Gnomecast #89 – Beefing Up Your NPCs




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Summary: Join Ang and J.T. for a discussion about how to best make use of non-player characters (NPCs) in your game. Are these gnomes main enough characters to keep out of the stew?<br> <br> You can find all the books J.T. mentioned at the Writers Helping Writers bookstore.<br> This is the "feeling wheel" J.T. described (click for large version):It was popularized as a tool for writers by English teacher Kaitlin Robbs and is based on the therapeutic tool developed by Dr. Gloria Willcox.<br> Check out Masks: 1,000 Memorable NPCs for Any Roleplaying Game from Engine Publishing.<br> <br> Follow J.T. at @jtevans on Twitter and check out all his work at jtevans.net.<br> Follow Ang at @orikes13 on Twitter, and see pictures of her cats at @orikes13 on Instagram.<br> Keep up with all the gnomes by visiting gnomestew.com, following @gnomestew on Twitter, or visiting the Gnome Stew Facebook Page. Subscribe to the Gnome Stew Twitch channel, check out Gnome Stew Merch, catch the Gnome Stew YouTube channel, and support Gnome Stew on Patreon!<br> For another great show on the Misdirected Mark network, check out Bonus Experience!