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<blockquote data-quote="Davelozzi" data-source="post: 481500" data-attributes="member: 771">I have mixed feelings about full time NPCs.&nbsp; My first long running campaign (2e) started with only 2 PCs so I put two NPCs in to round off the party.&nbsp; Over several years of play, more players joined until I had 5 full time PCs and a couple of other PCs who ran with the party for a few adventures here and there.&nbsp; The two NPCs stayed with the party long after they were no longer needed.&nbsp; One (a thief) was more well-liked as he was a roguish charming sort.&nbsp; The other (a priest) was a stuffy gold elf and was pretty much univerally disliked as soon as we got a PC cleric.&nbsp; Sometime I had him sit out on an adventure with another absent PC (taking care of the &quot;sick&quot; character) but mostly I kept him around hoping for a good chance for a heroic death to give him a little meaning.&nbsp; Unfortunately it never happened.In all of my subsequent campaigns there's been more than enough players (too many, maybe) so I haven't bothered with any full time NPCs.&nbsp; I prefer it this way but would probably go back to using one if I ever found myself in a situation with just a couple of players again.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Davelozzi, post: 481500, member: 771"] I have mixed feelings about full time NPCs. My first long running campaign (2e) started with only 2 PCs so I put two NPCs in to round off the party. Over several years of play, more players joined until I had 5 full time PCs and a couple of other PCs who ran with the party for a few adventures here and there. The two NPCs stayed with the party long after they were no longer needed. One (a thief) was more well-liked as he was a roguish charming sort. The other (a priest) was a stuffy gold elf and was pretty much univerally disliked as soon as we got a PC cleric. Sometime I had him sit out on an adventure with another absent PC (taking care of the "sick" character) but mostly I kept him around hoping for a good chance for a heroic death to give him a little meaning. Unfortunately it never happened. In all of my subsequent campaigns there's been more than enough players (too many, maybe) so I haven't bothered with any full time NPCs. I prefer it this way but would probably go back to using one if I ever found myself in a situation with just a couple of players again. [/QUOTE]

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