Player
Player noun - One who acts professionally (as in a play, movie, or television show).
Usage example: a troupe of players used to give performances on the town green
Zany
Zany noun - A comically dressed performer (as at a circus) who entertains with playful tricks and ridiculous behavior.
Both words in one sentence
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A guitar player and somewhat of a cynical everyman, she constantly finds herself in zany situations.
Source: Characters / Out at Home - Given the Noodle Implements the player often had to work with during the heyday of Adventure Games, the solutions to many puzzles often became a Zany Scheme.
Source: Zany Scheme -
Asthar is often much stronger than the player party, while Therius is generally on par with them, and Horace is a virtual non-combatant, being a shopkeeper who gets roped into the group's zany adventures from time to time.
Source: Video Game / The Last Story
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