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<blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 8858209" data-attributes="member: 4534">In Call of Cthulhu 7th edition (I think), the Keeper's book mentions that regular people should be helpful to the investigators once in a while.&nbsp; Maybe the local sheriff or the state police actually helps the investigators with something instead of just trying to arrest them or throw them in the looney bin.&nbsp; The basic message I got from this was that you should give the PCs a reason they want to help the world.&nbsp; Related to this, is that it's no fun when the PCs consistently treat NPCs like garbage for no real reason.&nbsp; It's okay to have a character who treats some NPCs like garbage for no reason, but when it's consistent it becomes a problem.&nbsp; I'll let the PC get away wtih that kind of behavior if they're paying the NPCs, are in positions of authority, or otherwise have most of the power in that particular situation, but when things are more equal, I give the PCs a hard time.&nbsp; It makes sense in the narrative, but it's not a lot of fun to play out.&nbsp; Me:&nbsp; Sorry, Tony.&nbsp; I know you rolled well, but you just made fun of this guy's dead sister.&nbsp; He doesn't want a %#$ing thing from you.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MGibster, post: 8858209, member: 4534"] In [I]Call of Cthulhu[/I] 7th edition (I think), the Keeper's book mentions that regular people should be helpful to the investigators once in a while. Maybe the local sheriff or the state police actually helps the investigators with something instead of just trying to arrest them or throw them in the looney bin. The basic message I got from this was that you should give the PCs a reason they want to help the world. Related to this, is that it's no fun when the PCs consistently treat NPCs like garbage for no real reason. It's okay to have a character who treats some NPCs like garbage for no reason, but when it's consistent it becomes a problem. I'll let the PC get away wtih that kind of behavior if they're paying the NPCs, are in positions of authority, or otherwise have most of the power in that particular situation, but when things are more equal, I give the PCs a hard time. It makes sense in the narrative, but it's not a lot of fun to play out. Me: Sorry, Tony. I know you rolled well, but you just made fun of this guy's dead sister. He doesn't want a %#$ing thing from you. [/QUOTE]

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