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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Water Bob" data-source="post: 5755241" data-attributes="member: 92305">In a nutshell, the Core Rulebook says this:Novice = Level 1.Professional = Level 4.Expert = Level 8.Legend = Level 12.And, here's a cleaner version of my Average NPC Age Chart.Level X - Avg. Age to obtain level - Avg. time at the levelL1 - 15/3 (Novice)L2 - 18/5L3 - 23/8 L4 - 31/11 (Professional)L5 - 42/14L6 - 56/17L7 - 73/19L8 - 92/22 (Expert)L9 - 114/24L10 - SpecialL11 - SpecialL12 - Special (Legend)Now, as mentioned earlier in the thread, a 73 year old Level 7 character will probably not be effective due to his age. It's obvious, from the chart, that the average NPC rarely makes it to Level 7 before dying (given that the average mortality rate during the Hyborian Age is less than 73--probably much less!). So, in order to an NPC character to reach levels higher than Level 6, the character must be unusual and gifted with intense, non-standard, experiences during his long career. It is these types of characters--the ones that reach Level 3 before their 16th birthday--that excel and reach levels higher than Level 6. We're talking about Clan Chieftains, Bandit Leaders, Petty Kings, Dukes and high nobles, Free Company Commanders, an the like.The PCs are heros and mostly likely better than the avearge NPC, thus the PCs will also reach levels higher than L6 during their lifetimes.But, remember that, in the default Conan campaign, the entire length of the story can be run without the players ever meeding a character of 10th level or greater. For these characters are, indeed, of super-hero calibur. The stuff of myths and legends.</blockquote>

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