======Entity======
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**Entity** is a generic term that refers to a [[tile]], [[object]], [[character]], or [[effect]] within the current scene. In the context of scripting, it is a variable type that's used to reference entities by several possible methods. These are described in the table below. If the argument type for a scripting function is "Entity", either one of these types can be supplied or just the ID of the entity as a [[string]].

^Reference Type^Description^Example^
|Entity by ID|The entity with the specified unique ID.|look_at_target(entity["orange_cat"])|
|Self|The entity to which the [[script]] was assigned.|play_animation(self, "open")|
|Player|The primary [[player character]]. When referenced during a turn-based battle, this will be the active or most recent party member based on the current turn.|set_movement_speed(player, 60)|
|Tile by Coordinate|The [[tile]] at the specified XYZ [[coordinate]].|tile[2, 4, 0]|
|Initiator|The [[character]] who triggered the [[script]] through interaction.|damage_entity(initiator, 2)|
|Party Member|The party member with the specified member ID. Supplying a member ID of "player" will return the primary [[player character]].|heal_entity(party.member["Sarah"], 5)|