Generally when you go out to an event, you’ll want to play your character. After all, that is the point, right? Sometimes, though, it might not be easy to fit your character into what is going on with the rest of the event, or to make things run smooth the person running the event could really use a hand. That’s when you find yourself playing one NPC or another, sometimes single handedly staring down a party of players, waiting for the beat down.
It can be frustrating and annoying when our turn to NPC comes up, or it can be a nice break.
Playing an NPC can give you a chance to try something new with a character or to give you a little escape from the same old character rut you’ve been stuck in for a while. Besides, it’s not very likely that you’re going to get to spend time sitting in the woods in a bear suit by playing your character.
Make it your Own
The next time you draw NPC duty, don’t think about it as your turn on a chore wheel. Instead, think about the NPC you’re going to be playing that day as a brand new character that you get to have fun doing whatever you want with for the rest of the event. Your real character has consequences to deal with, but the NPC usually just has a set of orders that need to be dealt with. Other than that, sew a little chaos.
As memorable as the in-character moments are to most players, a well played NPC will be just as fond a memory. Players like to tell stories about that time So-and-so played the annoying goblin, or how they crapped themselves when they heard the roar come out of the woods.
And who wouldn’t when this guy is coming right for you.
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