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<blockquote data-quote="pming" data-source="post: 8260039" data-attributes="member: 45197"><p>Hiya!</p><p></p><p>Strange question... I mean, aren't NPC's the majority of the worlds population? Why <em>wouldn't</em> NPC's be joining, hanging out with, or hired by the PC's from time to time? Hmmm...</p><p></p><p>Anyway, and obviously, I have "no problem with" (?) NPC's being with a group. I mean...I am seriously struggling to imagine a game without NPC's being "part of the picture". The only time NPC's aren't with the PC's are with the PC's specifically go out of their way to be "loners" and whatnot. Otherwise they usually have various hangers-on following them around town, or ostlers offering to tend their horses on their journey to the next town, or outright guardsmen offering mercenary services to guard their camp or their goods when in town. Frequently one or more of these NPC's will be 'with' the PC's at any given moment in the game....even when they are wandering in a dungeon (torch bearers, gear porters, etc).</p><p></p><p>As for "GMPC's"....I have no problem with it if everyone at the table understand that the game is to be "shared" as far as world creation and GM'ing "turns". Each GM then has a PC in the group, but for us, the table rule is that ANY Player can over-rule the GM when it comes to deciding what the GMPC does or doesn't do. For example, if the GM says his Fighter wouldn't attack unarmed thugs...but the PC with the GMPC is going to, that Player can 'over rule' the GM and say "Well, if I'm attacking...YOU'RE attacking"...and the GMPC attacks. Period. That seems to kill off any semblance of "favouritism" by the GM. "Oh, look at that, a magical +3 Bec de Corbin! And my PC Fighter is specialized in it! Huh...what's the chances! I guess I get it then...." ... "Nope! Screw that! We're selling it for top coin and buying those horses we need!". <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>^_^</p><p></p><p>Paul L. Ming</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pming, post: 8260039, member: 45197"] Hiya! Strange question... I mean, aren't NPC's the majority of the worlds population? Why [I]wouldn't[/I] NPC's be joining, hanging out with, or hired by the PC's from time to time? Hmmm... Anyway, and obviously, I have "no problem with" (?) NPC's being with a group. I mean...I am seriously struggling to imagine a game without NPC's being "part of the picture". The only time NPC's aren't with the PC's are with the PC's specifically go out of their way to be "loners" and whatnot. Otherwise they usually have various hangers-on following them around town, or ostlers offering to tend their horses on their journey to the next town, or outright guardsmen offering mercenary services to guard their camp or their goods when in town. Frequently one or more of these NPC's will be 'with' the PC's at any given moment in the game....even when they are wandering in a dungeon (torch bearers, gear porters, etc). As for "GMPC's"....I have no problem with it if everyone at the table understand that the game is to be "shared" as far as world creation and GM'ing "turns". Each GM then has a PC in the group, but for us, the table rule is that ANY Player can over-rule the GM when it comes to deciding what the GMPC does or doesn't do. For example, if the GM says his Fighter wouldn't attack unarmed thugs...but the PC with the GMPC is going to, that Player can 'over rule' the GM and say "Well, if I'm attacking...YOU'RE attacking"...and the GMPC attacks. Period. That seems to kill off any semblance of "favouritism" by the GM. "Oh, look at that, a magical +3 Bec de Corbin! And my PC Fighter is specialized in it! Huh...what's the chances! I guess I get it then...." ... "Nope! Screw that! We're selling it for top coin and buying those horses we need!". ;) ^_^ Paul L. Ming [/QUOTE]
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