Editing RPG Lexica:JKL (section)

==L==

;Lasersharking
:The attempt to improve the proceedings with the addition of novel elements which has the opposite effect, usually because the novel elements are too ridiculous to take seriously. In gaming, this often refers to combining elements from different genres but it is not limited to this. The telling aspect on whether something is if it works, it isn't, but if it seems silly or otherwise detrimental to the enjoyment of the proceeding, then it is

:e.g. "Another Teen Pregnancy Where The Boyfriend With The Dark Secret Is Cheating On His Girlfriend (Who's Really The Summer Bay Stalker) Whilst Dying From Cancer."

:The term's origin can be traced to the comedy spoof movie ''Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'', in which Dr. Evil threatens to lower Austin into a pool containing "sharks.. with frickin' lasers on their heads". The gaming analogy was first used on [[RPG_Lexica:DEF|The Forge]] in [http://indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=7072&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=&sid=0432602286cbee5d9711dc40a81cb7ea this thread].


;Lesbianstripperninja 
:Sometimes, Drowlesbianstripperninja. Term for a stereotypically puerile female character created by many juvenile (mostly male) gamers. Essentially, what happens when a horny kid immersed in objectifying media creates what he envisions to be a "strong female" player-character.  Scantily clad, aggressively sexual, quick to seduce NPC's to get what she wants or just for the hell of it, the character is essentially a canvas for the player's teenage urges. The character is homosexual because the male player thinks "lesbians are hawt" with the added subtext that actually playing out a heterosexual woman's romances from a first-person perspective would threaten the player's sexual identity. She is extremely stealthy, agile and fights in a precise manner because that is the style of deadliness allowed to strong female fighters by popular media. Typically she will be "exotic" in appearance, East Asian, Elvish, Drow or similar. The character Psylocke as portrayed in 1990's Marvel Comics is pretty much the archetype for this trope. See also [[RPG_Lexica:MNO|Ninja.]]


;Level-Up, Leveling-up
:In RPGs where characters gain experience and advance in levels that provide increased benefit; the application of those benefits (increasing hit points, adding skill levels/ranks, ect.) is sometimes referred to as Leveling-up.


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