These NPC Techniques Transformed My D&D Campaigns

27K views • 2 years ago • 27:33 Storytelling and world building are very important, but without NPCs, they are dead. NPCs give your game a living element that cannot be found elsewhere. —Monstrous Heroes— https://monstrous-heroes-5e-monster-classes.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders —Other Links— Support the channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/EsperTheBard 📜 Free newsletter sign-up (Scrolls of the Bard): http://eepurl.com/dgJBb9 Check out my 5e book and modules: https://esperthebard.com/shop —Social— Discord: https://discord.gg/zZ3J2Hn Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Esper-the-Bard-645947038769607/ —Music— Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eiijm2GhKAA&t=4874s Bandcamp: https://karlcasey.bandcamp.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/5678689/posts #dndstories #dungeonsanddragons #ttrpg #npc —Chapters— 0:00 Hero Quest 1:16 How Important Are NPCs? 2:21 90s and 2000s - What I Experienced 6:35 Without NPCs, Stories and Worlds Are Dead 7:56 A NPC Can Represent an Entire Faction or Location 11:37 Creating NPCs - Technique 1 (Barebones Approach) 14:48 Creating NPCs - Technique 2 (Comprehensive Approach) 15:15 Example NPC - Forfolskit (freaky sewer troll) 16:39 Example NPC - Feloxior (shapeshifting trickster dragon) 23:34 Template for the Comprehensive Approach 24:45 How NPCs Can Get Players Engaged and Invested 26:10 Monstrous Heroes 26:35 Thanks