Non-Player Characters

NPCs

Give them Purpose

The characters you as GM play can have the biggest effect on how the players experience your world and story. As the GM, you are the story-teller, and narrating the player's actions as they explore your world is the primary method of exposition the players receive; however, the players will be much more likely to remember a quirky character after a session than the way you described the mountains.

The best thing you can do when plotting out your story characters, is to assign them a core motivation. How does this character live? What do they need to survive or thrive? How do they intend to get it? What is getting in their way? How a character's motivations compare with the party's creates the story for you.

Make them Weird

Sometimes, something completely random and fantastical takes the cake. Regardless of your setting, when you need to throw in a character to be an innkeeper, shopkeeper, or quest-giver, consider giving them some random quirk that makes them stick out from the crowd. Especially if you want a character to be remembered, make them easy to remember! Could be an eyepatch, dyed hair, or a cool pet.

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Buying and Selling

The prices listed in the books are an average buying cost to players assuming the item in question is not in particularly high or low demand.

Selling:

Shops will offer 1/4 the buying price as an initial buying offer assuming the item is not in particularly high or low demand.

Bartering

Players can roll Speech vs Commitment to negotiate a better deal. If the players succeed they can achieve a 10% better price, increasing by an additional 10% for every 5 point difference to a maximum of a 50% deal. Critical success will double the price a merchant will purchase at or half the selling price.

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