Also possible, yes. The way he almost acted like a robot at the end was a dig at him being an NPC, I thought. But it could also be a dig at Paladins always being straightforward, literally. That’s the great thing about the movie, many gags work on several levels.
Yep, and at some point the DM lost his patience with the group and introduced a friendly OP NPC (the paladin) to get the story rolling already.
Nah, that wasn’t an NPC, that was a friend who showed up for only a week. That’s why they asked him if they would see him again before he left.
Also possible, yes. The way he almost acted like a robot at the end was a dig at him being an NPC, I thought. But it could also be a dig at Paladins always being straightforward, literally. That’s the great thing about the movie, many gags work on several levels.