So I'll preface the question with the experience that drives me to ask it. Recently I was participating in a session of the RPG Orpheus, a pen and paper RPG from White Wolf's World of Darkness series about ghosts, when in an encounter one of our NPC allies was slain. Our Storyteller had done a fantastic job getting us to sympathize with all of the NPC's up to that point and so having one of those characters die off was about as disheartening as having our own player characters die.
So now to the question, have you ever found yourself emotionally touched by the death or injury of an NPC in a game or a minor character in a story? If so what was it that made you emotionally invested in that character?
In my case the character was romantically involved with my mentor and so through their relationship and through other minor reactions I felt as though I knew another actual person. Because of this it was tragic to lose them.
Also, if you haven't ever found yourself touched by an NPC or minor character this way do you think that you would like to be?
So now to the question, have you ever found yourself emotionally touched by the death or injury of an NPC in a game or a minor character in a story? If so what was it that made you emotionally invested in that character?
In my case the character was romantically involved with my mentor and so through their relationship and through other minor reactions I felt as though I knew another actual person. Because of this it was tragic to lose them.
Also, if you haven't ever found yourself touched by an NPC or minor character this way do you think that you would like to be?
