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Channeling is a skill that allows a caster to continue casting a spell without having the spell interrupted by being attacked, slightly moving, etc.
Dragons were originally messengers from heaven, according to early Buddhist texts. In games, they can be among the most fearsome of adversaries, but there are some exceptions.
Drakes are often depicted or described as European dragons. In games, they are typically smaller and more agile than true dragons.
The concept of affecting the universe through supernatural methods, breaking the fundamental laws of science.
A portal is a hole in reality connected to another hole in reality, whether magical or scientific in nature, that allows a person to instantly travel incredibly vast distances simply by walking through one.
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.
In MMORPGs and similar games, a raid is a (generally large) group of people working together to accomplish a goal.
Random Loot is a popular concept for dungeon crawler and MMO style games. In essence, monsters or objects drop something that is considered valuable to the player with random qualities.
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.
A low friction surface, causing a person or vehicle to either glide or tumble.
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 type of dragon with wings instead of arms. They were a heraldic symbol of war and pestilence. Wyverns and Griffons were said to be rivals and sworn enemies.
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