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	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[NPC]]		* [[Non Player-character (NPC)]]

	==External links==		==External links==

Rhydian: Created page with "A '''Filler character''' is a character who is considered less useful to a given plot or story, there to take up space and make a world feel more full. In some larps with pre-written characters, if they show up unintentionally, it can be considered a sign of poor writing; when each character is meant to have a perspective that tells a worthwhile story for each player, playing a filler character often means spending time at a larp left out of major plot beats and informa..."

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Created page with "A '''Filler character''' is a character who is considered less useful to a given plot or story, there to take up space and make a world feel more full. In some larps with pre-written characters, if they show up unintentionally, it can be considered a sign of poor writing; when each character is meant to have a perspective that tells a worthwhile story for each player, playing a filler character often means spending time at a larp left out of major plot beats and informa..."

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A '''Filler character''' is a character who is considered less useful to a given plot or story, there to take up space and make a world feel more full.

In some larps with pre-written characters, if they show up unintentionally, it can be considered a sign of poor writing; when each character is meant to have a perspective that tells a worthwhile story for each player, playing a filler character often means spending time at a larp left out of major plot beats and information, or unable to contribute or exert [[agency]] to the same extent as others.

There are also times when filler characters have their positive uses. In a longer game when a character meets their death partway through, particularly if it is a more spectacular or fulfilling moment, a player may pick up a filler character afterwards to be able to keep participating whilst also intentionally stepping back and giving other player characters the spotlight. Some players also intentionally design a character to be filler for someone else's story from the start, if they're planning to support another player or simply believe it will be a fun way to pass the time.

==See also==
* [[NPC]]

==External links==
* [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CastFillerTropes Cast Filler Tropes on TV Tropes]

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Rhydian at 13:22, 12 July 2026