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dm characters [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
billyisdead
03-20-04, 09:23 PM Is it alright to have the dm have a character if you cant find enought people to play or you only have about three people because i always seem to run upon the problem of not having enough people to play:b:
thalious
03-20-04, 09:26 PM There is thread called Rules for Running a DMPC. It has some good ideas of how to and not to run a DMPC. Here is the link: Running a DMPC (http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=67923)
Count Arioch the 28th
03-20-04, 09:31 PM I would never run a DMPC. In my book, a character the DM runs is always an NPC, and does not go with the players unless the plot line absolutely dictates the character has to, and evne then, the character won't be too far ahead of the PCs, If he is supposed to be more experienced, he might be 2, poosibly 3 levels ahead. He could be signifigantly lower, if the job is to guard him, depending on the challenge I want in the game. (15th level characters guarding a 1st level NPC from CR 15 monsters would have an extremely difficult time of it.
kliate
03-20-04, 10:33 PM I've made the mistake in another roleplaying game before, but the same reasoning applies... don't do it. The DM has to be impartial.
Seeker95
03-20-04, 10:40 PM Sure you can. The DM is free to run as many NPCs as s/he wants. If the DM has a "character" in the party, it is an NPC. The DM runs NPCs all the time.

Just be careful *as DM* that you do not treat the NPC the way you would treat your own PC were you not the DM.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
billyisdead 03-20-04, 09:23 PM	Is it alright to have the dm have a character if you cant find enought people to play or you only have about three people because i always seem to run upon the problem of not having enough people to play:b:
thalious 03-20-04, 09:26 PM	There is thread called Rules for Running a DMPC. It has some good ideas of how to and not to run a DMPC. Here is the link: Running a DMPC (http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=67923)
Count Arioch the 28th 03-20-04, 09:31 PM	I would never run a DMPC. In my book, a character the DM runs is always an NPC, and does not go with the players unless the plot line absolutely dictates the character has to, and evne then, the character won't be too far ahead of the PCs, If he is supposed to be more experienced, he might be 2, poosibly 3 levels ahead. He could be signifigantly lower, if the job is to guard him, depending on the challenge I want in the game. (15th level characters guarding a 1st level NPC from CR 15 monsters would have an extremely difficult time of it.
kliate 03-20-04, 10:33 PM	I've made the mistake in another roleplaying game before, but the same reasoning applies... don't do it. The DM has to be impartial.
Seeker95 03-20-04, 10:40 PM	Sure you can. The DM is free to run as many NPCs as s/he wants. If the DM has a "character" in the party, it is an NPC. The DM runs NPCs all the time. Just be careful as DM that you do not treat the NPC the way you would treat your own PC were you not the DM.