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<blockquote data-quote="Celtavian" data-source="post: 1659000" data-attributes="member: 5834">reSince hit points could be seen as combination of luck, skill, and toughness, you could institute a rule where certain NPC's receive a set amount of hit points. You could attribute this to the fact they don't actually engage in combat.Say have a hit point table like the following:Non-combat NPC: Never engages in combat. Book worm. 1 hp per level (Lowest possible roll).Low combat NPC: Fights off occasional giant rat or dog. Works on farm. 2 hps per levelModerate Combat NPC: Guard. Sometimes breaks up brawls. 4 hps per level (A medium amount for a Warrior and such).You get the idea. Then 17th level Einstein with an average Con would have only 17 hit points, since he would most likely be a non-combat NPC. Easily killed by a fireball or a few hits from a moderately strong fighter.Maybe create a feat like the following to account for Base Attack.BRAINS OVER BRAWN [General]Benefit: Upon taking this feat, you may choose each level to either receive a +1 Base Attack bonus or a +1 bonus on two Knowledge skills of your choice. So a person would be giving up fighting ability for advanced knowledge skills. In Einsteins case, instead of having a +13 Base Attack at 17th level, he might choose to have a +2 Base Attack and a +11 Bonus on his Knowledge (Physics) and Knowledge (Mathematics) skills.You could create an equivalent feat for entertainers, musicians, merchants, etc, etc.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Celtavian, post: 1659000, member: 5834"] [b]re[/b] Since hit points could be seen as combination of luck, skill, and toughness, you could institute a rule where certain NPC's receive a set amount of hit points. You could attribute this to the fact they don't actually engage in combat. Say have a hit point table like the following: Non-combat NPC: Never engages in combat. Book worm. 1 hp per level (Lowest possible roll). Low combat NPC: Fights off occasional giant rat or dog. Works on farm. 2 hps per level Moderate Combat NPC: Guard. Sometimes breaks up brawls. 4 hps per level (A medium amount for a Warrior and such). You get the idea. Then 17th level Einstein with an average Con would have only 17 hit points, since he would most likely be a non-combat NPC. Easily killed by a [i]fireball[/i] or a few hits from a moderately strong fighter. Maybe create a feat like the following to account for Base Attack. [b]BRAINS OVER BRAWN [General][/b] [b]Benefit:[/b] Upon taking this feat, you may choose each level to either receive a +1 Base Attack bonus or a +1 bonus on two Knowledge skills of your choice. So a person would be giving up fighting ability for advanced knowledge skills. In Einsteins case, instead of having a +13 Base Attack at 17th level, he might choose to have a +2 Base Attack and a +11 Bonus on his Knowledge (Physics) and Knowledge (Mathematics) skills. You could create an equivalent feat for entertainers, musicians, merchants, etc, etc. [/QUOTE]

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