Arnwyn
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Absolutely so. I've never understood it either - and certainly no on on ENWorld (or elsewhere) has ever put forth and even half-coherent argument as to why there might be a problem. (Not that that's surprising.)Brewhammer said:I have never understood this argument. Not ever. There is nothing in any of the core rulebooks saying that the high level NPC's have to be used - or for that matter even brought up or introduced. Absolutely nothing. So if they are being used to "clean up PC messes" then ultimately whose fault is that? The high level NPC's? Or the DM's running the games?
If you're in a FR campaign and you're disgruntled or otherwise nonplussed because Elminster, Drizzt or the Simbul routinely rush in and crash the party and steal your fun... you need to take a step back and accurately assess that blame. It's poor DM'ing, folks - it doesn't stem from having high level NPC's. 'Nuking' Mystra's Chosen isn't going to correct poor DM'ing. Not ever.
Of course, considering the speed of leveling, the millions of square miles of the Realms combined with the population size and demographics, there are, in fact, not enough high level NPCs there. How 'bout that?
(Now, if someone wants to talk about how all the crappy RSE novels are poisoning the game world, I'm listening. Of course, the solution has certainly nothing to do with removing game world NPCs, and everything to do with wiping out all the ty novels that are vomited forth.)
Did poor Saerloon kick your dog or something? I kid! Isn't there, like, a giant temple of Azuth there - that, if not being the center of Azuth's faith, is one of the main bastions of his religion? I don't think anyone should be surprised there are high level mages there... :\ferratus said:but why in bloody hell are there high and epic level archmages in Saerloon?