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<blockquote data-quote="MojoGM" data-source="post: 3989173" data-attributes="member: 11414">I always see completely negative reactions to the idea of a DMPC, but my experience has been the opposite (for the most part).To me, it really depends on the kind of game your playing and the group.&nbsp; For many years I ran a 2E Spelljammer game with 2 PCs and a DMPC.&nbsp; It worked because the character I played was NOT a party leader or very outspoken.&nbsp; Every now and then he would pipe in with a suggestion, but since he was only right about 50% of the time his opinion was weighed with the same regard as any PC.It worked well because those were the days of youth when we would play for 8-10 hours at a stretch, and a LOT of it was RP (which I was able to participate in even if no NPCs were present).&nbsp; And it was a casual game, the players and I were close friends and nobody had any turf issues or ever felt like the DMPC was getting special treatment.&nbsp; On the other hand, years later I had a NPC that was played on and off by guest players, and he kind of became a DMPC for the most part.&nbsp; This was different because it was a larger group and we played for a shorter time, so I eventually removed him from the game (now, that being said it was my intention to remove him anyway once I had set some things in motion that were to come into play later, but I did it sooner since I saw it wasn't working and several of the players also agreed).So, I'd say give it a try, but be careful.&nbsp; And also be prepared to take him out if it causes a problem.&nbsp; And you should also clear it with your players, if even one of them has an objection then don't do it.&nbsp; It might work well, it might be a trainwreck.&nbsp; How else are you going to find out?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MojoGM, post: 3989173, member: 11414"] I always see completely negative reactions to the idea of a DMPC, but my experience has been the opposite (for the most part). To me, it really depends on the kind of game your playing and the group. For many years I ran a 2E Spelljammer game with 2 PCs and a DMPC. It worked because the character I played was NOT a party leader or very outspoken. Every now and then he would pipe in with a suggestion, but since he was only right about 50% of the time his opinion was weighed with the same regard as any PC. It worked well because those were the days of youth when we would play for 8-10 hours at a stretch, and a LOT of it was RP (which I was able to participate in even if no NPCs were present). And it was a casual game, the players and I were close friends and nobody had any turf issues or ever felt like the DMPC was getting special treatment. On the other hand, years later I had a NPC that was played on and off by guest players, and he kind of became a DMPC for the most part. This was different because it was a larger group and we played for a shorter time, so I eventually removed him from the game (now, that being said it was my intention to remove him anyway once I had set some things in motion that were to come into play later, but I did it sooner since I saw it wasn't working and several of the players also agreed). So, I'd say give it a try, but be careful. And also be prepared to take him out if it causes a problem. And you should also clear it with your players, if even one of them has an objection then don't do it. It might work well, it might be a trainwreck. How else are you going to find out? [/QUOTE]

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