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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Imaro" data-source="post: 6045889" data-attributes="member: 48965">Uhm there's nothing arbitrary about level... I determined this by deciding what level in the sandbox I want him to inhabit and thus be an appropriate challenge for. I assign his class based on what his profession is... so again not arbitrary. Uhm, actually I'd randomly roll his stats so yeah I guess arbitrary but then letting fate decide means no bias on my part which I enjoy in a sandbox. Skill points and feats are based on the concept for the NPC... so again... not exactly arbitrary.  Uhm... your entire method was as arbitrary or moreso than the one above and still leaves entire areas of the NPC blank. Your method leaves me with no information to guide me if the players decide to, instead of challenging him in cooking, do something else such as arm-wrestle him or lie to him(as players often do). In my method I have everything I need to determine what happens regardless of how the PC's choose to interact with the cook.</blockquote>