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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 5193298" data-attributes="member: 22779">Umm, what?&nbsp; Where in my example did we specify that Queen Victoria has to be inches from her deathbed?Yes, you can move the goalposts as far as you like to prove your point, but, it would be nice to give a bit of warning first.Then why the beefs with minions?&nbsp; Or, do I have you mixed up with someone else?&nbsp; KM - the problem with trying to model Queen Victoria as a 1st level aristocrat is that the rules get in the way in all sorts of ways.&nbsp; Any significantly higher level character will never fail in a skill contest with her.&nbsp; Ever.&nbsp; She will be totally dominated by those around here.&nbsp; No matter what.This does not model Queen Victoria to me at all.&nbsp; I want someone who is savvy enough to be able to run the most powerful nation on the planet without being able to kick every commoner's ass.Now, cheating by making her on her deathbed and then altering our commoner smith to an elite array and more than 2 hit points doesn't prove anything.&nbsp; The problem is, if I want a skilled NPC, I HAVE to have a leveled NPC and those levels come with all sorts of abilities that do not fit with the concept.&nbsp; Never mind the time it takes to stat up that NPC as well.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 5193298, member: 22779"] Umm, what? Where in my example did we specify that Queen Victoria has to be inches from her deathbed? Yes, you can move the goalposts as far as you like to prove your point, but, it would be nice to give a bit of warning first. Then why the beefs with minions? Or, do I have you mixed up with someone else? KM - the problem with trying to model Queen Victoria as a 1st level aristocrat is that the rules get in the way in all sorts of ways. Any significantly higher level character will never fail in a skill contest with her. Ever. She will be totally dominated by those around here. No matter what. This does not model Queen Victoria to me at all. I want someone who is savvy enough to be able to run the most powerful nation on the planet without being able to kick every commoner's ass. Now, cheating by making her on her deathbed and then altering our commoner smith to an elite array and more than 2 hit points doesn't prove anything. The problem is, if I want a skilled NPC, I HAVE to have a leveled NPC and those levels come with all sorts of abilities that do not fit with the concept. Never mind the time it takes to stat up that NPC as well. [/QUOTE]

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