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<blockquote data-quote="Opus Nosestealer" data-source="post: 8176201" data-attributes="member: 7029338">Honestly I have very little experience making actually decent NPCs, but my favorite (probably not my best)&nbsp; was a Arcanaloth disguised as a Penguin named Opus.&nbsp; So, the PCs start in a tavern, as always, and there's a bulletin board full of quests on the wall.&nbsp; One of them says &quot;experienced fighters wanted.&nbsp; See Stonks Arisen at the theater guild for details.&nbsp; When they go there, he explains that one of his actors was kind of insane, but he wasn't fired because he was so good at acting: for each new role he got, he would go to great lengths to become that person, even during his downtime.&nbsp; For example, if he played a prostitute he would go out onto the streets in his costume and actually work as a prostitute, that sort of thing.&nbsp; It made his performances really convincing.&nbsp; Unfortunately, Mr. Arisen was stupid enough to give this guy the part of a wizard who summons a demon which kills him... you can guess what happens next.&nbsp; So Mr. Arisen asks the party to look for his lair in the forest and kill the demon and whatever else is in the there, it's inside a blood red tree.&nbsp; So when they get inside the tree, they're greeted by a penguin in a butler suit with a really annoying voice that constantly changes pitch.&nbsp; He explains that Mr. Arisen informed him of their arrival: he works as a butler at the theater guild, but he used to be an adventurer when he was younger.&nbsp; He's already explored the place, and says that there's no demon inside, but the party is free to see for themselves.&nbsp; He's right, the party finds no demon inside.&nbsp; When they report back to Mr. Arisen at the guild, Opus says that he has a lead.&nbsp; He found giant claw marks in the dirt outside a cave near the lair.&nbsp; When they go there with Opus, he stays in the rear: rocks fall on the entrance, sealing the party's only exit, with Opus outside.&nbsp; Oh, and if they ask around at the theater guild, everyone will say that Opus has been there for a while, but observant characters notice a slight change in the sound of their voice when they say that.&nbsp; (Opus is taking over their mind and making them say this).&nbsp;That's all I have so far, I just thought the idea of an evil penguin in a butler suit was too good to pass up.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Opus Nosestealer, post: 8176201, member: 7029338"] Honestly I have very little experience making actually decent NPCs, but my favorite (probably not my best) was a Arcanaloth disguised as a Penguin named Opus. So, the PCs start in a tavern, as always, and there's a bulletin board full of quests on the wall. One of them says "experienced fighters wanted. See Stonks Arisen at the theater guild for details. When they go there, he explains that one of his actors was kind of insane, but he wasn't fired because he was so good at acting: for each new role he got, he would go to great lengths to become that person, even during his downtime. For example, if he played a prostitute he would go out onto the streets in his costume and actually work as a prostitute, that sort of thing. It made his performances really convincing. Unfortunately, Mr. Arisen was stupid enough to give this guy the part of a wizard who summons a demon which kills him... you can guess what happens next. So Mr. Arisen asks the party to look for his lair in the forest and kill the demon and whatever else is in the there, it's inside a blood red tree. So when they get inside the tree, they're greeted by a penguin in a butler suit with a really annoying voice that constantly changes pitch. He explains that Mr. Arisen informed him of their arrival: he works as a butler at the theater guild, but he used to be an adventurer when he was younger. He's already explored the place, and says that there's no demon inside, but the party is free to see for themselves. He's right, the party finds no demon inside. When they report back to Mr. Arisen at the guild, Opus says that he has a lead. He found giant claw marks in the dirt outside a cave near the lair. When they go there with Opus, he stays in the rear: rocks fall on the entrance, sealing the party's only exit, with Opus outside. Oh, and if they ask around at the theater guild, everyone will say that Opus has been there for a while, but observant characters notice a slight change in the sound of their voice when they say that. (Opus is taking over their mind and making them say this). That's all I have so far, I just thought the idea of an evil penguin in a butler suit was too good to pass up. [/QUOTE]

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