Npc definition gaming

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Me: Okay, that's it. Please produce some evidence of my supposed misogyny. Protestor: Uh I just heard it from someone Me: Ah, you're an NPC. Better get that script fact-checked Get a NPC mug for your daughter-in-law Helena. Wow that NPC is selling cheap swords! Get a NPC mug for your cat Abdul. Note that the various facts and traits are given in a sequence which allows the character to develop itself - with judicial help from the DM. In video game terms, the DM would be a team of developers.

But video game design has spawned more techniques and terminology when it comes to creating NPCs. While the acronym NPC includes any in-game creature or humanoid not controlled by players, it typically only refers to helpful or neutral characters.

Best of Techopedia weekly. News and Special Offers occasional. Non-player characters serve a number of purposes in video games, including: As plot device: NPCs can be used to advance the storyline.

For assistance: NPCs may act as partners to the gamer. Game functions: NPCs often serve as save points, item stores, health regeneration points and so on. Share this Term. Role-Playing Game Reward Schedule. Tech moves fast!