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An intimate physical activity between two or more individuals.
Male characters who are depicted in an overtly sexual manner.
Female characters who are designed with highly idealized figures and proportions, outfits that are revealing and/or form-fitting, and prone to ending up in completely over-the-top poses designed to show off their bodies.
The assassins of the darkspawn, Shrieks are known for their long, jagged blades attached to their forearms and for the ear-splitting cries they emit in battle.
Quests that aren't necessary for game completion. They typically offer side-stories or specific rewards.
A set of skills and abilities displayed in a branching path. Skills in the tree open up after completing required prerequisites.
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.
Crunchy frozen water fallen from the sky. Many games feature a snow world, a snow level, or otherwise-connected regions of wintery landscapes.
A person incapable of feeling emotion and empathy, though they may fake displaying such in order to fit into society. Their inability to empathize make them potentially dangerous as they lack the ability to feel guilt or remorse for cruel acts committed against others.
SpeedTree is a software toolkit that generates realistic forests on the fly.
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.
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.
The option to display dialog and other information with text on screen.
An aesthetic sub-genre of fantasy, focusing on brutal barbarians and arcane wizardly magic.
A militant knightly order who answer to the Chantry, tasked with "monitoring" Mages and hunting down those who refuse to do as the Chantry says.
The religion of Ferelden and much of the rest of Thedas. Followers believe in The Maker and the teachings of His prophet, Andraste.
The player character is seen at a distance from a number of different possible perspective angles. There is generally a movable camera but it can also be in a fixed position. It most commonly refers to a viewpoint behind the player character.
The concept of a character leaping forwards or backwards in time.
A mod is a user-created patch that alters any part of a game, or adds new content to it. At the extreme, "total conversion" mods can change the game so much that an entirely new experience is created.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
WASD, or WADS, is the most common and often the default setting to move the player character in computer games with a first or third person perspective.
A page for characters that speak with a Welsh accent.
Originally recorded in 1951, this sound effect has appeared in numerous films and video games.
Air moving with a considerable force. It's important to take wind into consideration when playing golf.
Being learned scholars and masters of the arcane arts, wizards wield great power by manipulating magical energy for the forces of good and evil.
A subscription service from Microsoft on Xbox platforms and Windows 10. Described as "Netflix for video games", users pay a monthly fee to gain access to a range of titles or buy to own them at a discount price.
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