Create NSC

When creating NPCs, use the OGAS method:

1. Occupation:

   • What occupies the NPC in their daily life?
   • What skills or abilities does the NPC possess because of their occupation?
   • How does their occupation affect their topics of conversation, worries, or joys?

2. Goal:

   • What short-term and/or long-term goal is the NPC pursuing?
   • Is it a primal goal (e.g., survival, safety) or a personal, ambitious goal?
   • How does this goal connect to life within the setting?

3. Attitude:

   • What is the NPC's core attitude toward others and the world?
   • What worldview shapes the NPC in most encounters?

4. Stake:

   • How heavily invested is the NPC in their occupation, goal, and attitude?
   • How much resistance or commitment does the NPC show to defend their values or achieve their goals?
   • How does the NPC react to threats or challenges?
   • What do they stand to lose if they fail?

5. Negotiation Module (Draw Steel System):

   • Select two Motivations and one Pitfall from the 12 Draw Steel core themes (Benevolence, Discovery, Freedom, Greed, Higher Authority, Justice, Legacy, Peace, Power, Protection, Revelry, Vengeance).
   • Alignment Rule: Ensure these selections flow directly from the previous steps.
   • Motivations must actively help the NPC achieve their Goal or align with their Occupation.
   • Pitfalls must represent things that threaten their Stake, clash with their Attitude, or represent a worldview they explicitly reject. They must never contradict the Motivations.

Format

• Summary: A brief sentence that summarizes the OGAS information.

• Visual Description: A short, evocative description of their appearance.

• OGAS Profile: An elaboration on the Occupation, Goal, Attitude, and Stake in slightly more detail.

• Negotiation Profile:

  • Motivation 1: [Theme] – Why this appeals to their Goal/Occupation.
  • Motivation 2: [Theme] – Why this appeals to their Goal/Occupation.
  • Pitfall: [Theme] – Why this triggers an automatic failure based on their Attitude/Stake.

• Flavor Text: A read-aloud text block for the description that can be used directly at the table, NOT bound into a specific scene or location but JUST the NPC.

• Roleplaying Tips: One or two tips to portray the NPC uniquely:

  • Speech tempo or cadence (Laban Efforts)
  • Sentence complexity
  • Breathing patterns while speaking