Talk:Non-playable character

ALL NPcs
Hey, what happens if you make all NPC guys playable ( will some new guys come in, and even if you make them playable, will more come up? Will it just be impossible to order chinese and so on? MrWoof

no, u will be able to use npc services because new random sims replace any ones that become playable. hope this helps.68.195.43.207 14:38, September 19, 2009 (UTC)usagi

Time to Split?
This page is already very, very long and it's going to get much longer as TS3 EPs come out. Does anyone else think it's time it was divided or at least reorganised somehow?

Perhaps make this strictly about the role of townies in general, and move the lists of townies to their own pages; eg, "Types of Townies in The Sims", "Types of Townies in The Sims 2", Types of Townies in The Sims 3"?

(Kiwi tea 02:23, December 16, 2010 (UTC))


 * It is I, who actually made it that long... I was just trying to help improve this page, since it was poorly organized...


 * Actually, it's types of NPCs, not Townies. I think it might be right to split the page. I feel like it's well-organized already, but it's still long. I just agree if the page is split, but I have no idea the way to reorganize it again. Nikel23 13:23, December 16, 2010 (UTC)


 * IMO, sub-pages would be sufficient, and it would probably be best to make them sub-pages of Townie. I see no need for a sub-page for "Types of Townies in The Sims", as what is said in Townie is enough. Dharden (talk) 20:17, December 17, 2010 (UTC)

Organizing by topic rather than game?
I'm not sure about that. It could cause loss of game-specific information, especially given the differences between NPCs in The Sims and in later games. Dharden (talk) 22:05, January 3, 2011 (UTC)

Can you kill an NPC?
The only thing I can think of is having a Repair Technician come when there's a TV in the water and try to fix it and die of electrocution. And of course anyone dying of fire. 78.150.224.195 (talk) 19:43, January 25, 2013 (UTC)

Sorry, this was me, I forgot to log in. XXxCrazyThingXxX (talk) 19:44, January 25, 2013 (UTC)
 * Hmm, I've often heard that repair technician can be electrocuted and die. NPCs needs are static, meaning their needs will not go down even if you trap him. That doesn't mean they are immune to death though. I've just killed a proprietor by summoning a meteor as an alien upon him.  Nikel  Talk  –  Vote!  17:10, January 28, 2013 (UTC)

Universal NPCs?
I've heard that some NPCs, like the Grim Reaper, are "universal" meaning that it is the same person for each neighborhood (i.e: a pizza delivery person is NOT universal). Also, interacting with them out of their in-game purposes can lead to game corruption.

So be warned if you're tempted to talk to them!90.222.255.141 (talk) 15:41, December 8, 2013 (UTC)