Hi, I'm running Agents of Eastwatch and I noticed some NPCs have weird super-specific career names like Evoker (Marin Porphyry) or Zookeper (Remy) and I cannot find their stat blocks anywhere in the GMG or Bestiary. Why are we getting this specific career references instead of generic ones (like mage for hire or merchant)? How are GMs supposed to associate the right stat blocks with the NPCs provided by the GMG?
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If they aren't included in the Adventure, it means that you probably don't need them. If you do, just make up something that fits the scene you need them in.
Also, you might want to check the GM Prep threads in the Agents of Edgewatch forum
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Also, see this previous thread
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Yeah, those aren't references to specific stat blocks, they're just descriptors meant to give you a sense of how to roleplay the NPC.
Marin Porphyry is an evoker. Remy is a zookeeper. Jeremin Hoff is a power broker. Etc.
They're not given full stat blocks because the adventure assumes you won't need them, but they have a level in case you want to expand that character's role, or need to come up with a skill bonus or save DC on the fly.
If they aren't included in the Adventure, it means that you probably don't need them. If you do, just make up something that fits the scene you need them in.
what does it mean probably? The mileage might vary and there is no guarantee that PCs would not antagonize one NPC at one table vs another.
Also, you might want to check the GM Prep threads in the Agents of Edgewatch forum
Agents Of Edgewatch forumAlso, see this previous thread
NPC Stat blocks
this is not a specific AP questions as this happens in every AP or PFS module. The NPC Stat blocks link is also unhelpful since, as I stated before, I already looked into them to find matching careers
Yeah, those aren't references to specific stat blocks, they're just descriptors meant to give you a sense of how to roleplay the NPC.
Marin Porphyry is an evoker. Remy is a zookeeper. Jeremin Hoff is a power broker. Etc.
this is not about roleplay, it's about altercations and possibly combat if one PC antagonizes a NPC
They're not given full stat blocks because the adventure assumes you won't need them, but they have a level in case you want to expand that character's role, or need to come up with a skill bonus or save DC on the fly.
Believe it or not it's very common for PCs to antagonize NPCs and I don't think the GM should make up statblock on the run just because Paizo provider with specific careers that are undocumented. There is no rule about how to come up with skill bonus or save DC on the fly for Evoker or Zookeeper so it's just confusing.
I think if Paizo provides a specific career it should provide a statblock or stick to generic career names that can be found somewhere in the manuals
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An evoker is probably good at magic and a zookeeper is probably good at Survival and Lore: Zoos, or Animal lore.
As others have mentioned you can just use the level based DC chart for stuff like that. Printing statblocks for NPCs who aren't meant to fight is a waste when the DC chart is right there.
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Believe it or not it's very common for PCs to antagonize NPCs and I don't think the GM should make up statblock on the run just because Paizo provider with specific careers that are undocumented. There is no rule about how to come up with skill bonus or save DC on the fly for Evoker or Zookeeper so it's just confusing.
I have to come up with DCs and such on the fly all the time. I make liberal use of the charts on my GM screen for this. It's why they're there, after all.
Believe it or not it's very common for PCs to antagonize NPCs
To the extent that a zookeeper tries to murder them?