So you want to write a recurring NPC who might potentially interact with people on their own or with your character, affect things in a small to big way, and does more than act the part of the annoying neighbour who plays music too loud? Awesome. Here is what we need to help you get your NPC rolling.
First step - please ask staff! We want to know what you're doing! You must make sure you at least clear it by us before the character can make any significent appearances. If the NPC in question is merely a personality to further plot, we'd then like to know what the ultimate goal of this plot is and would like a brief explanation of the character.
Just remember that NPCs aren't to be treated like secondary characters. They should be limited for use within your plot, to further your plot, rather than going out and interacting at random. Characters of that kind should be properly applied for when you have an alt slot free to accommodate them.
The next thing is to figure out how often is this character going to recur? If the answer is 'a lot', then we'd like to see you do a few things. Send in a +request detailing (if they have one) the nature of their ability, what it can and can't do, along with any skills we should know about, like gun slinging, or building robots of death and destruction.
If you have any questions as to what information to include, feel free to ask staff and we can help you as best we can.
