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PCs can be extremely short lived in [[Traveller]], with the possibility of being lost during [[CharGen]]. | 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. | * 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). | + | * 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]]) == | ||
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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.
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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.