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− | ;Paladin: In the real world, a soldier assigned to palace duty, especially a trusted lieutenant or other officer ('''Paladin''' is derived from the word '''Palatinus,''' Latin for "Palace"). The prototypes of the original Paladins were found in King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table, the Twelve Peers of the ''Song of Roland'' and the Paladins of Charlemagne, from whom the modern word is received. In role-playing games (especially [[Dungeons & Dragons]]), a sacred knight with the skills of a fighter and some of the spellcasting ability of a cleric, said magical abilities gained by adherence to a strict moral code. Any character in any game or setting who represents great ability combined with a strong sense of | + | ;Paladin: In the real world, a soldier assigned to palace duty, especially a trusted lieutenant or other officer ('''Paladin''' is derived from the word '''Palatinus,''' Latin for "Palace"). The prototypes of the original Paladins were found in King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table, the Twelve Peers of the ''Song of Roland'' and the Paladins of Charlemagne, from whom the modern word is received. In role-playing games (especially [[Dungeons & Dragons]]), a sacred knight with the skills of a fighter and some of the spellcasting ability of a cleric, said magical abilities gained by adherence to a strict moral code. Any character in any game or setting who represents great ability combined with a strong sense of self-righteousness might be referred to obliquely as a Paladin. |
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;-Punk: A suffix used to describe any genre which explores the low-level real-world consequences of a setting. Originally coined as ''Cyberpunk'' - the book, and later film and game, genre which dealt with street-level and underworld applications of high technology (and later developed its own conventions), and then expanded as a general term. Examples include ''Steampunk'' (adventures set in a world where Jules Verne-style steam-powered devices can create modern or even sci-fi effects), ''Cthulupunk'' (low street-level implications of powerful supernatural forces and magic really existing), and the semi-spoof ''Toonpunk'' (where all the patrons of a bar flee for their lives on seeing Yosemite Sam walk in, due to his penchant for firing his guns randomly whenever angered). (The comic book ''Knights of the Dinner Table'' coined the term ''Cattlepunk'' as the name of a fictional wild-west game.) | ;-Punk: A suffix used to describe any genre which explores the low-level real-world consequences of a setting. Originally coined as ''Cyberpunk'' - the book, and later film and game, genre which dealt with street-level and underworld applications of high technology (and later developed its own conventions), and then expanded as a general term. Examples include ''Steampunk'' (adventures set in a world where Jules Verne-style steam-powered devices can create modern or even sci-fi effects), ''Cthulupunk'' (low street-level implications of powerful supernatural forces and magic really existing), and the semi-spoof ''Toonpunk'' (where all the patrons of a bar flee for their lives on seeing Yosemite Sam walk in, due to his penchant for firing his guns randomly whenever angered). (The comic book ''Knights of the Dinner Table'' coined the term ''Cattlepunk'' as the name of a fictional wild-west game.) | ||
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