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<blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 6553318" data-attributes="member: 7635">I'm not sold on the &quot;must have dragonmark at first level&quot; problem. NPCs are not built like PCs* anymore; they don't have to conform to the mold. There can be dozens of commoners and guards (NPC stat blocks) that manifested a mark while your PC was mastering combat, skills, or magic. Then later, you manifest your mark. Congrats; you're a late bloomer, but you have all the benefits of a mark AND being a an X level PC class. The best thing DMs can do at this point is let go of the &quot;good for the goose, good for the gander&quot; model of PC/NPCs. NPCs lack a lot of things PCs have, and can get powers (like parry) that most PCs lack. So giving a house Jorasco halfling NPC the mark of healing as a bonus feat doesn't break the game, and if your PCs whinge that she has a mark before first level and THEY don't, tell them that halfling spent years honing the manifestation of that mark; if they want to play a commoner with the Mark of Healing at first level, be your guest.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Remathilis, post: 6553318, member: 7635"] I'm not sold on the "must have dragonmark at first level" problem. NPCs are not built like PCs* anymore; they don't have to conform to the mold. There can be dozens of commoners and guards (NPC stat blocks) that manifested a mark while your PC was mastering combat, skills, or magic. Then later, you manifest your mark. Congrats; you're a late bloomer, but you have all the benefits of a mark AND being a an X level PC class. The best thing DMs can do at this point is let go of the "good for the goose, good for the gander" model of PC/NPCs. NPCs lack a lot of things PCs have, and can get powers (like parry) that most PCs lack. So giving a house Jorasco halfling NPC the mark of healing as a bonus feat doesn't break the game, and if your PCs whinge that she has a mark before first level and THEY don't, tell them that halfling spent years honing the manifestation of that mark; if they want to play a commoner with the Mark of Healing at first level, be your guest. [/QUOTE]

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