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<blockquote data-quote="Lord Judas" data-source="post: 1384089" data-attributes="member: 16154">Id say 3 in my group of 5, but one of them is a total newbie (4th *session I think), and only by barsoomcore's definition. Occasionally even the best slip and say &quot;I talk to the Bartender...&quot;. My 02, Ive found that rich NPC's help this process. I created a small town and defined almost every person with a Name, one line description (or more for special NPCs), Job, and a few personality words like &quot;Timid, Amicable, arrogant&quot;. So when they say &quot;I go to see the bartender...&quot; I immediately go &quot;You see Cill working the bar, he greets you: &quot;Hi, hows it going today?&quot; So far, this seems to prompt the player to respond in character- because saying &quot;I tell him im fine&quot; sounds absurd perhaps...But no, theres no dressing up. I throw in an accent or two, but not much. I do somethings with emotion, but not everything. Rich Descriptions add to the whole deal.Now granted, this was a TON of prepwork, but I am a programmer so I made an NPC class to hold data (C#) and organized them on an array list. Then I made a windows form with a drop down that has all the NPC names on it. Now its all available in point n click. Yes, I use the laptop while running the game. It was also quick n dirty code (hardcoded data). Also 20000names.com is a goldmine of authentic names in any language.My only fear is that the characters will eventually outgrow my little town and ill be painted into a corner...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lord Judas, post: 1384089, member: 16154"] Id say 3 in my group of 5, but one of them is a total newbie (4th *session I think), and only by barsoomcore's definition. Occasionally even the best slip and say "I talk to the Bartender...". My 02, Ive found that rich NPC's help this process. I created a small town and defined almost every person with a Name, one line description (or more for special NPCs), Job, and a few personality words like "Timid, Amicable, arrogant". So when they say "I go to see the bartender..." I immediately go "You see Cill working the bar, he greets you: "Hi, hows it going today?" So far, this seems to prompt the player to respond in character- because saying "I tell him im fine" sounds absurd perhaps... But no, theres no dressing up. I throw in an accent or two, but not much. I do somethings with emotion, but not everything. Rich Descriptions add to the whole deal. Now granted, this was a TON of prepwork, but I am a programmer so I made an NPC class to hold data (C#) and organized them on an array list. Then I made a windows form with a drop down that has all the NPC names on it. Now its all available in point n click. Yes, I use the laptop while running the game. It was also quick n dirty code (hardcoded data). Also 20000names.com is a goldmine of authentic names in any language. My only fear is that the characters will eventually outgrow my little town and ill be painted into a corner... [/QUOTE]

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