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The systems in these games are governed by rules from the pen-and-paper RPG Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. There have been many turn-based and action RPGs that have utilized parts of the AD&D rule set.
Some games allow players to alter the color of their armor and clothing through the use of armor dye. The dye is an an actual in-game item, sometimes crafted by the player, and is required in order to customize the colors.
The spiritual successor to the Infinity Engine. This 3D engine made its appearance in the Neverwinter Nights series, and provided a toolset along with multiplayer where players could be Dungeon Masters and make their own stories and play them out with friends.
Avatar Awards are items or clothing that are unlocked for Xbox Live avatars by completing certain tasks within the game.
Also called a "Boob Slider", this is an interface that allows players to interactively increase or decrease the size of a character's breasts usually as a part of character creation.
When a character introduced in a previous game reappears with the same name, but a significantly different appearance. This is usually not mentioned or explained within the game, often because the storyline has been reset as well.
Games which feature characters who have an accessible character screen which might include their stats / abilites / inventory etc.
Whether through microtransactions or loot drops, getting that special hat or extra-sparkly pair of pants allows players to put their personal stamp on a character, without giving them a gameplay advantage.
Bethesda's new graphics engine for their upcoming game, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
Some games let players customize their character (or characters). Degree of customization may vary, with some games simply allowing to choose between different types of clothes, while others provide more detailed tinkering of features such as the distance between a character's eyes or hair color.
Digimon are the digital monsters that populate the Digital World. They can be captured, trained, and digivolved into stronger forms.
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.
This is an external application usually officially packaged with preorders or as a demo to promote soon-to-be-released games.
Picking the gender of your character can help immerse you in the game world. Sometimes this leads to different abilities in-game, sometimes it means nothing at all.
A Gender Slider is an interface that allows players to smoothly transition the appearance of a character from an extreme representation of a female to an extreme representation of a male, as well as any transitional point along the way.
Modify the height of your created character.
Developed by BioWare for the first Baldur's Gate game, the Infinity Engine features an isometric perspective, pre-rendered 2D backgrounds and sprite-based characters.
When a character's basic physical characteristics, such as face structure, skin tone, or gender, can be changed by the player, after the character has already been established in the story.
The successor of the Aurora Engine. Created by Bioware for Knights of the Old Republic.
A set of questions posed to the player, commonly at the beginning of a game, that may affect certain aspects of the game.
Pokémon are creatures that inhabit the Pokémon universe and can be captured and trained for battle.
Player assignable points that unlock or enhance skills allowing for character customization.
War is a series of organized conflicts carried on by force of arms between two or more nations or groups. Whether it never changes or has already changed is up for debate.
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