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<blockquote data-quote="mcosgrave" data-source="post: 8147197" data-attributes="member: 23179"><p>I was thinking about something similar, but in the case of Waterdeep (which is where this thread started 10 pages back!), there are a number of named high level characters there, but we can’t assume that —all— the high level characters are named in sourcebooks and modules? Or can we? are there likely to be other high level NPCs who are not named anywhere? I’m going to go with a ‘Yes’ on that which raises the question: How many?</p><p>If we come up with a number of high level NPCs in a city like Waterdeep, and back fill to lower levels based on calculations like those done by Mercurius :</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Then we have quite a large number of PCs in a city : larger than the 1% or 2% suggested by some posters.</p><p>I haven’t actually done the math in this yet (because I don’t have a handy list of all the named Level 20 or higher characters in Waterdeep!) but I have a feeling this explodes out to a lot of levelled folk; this would tend to support the argument that everyone has some level.</p><p>(My interest and idle speculation here is because of my party of Level 5 players in Waterdeep who’ve annoyed a lot of people; I’m trying to figure out how much trouble they are in and how likely they are to attract official attention and notoriety. I think they’re doomed though: too much time hanging out with a certain Drow! )</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mcosgrave, post: 8147197, member: 23179"] I was thinking about something similar, but in the case of Waterdeep (which is where this thread started 10 pages back!), there are a number of named high level characters there, but we can’t assume that —all— the high level characters are named in sourcebooks and modules? Or can we? are there likely to be other high level NPCs who are not named anywhere? I’m going to go with a ‘Yes’ on that which raises the question: How many? If we come up with a number of high level NPCs in a city like Waterdeep, and back fill to lower levels based on calculations like those done by Mercurius : Then we have quite a large number of PCs in a city : larger than the 1% or 2% suggested by some posters. I haven’t actually done the math in this yet (because I don’t have a handy list of all the named Level 20 or higher characters in Waterdeep!) but I have a feeling this explodes out to a lot of levelled folk; this would tend to support the argument that everyone has some level. (My interest and idle speculation here is because of my party of Level 5 players in Waterdeep who’ve annoyed a lot of people; I’m trying to figure out how much trouble they are in and how likely they are to attract official attention and notoriety. I think they’re doomed though: too much time hanging out with a certain Drow! ) [/QUOTE]
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