Update to the NPC Shift Policy

Perhaps you could see who was signed for the shift and prevail upon someone to switch?

Can I request to go beat the stuffing out of a specific someone?  

On a more legitimate note, I have on at least 2 past occasions been scheduled to NPC saturday midnight - 4 when Main Mod went past midnight.  By the time I realized it, it was past the time when I could have arrived at Logistics by 12:10.  I asked a Marshal what I should do and was told that, because the NPCs also hadn't changed as they were also at Main Mod, I should finish the mod, then report to Logistics immediately after.  In the future, is this no longer the case?

If a plot requires a specific character or device for it to happen properly, it is up to the Storyteller to make sure the plot runs smoothly.  They should communicate ahead of time with the players involved to make sure everything will go off as planned.  This is no different than if you had to leave early due to an OOG reason, such as work or family obligations.  NPC responsibility is the same kind of obligation - an OOG one, that overrides IG concerns.

Being essential to a plot, encounter, or scene is not an excuse to miss your NPC duty.  It is the responsibility of the person running said scene to schedule it properly.

I see the different sides of this issue as multiple responsibilities.

The monster marshal that has the mod go off very late, so the NPCs involved cannot get back to Logistics by the end of the shift should be as liable as the PCs who have to rush back to make their shifts. 

It is just as not fair to those who have to stay late do to a mod starting late, thus running late; than those who are in the midst of combat at, say Totem pole, that have to go to their place of sleeping to drop off their weapons and equipment, then to logistics.

As Matt noted:

We aren't just putting the screws to our fine players; we're putting the screws to the MMs, too.

Andy and Matt, as Logistics and Deputy, will be making sure the MMs do their half of the bargain, and are fair to the players.  We need the players to honor their end, and be on time, or else the people playing PCs don't have NPCs to encounter.

I actually like the new rule to NPCing. Because as adults we are responsible for keeping schedules in our real life and our characters are responsible to keeping to certain things as well. "Paper Work" is something our PC's have to do every event. We have rules for a reason- to ensure everyone has a safe and fun weekend.

Everyone enjoys going on mods, and to go on mods we need enough NPCs to make them go off. So do your part and be an adult and get to your NPC shift on time. Fine yes mistakes happen and people are late, take the consequence and learn from the experience. Everyone should NPC no matter how long they've been around.