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Dragons were originally messengers from heaven, according to early Buddhist texts. In games, they can be among the most fearsome of adversaries, but there are some exceptions.
Drakes are often depicted or described as European dragons. In games, they are typically smaller and more agile than true dragons.
Carefully exploring a large, labyrinthine area full of enemies (i.e., a dungeon) in the hopes of finding treasure, leveling up, or completing a specific task. Having their roots in tabletop games, video game dungeon crawls are found almost exclusively in RPGs.
The ability to generate, move, and shape soil, dirt, and rock with little to no physical contact.
The Eclipse engine was developed by BioWare for Dragon Age: Origins. It is the successor of the Odyssey Engine used in Knights of the Old Republic.
Enchantment is the process of infusing mundane items with magical properties, or manipulating your enemies minds with magic.
The accent of someone traditionally from England. Not to be confused with Welsh or Scottish, which are totally different despite being sometimes referred to as simply "British" accent.
Games where the main character acquires a base that grows as certain requirements are met. For example, when characters join the group, bosses are killed or when items are found.
An Expansion brings new missions, modes & new story elements to a full product title. Expansions typically require a full version game to function, but there are also stand-alone packs as well.
This is an external application usually officially packaged with preorders or as a demo to promote soon-to-be-released games.
Extreme violence pertains to excessive amounts of blood, gore, or violent acts. These include decapitation, mutilation, dismemberment, amputation, defenestration, disembowelment, torture and much more.
A natural or special ability that stem from a being's grudge towards another being, class or race, making the character hit fiercer and/or more often.
This concept is for games where at least one of the main characters is female.
The ability to create, shape, and control fire at will. This is a common and well known power in fiction, its appearance dating back to ancient literature.
Women in Refrigerators (or "Fridging" for short) is an unfortunately popular plot device in storytelling where female characters are killed off or brutally harmed for the sole purpose of having an impact on a male character. The term was coined by comic book writer Gail Simone.
GamersGate is a client-free digital distribution service.
An Xbox 360 and Games for Windows Live feature that lets you purchase and download full Xbox, Xbox 360, and PC games through the Live Marketplace.
A humanoid construct given life through magic. The materials used to create a golem vary greatly.
The Grey Wardens are noble warriors who are called upon to slay the archdemon and stop the darkspawn when there is a blight. Wardens come from all races and countries, but did not have a base in Ferelden when the fifth (and most current) blight began.
Games that feature characters whose hair movement is governed by a physics engine.
An attack that is fueled by the attacker's own health, causing it to decrease each time the attack is used.
1) Blood magick. 2) Divination by means of blood or blood sacrifice.
Equines that go 'neigh' and tend to eat hay. Some are the stars of motion pictures. The truest of companions to many adventurers.
Humans are bipedal, sapient primates capable of abstract reasoning, language, and emotions.
Hunger Demon's do little, but eat or attempt to eat everything they encounter, including other demons.
The possibility for a character to sustain a permanent or temporary injury, thus lowering his abilities.
Sometimes, players experience an unfortunate event that results in all their weapons and items being taken away from them.
It's arguably the one move that symbolizes the medium to those outside it. The ability to jump, be it onto a building, a platform, or a skull, is one of the all time most important abilities ever put in a video game.
An effect or ability that pushes an object or person away. Often found in, but not limited to, explosive weapons.
NPCs, enemies, loot, and/or quests change according to the level or stats of the player's character.
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