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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ForceUser" data-source="post: 2058677" data-attributes="member: 2785">I tend to make important people leveled in a mix of NPC and PC classes. For instance, the ruler of the city-state where a campaign is set is a 4th-level aristocrat/5th-level rogue. He has triple wealth for his character level, as befitting his status and personal fortune. He gained his levels in aristocrat by being highborn as well as through "role-playing XP" earned through a lifetime of politcal maneuvering in aristocratic circles. He gained his levels in rogue from a misspent youth spent as a courtier involved in numerous deceptions, thefts, frauds, blackmails, kidnappings, and outright murders. It makes perfect sense to me that this fellow would be a leveled character.In contrast, the king of a neighboring region is a wan young man, a paltry 2nd-level aristocrat. He's viewed as a weak king who is unable to control his nobles; in fact, they control him. His status as a lowly 2nd-level character supports this--the DCs required to successfully bargain against a host of higher-level aristocrats and clergy are beyond what his +6 modifier can usually achieve. These are examples of how I use the rules to support my concept of the character. I begin with the concept, and then I apply the rules to reflect it.</blockquote>