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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

own game plan given the abilities their character has. In games with stronger elements of asymmetry, one player/team may have one gameplay experience (or...

travelling across an open world map in a train, performing tasks for non-player characters, collecting loot, and using that loot to upgrade the train in order...

A character sheet is a record of a player character in a role-playing game, including whatever details, notes, game statistics, and background information...

co-op, is a video game that allows players to work together as teammates, usually against one or more non-player character opponents (PvE). Co-op games can...