Specialist Levels
Flags that a noncombatant NPC's stat-block level covers only combat, and a listed specialist level applies when tested in their trade.
Parent page Combat Power
The level on an NPC's stat block is their level for a combat encounter. But many of these NPCs are primarily noncombatants much more skilled in their occupation than in combat. Specialist NPCs' stat blocks include an entry noting that they have a higher level when the PCs have to compete against them in their area of expertise.
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