Let's get silly
112 | ChefReactions.mp3
Voicemail Dump Truck
Game Mess Mornings 04/18/24
GrubbSnax
#236 - You Can Ride the Carousel as Many Times As You Like
GameSpot After Dark
The Community Spotlight 2024.04.13
Community Endurance Run XIV - April 12-14
The Community Spotlight 2024.04.06
Location »
In game terms alchemy is typically an item creation system. Centuries ago it was the pursuit of changing normal metals into gold, unsuccessfully.
A person whose profession is the slaying and domesticating of wild beasts and other creatures.
In Norse literature, berserkers are described as intense warriors who fought in a wild and uncontrollable fury. Many game have based characters or classes on the concept of these rage-driven warriors.
Brewing is the production of alcoholic beverages through the process of fermentation. It is most closely associated with beer, but can also include wine, tea, cider, mead and other liquids.
The act of preparing food by applying heat, often cooking in games produces items which yield some kind of benefit towards your character.
Crafting allows players to create their own items with the correct ingredients. It is used mainly in MMOs and RPGs.
The severing of limbs is a good way for designers to make every battle a bloodier, gorier mess. Or sillier in the right situations.
Fletching the process by which aerodynamic arrows are crafted. This trade skill is often a chosen profession of rangers, rogues, and warriors. In games, the fletching usually includes the skill of crafting bows as well.
Frogloks are a race of frog-like people in the EverQuest series. They are devout believers in honor and valor. Despite their good nature, they are often the target of adventurers both good and evil. They became a playable race with the release of The Legacy of Ykesha.
Guards guard stuff, block doors, and sometimes arrest you.
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 guildmaster is the leader of a guild.
Hostages exist to be saved, guarded, and occasionally executed.
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.
Many games allow you to buy stuff, these are the dudes who help sell it to you. Typically they also engage in light conversation.
Pottery is one of the oldest forms of art in the world, and it is still popular today. In some games, pottery is a tradeskill that can be learned.
A Priest of Discord can be found in almost every city throughout Norrath. They preach about chaos and encourage fighting amongst adventurers.
The act of taking on an in-game task; most often, these are provided to the player by an NPC. MMOs and RPGs are the primary users of this concept.
A weighty real-world issue that some games comment on, often through allegory. Unfortunately, other games can offend players in their depiction of different ethnicities, whether intentionally or not, thus becoming part of the issue themselves.
A gathering of people who believe in the same higher power(s), and follow the rules laid out by the mortals chosen to be their prophets. Video games generally try to shy away from negatively portraying real religions to avoid controversy, however they make ample use of fictional in-game religions.
Safe Fall is a skill that, as the skill increases, allows one to fall from higher and higher distances without taking damage.
Shadow Knights are a hybrid of Warriors and Necromancers and are reknowned as the most evil and feared fighters in Norrath.
Shaman are mediums between the mortal and spiritual realms. In games, they are often priests with the ability to heal via magic and crafted potions.
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.
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.
Soulbinders are NPCs in EverQuest that will bind players to specific places so that, if the player dies, they will respawn at that location.
Tailoring is the process of crafting clothing through the sewing and cutting of fabrics. It is a popular trade skill in many RPG's.
Anguish of body or mind. Can be used by authority figures to extract sensitive information that would not be given under normal circumstances.
A trainer is a NPC with the ability to teach the Main Character new skills, improve upon old ones or simply raise attributes once certain conditions are met. (Not to be confused with mentor.)
Trolls are a mythical race of creatures that have been interpreted many different ways in games.
This edit will also create new pages on Giant Bomb for:
Until you earn 1000 points all your submissions need to be vetted by other Giant Bomb users. This process takes no more than a few hours and we'll send you an email once approved.
Use your keyboard!
Log in to comment
Log in to comment