NPC alignments

[gnrrrg]

I am prepping a scnario in which there is an encounter with a scripted NPC who has followers from the NPC Codex. The leader's stat block is true neutral. The stats that they say to use for her followers are NE and CE depending on the tier being played.

In this particular case all of the followers are at a low enough level that they wouldn't give off an evil aura. But what if there is a scenario out there where one of them would be? IF you are using NPC templates, would their alignment stay as it is in the Codex or would it default to whatever their leader's alignment is?

[John Compton]

Sometimes a stat block in a hardcover book has one alignment, but that clearly doesn't fit with what the NPC in the adventure should be. I usually catch these during development, but if there's one that clearly doesn't fit (e.g. a freedom fighter whose allies are accidentally lawful evil ), it's probably a mistake on my part. If there were such a strange pairing that involved the BBEG and the minions being more than two alignment steps apart, the author or I should note it.

[Chris Mortika]

The folks in charge of the NPC Codex chose to present full text blocks for the characters, which means that everything from alignment to equipment is all statted out. This makes it handy for a home GM to drop a character into a story and keep on going, without taking the time to apply finishing touches, but it also means that if one 4th-level fighter is NE, then they all are.

Not a problem for the home-campaign GM, of course. But for writers and developers in the PFS environment, it's trickier.