The rules for writing Hubelpot are an extension of some items discussed in the Overused Ideas thread:
1) Hubelpot does not win every argument.
2) He is not particularly witty compared to high INT / high CHA characters.
3) He should try to be supportive and caring when he can, and can get angry, but he is Neutral. The great battle between Good and Evil doesn't mean much compared to getting the crops in on time or the propper care of Tomatos.
4) He is a Druid, but he is a follower of Chauntea (goddess of fertility and farming). He is a farmer, a gardener, and a working class merchant, not an eco-terrorist or new age shaman.
5) He's a faithful husband and the 37 year old father of a well adjusted, not very bright, fully employed son. He tries not to forget that.
6) He sees adventure as the result of poor financial planning decisions.
7) It's a humor mod, but Hubelpot himself does not break the fourth wall. He takes his world seriously, even when things become absurd.
Cooking, gardening, food and farming are all fascinating to Hubelpot. Angst is not.9) Hubelpot is much less important than CHARNAME. To most noble NPCs, he's less important than Boo. Master villains do not take time to rant against a veggie merchant.
10) "Tha Balance" means very little to Hubelpot. He's a Druid in the sense of being a wiseman, herbalist, healer, and lore-keeper. He cares about crop yields, healthy children, peasant farmers, and townsfolk. The Cosmic Balance can take care of itself.
If you have a banter or interjection you'd like to add, please put it in the Banters thread.
