As noted on the House Rules page, many of these are more character types than archetypes -- but they're all still lots of fun, and even if you don't want to use the archetypes as presented they're still a great source of ideas for character generation.

Building Archetypes

• Building Custom Archetypes (Robin Laws)
  Guidelines for building your own custom archetypes.
• Archetype Tweaking (Trip)
  A set of rules for tweaking existing archetypes; it is possible that these should be reserved for GMs, given Robin's warnings in his guidelines, but be your own judge.

Archetypes

• Arabian Sailor (David Eber)
  A sea-borne wanderer, the daring swashbuckler.
• Bounty Hunter (Colin Chapman)
  He always gets his man -- no matter what or who is in the way.
• Buro Assassin (David Eber)
  The Buro has a use for killers...
• Con Artist (Colin Chapman)
  The classic con man.
• Cyber-Ape (David Eber)
  Jammertech-based archetype for cybernetic apes.
• Dabbler (Dave Van Domelen)
  A dilettante with a fondness for knowledge. Hugely ineffective in combat.
• Deep Cover Cop (Mike Hall)
  The cop who's so far in he's almost forgotten who he is.
• Disillusioned Hero (Mike Hall)
  Cynical, embittered, yet still somehow hopeful. Very nice Unique Schtick.
• Eastern Monk (Colin Chapman)
  A monk of the sort seen in Chinese Ghost Story.
• Entertainer (Bryant Durrell)
  The Chinese opera flavor of entertainer; c.f. Peking Opera Blues.
• Fugitive (Mike Hall)
  He's on the run, trying to prove his innocence.
• Jammer Subversive (David Eber)
  Another Jammertech-based archetype; this is the classic techie with a yen for explosives.
• Karate Wizard (Geoff Grabowski)
  An flavor of Magic Cop or Monster Hunter from the early junctures.
• Lone Rider (Colin Chapman)
  The solitary wanderer and dispenser of justice, with special schticks relating to driving.
• Mexican Wrestler (Evan James)
  The classic masked wrestler, turning his (or her) skills to justice!
• Netherworld Traveller (David Eber)
  A very flexible archetype for Netherworld denizens.
• Reformed Gangster (Trip)
  Mooks gone good.
• Ring Fighter (Trip)
  The professional fighter; similar to the Martial Artist.
• Sea Captain (David Eber)
  A specialized archetype with interesting flavor.
• Smuggler (Mike Hall)
  One of the classic underworld types, suitable for gunrunning and other shady pursuits.
• Supernatural Cop (Benjamin Baugh)
  The opposite of a Magic Cop.
• Treasure Hunter (Colin Chapman)
  The Indiana Jones flavor of archeologist, with derring-do galore.
• Urban Samaritan (Mike Hall)
  The protector of his (or her) community; great for players who like hooks.
• Vengeful Hood (Mike Hall)
  Another take on the concept of the heroic hood; this one is a bit darker than others.
• Wandering Monk (Evan James)
  A new kind of martial artist, inspired by Kung Fu and Kwai Chang Caine.
• Wild Man (Mike Hall)
  The noble savage of pulp lore.
• Worldly Martial Artist (Kevin Mowery)
  The martial artist who doesn't really want to forego worldly things...
• Zen Wanderer (Mike Hall)
  In tune with nature and the supernatural, this variant on the martial artist wanders the world.

• House Rules

Last modified: May 9th, 1999; please send comments to durrell@innocence.com.