DNPC competance

[bigdamnhero]

The DNPC rules define Incompetant as "-20 points or lower" but also say that what matters is "how competant the DNPC is in relation to the character." (Emphasis added.) Does this mean:

 

a. DNPC has -20 base points, but total cost may be higher with disads,

b. DPNC has -20 total points including points from disads, or

c. DNPC has -20 points relative to the PC (ie, a 350-point superhero could theoretically have a 330-point "incompetant" DNPC).

 

Choice c seems silly, but OTOH a & b are not relative to the PC's level. What constitues "incompetant" in a superheroic campaign might not be the same as in a heroic game.

 

Thanks,

bigdamnhero

[Steve Long]

Re: DNPC competance

 

It typically means he’s built on at least 20 fewer points than a typical everyday sort of person — but that in and of itself isn’t determinative. Ultimately it’s up to the GM to decide what constitutes “incompetent” in the campaign. Published examples of “Incompetent” DNPCs are usually children, elderly people, and the like, and I suspect many GMs look at the issue similarly.