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Message: <blockquote data-quote="bwgwl" data-source="post: 489739" data-attributes="member: 3876">i see your point, but that's not exactly what i was talking about. i can make up NPCs on the fly in d20 too (thief, 8 hp, +2 attack with short sword for 1d6, +1d6 sneak attack, Move Silently +7. done). i'm talking about actually sitting down and using the character creation rules to stat out NPCs. characters that are just as "legit" in the rules as the PCs. that can take longer in a totally wide-open system because of the choices available.in d20, most of the choices are made for you as soon as you select a class and level. if i know the NPC i want is a 5th-level fighter, i don't need to decide how tough he's going to be or how skilled in combat -- those choices are already made (hit points, BAB). with less conscious decision-making on my part, the faster i can stat up an NPC.now, i can understand that many people will not see less choices as advantageous. but when i run a game, i find that it can be.</blockquote>