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<blockquote data-quote="phindar" data-source="post: 4137427" data-attributes="member: 37198">This is a fairly common PC trait, and one I used to be guilty of until I started running games.&nbsp; Seeing from the other side of the screen how PC's treat NPC's really turned me around.&nbsp; Nowadays, I love it when NPC's get the upper hand.But short of making your players run a game for you and then punking their NPC's, I'm not sure there is any easy answer to this one.&nbsp; I think the best method would be to simply bring up your concerns to the group in an open and non-confrontational manner.&nbsp; Typically, the PC-on-NPC anomosity stems out of the competative nature of the game; NPC's are there to beat or be beaten by the PC's.&nbsp; In a dungeon this is largely true, outside of combat not so much, but the players might not see a difference.&nbsp; Plus, any player who has spent any time in a game with a GM who has had favored GMPC's or otherwise untouchable NPC's will likely carry a strong distrust/hatred of all NPC's for many years and many gaming groups to come.&nbsp; Having a NPC be rude in your game may be all that is needed to set this buried frustration off.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="phindar, post: 4137427, member: 37198"] This is a fairly common PC trait, and one I used to be guilty of until I started running games. Seeing from the other side of the screen how PC's treat NPC's really turned me around. Nowadays, I love it when NPC's get the upper hand. But short of making your players run a game for you and then punking their NPC's, I'm not sure there is any easy answer to this one. I think the best method would be to simply bring up your concerns to the group in an open and non-confrontational manner. Typically, the PC-on-NPC anomosity stems out of the competative nature of the game; NPC's are there to beat or be beaten by the PC's. In a dungeon this is largely true, outside of combat not so much, but the players might not see a difference. Plus, any player who has spent any time in a game with a GM who has had favored GMPC's or otherwise untouchable NPC's will likely carry a strong distrust/hatred of all NPC's for many years and many gaming groups to come. Having a NPC be rude in your game may be all that is needed to set this buried frustration off. [/QUOTE]

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