It’s important, that the NPC is able to develop (level up) So, you would actually need more information than it is given in the typical stat block of a monster. They often act as companions over a longer period of time and therefore need a more detailed background.Īlso important: they are not necessarily antagonists, but also often allies, friends or even neutral acquaintances. They have to be able to develop (level up). NPCs (especially for own campaigns) often have to be more comprehensive than monsters. We first have to define where a NPC actually differs from a monster etc. This are my 2 cents and my dream for this topic: You can really understand very different things under "NPC creator and tracker". D&D Beyond has it all there, but hasn't yet given me tools to manage that information. Also, I have to copy all the info from the book into the data fields, which is tedious. I currently handle some of this stuff with a Google Docs spreadsheet, but now that I have a subscription to D&D Beyond, I'd like to be able to do as much within the site, since tabbing between a bunch of disparate applications can get tedious, and the spreadsheet is really just a band-aid. (Though I'd love to have the requested "PC key data quick-look" feature as well.) Something like this would be a great boon to DMs who want to get the most out of D&D Beyond while playing, and I think that's why it has so many votes.
NPCs are used differently from PCs and a DM has to manage possibly quite a few over the course of a session, so it's reasonable that NPC management should be treated differently from PC "management". So maybe I have a filter that shows me the NPCs from Out of the Abyss that are in Blingdenstone, or only those in Grackletugh. Featuring a "quick look" list of all NPCs, which could either be sorted or, ideally, organized by tags or folders.
Moreover, it'd be nice to have a bona fide "NPC Management" area within a campaign. So while they could just have their own character sheets (after all, the NPCs might have creatures of their own!), all that would be buried in the notes section. On the one hand, you generally want to be able to add whatever information standard you want - so a standard character sheet seems to make sense, but on the other hand you want quick access to basic relevant information like where they might be found, physical appearance, roleplaying notes, motivations, who their enemies and allies are, and whatever else is important to have in mind when the PCs encounter them. I think having giving NPCs their own space for DM management, with each NPC having a toggle as to whether players can view/edit them would be very helpful.
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