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While essentially just a floating head with a bunch of eyes, the beholder is a classic Dungeons & Dragons Monster.
An attack that does more damage than usual, usually affected by random chance and some sort of modifier.
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.
Dwarves are a short, stout race that appear in any number of fantasy games and stories. They are almost always depicted as short with bushy beards similar to vikings. They can also be identified by their love for ale and gold. Other common trends for Fantasy Dwarves include being proud warriors, favoring axes as their weapon of choice, and being gruff sticklers for tradition and honor.
Fairies appear in many games, usually as a race that will assist players with magic. Fairies are almost exclusively female.
GamersGate is a client-free digital distribution service.
Gnomes are a race of mythological creatures, which are usually much smaller versions of humans.
Goblins are irritable, evil and mischievous creatures in folklore. They can range in size from halfling to average human size.
A six sided geometrical shape sometimes used in strategy, puzzle, and board games.
An numeral indication of how much damage a character can sustain. The loss of all hit points results in the death of the character or another penalty.
Hotseat multiplayer mode allows multiple people to play the same game on one system. This generally only applies to turn based games such as Civilization IV or Advanced Wars.
A gameplay mechanic allowing players to store their items and freely carry them around.
A heavily armored soldier in the service of a lord or cause. Typically a champion of good and a defender of the innocent.
A box, chest, or similar reward beckons you to come near, but it is actually an enemy in disguise. Sometimes can be difficult to differentiate from a real treasure chest.
The extraction of valuable minerals from the earth.
Video game combat in which combat actions are performed in real-time, rather than through a turn-based structure.
Slimes are a common "starter enemy" in RPGs, and serve as a mascot for the Dragon Quest series.
A blob consisting of some icky substance, the slime monster is one of the most used RPG monster clichés besides rats.
A digital distribution service owned by Valve Corporation. Originally created to distribute Valve's own games, Steam has since become the de facto standard for digital distribution of PC games.
Valve's counterpart to Microsoft's popular achievement system.
Steam Trading Cards is a built in feature in the Steam client. It lets users collect cards from certain games and trade them and receive rewards for complete sets.
When a game's title succinctly describes or indicates how the game is played, or a specific game mode.
Turn-based games divide game actions into distinct parts, called turns. This gives the player time to strategically choose actions as the battle or events unfold.
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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