TheRedTemplar
2018-05-19, 04:15 PM
This may sound unorthodox, but I tend to have a DMPC in my campaigns who aids players as a support role. Since most of the people in my campaigns play brobarian beat-sticks, they tend to lack healers or supporters of any kind, but also tend to love the characters I send their way to aid them personality wise, meaning they actually like the DMPC I give them for that campaign.
For my newest one, however, I've run into a creator's block. The players fell in love with a character of mine (Let's call him 'Robert', for now) and absolutely adore him: in fact, I was never intending him to be the DMPC, but they tried to hard to convince Robert to join them I couldn't say no! So, I allowed them to add the guy to their party.
Problem is, since he wasn't intended to be their 'ally' per-se, I never actually stated him. So, I'm at a loss as to what to do.
I like to build my DMPC's like player characters, so I have them level alongside the party at the same pace, always the same level as the character in the party with the lowest level so that they can't carry them to victory. With that in mind, I'd like to ask you guys for help in stating this NPC to be my party's DMPC so that I can prevent him from becoming a burden while also not making him the star.
As for how I'd like him to actually be, I'll tell you who he is so you know what to expect: Robert is a Duergar (yes, one of those dark dwarf dudes) who is rambunctious, loud, and criminally insane by his race's standards. He is a Golden Hand of Vergadain (The Dwarf Deity of Trickery, Wealth and Luck), dresses like some kind of drunk shirtless luchador, and is skilled in alchemy, brewery, and showmanship (i.e; he's intended to basically be a conman who's very skilled at convincing people that the ale they just bought is the best in the world when it's really more like 90% Alcohol and 10% stuff he found in the grass on his lawn). He's Chaotic Neutral, obviously. Good to his friends and not willing to scam people who are poor or destitute, but totally, absolutely going to be the guy who find the richest d-bag in town and then use the friends/disguise person combo to ruin his rep just because it'd amuse him. Not the nicest guy, but better than most Duergar.
In battle, I'd imagine him to fight through darkness and deceit, using magical powers to blind/silence/etc his enemies before either A: Robbing them for everything they're worth, B: Pummeling them to death with his bare damn hands, C: Grappling them and then beating them up with his fists, or D: All of the above.
I'm currently thinking something along the lines of a Shadow Monk, Arcane Trickster, or some kind of Bard (though I'm torn between Lore and Valor, since the former would help his conman side while the latter would aid in his Cheesy 80's Wrestler Vibe in combat).
Would you guys be willing to aid me in bringing this character to life? I want to make him a DMPC to remember me by, someone my players will love! I greatly appreciate any and all attempts to aid me my this quest!
For my newest one, however, I've run into a creator's block. The players fell in love with a character of mine (Let's call him 'Robert', for now) and absolutely adore him: in fact, I was never intending him to be the DMPC, but they tried to hard to convince Robert to join them I couldn't say no! So, I allowed them to add the guy to their party.
Problem is, since he wasn't intended to be their 'ally' per-se, I never actually stated him. So, I'm at a loss as to what to do.
I like to build my DMPC's like player characters, so I have them level alongside the party at the same pace, always the same level as the character in the party with the lowest level so that they can't carry them to victory. With that in mind, I'd like to ask you guys for help in stating this NPC to be my party's DMPC so that I can prevent him from becoming a burden while also not making him the star.
As for how I'd like him to actually be, I'll tell you who he is so you know what to expect: Robert is a Duergar (yes, one of those dark dwarf dudes) who is rambunctious, loud, and criminally insane by his race's standards. He is a Golden Hand of Vergadain (The Dwarf Deity of Trickery, Wealth and Luck), dresses like some kind of drunk shirtless luchador, and is skilled in alchemy, brewery, and showmanship (i.e; he's intended to basically be a conman who's very skilled at convincing people that the ale they just bought is the best in the world when it's really more like 90% Alcohol and 10% stuff he found in the grass on his lawn). He's Chaotic Neutral, obviously. Good to his friends and not willing to scam people who are poor or destitute, but totally, absolutely going to be the guy who find the richest d-bag in town and then use the friends/disguise person combo to ruin his rep just because it'd amuse him. Not the nicest guy, but better than most Duergar.
In battle, I'd imagine him to fight through darkness and deceit, using magical powers to blind/silence/etc his enemies before either A: Robbing them for everything they're worth, B: Pummeling them to death with his bare damn hands, C: Grappling them and then beating them up with his fists, or D: All of the above.
I'm currently thinking something along the lines of a Shadow Monk, Arcane Trickster, or some kind of Bard (though I'm torn between Lore and Valor, since the former would help his conman side while the latter would aid in his Cheesy 80's Wrestler Vibe in combat).
Would you guys be willing to aid me in bringing this character to life? I want to make him a DMPC to remember me by, someone my players will love! I greatly appreciate any and all attempts to aid me my this quest!