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| − | :Term for a '''chargen''' system in which the player starts with a "default" character (often a "blank slate", with no skills, advantages, or | + | :Term for a '''chargen''' system in which the player starts with a "default" character (often a "blank slate", with no skills, advantages, or anything else) and a pool of points with which he or she can "buy" parts of the character until it approximates the character he or she wants to play. [[RPG_Lexica:GHI|GURPS]] and [[RPG_Lexica:GHI|Hero]] are the two most well known [[RPG_Lexica:PQR|RPGs]] that work this way. |
;chargen: short for ''character generation'', the process of creating a [[RPG_Lexica:PQR|player character]] for use in a [[RPG_Lexica:PQR|RPG]]. Usually one of two methods: '''character build''' or [[RPG_Lexica:PQR|random-roll]], depending on the RPG being used. | ;chargen: short for ''character generation'', the process of creating a [[RPG_Lexica:PQR|player character]] for use in a [[RPG_Lexica:PQR|RPG]]. Usually one of two methods: '''character build''' or [[RPG_Lexica:PQR|random-roll]], depending on the RPG being used. | ||
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- boggle
- To surprise or shock someone to the point where they're just standing or sitting there, not moving, just STARING at what you've done with a shocked expression. Also boggled, shocked to the point of not responding, just staring at the source of the shock.
- Origin: Possibly from the RPG Toon, a game where you play cartoon characters, to describe a similar state which results in the character in question losing turns. (Often shown in cartoons by having the character's eyes bulge out toward the boggling thing or pop out of the character's head completely.)
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- character
- The imaginary persona "played" by the player of a RPG.
- Character Build System
- Term for a chargen system in which the player starts with a "default" character (often a "blank slate", with no skills, advantages, or anything else) and a pool of points with which he or she can "buy" parts of the character until it approximates the character he or she wants to play. GURPS and Hero are the two most well known RPGs that work this way.
- chargen
- short for character generation, the process of creating a player character for use in a RPG. Usually one of two methods: character build or random-roll, depending on the RPG being used.
