+News NPCs
An NPC (Non-Player Character) is a character that is created for a particular plot. Despite the name, NPCs are indeed played by players of the MUSH. The difference from a PC (Player Character) is, an NPC is created with a set of stats and skills which a PC normally could not start with, and they cannot grow stronger by spending XP or PP. They typically function as an antagonist, giving PCs participating in the plot somebody to fight against without having to worry about harming other PCs or finding opponents who are a good match for them. NPCs are placed under the control of trusted players for the duration of a single plot, after which they are either disposed of or laid aside for possible use in future plots.
NPCs are not assigned lightly. Receiving use of an NPC requires an outline of a proposed plot, a thorough description of the NPC's history and abilities, and the confidence of staff that you will use the NPC well and not abuse it. See +news NPCApplication for instructions on applying for an NPC. Also, before applying for an NPC, consider whether you really need one. NPCs exist primarily to allow coded combat; if your plot can be accomplished without the need for a combat punching bag, it makes life far easier for everyone to just spoof whatever characters you make up.
As NPCs cannot use XP and PP, any rewards for playing as an NPC (votes, log rewards, etc.) are directed toward a PC of the player's choosing. An NPC can be used in a scene along with their player's PC, in which case that PC will be rewarded as normal and the NPC will earn no reward. Otherwise, it is the player's responsibility to ask other players to vote for a particular PC rather than the NPC, and to note which PC they wish to receive credit when submitting a log involving the NPC. Playing an NPC does not increase the amount of reward a player can earn per week (i.e., if you submit a log for a PC and a log for an NPC crediting that PC in the same week, you will receive the reward for only one of those logs).
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