Comments on: The Tyranny of Epic Heroism–Small Stories Have Powerful Role-Playing http://www.livingdice.com/3185/the-tyranny-of-epic-heroism-small-stories-with-powerful-role-playing/ Gaming. It's in the blood... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:16:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Swordgleam http://www.livingdice.com/3185/the-tyranny-of-epic-heroism-small-stories-with-powerful-role-playing/comment-page-1/#comment-3056 Swordgleam Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:32:45 +0000 http://www.livingdice.com/?p=3185#comment-3056 This is very true. My current campaign centers around a single village, and the players are a lot more attached to NPCs than I've ever seen before in a game. How many 6th level parties go running off after one teenager who might or might not be exploring a dangerous area a little ways from town? It also affects how they adventure. "Oh, be sure to loot that, [this NPC] will really like it." "Hey, do you think that building might have [x]? [Other NPC] has been looking for something like that, I think." This is very true. My current campaign centers around a single village, and the players are a lot more attached to NPCs than I’ve ever seen before in a game. How many 6th level parties go running off after one teenager who might or might not be exploring a dangerous area a little ways from town?

It also affects how they adventure. “Oh, be sure to loot that, [this NPC] will really like it.” “Hey, do you think that building might have [x]? [Other NPC] has been looking for something like that, I think.”

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