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<blockquote data-quote="WaterRabbit" data-source="post: 7519208" data-attributes="member: 2445">So wouldn't that depend upon the king?&nbsp; A warrior king who got his power through conquest would be different than a king that inherited the crown and just partied.&nbsp; (Charlemagne vs Louie XVI).But how about the king's champion?&nbsp; Or the court wizard?&nbsp; What about other adventuring parties that come in conflict with the PCs?There are all sorts of NPCs that could and should have class levels.&nbsp; The most difficult challenge of any version of D&amp;D has always been an equivalent leveled party.A villainous mage isn't that impressive if they don't get class levels.&nbsp; The stock archmage from the MM is kind of boring in fact.Currently my party is facing a 4th level goblin wizard who focuses on illusion and enchantments. The goblin survived the massacre in the very first goblin cave in the starter adventure and promoted through play from a mook to a mid-level boss.&nbsp; He has escaped two encounters with the party before as well as tormented them by his continued survival.&nbsp; He is likely to survive (though not guaranteed) the current encounter.This type of play would not be possible with a standard cardboard cutout from the MM.&nbsp; The class levels give him a level of verisimilitude that a non-stated NPC would not have.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WaterRabbit, post: 7519208, member: 2445"] So wouldn't that depend upon the king? A warrior king who got his power through conquest would be different than a king that inherited the crown and just partied. (Charlemagne vs Louie XVI). But how about the king's champion? Or the court wizard? What about other adventuring parties that come in conflict with the PCs? There are all sorts of NPCs that could and should have class levels. The most difficult challenge of any version of D&D has always been an equivalent leveled party. A villainous mage isn't that impressive if they don't get class levels. The stock archmage from the MM is kind of boring in fact. Currently my party is facing a 4th level goblin wizard who focuses on illusion and enchantments. The goblin survived the massacre in the very first goblin cave in the starter adventure and promoted through play from a mook to a mid-level boss. He has escaped two encounters with the party before as well as tormented them by his continued survival. He is likely to survive (though not guaranteed) the current encounter. This type of play would not be possible with a standard cardboard cutout from the MM. The class levels give him a level of verisimilitude that a non-stated NPC would not have. [/QUOTE]

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