Here in LA in Anarchy, there are three different tiers of NPCs that are available for players to utilize. It is worth while to note that any time an NPC is to be played, the PC they are connected to must have an active part in the scene. If you wish to play an NPC alone in a scene without the PC connection, they must be made into a legitimate PC.
Important
Because of the volume of players on the server, Storytellers will not normally play personal NPCs. This includes: allies, contacts, mentors, and retainers.
Some circumstances do arise where an ST will pilot such an NPC, such as a contact having been earned in-character, but this isn’t the norm. Please only take dots in those backgrounds if you’re willing to play these NPCs yourself.
Backgrounds Encompassed: None
Random cashier at a gas station, prey during a successful hunt, and others that are more likely never going to come up again are fine to be played by anyone. They don’t require character sheets or even a name depending on the scene they appear in. LA is a populated city after all.
Backgrounds Encompassed: Herd, Contacts, Allies
Blood dolls, your drug dealer, and family members to name a few. Unless they are planned on being used mechanically (meaning you want to make rolls for them), these do not need character sheets, though writing out who they are and their relationship to the PC on their character sheet is necessary.
Backgrounds Encompassed: Retainers, Mentor
Anyone intended to be used in a mechanical fashion or that has a considerable effect upon your character is considered a staple NPC and requires a sheet before they are playable. They do not need to be as fleshed out as a PC, but mechanically the sheet should be finished and submitted to Caine with a note that they are an NPC.
Note: All NPCs must follow character creation rules, so, for example, a PC’s 7th generation sire wouldn’t be able to come into play.
