Quote Originally Posted by Mike Havran View Post
Shojo got to level 14 while being heir apparent (and ruler) his entire life, so I doubt he did much adventuring either.
He got there as an NPC, so level 14 Aristocrat is a lot easier to achieve, but the paperwork is a big itch. Rogues get experience for trapsetting and other rogueish things, Bards get exp for whatever it is bards do, and NPCs get exp for whatever they do.

Carpenters build houses, so I can imagine this scene:

(Apprentice Carpenter, Level 1)
Oh boy! My first house! I'll make 10 silver and 100 exp building it!

(Journeyman Carpenter, Level 5)
I need to build 25 more of those to level up. I wish we were building a barn or a warehouse.

(Master Carpenter, level 10)
I need to build a Parliament building to level up. Let's go to the tavern and find out where the adventurers are going to overturn a government next.