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A humanoid construct given life through magic. The materials used to create a golem vary greatly.
Guards guard stuff, block doors, and sometimes arrest you.
A winged creature from Greek mythology with the body of a bird and the head of a woman. Generally depicted as a winged woman with grotesque features with a mind full of bad habits.
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.
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.
A special day named after a specific event. It is usually a celebration of something or someone and does often involve festivities and cake.
Equines that go 'neigh' and tend to eat hay. Some are the stars of motion pictures. The truest of companions to many adventurers.
Humans are bipedal, sapient primates capable of abstract reasoning, language, and emotions.
Illusion magic excels in trickery and deception.
A school of game design often associated with Looking Glass Studios, in which the player is free to act as they choose in a richly simulated world. The term was coined by Warren Spector in his Deus Ex post-mortem.
Imps are either fairy-like or lesser demonic creatures and are commonly encountered enemies in games. In Doom, they shoot fireballs at the player.
Usually due to bugs and glitches, some games cannot be "finished" without the use of unintended modifications.
Any object that holds health, ammo, equipment, money, etc. The container must be opened or destroyed in order to procure the items within.
Information on the time honored tradition of killing rats. Killing rats is a much cliched first quest for many western RPGs.
A heavily armored soldier in the service of a lord or cause. Typically a champion of good and a defender of the innocent.
In greek mythology, a vampiric snake woman. Or in many other cases, vampiric snake women.
This form of leveling up does not need XP to level up stats. The character levels up a skill simply by doing the action.
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.
A lich is a powerful sorcerer who became undead through a magical ritual they cast on themselves. Usually lichdom is achieved to extend their "lives" or give themselves more power. They can control vast hordes of undead.
Cutscenes involving real actors on a set or in front of a chroma key screen.
Sometimes, a key just won't cut it. When you really need to get through a locked door or open a sealed chest, you need a certified master of unlocking, complete with a lock-pick.
Lycanthropy is the disease or curse where a person changes into a, usually wolflike, were creature. The disease is spread by being bit by an existing lycanthrope, and is accompanied by a forced transformation into an anthropomorphic creature during each full moon.
Short for mana points or magic points, the resource required to use spells or other special skills in many role-playing games.
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.
From Beat-em-ups to fighting games to modern FPS, one dude hitting another has made an enjoyable pastime.
Mercenaries, Soldiers for Hire, have been found fighting in conflicts since the dawn of human warfare. These hired guns show a desire to turn their talent in the art of death to a more profitable profession.
The concept of minimizing undesirable qualities of a character so as to maximize desirable qualities in order to achieve the most powerful character possible in an RPG.
A feature (or features) is advertised on the box or in the game manual, but due to the game being rushed or not tested the feature is not there. Fixed with patches or DLC in newer games.
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