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Too bad anxiety don't let me be a happy npc.
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As an older woman- I’m an invisible woman -which means I can actually finish complete thoughts while walking in public.

Viva l’liberation
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Yes! and I can have a glass of wine at a bar now without having my book interrupted.
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Based take
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blessed take
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Ah, what’s an NPC…?

Does this mean I am one?
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it's a common term from gaming meaning "non-player character"

it generally means the characters that aren't involved in the story. while any character that isn't player-controllable is technically a non-player character, the term doesn't usually refer to NPC party members, antagonists, etc.
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I'm tryna get like this guy
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All it takes is an arrow to the knee.
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I think about this when watching characters get into ridiculous fixes in the movies. "See, I wouldn't be in that situation because I have pizza in the oven and a book at home and my comfy blanket is calling my name."
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β€œI could never do that because today I need to walk my dog and mash some potatoes”
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I used to be an adventurer like you til I took an arrow to the knee.
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I have absolutely noticed this. After years of being fed high-fantasy "everyone is the hero of their own story" storylines, I love being an NPC where I can just get stuff done without Quests interrupting me every five minutes
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Due to ADHD, I keep doing side quests before (sometimes) returning to my original task. Side quests of side quests are part of my life…
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Unfortunately, sometimes I end up the comic relief.
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Unfortunately, sometimes I start off the comic relief and end up the tragic antagonist.
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Wait now. Kick ass grandpa trope isn’t true? I’ve been doing that sandwich thing my whole life waiting for my level up?
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Nobody notices or cares that the NPC is smoking pot…..
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Convoluted questlines are overrated
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Make you late for dinner!
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I hear the king has a new advisor!
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My dialogue tree is satisfyingly compact
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That's fine for you but I've had to mop the same hallway for two days just to force protagonists around through the secure elevator, I have three hints to give out in three different buildings, and I'm covering backpack upgrades while Rick's on vacation.
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You start wanting to drop hints just to get them through faster so you can change to Chapter Two voice lines...
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if only it twere that simple
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I've had way too many adventures to ever be an NPC, and with my luck, there'll be more adventures to come in the future whether I want them or not.

But then, I'm also mentally ill--so it figures.
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(I’m fully aware of the irony of posting a gif response to a meme account tysvm.)
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we should all be so lucky as to go full jerry mode
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After years of living as an invisible NPC moving through the World like a ghost I bought a puppy that has grown into a handsome and extremely well-behaved and sociable dog. The pace at which I have had to re-learn social-skills has been arduous.
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I'm still a protagonist, but for an excessively niche genre with very little traffic. NPC status is approaching but still a ways away.
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I dunno, anime taught me that protagonists are also often thinking about food
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youtu.be/quZU_hA4Pr4?si=rz9sBCIf0Re9RZzk
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"A Sandwich? What kind of stupid wish is that???"
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Insane you say
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Who else had to look up 'npc'?
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I'm of that age and stage.

Fortunately my reading habits include plenty of references to NPCs.

But I am confident that when I use that reference in a group of my Life Member peers, the connection is not registering.
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Years ago my teenage son said I was a "lawful good", it is one of the nicest compliments I ever got. Had to look that up at the time also.
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Congratulations, you've become Xell! πŸ₯³ 🌭
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Sometimes you might have a quest for the main character, like "Clean up your room" or "Go to the supermarket and get bread". But all in all being an NPC rocks.
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I love being a man in his forties. Sometimes when I talk to younger guys I'll say shit like "Well, the dog ain't huntin' but I'm still eatin', you know?" and it means absolutely nothing but they'll still be like "Hell yeah old man"
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Counterpoint: Growler Gary.
IYKYK
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I don't agree at all, but it's funny

solidly middle-aged here, and still the protagonist and I have to say it's great
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God damn this is a work of genius
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I’ve gradually become the semi-retired wizard who lives in a room above the tavern and hangs out in the town square dispensing advice and backstory to young adventurers passing through. It’s nice.
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Me and my wife like to go to Applebee's once every few weeks. We order the 2 for $25 meal. I get the chicken tendies, she gets the cheeseburger, we split the mozzarella sticks.

It is a consistent and satisfying experience every time.

Shit rules.
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So like, spouse asked to go there only last week. I exaggeratingly shook my head back and forth saying β€œNO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!”

And I know what you’re thinking. That we went.

I’m not answering that.
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Super agree, protagonism is overrated. I wanna speak two or three lines in my life and then vanish into comfortable irrelevance. Heck, I aim to be one of them NPCs that are absolutely useless =)
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Phantasy Star Online users seeing this post after getting NOL'd back in the day:
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Ten years ago I was on front of an Administrative Judge successfully defending myself where his last comment to me was 'good luck on your adventure'...

Until then I was unaware of the protagonist/NPC dynamics in my readings.

I now enjoy NPC character based stories, too.
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Explained this to my daughter (tenured, faculty University librarian) at an University where I volunteer.

She said, careful now. Don't use that around the students. It is considered an insult.
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You all suck, damn
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