Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
What proportion of the population are adventurers?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="snickersnax" data-source="post: 7612553" data-attributes="member: 6888204"><p>5e's division of NPCs and PCs is a game construction to simplify things for the DM. In the real world there are no NPCs. There might be low level or zero level people, but almost everyone has the capacity to improve themselves. </p><p></p><p>OTOH, I have a friend who plays a lot of TT games and also fights. When he is in a RL practice fight and attacks he is always thinking that he is rolling dice. In his mind he is calculating his chance of landing shots before he throws them. He's not a bad fighter, but these ideas have level capped him and prevent him from gaining levels. Maybe he's an NPC? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I guess it depends on whether practicing a religion includes doing exorcisms and laying-of-hands. But you're right the modern world has a lot of jobs that don't translate to adventuring levels, and it also has loads of entertainment to prevent people from pursuing them in their downtime. I think if you search for it though, it's possible to discover that the real world is more magical than you imagine.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes I play a game with myself when I go to the store. I try to pick the cashier with the highest number of levels in cashier skills rather than the shortest line. Not only do I often get cashed out quicker, but I get to practice spotting people with skill levels, and have an interaction with a skilled person. When I do it often enough I notice that my ability to spot skilled people improves. OR I might pick the person who looks the happiest and bask in their radiating glow when they greet me in the line, or I might pick the person who looks like they need a kind word and see if I can be the catalyst to shift their mood and help them have a better day. </p><p></p><p>One day you might wake up and discover you are meeting people like the Magus of Strovolos, and you didn't even have to travel to Cyprus because they were living in your home town.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="snickersnax, post: 7612553, member: 6888204"] 5e's division of NPCs and PCs is a game construction to simplify things for the DM. In the real world there are no NPCs. There might be low level or zero level people, but almost everyone has the capacity to improve themselves. OTOH, I have a friend who plays a lot of TT games and also fights. When he is in a RL practice fight and attacks he is always thinking that he is rolling dice. In his mind he is calculating his chance of landing shots before he throws them. He's not a bad fighter, but these ideas have level capped him and prevent him from gaining levels. Maybe he's an NPC? :) I guess it depends on whether practicing a religion includes doing exorcisms and laying-of-hands. But you're right the modern world has a lot of jobs that don't translate to adventuring levels, and it also has loads of entertainment to prevent people from pursuing them in their downtime. I think if you search for it though, it's possible to discover that the real world is more magical than you imagine. Sometimes I play a game with myself when I go to the store. I try to pick the cashier with the highest number of levels in cashier skills rather than the shortest line. Not only do I often get cashed out quicker, but I get to practice spotting people with skill levels, and have an interaction with a skilled person. When I do it often enough I notice that my ability to spot skilled people improves. OR I might pick the person who looks the happiest and bask in their radiating glow when they greet me in the line, or I might pick the person who looks like they need a kind word and see if I can be the catalyst to shift their mood and help them have a better day. One day you might wake up and discover you are meeting people like the Magus of Strovolos, and you didn't even have to travel to Cyprus because they were living in your home town. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
What proportion of the population are adventurers?
Top