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<blockquote data-quote="Mark" data-source="post: 916835" data-attributes="member: 5"><p>I thought that was exactly the point. I thought the question of the thread was "Is it a good idea to substitute first level of a PC class with the first level of an NPC class," and I explained that I do not think so except (possibly) in the case of the Expert. <em>And</em> it's a problem that will be persistent throughout the campaign as a 1NPC/4PC is not the equal of a 5PC, again, except possibly in the case where that 1NPC is Expert. A 1NPC/10PC is not the equal of a 11PC, etc. When prepping for a game like this you would have to keep a very close eye on CRs, ELs and XP rewards and make adjustments from the beginning of the campaign and all the way through. Not impossible to do, mind you, but something that still needs to be done if a fun and challenging game is to be assured.</p><p></p><p>(I agree that you would get a couple of extra hit points as an Aristocrat over a Rogue but the Class features coming a full level late, assuming you take one level of Aristocrat and then proceed to Rogue for subsequent levels, is hardly a trade off worth taking.)</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You can make a perfectly playable character out of a cat familiar, too but that not the point I am making nor the point of the thread, as I am reading it. You asked why I thought the Expert holds up in comparison to PC classes, and why I thought the Aristocrat does not. You apparently agree with me about the Aristocrat but somehow think I am missing the point.</p><p></p><p>Please explain again to me what I am missing about the point of the thread and how the point I was making isn't pertinent because I am somehow misunderstanding what you are trying to explain so far.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mark, post: 916835, member: 5"] I thought that was exactly the point. I thought the question of the thread was "Is it a good idea to substitute first level of a PC class with the first level of an NPC class," and I explained that I do not think so except (possibly) in the case of the Expert. [i]And[/i] it's a problem that will be persistent throughout the campaign as a 1NPC/4PC is not the equal of a 5PC, again, except possibly in the case where that 1NPC is Expert. A 1NPC/10PC is not the equal of a 11PC, etc. When prepping for a game like this you would have to keep a very close eye on CRs, ELs and XP rewards and make adjustments from the beginning of the campaign and all the way through. Not impossible to do, mind you, but something that still needs to be done if a fun and challenging game is to be assured. (I agree that you would get a couple of extra hit points as an Aristocrat over a Rogue but the Class features coming a full level late, assuming you take one level of Aristocrat and then proceed to Rogue for subsequent levels, is hardly a trade off worth taking.) You can make a perfectly playable character out of a cat familiar, too but that not the point I am making nor the point of the thread, as I am reading it. You asked why I thought the Expert holds up in comparison to PC classes, and why I thought the Aristocrat does not. You apparently agree with me about the Aristocrat but somehow think I am missing the point. Please explain again to me what I am missing about the point of the thread and how the point I was making isn't pertinent because I am somehow misunderstanding what you are trying to explain so far. [/QUOTE]
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