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<blockquote data-quote="Christian" data-source="post: 215472" data-attributes="member: 381">Rahkan &amp; WizarDru-my favorite example is to look at the numbers of wizards and sorcerers who, like the sample characters in the PH, take the Toughness feat at 1st level. Lots of them do, because it makes it massively more likely that they'll survive to 2nd level. And when they make 12th level wizards, how many do? That's right, virtually none-it's a wasted feat for a character of that level. But even more 12th level wizards should have Toughness than 1st level wizards, mathematically speaking, because very few of the wizards who don't have it reach 2nd level ...S'mon, take a look at Sean K. Reynold's proposal for NPC character advancement on his website ... One thing he doesn't mention is that NPC level distribution peaks around fourth level on his system, although high (and even mid) level characters (10th plus) will be very rare. Your 'typical' village blacksmith is probably a 3rd-5th level commoner, or possibly an expert ... Makes a lot more sense than what's in the DMG.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Christian, post: 215472, member: 381"] Rahkan & WizarDru-my favorite example is to look at the numbers of wizards and sorcerers who, like the sample characters in the PH, take the Toughness feat at 1st level. Lots of them do, because it makes it massively more likely that they'll survive to 2nd level. And when they make 12th level wizards, how many do? That's right, virtually none-it's a wasted feat for a character of that level. But even more 12th level wizards should have Toughness than 1st level wizards, mathematically speaking, because very few of the wizards who don't have it reach 2nd level ... S'mon, take a look at Sean K. Reynold's proposal for NPC character advancement on his website ... One thing he doesn't mention is that NPC level distribution peaks around fourth level on his system, although high (and even mid) level characters (10th plus) will be very rare. Your 'typical' village blacksmith is probably a 3rd-5th level commoner, or possibly an expert ... Makes a lot more sense than what's in the DMG. [/QUOTE]

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