The Walking Dead RPG: Negan Write Up
I’m exploring The Walking Dead Roleplaying Game right alongside you. New rules feel real when you put them on the table, not in a vacuum. So I build characters. I test scenes. I watch how the mechanics breathe when a choice hurts. Creating NPCs is the fastest way to learn, I think, because you see competence, gear, and issues collide in play. It is tidy on paper, then messy in the moment. That’s where the system teaches you.
You’ll see regular write ups here, clean and ready to drop into your game. Big names like Negan, sure, but also the quiet ones who break at the worst time. Use them as is. Change them if your table needs it. More survivors, more trouble, and better feel for the rules, coming soon.
NEGAN
Role: Warlord of the Saviors, rules by fear and ritual
Health: 3
Competence:
• Intimidation, Master
• Leadership, Master
• Melee Combat, Expert
• Tactics, Expert
• Firearms, Trained
Issue:
• Absolute control mindset, breaks people to keep order
Secret Issue, optional:
• Grief and guilt tied to his wife “Lucille,” attachment masked by bravado
Gear:
• “Lucille,” barbed-wire bat
• Sidearm, spare mags
• Radio, keys to Sanctuary spaces
Relationships:
• Rick Grimes, sworn enemy, mutual fixation on winning the war
• Carl Grimes, sees strength, wavers between menace and respect
• Maggie Rhee, target of her oath to see him pay
• Simon, ruthless lieutenant with his own agenda
• Dwight, cowed defector with split loyalties
Notes:
• Charismatic, theatrical, sets rules then enforces them with public punishment
• Uses work points, tribute, and hostage leverage to keep towns in line
Rules reminder: Trained rolls 5 dice, Expert 8, Master 10.
Shortblock
Negan, warlord of the Saviors, Health 3. Competence, Intimidation Master, Leadership Master, Melee Combat Expert, Tactics Expert, Firearms Trained. Issue, absolute control mindset. Secret Issue, grief and guilt over “Lucille.” Gear, barbed-wire bat, sidearm, radio and keys. Relationships, Rick Grimes enemy, Carl Grimes complicated respect, Maggie vows justice, Simon ambitious, Dwight conflicted. Notes, theatrical tyrant who enforces rules with public punishment. Trained 5 dice, Expert 8, Master 10.