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Episode 299: NPCs as a Design Elements
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Episode 299: NPCs as a Design Elements

RPG Design Panelcast

August 21, 20211h 4mExplicit

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Show Notes

Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020

Presented by Jason Pitre, Zedeck Siew, Sinta Posadas.

Non-player characters are vital to tabletop and live action roleplaying games. They provide companionship, contrast, resources, information, and dramatic conflict with the players. They are the avatars of the setting, and the best tools that a GM has at their disposal. In this panel, we discuss how games can be designed using NPCs as a key mechanism of play.