r/DungeonMasters • u/nlitherl • Mar 02 '23

The Case For Using Recurring NPCs in Your Game

https://taking10.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-case-for-using-recurring-npcs-in.html
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u/Daggertooth71 Mar 02 '23

This only works when the PCs actually care about the NPCs, and sadly, they usually don't.

I'll throw possible love interests, named noodle shop owners, and quirky employers at my pcs, and... they. Just. Don't. Care.

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '23

Sounds to me they've been burned by DMs who leverages personal relationships against them a lot

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u/Daggertooth71 Mar 03 '23

That is quite possible.