4 Ways to Create EXCEPTIONAL NPCS in Dungeons & Dragons

Creating interesting NPCs for RPGs and D&D is something many dungeon masters struggle with. There are four ways I've discovered that can help a DM make their NPCs more likely to appeal to players. Today we discuss 4 methods for creating EXCEPTIONAL NPCs in D&D, while I tell the story of GRANNY TITCHWILLOW, one of my players' favorite NPCs.
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[@TheSensei88]

Does dscryb have a language selector?

[@LoreFriendlyMusic]

ChatGPT is Dscrybe on steroids

[@torva360]

Honestly this is full of great story tips, not just NPCs. Funny how players think the nearest quest is the most important, but the DM can be cooking something much better behind the scenes

[@rcschmidt668]

And some quests are traps. If you side with A, you can’t run quests from B because B is now your enemy. And also the reverse if you pick B.

[@obviouswarrior5460]

1 : Voice 2 : Emotion (past action have effect on the pnj) 3 : Nice/respect 4 : "Gestual" gimmik 5 : good&evil gray zone 6 : make theme weak

[@LostFunocity]

For a minute there I thought we were jumping right in to it. But then when people started complaining my brain just "This is a plug for dscryb isn't it".....a bit later...."yup"

[@aqacefan]

That White Knight Cleric needs to be careful with his exultation... he might inadvertently cast Ice Storm. Because it produces a hail'torm.

[@faerylnhiikira1053]

Don't let the door hit you on the way out. ;)

[@nicreven]

r/angryupvote

[@greygubbins2718]

KZbin, don't be rude. DM Lair rules he doesn't suck!

[@Lcirex]

ahhh Legacy npcs. Those characters you can slide in some form or another into many games. They can be a lot of fun.

[@jordanw2741]

Have you ever thought of stitching all the starting clips together into compilation videos? I'd watch the heck out of those!

[@willmena96]

I think there's a really old video that has a compilation

[@AuntLoopy123]

So would I!

[@AuntLoopy123]

I haven't even finished watching. Tip 3 reminded me of what my brother did to us in his game. OK, so spoilers for anyone who is playing the Starter Set, Lost Mines of Phandelver. ... ... ... ... ... ... I don't know how much is canon and how much is my brother's own, but here goes: The party is ambushed by goblins, and they track the goblins back to the goblin cave, where there are "doggies" (watch wolves), a cave "room" devoted to "fud," where they keep their rations and supplies, and then there's the "big rum," where some more fighting goblins hang out, and they keep their weapons and finally "Da Boz" in the last room. We cleared this place out, no problem. Well, we nearly died the first time, killing the wolves, but we did manage to take captive a goblin, and question him and he drew us a Winnie-the-Pooh-style map. After a long rest, because we were nearly dead Level 1 PCs, we went back, to fond that the "doggies" had been replaced by three goblins in cosplay wolf ears and tails, and wearing the collars and chains, saying, "Bark! Bark! Grrrr!" and having someone else yell down the tunnel. "SHUT UP," thus rendering the guard-doggies useless. We killed them, and took the cosplay stuff. Eventually, after a memorable battle where nobody could hit the broad side of a barn, on either side, for several rounds, we finally defeated Da Boz and his minions. Later on, we were at Glassstaff's place, and we discovered a single, unarmored goblin being brutalized by hobgoblins. We killed the hobgoblins, and as soon as that Droop declared my fighter the new "Boz," we adopted him as our mascot. He's adorable. He LOVES potatoes, so when we found the room with all the crates and barrels, and our loot-hound asked what was in each one, the DM says that one of them has potatoes. Droop said, "I like potatoes." We immediately got two sacks of potatoes, one for the party, and one for him. "Here, be a good boy, and hold this, stay out of trouble, and it will be yours." Droop stayed out of trouble. His entire job for the rest of the dungeon crawl was to simply stay out of the way and hold his potatoes. Well, we've cut him in for a share of the profits and have decided to teach him how to read a cookbook, and learn how to cook his potatoes. He's our mascot. Cool, right! Well, on the way to meet the druid, we were ambushed again! Same place! We cut down the bushes, and then went to clear out the caves again. It seems that the goblin leader at Cragmaw had worried about his place, having not heard any reports recently, so they sent new goblins to run the place. We knew we had to clear it again. I won't go into the details, but suffice to say, we killed four bug bears, a goblin boss, three wolves, and eleven goblins in one big battle, because we scared the guard goblins, and threatened, "We are coming for your potatoes!" The bugbears, we could hear them coming, stomping in rhythm as they chanted, "Mashed potatoes! Smashed potatoes! Baked potatoes! PUFF!" STOMP. After the battle, we went to clear out the rest of the caves. We found three goblins asleep ("We're not on shift yet. Leave us alone") and in Da Boz's room, we found an unarmored goblin, who, after questioning who we were and threatening to send Da Boz after us, just as soon as he finishes saving the potatoes from the people who came to take... Oh. "Don't mess with me!" he says, waving his hand in the air. "This is mightier than the sword! I don't know how, but they say it is definitely mightier than the sword!" "Oh, wow! He's a goblin bard?" "He's wearing glasses." "He's a goblin ACCOUNTANT?!" We all burst out laughing more than we already were. Soon, we introduced ourselves, and asked his name, and he disclosed that he was "Youthere," and he had been sent with Da Boz to sort out the situation here. He had to send a report. He told us about his Coll Eee Gyu "I know how to read, and that is how it's spelled. Coll eee gyu!" back at Cragmaw, Heyyou. Well, obviously, we couldn't attack him, so now we have a mascot, and an accountant, who we will put in charge of sorting out the party loot into our personal shares for inventory (Droop is in charge of taking care of Hank, the mule. It's a boy's name, but don't tell her that). And we are making plans for helping Youthere, Heyyou and Droop to set up a restaurant once we have sorted out Cragmaw. And all because they were too weak and helpless to be anything but adorable. I don't know about Droop, but my brother has confessed that Youthere was made up, on the spot.

[@NEKOEVE]

Best DM cheat Is using old PCs as NPCs. You damn sure know how to describe them.

[@vickieden1973]

In my current game (a mashup of Carrion Crown and Curse of Strahd) there's a high-level antagonist whom the PCs got to meet when they were only 1st level. His family owns a vineyard, and at the village they met him in he had donated some bottles of "Adrissant Estate 4701 Pinot Noir" to the local tavern. That wine has haunted them throughout the adventure, appearing in key locations (and implicating that NPC in what was going on), and even in Barovia itself. My players have now decided that he's actually an interdimensional wine-merchant whenever he's not working for Strahd. Plus, because of a letter earlier in the game - which revealed this NPC to be something of a patriot - one of my players is also convinced that he's been charmed by Strahd and is determined to try to save/redeem him. For a character who has not has not had an actual presence in the game since a brief meeting at 1st level (the party are all 9th level now), he has been a highly memorable character who has both frustrated and intrigued my players in equal measure. They are likely to be encountering him at the Carnival within the next session or two, so it will be interesting to see how it goes...

[@KnicKnac]

I might not a recurring NPC, but I do have a tavern that always shows up somewhere in my games. Same name perhaps different owner or bartender. The hearth is always warm at the Drowned Owl Inn.

[@justindomer2966]

Three Dragon Inn for me.

[@slimee8841]

The sleezy plugs are evolving...

[@buttponcho101]

Oh yes they are lol

[@Frederic_S]

Just what I was thinking 😆

[@RasmusVJS]

I don't know if I agree that weaker NPC's are more loved, I think diversity in NPC power level is good. Arguably my favorite NPC from a campaign I play in is a powerful arcane AI. And another of my favorites is a very powerful evocation wizard. But also one of my favorites is an evil goblin slave we saved from his abusive master.

[@henriksaverstrom8498]

As soon as my group arrives into the wilderness they always encounter a group of rangers trying to hunt and trap different monsters , the rangers are ofc named Wild Bill, Buck, Jeff, Huck and Willy. (The sixth ranger called Trapper has sadly passed but the players found his diary in a dungeon and returned it to the rest of the rangers and was rewarded with moonshine) .

[@willmena96]

Now I can't unhear Gary's voice as Mordenkainen's 😩

[@intergalactic92]

5:57 very creepy, but we don’t arrest people for being creepy.

[@schylerfontenot7358]

Loved the tips Luke! Gave me lots of inspiration in this one

[@hjorturfreyr]

This video opened up a new door in my way of constructing adventures. The idea of the DM (me) not really giving a shit about the current adventure and its outcome just as long as I can set up a good NPC for the future is brilliant! Had not even crossed my mind

[@solidussnate6348]

Wow, I loved that set up you did! That was great!

[@madelynfrost8545]

I’m watching all of your videos right now! A little nervous to become a DM for the first time but your content is helping me feel more confident! Thanks!

[@loganfrandrup6590]

This honestly gives me the idea to help use Gorge, the Lupine Bulldog Bard, as an NPC companion. 1. He has a goofy deep voice that is a bit muddled becuase of his stature and his large jowles. 2. He does have a few secrest actually. He has a crush on a nobleman's daughter that the father dose not approve of but she still wants to be with him(which is a little less of a secret) but he also has had several rumors around him, such as him being bread with a crushed snout like a pug, him being a devil worshiper beacuse of his music of choice(he plays metal using a violin), but the one that is actually ture and one that people are more hushed about is that he is actually an Oblex Spawn who has all the memories, thoughts and emotions of the orginal Gorge and wishes to just live as Gorge the Bard and not as an Oblex. 3. In comparison to some things around him, Gorge is fairly week, though he is helpful as he is able to be supportive and is really good ad picking locks(mainly do to him being an Ooze in disguise and he can just pick them with no tools), so he would very rarely resort to fighting and instead just help with his music. Plus he does need the players help as he wants to prove to the nobleman and himself that he is such a good performer that he can infact bring in money enough to live off of. In fact the players can actually help him by finding the remains of his great-great-grandfather and finding his golden-fiddle, which was a magic item that was barried with him. 4. Hopfully this character works out that my characters might like him. He is a big nice fluff ball that just wants to play music for others to enjoy and he just needs a little help getting his music off the ground.

[@maybe.whoknows]

That voice is something else - definitely gonna take your advice, I'll see how it goes in my next session!

[@lunar-spark]

Thank you so much for showing me dScryb! I didn't know this existed and this is so useful for other things (like writing stories)! Thank you so much!!

[@jameslove5504]

the hag, the witch, the legend.... granny twitchwillow. she is here.

[@martynicholls5689]

I actually did the stuff you described to introduce a Vampire : Lord Lazarus that was actually not entirely evil. The players were sought out and hired by an assassin's guild to assassinate a vampire that had left bodies in a town within their territory. The players are offered money and favors and they accepted, but after meeting and discussing with Lazarus they figured out that the vampire protected the town from the assassins and the bodies the players were told about were the bodies of would-be assassins. He than reversed the deal on the players hiring them to kill the assassins that hired them. They have yet to do so, but he didn't give a time frame, he just wants it done. I did this before seeing the video, but it is reassuring to know I made Lazarus and introduced Lazarus properly.

[@chiepah2]

Here's a tip, the worse you are at voices the better, that way you don't have to come up with a unique voice. You can have a voice for your NPC and the note says "Sounds like Braveheart," now you know that means "sounds like Mel Gibson as William Wallace," but what comes out sounds nothing like that... good. Now your NPC has a unique voice that no one can say "Oh, that sounds like something!" and an easy index for finding that voice again.

[@princesskanuta3495]

Very good tips, thank you Luke.

[@Arcticmaster1190]

Yeah, I don’t know why that is, with the helpless bit- you make them pathetic, there’s a good chance the party will just bring them along. Currently have two NPCs in my homebrew game that I was expecting to die but I’m kinda slowly trying to ease out of the party. The whole story is long but the short of it is, the party is after a gang called The Bleeders- and unfortunately, I did not hear about that tip on the group patrons when this happened; it would have saved me a lot of frustration with the events about to unfold. Two NPCs are important here- incidentally, both in the same encounter but one of which was going to be a more recurring NPC while the other was, literally, a female bandit (stats and all). On their second encounter, the group is fighting this recurring NPC, Noor (a Druid called The Watcher within the Bleeders, who’s relationship with the group is… complicated), and she tries to turn into a bird and fly off- ends up getting caught by a PC (Shade), and as the combat ends… well… Another PC (Bardou) who encountered Noor earlier in the campaign after the PC ate her birds, had an issue with Noor after she hired someone to rough him up as a lesson in humility. So he took exception to the Druid being involved and had some sway with the nearby town after he solo’d a troll (Wild Magic Barbarian and some strategic movement into a bonfire). So Bardou wanted this bird dead, but the other party members didn’t. After accidentally creating a moral dilemma and having two party members at their throat (Bardou almost killing Shade), they thought they had killed the Druid after Bardou lays into her- but I had planned for that. Later she ended up waking up from her spell (Feign Death is nice to get out of situations like above) and ended up getting depressed from the whole situation that occurred (She had a hostile and fearful opinion of Bardou through most of the game). Thankfully the rest of the party was a lot friendlier to her than Bardou (who ended up turning on the party later, but that’s another story) so they took her with them. What happened after that was the next NPC- an oddball in a group of ogrids (Ogre, orcs and goblins), who the party assumed was the commander in how she was giving orders more than she was attacking. This bandit (who I came up with the name Tamora), surrenders after the resident Gunsmith put a bullet in her goblin’s head and they gave her a leg injury. They patch her up and took her with them too. Their reason for taking in Tamora made sense at the time- one of the PCs contacts had involvement with the Bleeders and she decided that after things involving Bardou, they could use her to get more information about the Bleeders (which she does- and even gets them some extra gold and gear with another random encounter with the Bleeders). So she’s not very strong but she has ways to pull her own weight after taking in what the party believes about her and building off that. XD All with two characters I was half-expecting to die. ._. They still travel with the PCs and are actually fairly helpful, but I’ve been trying to slowly get them out of the group so the PCs can build their own unity with each other. It’s actually slightly tough, since half the party doesn’t really roleplay as much as others and while I have talked with them about how they can get more engaged, their styles just don’t mesh… Geez this went on longer than intended. .-.

[@MrGreensweightHist]

My players love Gaylen the Kobold. His voice is basically Disney's Stitch on helium, and his mastery of common is, shall we say lacking? Giant Rats = Squeak Squeaks. Giant Centipedes = Scurries. Bats = Flap Squeaks. Giant Spider = The Trapper. Player: how many legs does the trapper have? Gaylen: Ten.

[@bryankia]

This was really helpful. Thanks.

[@thekingofgames1437]

I had an idea I plan to use, he is a traveler type character who used to want to be an adventurer but after a grim fate and losing everything dear to him he was (after some bad decisions) cursed to watch over the adventures of all the adventurers in history spreading across every multiverse not helping or hurting no participation just watching

[@jamescrawford8538]

Love the tips

[@PyraPanda]

One of my favorite npcs to run was Evelyn the ranger she was mute and communicated via sign language or her adopted daughter translating her she helped the group out of situations if it got too rough or was just helpful to them

[@berserkersam9118]

The White Knights in this portrayal sound a lot like the White Cloaks from Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time books a lot of what the White Knights were described as doing I could see the White Cloaks doing as well. Several tips I found helpful in this video as I try to make a homebrew campaign for my family members to enjoy.

[@davidu8283]

Thumbs up Luke, thank you for the great info! 👍

[@markgnepper5636]

Great stuff friend 👏 👍

[@zenovkayos5811]

Ey KZbin algorithm He does not suck That is all Loved the presentation

[@johnhansen4794]

That intro was fun.

[@RIVERSRPGChannel]

Voices and the not so normal background for an NPC are things I use

[@paddybardic7325]

Loving it!

[@tonyhind6992]

Great stuff. Need more adventures. Simple ones I can drop in.

[@williamtovo380]

Enjoyed your video

[@allanmartins3125]

That final laugh totally convinced me to train different voices! Thank you, I guess?! 😜

[@misterright4528]

Awesome vid

[@James-hj5ov]

I wonder if your Granny Titchwillow is related to the Old Sally Titchwillow in my campaign? Those random name generators are a great creativity aid.

[@hickorybane9323]

I also have a friendly-ish hag just hanging around my world waiting for a plot hook. Guess who's sister was just killed by a punch of uppity paladins...

[@dor961]

What would you do in case the players use "divine sense" or "detect evil and good" ? instantly figuring out if something is not right with the NPC? this situation would have been avoided if detect evil and good would have been cast. The fight with the knights, the trial, the fight with the golem... What would you have done?

[@davidmc8478]

I would guess a fight vs the hag and her scarecrow minions. She probably would have escaped

[@dor961]

@@davidmc8478 Yeah but would all the work on the knights, the trial the golem etc etc would have gone to waste?

[@davidmc8478]

@@dor961 I highly suspect Luke only had a vague idea about the trial for a distant future event. There may have been future plot hooks to get them to explore under the knights’ base. Or he could use the catacombs in a different location or even just for a future group.

[@blackmagick77]

Used a NY accent on my mad caps for Decent to Avernus and it was definitely a hit. I was happy as that was definitely out of my comfort zone.

[@AvengerYouT]

I'm Kaique, and I've been a good Dungeon Master since Hart DM School.

[@sw33n3yto00]

Comment for the algorithm. Great advice. I've used voices and recurring characters since AD&D. Yess, I know, I am as old as thAC0.

[@KujoJay]

Facts! I wanted to DM for fun one time, then after that I was so worried I wasn't entertaining my players enough so I told them about how much I've studied and learned how to make better encounters. One of told me "dude, we just wanna play." I've been a DM for 12 years now and I never get to play 😅

[@faerylnhiikira1053]

1:57 That poor, silly barbarian.

[@benjie128]

I hear needing descriptions... do I hear a plug for a dscryb? yup!

[@ChessieFan69]

You don't completely suck. You have very helpful videos.

[@pitypotato1151]

Not the grannyy just adding blood to bone divination and being considered evil 💀

[@VictoriaMorganawesometori]

How was I not subscribed yet? Fixed that!

[@oscarpeck8492]

My most recent dm had a mind flayer with a Hilarious voice who did not want to fight us just to understand how humans interact

[@eliinthewolverinestate6729]

We expect a hired cleric domain of love to shoot a bow. We gave dm shit about that one. Finally Brother Love learned to shoot a bow like cupid.

[@SGAman123_]

Hey Luke, I’m a big fan and I’ve been running a game with a friend where it’s just improv. It’s fun but I have a group who I’m going to play with where I will prepare. What video gives me advice on magic item distribution?

[@AvengerYouT]

I believe Luke basicly uses random treasure from the DMG. But if you want more control, Xanathar's Guide have a good table of how many items of each rarity the players are supposed to have at each tier.

[@SGAman123_]

@@AvengerYouT don’t have Xanathar’s sadly

[@JonathanLong1974]

I still love the HeroQuest DM's screen. Epic.

[@theDMLair]

Oh yeah that's from back in the day when I brother and I would play Hero quest in like middle school or high school or thereabouts. The OG screen. LOL

[@JonathanLong1974]

Yep. HeroQuest was the bomb. You heard that Hasbro is bringing it back for its 30th anniversary, right? They originally released it though HasLab, which is their in-house version of Kickstarter. But they brought up the concept that if it did well (and it did-- It was funded in less than 48 hours and hit almost every stretch goal they set out) that they would release it publicly.

[@waynerobinson1526]

Awesome videos. I wish I could do voices.

[@ndowroccus4168]

Npc - base them initially on an actor/actress/cartoon character/someone you know….and then add one or more “traits” (like slight stutter, greedy, angry, elder, etc)…

[@dungeonstaverns6707]

An upcoming npc im channeling my mort goldman from family guy voice

[@sirornstein]

Whenever I watch your videos all I can think of is, the first video I watched of yours you accidentally said "I've been a high school since dungeon master"

[@littlegiantj8761]

"Are we the baddies?"

[@AuntLoopy123]

All these people saying the intro is just about the plug? No! The intro was about the hag. It also utilized the plug, but it was not ABOUT the plug.

[@joem1480]

Hail Torm

[@josephmort4039]

How do all your players have the same facial hair? :P Also... are the White Knights at Gauntlet Hall an edited version of the Knights of Samular from Summit Hall in the Dessarin Valley?

[@goranfrka]

lol, i have baba Joba - she is ALSO npc , witch , that is using my players gang to get something done ! up untill now i was so proud of my self of being soo original

[@RyuuKageDesu]

My character like this is Granny Clay. She is far to helpful, and NPCs who talk about her all seem to have some tale of woe. Anyone in contact with her, or one of her associates can be found to have spiders hidden on them.

[@ianlawrence1576]

… I saw the thumbnail… I literally made an NPC exactly like the hag lady with the name Granny Willow…

[@Hardymovies]

Content starts at 3:57

[@benjaminsmall8446]

Your a genuis my homie

[@mrredeef]

KZbin, listen to the DM Lair, he's frickin' awesome!

[@shadenone]

Sorry. Maybe I came here for the wrong thing. I wasn't looking for a single NPC (which you fleshed out beautifully), but how to make my NPCs better overall.

[@Isheian]

Granny willow or Gary the intern in drag? You decide!

[@Tristan_Shuler]

Not gonna lie, I love dScryb. Used it for my first CoS session and it was a success.

[@dscryb]

We love you too Tristan!

[@Tristan_Shuler]

@@dscryb Your writers are magnificent. I was feeling spicy and bought it for a year. I have no regrets. I’ve taken the descriptions and placed them before my encounters in CoS. Y’all really helped me sell the atmosphere for the Vistani Camp and Haunted House!

[@benjiguth]

@@Tristan_Shuler Made our day! What’s your Twitter handle we want to throw you some social love!

[@dscryb]

@@Tristan_Shuler That's wonderful to hear! Thank you. Please drop by to say "hi" on our Discord any time.

[@zendikarisparkmage2938]

Just another comment for the algorithm to let KZbin know that Luke Hart doesn't completely suck.

[@delroland]

trope subversion is one of my favorite tricks for memorable npc's, like one time i needed a flirtatious barkeep that had some shady connections, so i made them an aasimar 😎

[@thelegit2468]

Is there any real efficient way you can learn to do voices??

[@Reaper1785]

Practice practice practice. Also, what's helped me get better, is by watching different videos with different accents and trying to parrot the way they say. Also, WIRED has a series where a dialect coach breaks down different accents and that really opened my eyes to how different and similar accents are, and that if you're good at one, you might be halfway decent at a similar one.

[@upsetti6404]

You dont need to be able to do Accents to be effective with voices. Altering the pitch/speed/inflection of your voice in varying ways creates all sorts of voices that are completely different. You can also add impediments, speech mannerisms and tics

[@Reaper1785]

@@upsetti6404 completely true as well

[@Subariel]

nice singing voice

[@norsecosmos]

First 🥳

[@Griffex394]

Although the story of the sidequest itself was interesting, it didn’t need to be told in details. But great video still!

[@christophermurray9777]

👍👍🤣

[@metarmored]

One day we will get an entire video that is a sleezy plug

[@akalixevelynn2932]

algorithm feeding commence

[@hartssquire9386]

I've learned that I just need to skip the intro and your videos are super useful but your intro gags draw on for way too long

[@jordansjensen]

I really didn’t see that first two minutes as necessary. Just one guy’s opinion 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@gliscaradu1424]

So gaslight the players? Got it.

[@frostyflakes69]

I ruined the 69 btw

[@richardgilson4704]

Playing D&D without funny voices? How uncivilized. 🤣

[@joeburns8415]

Sorry to be critical - i typically really benefit from your content. But I’m 3 minutes into the video and between the skits and the sponsor promotion, I’ve yet to see or hear anything useful. You are a talented content maker, and your stuff really helps the community. Please take a step back towards the things that your following was based upon. We miss that guy.

[@mvslice]

You should probably cut the whole sketch portion

[@razorboy251]

Too long-winded and most of the white knight chronicle was unnecessary to the advice given.