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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nopantsyet" data-source="post: 480243" data-attributes="member: 3109">I only introduce an NPC who I anticipate the party might want along if there is a specific practical purpose to it.  Like they need a guide through unfamiliar lands or they need someone who can vouch for them at their destination.  I know some DMs are able to run a campaign and include full-time NPCs and have it really add to the game, but for me I tend to forget about the NPC.  I ran a whole battle forgetting about an NPC completely until the last round!  (When thankfully he was still at full HP and could finish off the final baddie and help out with the unconsicous and dying characters.)  Of course, he got killed the following battle and the players were scrambling to remember everything he had said because they had expected him to guide them *and* make an introduction at the destination.Oh yeah--and to read since the PCs are all illiterate!  Now they've got his journal of notes and can't figure out what the funny symbols mean!</blockquote>