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Action RPG (Action Role-Playing Game), also known as ARPG, refers to RPGs (role-playing games) that use direct, real-time, reflex-oriented, action combat systems, instead of the more abstract turn-based or menu-based battle systems.
Basilisks are small serpentine creatures that can kill adventurers with a single glance or turn them into stone. It is classically referred to as the "king of all snakes" and its name literally means "little king".
While essentially just a floating head with a bunch of eyes, the beholder is a classic Dungeons & Dragons Monster.
A cyclops is any race of creature that is born with only one eye.
Large birds that like to swoop and eat things. And they have large talons.
This concept is for games where at least one of the main characters is female.
Fire Lizards show up in a number of games, and are usually based on the elemental salamander.
It is believed that Frank Herbert's Dune books were the first to popularize the concept of a giant worm that is capable of devouring a person whole without even noticing it.
Nothing helps set a game in a specific point in time more than having a few famous faces from history drop by to say hi.
Historically inaccurate games are those that do not abide by actual historical timelines for design or plot points.
The concept of affecting the universe through supernatural methods, breaking the fundamental laws of science.
Many games such as Shin Megami Tensei, God of War, or Too Human base their story off of or utilize elements from the order of the cosmos as perceived by humans both ancient and modern.
A nocturnal bird of prey capable of turning its head 135 degrees in either direction.
Owlbears are, as the name suggests, a cross between an owl and a bear and are a staple creature in the Dungeons & Dragons universe.
Any character you can control in a game is a Player Character (PC), as opposed to a non-player character (NPC), which is a character that can only be controlled by the game.
Video game combat in which combat actions are performed in real-time, rather than through a turn-based structure.
A blob consisting of some icky substance, the slime monster is one of the most used RPG monster clichés besides rats.
A superhero is a fictional character of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do in the public interest.
Vampires are undead, nocturnal creatures that subsist on blood. They have superhuman powers and are sometimes able to shape-shift. They are weak against sunlight, foreign objects stuck in and left in their hearts, decapitation and sometimes holy water and crosses.
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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