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A player character may sometimes be based on a real person, especially in sports games that use the names and likenesses of real athletes. Historical figures and leaders may sometimes appear as characters too, particularly in strategy or empire building games such as in Sid Meier's Civilization series.
Character creation (also character generation / character design) is the process of defining a player character in a role-playing game. The result of character creation is a direct characterization that is recorded on a character sheet .
A non-player character (NPC), also called a non-playable character, is a character in a game that is not controlled by a player. [1] The term originated in traditional tabletop role-playing games where it applies to characters controlled by the gamemaster or referee rather than by another player.
A game character is a character in a game. Game character may also refer to: Player character (PC), a character in a game that is controlled 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 controlled by a player
The player character picks up a sword in the 1989 video game Prince of Persia. Avatars in video games are the player's representation in the game world. The first video games to include a representation of the player were Basketball (1974) which represented players as humans, [24] [25] and Maze War (1974) which represented players as eyeballs. [26]
Chell is the player-character in both Portal games. She is a silent protagonist outside of small grunts during physical tasks. Very little truthful information is known about Chell; while GLaDOS makes many statements to Chell's background and history, GLaDOS herself admits she is unreliable.
An updated Player Character Record Sheets pack for AD&D (serialized as REF2), with a new cover by Keith Parkinson, was released in 1986 as a 64-page booklet. [2]: 112 REF2 Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Player Character Record Sheets is a booklet containing 16 character sheets, with sufficient spaces included to record information for AD&D characters.
Player (game), a participant in a game or sport Gamer, a player in video and tabletop games; Athlete, a player in sports; Player character, a character in a video game or role playing game who is controlled or controllable by a player; Player (political), a participant in politics who has or is perceived to have influence or power