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Message: <blockquote data-quote="imurphy943" data-source="post: 5868135" data-attributes="member: 6672709">So am I. I never took the two of them into a dungeon. I know what a gentleman's gentleman is, having read plenty of Dumas, Munchausen, and Heinlein. I still don't care about NPCs nearly as much as my character or any of the other characters in the party. Many of the other players also have favored lackeys, usually gained through diplomacy, but it hasn't kept us from many acts that should be condemned by any ethical or moral code in the course of the game. My character has not only killed captured prisoners, but attempted to torture them using giant centipedes (the attempt failed only because the goblin in question was accidentally killed rather than knocked out). I and my companions have checked for enemies and traps by sending a hireling's dog down the hallway first. And if I was playing in a game with socially acceptable slavery, I could easily see myself buying some slaves. My point to the OP was not to worry too much if his players don't have goals attached to the world at large. At the end of the day, you should be happy with the way the game session went based on the challenges the PCs overcame, the instances of brilliant roleplaying, the well-executed plans, and the general quality of the social experience. If you tie satisfaction to the way the players treat the game world, you're leaving yourself open to disappointment.</blockquote>