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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 6045177" data-attributes="member: 22779">Sure it does.&nbsp; Why did you put that NPC at 5th level?&nbsp; You did so to ensure that the NPC had a skill score of X.&nbsp; That is the sole reason that that NPC is 5th level.&nbsp; He has a skill score of X because the NPC is a (insert adjective here - good, not bad, great, fantastic) skill person who would be a challenge vs a given level of PC.&nbsp; Given a transparent system with fairly flat math, you simply assign the number based on the results you want.&nbsp; This cook is a very good cook and the scenario is a cook off.&nbsp; He'd be a strong challenge to anyone with a +X skill.&nbsp; He'd be unbeatable by anyone with significantly less than X and a speed bump to anyone with Y.&nbsp; The system should be able to tell you what a fairly average skill level and a high end skill level for a given PC is at a given level.&nbsp; Granted it took them a few tries, but 4e managed to do this.&nbsp; There's no reason you cannot sandbox this.&nbsp; You set up your cook as a hard challenge for level X.&nbsp; If the PC's are level X, then fine, if they are higher or lower, they have more or less difficulty.Now, how is that more difficult than going through the entire process of leveling an NPC to gain that target number.&nbsp; The whole point of the exercise is that target number, who cares what the level of the NPC is?&nbsp; It's irrelavent.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 6045177, member: 22779"] Sure it does. Why did you put that NPC at 5th level? You did so to ensure that the NPC had a skill score of X. That is the sole reason that that NPC is 5th level. He has a skill score of X because the NPC is a (insert adjective here - good, not bad, great, fantastic) skill person who would be a challenge vs a given level of PC. Given a transparent system with fairly flat math, you simply assign the number based on the results you want. This cook is a very good cook and the scenario is a cook off. He'd be a strong challenge to anyone with a +X skill. He'd be unbeatable by anyone with significantly less than X and a speed bump to anyone with Y. The system should be able to tell you what a fairly average skill level and a high end skill level for a given PC is at a given level. Granted it took them a few tries, but 4e managed to do this. There's no reason you cannot sandbox this. You set up your cook as a hard challenge for level X. If the PC's are level X, then fine, if they are higher or lower, they have more or less difficulty. Now, how is that more difficult than going through the entire process of leveling an NPC to gain that target number. The whole point of the exercise is that target number, who cares what the level of the NPC is? It's irrelavent. [/QUOTE]

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