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In MMORPGs and similar games, a raid is a (generally large) group of people working together to accomplish a goal.
Random Loot is a popular concept for dungeon crawler and MMO style games. In essence, monsters or objects drop something that is considered valuable to the player with random qualities.
A gathering of people who believe in the same higher power(s), and follow the rules laid out by the mortals chosen to be their prophets. Video games generally try to shy away from negatively portraying real religions to avoid controversy, however they make ample use of fictional in-game religions.
Set of actions, that are part of a religion or traditions.
Some things that are meant to be hidden can be seen clear as day thanks to innate abilities of certain characters or perhaps by equipping magical items imbued with this ability.
Sense Heading is a skill that allows one to determine what cardinal direction he/she is facing without the assistance of an in-game item or user-interface compass.
Shadow Knights are a hybrid of Warriors and Necromancers and are reknowned as the most evil and feared fighters in Norrath.
The Shissar are a race of snake-like people in the EverQuest universe.
The skeleton is the framework of the human body.
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.
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.
Splash damage is a term used in several types of games, most notably in first-person shooter and real-time strategy games, to refer to damage taken by players or objects in the area surrounding a point of weapon impact.
The ability to move from one area to another instantaneously - typically through some sort of special power or device.
Anguish of body or mind. Can be used by authority figures to extract sensitive information that would not be given under normal circumstances.
A mechanical system designed to capture or cause harm. Either the player can set traps for their enemies or others set them for the player.
The Undead is an umbrella term describing creatures that do not exhibit the key fundamental attributes that are associated with life, such as respiration, and blood circulation. They are divided into two main categories: Ethereal and Corporeal, depending on whether or not they have a body.
An individual who specializes in armed combat.
Being learned scholars and masters of the arcane arts, wizards wield great power by manipulating magical energy for the forces of good and evil.
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