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<blockquote data-quote="RangerWickett" data-source="post: 3836603" data-attributes="member: 63">I understand the complaint, but I'd rather hoped having difficult NPCs along for the ride added a unique element to the adventure. Of those NPCs, only Torrent is really capable of contributing to combat. The rest are there toa) show that the PCs aren't the only people fleeing the Ragesiansb) let the PCs feel better knowing they're doing something heroic; just running away from the bad guys isn't cool, but it's easy to stomach if there are others you need to get to safetyc) provide roleplaying opportunities in an adventure that for its first half is confined to wilderness encounters; the adventure has a moral component, so the author wanted to make sure there were NPCs present who could argue in favor of different courses of action.Of course, you can completely do without the NPCs, or have them just take back stage since they're not combatants. And honestly, I figured almost no one would actually try to save the poor bastard who's on fire.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RangerWickett, post: 3836603, member: 63"] I understand the complaint, but I'd rather hoped having difficult NPCs along for the ride added a unique element to the adventure. Of those NPCs, only Torrent is really capable of contributing to combat. The rest are there to a) show that the PCs aren't the only people fleeing the Ragesians b) let the PCs feel better knowing they're doing something heroic; just running away from the bad guys isn't cool, but it's easy to stomach if there are others you need to get to safety c) provide roleplaying opportunities in an adventure that for its first half is confined to wilderness encounters; the adventure has a moral component, so the author wanted to make sure there were NPCs present who could argue in favor of different courses of action. Of course, you can completely do without the NPCs, or have them just take back stage since they're not combatants. And honestly, I figured almost no one would actually try to save the poor bastard who's on fire. [/QUOTE]

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