http://www.dungeonmastering.com/campaigns-adventures/better-npcs-5-questions-50-answers The D&D Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:54:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.dungeonmastering.com/campaigns-adventures/better-npcs-5-questions-50-answers#comment-187 Dungeon Mastering » Better NPCs: lower your expectations Sun, 12 Aug 2007 23:59:15 +0000 http://www.dungeonmastering.com/storytelling/better-npcs-5-questions-50-answers#comment-187 [...] you should settle for one - only one - role-playable characteristic. Nothing else matters. The NPC’s motivations or stats matter only after that initial encounter with the PCs. And that initial encounter will be [...] [...] you should settle for one – only one – role-playable characteristic. Nothing else matters. The NPC’s motivations or stats matter only after that initial encounter with the PCs. And that initial encounter will be [...]

]]> http://www.dungeonmastering.com/campaigns-adventures/better-npcs-5-questions-50-answers#comment-104 Dungeon Mastering » Party pooper: 5 ways to wipe out your D&D party Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:16:10 +0000 http://www.dungeonmastering.com/storytelling/better-npcs-5-questions-50-answers#comment-104 [...] amount of damage before they die - a la Faromir in the LOTR. I think having an NPC - ideally an interesting NPC - scream “Why won’t they die?” will have a positive and lasting effect on party [...] [...] amount of damage before they die – a la Faromir in the LOTR. I think having an NPC – ideally an interesting NPC – scream “Why won’t they die?” will have a positive and lasting effect on party [...]

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