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Why do NPC character stats in the books never follow the rules?
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bah, I can count on one hand the number of NPC's that did.

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gadrin wrote:
IRONEDGE wrote:Why do NPC character stats in the books never follow the rules?


one of the Q&A's in the Rifters mentions that: NPCs don't have to follow the rules for PCs.


then why have them for PC's?
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Nekira Sudacne wrote:
gadrin wrote:
IRONEDGE wrote:Why do NPC character stats in the books never follow the rules?


one of the Q&A's in the Rifters mentions that: NPCs don't have to follow the rules for PCs.


then why have them for PC's?


As a guideline. No one says you have to use them.

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IRONEDGE wrote:Why do NPC character stats in the books never follow the rules?


In the early books at least, they followed character creation exactly.
The only exceptions being unique NPCs like the Psi-Borg in VK.
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