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Tag: NPC

PTG 342 - Are You Down with NPCs?

PTG 342 – Are You Down with NPCs?

Posted on February 21, 2024March 1, 2024 by Senda Linaugh

Who’s an NPC? How can we categorize them? Let’s talk non-player characters (and the sometimes spectrum)!

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged animal companion, henchmen, it's a spectrum! It's always a spectrum!, non player character, not sith, NPC
PTG 317 - To GMPC or not to GMPC

PTG 317 – To GMPC or not to GMPC

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you use a GMPC! GMPCs get a bad wrap a lot, and for good reason. Phil and Senda talk when they’re actually pretty great and helpful, and the circumstances you might want MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged GMPC, NPC
PTG 299 - Whose NPC Is It Anyway?

PTG 299 – Whose NPC Is It Anyway?

Posted on January 18, 2023 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you manage sharing playing NPCs at your table! Phil and Senda talk about how to draw boundaries when there’s spillage between NPCs you want/don’t mind sharing with your player and NPCs you MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged GM responsibilities, NPC, NPCs, Prepped NPCs, sharing NPC, Whose line is it anyway
Panda's Talking Games 105 - Role-lationships

Panda’s Talking Games 105 – Role-lationships

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you handle relationship set up past your session 0 in a game! Phil and Senda talk creating relationships when you need to drop a new PC in to an existing game, and MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged Characters, NPC, relationships
DwDnD#143 - NPCs

DwDnD#143 – NPCs

Posted on April 17, 2018 by clight

Let’s get down with extras, supporting, flat, and round characters. It’s all about NPCs this week as we break down what you need to do to make them happen at the table in the most MORE

Posted in Down With D&D, Mastering Dungeons, Podcasts Tagged Adventurer's League, AL, Dungeon, Dungeons and Dragons, Games, James Haeck, Mini Cast, Newbie DM, Non Player Characters, NPC, RPG, Table top, Tabletop, WotC

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