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<blockquote data-quote="(Psi)SeveredHead" data-source="post: 5411811" data-attributes="member: 1165">While Napoleon was (literally) a genius, in 3.x and beyond, you could simply give him lots of levels. (In 4e terms, he might be a high-level minion. I haven't read any tales about Napoleon personally kicking anyone's butt.) Create a skill to reflect his tactical acumen, put his highest stat in Int, give him a few leadership abilities and voila! Instant genius NPC! (While Napoleon was very smart, I kind of doubt he was a genius in every Int-based skill there is.)For Peyton Manning, he doesn't need to have the highest physical stats, not if he's got a skill, some levels, and maybe a &quot;monster ability&quot; to crank that really high.After all, while high stats are rare, high level NPCs are really rare too.However, in 2e skills weren't dependent on level at all. DMs might have tried to replicate Napoleon by making a 1st-level fighter NPC with Int 18, but that wouldn't have been in the least bit satisfying, IMO.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="(Psi)SeveredHead, post: 5411811, member: 1165"] While Napoleon was (literally) a genius, in 3.x and beyond, you could simply give him lots of levels. (In 4e terms, he might be a high-level minion. I haven't read any tales about Napoleon personally kicking anyone's butt.) Create a skill to reflect his tactical acumen, put his highest stat in Int, give him a few leadership abilities and [i]voila![/i] Instant genius NPC! (While Napoleon was very smart, I kind of doubt he was a genius in every Int-based skill there is.) For Peyton Manning, he doesn't need to have the highest physical stats, not if he's got a skill, some levels, and maybe a "monster ability" to crank that really high. After all, while high stats are rare, high level NPCs are really rare too. However, in 2e skills weren't dependent on level at all. DMs might have tried to replicate Napoleon by making a 1st-level fighter NPC with Int 18, but that wouldn't have been in the least bit satisfying, IMO. [/QUOTE]

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