Autonomon
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| - | Autonomous Mobile Objects -- their analogs are referred to in some games as 'mobs,' and often by players as 'NPCs.' Each of these is misleading in its own way; autonomones are rarely autonomous (that's what [[daemon|daemons]] are for), they are not crowds of angry torch-wielding villagers, and few possess the depth to be called "characters." Thinking of them as Mobile Objects is probably the best way to go, but that's not nearly as nice-sounding a term. | + | Autonomous Mobile Objects -- their analogs are referred to in some games as 'mobs,' and often by players as 'NPCs.' Each of these is misleading in its own way; autonomoi are rarely autonomous (that's what [[daemon|daemons]] are for), they are not crowds of angry torch-wielding villagers, and few possess the depth to be called "characters". Thinking of them as Mobile Objects is probably the best way to go, but that's not nearly as nice-sounding a term. |
| Pages currently dealing with autonomones (likely outdated): | Pages currently dealing with autonomones (likely outdated): | ||
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Autonomous Mobile Objects -- their analogs are referred to in some games as 'mobs,' and often by players as 'NPCs.' Each of these is misleading in its own way; autonomoi are rarely autonomous (that's what daemons are for), they are not crowds of angry torch-wielding villagers, and few possess the depth to be called "characters". Thinking of them as Mobile Objects is probably the best way to go, but that's not nearly as nice-sounding a term.
Pages currently dealing with autonomones (likely outdated):
