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An NPC has a projectile weapon but no ammunition is likely an oversight from the development process. In this situation, I typically assume the NPC has a typical "bundle" of ammo, as it would appear in the Core Rulebook (e.g. 10 bolts, 10 sling bullet, or 20 arrows).
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What would you assume for a gunslinger? Bullets and powder flask? or alchemical cartridges? And how many of the latter?
Probably a powder horn (10 uses) and the 10 bullets to go with it
These are "whoops, something's missing here" guidelines, and it's possible that in practice an NPC should have more ammo than that—especially if she's firing 3+ shots per round. Basically, give the NPC enough ammo that she can make effective use of her weapon(s) for a typical combat.
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I afford the NPCs in the scenarios the same courtesy that I extend to PCs. When a player says to me, "Oh, dangit! I forgot to purchase a spell component pouch!" or "I forgot to buy crossbow bolts!" I tell them, "Deduct the gold and write it down on your sheet. It's no big deal."
Likewise, if an NPC needs an item to perform the actions in his tactics (or to use his basic abilities), I give him that item. It was obviously an oversight by the author, the editor, or both.
If a GM doesn't want to give the players the courtesy of allowing them to ret-con dolt moments where they forgot to buy basic gear, then I think they should also not ret-con editorial oversights either. But that's not the way I like to play the game.
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A quick search shows that out of 506 published Bard spells, 226 of them require a material component.I definitely forgot to buy a spell component pouch on my bard for four levels... Ouch... Turns out, it's not in the bard kit.Then again, IIRC, the vast majority of Bard spells are V, S.
Is there a breakdown by level? Inquiring minds want to know. ;)
