As a world designer, I have never been very happy with the way that NPCs were handled as D&D developed, and that has run through into Pathfinder, and there have been too many hangovers from earlier editions, that don't quite work anymore. Instead, I use an overall of demographic of (roughly) 60% commoners, 30% other NPC classes and about 5-10% PC classes when I am world building. However, the proportions vary according to the area. Most NPCs are Level 1, while established NPCs, with good training in a 'proper' career (Soldiers, Town Guards, Clergy and leaders) are generally level 3.

Do a breakdown of the Classes and levels in the Downtime managers and Teams pages. * Off the top of my head * * Commoners are all L1 * Experts - L1, L2, L3, L4 * Warriors - L1, L3 * * No Adepts (But I think they appear in the rooms descriptions/buildings) * No Aristocrats

These pages detail the way I use these NPC Classes.

Commoners - Never quite fitted in. They are just good enough that they almost make Experts redundant on a day-to-day basis. So a slight rework, but without too many changes.

Adepts - I have never liked the way that Adepts are written, they really don't model any spell casting class well. While I do use the standard cleric occasionally, I have a set of Adept Archetypes that model the casting classes much more effectively.

Warriors - The Warrior is a simplified fighter-type that serves well for the bulk of the army and town guard, that can be developed into specialists, with standard builds, at higher levels. They will never compete with PC classes, but they provide a decent team for a PC to lead.

Aristocrats - The basic Aristocrat is quite nice, but it assumes that all aristocrats rule by the strength of their arm. I have a couple of other ideas.

This page is here to help me remember what the rules are, and for your information :) If you have come here to build an Entourage -Assistant remember:-

• Commoners and Aristocrats need special permission from the DM (and good back story)
• Adepts must have one of the archetypes listed here
• Aristocrats may have one of the archetypes, although you may also choose the standard Build. NOTE: You must have permission from the GM first.
• Experts and Warriors do not have any house-ruled archetypes and should use the standard Expert description. (imo - it is one of the few NPC classes that is truly fit for purpose :)