A non-player character (NPC) is a character in a game that is not controlled by a player. The term originated in traditional tabletop role-playing games...

controlled by a player rather than the rules of the game. The characters that are not controlled by a player are called non-player characters (NPCs). The...

by a player Alternate character, a character in addition to one's main player character Non-player character (NPC), a character in a game that is not...

Non-Player Character Records is an accessory for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Non-Player Character Records is a Dungeon Master's...

games) and role-playing video games. When interacting with a non-player character, the player is given a choice of what to say and makes subsequent choices...

abbreviated as RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these...

characters in a video game or role playing game Player character, as above but who is controlled or whose actions are directly chosen by a player Non-player...

computer-controlled non-player character (NPC) in a video game such as an MMORPG or MUD. Depending on the context, every and any such character in a game may...

The NPC (/ɛn.pi.si/; also known as the NPC Wojak), derived from non-player character, is an Internet meme that represents people deemed to not think for...

scripted behavior of computer-controlled non-player characters. In order to be considered a role-playing game, characters have to become more functionally powerful...

Rozetta) in Japan, is a character in the Mario franchise. She debuted in Super Mario Galaxy (2007), as a non-player character who resides in the Comet...

Character creation (also character generation / character design) is the process of defining a player character in a role-playing game. The result of...

other non-player characters that take the form of enemies, bosses, and power-ups. Each game in the series has a number of playable characters, referred...

type of game is also known as a dungeon crawler, in which the player takes their character through progressively difficult levels of a dungeon, fighting...

games, players may choose to be one of these creatures when creating their player character (PC) or encounter them as a non-player character (NPC). "People"...

Blizzard added Leeroy Jenkins into World of Warcraft as an official non-player character and as a minion card, and later as a cosmetic item in the online...

the player is a god that can communicate with a non-player character hero. However, the game can progress with no interaction from the player. Incremental...

non-player character allies controlled by those players or by the gamemaster. In computer games, the relationship between the party and the players varies...

protagonists who have dialogue, but no voice acting like all other non-player characters. A silent protagonist may be employed to lend a sense of mystery...

Characterization Character piece Character sketch Composite character Costumed character Declamation Focal character Gag character Ghost character Non-player character...

mission, is a task within video games that a player-controlled character, party, or group of characters may complete in order to gain a reward. Quests...

pet ape, while games since Country feature him as a protagonist and player character who seeks to protect his stash of bananas. Outside of games, Donkey...

non-player character (NPC) Abbreviation of non-player character or non-playable character, is a computer-controlled character or any character that is not...

unexpected interactions (e.g. petting a cat), humorous reactions from non-player characters, peculiar outfits and weapons, and unusual, often slapstick means...

While the player, referred to as a Stranger, remains faceless and unnamed, Myst and its sequels introduce a variety of non-player characters. The inhabitants...

player or, occasionally, a non-player character. These items are sometimes called pick-ups. Items are most often beneficial to the player character....

categorization of the moral and ethical perspective of the player characters, non-player characters, monsters, and societies in the game. Not all role-playing...

and won a XYZZY Award for Best Non-Player Character. The game displays an unusually rich approach to non-player character dialogue and diverts from the...

teller who discovers that he is a non-player character in a massively multiplayer online game who then partners with a player to find evidence that a gaming...

Relationships with Non-Player Characters". The paper explains how parasocial relationships (PSRs) are developed with the non-player characters (NPCs) Sans and...