I'm wanting to create a unique NPC which the player will find dead in their bed.

For my first attempt I created the unique NPC and set them to start dead. I tried to place them over a bed but couldn't rotate the NPC to a laying down position so I had them place them upright over the bed and let them fall into it at game start but it looks like they fell into bed instead of lying there peacefully.

Next I figured that I could setup a bed the NPC owned. Add the sleep any time package as the only package and kill the NPC via an on sleep event (if available). So far the NPC refuses to sleep in the bed.

So now I figure before I blow another evening trying to get this setup I should ask if there is a better or standard way of doing this.

Check starts dead and activate havok (Alt-H). While havok is activated, you can ALT-drag any part of the corps like in the game.

Thanks! I'll give it a try this evening.