RPG Lexica:JKL
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- Kewl Powerz
- Generic name for the abilities possessed by PCs in a game that are above and beyond those of normal men. Depending on the game, this can mean superpowers, magical ability, or whatever else the game will allow.
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- Lasersharking
- The (theoretical) improvement of an item or being already powerful, competent, efficient and/or deadly by combining it with another item of similar perceived deadliness. In gaming, said additional element is most often either SF-grade high tech or some other sort of fantastic item.
- The combination of two disparate genres whose conventions normally preclude their union. RPG examples include Deadlands: The Weird West, Pinnacle Entertainment (now Great White Games)’s Wild West/Steampunk/Magic game, or Gear Krieg, Dream Pod 9’s World War II/Mecha game.
The term's origin can be traced to the comedy spoof movie Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. Gaming occurences of both definitions are anecdotally accredited to a desire to make an item, character or game world more "kewl" (see Kewl Powerz, above).
