Changes: Non-player character

Latest revision as of 15:36, 7 December 2010

Non-Player Characters, or NPCs, generally refer to non-hostile creatures not controlled by a human player.

Technically speaking, NPCs can actually include both friendly and hostile characters. Though in practice players tend to use the term "Mob" or "Monster" to refer to hostile NPCs/creatures, and not really care about the superset of hostile and non-hostile characters.

Usually, non-hostile NPCs involved in combat (attacking or being attacked) are considered to be allies (even if they don't show up under the "Allies" section of the Party window), although it is not always the case. Most service-providing NPCs (collectors, merchants etc) are not considered allies.

For a complete list of all non-hostile NPC's in the game, see: Category:NPCs

All of the NPCs in the game (friendly, hostile and those that are both) can be found within the species of the Bestiary.

NPC sub-types[ | ]

The following are some of the more commonly found NPC types:

Collectors (List) (Category)
Storage
- Xunlai Agent
Vendors
- Merchants (Category)
- Traders:
  - Dye Traders (Category)
  - Material Traders (Category)
  - Rare Material Traders (Category)
  - Rare Scroll Traders (Category)
  - Rune Traders (Category)
- Crafters:
  - Artisans (List), or material crafters, (Category)
  - Armor crafters (Category)
  - Consumables crafters (Category)
  - Hero armor crafters (Category)
  - Festival hat maker (Category)
  - Weaponsmiths (GWP | GWF | GWN | GWEN ) (Category)
- Tamers (Category)
Sidekicks
- Henchmen (Category)
- Heroes (Category)
Skill Unlocking NPCs
Guild NPCs
- Guild Registrar (Category)
- Guild Emblemer (Category)
Various NPCs:
- General NPCs, without special purpose (Category)
- NPCs involved in quests (Category)
  - Quest givers (Category)
- NPCs involved in missions (Category)
- Avatars of the Gods (Category)
- Xunlai Tournament Agents (Category)
- Zaishen Signposts

See Category:NPCs by type for a more complete list.

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-'''Non-Player Characters,''' or '''NPCs''' are any [[character|characters]] in the game world that are not controlled by a human player. While the term includes both friendly and hostile characters, in practice players will often use the term "NPC" to refer to friendly NPCs, and the term "[[Mob]]" or "[[Monster]]" to refer to hostile NPCs, although this is not always the case.
+'''Non-Player Characters,''' or '''NPCs''', generally refer to non-hostile [[creature]]s not controlled by a human player.
+Technically speaking, NPCs can actually include both friendly and hostile characters.  Though in practice players tend to use the term "[[Mobile object|Mob]]" or "[[Mobile object|Monster]]" to refer to hostile NPCs/creatures, and not really care about the superset of hostile ''and'' non-hostile characters.
-For a ''complete'' list of all friendly NPC's in the game, see: [[:Category:NPCs]]
+Usually, non-hostile NPCs involved in combat (attacking or being attacked) are considered to be [[ally|allies]] (even if they don't show up under the "Allies" section of the [[Party window]]), although it is not always the case.  Most service-providing NPCs ([[collector]]s, [[merchant]]s etc) are ''not'' considered allies.
+For a ''complete'' list of all non-hostile NPC's in the game, see: [[:Category:NPCs]]
 ''All'' of the NPCs in the game (friendly, hostile and those that are both) can be found within the species of the [[:Category:Bestiary|Bestiary]].
 ==NPC sub-types==
-The following sub-types of friendly NPCs can be found in the game:
+The following are some of the more commonly found NPC types:
+*'''[[Collector|Collectors]]''' ([[Collector|List]]) ([[:Category:Collectors|Category]])
+*'''[[Vault Box|Storage]]'''
+**[[Xunlai Agent]]
+*'''[[Vendor]]s'''
+**[[Merchant]]s ([[:Category:Merchants|Category]])
+**[[Trader]]s:
+***[[Dye Trader]]s ([[:Category:Dye Traders|Category]])
+***[[Material Trader]]s ([[:Category:Material Traders|Category]])
+***[[Rare Material Trader]]s ([[:Category:Rare Material Traders|Category]])
+***[[Rare Scroll Trader]]s ([[:Category:Rare Scroll Traders|Category]])
+***[[Rune Trader]]s ([[:Category:Rune Traders|Category]])
+**[[Crafter]]s:
+***[[Artisan]]s ([[Artisan list|List]]), or material crafters, ([[:Category:Artisans|Category]])
+***[[Armor crafter]]s ([[:Category:Armor crafters|Category]])
+***[[Consumables crafter]]s ([[:Category:Consumables crafters|Category]])
+***[[Hero armor crafter]]s ([[:Category:Hero armor crafters|Category]])
+***[[Festival hat maker]] ([[:Category:Festival hat makers|Category]])
+***[[Weaponsmith]]s ([[Weaponsmiths (Prophecies)|GWP]] | [[Weaponsmiths (Factions)|GWF]] | [[Weaponsmiths (Nightfall)|GWN]] | [[Weaponsmiths (Eye of the North)|GWEN]] ) ([[:Category:Weaponsmiths|Category]])
+**[[Pet Tamer|Tamer]]s ([[:Category:Tamers|Category]])
+*'''Sidekicks'''
+**[[Henchman|Henchmen]] ([[:Category:Henchmen|Category]])
+**[[Hero]]es ([[:Category:Heroes|Category]])
+*'''Skill Unlocking NPCs'''
+**[[Skill trainer]]s ([[Trainer locations|List]]) ([[:Category:Skill trainers|Category]])
+**[[Hero skill trainer]]s
+**[[Profession trainer]]s ([[:Category:Profession trainers|Category]])
+**[[Priest of Balthazar|Priests of Balthazar]]
+*'''[[Guild]] NPCs'''
+**[[Guild Registrar]] ([[:Category:Guild Registrars|Category]])
+**[[Guild Emblemer]] ([[:Category:Guild Emblemers|Category]])
+*'''Various NPCs:'''
+**General NPCs, without special purpose ([[:Category:General NPCs|Category]])
+**NPCs involved in [[quest]]s ([[:Category:Quest NPCs|Category]])
+***Quest givers ([[:Category:Quest givers|Category]])
+**NPCs involved in [[mission]]s ([[:Category:Mission NPCs|Category]])
+**[[Avatar|Avatars of the Gods]] ([[:Category:Avatars|Category]])
+**[[Xunlai Tournament Agent]]s ([[:Category:Xunlai Tournament Agents|Category]])
+**[[Zaishen Signpost|Zaishen Signposts]]
+See [[:Category:NPCs by type]] for a more complete list.
+[[Category:Glossary]]
-*[[Quest]] Givers and Subjects
-**[[Profession Trainer]]s
-*[[Henchmen]]
-*[[Collectors]]
-*[[Merchant]]s
-*[[Trader]]s:
-**[[Dye Trader]]s
-**[[Rune Trader]]s
-**[[Material Trader]]s
-**[[Rare Material Trader]]s
-**[[Rare Scroll Trader]]s
-*[[Crafter]]s:
-**[[Weaponsmith]]s
-**[[Armor Crafter]]s
-**[[Artisan]]s (Material Crafters)
-*[[Skill Trainer]]s
-*[[Priest of Balthazar]]
-*[[Guild Registrar]]
-*[[Guild Emblemer]]
-*[[Avatar|Avatars of the Gods]]
-*various support NPCs
+[[de:Nicht-Spieler-Charakter]]
-[[Category:Slang & Terminology]]