I barely listened to her, busy going through my list of skills. Wrong, wrong, all wrong... how about the Destructive Touch? Take that! Ruata jerked with the charge. A dozen red-hot mandibles sunk into me, admittedly unable to deal me any damage as immunity still worked.
"Heh! Don't touch him. It's more fun this way."
Oh, well.
How about Macaria's Voluntary Death? But what could it give me apart from the loss of experience and a few gained seconds? I was going to resurrect right here anyway, and it had a one-hour cooldown... Why, oh why had I changed the resurrection point? In the future, I should never, but never bind in places I had no control over. Whatever could I do? If only I had a hotline to God! Having said that... Appeal to Gods!
"Help me, O Fallen One! It's urgent! It's too fucking urgent!"
Max, his unhappy voice boomed in my head, if this is about... Wha-what? Who? Who dared to-
Bang! The outer dome resonated with a blow. Bang! A drop of sweat rolled down Ruata's temple. She narrowed her eyes, catlike.
"So your petty little god has decided to bring on the cavalry? Well, tough! This is the Impregnable Dome Shield!" she stuck out her arrogant chin.
Bang!
Not Impregnable, actually, the Fallen One murmured. But it'll take some work. Fifteen minutes at least. The weaving is too complex, you can't just break it open, we'll have to push through it. Macaria babe, help me!
Bang! Boom!
"I don't have five minutes!" I shouted, panicking, watching Ruata's hand taking another swing, the scary blade within it.
I'm very sorry, the Fallen One whispered.
Triumph glistened in her eyes. Eight sharp needles pierced my heart.
The pain took my breath away. The picture blinked and went out. Darkness enveloped me. Only my hearing still allowed me to clutch at reality. I heard the fabric of the universe rip apart. Heavy steps and a strong loud voice,
"Here I am, my love!"
Silk rustled. Ruata's voice whispered, filled with submission and a happiness not known to me, "Greetings, my lord! The Prince's throne and his marital bed await their true master."
The sounds dissolved, disappearing. In the pitch darkness, the lonely window of my internal interface kept flashing a message of doom:
Death alert! You've died a final death! You're about to be transported to the Halls of Gloom!
Teleport in: 5... 4... 3... 2... 1... 0...
End of Book Two
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MMORPG Glossary[i]
AFK
Away from keyboard
Aggro
As a verb, it refers to a hostile mob that has noticed a player and is actively trying to attack that player. As a noun, it refers to the amount of “hostility” the player has generated on the mob. In typical combat strategy, the fighter tries to take as much aggro as possible away from weaker players such as healers and mages.
Alt
Short for "alternate". It refers to the alternate character a player has from their main character. This is not a stable category as sometimes alts can outlevel mains and sometimes mains become moth-balled.
Alt Tab
The act of using the ALT+TAB keys to jump from application to application
Bind
In certain MMOs, characters are teleported back to a safe spot when they die. This spot is predetermined by the user. The act of determining the safe spot requires an explicit action by the user. That action is known as a bind. The spot is typically referred to as a bind spot.
Bind on equip
This term refers to items that become soulbound to the player after they have been equipped. In other words, the item can be traded as long as no one equips it.
Bind on pickup
This term refers to items that become soulbound to the player after it has been picked up from a monster. In other words, the item cannot be traded once a player picks it up. BoP items commonly cause looting conflicts and disputes during game-play.
Bokken sword
A wooden training sword
Buff
Temporary boost to character attribute or combat ability
Camp(ing)
The act of waiting in an area to hunt a specific mob or a specific spawn
Caster
A mage or a wizard
Char/Toon
A player or their character.
Class
Professional archetypes. In D&D games, these would be warrior, healer, rogue and mage. The most typical class types are: close-range damage, ranged damage, healing, crowd control, support.
Cleric
Typical healing class in D&D style games
Combo
A combination of hits, especially causing severe damage like paralyzing or bleeding
Corpse
In certain MMOs, a corpse appears where the player died. Sometimes all the player’s items and money are left on the corpse and the player is teleported back to their bind spot. Corpses typically will decay after a certain time proportional the character’s level.
Corpse Run
The act of retrieving your corpse after you have died. This is typically a dangerous thing because people tend to die in dangerous places rather than safe places.
Crafting
A general category of skills that allows players to manufacture objects from raw resources
Crit
"To crit" refers to landing a critical hit either with melee or spells. Effective damage is usually increased from a base of 150% to upwards of 250% with extra talents/skills/buffs.
Crowd Control
Refers to a set of spells / abilities that temporarily paralyze or stun other mobs or players. Crowd control is an important group support ability when fighting multiple mobs.
DD
Direct Damage. Used to refer to a class of spells and abilities that allow players to damage enemies from a distance. The firebolt is the archetypal DD.
DD/DPS
A character whose primary role in a group setting is to deal damage to the opponents.
Debuff
The opposite of a buff. An offensive spell cast on enemies that weakens an attribute or combat ability.