Episode Forty-Three: PC/NPC Interactions
Hosts: JOHNKELLY, Scott, Todd, J.P., Lexx, Dylan
Chuck
Challengers: Pat and Dal
What have we played this week? Magic!, Sorcerer, Supernatural.
Magic! the Gathering
Food is priority number 3.
Dylan sucks at every game he ever plays.
Main Topic: PC/NPC Interactions
Dylan Arrives
SotC
Ravenloft
Consider Yes
Sorcerer
Rants
Lexx: Magic!
JOHNKELLY: Lady Gaga
Scott: Spring = Snow
Todd: Lady Gaga/Snow/Gradschool Deadline/MY VOICE
J.P.: THIS RANT IS THE MEANING OF ELITISM. RIGHT HERE. REALLY, HE’S SERIOUS. I CAN’T STRESS THIS ANYMORE, HE ISN’T JOKING.
Dylan: “So, I’m in the shower…”
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You know, I’m not surprised that JP is saying a lot that I disagree with.
A major difference that you get from having the PC’s create important NPC’s (rather than having a DM create them) is that it matters to THEM, the players. Just because an NPC is supposedly important to character doesn’t mean that the player actually cares at all about them, wants to interact with them, or gets any fun for doing so. This can cause an NPC relationship that is forced on the player to serve the story, and takes away from their fun.
Also, you don’t have to feed the details to the players, they already have them. You don’t say “this person is important to you because of x.”