Editing RPG Lexica:PQR (section)

==Q==

;Quantum Bear/Quantum Bears: A monster or other opponent placed by the GM as the result of an action that should not logically have done so within the setting. For example, if using 'fail forward' a player may roll badly to pick a lock and be told they have picked the lock but they have alerted a guard behind the door; if the guard behind the door was not already a planned part of the adventure, he's a Quantum Bear, because he appeared as the result of someone having trouble picking a lock. Tolerance for this varies a great deal between groups. It should also be borne in mind that the original use of the term Quantum Bear, on the Gaming Den forums, did not refer to this as bad but referred to the possibly for a GM in a game with strong "action cost" or "fail forward" mechanics (the original example was Powered By The Apocalypse) running out of ideas and sending in bears for every marginal success action simply because they couldn't think of anything else.


;Queen Bee:  A woman who joins [[RPG]] groups in the belief that the alleged scarcity of women in the hobby, together with the perceived nerdiness of male RPG [[player]]s, will enable her to easily manipulate the group by using her sexuality.  A Queen Bee will typically seek out groups in which she can be the only female, continuously flirt with other players, make regular references to her own promiscuity (thus hinting that she may be available to the other players), and similar. Experiences with these kind of people are a primary cause of gamers angrily proclaiming that girls can't be real nerds. Generally are considered to be spoiling things for everyone.