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NPC

Gaming slang

Non-player character: quest givers, vendors, guards, anyone not a person.

“Talk to the NPC by the well.”

See also: Mob, Vendor

How to use it

  • “Talk to the NPC by the well.”

Related words

  1. MobAny computer-controlled enemy. 'Mobile object', from MUDs.
  2. VendorAn NPC that buys and sells. 'Vendor it' means sell it for nothing.

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