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<blockquote data-quote="CreamCloud0" data-source="post: 9255183" data-attributes="member: 7034710">while i believe that NPCs should fundamentally be the same kind of beings as the PCs and work on the same mechanics i don't think they actually need access to the entire same sets of abilities, the venn diagram contains NPC exclusive features,this is because 1) the players could absolutely break game ballance with some of the NPC abilities and 2) it represents the opportunity cost the PC's characters paid to be PCs, all the time the PC characters spent learning their suite of abilities the NPC spent training their abilities, so while your cleric has a d8HD and medium armour and full divine casting the NPC archpriest has a d4HD, no armour, expertise in religion, insight, medicine and nature and unlimited uses of lesser restoration.your character could've had those abilities but they directed their training in a different direction, and so they don't.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CreamCloud0, post: 9255183, member: 7034710"] while i believe that NPCs should fundamentally be the same kind of beings as the PCs and work on the same mechanics i don't think they actually need access to the entire same sets of abilities, the venn diagram contains NPC exclusive features, this is because 1) the players could absolutely break game ballance with some of the NPC abilities and 2) it represents the opportunity cost the PC's characters paid to be PCs, all the time the PC characters spent learning their suite of abilities the NPC spent training [I]their abilities,[/I] so while your cleric has a d8HD and medium armour and full divine casting the NPC archpriest has a d4HD, no armour, expertise in religion, insight, medicine and nature and unlimited uses of lesser restoration. your character [I]could've had those abilities[/I] but they directed their training in a different direction, and so they don't. [/QUOTE]

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