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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Aaron L" data-source="post: 2670103" data-attributes="member: 926">A first level expert with 4 ranks in a craft, and (assuming hes been trained in something hes got some natural aptitide in) a +2 from ability mods.  And lets say hes dedicated and put a feat into skill focus.  Thats +9.  Now apprenticeship is learning, so that would be ranks 1-4, til youre a full 1st level fully trained grown up.  Crothian got it right, NPCs level just like PCs, they just dont go out and kill dragons.  They face thier own challenges and gain XP from that.  Killing dragons is a faster way to gain XP than meeting hard deadlines (or struggling through a hard winter, or working thier way through a personal tragedy, or whatever; a callenge is a challenge and makes you grow as a person, IE XP) and a well  trained individual with some years is going to have some levels on them.  Sean K. Reynolds wrote a great NPC level-to-age guide somewhere, I'm going to go sss if I can find it.  OK found it, here it is.  Brilliant little thing.  <a href="http://www.seankreynolds.com/rpgfiles/misc/theoryaboutpeasants.html" target="_blank">http://www.seankreynolds.com/rpgfiles/misc/theoryaboutpeasants.html</a>This isnt 1E where everyone who isnt a fighter or a wizard is a 0 level moron.  And if you have a problem with high level  blacksmiths having lots of hit points, well.... dont give them to them.</blockquote>