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Open Ended Original Edition Old School Fantasy Adventure Sandbox Role Playing Games (OEOEOSFASRPG™) The Open-Ended Sandbox Exploration of Dungeons, Wilderness and Cities.
One of the great mysteries of GMing is how certain nonplayer characters (NPCs) become "regulars" in a campaign. The GM can seldom decide that this or that NPC will become a regular walk-on character. Instead, NPCs seem to take on a life of their own, reappearing in the game until the characters come to expect them or even seek them out. But one thing is for certain. No boring, characterless NPC has ever become a regular.
This essay has 5 personality types. Curious as to what you think of them. I tend toward more eccentric NPCs myself.