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Assassins are people who are tasked with the action of violence against peoples, though their general aims are to be discreet and as minimally violent as possible in order to remain discreet if necessary.
When the player's death is addressed and integrated in-game as a part of the player's continuing story. This often involves reincarnation of sorts, or the player continues by moving on to a different character.
Character Creation refers to characters created by players themselves, rather than developers.
Some games let players customize their character (or characters). Degree of customization may vary, with some games simply allowing to choose between different types of clothes, while others provide more detailed tinkering of features such as the distance between a character's eyes or hair color.
Elves are a race found in a lot of games based on a fantasy setting. They are recognizable by their elongated ears and often live much longer than humans. Some are even immortal. There are many variations of Elves.
Fate is a force in the background of all things that determines what is going to happen to the world and its characters. Many games incorporate fate as a vital component of the story or as a convenient plot device.
This concept is for games where at least one of the main characters is female.
Picking the gender of your character can help immerse you in the game world. Sometimes this leads to different abilities in-game, sometimes it means nothing at all.
Humans are bipedal, sapient primates capable of abstract reasoning, language, and emotions.
A heavily armored soldier in the service of a lord or cause. Typically a champion of good and a defender of the innocent.
The concept of affecting the universe through supernatural methods, breaking the fundamental laws of science.
This concept is for games in which at least one of the main characters is male.
A paladin is a holy warrior, who gains extra abilities through faith and devotion to a deity.
Rangers are wise, cunning, masters in archery and have vast wisdom in the concept of nature.
Resurrection is the act of being brought back to life. One must have already been living and have died in order to be able to be resurrected.
A lead character who never says a word, despite being spoken to.
Any practitioner of magic (wizard, sorcerer, mage, necromancer, etc.) who casts spells. Even unlearned scholars can throw a mean magic missile every now and then.
A Fencer; a person who fights with a sword. Swordsmen are common in medieval strategy games.
Being learned scholars and masters of the arcane arts, wizards wield great power by manipulating magical energy for the forces of good and evil.
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