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regarding the importance of fully defined npcs in any given role playing game but there is consensus that the more real the npcs feel the more fun players will have interacting with them in character dependants edit many game systems have rules for characters sustaining positive allies in the form of npc followers hired hands or other dependents stature to the pc player character characters may sometimes help in the design recruitment or development of npcs in the champions game and related games using the hero system a character may have a dnpc or dependent non player character this is a character controlled by the gm but for which the player character is responsible in some way and who may be put in harm s way by the pc s choices video games edit see also video game bot and boss video gaming the term non player character is also used in video games to describe entities not under the direct control of a player and carries a connotation that the character is not hostile towards players hostile characters are referred to as enemies mobs or creeps a mob also known as a mobile or mobile object 4 5 6 7 might encompass all npcs in a mmorpg 8 or mud 4 6 5 4 in most modern graphical games mob may be used to specifically refer to generic monstrous npcs that a player is expected to hunt and kill excluding npcs that engage in dialog sell items or npcs which cannot be attacked 8 most mobs are capable of no complex behaviors beyond attacking or moving around named mobs are distinguished by having a proper name rather than being referred to by a general type a goblin a citizen etc 9 the term non player character refers to a character that is not controlled by a player as distinct from a player character pc however it does not necessarily imply that the character is permanently unplayable some video games allow for the player to take control of npcs such as grand theft auto v which allows the player to switch between the three main protagonists at which point the npc gains pc status 10 the acronym npc is sometimes expanded as non playable character however a non playable character is one that cannot be selected or controlled by a player at any point in the game 11 12 npc behavior in computer games is usually scripted and automatic triggered by certain actions or dialogue with the player characters in certain multiplayer games neverwinter nights and vampire the masquerade series for example a player that acts as the gm can possess both player and non player characters controlling their actions to further the storyline more complex games such as the aforementioned neverwinter nights allow the player to customize the npcs behavior by modifying their default scripts or creating entirely new ones in some online games such as massively multiplayer online role playing games npcs may be entirely unscripted and are essentially regular character avatars controlled by employees of the game company these non players are often distinguished from player characters by avatar appearance or other visual designation and often serve as in game support for new players in other cases these live npcs are virtual actors playing regular characters that drive a continuing storyline as in myst online uru live an npc with dialogue in the game celeste in earlier rpgs npcs only had monologues this is typically represented by a dialogue box floating text cutscene or other means of displaying the npcs speech or reaction to the player citation needed npc speeches of this kind are often designed to give an instant impression of the character of the speaker providing character vignettes but they may also advance the story or illuminate the world around the pc similar to this is the most common form of storytelling non branching dialogue in which the means of displaying npc speech are the same as above but the player character or avatar responds to or initiates speech with npcs in addition to the purposes listed above this enables the development of the player character more advanced rpgs feature interactive dialogue or branching dialogue dialogue trees 13 an example are the games produced by black isle studios and white wolf inc every one of their games is multiple choice roleplaying when talking to an npc the player is presented with a list of dialogue options and may choose between them each choice may result in a different response from the npc these choices may affect the course of the game as well as the conversation at the least they provide a reference point to the player of their character s relationship with the game world ultima is an example of a game series that has advanced from non branching ultima iii exodus and earlier to branching dialogue from ultima iv quest of the avatar and on other role playing games with branching dialogues include cosmic soldier megami tensei fire emblem metal max langrisser saga ogre battle chrono star ocean sakura wars mass effect dragon age radiant historia and several dragon quest and final fantasy games certain video game genres revolve almost entirely around interactions with non player characters including visual novels such as ace attorney and dating sims such as tokimeki memorial usually featuring complex branching dialogues and often presenting the player s possible responses word for word as the player character would say them games revolving around relationship building including visual novels dating sims such as tokimeki memorial and some role playing games such as persona often give choices that have a different number of associated mood points that influence a player character s relationship and future conversations with a non player character these games often feature a day night cycle with a time scheduling system that provides context and relevance to character interactions allowing players to choose when and if to interact with certain characters which in turn influences their responses during later conversations 14 in 2023 replica studios unveiled its ai developed npcs for the unreal engine 5 in cooperation with openai which enable players to have an interactive conversation with unplayable characters 15 npc streaming livestreaming while mimicking the behaviors of an npc became popular on tiktok in 2023 and was largely popularized by livestreamer pinkydoll 16 purpose of mobs edit defeating mobs may be required to gather experience points 17 money 18 items 19 or to complete quests 20 combat between player characters pcs and mobs is called player versus environment pve 21 pcs may also attack mobs because they aggressively attack pcs 5 monster versus monster mvm battles in which two monsters fight each other also take place in some games 22 etymology edit the term mobile object 4 5 6 7 was used by richard bartle for objects that were self mobile in mud1 4 later source code in dikumud used the term mobile to refer to a generic npc shortened further to mob in identifiers dikumud was a heavy influence on everquest 23 24 and the term as it exists in mmorpgs is derived from the mud usage 8 4 the term is an abbreviation not an acronym other usage edit main article npc meme from around 2018 the term npc became an insult primarily online to suggest that a person is unable to form thoughts or opinions of their own this is sometimes illustrated with a grey faced expressionless version of the wojak meme 25 26 monetization edit this section may be confusing or unclear to readers please help clarify the section there might be a discussion about this on the talk page july 2025 learn how and when to remove this message npc streaming is a type of livestream that allows users to participate in and shape the content they are viewing in real time it has become widely popular as influencers and users of social media platforms such as tiktok utilize livestreams to act as non player characters 27 viewers in npc live streams take on the role of puppeteers influencing the creator s next move 28 this phenomenon has been on the rise as viewers are actively involved in what they are watching by purchasing digital gifts and sending them directly to the streamer in return the streamer will briefly mimic a character or act this phenomenon has become a trend starting from july 2023 as influencers make profits from this new internet character pinkydoll a tiktok influencer gained 400 000 followers the same month that she started npc streaming while her livestreams began to earn her as much as 7 000 in a day 29 npc streaming gives creators a new avenue to earn money online 30 despite this certain creators are quitting due to certain stigmas that come with the strategy for example a pioneer of the npc trend malik ambersley has been robbed accosted by police and been in fights due to the controversial nature of his act 31 see also edit ai player philosophical zombie video game bot references edit npc noun oxford advanced learner s dictionary retrieved july 8 2026 the next generation 1996 lexicon a to z npc nonplayer character next generation no 15 imagine media march 1996 p 38 slavicsek bill baker richard april 8 2005 dungeons dragons for dummies john wiley sons p 73 isbn 9780764599248 1 2 3 4 5 6 bartle richard 2003 designing virtual worlds new riders p 102 isbn 0 13 101816 7 what s more of an issue is the presence in the virtual world of virtual creatures these are commonly known as mobiles 30 mobs for short and they represent the monsters and non player characters who inhabit the virtual world 30 from mud1 mobile objects i called them that because creatures moving in a controlled but unpredictable way are like the kind of mobiles that hang from ceilings well i was in kind of a hurry 1 2 3 4 shah rawn romine james 1995 playing muds on the internet john wiley sons inc pp 93 94 isbn 0 471 11633 5 one of the major types of objects that you will encounter on a mud is the mobile a mob pronounced mohb not mawb or mobile is a computer controlled creature if a mob is not friendly it is known as an agg or aggressive mobile it will hit you at the first opportunity even the instant you walk into a room a majority of muds have dumb mobs a dumb mob will fight you until you kill it or flee from it 1 2 3 maloni kelly baker derek wice nathaniel 1994 net games random house michael wolff company inc pp 213 isbn 0 679 75592 6 mob or mobile a monster in the game 1 2 towers j tarin badertscher ken cunningham wayne buskirk laura 1996 yahoo wild web rides idg books worldwide inc p 140 isbn 0 7645 7003 x mob mobile this is jargon for a monster or creature 1 2 3 hecht eliah february 20 2007 the compleat wow abbreviations wow insider archived from the original on august 31 2009 retrieved march 25 2010 mob short for mobile derived from muds where any npc was either a stationary shopkeeper or mobile see wowwiki this refers in wow to npcs primarily npcs that are meant to be killed poisso lisa june 8 2009 wow rookie rares elites and nameds wow insider archived from the original on july 18 2009 retrieved march 25 2010 named mobs are just that monsters that have names liang shano cormier michelle v toups dugas phoebe o bohrer rose september 29 2023 analyzing trans mis representation in video games to remediate gender dysphoria triggers proceedings of the acm on human computer interaction 7 chi play association for computing machinery acm 369 401 doi 10 1145 3611034 issn 2573 0142 ron netanel may 27 2025 netanel ron non player characters in the real world a threefold problem for theodicies philarchive retrieved july 8 2026 when npc stopped meaning a game character and started meaning a person circuit bulletin may 8 2025 retrieved july 8 2026 jay collins william hisrt wen tang colin luu peter smith andrew watson reza sahandi edtree emotional dialogue trees for game based training pdf spirits bournemouth ac uk retrieved october 10 2017 brent ellison july 8 2008 defining dialogue systems gamasutra archived from the original on may 10 2011 retrieved march 30 2011 takahashi dean may 25 2023 replica unveils ai powered smart npcs for unreal engine venturebeat napolitano elizabeth july 27 2023 in latest tiktok fad creators make big bucks off npc streaming cbs news cbs news retrieved august 1 2023 carton sean 1995 internet virtual worlds quick tour ventana press p 175 isbn 1 56604 222 4 mob a slang term for mobiles or monsters on a virtual world monsters are non player characters who roam the world often players reach a higher level by fighting and killing monsters bartle richard 2003 designing virtual worlds new riders p 301 isbn 0 13 101816 7 one consequence of this is that quest rewards and mobile drops should be variable too who d want to risk life and limb for 20 000 uoc if it wasn t enough to buy an arrow yet how do designers make these price rises occur rationally in such a way that unscrupulous players can t screw over the system busey andrew 1995 secrets of the mud wizards sams publishing p 295 isbn 0 672 30723 5 monsters keep players on the go for experience and weapons bartle richard 2003 designing virtual worlds new riders p 649 isbn 0 13 101816 7 in the big city you re asked to deliver bread in the frontier town you re asked to kill bandits can you stand the heat or do you get out of the kitchen by giving players harder quests in rougher areas designers inform them that these are tougher areas bartle richard 2003 designing virtual worlds new riders p 406 isbn 0 13 101816 7 player versus environment pve players are opposed by the environment that is the virtual world in a combat situation this means player characters pcs fight monsters bartle richard 2003 designing virtual worlds new riders p 103 isbn 0 13 101816 7 consider a second goblin raiding party it emerges from its camp kills some villagers sheep and then returns home with the spoils the villagers get angry and offer to pay players to kill the goblins mobact c mobile action module dikumud alfa mudbytes 1991 archived from the original on july 18 2011 retrieved november 30 2010 bartle richard 2003 designing virtual worlds new riders p 25 isbn 0 13 101816 7 if ever there was a case of being in the right place at the right time everquest eq is it it was basically a dikumud with a graphical client bolted on the similarities are so close that under legal threat its server programmers were forced to sign sworn statements to the effect that they didn t use any actual dikumud code in everquest sommerlad joe october 17 2018 what is npc the new favourite insult used by trump fans the independent archived from the original on june 21 2022 d anastasio cecilia october 5 2018 how the npc meme tries to dehumanize sjws kotaku chong linda august 12 2023 they act like video game characters on tiktok it nets 200 an hour the washington post retrieved march 15 2025 chong linda august 12 2023 they act like video game characters on tiktok it nets 200 an hour the washington post chan wilfred july 19 2023 7 000 a day for five catchphrases the tiktokers pretending to be non playable characters the guardian issn 0261 3077 retrieved a...