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<blockquote data-quote="Amphimir Míriel" data-source="post: 4983223" data-attributes="member: 55933">Relax guys, let's not lose sight of the goal, i.e. the story.As such, the 4E ruleset allows for three different kinds of KingsDoes the story require the King to be assassinated in the middle of the feast, with the PCs as impotent witnesses? Then you don't need to make stats for him, just declare that he's dead Jim. Also, if the King is just there to look noble and assign quests and reward players, you don't need to stat him either.Now, does the story require the King to fight alongside the party in a great battle? Sure, make him a level-appropriate monster* with the fighter or paladin template (or whatever else fits). After all, if you are just using these combat stats for a one-time encounter, then you don't need to flesh him out completely.Oh, but if the King is going to be joining the party, under control of a player (maybe he's exiled, in disguise, or means to defeat his evil uncle), THEN you stat him up as a complete PC* Monster here means &quot;NPC created with the rules in the DMG or the monster builder&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Amphimir Míriel, post: 4983223, member: 55933"] Relax guys, let's not lose sight of the goal, i.e. the story. As such, the 4E ruleset allows for three different kinds of Kings Does the story require the King to be assassinated in the middle of the feast, with the PCs as impotent witnesses? Then you don't need to make stats for him, just declare that he's dead Jim. Also, if the King is just there to look noble and assign quests and reward players, you don't need to stat him either. Now, does the story require the King to fight alongside the party in a great battle? Sure, make him a level-appropriate monster* with the fighter or paladin template (or whatever else fits). After all, if you are just using these combat stats for a one-time encounter, then you don't need to flesh him out completely. Oh, but if the King is going to be joining the party, under control of a player (maybe he's exiled, in disguise, or means to defeat his evil uncle), THEN you stat him up as a complete PC * Monster here means "NPC created with the rules in the DMG or the monster builder" [/QUOTE]

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