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Message: <blockquote data-quote="vongarr" data-source="post: 6881382" data-attributes="member: 53022">My question was more of a rhetorical one. NPC's, such as a certain wizard, are obviously the best choice in raw mechanical terms. But this is a roleplaying game. A character/player could take a liking to one of the possible NPC's, and their story can then become more important than anything mechanical.It would be nice if there was more consideration given to actual in game use, though. And I don't mean just combat. A clockwork jester can give a map, a simple merchants boy could reveal a cache of magical items, a little girl could rally other villagers, to name a few. The "benefit" of the rather uninspired inspiration is pretty lame. My thought on seeing an ally was, wow, this character must be important to success. Not so.</blockquote>