{"id":"mage/creature/npc/thug","type":"creature","system":"npc","line":"mage","name":"Thug","sources":[{"source":"M20","page":621}],"entries":["Some folks love to fight. Maybe they’re drunken frat guys, obnoxious barflies, furious protesters, boys, women, or men who’ve got more issues than sense. It’s pretty easy to end up on the bad side of such people, especially in the World of Darkness. Cults with particularly shady membership have lots of these sorts of people among the congregation. Although they don’t put up much resistance against a stronger foe, thugs can give a mage or two a decently hard time unless that person’s got some mad skills on display.","Suggested Attributes: {@attribute Strength|V20} 3, {@attribute Dexterity|V20} 2, {@attribute Stamina|V20} 2, {@attribute Charisma|V20} 2, {@attribute Manipulation|V20} 2, {@attribute Appearance|V20} 2, {@attribute Perception|V20} 2, {@attribute Intelligence|V20} 1, {@attribute Wits|V20} 2","Suggested Abilities: {@ability Alertness|V20} 2, {@secondary_ability Area Knowledge|M20} 1, {@ability Athletics|V20} 2, {@ability Brawl|V20} 2, {@ability Crafts|V20} 2, {@ability Drive|V20} 1, {@ability Intimidation|V20} 1, {@ability Melee|V20} 2, {@ability Streetwise|V20} 1, {@ability Technology|M20} 1","Willpower: 3","Health Levels: OK, -1, -1 -2, - 2, -5, Incapacitated","Equipment: Wallet and stuff, improvised weapons (pool cues, broken bottles, tire irons, chairs, protest signs, and so on).","Image: A rough and cocky attitude, perhaps accentuated by a few scars or old injuries, betrays this person’s willingness to fight.","Roleplaying Notes: Fighting is a rush. You enjoy it, and you’re pretty decent at it, if you must say so yourself!"],"_qa":{"flags":["no_attributes"],"parser":"stat_block","confidence":0.9,"extracted":"2026-10-12","job":"m20-bestiary"},"_links":{"self":"/api/v1/records/mage/creature/npc/thug","html":"/records/mage/creature/npc/thug","parent":null,"children":"/api/v1/records/mage/creature/npc/thug/children","sources":[{"abbr":"M20","page":621,"folio":621,"title":"Mage: The Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition"}]},"_db":{"title":"Thug","props":[],"parent_id":null,"level":null,"category":null,"summary":"Some folks love to fight. Maybe they’re drunken frat guys, obnoxious barflies, furious protesters, boys, women, or men who’ve got more issues than sense.","tags":[],"children":[]}}