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<blockquote data-quote="bardolph" data-source="post: 5040110" data-attributes="member: 2304">Not really. Just realize that your PCs may or may not appreciate NPC motivations.As many as you the DM can handle. If you're willing to assign a different plot to every NPC, go for it. As above, realize that the campaign's real stars, the PCs, may or may not care what drives each NPC. However, assigning them individual motivations will give them depth and believability, which is what you want as a DM.It depends. If every single NPC harbors some world-shattering secret, it will get tiresome after a while.A good question to ask is, what will happen if the PCs completely ignore this particular NPC? If you end up overwhelming yourself with the consequences of PC inaction, then you have too many plots.Yes, and no. Yes, you should activate a plot whenever it's convenient to do so. No, you should not let your players know you're doing this. As long as you can maintain the illusion that the world is a constantly evolving place, you've done your job.---In my personal experience, most of my campaigns have ONE overarching plot, and ONE sub-plot at any given time. I do this because I like getting the group focused on the task at hand.HOWEVER, my group's PCs are usually not well-behaved, and like to generate their own plots independently from what I throw at them. I consider this a good thing, so I will usually try to oblige them by fleshing out whatever content they need to pursue their own goals.Your mileage may vary.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bardolph, post: 5040110, member: 2304"] Not really. Just realize that your PCs may or may not appreciate NPC motivations. As many as you the DM can handle. If you're willing to assign a different plot to every NPC, go for it. As above, realize that the campaign's real stars, [i]the PCs,[/i] may or may not care what drives each NPC. However, assigning them individual motivations will give them depth and believability, which is what you want as a DM. It depends. If every single NPC harbors some world-shattering secret, it will get tiresome after a while. A good question to ask is, [i]what will happen if the PCs completely ignore this particular NPC?[/i] If you end up overwhelming yourself with the consequences of PC inaction, then you have too many plots. Yes, and no. Yes, you should activate a plot whenever it's convenient to do so. No, you should not let your players know you're doing this. As long as you can maintain the [i]illusion[/i] that the world is a constantly evolving place, you've done your job. --- In my personal experience, most of my campaigns have ONE overarching plot, and ONE sub-plot at any given time. I do this because I like getting the group focused on the task at hand. HOWEVER, my group's PCs are usually not well-behaved, and like to generate their own plots independently from what I throw at them. I consider this a good thing, so I will usually try to oblige them by fleshing out whatever content they need to pursue their own goals. Your mileage may vary. [/QUOTE]

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