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'''Zadoc''' is an NPC from the 1991 TSR [[Trading Cards]].  He's a stark, unembellished thief.
'''Zadoc''' is an NPC from the 1991 TSR [[Trading Cards]].  He's a stark, unembellished thief.
==Description==
==Description==

Revision as of 07:24, 20 December 2023

{{Character |image = |caption = Zadoc, by Clyde Caldwell, as appearing on the 1991 Trading Card #223. |name = |alt_spelling = |title = |nickname = |home = |gender = Male |race = Human |ethnicity = |occupation = |class = Warrio8/Thief10 |alignment = Lawful Evil |age = |dob = |death = |raised = |turned = |destroyed = |parents = |spouses = |siblings = |children = |patron deity = } Zadoc is an NPC from the 1991 TSR Trading Cards. He's a stark, unembellished thief.

Description

"Zadoc is a thief, plain and simple."[1]

Personality

"Zadoc is a cold and dispassionate man. ... He owes no allegiance to any nation or people."[1]

Abilities

"Zadoc's Dexterity(17) gives him an Armor Class bonus.[2]
He has moderate skill at arms, specializing in a sword-and-dagger style.[1] He fights two-handed.[2] He truly excels in a thief's skills, such as climbing walls and picking locks. His strongest attribute is his cleverness."[1]

Possessions

Gauntlets of desterity, bracers of defense, shortsword +2, and a dagger of venom

Activities

"He often hires out as a bounty-hunter, usually hunting bothersome monster."[2]
Zadoc hatches elaborate plots and can pull them off without a hitch. Many of his victims are left wondering how anybody could have heisted their missing valuables."[1]
He enjoys adventuring for the thrill of encountering new monster."[2]

Relationships

"He has few cohorts and fewer friends."[1]

Publishing History

Zadoc appeared first in the TSR 1991 Trading Cards, on card number 224. Like most other NPCs from the series, Zadoc was never used in a game product and was not used again in-game. In 1994, Zadoc was used on another card, this time on Spellfire CCG card #182 with the same artwork. Zadoc was later given more background lore in the Spellfire Reference Guide in 1995.

References

Citations

  1. a b c d e f Spellfire Reference Guide (1995), p.157.
  2. a b c d 1991 Trading Cards, card #223

Bibliography

  • Nesmith, Bruce and Tim Beach, Spellfire Reference Guide. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1995. p157.

Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index

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Topic Type Description Product Page/Card/Image

Zadoc Non-player character Male, Human, Ftr8/Thf10, 1991 TSR Trading Cards - Factory Set 223