Mukky
Well-known member
Any TTRPG Dungeon Masters/Game Masters/Referees in dG? Sound off and give me your best stories and advice!
I'll start:
The classic piece of advice: Have a list of random NPC names on your DM screen, whenever the players suddenly go off course and ask the random civvie what their names is, take a name, mark it off, and there ya go! Seemed like you had a plan all along!
If you've got more time, why not make a handful of mini-profiles for some NPCs so they're all a little bit more fleshed out! These mini-profiles should have things like:
I'll start:
The classic piece of advice: Have a list of random NPC names on your DM screen, whenever the players suddenly go off course and ask the random civvie what their names is, take a name, mark it off, and there ya go! Seemed like you had a plan all along!
If you've got more time, why not make a handful of mini-profiles for some NPCs so they're all a little bit more fleshed out! These mini-profiles should have things like:
- Name
- Age
- Voice (If you need it, write down a line that might help you "Get into character"
- One or two traits (Keep this part simple, when it comes to non-important NPCs, the simpler the better! Keep it one-note, like "really likes peaches" or "sings when they talk" and make it their whole personality. This makes for memorable NPCs!)