You never (or very rarely) see new "human type" monsters around the blogs. It's creatures, creatures, creatures. Well, here's an idea for a new "Men" entry to D&D, the Hunter.
Hunter
AC: 5 (15)
HD: 3+1*
Move: 120 (40)
Attacks: 1 weapon
Damage: by weapon
No. Appearing: 1-6 (1-10)
Save As: F3
Morale: 9
Treasure Type: A
Alignment: Lawful
XP: 75
Hunters are humans who have been especially trained to hunt and slay one specific type of enemy. They are excellent trackers, and also well versed in surprise tactics (surprise on 1-4 on d6), whether that be hiding to spring an ambush, or else seeming nonthreatening then suddenly attacking. When in combat with their specific foe, they gain a +2 bonus to attack rolls, deal triple normal damage, and Save as a Fighter 6.
DMs may select the type of creature each Hunter stalks, or roll on the weapon opponent tables:
roll d100
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Think this is a cool idea. I always liked how in B/X they had 'men' in the monsters section ranging from Dervishes to Berserkers to Bandits to Traders to Nobles. So much simpler than the NPC classes of 3E. I have no clue what other editions have. But I always noticed the lack of these 'men' classes in other editions that I played but really enjoyed them as part of the B/X experience. Thanks for adding to the list.
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The Fourth Edition put men and other races back in the Monster Manuals. Far much easier to populate a town or castle this way. And also no need to limit or compare the villains, hirelings and locals with player characters.
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