Difference between revisions of "Player Character"

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A '''Player Character''', simply put, is an in-game character that is played by a real person, or [[Player]].  This is as opposed to Non-Player Character ([[NPC]]), which is an in-game character that is played by the computer/server.
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A '''Player Character''', simply put, is an in-game [[Character]] that is played by a real person, or [[Player]].  This is as opposed to Non-Player Character ([[NPC]]), which is an in-game character that is played by the computer/server.
  
 
The term Player Character is very old role-playing game terminology, which goes back to tabletop Dungeons and Dragons games.
 
The term Player Character is very old role-playing game terminology, which goes back to tabletop Dungeons and Dragons games.
  
 
[[Category:Game Terms]]
 
[[Category:Game Terms]]

Latest revision as of 06:57, 18 March 2011

A Player Character, simply put, is an in-game Character that is played by a real person, or Player. This is as opposed to Non-Player Character (NPC), which is an in-game character that is played by the computer/server.

The term Player Character is very old role-playing game terminology, which goes back to tabletop Dungeons and Dragons games.