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Strategy games which encourage users to eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate.
The act of turning one thing into another, be it lead into gold or earth into air.
Characters either begin with multiple outfits, unlock them through play, or purchase them as in-game items. These costumes are sometimes integral to play.
An Auction House is a place where people can go to buy or sell items they have found or crafted.
Begging various NPCs can sometimes earn the beggar a few pieces of silver, but other times it will simply draw the ire of the NPC.
Collectibles are items such as coins, rings, gems, packages etc. that can be gathered, usually for some kind of reward, or sometimes to simply beat a level. Often (almost too often) the source of earning achievements and trophies on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
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.
Games that include a simulated economy which the player(s) can affect.
Enchanters are spell casters that focus on the manipulation of the mind and deception.
A fictional currency is one where the object being exchanged does not exist in the real world, such as Final Fantasy's Gil, or are not used for exchange in the real world, such as Fallout's bottlecaps.
First-Person is a vantage point that attempts to simulate looking through a game character's eyes. It is most commonly found in first-person shooters, racing games, and visual novels, and to a lesser extent in other genres, such as RPGs, 3D platformers, and adventure games.
Free to Play titles allow a user to play a version of the game without paying an initial purchase fee, but generally require the purchase of microtransactions to access additional content.
The practice of gathering a large amount of ingame currency mostly in an MMORPG, and then selling the currency to other players for real world cash. It has been forbidden outright in most MMOs.
Gold Skulltula are rare metallic variation of wall crawling Skullwalltula. They usually appear only at night. They can also be found by introducing bugs into soft soil spots. When killed, they drop a collectible object, of which there are 100 in total. These tokens are the key to breaking the curse on the House of Skulltula, and earn the player rewards.
Constantly performing an in-game action to progress a certain attribute.
Henchmen are the loyal grunts caught in between the player and the main antagonist. Without them every game would be nothing more than a boss battle.
Humans are bipedal, sapient primates capable of abstract reasoning, language, and emotions.
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.
A male fairy found in Irish mythology.
The extraction of valuable minerals from the earth.
The Nopon are a friendly race of merchants in Xenoblade Chronicles.
Objective-based team gameplay occurs when one group attempts to accomplish some goal -- enter a base, capture or destroy some MacGuffin, rescue the hostages -- while the other tries to prevent it.
Pick Pocketing appears in many games as a way of obtaining information, items, or cash from people.
By definition, a pirate is a (mostly naval) robber without commission from a sovereign nation. While maritime robbery has been around since ancient times, Piracy had its highpoint during the 17th century. They are easily identified by the "Jolly Roger", which is the traditional name of the famous skull flag.
A person who digs for gold or other valuable minerals.
The act of acquiring resources for the purpose of building structures and/or unit construction. Resource gathering is a staple of the RTS (Real Time Strategy) genre.
A rich snob is a character who thinks he/she is better then everyone else because he/she is rich.
No point in gathering coins, gold, gil, money, or whatever if you can't buy anything with it.
Smithing is a trade skill used to craft and shape metal. Steel, iron, gold, silver, pewter, tin, copper, and other metals can be used to craft armor, blades, guns, coins, arrowheads, locks, and a myriad of other objects.
A type of gameplay where the player chooses and builds autonomous towers to protect a location from waves of enemies.
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