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<blockquote data-quote="Hex08" data-source="post: 9678112" data-attributes="member: 7029595">I only take the benevolent DM stance when running D&amp;D, or more specifically Castles and Crusades (or in the past, Pathfinder 1E), since I haven't run D&amp;D in years. I will usually create an NPC to fill a gap in the party. For example, if no one wants to play a cleric then I will make one and play it. If it's a balanced party that isn't missing anything I'll make a support type character, like a Bard (because, contrary to the opinions of some Bards are AWESOME <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />), or a fighter or similar class. The character I make is never as competent as the PCs. I started that habit back when I was still playing Pathfinder because I never wanted my players to feel like they had to make sure specific roles were fulfilled so people would feel obligated to play a character class they really didn't want to. The size of my regular gaming group has varied over the years from as little as four other players to as many around eight or more and the times when the group is smaller the&nbsp; likelihood of a missing healer (or whatever) grows.I don't play Castles and Crusades often and I rarely, if ever, do the same in other games. Which isn't to say they won't meet and adventure with other NPCs, but the intent and their role is different and I play them as their character design intends.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hex08, post: 9678112, member: 7029595"] I only take the benevolent DM stance when running D&D, or more specifically Castles and Crusades (or in the past, Pathfinder 1E), since I haven't run D&D in years. I will usually create an NPC to fill a gap in the party. For example, if no one wants to play a cleric then I will make one and play it. If it's a balanced party that isn't missing anything I'll make a support type character, like a Bard (because, contrary to the opinions of some Bards are AWESOME :)), or a fighter or similar class. The character I make is never as competent as the PCs. I started that habit back when I was still playing Pathfinder because I never wanted my players to feel like they had to make sure specific roles were fulfilled so people would feel obligated to play a character class they really didn't want to. The size of my regular gaming group has varied over the years from as little as four other players to as many around eight or more and the times when the group is smaller the likelihood of a missing healer (or whatever) grows. I don't play Castles and Crusades often and I rarely, if ever, do the same in other games. Which isn't to say they won't meet and adventure with other NPCs, but the intent and their role is different and I play them as their character design intends. [/QUOTE]

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