What do you think when DM introduces old PC as an NPC?

[Tarangil]

I have had DMs use old PC's on occasion and have run into what was feared the most...the rest of us being observers or henchmen to the guy.


I have used my PC's as NPC's, but I try to have a good reason for it or a good story hook. Currently I'm doing it right now. The NPC had buddied up with the PC"s and journeyed to the same place for them to be separated in combat and the NPC taken prisoner. Really it was up for the others to decide to help the guy or go on thier own merry way.

More often than not if I usually have a chance to play I find myself choosing to play an old NPC as a PC instead. By then They're usually pretty fleshed out with a personality and background.

 

[Cevalic]

I have no problem with it. All the DM's that I've ever played under have done this. I've used old PC's as NPC's in my games. As long as they stay in the background (doing whatever they were doing when they retired) there should be no problem. When the DM uses his old characters and basically plays them as if he was a player, thats when I'd pack up my dice.