Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 20 hours ago
How should you handle D&D combat when your players recruit one or two NPC allies to join their side? What about three or more?
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This video contains very vague spoilers for Curse of Strahd, and spoilers for “The Mummy” (1999)
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:50 - A Word From Our Sponsor
02:39 - Why Bring NPC Allies Into Battle?
08:31 - How Do You Run NPCs in Battle?
13:30 - My NPCs Don’t Steal Kills
19:35 - NPCs Fight Alongside the Heroes (How Hard Should the Boss Be?)
24:41 - NPCs Fight Minions (Created Just for Them?)
31:13 - NPCs Should Fight Minions Off-Screen (And Live)
38:13 - Limiting the Use of NPC Allies
43:37 - Outro
Recommended Reading:
Why We Talk About Tiberius: youtube.com/watch?v=8wsorFOcWgg
Who Are the Best D&D Villains? | Villains in RPGs: youtube.com/watch?v=a-hlhYHOepc
How are Adventurers Perceived? youtube.com/watch?v=DjwQmPRdiVw
Why I Don't Ban Spells (With One Exception...) | Worldbreaking: youtube.com/watch?v=ZpJ6sMjriiI
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How should you handle D&D combat when your players recruit one or two NPC allies to join their side? What about three or more?
Check out SIDEQUEST Annual Year 3 on Kickstarter!
kickstarter.com/projects/icarusgames/sidequest-annual-year-3?ref=2y4kjy
This video contains very vague spoilers for Curse of Strahd, and spoilers for “The Mummy” (1999)
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:50 - A Word From Our Sponsor
02:39 - Why Bring NPC Allies Into Battle?
08:31 - How Do You Run NPCs in Battle?
13:30 - My NPCs Don’t Steal Kills
19:35 - NPCs Fight Alongside the Heroes (How Hard Should the Boss Be?)
24:41 - NPCs Fight Minions (Created Just for Them?)
31:13 - NPCs Should Fight Minions Off-Screen (And Live)
38:13 - Limiting the Use of NPC Allies
43:37 - Outro
Recommended Reading:
Why We Talk About Tiberius: youtube.com/watch?v=8wsorFOcWgg
Who Are the Best D&D Villains? | Villains in RPGs: youtube.com/watch?v=a-hlhYHOepc
How are Adventurers Perceived? youtube.com/watch?v=DjwQmPRdiVw
Why I Don't Ban Spells (With One Exception...) | Worldbreaking: youtube.com/watch?v=ZpJ6sMjriiI
Check your voter registration at vote.gov
Loopster Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Music from Epidemic Sound
#dnd #dungeonsanddragons #ttrpg #rpg #wizardsofthecoast
Join this channel to get access to perks: youtube.com/channel/UCMDXcgoyTb1EsvuymqDgRuQ/join
PATREON: patreon.com/supergeekmike
DISCORD: discord.gg/adJ3whS3NY
TWITCH: twitch.tv/supergeekmike
NEWSLETTER: supergeekmike.com/newsletter
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BABY WISHLIST: https://shorturl.at/gjnx6
WEBSITE/BLOG: supergeekmike.com
WISHLIST: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3FH8UCEB06ZN9?ref_=wl_share
NON-AMAZON PRODUCTS WISHLIST: throne.me/supergeekmike/wishlist
KOFI: ko-fi.com/supergeekmike
Address for Packages:
Mike Christensen
100 W. High St., #1326
Moorpark, CA 93021
- PLEASE don't address things to "SupergeekMike"; I need to show I.D. when I pick up packages, and that isn't the name on my driver's license
Address for Letters:
Mike Christensen
P.O. Box 1326
Moorpark, CA 93020
TWITTER: twitter.com/supergeekmike
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/supergeekmike
TIKTOK: tiktok.com/@supergeekmike
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