Levels of NPCs

reichart01 · Post by **reichart01** » Wed Mar 13, 2002 11:26 am

I have currently decided to play a half-orc barbarian in SOA and a new problem has arisen. I want to pick only Keldorn up for my party but I need to know whether the level of npcs depend on what level u are when u meet them. Eg Lvl 13 protagonist meets Keldorn for the first time, therefore Keldorn is lvl 13. If u are lvl 8 when u meet Keldorn, Keldorn is lvl 8. I need to know whether if this is the system used by SOA for determining the initial levels of npcs. If this is not pls tell me the exact way inintial levels are determined.

Thanks in advance to anyone who tries to answer my question.

Sojourner · Post by **Sojourner** » Wed Mar 13, 2002 12:25 pm

AFAIK the NPC's level is set when you initially meet him or her.

frogus · Post by **frogus** » Wed Mar 13, 2002 2:41 pm

I'm not sure..the level is set when you meet them, but it carries on going up even if they're not in the party. can't tell you anything more than that though. sorry

reichart01 · Post by **reichart01** » Wed Mar 13, 2002 6:34 pm

Incidentally, what does AFAIK mean?

So if I read what you guys are saying corretly, Keldorn's level will always be set at lvl 8 no matter what level I am when i meet him......is that correct? If it isn't pls correct me. Frogus couyld you clarify what you mean ? I don't quite get your drift about npcs lvling up even when they arent in the party....sorry.

Thrar · Post by **Thrar** » Wed Mar 13, 2002 6:38 pm

i got him with 800k XP (i think) which is certainly not lvl 8, but i had about a million myself at that point (mage).
as 800k is not right after a lvl up, dunno what it depends upon.

Timekeeper · Post by **Timekeeper** » Wed Mar 13, 2002 7:59 pm

It's been my experience that an NPC joining the party for the first time will have XP similar to your main's. Meaning, if Keldon joins when your main is 13, Keldorn will be about lvl 12 or so.

AFAIK, AFAIK means As Far As I Know.

Tamerlane · Post by **Tamerlane** » Wed Mar 13, 2002 8:05 pm

12 to 15 was what I thought.

samcu · Post by **samcu** » Wed Mar 13, 2002 9:42 pm

I think the highest lvl NPC get when you meet them for the first time is 12, unless it is in the expansion. That why I will try to lvl up before meeting Mazzy, Valygar and Aerie.

Also some other useful short forms:
IIRC - if I recall correctly
IMHO - in my humble opinion
ROFL - roll on floor laughing
LOL - laugh out loud
a/s/l - age/sex/location

Sojourner · Post by **Sojourner** » Thu Mar 14, 2002 1:22 am

Originally posted by reichart01
Incidentally, what does AFAIK mean?

So if I read what you guys are saying corretly, Keldorn's level will always be set at lvl 8 no matter what level I am when i meet him......is that correct? If it isn't pls correct me. Frogus couyld you clarify what you mean ? I don't quite get your drift about npcs lvling up even when they arent in the party....sorry.

AFAIK = As Far As I Know

An NPC's level is set when you first speak to him/her. For example, if you meet Keldorn as a level 10 fighter, then his level is set to 10. If you meet him at level 12, then his level is set to 12. All NPC's have a minimum and a maximum level at which you could encounter them - Keldorn will never be less than a level 8 paladin, and the highest level at which he will join is level 12 (in SoA).