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<blockquote data-quote="Rystil Arden" data-source="post: 3547542" data-attributes="member: 29014">I think that we only need to get rid of gratuitous high-level NPCs (like Mithreander), not all of them.&nbsp; Use two rules of thumb:Rule 1) Am I using it directly in my adventure?Rule 2) If not, is it something/someone that really has to be high level to make senseIf the answer to both of these is no, we bump them down.Example of Rule 1 in action--Sin, to whom Rinaldo references above, is of the &quot;Don't let her out or we're screwed&quot; power level, an Aspect of a former Archmage and one of the greatest Wizards of the past century who blew herself up using Chronomancy.&nbsp; She's level 17.&nbsp; She's in the adventure directly. Example of Rule 2 in action--If you have a Lich as a plot point in your adventure, there is a minimum level requirement for Lich.&nbsp; Thus, the NPC really does have to be that high level.&nbsp; But if it's a random king or noble as a plot point, they could definitely be a low-level Aristocrat born into that position.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rystil Arden, post: 3547542, member: 29014"] I think that we only need to get rid of gratuitous high-level NPCs (like Mithreander), not all of them. Use two rules of thumb: Rule 1) Am I using it directly in my adventure? Rule 2) If not, is it something/someone that really [I]has[/I] to be high level to make sense If the answer to both of these is no, we bump them down. Example of Rule 1 in action--Sin, to whom Rinaldo references above, is of the "Don't let her out or we're screwed" power level, an Aspect of a former Archmage and one of the greatest Wizards of the past century who blew herself up using Chronomancy. She's level 17. She's in the adventure directly. Example of Rule 2 in action--If you have a Lich as a plot point in your adventure, there is a minimum level requirement for Lich. Thus, the NPC really does have to be that high level. But if it's a random king or noble as a plot point, they could definitely be a low-level Aristocrat born into that position. [/QUOTE]

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