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| − | + | A [[Player Character]] or [[PC]] is the focus of the [[RPG]] game. It is the character that the player controls throughout the adventure or story. | |
| + | * The [[Referee]] directs the game and helps to moderate interaction with [[NPC]]s. | ||
== Description ([[Specifications]]) == | == Description ([[Specifications]]) == | ||
| − | + | PCs can be extremely short lived in [[Traveller]], with the possibility of being lost during [[CharGen]]. | |
| + | * There are a vast variety of [[vocation]]s, [[Sophont|alien races]], and other roles that a [[PC]] may assume. | ||
| + | * PC's are described with the [[Universal Personality Profile]] ([[UPP]]) or Universal Character Profile (UCP) and other information denoting [[Skill|skills]], [[Homeworld|homeworld]], [[Initiative|initiative]], etc. The list of additional information varies by [[Versions of Traveller|Traveller Version]]. | ||
== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == | == History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == | ||
| + | A [[Character]] or [[Player Character]] ([[PC]]) is the central imaginary adventurer that an RPG game player assumes when playing a game like [[Traveller]]. | ||
| + | The concept of the [[PC]] is now so ubiquitous through [[RPG]] gaming that few books bother to explain the concept anymore. | ||
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| − | == References & Contributors (Sources) == | + | == References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) == |
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Latest revision as of 13:50, 24 June 2022
A Player Character or PC is the focus of the RPG game. It is the character that the player controls throughout the adventure or story.
Description (Specifications)[edit]
PCs can be extremely short lived in Traveller, with the possibility of being lost during CharGen.
- There are a vast variety of vocations, alien races, and other roles that a PC may assume.
- PC's are described with the Universal Personality Profile (UPP) or Universal Character Profile (UCP) and other information denoting skills, homeworld, initiative, etc. The list of additional information varies by Traveller Version.
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
A Character or Player Character (PC) is the central imaginary adventurer that an RPG game player assumes when playing a game like Traveller. The concept of the PC is now so ubiquitous through RPG gaming that few books bother to explain the concept anymore.
Image Repository[edit]
No information yet available.
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.