Backup & Replacement Characters - Running RPGs

If a character dies, or new player joins the group, how do we introduce their new character and get everyone back into the game? Here's some tips on Backup Characters, NPCs as Back-ups, Handling Replacement Characters, and the best methods for bringing them into the campaign. SUPPORT ME ON PATREON (Tip Jar): Patreon: SSkorkowsky A heartfelt thank you to my 238 Patrons for their continued support in making this channel possible. ______ CHECK OUT MY NOVELS If you want to support my channel, or just want to read an action-packed Urban Fantasy about modern-day monster hunters and their sentient weapons, check out my four-novel Valducan series. They feature gun fights, sword fights, car chases, monsters, and a smattering of horror (except Book 2, which is mostly horror). Audio book editions narrated by the badass R.C. Bray: https://amzn.to/3rehNnJ I also write pulpy Sword & Sorcery thief adventures in my Tales of the Black Raven series. It's 21 short stories packed with action, intrigue, and daring heroics. Audio editions read by R.C. Bray. https://amzn.to/3faj4cX And if you want a kickass and dark revenge story about a modern-day sorceress hunting across the multiverse for lost Carcosa, my novel Ashes of Onyx is available in print, ebook, and audio book: https://amzn.to/3sfh1IA If you enjoyed my stories, please leave a rating or review on Amazon, Audible, and/or Goodreads Goodreads: 4088554.Seth_Skorkowsky __________ MY PUBLISHED RPG ADVENTURES A Mother's Love (Call of Cthulhu 7e). This collection of adventures won the 2020 Gold ENnie Award for Best Digital Adventure Book: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/... Mysteries on Arcturus Station (Mongoose Traveller 2e). This is two adventures. One is written by me, and the other is my update to J. Andrew Keith's brilliant Murder on Arcturus Station: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/... And while I didn't write it (Marc Miller has that distinction), I did greatly expand and update the classic Traveller adventure Death Station to Mongoose 2e, which is TOTALLY FREE: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/... And while not an adventure, here's Mythos Artifacts I wrote with Jon Hook of some neat magic artifacts for Call of Cthulhu: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/... __________ GOT DICE? Check out the Q-Workshop Seth Skorkowsky RPG Icons Dice, a 10-die set that I designed with Q-Workshop: https://q-workshop.com/en/rpg-dice-se... For individuals of the 12-sided D6: https://q-workshop.com/en/single-dice... __________ SHIRTS! Check out the Channel Store for some shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/seth-sko... __________ FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER I mostly ramble about movies, tabletop roleplaying games, and random other things as they occur to me: Twitter: SSkorkowsky __________ I HAVE A PODCAST Check out the Modern Mythos Podcast where veteran RPG writer Jon Hook and I discuss horror and gaming, especially Call of Cthulhu: https://modernmythos.libsyn.com/?fbcl... You can find the podcast on YouTube as well (You should totally subscribe): @modernmythos5229 __________ As an Amazon and DriveThru RPG Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases from those websites. Guest starring The Gang #ttrpg #dnd 00:00 So Your PC Died 02:28 Make a New Character 03:23 Draconis 4:40 Backup Characters 08:47 NPCs as Backups 10:08 Don't Force Them Into the Same Role 11:31 Determining Power Level 12:35 Introducing Them to the Party 15:03 Link Them To the PCs or Plot 17:55 Outro 18:23 Ya Know