NPcing help
- Thread starter Sean
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Mike Ventrella
Duke
Sean said:
Do you have a Rule Book? That's the most important thing you can have before playing! For one thing, knowing the rules well will make NPCing so much easier, will encourage the monster marshal to give you better NPC roles, and keep you from just being something simple...
Plus there is a whole chapter called "How to Be an NPC"!
Tzydl Zhitelava
Baron
lots of black clothes that you don't mind getting dirty in? umm lots of patience, pillow and blankie very important, deoderant and other HBA, black boots...yup...other than putting yoru own costuming box and make up box together...heheheheh
Duke Frost
Baron
Bring the desire to entertain the PCs. Always remember that you are an entertainer and not a competitor for the PCs. Even if the character you are playing is an enemy/antagonist, you should not be.
As JTF always said "The NPCs are the rides at Disneyland."
Scott
As JTF always said "The NPCs are the rides at Disneyland."
Scott
Tzydl Zhitelava
Baron
THE RIDES???? hehehehehehe wow.....too funny.... Eric calls his PCs his paying customers! hehehehehehehe and we get to entertain them and make sure they have a fun time we get to play bad guys and get almost as many lives as we want aaaaand...its free!!!!
did i mention we get to do all of that and its free??
aaaaand it doesn't cost anything!!!!
did i mention we get to do all of that and its free??
aaaaand it doesn't cost anything!!!!
aara
Scholar
In addition to everything else mentioned, I'd suggest bringing gloves and black hats and long johns to go under the sweats. Those are the things new NPCs tend to forget most often, it may be nice during the day, but at night it gets MUCH cooler, and sometimes you are waiting longer than you anticipate. I also suggest bringing multiple pairs of shoes and tons of socks, and a few changes of black clothes, in case of rain (which is far too likely, sadly).
Make sure your blanket/sleeping bag is very warm (I've made the mistake of bringing a 40 degree bag to an event with 20-30 degree nights, it's miserable, and it usually results in post-nero plague)... Depending on your site you may want an air-mattress (I'm not familiar with the MN site at all)...
Once you are there, it is VERY easy to forget yourself, try not to. Make sure you keep hydrated (even if it's cold), you are using alot more energy than you think and you are using up a lot of fluids. This will sound silly, but don't forget to eat, make sure to bring some snacks for yourself (in case) like granola bars or trail mix but try to keep it less salty since that will cause you to get dehydrated too easily, food is often provided for NPCs but it's good to have your own in case. It is VERY easy to get busy and forget you haven't eaten in 8 or 9 hours. If you are tired or need a break, don't be afraid to say it, also make sure you give yourself some down time, get some sleep and don't keep running -- that's easy to forget too your first weekend (believe me the adreniline kicks in and you can go all night, but you WILL regret it on Monday!)
John's (through Scott) & Eric's statements (through Jena) are 100% right on, you are there to entertain the PC's... don't forget that, if you aren't sure of something, err on the side of the PC. NPCs get to be the world for the PCs they are everything from the monsters to the peasants to the tavern help to the tree moss (don't ask), make it a challenge for them, make it interesting for them but most of all make it FUN for them. I think Scott said this, but I may be wrong "Ask yourself constantly, if I were a PC, would this be fun for me?".
My 2cp,
~Kelly
Make sure your blanket/sleeping bag is very warm (I've made the mistake of bringing a 40 degree bag to an event with 20-30 degree nights, it's miserable, and it usually results in post-nero plague)... Depending on your site you may want an air-mattress (I'm not familiar with the MN site at all)...
Once you are there, it is VERY easy to forget yourself, try not to. Make sure you keep hydrated (even if it's cold), you are using alot more energy than you think and you are using up a lot of fluids. This will sound silly, but don't forget to eat, make sure to bring some snacks for yourself (in case) like granola bars or trail mix but try to keep it less salty since that will cause you to get dehydrated too easily, food is often provided for NPCs but it's good to have your own in case. It is VERY easy to get busy and forget you haven't eaten in 8 or 9 hours. If you are tired or need a break, don't be afraid to say it, also make sure you give yourself some down time, get some sleep and don't keep running -- that's easy to forget too your first weekend (believe me the adreniline kicks in and you can go all night, but you WILL regret it on Monday!)
John's (through Scott) & Eric's statements (through Jena) are 100% right on, you are there to entertain the PC's... don't forget that, if you aren't sure of something, err on the side of the PC. NPCs get to be the world for the PCs they are everything from the monsters to the peasants to the tavern help to the tree moss (don't ask), make it a challenge for them, make it interesting for them but most of all make it FUN for them. I think Scott said this, but I may be wrong "Ask yourself constantly, if I were a PC, would this be fun for me?".
My 2cp,
~Kelly
Tzydl Zhitelava
Baron
lol zombie specialist!!! i love it!