RPG Lexica:JKL - Revision history

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	;Katana		;Katana
	:A long, curved, single-edged sword used by Japanese samurai. In the modern era, katanas have become the subject of numerous myths related to the quality of their construction and their sharpness, including the claim that a katana was considered a poor blade unless it was capable of cutting through four condemned men in a single stroke. In reality, late-medieval period European swords, especially those of the Toledo tradition, matched or exceeded the katana in quality. A katana is often considered the favored weapon of a [[RPG_Lexica:MNO\|'''ninja''']], though this is ahistorical (prior to the Edo period katanas were restricted to the samurai class).		:A long, curved, single-edged sword used by Japanese samurai. In the modern era, katanas have become the subject of numerous myths related to the quality of their construction and their sharpness, including the claim that a katana was considered a poor blade unless it was capable of cutting through four condemned men in a single stroke. In reality, late-medieval period European swords, especially those of the Toledo tradition, matched or exceeded the katana in quality. A katana is often considered the favored weapon of a [[RPG_Lexica:MNO\|'''ninja''']], though this is ahistorical (prior to the Edo period katanas were restricted to the samurai class; and, being rather large, it is unlikely that a stealthy assassin would want to carry one).

	:This, in turn, has led to stories of gamers seriously overestimating the abilities of a character armed with a katana. In the most famous story, a [[PC]] attempts to cut through the armor of a modern tank with his katana. Thus, the term is also sometimes used to mean an unrealistically powerful weapon, or a weapon which is sought-after for "coolness" value regardless of its relevance or usefulness to a campaign or setting. Dual-wielding katanas (often by a character wearing a black trenchcoat) is a particuarly egregious and adolescent example. A number of games have also enshrined this fallacy, giving the katana unrealistically powerful game stats.		:This, in turn, has led to stories of gamers seriously overestimating the abilities of a character armed with a katana. In the most famous story, a [[PC]] attempts to cut through the armor of a modern tank with his katana. Thus, the term is also sometimes used to mean an unrealistically powerful weapon, or a weapon which is sought-after for "coolness" value regardless of its relevance or usefulness to a campaign or setting. Dual-wielding katanas (often by a character wearing a black trenchcoat) is a particuarly egregious and adolescent example. A number of games have also enshrined this fallacy, giving the katana unrealistically powerful game stats.

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			;Jefferson Carter: A '''BBEG''' (q.v.) who by GM Fiat transcends all game rules and established principles in order to harm or complicate matters for the PCs. From the book ''Play Dirty'' by John Wick, in which Carter is the name of an example mastermind villain in a superhero campaign whose plots include defeating a hero who has the rules-codified ability "immune to disease" by crafting a disease which bypasses that immunity, and then manufacturing an easily available cure based on a variant of a mundane disease - which thus does not work on the hero, because of their immunity.


	;John Crichton Effect: The entry of a new [[PC]] during the middle of an adventure. Usually with upsetting or disastrous results with the rest of the adventuring [[party]]. This title refers to the popular [[Scifi]] show "Farscape", where the main protagonist was accidentally teleported into a crew of fleeing space fugitives on a stolen ship. He was knocked out cold because he overreacted to what was going on. A common [[PC]] reaction to similar circumstances.		;John Crichton Effect: The entry of a new [[PC]] during the middle of an adventure. Usually with upsetting or disastrous results with the rest of the adventuring [[party]]. This title refers to the popular [[Scifi]] show "Farscape", where the main protagonist was accidentally teleported into a crew of fleeing space fugitives on a stolen ship. He was knocked out cold because he overreacted to what was going on. A common [[PC]] reaction to similar circumstances.

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	;Lesbianstripperninja		;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 ~~players~~ 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. See also [[RPG_Lexica:MNO\|Ninja.]]		: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.]]

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	;Lesbianstripperninja		;Lesbianstripperninja
	:Sometimes, Drowlesbianstripperninja. Term for a stereotypically puerile female character created by many juvenile, mostly male, gamers. Essentially, what happens when a ~~ignorant~~ horny kid immersed in objectifying media creates what he ~~envision is~~ a "strong female" player-character. ~~Immodest~~, 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 players teenage urges. The character is homosexual because the male player thinks "lesbians are hawt" with a subtext that actually playing out a heterosexual woman's romances from a first-person perspective would ~~call into question~~ the ~~players true sexuality~~. 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. See also [[RPG_Lexica:MNO\|Ninja.]]		: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 players 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. See also [[RPG_Lexica:MNO\|Ninja.]]

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	;Lesbianstripperninja		;Lesbianstripperninja
	:Sometimes, Drowlesbianstripperninja. ~~describes the classic~~ character ~~most~~ male gamers ~~(and many female gamers) have created at some point in their gaming lives~~, ~~usually~~ when ~~they were about 15~~. ~~The Lesbianstripperninja has certain key elements to her~~, ~~namely~~, she ~~always tempts men with her semi-nudity but never puts out (because~~ the ~~teenaged male player would be uncomfortable roleplaying sex with his friends' characters)~~, ~~but does put out with female NPCs (~~because the ~~teenaged~~ male player thinks lesbians are ~~t3h h4wt!!!); she~~ is extremely stealthy, ~~deadly, and~~ agile; and is ~~invariably scantily clad~~. Typically she will be East Asian ~~in appearance~~, ~~but often a~~ Drow ~~Elf~~. See also [[RPG_Lexica:MNO\|Ninja.]]		:Sometimes, Drowlesbianstripperninja. Term for a stereotypically puerile female character created by many juvenile, mostly male, gamers. Essentially, what happens when a ignorant horny kid immersed in objectifying media creates what he envision is a "strong female" player-character. Immodest, 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 players teenage urges. The character is homosexual because the male player thinks "lesbians are hawt" with a subtext that actually playing out a heterosexual woman's romances from a first-person perspective would call into question the players true sexuality. 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. See also [[RPG_Lexica:MNO\|Ninja.]]

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	;Kill Them and Take Their Stuff		;Kill Them and Take Their Stuff
	:A humorous description of the method which winds up being used by most [[RPG]] [[character]]s to solve problems they are having with other individuals or groups. It is the essence of the [[RPG_Lexica:~~DEF~~\|~~dungeon crawl~~]]. Sometimes abbreviated to simply KTATTS on message boards, such as RPG.net		:A humorous description of the method which winds up being used by most [[RPG]] [[character]]s to solve problems they are having with other individuals or groups. It is the essence of the [[RPG_Lexica:GHI\|hack and slash]] style. Sometimes abbreviated to simply KTATTS on message boards, such as RPG.net

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	;Katana		;Katana
	:~~Long~~, curved ~~oriental~~ sword. ~~Katana are~~ the subject of numerous myths related to the quality of their construction and their sharpness, ~~such as~~ the claim that a katana was considered a poor blade unless it was capable of cutting through four condemned men in a single stroke ~~(in~~ reality, late-medieval period European swords, especially those of the Toledo tradition, matched or exceeded the katana in quality). This, in turn, has led to stories of gamers seriously overestimating the abilities of a character armed with a katana: the most famous ~~example being a~~ story ~~in which a [[player]] allegedly attempted to have~~ a ~~katana-wielding~~ [[PC]] ~~use his sword~~ to cut through the armor of a modern tank. Thus, the term is also sometimes used to mean an unrealistically powerful weapon, or a weapon which is sought-after for "coolness" value regardless of its relevance or usefulness to a campaign or setting. A ~~katana is,~~ of ~~course~~, the ~~favored weapon of a [[RPG_Lexica:MNO\|'''ninja''']]~~.		:A long, curved, single-edged sword used by Japanese samurai. In the modern era, katanas have become the subject of numerous myths related to the quality of their construction and their sharpness, including the claim that a katana was considered a poor blade unless it was capable of cutting through four condemned men in a single stroke. In reality, late-medieval period European swords, especially those of the Toledo tradition, matched or exceeded the katana in quality. A katana is often considered the favored weapon of a [[RPG_Lexica:MNO\|'''ninja''']], though this is ahistorical (prior to the Edo period katanas were restricted to the samurai class).
	:An [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katana in-depth article ~~about katanas] can be found~~ at [http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia].
			:This, in turn, has led to stories of gamers seriously overestimating the abilities of a character armed with a katana. In the most famous story, a [[PC]] attempts to cut through the armor of a modern tank with his katana. Thus, the term is also sometimes used to mean an unrealistically powerful weapon, or a weapon which is sought-after for "coolness" value regardless of its relevance or usefulness to a campaign or setting. Dual-wielding katanas (often by a character wearing a black trenchcoat) is a particuarly egregious and adolescent example. A number of games have also enshrined this fallacy, giving the katana unrealistically powerful game stats.

			:*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katana "Katana"], an in-depth article at [http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia].
			:*[http://www.aikibudo.com/akbd/version_us/03_weapons/history_katana.htm "History of the Katana"]

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			;John Crichton Effect: The entry of a new [[PC]] during the middle of an adventure. Usually with upsetting or disastrous results with the rest of the adventuring [[party]]. This title refers to the popular [[Scifi]] show "Farscape", where the main protagonist was accidentally teleported into a crew of fleeing space fugitives on a stolen ship. He was knocked out cold because he overreacted to what was going on. A common [[PC]] reaction to similar circumstances.


			;Juicer Problem: Any time a game gives [[PC]]s an option for significant power with drawbacks that would be horrific to a real person, but, since the PC is not a real person, the drawback is not compelling.
			:Usage: "He's going to kill my [[character]]'s wife if I don't give him back the superweapon? She's not a PC, it's not like I care. Man, this is just a Juicer Problem."
			:The term is a reference to Juicers in ''[[Rifts]]'' whose awesome combat power was balanced by a significantly shortened lifespan. This would be horrific to any real person, but unlikely to faze any players since it's rare that enough time passes in-game for it to be an issue. Coined by '''tk421''' on the RPOpen board.

	==K==		==K==

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	~~;John Crichton Effect~~: ~~The entry of~~ a ~~new~~ [~~[PC]] during the middle of an adventure~~. ~~Usually with upsetting or disastrous results with the rest of the adventuring [[party]~~]~~. This title refers to the popular [~~[~~Scifi]~~] ~~show "Farscape"~~, ~~where the main protagonist was accidentally teleported into a crew of fleeing space fugitives on a stolen ship. He was knocked out cold because he overreacted to what was going on. A common~~ [~~[PC]] reaction to similar circumstances~~.


	~~;Juicer Problem: Any time a game gives [[PC]~~]~~s an option for significant power with drawbacks that would be horrific to a real person, but, since the PC is not a real person, the drawback is not compelling.~~
	~~:Usage: "He's going to kill my [~~[~~character]~~]~~'s wife if I don't give him back the superweapon? She's not a PC, it's not like I care. Man~~, ~~this is just a Juicer Problem."~~
	:The term is a reference to Juicers in ''[[Rifts]]'' whose awesome combat power was balanced by a significantly shortened lifespan. This would be horrific to any real person, but unlikely to faze any players since it's rare that enough time passes in-game for it to be an issue. Coined by '''tk421''' on the RPOpen board.

	==K==		==K==

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	;Lasersharking		;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		: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."		: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].		: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].