Non-Player Characters - Revision history

Cyclops at 00:16, 14 April 2022

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	NPC's or Non-Player Characters can be extremely helpful~~. Most of the time an NPC is needed to further a story~~. In the classical RP sense of Dungeons and Dragons, an NPC often facilitates a party going on a quest, sells them the gear they need, or provides a nice boost out of the tavern if someone is drinking too much. They are temporary disposable characters, usually without the benefit of a sheet or a bio.		NPC's or Non-Player Characters can be extremely helpful. In the classical RP sense of Dungeons and Dragons, an NPC often facilitates a party going on a quest, sells them the gear they need, or provides a nice boost out of the tavern if someone is drinking too much. They are temporary and somewhat disposable characters, usually without the benefit of a sheet or a bio. Other times they are the people who send player characters (PCs) out onto a new quest or mission and provide the reward for its completion.

	~~For NPC's in use~~, see the [[:Category:Non-Player Characters]] ~~and~~ reference the [[Non-Player Character Guidelines]] for how they can fit into an existing story.		A current list of NPCs within Molten Aether, see the [[:Category:Non-Player Characters]]. Before playing an NPC reference the [[Non-Player Character Guidelines]] for how they can fit into an existing story.

	== NPC vs. PC ==		== NPC vs. PC ==
	The differences between an NPC and a PC can get muddled. Especially, as often happens, when an NPC is used frequently for the same task. The main difference is in ~~depth~~ of ~~character and plans for a character~~. An NPC should be a character ~~that is purpose oriented~~. ~~That~~ is to ~~say, they were created to do a task. Be that, facilitate the introduction of a new character,~~ be ~~a nurse in a hospital, the bartender~~ of ~~a bar~~, ~~etc.. Overall NPC's are minor characters in any plot and serve the purpose of~~ making ~~sure the player characters get where they need to go~~.		The differences between an NPC and a PC can get muddled. Especially, as often happens, when an NPC is used frequently for the same task. The main difference is in the focus of the plot / scene. An NPC should be a supporting cast member and not a main character within play. If a character is needed to be an integral part of play, players should consider making a full character.

	== ~~Blazing Umbra~~ ==		== NPC Approval ==
	In our setting, NPC's may be used for this purpose without [[Character Approval\|character approval]], but one should be wary about back-dooring a character into play and should not introduce an NPC that doesn't fit the setting.		In our setting, NPC's may be used for this purpose without [[Character Approval\|character approval]], but one should be wary about back-dooring a character into play and should not introduce an NPC that doesn't fit the setting. We also emphasize the concept of ''player character exceptionality'', where as player characters are defined to be exceptional. They are better looking, more skilled, and have more things they are allowed to do. An NPC should be some version of a regular person, not as exceptional as a player character on average. This doesn't always work but it should be considered -- if an NPC is absolutely amazing and awesome, why are they not the ones doing whatever important quest / mission the story requires?

			Staff reserves the right to review NPCs as they are used and make corrections as necessary.

	[[Category:OOC]]		[[Category:OOC]]

Cyclops at 23:33, 13 April 2022

2022-04-13T23:33:29Z

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	NPC's or Non-Player Characters can be extremely helpful. Most of the time an NPC is needed to further a story. In the classical RP sense of Dungeons and Dragons, an NPC often facilitates a party going on a quest, sells them the gear they need, or provides a nice boost out of the tavern if someone is drinking too much. They are temporary disposable characters, usually without the benefit of a sheet or a bio.		NPC's or Non-Player Characters can be extremely helpful. Most of the time an NPC is needed to further a story. In the classical RP sense of Dungeons and Dragons, an NPC often facilitates a party going on a quest, sells them the gear they need, or provides a nice boost out of the tavern if someone is drinking too much. They are temporary disposable characters, usually without the benefit of a sheet or a bio.

	For NPC's in use, see the [[:Category:Non-Player Characters]].		For NPC's in use, see the [[:Category:Non-Player Characters]] and reference the [[Non-Player Character Guidelines]] for how they can fit into an existing story.

	== NPC vs. PC ==		== NPC vs. PC ==

Cyclops at 03:27, 24 February 2017

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	NPC's or Non-Player Characters can be extremely helpful. Most of the time an NPC is needed to further a story. In the classical RP sense of Dungeons and Dragons, an NPC often facilitates a party going on a quest, sells them the gear they need, or provides a nice boost out of the tavern if someone is drinking too much. They are temporary disposable characters, usually without the benefit of a sheet or a bio.		NPC's or Non-Player Characters can be extremely helpful. Most of the time an NPC is needed to further a story. In the classical RP sense of Dungeons and Dragons, an NPC often facilitates a party going on a quest, sells them the gear they need, or provides a nice boost out of the tavern if someone is drinking too much. They are temporary disposable characters, usually without the benefit of a sheet or a bio.

			For NPC's in use, see the [[:Category:Non-Player Characters]].

	== NPC vs. PC ==		== NPC vs. PC ==
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	== Blazing Umbra ==		== Blazing Umbra ==
	In our setting, NPC's may be used for this purpose without character approval, but one should be wary about back-dooring a character into play and should not introduce an NPC that doesn't fit the setting.		In our setting, NPC's may be used for this purpose without [[Character Approval\|character approval]], but one should be wary about back-dooring a character into play and should not introduce an NPC that doesn't fit the setting.

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NPC's or Non-Player Characters can be extremely helpful. Most of the time an NPC is needed to further a story. In the classical RP sense of Dungeons and Dragons, an NPC often facilitates a party going on a quest, sells them the gear they need, or provides a nice boost out of the tavern if someone is drinking too much. They are temporary disposable characters, usually without the benefit of a sheet or a bio.

== NPC vs. PC ==
The differences between an NPC and a PC can get muddled. Especially, as often happens, when an NPC is used frequently for the same task. The main difference is in depth of character and plans for a character. An NPC should be a character that is purpose oriented. That is to say, they were created to do a task. Be that, facilitate the introduction of a new character, be a nurse in a hospital, the bartender of a bar, etc.. Overall NPC's are minor characters in any plot and serve the purpose of making sure the player characters get where they need to go.

== Blazing Umbra ==
In our setting, NPC's may be used for this purpose without character approval, but one should be wary about back-dooring a character into play and should not introduce an NPC that doesn't fit the setting.

[[Category:OOC]]