Who is Your Favorite D&D NPC?

DeadUematsu · May 17, 2018, 08:15:31 PM

Prince Brannart McGregor

Christopher Brady · May 17, 2018, 09:12:07 PM

Caramon Majere, especially during the Time of The Twins trilogy. He's a guilty pleasure.

Do they have to be from novels, because there's a couple of NPC's from the Volo's Guide to Waterdeep that I've used to great effect...

Psikerlord · May 17, 2018, 09:23:36 PM

Raistlin I think.

Willie the Duck · May 18, 2018, 08:13:18 AM

Quote from: Christopher Brady;1039658Do they have to be from novels, because there's a couple of NPC's from the Volo's Guide to Waterdeep that I've used to great effect...

No rules stipulated. Elric and Grey Mouser have been mentioned and they aren't even D&D-specific. So probably 'has a appeared in an actual TSR/WotC D&D-labeled book.'

Mike the Mage · May 18, 2018, 08:21:09 AM

Elric and Mouser were in the original Deities & Demigods IIRC:cool:

Willie the Duck · May 18, 2018, 09:40:12 AM

Yeah, and there are official D&D 'Lankhmar' publications as well.

Teodrik · May 18, 2018, 11:01:09 AM

Lady of Pain. Except from her I honestly I can't think of any NPC original to the D&D franchise I actually think is awesome. If going by litterary characters that made it's way into D&D at some point , like Elric and Fafrd, I would also add: Conan and King Arthur.

Krimson · May 18, 2018, 12:05:10 PM

Quote from: Teodrik;1039725Lady of Pain. Except from her I honestly I can't think of any NPC original the D&D franchise I actually think is that awesome. If going by litterary characters that made it's way into D&D at some point , like Elric and Fafrd, I would also add: Conan and King Arthur.

The Pages of Pain was a pretty good read.

Willie the Duck · May 18, 2018, 12:12:53 PM

Interesting. I actually never picked up or played in Planescape, but I have never heard anyone actually like her. Kind of a 'made/designed to be cool' kind of character (Poochy, if that reference is still useful). Given who she is rumored to supposedly be a proxy for, I bet some of the hate is transference.

Steven Mitchell · May 18, 2018, 03:32:36 PM

Elminster.

Seriously, he's not as bad as you make him out to ...

Ha, I can't keep it up. I don't actually mind him as much as others do, but then I'm not terribly impressed or unimpressed with any D&D NPC. There is probably a minor character or two in an adventure somewhere that I enjoyed at the time, but nothing memorable enough to stick out, and so much of my formative experiences were with GM creations, not published characters.

Teodrik · May 18, 2018, 06:29:14 PM

Quote from: Krimson;1039730The Pages of Pain was a pretty good read.

It is the D&D novel I liked most. It feels very reminecent of Planescape:Torment (the game not the novelization).

Krimson · May 18, 2018, 08:43:54 PM

Quote from: Teodrik;1039760It is the D&D novel I liked most. It feels very reminecent of Planescape:Torment (the game not the novelization).

Even though I have it on GOG, I still have the original disks, as well as the novelization which wasn't too bad.

Madprofessor · May 18, 2018, 08:50:14 PM

Ostler Gundigoot of the Inn of the Welcome Wench from T1
Rufus and Berne from the same module.
The mad Hermit from B2.

Mike the Mage · May 19, 2018, 01:46:49 AM

Quote from: Willie the Duck;1039731Given who she is rumored to supposedly be a proxy for, I bet some of the hate is transference.

Who would that be?

Willie the Duck · May 19, 2018, 08:22:24 AM

Quote from: Mike the Mage;1039798Who would that be?

Lorraine Williams, although that makes very little sense (make a subtle dig at the boss everyone supposedly hates by making her the most powerful character in the multiverse). It is, if nothing else, a persistent rumor.