Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
You always gotta have NPCs! Video games, TTRPGs, even books! They all got them. They can help navigate the story where you need it to go, but it can be a bit trickier in the TTRPG world since players are unpredictable. So let’s have a look and see what we can do.
=== Stuff mentioned in video: ===
== The 3 Clue Rule (Article):
thealexandrian.net/wordpress/1118/roleplaying-games/three-clue-rule
== Inn of Planar Crossroads Chats
Episode 1: youtu.be/OerRnU-Swts
Episode 2: youtu.be/jxXjCiabhGs
As of posting this, Episodes 3 and 4 haven’t been published yet. They get published once a week.
== Artist for Hire:
Original Post I found: reddit.com/r/TTRPG/comments/1f3vn6s/for_hire_illustrator_concept_artist_for_tcg_and
Profile:
articoluminos.com/projects
== Chapters ==
0:00 - Introduction
1:58 - Part 1: The Jolly Bartender
5:28 - Part 2: The Grinch
8:08 - Part 3: The Suspicious Bartender
11:17 - Part 4: The Curious Bartender
ONTO THE REGULAR LINKS!
=== Discord ===
Don't forget to join the squirrel community! Discussion is what we’re here for!
discord.gg/uPR4XqEtWj
=== Support ===
If you like what's being done here and want to support it, please do! YouTube doesn’t pay for beans so this is all on me.
buymeacoffee.com/asquirrelplays
=== BIG Support ===
If you really want to support what I do, buying my book and giving it a review would be of tremendous help. Plus, you get a good book to read!
amzn.to/3SY5n4v
=== Support That Doesn’t Cost You ===
If you’re going to be buying anything off drivethrurpg, you can use my affiliate link here and I’ll get a little store credit when you buy something. ♥ drivethrurpg.com/en/product/294202/tricube-tales?affiliate_id=3522072
=== Information ===
=== MUSIC ===
== Part 1 Transition
Song: Get Up Offa That Thing
Artist: James Brown
Link: youtu.be/QS8FxHsw0U0
== Part 2 and 4 Transition
Song: Celebration
Artist: Kool and the Gang
Performed By: The Alien Gonzos (Muppets from Space)
Link: youtu.be/QezSqJ2_ESU
Original Song: youtu.be/3GwjfUFyY6M
== Outro Music
Song: Virtual Boy
Artist: Krazius & Brainstorm
Link: youtu.be/bZr89T3jp-Q
=== Hashtags ===
#writing #ttrpg #dungeonsanddragons #dnd #5e #tabletop #roleplay #roleplaying #gaming #games #creative #creativewriting #npc #npcs #sidecharacters #emotions #reactions #writingtips #writingadvice #protips #bestadviceyoueverdidhear #fromasquirrelnoless #southertwang #asmr #rodents #tagsaresilly #fiction #gm #dm #gamemaster #dungeonmaster #goodvibes
You always gotta have NPCs! Video games, TTRPGs, even books! They all got them. They can help navigate the story where you need it to go, but it can be a bit trickier in the TTRPG world since players are unpredictable. So let’s have a look and see what we can do.
=== Stuff mentioned in video: ===
== The 3 Clue Rule (Article):
thealexandrian.net/wordpress/1118/roleplaying-games/three-clue-rule
== Inn of Planar Crossroads Chats
Episode 1: youtu.be/OerRnU-Swts
Episode 2: youtu.be/jxXjCiabhGs
As of posting this, Episodes 3 and 4 haven’t been published yet. They get published once a week.
== Artist for Hire:
Original Post I found: reddit.com/r/TTRPG/comments/1f3vn6s/for_hire_illustrator_concept_artist_for_tcg_and
Profile:
articoluminos.com/projects
== Chapters ==
0:00 - Introduction
1:58 - Part 1: The Jolly Bartender
5:28 - Part 2: The Grinch
8:08 - Part 3: The Suspicious Bartender
11:17 - Part 4: The Curious Bartender
ONTO THE REGULAR LINKS!
=== Discord ===
Don't forget to join the squirrel community! Discussion is what we’re here for!
discord.gg/uPR4XqEtWj
=== Support ===
If you like what's being done here and want to support it, please do! YouTube doesn’t pay for beans so this is all on me.
buymeacoffee.com/asquirrelplays
=== BIG Support ===
If you really want to support what I do, buying my book and giving it a review would be of tremendous help. Plus, you get a good book to read!
amzn.to/3SY5n4v
=== Support That Doesn’t Cost You ===
If you’re going to be buying anything off drivethrurpg, you can use my affiliate link here and I’ll get a little store credit when you buy something. ♥ drivethrurpg.com/en/product/294202/tricube-tales?affiliate_id=3522072
=== Information ===
=== MUSIC ===
== Part 1 Transition
Song: Get Up Offa That Thing
Artist: James Brown
Link: youtu.be/QS8FxHsw0U0
== Part 2 and 4 Transition
Song: Celebration
Artist: Kool and the Gang
Performed By: The Alien Gonzos (Muppets from Space)
Link: youtu.be/QezSqJ2_ESU
Original Song: youtu.be/3GwjfUFyY6M
== Outro Music
Song: Virtual Boy
Artist: Krazius & Brainstorm
Link: youtu.be/bZr89T3jp-Q
=== Hashtags ===
#writing #ttrpg #dungeonsanddragons #dnd #5e #tabletop #roleplay #roleplaying #gaming #games #creative #creativewriting #npc #npcs #sidecharacters #emotions #reactions #writingtips #writingadvice #protips #bestadviceyoueverdidhear #fromasquirrelnoless #southertwang #asmr #rodents #tagsaresilly #fiction #gm #dm #gamemaster #dungeonmaster #goodvibes
