
I don't understand why you need players to act out background NPC's that easily just be presumed to be there or controlled by a DM? There's not enough incentive for people to take time out of their day to just run around in the background flailing for the sake of making your FC feel super special when they don't even have freedom to join on and decide how their characters would act.
I get that you can't do this sort of event with 20 people tripping over each other struggling for the spotlight and trying to participate, but that's why it's best left closed off (in a private chat or obscure location) rather than essentially saying "we want everyone involved, but you can only stand in the back and run in circles."
I get that you can't do this sort of event with 20 people tripping over each other struggling for the spotlight and trying to participate, but that's why it's best left closed off (in a private chat or obscure location) rather than essentially saying "we want everyone involved, but you can only stand in the back and run in circles."