Let Players Generate Your NPCs

I struggle sometimes to improvise fast enough at my table. My players meet a new NPC that I have to create on the fly, and in an instant I have to describe their look and their outlook, their ways and their miens. Even when supported by the best spark tables available, I worry that who I create is cardboard-thin. So I was pleased to recently read some of the best GM advice I've seen from Joe B. It's an attitude, not a technique: Believe that what you know is enough, and the vast gulf of what you don't know will cease to scare you. With the barrier of fear demolished, the unknown will become accessible to you. In short, love yourself. More concretely, Scipio202 recently posted a list of exercises GMs can take to extend themselves: [P]ick one or two areas to focus on, and each day you try to grow them a little bit past where you are. You do it with intention and reflection - and a healthy amount of giving yourself patience and grace! In short, build your skills. BUT INSTEAD, what if we…