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<blockquote data-quote="Illirion" data-source="post: 2869369" data-attributes="member: 38310">I voted Yes, but only for important plots or small stretchesSometimes it just makes sense for the party to encounter NPCs who travel with them for a while.Last time for example my PC's freed a paladin prisoner in a goblin camp and he traveled with them for a while. This gave me the opportunity to run some tougher encounters for them and show them the way out of the camp, back to the city. The extra healing didn't hurt either.&nbsp; I admit I statted him higher than the PC's (mainly because he could get out some more healing that way), but I made sure he didn't steal the show when it came to offing enemies. Everyone loved it and noone minded the paladin hanging with them for a while.Sometimes I get tempted to play a more &quot;permanent&quot; DMNPC, cause I just as much enjoy playing a character as DMing. I never give in however, cause I think it'll give my PC an advantage over the others, because I'll be suconciously metagaming and make the right choices for my character. Don't think it's fair and would rather see my players work things out on their own. They have to earn their treasure after all.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Illirion, post: 2869369, member: 38310"] I voted [I]Yes, but only for important plots or small stretches[/I] Sometimes it just makes sense for the party to encounter NPCs who travel with them for a while. Last time for example my PC's freed a paladin prisoner in a goblin camp and he traveled with them for a while. This gave me the opportunity to run some tougher encounters for them and show them the way out of the camp, back to the city. The extra healing didn't hurt either. I admit I statted him higher than the PC's (mainly because he could get out some more healing that way), but I made sure he didn't steal the show when it came to offing enemies. Everyone loved it and noone minded the paladin hanging with them for a while. Sometimes I get tempted to play a more "permanent" DMNPC, cause I just as much enjoy playing a character as DMing. I never give in however, cause I think it'll give my PC an advantage over the others, because I'll be suconciously metagaming and make the right choices for my character. Don't think it's fair and would rather see my players work things out on their own. They have to [B]earn[/B] their treasure after all. [/QUOTE]

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