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Give Your NPCs a Color Palette

Fri. April 28, 2006 

Abulia Savant has been rocking lately, and Gaming in Full Color is no exception. Based on his recent Fading Suns campaign, Don looks at using color when you describe your NPCs — and the dramatic impact doing so can have.

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2 Responses to “Give Your NPCs a Color Palette”

  1. Avlor on April 28th, 2006 8:46 am

    I love this idea!

    I subconsciously did a bit of this with my current character - she’s mostly a reds and oranges kind of gal. I also related her to an animal (she’s a kitsune/fox who lost her fox spirit and is stuck as a human) but she still strongly associates with foxes. Will likely do the colors and animals with my character in the next campaign. (need to think on this for a dwarf…)

    On Abulia’s site I mentioned the thought of cultures and color. There are some cultures where color plays a vital part. Red and the Asian cultures is a primary example.

  2. Martin on April 29th, 2006 7:29 am

    That’s a great expansion of Don’s idea — thanks for sharing it. :)