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<blockquote data-quote="Mercule" data-source="post: 4481780" data-attributes="member: 5100">None.&nbsp; Ever.&nbsp; The only time I'd consider it is if the group module-hopped and rotated DMs.&nbsp; Even then, the DM's PC should pretty much fade into the background for the duration.If you want/need the party rounded out, I have no issue with persistent, even prominent, NPCs who function as party members in pretty much every way.&nbsp; IMO, though, they must remain non-player characters.&nbsp; Any character under the control of the DM, though, is expendible.&nbsp; DMPC is something I'd use as a slur to indicate the DM is doing a lousy job.&nbsp; And I'd be insulted if the term was used to refer to one of my NPCs.&nbsp; Actually, there would be a good chance the &quot;DMPC&quot; would meet an untimely end in the near future just to put things right.On the other hand, if by &quot;DMPC&quot;, you just mean &quot;an NPC who acts as a party member for role-playing purposes&quot;, I don't have an issue to that concept.&nbsp; The term just carries a different connotation for me.&nbsp; In that case, I'd say whatever the group is lacking and you can't go wrong with a leader -- which is what I chose to add for my wife's solo game, though I'm hoping she role-plays gathering other party members to round things out.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mercule, post: 4481780, member: 5100"] None. Ever. The only time I'd consider it is if the group module-hopped and rotated DMs. Even then, the DM's PC should pretty much fade into the background for the duration. If you want/need the party rounded out, I have no issue with persistent, even prominent, NPCs who function as party members in pretty much every way. IMO, though, they [u]must[/u] remain [u]non[/u]-player characters. Any character under the control of the DM, though, is expendible. DMPC is something I'd use as a slur to indicate the DM is doing a lousy job. And I'd be insulted if the term was used to refer to one of my NPCs. Actually, there would be a good chance the "DMPC" would meet an untimely end in the near future just to put things right. On the other hand, if by "DMPC", you just mean "an NPC who acts as a party member for role-playing purposes", I don't have an issue to that concept. The term just carries a different connotation for me. In that case, I'd say whatever the group is lacking and you can't go wrong with a leader -- which is what I chose to add for my wife's solo game, though I'm hoping she role-plays gathering other party members to round things out. [/QUOTE]

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