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NPCs are a thing? They're just created by whoever created the world with some guidelines and family connected and anyone can use them. If someone misuses them then it just gets deleted by the creator. It makes things so much faster if you don't have to wait on someone for everything. that way, if you just need a quick character interaction, you check the parameters of the NPC and use them according to their motivation and personality for a quick scene. For (a completely made up) example:
Heather is my character. I am anticipating a pretty long post about her being late to class. The teacher is an NPC. I have a lot of ideas in my head at the moment that I don't want to lose. Heather has to encounter the teacher midway through the post to be reprimanded, as I and the creator have previously discussed. The creator mentioned they will be gone for a week or so. Jean is their character. I can either break up my thoughts and wait a week for the creator to have NPC teacher say a few sentances, losing most of my ideas, or:
"Heather ran into class, wincing because she knew she was late, and snuck into a seat behind Jean. Mrs. Hoppkins spotted her. 'Heather! You're late again! Detention!'
'Yes Mrs. Hawkins.' "
Then I would skip to detention. I wouldn't have Heather talk to Jean, because Jean isn't an NPC. But using the teacher for 3 sentances, 2 of which were one word, I was able to write my entire post uninterupted, with the creators blessing since we already discussed that she would get dentention. At most, the only change would have been phrasing if I had waited.
Do we use different play-by-post rules? Also, are you a co-gm or something?
Heather is my character. I am anticipating a pretty long post about her being late to class. The teacher is an NPC. I have a lot of ideas in my head at the moment that I don't want to lose. Heather has to encounter the teacher midway through the post to be reprimanded, as I and the creator have previously discussed. The creator mentioned they will be gone for a week or so. Jean is their character. I can either break up my thoughts and wait a week for the creator to have NPC teacher say a few sentances, losing most of my ideas, or:
"Heather ran into class, wincing because she knew she was late, and snuck into a seat behind Jean. Mrs. Hoppkins spotted her. 'Heather! You're late again! Detention!'
'Yes Mrs. Hawkins.' "
Then I would skip to detention. I wouldn't have Heather talk to Jean, because Jean isn't an NPC. But using the teacher for 3 sentances, 2 of which were one word, I was able to write my entire post uninterupted, with the creators blessing since we already discussed that she would get dentention. At most, the only change would have been phrasing if I had waited.
Do we use different play-by-post rules? Also, are you a co-gm or something?