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<blockquote data-quote="Kid Charlemagne" data-source="post: 4499731" data-attributes="member: 93"><p>I assume rougly 2% of all people are PC-class, the rest are NPC class. Actually, I have all this in an excel sheet that I use, so I can give the exact percentages....</p><p></p><p>I've gotten rid of the adept NPC class. The advancement rate I use is half as high for NPC classes as for PC classes. I don't worry too much about the higher levels - that's more to give me a target for a maximum number of individuals in a particular area; I don't really figure there are going to be 96 12th level or higher commoners in any population of one million. It's more important to me to know that there are as many as 104 wizards of between 7th and 12th level.</p><p></p><p>Any classes that aren't listed below would be considered sub-sets of the closest class - for example, scouts would fall under "ranger" and warlocks would fall under "sorceror," etc.</p><p></p><p>[code]</p><p>Out of 1,000,000 people:</p><p>Class 1st 2-3rd 4-6th 7-12th 12th+ </p><p>Fighter 6,800 4,533 2,267 378 10</p><p>Rogue 3,200 2,133 711 119 3</p><p>Wizard 2,800 1,867 622 104 3</p><p>Mageblade 400 267 89 15 0</p><p>Bard 800 533 178 30 1</p><p>Cleric 3,200 2,133 711 119 3</p><p>Druid 800 533 178 30 1</p><p>Barbarian 400 267 89 15 0</p><p>Ranger 400 267 89 15 0</p><p>Paladin 400 267 89 15 0</p><p>Sorceror 800 533 178 30 1</p><p>Commoner 900K 750K 125K 3,472 96</p><p>Warrior 40K 33K 5,555 154 4</p><p>Aristocrat 10K 8,333 1,389 39 1</p><p>Expert 30K 25K 4,166 116 3</p><p>[/code]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kid Charlemagne, post: 4499731, member: 93"] I assume rougly 2% of all people are PC-class, the rest are NPC class. Actually, I have all this in an excel sheet that I use, so I can give the exact percentages.... I've gotten rid of the adept NPC class. The advancement rate I use is half as high for NPC classes as for PC classes. I don't worry too much about the higher levels - that's more to give me a target for a maximum number of individuals in a particular area; I don't really figure there are going to be 96 12th level or higher commoners in any population of one million. It's more important to me to know that there are as many as 104 wizards of between 7th and 12th level. Any classes that aren't listed below would be considered sub-sets of the closest class - for example, scouts would fall under "ranger" and warlocks would fall under "sorceror," etc. [code] Out of 1,000,000 people: Class 1st 2-3rd 4-6th 7-12th 12th+ Fighter 6,800 4,533 2,267 378 10 Rogue 3,200 2,133 711 119 3 Wizard 2,800 1,867 622 104 3 Mageblade 400 267 89 15 0 Bard 800 533 178 30 1 Cleric 3,200 2,133 711 119 3 Druid 800 533 178 30 1 Barbarian 400 267 89 15 0 Ranger 400 267 89 15 0 Paladin 400 267 89 15 0 Sorceror 800 533 178 30 1 Commoner 900K 750K 125K 3,472 96 Warrior 40K 33K 5,555 154 4 Aristocrat 10K 8,333 1,389 39 1 Expert 30K 25K 4,166 116 3 [/code] [/QUOTE]
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