THATBENNYGUY'S PROFILE

In Short:

• What is the purpose of NPCs in your games?

To fulfill your every want and need. To basically talk about stuff, to tell you about stuff, and to inform you about stuff. They're basically there to exist, as people to interact with and play with and dance with. That's the life of an NPC.

• How does your story affect the lives of these NPCs?

No. But seriously, it's too hard. Make it simple by making your NPCs really simple and 1-dimensional. Not every game has to be Persona.

• Do all characters who appear useful have to join your party?

No.

• What is the purpose of NPCs in town?

To inform, to tell you stuff, to talk to you, to keep you company. Personally I like to have as few NPCs as possible because it takes away from that "isolated" feel I know and love.

• Why bother giving Bob the Farmer dialog if he has no life outside of "The weather is great today" *Move Event: Bob, Move Right, Move Right, Move Left, Move Left*?

Exactly. But NPCs have motivations too, you know? Just make him say something like, "OMG my house is on fire". And then minigame: shoot your fire out with water. Yeah, that'll work. He'll give you 5 gold at the end!

Please release something, trance2. Even if you make it in like, a month, but it'll be really cool since you're a really good developer :3

author=ivoryjones
laid it out flat ... metaphor for partners

Right, so this isn't poetry class, I wanted a straight answer. Because masons can come in groups of 3 or 4, it's not an exclusively partner-based relationship. Just don't be so anti-discussion, OK?

Hush, Gourd, you're suspicious too.

And you said you landed vanilla role again...