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Basilisks are small serpentine creatures that can kill adventurers with a single glance or turn them into stone. It is classically referred to as the "king of all snakes" and its name literally means "little king".
The boar were one of the most feared animals in Medieval Europe during the Middle Ages.
The dreaded Chimera was a terrifying beast that consisted of several animals combined into one. The distinct animal features were that of a lion, a goat and a serpent, though other variations exist.
Clockworks are robotic creations tinkered by the gnomes of Norrath in the EverQuest franchise.
Drakes are often depicted or described as European dragons. In games, they are typically smaller and more agile than true dragons.
Drakkin are a race of people in the EverQuest series. They were artificially created by the dragons of Crystalwing by infusing draconic blood with captured humans.
Supernatural beings that are created from and serve their respective elements.
Experience Points are part of a character advancement system commonly found in RPGs. These points are generally gained by defeating an enemy or completing a task.
Goblins are irritable, evil and mischievous creatures in folklore. They can range in size from halfling to average human size.
A humanoid construct given life through magic. The materials used to create a golem vary greatly.
Guards guard stuff, block doors, and sometimes arrest you.
Hedgehogs are small, nocturnal, insect eating mammals that can be found in Europe, Asia, or Africa. They aren't hogs and no blue colored ones live in the wild.
The concept of affecting the universe through supernatural methods, breaking the fundamental laws of science.
Orcs/Orks/Orques are a fictional race of tough humanlike creatures, often with green or black skin, originally coming from the Saxon word for the Normans during the invasion, meaning demon or foreigner.
The act of taking on an in-game task; most often, these are provided to the player by an NPC. MMOs and RPGs are the primary users of this concept.
Rabbits, or bunnies, are smallish mammals with long ears and a cottony tail.
Forced labor, indentured servitude, humans relegated to property. One of the greatest affronts to individual freedom. Some games employ this as a gameplay mechanic or a major story point.
A blob consisting of some icky substance, the slime monster is one of the most used RPG monster clichés besides rats.
Smithing is a trade skill used to craft and shape metal. Steel, iron, gold, silver, pewter, tin, copper, and other metals can be used to craft armor, blades, guns, coins, arrowheads, locks, and a myriad of other objects.
Any practitioner of magic (wizard, sorcerer, mage, necromancer, etc.) who casts spells. Even unlearned scholars can throw a mean magic missile every now and then.
An eight legged arachnid. Some make webs to catch prey and some are poisonous. None have made a web grand enough to be called a parlor, though.
Tarantulas are described as "fuzzy" creatures for their small amount of fur/hair ,which causes itchiness from some of these spiders. Although they rarely attack people in most places, they will bite the person, iflicting painful liquids or venom, however most have been said that they inflict more itchiness than venom.
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