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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hand of Evil" data-source="post: 5819199" data-attributes="member: 371">Sterotype common NPCs - if these are use once and just for background crowd that is...all bartenders are the same, they will give you a drink and move on, same for wait staff.  The City Watch is the same way, you see them and move on.  So, sterotype them.  Let your PC know places of their own - let your players pick locations and NPC that they know and associate with.  Just 1 or 2 a level, these become contacts for the characters.  You just work with the players to round them out.  Example: a wizard may know a book store (location) or another magic-user (NPC) in the city that can provide information and help.  This makes the players feel like they are part of the city.</blockquote>