The Quintessential Barbarian
The Quintessential Barbarian cover
| Author | Robert Schwalb |
| Series | Quintessential Series |
| Publisher | Mongoose Publishing |
| Publish date | 2003 |
| Pages | 128 |
| ISBN | 1-903980-92-5 |
| OGL Section 15 | qbbn |
The material below is open game content
Snatch and Grab
The rules are very simple. Contestants board a long ship at night and make for a random town of commoners. The contestants then must raid the town for wenches, coin and treasure all the while striving to escape unscathed. Victory is awarded to he who accumulates the most treasure (living captives are valued at 100gp less their age each) and has suffered the least amount of damage. This is a violent sport depriving others of their life, property and freedom. Only evil characters will actively play in this sport.
Obviously, the spoils of the 'snatch and grab' are reward enough for most barbarians. However, despicable chieftains will reward victors with gifts equal to 100gp times the character level. Of course, the chief pays this reward out of the losers' spoils. The exact nature of the reward may be
in slaves, cattle, commodities, jewellery or gold.
Editing ©2008 Alex Schröder
