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<blockquote data-quote="Amrynn Moonshadow" data-source="post: 4082198" data-attributes="member: 382">one PC actually had a pretty crappy life . . . Commoner 3 / Expert 2 / Wizard 1very pesant hero-esque. not the most optimum build for 6th level, but you know what, it's not always about power gaming.the guy grew up as a stable boy to a noble house in a big city, eventually got skilled over time in his craft, and his life was radically changed by the fact that the patron of that noble's house had a wizard who happened to notice that the stable boy has 18 INT, and had the FR feat that makes the PC a magical phenom.that campaign started @ an advanced level though, so that guy didn't have to play 5 levels of NPC class to get to being a 1st lvl wizard. he had a lot of flavor though . . .another of the PCs was actually that guys best friend growing up (one of the nobles that the wizard was a stable boy for), and he was a straight fighter / paladin. he played the big brother role, protecting his friend, who eventually grew to be able to take care of himself.mechanically, NPC classes are sub-optimal. but they are sub-optimal on purpose. D&amp;D is about having fun, so not everyone finds fun in having crappy class abilities.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Amrynn Moonshadow, post: 4082198, member: 382"] one PC actually had a pretty crappy life . . . Commoner 3 / Expert 2 / Wizard 1 very pesant hero-esque. not the most optimum build for 6th level, but you know what, it's not always about power gaming. the guy grew up as a stable boy to a noble house in a big city, eventually got skilled over time in his craft, and his life was radically changed by the fact that the patron of that noble's house had a wizard who happened to notice that the stable boy has 18 INT, and had the FR feat that makes the PC a magical phenom. that campaign started @ an advanced level though, so that guy didn't have to play 5 levels of NPC class to get to being a 1st lvl wizard. he had a lot of flavor though . . . another of the PCs was actually that guys best friend growing up (one of the nobles that the wizard was a stable boy for), and he was a straight fighter / paladin. he played the big brother role, protecting his friend, who eventually grew to be able to take care of himself. mechanically, NPC classes are sub-optimal. but they are sub-optimal on purpose. D&D is about having fun, so not everyone finds fun in having crappy class abilities. [/QUOTE]

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