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<blockquote data-quote="StreamOfTheSky" data-source="post: 5642471" data-attributes="member: 35909">How were you sneak attacking after round 1?A trap can still be fun.&nbsp; I really enjoyed my DMPC that was meant to be a parody of the &quot;must keep this NPC alive&quot; trope -- normally in games or movies, such a character is irritatingly reckless and babysitting him is a major pain -- this NPC was spec'd out in every single way possible to save his own skin, didn't have a single offensive spell or ability whatsoever, and made it perectly clear he'd be fine using the party as meat shields to cover his retreat if things went south.&nbsp; He was amazingly cowardly and paranoid.&nbsp; The party needed half an hour just to find him hidden in his ridiculously trap-laden home.&nbsp; Aside from his skill at decyphering scripts that lead the party to needing him, he provided absolutely nothing to the party whatsoever and was 100% useless in combat.&nbsp; He was a blast to roleplay, though.You don't have to be good at anything or even provide any use to the party at all for it to be a fun character.&nbsp; Doesn't make X not a trap, though.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="StreamOfTheSky, post: 5642471, member: 35909"] How were you sneak attacking after round 1? A trap can still be fun. I really enjoyed my DMPC that was meant to be a parody of the "must keep this NPC alive" trope -- normally in games or movies, such a character is irritatingly reckless and babysitting him is a major pain -- this NPC was spec'd out in every single way possible to save his own skin, didn't have a single offensive spell or ability whatsoever, and made it perectly clear he'd be fine using the party as meat shields to cover his retreat if things went south. He was amazingly cowardly and paranoid. The party needed half an hour just to find him hidden in his ridiculously trap-laden home. Aside from his skill at decyphering scripts that lead the party to needing him, he provided absolutely nothing to the party whatsoever and was 100% useless in combat. He was a blast to roleplay, though. You don't have to be good at anything or even provide any use to the party at all for it to be a fun character. Doesn't make X not a trap, though. [/QUOTE]

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