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Why not? Complexity is exactly what long form storytelling is good at.

Maybe, but it was very cool, and I miss it.

I prefer not to even do that much, because I have so many other things on my plate that I don't need yet another NPC to worry about...

Benevolent DM goes out of their way to make sure the players enjoy their game, catering to a crowd that isn’t interested in random...

I think if the conversation is working under the assumption that the term GMPC is bad, that what you describe can be aptly be called a...

A reasonable ask so I will back off. @Ruin Explorer also reasonably answered me although points were raised I would otherwise dispute...

That's not a very helpful response. So if an NPC run by the GM adventures with the party from start to finish (or a significant part of...

That's a pretty broad statement. Both myself and at least one other person gave examples of why we do this and how we avoid your...

I'm assuming the question was directed at me. During the first TPK a retreat was impossible. During the second (remember, it almost...

I dislike speaking for others but I feel like you are misinterpreting what @Laurefindel posted. My interpretation is not, and I also may...

Of course you can do that. A benevolent must do that. Only, « playing to the best of your abilities » as a benevolent DM doesn’t mean...

I consider myself a benevolent DM. I’m definitely routing for the PC, even if my job is partly to give the players a good run for their...

I clicked on this thread to read the news about Chaosium, and ended up viewing a random duck pic.

Not to derail the thread, but I think a big cause of what you are describing in media, RPGs aside, is the consolidation of media...

See, that's precisely the issue. I don't think the OP is complaining about the lack of books overall, but rather about the support for...