NPC Local Union #001

NPC Local Union #001

May 13, 2025

“Five hit points! Five hit points and they expect me to attack that ogre! The Hell with this party. The Hell with their quest. I am a NPC and I am proud of it. I deserve to be paid equally. I deserve to be treated equally.”

“Who is with me?”

The crowd cheered in response. Its numbers grew every day as more and more PCs found their numbers insufficient for the adventures they chose. Previously, what took three fighters, two clerics, and a mage/thief, now took three fighters and three non-playing characters (aka, NPC) to fill the ranks. Easily rolled up, easily killed off, more easily forgotten, they had enough of their fodder status.

"Today, the NPCs are going to unionize."

“Not a guild, but a union. We, the NPCs, of this land reserve the right to say NO to danger. We reserve the right to fate us to certain death. We will no longer go hungry. We will no longer be poor. We, the NPCs, will sit and watch you entitled PCs of this land pay for your failures. We are sentient! We are experienced! And it is about time you understand this.”

“Today, my union members, you are people, not just characters. Today, you will take names. Names of honor. Names of dignity. Names that will be remembered. Today, I will be known as William of Knotmoor. Come with me and fulfill your destiny!”