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<blockquote data-quote="Forrester" data-source="post: 73903" data-attributes="member: 1279"><p>The elven scouts in my campaign are well-trained novices. If they were warriors, they'd have a big 8 skill points to spend, and most abilities that it makes sense for them to have (Hide, Move Silently, Spot, Listen, maybe a little Wilderness Lore) are cross-class. </p><p></p><p>The goblin guards -- well, if they're warriors, then again they have lousy spot/listen, and they can't both have Alertness and the Exotic Weapon Proficiency necessary to use the damn Ballista at the end of the corridor <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />. (I'm assuming one would be necessary, but maybe not.) </p><p></p><p>In general, in my campaign, I rarely use any NPC class except Commoner and Expert (and Expert just doesn't have the right feel, sorry, though maybe it would work for the Woodsman). I think the Warrior class is silly, as well as the Adept. </p><p></p><p>Others probably use the NPC classes more, so that the PCs are even more "a cut above" everyone else -- I just don't feel like doing that. Seems phony to me. PCs get enough breaks already.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Forrester, post: 73903, member: 1279"] The elven scouts in my campaign are well-trained novices. If they were warriors, they'd have a big 8 skill points to spend, and most abilities that it makes sense for them to have (Hide, Move Silently, Spot, Listen, maybe a little Wilderness Lore) are cross-class. The goblin guards -- well, if they're warriors, then again they have lousy spot/listen, and they can't both have Alertness and the Exotic Weapon Proficiency necessary to use the damn Ballista at the end of the corridor :). (I'm assuming one would be necessary, but maybe not.) In general, in my campaign, I rarely use any NPC class except Commoner and Expert (and Expert just doesn't have the right feel, sorry, though maybe it would work for the Woodsman). I think the Warrior class is silly, as well as the Adept. Others probably use the NPC classes more, so that the PCs are even more "a cut above" everyone else -- I just don't feel like doing that. Seems phony to me. PCs get enough breaks already. [/QUOTE]
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