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A <b>Player character</b> (usually abbreviated as [[PC]]) is a [[character]] controlled by one of the [[players]].  Player characters are the protagonists of the game and it is their [[adventure]]s that [[role-playing game]]s are all about.  In most cases, a [[player]] will control only one player character, but some games encourage players to have more than one character.  An example of this would be the [[troupe style]] of play featured in <i>[[Ars Magica]]</i>.
 
A <b>Player character</b> (usually abbreviated as [[PC]]) is a [[character]] controlled by one of the [[players]].  Player characters are the protagonists of the game and it is their [[adventure]]s that [[role-playing game]]s are all about.  In most cases, a [[player]] will control only one player character, but some games encourage players to have more than one character.  An example of this would be the [[troupe style]] of play featured in <i>[[Ars Magica]]</i>.
  

Revision as of 17:46, 26 January 2008

A Player character (usually abbreviated as PC) is a character controlled by one of the players. Player characters are the protagonists of the game and it is their adventures that role-playing games are all about. In most cases, a player will control only one player character, but some games encourage players to have more than one character. An example of this would be the troupe style of play featured in Ars Magica.

Compare non-player character.