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Constantly performing an in-game action to progress a certain attribute.
A guild is a group of people who are expert at a skill or task and have banded together for ease of employment. In games guilds take many forms, from massive societies of real people in MMOs, to simple places to level up and receive quests in most RPG's
A Half Elf is the offspring of a human and an elf. In many cases, they are discriminated against by both humans and elves, which guides them to a nomadic life as bards, druids, or rangers.
Halflings, also known as hobbits, average about three and a half feet tall. They have an innate affinity to nature and possess both the agility and dexterity to make great rogues. Halflings are generally good people, but also have a mischievous side that my infuriate others.
Haste is a spell or effect from a worn item that increases ones reaction speed.
A heads-up display is a graphical overlay of vital information used in most modern games.
Health is a value that gauges how much damage players can take in a game before they die or pass out. Also known as life in some games. Health is usually represented by a bar or a percentage instead of an exact amount. Found in most non sport games
High Elves is a race in the fantasy genre. They are all good-natured, but are often considered rude or prudish by other races. High Elves are highly intelligent, but also wise, making them great magic users of all types.
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.
Hotkeys allow advanced players to map game functions to a single button on a keyboard for quick and easy access.
Humans are bipedal, sapient primates capable of abstract reasoning, language, and emotions.
Iksar are a reptilian race in the EverQuest series. They are the most evil of all the races and are hated by even the Dark Elves, Ogres, and Trolls. In the original EverQuest, Iksar are the only race other than Humans who can become monks.
Illusion magic excels in trickery and deception.
Special areas, generally in an MMORPG, where your group or raid party is able to interact with a location privately; that is, without interference from other players or parties.
A gameplay mechanic allowing players to store their items and freely carry them around.
Games with this concept focus on diversifying items for different play styles and classes, usually found on hack and slash games and MMOs.
Jewelcraft is the art of creating jewelery from precious metals and gemstones. The necklaces, rings, bracelets, earrings, and other items crafted by this trade skill are often highly sought after.
Kerrans are race of cat-like people in the EverQuest franchise. In EverQuest II, they became a playable race.
Kill Stealing involves a player killing another player's target in order to gain his or her "prize". These include loot, experience points, a point score, etc.
Kiting is a concept popular in MMOs where a player roots or snares enemies in order to keep them at a distance allowing for utilization ranged attacks and spells while soloing.
The process by which characters reach a new level, gain greater attributes, and learn more abilities. It usually involves earning enough experience points by completing a variety of tasks such as quests or by "farming" such as killing other characters for their experience points.
Collecting objects in a game such as weapons, armor, items, and currency. Loot is often associated with RPG games and MMOs with RPG elements.
The concept of affecting the universe through supernatural methods, breaking the fundamental laws of science.
A weapon that has been forged and/or imbued with mystical energy, magic, or some other supernatural force. It is often required to solve a specific puzzle, or vanquish an impossible foe.
A meter measured much like HP that depletes when you use magic, and depending on the game, regenerates over time or can only be regenerated through rest or potions. Mana is usually displayed as a blue bar beneath it's red counterpart, the HP bar.
A process or magical spell that removes mana from a target, aiming to disable the targets use of magical spells or other abilities that use mana.
From Beat-em-ups to fighting games to modern FPS, one dude hitting another has made an enjoyable pastime.
Penalties to movement speed. How far/fast the player can walk. This may depend upon difficult terrain and what type of gear is being carried.
This gameplay feature is often associated with stealth games where the player cannot take the lives of his/her opponents or where the main goal is to avoid detection.
Magic or divination involving the dead and departed. One that practices necromancy is generally referred to as a necromancer.
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