Alarums and Excursions (abbreviated A & E)
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amateur press association (abbreviated APA)
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- people write articles in the subject area of the APA and send them to the publisher
who puts the contributions together
(usually with little editing)
and sends out the resulting publication.
Authors often include comments about each other's works in their contributions.
channel
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- a path through which communication flows.
- a person used in this way.
E.g. George plays a role in which he is a channel for the
Zzarians.
character
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differentiated from player
and gamemaster
character-generated
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- an attribute of an RPG in which
the world is created to fit with the character.
contrasts with world-generated
Dungeons and Dragons (abbreviated D & D)
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- a fantasy role playing game
set in a pseudo-medieval fantasy world with all manner of monsters.
Playing D & D involves rolling up characters and
using dice and rule books to determine results.
D & D was the first widely played and widely know RPG.
Many other RPGs are derived directly or indirectly from it or
as a reaction to it.
EcoVillage
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- a neighborhood association in Oakland that
puts out a monthly calendar of neighborhood events.
EcoVillage is centered in the area around Hanover near Lake Merritt,
not far from the Grand Lake Theater.
fantasy role playing game
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FateRole
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- a simple RPG
designed to be played more or less
any time, any place with anyone.
In FateRole, the player chooses his own character.
FateRole was first published
in A & E in 1983.
Gaia
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- the earth seen as a living being.
Gamemaster (abbreviated GM)
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- the facilitator for a role playing game.
- the one who determines or decides what happens in a role playing game.
- the one who runs a role playing game.
contrasts with player.
non-player character (abbreviated NPC)
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- literally a character not played by a player,
that is, a character played by the GM.
The GM does not usually identify with the character,
and plays the character in order to further the action
between the characters who the players identify with.
- by extension, a character a player plays
for similar reasons.
contrasts with player character.
player
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- a person (other than the Gamemaster) who plays a character they identify with.
- by extension, the GM, if he/she plays a character he/she identifies with.
contrasts with Gamemaster.
player character
(or player's character, abbreviated PC)
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- literally, a character played by a player
- a character played by and identified with by either the GM or a player.
contrasts with non-player character.
role playing
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- identifying with a character,
making choices for a character,
speaking for the character,
feeling the feelings of the character, etc.
- playing in a role playing game (RPG).
role playing game (abbreviated RPG)
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Zzas Restaurant (or just Zzas)
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- a restaurant located at 552 Grand Ave. in Oakland that serves pizza and Italian food,
supplies crayons and butcher paper for doodling and other creations, and
has a great flashing sign which is used especially for birthdays.
- the same restaurant viewed as a gaudy shrine to the
Zzarians.
world-generated
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- an attribute of an RPG in which
the character(s) are defined to fit into a pre-existing world.
contrasts with character-generated
Zzarians
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- an ancient race of people who have unusual powers
who were first encountered
by some Ecovillagers in August 1999.