DarrenGMiller
First Post
In my campaign, the rules is that when a player is absent, there are two options. The first is that the player signifies that he/she does not want his character played or run as an NPC by taking the character sheet. The character then fades into the background, tends camp, plays rearguard, and cannot gain any experience points. The second is that the player leaves the character sheet with the DM (me) and the character is either played by another player of the absent player's choice or run as an NPC (usually the case) and participates in all encounters, risks death, and gains experience points as normal.
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