Chin'toka Officer's Manual/Types of Characters: Difference between revisions

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*PNPCs should never outshine a PC in any given scene unless prior discussion between players occurs.  They are there to supplement a scene, but PCs should be taking the lead.
*PNPCs should never outshine a PC in any given scene unless prior discussion between players occurs.  They are there to supplement a scene, but PCs should be taking the lead.
*It is perfectly possible to switch a character that began as a PC to a PNPC, and to begin playing a PNPC as your PC, with your Captain's approval.  If this occurs, the above guidelines for PNPCs should still be followed, regardless of whether a character began their life as a PC.
*It is perfectly possible to switch a character that began as a PC to a PNPC, and to begin playing a PNPC as your PC, with your Captain's approval.  If this occurs, the above guidelines for PNPCs should still be followed, regardless of whether a character began their life as a PC.
*PNPCs should serve only as a supplement in order to allow a player to explore different sorts of characters, and not as a replacement for their PC or to supplement sim numbers without making the switchover official.  SB118 ships strive to ensure that each department aboard has a certain number of PCs in order to provide for smooth storytelling, and neglecting a PC in favor of a PNPC can result in a duty post being underwritten which can make missions more difficult to administrate.
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