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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Klaus" data-source="post: 4119711" data-attributes="member: 607">I certainly understand the pressures of writing up sourcebooks and adventures (penned a couple of those myself, with more to come... dum, dum DUUUUUM).A few months ago I was having this same conversation (minus the 4E part, as it wasn't known back then) with a ruleslawyering friend of mine who derided D&D because of the "skill to level to hp" connection. So I did pretty much what I did here, statting up a perfectly serviceable NPC in a couple of minutes, with low hit points (in that case it was a sage with Con 5... and he accused me of cheating because I used a very low Con to give the sage low hp!).Sidenote on the "blacksmith with modifier less than +7": in a larger town, where craftsmen can afford to focus on their profession, it is hard to find a dedicated blacksmith with a lower modifier. But in a smaller town, where the blacksmith also doubles as a member of the militia, and grows vegetables on the backyard, etc, those Skill Focus feats become Martial Weapon Proficiency (longsword), or Toughness, etc, and those skill points that would maximize Craft end up in Heal, Profession (farmer) or Intimidate.And now that it's all been said, I go back and say that I *am* looking forward to 4E. The GSL can't get ready soon enough.</blockquote>