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<blockquote data-quote="KidSnide" data-source="post: 5306648" data-attributes="member: 54710">I've also had some good success running sessions in which the players fill in for the important NPCs, either in a debate or in battle.&nbsp; It's a good way of &quot;changing up&quot; your game while giving some spotlight to a different part of the world....but I wouldn't recommend it as a first session.Establishing the character of the gameworld is an important objective - I don't want to knock it.&nbsp; However, a session that focuses on a lot of NPCs talking to each other runs counter to two other equally important objectives: (1) letting your players establish their characters and (2) establishing that your game will be fun.&nbsp; Most good first missions fit into the larger plot and gameworld, but are narrow enough to understand in their own smaller context.&nbsp; A good first mission doesn't take an hour of explanation to understand.It also sounds like you have a large number of NPCs in your world.&nbsp; That's great, but it can be overwhelming - particularly for players who are still figuring out their characters and their character's relationships with each other.&nbsp; I'm not sure whether you're trying to introduce a large number of NPCs or just use throw-away characters to introduce the events of the world.&nbsp; However, you might have more success previewing the world by having segments of dialog the PCs can overhear in the market (along with throw-away NPCs that can be engaged in conversation if it peaks a player's interest).&nbsp; It won't stick in most of your player's minds, but that probably wasn't going to happen anyway.&nbsp; Instead, it will introduce the flavor of the world without having to pull the focus away from the brand new set of PCs.-KS</blockquote>

[QUOTE="KidSnide, post: 5306648, member: 54710"] I've also had some good success running sessions in which the players fill in for the important NPCs, either in a debate or in battle. It's a good way of "changing up" your game while giving some spotlight to a different part of the world. ...but I wouldn't recommend it as a first session. Establishing the character of the gameworld is an important objective - I don't want to knock it. However, a session that focuses on a lot of NPCs talking to each other runs counter to two other equally important objectives: (1) letting your players establish their characters and (2) establishing that your game will be fun. Most good first missions fit into the larger plot and gameworld, but are narrow enough to understand in their own smaller context. A good first mission doesn't take an hour of explanation to understand. It also sounds like you have a large number of NPCs in your world. That's great, but it can be overwhelming - particularly for players who are still figuring out their characters and their character's relationships with each other. I'm not sure whether you're trying to introduce a large number of NPCs or just use throw-away characters to introduce the events of the world. However, you might have more success previewing the world by having segments of dialog the PCs can overhear in the market (along with throw-away NPCs that can be engaged in conversation if it peaks a player's interest). It won't stick in most of your player's minds, but that probably wasn't going to happen anyway. Instead, it will introduce the flavor of the world without having to pull the focus away from the brand new set of PCs. -KS [/QUOTE]

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