canonical BX to-do list: elves

By: Unknown on 03:00

This is the last of the BX to-do lists.  So if you're one of the many Gameblog readers confused or annoyed by this series, you may begin your celebrations.

Level 1
Join a Basic NPC party
Serve as a Retainer to a PC
Serve as a mercenary
Pal around with up to 23 fellow 1st level elves

Level 2
Join a Basic NPC party
Serve as a Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Lead up to 24 1st level elves

Level 3
Join a Basic NPC party
Serve as a Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Lead up to 24 1st level elves
Join an Expert NPC party
Retainer to a Fighter level 7 to 10

Levels 4 to 6
Serve as a Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Lead up to 24 1st level elves
Join an Expert NPC party
Retainer to a Fighter level 7 to 10

Level 7
Serve as a Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Lead up to 24 1st level elves
Join an Expert NPC party

Level 8
Serve as a Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Join an Expert NPC party

Levels 9 and 10
Serve as a Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Join an Expert NPC party
Found an elvish stronghold
Make magic items

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canonical BX to-do list: dwarf

By: Unknown on 14:29

Level 1
Pal around with up to 39 fellow first level dwarves
Join a Basic NPC party
Serves as Retainer to a PC
Serve as a mercenary


Level 2
Join a Basic NPC party
Serves as Retainer to a PC of at least the same level


Level 3
Join a Basic NPC party
Serves as Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Lead up to 40 first level dwarves
Serve as Retainer to Fighter level 7 to 10


Levels 4 to 6
Serves as Retainer to a PC of at least the same level

Lead up to 40 first level dwarves

Serve as Retainer to Fighter level 7 to 10

Levels 7 and 8

Join an Expert NPC party

Serve as Retainer to a PC of at least the same level

Levels 9 to 12

Lead up to 40 first level dwarves

Join an Expert NPC party

Serves as Retainer to a PC of at least the same level

Found a dwarf clan stronghold

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canonical BX to-do list: Halflings

By: Unknown on 10:27

Halfling To-Do List
Level 1
Pal around with up to 39 fellow halfling roustabouts
Join a Basic NPC party
Serves as Retainer to a PC
Build a stronghold, found a new halfling community*
 
Level 2
Join a Basic NPC party
Serves as Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Serve in the Militia of a halfling village
Lead a halfling village
Build a stronghold, found a new halfling community*
 
Level 3
Join a Basic NPC party
Join an Expert NPC party
Serves as Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Serve as Retainer to a Fighter level 7 to 10
Lead a halfling village
Build a stronghold, found a new halfling community*

Level 4-6
Join an Expert NPC party
Serves as Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Serve as Retainer to a Fighter level 7 to 10
Lead a halfling village
Build a stronghold, found a new halfling community

Level 7
Join an Expert NPC party
Serves as Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Lead a halfling village
Build a stronghold, found a new halfling community

Level 8
Join an Expert NPC party
Serves as Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Lead a halfling village
Build a stronghold, found a new halfling community
Become Sheriff

*By the book, halflings of any level that can afford it may start a new halfling community, but the option is introduced in the Expert rulebook.  I'd probably rule you need at least 4 levels to have the necessary prestige to found a new community.

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canonical BX to-do list: Fighter

By: Unknown on 17:50

1st level
Join a Basic NPC Party
Serve as Retainer to a PC
Serve as Retainer to a minor Noble (F3) with up to 9 F1 friends
Serve as a Brigand
Serve as a Buccaneer
Serve as a Pirate
Serve as a Dervish
Serve as a Merchant guard
Serve as a Mercenary
Serve as Retainer to a Cleric 7-12
Get religion, go serve a Matriarch/Patriarch (C9+) at their new castle
Build a Castle

2nd level
Join a Basic NPC Party
Serve as Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Lead a gang of up to 30 Bandits
Serve as Squire to a minor Noble (F3)
Get religion, go serve a Matriarch/Patriarch (C9+) at their new castle
Command up to 20 Brigands
Serve as sergeant in a Merchant caravan
Serve as Retainer to a Cleric 7-12
Serve as Retainer to a Magic-User 7-10
Command up to 25 Nomads
Build a Castle

3rd level
Join a Basic NPC Party
Serve as Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Lead a gang of up to 30 Bandits
Serve as sergeant in a Merchant caravan
Serve as Retainer to a Cleric 7-12
Serve as Retainer to a Magic-User 7-10
Serve as Retainer to a Fighter 7-10
Command up to 10 level 1 retainers and 1 F2 squire as a minor Noble
Build a Castle

4th level
Join an Expert NPC Party
Serve as Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Lead a gang of up to 30 Bandits
Serve as Retainer to a Cleric 7-12
Serve as Retainer to a Magic-User 7-10
Serve as Retainer to a Fighter 7-10
Command up to 40 Brigands
Command up to 30 Buccaneers
Command up to 30 Pirates
Command up to 40 Nomands
Build a castle

5th level
Join an Expert NPC Party
Serve as Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Lead a gang of up to 30 Bandits
Serve as Retainer to a Cleric 7-12
Serve as Retainer to a Magic-User 7-10
Serve as Retainer to a Fighter 7-10
Command up to 50 Brigands
Command the guards on a Merchant caravan
Captain a Pirate ship with up to 50 Pirates
Command up to 100 Nomads
Build a castle

6th level
Join an Expert NPC Party
Serve as Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Lead a gang of up to 30 Bandits
Serve as Retainer to a Cleric 7-12
Serve as Retainer to a Fighter 7-10
Build a castle

7th level
Join an Expert NPC Party
Serve as Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Lead a gang of up to 30 Bandits
Captain a Buccaneer vessel
Build a castle

8th level
Join an Expert NPC Party
Serve as Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Lead a gang of up to 30 Bandits
Command a fleet of up to 100 Pirates
Lead a tribe of up to 300 Nomads
Build a castle 

9th level
Join an Expert NPC Party
Serve as Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Lead a gang of up to 30 Bandits
Command up to 300 Brigands
Command a Buccaneer fleet
Build a castle
Rule a Barony 

10th level
Join an Expert NPC Party
Serve as Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Lead a gang of up to 30 Bandits
Build a castle
Rule a Barony 

11th level
Join an Expert NPC Party
Serve as Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Lead a gang of up to 30 Bandits
Build a castle
Rule a Barony
Rule a fleet of Pirates as the Pirate Lord 

12th-14th level
Serve as Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Lead a gang of up to 30 Bandits
Build a castle
Rule a Barony

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canonical BX to-do lists: Thieves

By: Unknown on 08:06

1st Level
Join a Basic NPC party
Join a Bandit gang with up to 29 other 1st level thieves, led by a 2nd+ level human of any class
Serve as a Retainer to a PC
Travel to a new Master Thief's Hideout to join his gang
Serve as retainer to a minor Noble (F3)

2nd Level
Join a Basic NPC party
Lead up to 30 Bandits
Serve as a Retainer to a PC of at least the same level

3rd level
Join a Basic NPC party
Lead up to 30 Bandits
Serve as a Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Serve a Fighter of 7th to 10th level

4th level
Lead up to 30 Bandits
Serve as a Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Serve a Fighter of 7th to 10th level

5th and 6th level
Join an Expert NPC party
Lead up to 30 Bandits
Serve as a Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Serve a Fighter of 7th to 10th level

7th and 8th level
Join an Expert NPC party
Lead up to 30 Bandits
Serve as a Retainer to a PC of at least the same level

9th and 10th level
Join an Expert NPC party
Lead up to 30 Bandits
Serve as a Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Build a Hideout, attract 1st level thieves

11th through 14th level
Lead up to 30 Bandits
Serve as a Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Build a Hideout, attract 1st level thieves

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canonical B/X cleric to-do list

By: Unknown on 12:45

1st level
Pal around with up to 19 fellow Acolytes, possibly led by a Cleric 2-5
Join a Basic NPC party
Serve as a Retainer to a PC
Serve as retainer to a minor Noble (F3)

2nd level
Join a Basic NPC party
Lead up to 30 Bandits
Lead up to 20 Acolytes (C1)
Serve as under-cleric to a C7-12
Serve as a Retainer to a PC of at least the same level

3rd level
Join a Basic NPC party
Lead up to 30 Bandits
Lead up to 20 Acolytes (C1)
Serve as under-cleric to a C7-12
Serve as a Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Serve a Fighter of 7th to 10th level

4th level
Join Expert NPC party
Lead up to 30 Bandits
Lead up to 20 Acolytes (C1)
Serve as under-cleric to a C7-12
Serve as a Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Serve a Fighter of 7th to 10th level

5th level
Join Expert NPC party
Lead up to 30 Bandits
Lead up to 20 Acolytes (C1)
Serve as under-cleric to a C7-12
Serve as a Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Serve a Fighter of 7th to 10th level

6th level
Join Expert NPC party
Lead up to 30 Bandits
Serve as a Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Serve a Fighter of 7th to 10th level
 
7th level
Join Expert NPC party
Lead up to 30 Bandits
Serve as a Retainer to a PC of at least the same level

8th level
Join Expert NPC party
Lead up to 30 Bandits
Serve as a Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Join a band of Brigands
Join a band of Buccaneers

9th level
Join Expert NPC party
Lead up to 30 Bandits
Serve as a Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Hang out with Nomads
Build a castle, attract followers
Make clerical magic items

10th level
Lead up to 30 Bandits
Serve as a Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Build a castle, attract followers
Make clerical magic items
Lead up to 300 Dervishes on a holy war

11th-14th level
Lead up to 30 Bandits
Serve as a Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Build a castle, attract followers
Make clerical magic items

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canonical to-do lists for Basic/Expert magic-users

By: Unknown on 10:39

I drew the following lists up as sort of a bass ackwards way of answering the question "What is this magic-user up to?"

1st level
Join a band of up to 11 like-minded Mediums, perhaps accompanied by your master (MU3)
Join a Basic NPC party
Serve as apprentice to a Magic-User of 7th to 10th level
Travel to the newly-built tower of a MU 11+ to become their apprentice
Serve as a Retainer to a PC
Serve as retainer to a minor Noble (F3)

2nd level
Join a Basic NPC party
Serve as apprentice to a Magic-User of 7th to 10th level
Lead up to 30 Bandits.
Travel to the newly-built tower of a MU 11+ to become their apprentice
Serve as a Retainer to a PC of at least the same level

3rd level
Take on up to 12 first level apprentices
Join a Basic NPC party
Serve as apprentice to a Magic-User of 7th to 10th level
Serve as a retainer to a Fighter of 7th to 10th level
Lead up to 30 Bandits
Travel to the newly-built tower of a MU 11+ to become their apprentice
Serve as a Retainer to a PC of at least the same level

4th level
Join an Expert NPC party
Serve as a retainer to a Fighter of 7th to 10th level
Lead up to 30 Bandits
Serve as a Retainer to a PC of at least the same level

5th level
Join an Expert NPC party
Serve as a retainer to a Fighter of 7th to 10th level
Lead up to 30 Bandits
Serve as a Retainer to a PC of at least the same level

6th level
Join an Expert NPC party
Serve as a retainer to a Fighter of 7th to 10th level
Lead up to 30 Bandits
Serve as a Retainer to a PC of at least the same level

7th level
Join an Expert NPC party
Lead up to 30 Bandits
Serve as a Retainer to a PC of at least the same level

8th level
Join an Expert NPC party
Lead up to 30 Bandits
Hang out with Nomads
Serve as a Retainer to a PC of at least the same level

9th level
Join an Expert NPC party
Join a band of Brigands
Join a band of Pirates
Lead up to 30 Bandits
Serve as a Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Make some magic items

10th level
Join a band of Brigands
Join a band of Pirates
Join a band of Buccaneers
Lead up to 30 Bandits
Serve as a Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Make some magic items

11th level
Join a band of Brigands
Join a band of Buccaneers
Lead up to 30 Bandits
Serve as a Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Make some magic items
Build a tower, attract d6 apprentices

12th level
Lead up to 30 Bandits
Serve as a Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Make some magic items
Build a tower, attract d6 apprentices

13th level
Lead up to 30 Bandits
Serve as a Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Make some magic items
Build a tower, attract d6 apprentices

14th level
Lead up to 30 Bandits
Serve as a Retainer to a PC of at least the same level
Make some magic items
Build a tower, attract d6 apprentices
 
Looking at this stuff reminded me of the fact that under B/X rules magic-users of up to 3rd level are still considered apprentices. And I also learned that such an apprentice could have up to 3 different masters.  They could start out with an intitial 3rd level instructor who teaches them the basics of the craft.  Then either the master dismisses them ("You've learned all I can teach you.") or the apprentice wises up and leaves.  They then seek out a travelling MU of 7th to 10th level in hopes of learning more.  But then they hear a bigwig wizard is setting up a new tower, so they head out to learn from them instead.  Or maybe their first instructor leaves for an opportunity to learn from a higher level master.  Imagine showing up to a shiny new tower and having to compete with your old tutor for a spot!

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