Quote Originally Posted by Kaptin Keen View Post
There is actually nothing wrong with GMPC's - in general - so long as they're used right.
There's nothing wrong with tightrope walking between two skyscrapers without a parachute either, so long as you do it right.

The problem isn't that GMPCs are always bad. It's that there's a high chance they'll go bad, especially for a new GM, and due to the nature of the issue it's also more likely that the players will not make their issues known.

Almost any problem that can be solved with a GMPC can be solved in another way that has less risk associated with it.

That said, if it works for you, go for it. But as generic advice "yeah, do this, it's totally cool, and really just a generally good idea"? No. Can't get behind that, especially without mentioning the large and frequent downsides.