NPC Essentials is a collection of tips, techniques, and aids designed to help game masters inject detailed NPCs into any role-playing campaign. Inside readers will find advice on designing, role-playing, and managing NPCs during the entire lifetime of their campaigns. Also included are NPC archtypes, encounters, charts, and an example NPC centric adventure. Written by Johnn Four of RolePlayingTips.com and Dragon magazine fame.

Npc Essentials

Hunt, Jared

Four, Johnn

Literature & Fiction

Interactivies Ink Ltd

Sandbox Meets Hexcrawl Meets Epic Storyline.
Every millennium, a terrible evil trapped in the heart of the Luna Valley awakens to wipe civilization out — and the last awakening happened 1,000 years ago.... This time, if the heroes don't stop the evil, more than just the Luna Valley will die.
Welcome to The Demonplague, a rocking campaign that will take your players on a wild adventure rife with intrigue, secrets, and grim sword and sorcery action.With equal parts classic adventure, sandbox, hexcrawl, and old-fashioned dungeon crawl, The Demonplague lets you GM with little prep and at the same time offers your players total freedom and choice.
Designed For Game MastersNew GMs benefit from a classic linear structure that gradually leads them into the campaign's other styles.
The Demonplague adventure comes in four parts, all of which you will get today for a complete campaign experience.
Part I: The Frozen Necromancer Part II: The Winter Druid's Legacy Part III: Icefall Part IV: Xancrown's PrisonFeatures<ul>
<li>A full-length 371 page D&amp;D 5E campaign that takes characters from 1st to 20th level</li>
<li>The self-contained Luna Valley setting lets you drop this campaign into any fantasy world without a hitch</li>
<li>21 diabolical new monsters for 5E including new undead and demonic foes</li>
<li>27 new NPCs with complete write-ups for excellent roleplay</li>
<li>A fully-stocked village brimming with intrigue</li>
<li>Over a dozen dungeon and adventuring sites</li>
<li>Two PDF versions included: 2-column for print and 1-column PDF for easier tablet and phone use* PDFs are fully bookmarked and searchable</li>
</ul>The Story<ul>
<li>A classic linear adventure core story arc with village intrigue, wilderness exploration, and dungeon mission play</li>
<li>A sandbox stage when PCs are tough enough to brave the post-apocalyptic wilderness, letting them choose when and how to engage in story milestones</li>
<li>A hexcrawl portion where you can dynamically generate the contents of any hex, letting players roam freely throughout the valley and make amazing discoveries</li>
<li>A mega-dungeon finale with an exciting balance of roleplaying and action</li>
<li>A player-driven narrative that puts tough choices in front of their characters to determine the direction and outcome of adventures</li>
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Get the Demonplague today and run an unforgettable campaign for your friends!

The Demonplague: A Gritty D&D 5E Campaign for Levels 1-20

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