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| ===== In Character Terms ===== | ===== In Character Terms ===== | ||
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| + | === Archaeotech === | ||
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| + | (Ark-ee-oh-tek) | ||
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| + | Ancient technology dug up from the ruins of the world before. Operates in mysterious and sometimes useful ways. | ||
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| + | === Kyat === | ||
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| + | (Ky-at) | ||
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| + | Currency used outside of the Arena. Represented in session with coins provided by the game. See also [[Money]]. | ||
| === Monster Bait === | === Monster Bait === | ||
| - | An unflattering term for Monster Gladiators. | + | An unflattering term originally used as a derogative for Monster Gladiators. |
| === The Network === | === The Network === | ||
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| See [[The Network]]. | See [[The Network]]. | ||
| - | === Season XXXVI === | + | === Riel === |
| - | Season 36 of //Ultimate Monster Battle Arena//'s current iteration - the current Season and the one that the game takes place in. | + | (Ree-el) |
| - | === Archaeotech === | + | Currency used in the //Ultimate Monster Battle Arena// circle. Sometimes called "Arena Currency". Represented in session with coins provided by the game. See also [[Money]]. |
| - | Ancient technology dug up from the ruins of the world before. Operates in mysterious and sometimes useful ways. | + | === Season XXXVI === |
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| + | Season 36 of //Ultimate Monster Battle Arena//'s current iteration - the current Season and the one that the game takes place in. | ||
| ===== Out of Character Terms ===== | ===== Out of Character Terms ===== | ||
| See also [[new_to_roleplaying|Introduction to Roleplaying]]. | See also [[new_to_roleplaying|Introduction to Roleplaying]]. | ||
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| + | === Ballgowning === | ||
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| + | A term for roleplaying romantic relationships between Characters. | ||
| === IC - In Character === | === IC - In Character === | ||
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| === NPC - Non-Player Character === | === NPC - Non-Player Character === | ||
| - | Us again! Other competitors, trainers, or stakeholders who may be present at Conferences but will be played by a GM. NPCs will usually vary session-to-session, and GMs will often play multiple NPCs during a game session. | + | Us again! Other competitors, Trainers, or Stakeholders who may be present at Conferences but will be played by a GM. NPCs will usually vary session-to-session, and GMs will often play multiple NPCs during a game session. |
| === OOC or OC - Out of Character === | === OOC or OC - Out of Character === | ||
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| Terms to describe the nature of the fight your characters face, 'Player vs Environment' (i.e. the world is out to kill you) or 'Player vs Player' (i.e. everyone else is out to kill you). Ultimate Monster Battle Arena is designed as both a PvP and PvE game - we expect PvP to mostly occur in the setting of the Arena, and PvE to occur outside it. See our [[PvP|policy on PvP]] for more details. | Terms to describe the nature of the fight your characters face, 'Player vs Environment' (i.e. the world is out to kill you) or 'Player vs Player' (i.e. everyone else is out to kill you). Ultimate Monster Battle Arena is designed as both a PvP and PvE game - we expect PvP to mostly occur in the setting of the Arena, and PvE to occur outside it. See our [[PvP|policy on PvP]] for more details. | ||
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| + | === Phys-Rep === | ||
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| + | Shorthand for "Physical Representation" - describing props that represent something in the game, regardless of how closely they appear. For instance, the "phys-rep" for money is Riel coins provided by the team; the "phys-rep" for a laser gun you have may be the provided card, or a prop that the owning player has decided to bring (there is no requirement to bring phys-reps for items that you have!) | ||
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