NPCs and Keys

[Vaxalon]

I have read the rules and searched the forum, and I can't find the answer to this...

Do NPC's get keys?  Do they gain experience?  Do they advance?

[Andrew Cooper]

Um... my first instinct would be no.  They're NPCs.  If the GM wants them to change/improve he just does it.  It's the same way I handle NPCs in D&D or anything else for the most part.  Perhaps I'm missing something in the way Shadows of Yesterday works though.  A more expert opinion might mean more.

[KingstonC]

NPC's don't get experience, so having keys qua keys doesn't make a lot of sence. However, writing down key's for NPC's as a guide to their behavior and motivations makes a lot of sense.

-K

[Clinton R. Nixon]

Big ups to Kingston. I'll write down a key or two if I want some motivations. Otherwise, I just advance NPCs to match the PCs power level as they increase.