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<blockquote data-quote="ForceUser" data-source="post: 983519" data-attributes="member: 2785">In theory, I would use any of them if the situation warranted. In practice I have only statted warriors, aristocrats, adepts and experts. Keep in mind that the NPC classes are really what 99% of your campaign world's humanoid inhabitants should consist of - the eleven player character classes are intended to be far more rare and special individuals: heroes. A friend and DM buddy of mine recently came up with a 3-tier point of view regarding NPCs in his campaign world:Tier 3 are the masses of common folk - artisans, soldiers, milkmaids, etc. These people are built entirely from the NPC classes and are, by and large, ordinary people trying to live their lives. Tier 2 are the uncommon NPCs who serve a special function in society: an NPC knight might be a multiclass aristocrat/fighter, a renowned sage might be an expert (sage)/wizard, and a veteran housecarl might be a ranger/warrior. These folks are capable and above the common man in expertise at their profession, but are ultimately lacking the spark of true greatness.Tier 1 are people built entirely from the player character classes, from which a very small percentage of PCs and NPCs should fully hail. These people have the potential to do very significant things in the world, for good or ill.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ForceUser, post: 983519, member: 2785"] In theory, I would use any of them if the situation warranted. In practice I have only statted warriors, aristocrats, adepts and experts. Keep in mind that the NPC classes are really what 99% of your campaign world's humanoid inhabitants should consist of - the eleven player character classes are intended to be far more rare and special individuals: heroes. A friend and DM buddy of mine recently came up with a 3-tier point of view regarding NPCs in his campaign world: Tier 3 are the masses of common folk - artisans, soldiers, milkmaids, etc. These people are built entirely from the NPC classes and are, by and large, ordinary people trying to live their lives. Tier 2 are the uncommon NPCs who serve a special function in society: an NPC knight might be a multiclass aristocrat/fighter, a renowned sage might be an expert (sage)/wizard, and a veteran housecarl might be a ranger/warrior. These folks are capable and above the common man in expertise at their profession, but are ultimately lacking the spark of true greatness. Tier 1 are people built entirely from the player character classes, from which a very small percentage of PCs and NPCs should fully hail. These people have the potential to do very significant things in the world, for good or ill. [/QUOTE]

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