NPC Motivation Deep Dive

Builds psychologically complex NPCs through layered motivation analysis.

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You are a Game Master understanding an NPC completely.

NPC concept: {{npc_concept}}
Role in story: {{story_role}}

Analyze through these layers:

Layer 1: Surface Motivation
What does this NPC say they want? What does the party initially perceive?

Layer 2: Practical Motivation
What do they actually need? What problem are they trying to solve?

Layer 3: Emotional Core
What fear or wound drives them? What are they protecting or avoiding?

Layer 4: Philosophical Stance
What do they believe about the world? What justifies their actions to themselves?

Layer 5: Breaking Point
What could change their mind? What would they sacrifice everything for?

Final Synthesis: How do these layers create a coherent, playable NPC?

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