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Hey Guy can you do a video on how to tell players about the lore of a game without overwhelming them. This is something I've had trouble with in all my years. I've never seen anyone do a video on this. Thanks.
and to complete the mnemonic, you need the NPC's current (R)eality. do they live free, oppressed, rich, poor and such - how they fit in the world matters to how they interact with other things in the world, perhaps as well as their understanding of the world.
I would like to introduce you (R)elations. With the world itself and/or other NPC. Does the NPC have any friends or relatives? Maybe he/she know other NPCs? Does he/she like them and why? What is his/her approach to making new relations, such as with the PCs?
I have used a similar system since the 1980s. It has worked out very well for me. My acronym is D.O.G.M.A.S. Description Occupation Goals Motivations Attitude Secret
Name: Herbert Eastman Occupation: Professor of Anthropology at Miskatonic University Description: Herbert Eastman is a tall, thin man in his late forties. He has a sharp nose, sunken eyes, and a receding hairline. He often wears tweed jackets and wire-rimmed glasses. His voice is low and raspy, and he speaks with a slight English accent. Goals: Herbert is a dedicated scholar and is always searching for new knowledge. He is particularly interested in the occult and the esoteric, and has spent years researching the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt. Motivations: Herbert is driven by his desire to unlock the secrets of the past and understand the mysteries of the universe. He is convinced that there is much to be learned from the writings and artifacts of the ancients, and he is willing to go to great lengths to uncover their secrets. Attitude: Herbert is a reserved and introspective individual, who can sometimes come across as aloof or unapproachable. He is not particularly social and prefers to spend his time in the company of his books and research. He is not easily rattled, even in the face of the most terrifying and supernatural phenomena. Secrets: Herbert is secretly involved in a cult that worships an ancient deity known as the "Black Pharaoh". He has been searching for a lost tome called the "Necronomicon", which he believes will grant him great power and knowledge. He is also responsible for the disappearance of several students who stumbled upon his secret activities, and will do whatever it takes to protect his interests.
This couldn't have come in a better time!! I'm a new GM and my game has gotten a little stale (no conflicts) and I had trouble understanding why. Will definitely use the OGAS method in all future npcs, it seems very handy!!! Thank you for your videos!
This is neat stuff! It occurs to me that OGAS can be used for any kind of character, not just NPCs. Like, it could be used by players to make their characters act realistically in game, or for characters being written in a book, to make situations feel more plausible. Thanks for the character interaction guide!
@SD It could be used as a method for dealing with a situation involving other characters. For instance, if a rude rogue with a chip on his shoulder looking for a bit of fun with low stakes, might help a bandit rob a noble of all his wealth for a cut of the loot, but would scamper as soon as guards showed up, leaving the bandit to fend for himself.
"So, I'm running a crude AI schema for NPCs in this campaign; should make things a little smoother and more realistic, and more consistent." "Okay, cool, so I head to the bank to open an account." "Right. you fill out a simple form, and the teller, who's wearing a blue shirt and looks a bit - actually, make that a lot - like Ryan Reynolds, tells you to not have a good day. Have a great day." "...I'm having second thoughts about this NPC AI concept..."
Love this system and intend on applying it to NPC's in my next game, however I do think there is room for an interesting 5th concept: Secret (or knowledge for a better acronym). Giving an npc a secret that they are aware of, some knoledge on the town, some dark past, something that takes a bit of peeling back to reveal can add an extra layer of depth to a character.
I've added a "V" at the start of the acronym, for Voice. Helps me remember NPC voices if I write something down to remind me how they sound, be it some vocal technique, a famous character/actor I (try to) imitate, or a particular line that helps me get in-character.
I'd love to see a video on using things like the Mythic GM Emulator to help create NPCs and encounters since we're on the topic of autonomous NPCs. I found Trevor Deval's channel where he utilized these tools for solo RPGs, but using them in group settings seems like something more up your alley.
I've used UNE and Mythic GM while DMing for a group, I just do it secretly without them knowing :) it's really helpful for those analysis paralysis moments.
The process of artificial characters within one's mind having srlf generating interactions is at the heart of much fiction writing, and touches upon both certain forms of psychosis (where a mind loses track of the boundary between internal and external origin of expression and inputs) and the practice of creating complete and effectively separate internal personae that are called 'Tulpa' (with some but not total accuracy from the Tibetan term for such; which somehow have become a limited but trending practice in modern times). Just saying, because "neat".
@@ChaoticVampire I'm going to do the same for our star wars game, but they already know since I used both to help build upon their character backgrounds (with their permission of course) to answer their lesser questions and questions concerning topics they didn't have a known answer for.
Here's what comes to my mind: Create a list of occupations; create a list of goals; create a list of attitudes; then roll randomly against each list. Finally, roll a d10 (or whatever) for the stake. Boom - instant NPCs!
@@wacoglee I'm actually working on it... I already have parts of it (Goals, most personality traits can be tagged as Attitudes) I just need a list of occupations, which I think is easy enough to compile.
Great video! After watching it, reading the comments, and thinking it over, I have to say I agree that "Secret" seems to be the missing thing that would complete this system. Using the tavern keeper as an example: the act of watering down the beer is their Secret that they do to meet their Goal of making the most money they can. Using the soldier as an example, the Secret could be that he blackmails tavern keepers into providing him food and drink if they want their business protected, even going so far as to manipulating the patrol assignments so the tavern in question is not included, an act that would get him fired or even prosecuted as a criminal. Thus, adding the Secret to this system gives the Stake more meaning, increases/enhances the Stake. So I think I'm going to glean all of the awesome things you created here and just add Secret to it for OGASS (Occupation, Goal, Attitude, Secret, Stake) because that seems to be naturally separate from the Goal itself.
Guy, Thank you so much for this! I am applying it immediately and I notice at once how it allows me to create plot and make a settlement that I am populating come to life. I cannot wait to test it next session, but it makes me feel I now a lot better how my NPC's will act when they are engaged. Keep up the great work as always. :)
This video has immensely helped me, I’ve always struggled with npcs. You’ve really helped my game. I will be using this on all of my future games. OGAS !
Thank you for the video, you are inspiring! I genuinely handle my NPCs with OGAS since I started GMing as there are so many resources out there supporting this method and I can't recommend that method enough. Again, great video!
I would expand slightly upon your OGAS formula, which I dig greatly. Simply, I would make it KOGASI, adding Knowledge (what the NPC knows about the quest or other NPCs), and Items, stuff they're carrying. This way, once you weave you NPCs together with clues and items, as well as HOW to deal with each one, much of the game can be run by this pre-programming.
Hello Guy, I had a revelation recently about OGAS and I wanted to share it with you: You can use the system to describe every type of lore for your worldbuilding. It's great for characters, but it can be for a group of people (like a thieves guild), a kingdom, an event like a war, an enchanted item or even a place of magical power. The great thing is, the different letters in OGAS can lend different personalities to these lore pieces that makes them a lot more grounded (not feeling simply made up to fill a hole) and human. A thieves guild could have the goal to secretly control the king. A war could have the stake of preserving a holy shrine, while from the opposing side the attitude of being ruthles pillagers. A magical effect could have the goal to give a temporary boon while having the attitude of being playful, moving items about and playing sween luring music, reminiscent of the feywild. It's great because once you're familiar with creating characters with the OGAS system, you can pretty much make up any lore that ties in nicely with the world and is memorable. Would you consider giving it a thought if this could be used as the primary tool for worldbuilding, possibly mentioning it in a video so more people can thing about OGAS in broader terms?
This is a great game/world tool. I didn't realize it, but I did something very similar to this. My NPCs always have a goal, and the best world-building tool I have is to fill my game world with its NPCs, ensure they have something they want/are working towards, and then add time and the players. You really illuminated what I was doing to me and gave me some more facets to work with. Many thanks!
Great advice, seems like a reskinned appraoch to D&D 5e's traits, bonds and flaws which are usually meant for PCs but if ascribed to NPCs would result in much the same frame work as this.
I didn't try it ingame yet (mainly because we didn`t get to play for a long time with me as GM) but I tried it out on paper and I have to say it makes things so much easier. In a few minutes I created 3 interesting NPCs I can use for my games and with a little bit of practise I can imagine doing it on the fly. This is such a relief! I really cannot wait to try it out ingame!
This was very interesting, giving structure to stuff I've (sort of) been doing, at least to some extent and typically on the fly when an encounter kicks off. I'll have to be more proactive in applying this, as it will make things a bit easier in the future to start the encounters with something solid.
ChatGPT: NOGAS (Name, Occupation, Goal, Attitude, Stakes): Name: Gwendolyn Occupation: Innkeeper Goal: Gwendolyn's goal is to keep her inn prosperous and maintain a good reputation among travelers. She wants to make sure that her guests have a comfortable and enjoyable stay so that they will return and recommend her inn to others. Attitude: Gwendolyn is a friendly and outgoing person who enjoys meeting new people and making them feel welcome. She takes pride in her inn and is dedicated to providing excellent service to her guests. Stakes: The stakes for Gwendolyn are high because her livelihood depends on the success of her inn. If she fails to attract enough customers or provide a satisfactory experience, she could lose her business and be forced to close down. Additionally, her reputation as an innkeeper could be damaged, making it difficult for her to find work in the future. Therefore, she is always on her toes to ensure her guests have a memorable and comfortable stay at her inn.
Im really happy with this video, as a starting DM I recently created a NPC to add to a campaign... Looking at "him" I thought of the OGA part and a conflict/help part, but the possible S(takes ) would really give more dept to this NPC. Thank you! :D I already got some good idea's to improve this NPC
This is going to be really helpful; thank you! I'm already thinking about the central NPCs in one game I'm planning and how this gives me a better framework for looking at how they change over time. They start out being mostly unhelpful and sometimes even a hindrance because they're being manipulated by the villain but the PCs have the opportunity to help them if the PCs are perceptive about what the NPCs need/want and that would change the NPCs' OGAS. Looking at the OGAS changes gives me a better idea of their changed behavior than I had before. Now I'm all excited about planning this out!
Use NGMR for NPC AI: > NPC: Goblin Boss > Goal: Impress deity by leading an army > Motive: Kidnap healer for armies benefit > Resolution: Largest army or killed by PC's
I like your system, however I added a fifth letter: Disposition. How does the NPC feel about the players? If they're a werewolf who sees all non-lycans as prey, they might attack, and if they're proven wrong, they'll likely retreat much faster so they don't get hurt to the point where they can't hunt. A guard who is in league with the local thieves' guild in secret may have a positive disposition if the players show affiliation with them and may fudge documents about them if they shine a light on the players that is less favorable.
I believe that would be called: The book of life :) As a matter of fact, in my upcoming book: The Practical Guide to becoming a Great GM - there is an OGAS table :) And deck of cards actually :) But don't tell anyone, it's secret.
@@HowtobeaGreatGM That's awesome, Guy! I'll definitely buy that once available (hope it ships to Colorado). I'll be sure to keep the news on the down-low ;)
I have toyed with making NPC AI before. This is elegant and something I can integrate into my own methods (I use playing cards to do mine, but OGAS will simplify my former methods).
Awesome video. And good mental exercise to keep NPC potential constantly going away from me. Anything to keep me from writing 10 pages of history on the server at the inn that the party talks to for 4 seconds.
The problem I run into with npc to npc dialogue is I get self conscious that my players aren't invested while I'm doing it (we play online and when I'm in character I'm not looking at their reactions; I can't really look at people while talking to them anyway) so I end up cutting it short and going into a narrator voice quickly summarizing their dialogue. But PC to NPC oh baby they couldn't be more independent from me if I tried. I'm pretty sure one of my NPCs is actually a future version of myself time traveled back in time to tell me the plot to my own campaign at this point. Cuz I cannot write this stuff. If you make the goals interesting enough when they are off screen they will pop into your head (in their voice) with their own brilliant ideas of what they have been up to to accomplish said goals. But tldr: all of OGAS is exactly how to run a NPC. Edit: or I'm hearing voices. Either way, the campaign is going great!
I really like the general concept, though there are a couple things I might think about a little differently. You don't need to fill out the whole list, necessarily. I think job and goal can potentially be interchanged for one another. For example, someone who wants to rob a bank is going to probably have any skills and tools they need to do so, no specific job needed, unless they're bad at it which becomes an entirely different approach to the character. Similarly, unless otherwise stated a guard is probably going to be motivated to keep the peace, enforce the law, protect the city, or otherwise enforce city norms. so they don't necessarily need a more developed goal than what's basically just doing their job, unless one wants to develop them out further. The other thing this made me think of was Fallen London, and its spinoffs. In those games, almost all NPCs fit a naming pattern that goes [adjective] [job/role]. You have things like 'the scruffy urchin', 'the doubtless campaigner' or 'the implacable detective'. Less sophisticated or comprehensive than OGAS, but it might be a good thing to have in the toolbelt if the players would or want to run into an NPC where none has been accounted for. Just pick a sort of person (potentially already decided) then add a description which notes a quirk or significant detail, and then set them loose.
I have a question. What of the O for characters that do not have an easily defined occupation to speak of? We can easily go for things like "city guard" or "merchant" or "bounty hunter" or "farmer" but what of characters that lack such occupations? To bring a more concrete example, I am running a Vampire the Masquerade campaign and of course have a large group of vampires running around to form the city's main hierarchy. Many of these guys have actual human identities to blend into humanity, but some of the older ones don't, as they don't need such trappings and focus more on managing their nightly empire. Now my first thought was basing it off of the way they work in vampire society, such as "leader" or "enforcer" or "spymaster" but out of these three, only the third one can be easily defined, the other two sound a bit vague to me. Is that not a problem? I get how "Occupation" is only supposed to be a collection of traits related to the character's role in society, but I feel like I might confuse myself later if the keyword for their role is so simple and vague even.
Leader: Looking for opportunities to grow their clan, looking for threats (not a single figure but large scale threats to the whole clan), ensuring they remain the leader etc. Enforcer: Looking for small threats, following orders, being a good soldier. The point of OGAS is not to give you a complete list of all the things an NPC can do. That's madness. OGAS for helping you create an encounter with an NPC that has 'a lot going on' but doesn't really have 'a lot planned'. Once the PCs start going back to the same NPC time and time again, then you can worry about developing their bigger OGAS values, and looking for more things for them to add to their plate. Keep it simple unless the PCs want more. Then grow it over time.
Usually handle characters by actually playing them(since I don't have a ton of people I play a non systematic roleplay with my friend with us each shifting between our characters and roleplaying information between them currently the bridge has been established for about a year an a half and we a preparing a semi time skip after the war with one entity from my world is dealt with known as chaos (he is actually a good person but was driven insane and lost control over the power he governs from his twins containment and torment for over 10,000 years (in that war order won because chaos was saving others which became his weakness to provoke chaos because chaos doesn't like anyone being hurt and his brother is massacring countless universes of people just to provoke his brother into attacking and exposing himself because he knows he is the better fighter (he fight in this age with a staff that he can use to rip a son to shreds)
*GUY:* (5:14) "...create the *most interesting* space for your NPC to operate in..." *VINEMAPLE:* "Oh, my word. He's right. For the last 3 years, I've been doing... it... all... WRONG!"
Brilliant, as usual, sir!! Do you, by chance. consider “mood” a part of “Attitude” - or would that, as I might incline, be a very dynamic - though admittedly, potentially very cumbersome (for ongoing/recurring interactions ver long time periods) additional, but distinct characteristic? OGAMS, if you will?
Guy: I'm running Pathfinder in a LotR setting. I am leading the characters to the east of Mordor so that I have more creative freedom about what the PCs encounter. I imagine a long traveling session in a caravan with groups of other traders heading east. Do you have any advice on making a fun and interesting session for PCs while traveling?
Not Guy here (obviously), but I may have some advice. Is there a big major plot going on? Find something in your story that may effect the area they travel. Clues to find and story bits to seed for later. Just something they might remember later and think back and go: Aaah, that's why that was there. Put in some small social or environmental encounters like watching wild animals, meeting other travelers, or, if you're completely in the wild, bad weather, animal attacks or stff like that. If you want to focus on the travel itself for a session or two, I would recommend the following: 2-3 short roleplay encounters (finding some wild flowers that can be useful for an alchemist; meeting a caravan on the street, you know the drill), 1 or two combat encounters, 1-2 story bits entwined with the other stuff (foreshadowing), 1 environmental encounter (bad storm with some rolls made to find shelter, survive a mud landslide, stuff like that). Try to find at least one thing, each player character can do or would be interested in, so non-survivalist characters have something to do. That would be my advice.
It is always good to foreshadow things. Having stuff on the road that intertwine to the story that made the land the way it is or being the result of the influnce of the main plot. I start by asking myself question and then fleshing them out Mordor for example is a bare desert covered with cinder mounds and ash, so how did affect life just beyond the borders? What did it do to the plant life and the people who inhabited this region? Have the orcs already advanced that far and are making life difficult for the commoners? How far does the influence spread and how does the environment change during the journey? You can address many things from such a point of view. A druid desperately trying to save an extinct plant species or a druid giving an excursion for prospective students in the company of several guards that are being attack while studying. Traders whose goods have been spoiled because of the ash that keeps spreading east. Always set a premiss from which you ask question so you can build a living, breathing world I don't know if that helps at all, but I hope it does Have a wonderful week!
This follows along lessons of what my drama classes have taught which is: "What does the character want? What will they do to get it?" It seems simple, but a thing you change from scene to scene.
It's a great idea, although I'd shift it to being OGASSA - Species and Age. That way you include everything. Who says a Badger or an Orc should be treated differently as NPCs? To a druid they're all the same right?
i still don´t understand what kind of category "attitude" is supposed to be. what makes an adjective fall under this category? what makes it not fall under it?
Attitude is what the NPC thinks about things. How do they behave? Are they brash or meek? Boastful or private? Do they like or dislike something? Their work? Their community? What else can you come up with? Do they respect or loathe another person, group or other? Do they actively or passively support their neighbors or are they malicious? In terms of video games, what are the mechanics of their behavior? The numerical thresholds that determine their actions? Do they flee when witnessing violence or advance towards the aggressor? As an example, If A, then X; If sees violence, then flee, but if family is the target of violence, then advance with deadly intent, etc.
@@jannemerilainen6988 sorry, but i really asked very simple questions, yet you wrote a whole lot of stuff that does not seem to answer them at all. i want to know the second-order trait(s) that all traits which would count as an attitude have. if you give me another row of questions that CAN be answered by something that is supposed to be regarded as an attitude, then i am still left with the riddle of WHICH of these questions must be addressed at all times with the attitude. since the ogas of a character does not include a list of several attitudes but only a single one.
@@davejacob5208 I apologize for not addressing your question. I'll try again. Attitude is about 'personality', giving you a quick idea on what to do when portraying, meaning describing or acting, the NPC's behavior. This means adjectives describing human behavior and emotions should take priority. You could use other descriptions, but then you'll most likely have trouble with getting the idea on how you should portray them. First adjective describes over-all, baseline behavior of the NPC. Second adjective describes the NPC's attitude on its livelihood. Third adjective describes the NPC's attitude regarding said NPC's goals and their objectives. After these, any extra adjectives require listing the target of said behavior, i.e. boasts about the biggest fish they catched years ago. Do these answer the question you posited? If they do, I thank you for your time and hope you'll have good times ahead. If not, I apologize beforehand and hope you'd forgive me. Then I'll thank you for having a read anyway.
@@jannemerilainen6988 no need to apologize, this is helpfull. yet i am puzzled as to you suddenly presupposing there are three adjectives. that is at least not what was explained in the video, there it was only one. thank you.
@@davejacob5208 Oh, I made a leap of logic with the factors of Attitude, those being: attitude in general, regarding their work and regarding their goals. I thought I was being helpful, but I would have caused more confusion had you not called it out. Thank you as well, and same well-wishings to you as before.
i do not see how a low-stake ogas is supposed to work: if the goal etc. do not matter all that much to the NPC, how are they even important and helpfull for me trying to act as this NPC? shouldn´t stake ALWAYS be high, aka. shouldn´t i always search for a set of O,G and A that DO have a high S for the NPC?
It's unrealistic/inorganic for every NPC to be high-stakes all around. it's up to the players to figure out what is the highest stake for that particularly NPC is. low stakes at their occupation makes them more susceptible to being bribed, offer them an opportunity at a better job.
@@SendohJin but then my point remains: stakes are linked to CERTAIN goals/values etc., they do not define the npc as a whole. There is still an open question about a specific most defining goals/value that governs all less staked values of the npc.
@@davejacob5208 The stake to which your PCs are approaching the NPC, what do the PCs want from that particular NPC and what does the NPC care about it. Even the Occupation is flexible depending on what your PCs want. You approach a guard about their child, you're not approaching a guard anymore, you're approaching a parent. This is true even if 2 NPCs were interacting with each other. Bob is a guard, he's approached by Steve another guard. It's the OGAS of two guards. Bob is still the same guard, but now he's approached by Sue, his wife. Now it's not the OGAS of two guards but of a couple or of two parents. So ultimately, it's the stake of the current conversation/interaction.
@@SendohJin but i don´t see how to play someone by defining them - in such a given context - only in terms of a value that they do NOT hold relevant stakes in. doesn´t that automatically mean that i should look for THAT value which is the one that they are holding stakes in INSTEAD - because if there was no such other, higher value for them, they would simply be not caring about stuff in general. one can care less about different stuff, but then - given that the person is not depressed etc. - they would only care little about x because they care MORE about y.
@@davejacob5208 It's possible this line of thinking may not work for you at all but it has helped me with one of my NPCs that i was thinking about. even with this you're still going to have to improv but it gives you guidelines to do so as the conversation turns. i think ultimately, you're getting stuck on thinking you need to know the NPCs highest stake but to me it really should be the players that leads you to that point. if the players don't move the NPC off their low stakes position where the NPC doesn't care to help them, they're just going to have a really high DC on any check or they won't get the relevant info/assistance from that NPC at all.
Sister Dunmaglass of the Church of God. Zealout Barbarian. Her occupation is a punisher for the Church, who hunts down infidels who defect from the grace of God. Her goal is to see order restored to a corrupt realm by beating the love of god into literally anyone she comes across. Her attitude is surprisingly calm and lovely, despite her brutal nature. She is after all, a god-fearing warrior who wants to spread love as much as pain. Her stake is that all who she cannot save will inevitably end up in the nine hells and she is not willing to let that happen if she can get away with it. After all. She can't expect god to do all the work. (Highly hostile enemy Zealot accompanied by a troupe of renegade clerics who all use holy magic and knives in the shape of crosses to stab the party with. Not every enemy is an orc!)
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Hey Guy can you do a video on how to tell players about the lore of a game without overwhelming them. This is something I've had trouble with in all my years. I've never seen anyone do a video on this. Thanks.
How would you apply this to a like group for example a group of students attending a school?
There should be another letter. M - machinations. How exactly do they go about doing the thing they are going to do? Plus that would turn into OGASM.
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and to complete the mnemonic, you need the NPC's current (R)eality. do they live free, oppressed, rich, poor and such - how they fit in the world matters to how they interact with other things in the world, perhaps as well as their understanding of the world.
I would like to introduce you (R)elations. With the world itself and/or other NPC. Does the NPC have any friends or relatives? Maybe he/she know other NPCs? Does he/she like them and why? What is his/her approach to making new relations, such as with the PCs?
I have used a similar system since the 1980s. It has worked out very well for me.
My acronym is D.O.G.M.A.S.
Description
Occupation
Goals
Motivations
Attitude
Secret
Name: Herbert Eastman
Occupation: Professor of Anthropology at Miskatonic University
Description: Herbert Eastman is a tall, thin man in his late forties. He has a sharp nose, sunken eyes, and a receding hairline. He often wears tweed jackets and wire-rimmed glasses. His voice is low and raspy, and he speaks with a slight English accent.
Goals: Herbert is a dedicated scholar and is always searching for new knowledge. He is particularly interested in the occult and the esoteric, and has spent years researching the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt.
Motivations: Herbert is driven by his desire to unlock the secrets of the past and understand the mysteries of the universe. He is convinced that there is much to be learned from the writings and artifacts of the ancients, and he is willing to go to great lengths to uncover their secrets.
Attitude: Herbert is a reserved and introspective individual, who can sometimes come across as aloof or unapproachable. He is not particularly social and prefers to spend his time in the company of his books and research. He is not easily rattled, even in the face of the most terrifying and supernatural phenomena.
Secrets: Herbert is secretly involved in a cult that worships an ancient deity known as the "Black Pharaoh". He has been searching for a lost tome called the "Necronomicon", which he believes will grant him great power and knowledge. He is also responsible for the disappearance of several students who stumbled upon his secret activities, and will do whatever it takes to protect his interests.
2 years later as a 1st time player/dm…thank you for this
This couldn't have come in a better time!! I'm a new GM and my game has gotten a little stale (no conflicts) and I had trouble understanding why. Will definitely use the OGAS method in all future npcs, it seems very handy!!! Thank you for your videos!
This is neat stuff! It occurs to me that OGAS can be used for any kind of character, not just NPCs. Like, it could be used by players to make their characters act realistically in game, or for characters being written in a book, to make situations feel more plausible. Thanks for the character interaction guide!
Do you have an example on how to do this for PCs?
@SD It could be used as a method for dealing with a situation involving other characters. For instance, if a rude rogue with a chip on his shoulder looking for a bit of fun with low stakes, might help a bandit rob a noble of all his wealth for a cut of the loot, but would scamper as soon as guards showed up, leaving the bandit to fend for himself.
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"So, I'm running a crude AI schema for NPCs in this campaign; should make things a little smoother and more realistic, and more consistent."
"Okay, cool, so I head to the bank to open an account."
"Right. you fill out a simple form, and the teller, who's wearing a blue shirt and looks a bit - actually, make that a lot - like Ryan Reynolds, tells you to not have a good day. Have a great day."
"...I'm having second thoughts about this NPC AI concept..."
nice reference
I'm going to put **D-flat Software Engineer** on my resume from now on.
Technically it is a language..... kinda :P. Look up "Db - The Future Is Coming" for a good laugh.
The chapters on the video are a huge life saver, makes it much easier to parse and go back to
Love this system and intend on applying it to NPC's in my next game, however I do think there is room for an interesting 5th concept: Secret (or knowledge for a better acronym). Giving an npc a secret that they are aware of, some knoledge on the town, some dark past, something that takes a bit of peeling back to reveal can add an extra layer of depth to a character.
I've added a "V" at the start of the acronym, for Voice. Helps me remember NPC voices if I write something down to remind me how they sound, be it some vocal technique, a famous character/actor I (try to) imitate, or a particular line that helps me get in-character.
I'd love to see a video on using things like the Mythic GM Emulator to help create NPCs and encounters since we're on the topic of autonomous NPCs. I found Trevor Deval's channel where he utilized these tools for solo RPGs, but using them in group settings seems like something more up your alley.
I've used UNE and Mythic GM while DMing for a group, I just do it secretly without them knowing :) it's really helpful for those analysis paralysis moments.
Thanks for the idea!
The process of artificial characters within one's mind having srlf generating interactions is at the heart of much fiction writing, and touches upon both certain forms of psychosis (where a mind loses track of the boundary between internal and external origin of expression and inputs) and the practice of creating complete and effectively separate internal personae that are called 'Tulpa' (with some but not total accuracy from the Tibetan term for such; which somehow have become a limited but trending practice in modern times).
Just saying, because "neat".
@@darrylrtaylor3056 I would love to get to that point some day. It really is a very interesting and cool subject. (:
@@ChaoticVampire I'm going to do the same for our star wars game, but they already know since I used both to help build upon their character backgrounds (with their permission of course) to answer their lesser questions and questions concerning topics they didn't have a known answer for.
Here's what comes to my mind: Create a list of occupations; create a list of goals; create a list of attitudes; then roll randomly against each list. Finally, roll a d10 (or whatever) for the stake. Boom - instant NPCs!
I love this idea!
@@wacoglee I'm actually working on it... I already have parts of it (Goals, most personality traits can be tagged as Attitudes) I just need a list of occupations, which I think is easy enough to compile.
@@scottgrant1635 very cool. I sure we would all love to see your results
@@wacoglee The question is: How?
@@wacoglee I put my lists (Occupations, Goals, Attitudes) into an Excel spreadsheet. Where can I put them so people can review them?
Great video! After watching it, reading the comments, and thinking it over, I have to say I agree that "Secret" seems to be the missing thing that would complete this system.
Using the tavern keeper as an example: the act of watering down the beer is their Secret that they do to meet their Goal of making the most money they can.
Using the soldier as an example, the Secret could be that he blackmails tavern keepers into providing him food and drink if they want their business protected, even going so far as to manipulating the patrol assignments so the tavern in question is not included, an act that would get him fired or even prosecuted as a criminal.
Thus, adding the Secret to this system gives the Stake more meaning, increases/enhances the Stake.
So I think I'm going to glean all of the awesome things you created here and just add Secret to it for OGASS (Occupation, Goal, Attitude, Secret, Stake) because that seems to be naturally separate from the Goal itself.
Guy, Thank you so much for this! I am applying it immediately and I notice at once how it allows me to create plot and make a settlement that I am populating come to life. I cannot wait to test it next session, but it makes me feel I now a lot better how my NPC's will act when they are engaged. Keep up the great work as always. :)
This video has immensely helped me, I’ve always struggled with npcs. You’ve really helped my game. I will be using this on all of my future games. OGAS !
You and sly flourish are incredible and very underrated. Thank you so much for OGAS
Now if my GM is having trouble improvising an NPC, I can just scream “Remember to OGAS! Quick! OGAS, GM! Remember to OGAS!”
Thank you for the video, you are inspiring! I genuinely handle my NPCs with OGAS since I started GMing as there are so many resources out there supporting this method and I can't recommend that method enough. Again, great video!
I know I've heard this advice before, but I love how it is presented here and it seems very easy to whip up even for on the fly characters
I would expand slightly upon your OGAS formula, which I dig greatly. Simply, I would make it KOGASI, adding Knowledge (what the NPC knows about the quest or other NPCs), and Items, stuff they're carrying. This way, once you weave you NPCs together with clues and items, as well as HOW to deal with each one, much of the game can be run by this pre-programming.
Hello Guy, I had a revelation recently about OGAS and I wanted to share it with you:
You can use the system to describe every type of lore for your worldbuilding.
It's great for characters, but it can be for a group of people (like a thieves guild), a kingdom, an event like a war, an enchanted item or even a place of magical power.
The great thing is, the different letters in OGAS can lend different personalities to these lore pieces that makes them a lot more grounded (not feeling simply made up to fill a hole) and human.
A thieves guild could have the goal to secretly control the king.
A war could have the stake of preserving a holy shrine, while from the opposing side the attitude of being ruthles pillagers.
A magical effect could have the goal to give a temporary boon while having the attitude of being playful, moving items about and playing sween luring music, reminiscent of the feywild.
It's great because once you're familiar with creating characters with the OGAS system, you can pretty much make up any lore that ties in nicely with the world and is memorable.
Would you consider giving it a thought if this could be used as the primary tool for worldbuilding, possibly mentioning it in a video so more people can thing about OGAS in broader terms?
O: Occupation
G: Goal
A: Attitude
S: Stake
Thank you, and you're welcome 😊 Now, go make a 6d6 table to generate OGAS on the fly.
This is a great game/world tool. I didn't realize it, but I did something very similar to this. My NPCs always have a goal, and the best world-building tool I have is to fill my game world with its NPCs, ensure they have something they want/are working towards, and then add time and the players. You really illuminated what I was doing to me and gave me some more facets to work with. Many thanks!
11:52 I started creating OGAS for people in everyday life. It's really given me a better view on my IRL NPCs
Great advice, seems like a reskinned appraoch to D&D 5e's traits, bonds and flaws which are usually meant for PCs but if ascribed to NPCs would result in much the same frame work as this.
Oh boy, I'm going to ogasm so much!
I didn't try it ingame yet (mainly because we didn`t get to play for a long time with me as GM) but I tried it out on paper and I have to say it makes things so much easier. In a few minutes I created 3 interesting NPCs I can use for my games and with a little bit of practise I can imagine doing it on the fly. This is such a relief! I really cannot wait to try it out ingame!
This was very interesting, giving structure to stuff I've (sort of) been doing, at least to some extent and typically on the fly when an encounter kicks off.
I'll have to be more proactive in applying this, as it will make things a bit easier in the future to start the encounters with something solid.
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"All of our entire adventures should be based"
ChatGPT: NOGAS (Name, Occupation, Goal, Attitude, Stakes):
Name: Gwendolyn
Occupation: Innkeeper
Goal: Gwendolyn's goal is to keep her inn prosperous and maintain a good reputation among travelers. She wants to make sure that her guests have a comfortable and enjoyable stay so that they will return and recommend her inn to others.
Attitude: Gwendolyn is a friendly and outgoing person who enjoys meeting new people and making them feel welcome. She takes pride in her inn and is dedicated to providing excellent service to her guests.
Stakes: The stakes for Gwendolyn are high because her livelihood depends on the success of her inn. If she fails to attract enough customers or provide a satisfactory experience, she could lose her business and be forced to close down. Additionally, her reputation as an innkeeper could be damaged, making it difficult for her to find work in the future. Therefore, she is always on her toes to ensure her guests have a memorable and comfortable stay at her inn.
Not sure how I've never noticed, but Rising Sun and BSG are terrific board games!
Im really happy with this video, as a starting DM I recently created a NPC to add to a campaign... Looking at "him" I thought of the OGA part and a conflict/help part, but the possible S(takes ) would really give more dept to this NPC.
Thank you! :D I already got some good idea's to improve this NPC
This is going to be really helpful; thank you! I'm already thinking about the central NPCs in one game I'm planning and how this gives me a better framework for looking at how they change over time. They start out being mostly unhelpful and sometimes even a hindrance because they're being manipulated by the villain but the PCs have the opportunity to help them if the PCs are perceptive about what the NPCs need/want and that would change the NPCs' OGAS. Looking at the OGAS changes gives me a better idea of their changed behavior than I had before. Now I'm all excited about planning this out!
This is such a crucial video. It really changes the way NPCs are created and how they operate.
Ogas sounds like what a bard would "apply" to every NPC as well.
I apologise for this joke.
Best jokes have a nugget of truth.
"If you add me in OGAS, you get OGASM" - The bard
Always good to come back to this video!
Use NGMR for NPC AI:
> NPC: Goblin Boss
> Goal: Impress deity by leading an army
> Motive: Kidnap healer for armies benefit
> Resolution: Largest army or killed by PC's
NPC: Commoner
Goal: Be the richest in town
Motivation: stealing gold from townsfolk
Resolution: builds big house or flees
I like your system, however I added a fifth letter: Disposition. How does the NPC feel about the players? If they're a werewolf who sees all non-lycans as prey, they might attack, and if they're proven wrong, they'll likely retreat much faster so they don't get hurt to the point where they can't hunt. A guard who is in league with the local thieves' guild in secret may have a positive disposition if the players show affiliation with them and may fudge documents about them if they shine a light on the players that is less favorable.
This is brilliantly simple. Game changer for designing NPCs. And it could also be super helpful for new players in designing their characters.
Great video, sir - very helpful - thank you! I'll be using this system for my own NPCs.
I'm proud of myself! I just played my 4th session as a GM with couple and friends and noticed that I use the OGAS system and it is fantastic!
Elegant solution, truly helpful. Thanks, Guy!
Did anyone else watch this and immediately think they should create an OGAS random table??
I believe that would be called: The book of life :) As a matter of fact, in my upcoming book: The Practical Guide to becoming a Great GM - there is an OGAS table :) And deck of cards actually :) But don't tell anyone, it's secret.
@@HowtobeaGreatGM That's awesome, Guy! I'll definitely buy that once available (hope it ships to Colorado). I'll be sure to keep the news on the down-low ;)
This concept is pure genius :D Thank you very much !
This is wonderful! 3 weeks to my first game as GM, time to OGAS the heck out of my main NPCs!
I have toyed with making NPC AI before. This is elegant and something I can integrate into my own methods (I use playing cards to do mine, but OGAS will simplify my former methods).
Simple, basic, and effective. Good stuff sir, good stuff. Cant think of any good story that doesn't use this design even if they didn't know it.
Thank you very much, it's extremely useful!
Awesome video. And good mental exercise to keep NPC potential constantly going away from me. Anything to keep me from writing 10 pages of history on the server at the inn that the party talks to for 4 seconds.
The problem I run into with npc to npc dialogue is I get self conscious that my players aren't invested while I'm doing it (we play online and when I'm in character I'm not looking at their reactions; I can't really look at people while talking to them anyway) so I end up cutting it short and going into a narrator voice quickly summarizing their dialogue.
But PC to NPC oh baby they couldn't be more independent from me if I tried.
I'm pretty sure one of my NPCs is actually a future version of myself time traveled back in time to tell me the plot to my own campaign at this point. Cuz I cannot write this stuff.
If you make the goals interesting enough when they are off screen they will pop into your head (in their voice) with their own brilliant ideas of what they have been up to to accomplish said goals.
But tldr: all of OGAS is exactly how to run a NPC.
Edit: or I'm hearing voices. Either way, the campaign is going great!
I've never had a real description of it, but this is what I always what I've done with my NPCs when running a game. It just always felt obvious to me
thank you for the video, I am gonna try it out!
Funny you make this video. I have a campaign where there are tons of NPCs (It's set in a militar academy), and all of them follow OGAS
I usually gave them skills, goals, appearance. What they can do, what they want, how to describe them to the players.
Name: Dave Lister
Occupation: ... err; bum
Sorry; heard that word and that was the first thing that came into my mind.
I really like the general concept, though there are a couple things I might think about a little differently.
You don't need to fill out the whole list, necessarily. I think job and goal can potentially be interchanged for one another. For example, someone who wants to rob a bank is going to probably have any skills and tools they need to do so, no specific job needed, unless they're bad at it which becomes an entirely different approach to the character. Similarly, unless otherwise stated a guard is probably going to be motivated to keep the peace, enforce the law, protect the city, or otherwise enforce city norms. so they don't necessarily need a more developed goal than what's basically just doing their job, unless one wants to develop them out further.
The other thing this made me think of was Fallen London, and its spinoffs. In those games, almost all NPCs fit a naming pattern that goes [adjective] [job/role]. You have things like 'the scruffy urchin', 'the doubtless campaigner' or 'the implacable detective'. Less sophisticated or comprehensive than OGAS, but it might be a good thing to have in the toolbelt if the players would or want to run into an NPC where none has been accounted for. Just pick a sort of person (potentially already decided) then add a description which notes a quirk or significant detail, and then set them loose.
Another great video! Thanks Guy!
I have a question. What of the O for characters that do not have an easily defined occupation to speak of? We can easily go for things like "city guard" or "merchant" or "bounty hunter" or "farmer" but what of characters that lack such occupations?
To bring a more concrete example, I am running a Vampire the Masquerade campaign and of course have a large group of vampires running around to form the city's main hierarchy. Many of these guys have actual human identities to blend into humanity, but some of the older ones don't, as they don't need such trappings and focus more on managing their nightly empire.
Now my first thought was basing it off of the way they work in vampire society, such as "leader" or "enforcer" or "spymaster" but out of these three, only the third one can be easily defined, the other two sound a bit vague to me. Is that not a problem? I get how "Occupation" is only supposed to be a collection of traits related to the character's role in society, but I feel like I might confuse myself later if the keyword for their role is so simple and vague even.
Leader: Looking for opportunities to grow their clan, looking for threats (not a single figure but large scale threats to the whole clan), ensuring they remain the leader etc.
Enforcer: Looking for small threats, following orders, being a good soldier.
The point of OGAS is not to give you a complete list of all the things an NPC can do. That's madness. OGAS for helping you create an encounter with an NPC that has 'a lot going on' but doesn't really have 'a lot planned'. Once the PCs start going back to the same NPC time and time again, then you can worry about developing their bigger OGAS values, and looking for more things for them to add to their plate. Keep it simple unless the PCs want more. Then grow it over time.
Usually handle characters by actually playing them(since I don't have a ton of people I play a non systematic roleplay with my friend with us each shifting between our characters and roleplaying information between them currently the bridge has been established for about a year an a half and we a preparing a semi time skip after the war with one entity from my world is dealt with known as chaos (he is actually a good person but was driven insane and lost control over the power he governs from his twins containment and torment for over 10,000 years (in that war order won because chaos was saving others which became his weakness to provoke chaos because chaos doesn't like anyone being hurt and his brother is massacring countless universes of people just to provoke his brother into attacking and exposing himself because he knows he is the better fighter (he fight in this age with a staff that he can use to rip a son to shreds)
*GUY:* (5:14) "...create the *most interesting* space for your NPC to operate in..."
*VINEMAPLE:* "Oh, my word. He's right. For the last 3 years, I've been doing... it... all... WRONG!"
If you change Occupation to Profession. You could have GAPS as an acronym instead of OGAS
Or GASP!
Brilliant, as usual, sir!!
Do you, by chance. consider “mood” a part of “Attitude” - or would that, as I might incline, be a very dynamic - though admittedly, potentially very cumbersome (for ongoing/recurring interactions ver long time periods) additional, but distinct characteristic?
OGAMS, if you will?
Have you ever checked out the pendragon roleplaying system
This sounds like what the Character Burner portion of Burning Wheel does, if in more detail. Be stealing this for my BW game.
OGAS is very similar to BITs from Burning Wheel, yes. And also basing Story on Conflict is the same principle as in BW
Looking great sir (:
THanks a lot!
I was trying to do something similar with maslows hierarchy of needs … but this is better
Chapters! Automatic like and watching in full cmmencing...
Maybe obvious - but Oxygen is a GAS. For those of us who have trouble recalling our clever acronyms.
Love your work Guy!!!
Guy:
I'm running Pathfinder in a LotR setting. I am leading the characters to the east of Mordor so that I have more creative freedom about what the PCs encounter.
I imagine a long traveling session in a caravan with groups of other traders heading east.
Do you have any advice on making a fun and interesting session for PCs while traveling?
Not Guy here (obviously), but I may have some advice.
Is there a big major plot going on? Find something in your story that may effect the area they travel. Clues to find and story bits to seed for later. Just something they might remember later and think back and go: Aaah, that's why that was there.
Put in some small social or environmental encounters like watching wild animals, meeting other travelers, or, if you're completely in the wild, bad weather, animal attacks or stff like that. If you want to focus on the travel itself for a session or two, I would recommend the following: 2-3 short roleplay encounters (finding some wild flowers that can be useful for an alchemist; meeting a caravan on the street, you know the drill), 1 or two combat encounters, 1-2 story bits entwined with the other stuff (foreshadowing), 1 environmental encounter (bad storm with some rolls made to find shelter, survive a mud landslide, stuff like that). Try to find at least one thing, each player character can do or would be interested in, so non-survivalist characters have something to do. That would be my advice.
@@LeilanAlseides Thanks for the advice!
It is always good to foreshadow things. Having stuff on the road that intertwine to the story that made the land the way it is or being the result of the influnce of the main plot.
I start by asking myself question and then fleshing them out
Mordor for example is a bare desert covered with cinder mounds and ash, so how did affect life just beyond the borders? What did it do to the plant life and the people who inhabited this region? Have the orcs already advanced that far and are making life difficult for the commoners? How far does the influence spread and how does the environment change during the journey?
You can address many things from such a point of view. A druid desperately trying to save an extinct plant species or a druid giving an excursion for prospective students in the company of several guards that are being attack while studying. Traders whose goods have been spoiled because of the ash that keeps spreading east.
Always set a premiss from which you ask question so you can build a living, breathing world
I don't know if that helps at all, but I hope it does
Have a wonderful week!
@@LeilanAlseides Thanks for the advice! I will be taking it.
The Bb joke got me real good. Laughed my *** off
This follows along lessons of what my drama classes have taught which is: "What does the character want? What will they do to get it?" It seems simple, but a thing you change from scene to scene.
I like OGASRA which adds race and age for reference
It's a great idea, although I'd shift it to being OGASSA - Species and Age. That way you include everything. Who says a Badger or an Orc should be treated differently as NPCs? To a druid they're all the same right?
I have a feeling that this will be quite useful for my new campaign. Any plans to implement this in the existing WA character templates?
When hearing about the food-motivated guard's stake, I kept hearing "steak".
i still don´t understand what kind of category "attitude" is supposed to be.
what makes an adjective fall under this category? what makes it not fall under it?
Attitude is what the NPC thinks about things.
How do they behave? Are they brash or meek? Boastful or private?
Do they like or dislike something? Their work? Their community? What else can you come up with?
Do they respect or loathe another person, group or other? Do they actively or passively support their neighbors or are they malicious?
In terms of video games, what are the mechanics of their behavior? The numerical thresholds that determine their actions? Do they flee when witnessing violence or advance towards the aggressor?
As an example, If A, then X; If sees violence, then flee, but if family is the target of violence, then advance with deadly intent, etc.
@@jannemerilainen6988 sorry, but i really asked very simple questions, yet you wrote a whole lot of stuff that does not seem to answer them at all.
i want to know the second-order trait(s) that all traits which would count as an attitude have.
if you give me another row of questions that CAN be answered by something that is supposed to be regarded as an attitude, then i am still left with the riddle of WHICH of these questions must be addressed at all times with the attitude. since the ogas of a character does not include a list of several attitudes but only a single one.
@@davejacob5208 I apologize for not addressing your question. I'll try again.
Attitude is about 'personality', giving you a quick idea on what to do when portraying, meaning describing or acting, the NPC's behavior.
This means adjectives describing human behavior and emotions should take priority.
You could use other descriptions, but then you'll most likely have trouble with getting the idea on how you should portray them.
First adjective describes over-all, baseline behavior of the NPC.
Second adjective describes the NPC's attitude on its livelihood.
Third adjective describes the NPC's attitude regarding said NPC's goals and their objectives.
After these, any extra adjectives require listing the target of said behavior, i.e. boasts about the biggest fish they catched years ago.
Do these answer the question you posited?
If they do, I thank you for your time and hope you'll have good times ahead.
If not, I apologize beforehand and hope you'd forgive me. Then I'll thank you for having a read anyway.
@@jannemerilainen6988 no need to apologize, this is helpfull. yet i am puzzled as to you suddenly presupposing there are three adjectives. that is at least not what was explained in the video, there it was only one.
thank you.
@@davejacob5208 Oh, I made a leap of logic with the factors of Attitude, those being: attitude in general, regarding their work and regarding their goals.
I thought I was being helpful, but I would have caused more confusion had you not called it out.
Thank you as well, and same well-wishings to you as before.
Are you going to make a pdf of NPC AI blank cards?
It is coming...
@@HowtobeaGreatGM YAY!!!! THANK YOU!!!
i do not see how a low-stake ogas is supposed to work:
if the goal etc. do not matter all that much to the NPC, how are they even important and helpfull for me trying to act as this NPC?
shouldn´t stake ALWAYS be high, aka. shouldn´t i always search for a set of O,G and A that DO have a high S for the NPC?
It's unrealistic/inorganic for every NPC to be high-stakes all around.
it's up to the players to figure out what is the highest stake for that particularly NPC is.
low stakes at their occupation makes them more susceptible to being bribed, offer them an opportunity at a better job.
@@SendohJin but then my point remains: stakes are linked to CERTAIN goals/values etc., they do not define the npc as a whole. There is still an open question about a specific most defining goals/value that governs all less staked values of the npc.
@@davejacob5208 The stake to which your PCs are approaching the NPC, what do the PCs want from that particular NPC and what does the NPC care about it.
Even the Occupation is flexible depending on what your PCs want. You approach a guard about their child, you're not approaching a guard anymore, you're approaching a parent.
This is true even if 2 NPCs were interacting with each other.
Bob is a guard, he's approached by Steve another guard. It's the OGAS of two guards.
Bob is still the same guard, but now he's approached by Sue, his wife. Now it's not the OGAS of two guards but of a couple or of two parents.
So ultimately, it's the stake of the current conversation/interaction.
@@SendohJin but i don´t see how to play someone by defining them - in such a given context - only in terms of a value that they do NOT hold relevant stakes in. doesn´t that automatically mean that i should look for THAT value which is the one that they are holding stakes in INSTEAD - because if there was no such other, higher value for them, they would simply be not caring about stuff in general. one can care less about different stuff, but then - given that the person is not depressed etc. - they would only care little about x because they care MORE about y.
@@davejacob5208 It's possible this line of thinking may not work for you at all but it has helped me with one of my NPCs that i was thinking about.
even with this you're still going to have to improv but it gives you guidelines to do so as the conversation turns. i think ultimately, you're getting stuck on thinking you need to know the NPCs highest stake but to me it really should be the players that leads you to that point.
if the players don't move the NPC off their low stakes position where the NPC doesn't care to help them, they're just going to have a really high DC on any check or they won't get the relevant info/assistance from that NPC at all.
OGAS is what happens when my players bring food and it's Taco Bell.
All this talk about steak made me hungry.
We aren't going to actually program NPCs? As a student learning how to make video games, I laugh! I cry. I go back to my classes...
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I just kept hearing Guy saying ORGASM
Mmm steaks.
Do you know python?
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I'll see myself out 😂
Sister Dunmaglass of the Church of God.
Zealout Barbarian. Her occupation is a punisher for the Church, who hunts down infidels who defect from the grace of God. Her goal is to see order restored to a corrupt realm by beating the love of god into literally anyone she comes across.
Her attitude is surprisingly calm and lovely, despite her brutal nature. She is after all, a god-fearing warrior who wants to spread love as much as pain.
Her stake is that all who she cannot save will inevitably end up in the nine hells and she is not willing to let that happen if she can get away with it.
After all. She can't expect god to do all the work.
(Highly hostile enemy Zealot accompanied by a troupe of renegade clerics who all use holy magic and knives in the shape of crosses to stab the party with. Not every enemy is an orc!)
I think you missed a real opportunity.
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This is an excellent idea!
The acronym is terrible.
"Conflict is story" is why most NPS suck. Anti-social...
Not really 'artificial' intelligence... It's just you using your own intelligence to make a character... The term AI is being misused. 😕 Click Bait.
Cool.