Two Hooks for Memorable NPCs
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Category: NPCs
Silly NPC Names: The Mockery Filter
Unless you’re deliberately aiming for...
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Need an NPC? How About 19?
TT’s Bulk Up the GMing Wiki project is...
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NPCs: Drive Like It’s a Rental
A perspective: NPCs exist to be fucked with by...
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GMing Community Project: Write About NPCs
After getting a host of good suggestions for...
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Character Arcs for NPCs
In most games, each PC has their own arc of...
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Rival NPCs and the Linear Guild
If you read the Order of the Stick webcomic...
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Approaches to Character Creation: A List
Josh, who comments here as longcoat000, emailed...
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One Sentence Character Cores
In The one sentence character concept maker,...
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Making NPCs Your Players Will Love to Hate
There are few ways to make players less...
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Halflings with French Accents
Back in high school, I went through a long phase...
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The Greatest NPC Ever
Take a moment to think about your favorite NPC...
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Primer on Basic NPC Roles
From walk-ons to guest stars, this article on...
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Re-using NPCs for Fun and Profit
Over on the 20′ by 20′ Room, Neel...
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Give Your NPCs a Color Palette
Abulia Savant has been rocking lately, and...
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