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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 3180987" data-attributes="member: 22779">Me, I'd call the first two NPC's and be done with it.&nbsp; If there is a character run by the DM and there are no problems around the table, then that character is an NPC.&nbsp; There can be short term and long term NPC's, but, in the end, they are still just non-player characters.A DMPC is a term which specifically points to problem NPC's.&nbsp; Trying to use the term in a non-perjorative sense just seems counter productive to me since NPC works perfectly well.&nbsp; True, a DMPC doesn't have to be a Mary Sue - more powerful and effective than the PC's.&nbsp; But, a DMPC has to be a problem character otherwise, it's just an NPC.When playing round robin DM's, turning a PC into an NPC is fine.&nbsp; The DM's character simply fades to the background and becomes a whole lot quieter for the duration.&nbsp; However, when the DM starts having the DMPC order the party around, telling (not suggesting, telling) the party what the best idea is, then its a problem.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 3180987, member: 22779"] Me, I'd call the first two NPC's and be done with it. If there is a character run by the DM and there are no problems around the table, then that character is an NPC. There can be short term and long term NPC's, but, in the end, they are still just non-player characters. A DMPC is a term which specifically points to problem NPC's. Trying to use the term in a non-perjorative sense just seems counter productive to me since NPC works perfectly well. True, a DMPC doesn't have to be a Mary Sue - more powerful and effective than the PC's. But, a DMPC has to be a problem character otherwise, it's just an NPC. When playing round robin DM's, turning a PC into an NPC is fine. The DM's character simply fades to the background and becomes a whole lot quieter for the duration. However, when the DM starts having the DMPC order the party around, telling (not suggesting, telling) the party what the best idea is, then its a problem. [/QUOTE]

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