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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 6664216" data-attributes="member: 58172">Well yes. Normally, the DM just factors in any NPCs (including friends, hirelings, pets, raised undeads, or so on) when determining the challenge of an encounter and the distribution of XP points.But I would like to see a simpler way of handling such NPCs. For example, I would like it to be easy to incorporate NPCs who are different levels. If possible.I want a routine that makes these NPCs a normal part of D&D. For example, if someone who has a warhorse that can fight and deal damage in combat, I would like an easy way to factor this in. Or say, a powerful NPC happens to get caught up in a fight. Or even if there are PCs who are different levels. Something easy to be able to routinely do this. Currently, I focus on completion of a number of encounters per level and guestimate whether the challenge was too easy or too hard.</blockquote>