Below, I present the pages on NPCs, demonstrate how to use the tables to create four NPCs, and discuss how the Big Five personality traits can be used to develop memorable NPCs.īehold, the pages from the new Dungeon Master’s Guide!īefore going any further, let us appreciate the art Ming the Merciless picked the wrong treasure chest to loot! The art in the Player’s Handbook is gorgeous, and this slobbering, bedazzled beholder shows that the illustration and layout of the DMG will follow suit. The team at Wizards thought it was fitting to provide me with two pages with details on how to create non-playable characters (NPCs) with personality. Many of the articles I have written about Dungeons & Dragons and tabletop gaming have been influenced by my background as a licensed psychologist. Without burying the lead, the team at Wizards was gracious enough to send me two pages from the manual to share with the community! You would not like Iddy when he’s angry! I have joked about Iddy being on the cover of the DMG on occasion through Twitter with team members from Wizards of the Coast in the hope that they would allow me to preview some pages before the book is released. The cover for the new Dungeon Master’s Guide features a powerful lich who bears a striking resemblance to Iddy the Lich, the mascot for this blog.