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<blockquote data-quote="Victim" data-source="post: 2055611" data-attributes="member: 78">You can make skilled but mechanically weak NPCs by having low physical stats (not always appropriate for blacksmiths and what not), stacking skill feats, and going crazy with synergy bonuses - especially between different background skills.&nbsp; It's not unreasonable to say that craft blacksmithing, armorsmithing, and weapon smithing all have synergy with each other.&nbsp; You could use the same array of related skills for many crafting professions.&nbsp; This is where the broad range of expert skills helps, since a character can load up on synergy granting crafts or professions.&nbsp; At second level, a human could have 14 INT, Skill focus, a +2/+2 skill enhancer, 5 ranks, maybe +4 in synergy, and masterwork tools.&nbsp; If your campaign uses a low level baseline, then that +18 is pretty huge, especially since it's a skill PCs probably won't take.&nbsp;&nbsp; A 20th level commoner is essentially a wizard who has somehow lost the ability to cast spells.&nbsp; Granted, the will save and skills are a bit different, but whatever.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Victim, post: 2055611, member: 78"] You can make skilled but mechanically weak NPCs by having low physical stats (not always appropriate for blacksmiths and what not), stacking skill feats, and going crazy with synergy bonuses - especially between different background skills. It's not unreasonable to say that craft blacksmithing, armorsmithing, and weapon smithing all have synergy with each other. You could use the same array of related skills for many crafting professions. This is where the broad range of expert skills helps, since a character can load up on synergy granting crafts or professions. At second level, a human could have 14 INT, Skill focus, a +2/+2 skill enhancer, 5 ranks, maybe +4 in synergy, and masterwork tools. If your campaign uses a low level baseline, then that +18 is pretty huge, especially since it's a skill PCs probably won't take. A 20th level commoner is essentially a wizard who has somehow lost the ability to cast spells. Granted, the will save and skills are a bit different, but whatever. [/QUOTE]

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