95
| 6th-level fighter, plate mail +1, shield, spear +1, dagger +1, plus 3rd-level fighter, splint mail, shield, crossbow of distance
|
96-99
| 7th-level fighter, plate mail +1, shield +1, broad sword +2, heavy war horse with horseshoes of speed
|
00
| DM’s Option
|
Die
|
|
Roll
| Troops/Followers (all 0th-level)
|
01-50
| 20 cavalry with ring mail, shield, 3 javelins, long sword, hand axe; 100
infantry with scale mail, polearm*, club |
51-75
| 20 infantry with splint mail, morning star, hand axe; 60 infantry with leather
armor, pike, short sword. |
76-90
| 40 infantry with chain mail, heavy crossbow, short sword; 20 infantry with
chain mail, light crossbow, military fork |
91-99
| 10 cavalry with banded mail, shield, lance, bastard sword, mace; 20 cavalry
with |
| scale mail, shield, lance, long sword, mace; 30 cavalry with studded leather
armor, shield, lance, long sword |
00
| DM’s Option (Barbarians, headhunters, armed peasants, extra-heavy cavalry,
etc.) |
*Player selects type.
Die
|
|
Roll
| Elite Units
|
01-10
| 10 mounted knights; 1st-level fighters with field plate, large shield, lance,
broad sword, morning star, and heavy war horse with full barding |
11-20
| 10 1st-level elven fighter/mages with chain mail, long sword, long bow, dagger
|
21-30
| 15 wardens: 1st-level rangers with scale mail, shield, long sword, spear, long
bow |
31-40
| 20 berserkers: 2nd-level fighters with leather armor, shield, battle axe,
broad sword, dagger (berserkers receive +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls) |
41-65
| 20 expert archers: 1st-level fighters with studded leather armor, long bows or
crossbows (+2 to hit, or bow specialization, if using that optional rule) |
66-99
| 30 infantry: 1st-level fighters with plate mail, body shield, spear, short
sword |
00
| DM’s Option (pegasi cavalry, eagle riders, demihumans, siege train, etc.)
|