Jargon

Campaign : A standalone adventure.

Campaign Setting : See Universe.

Module : See Campaign.

Universe : Separate realms of existence usually split into in-universe, the game, and out of universe, the reality of the players.

General Terms

Actor : A general term for any individual capable of performing an Attempt such as a player character, non-player character, AI, monster, being, etc.

Attempt : The roll of a d20 for any time an actor needs to determine success or failure for any kind of activity, action, etc.

AvoidCasualty : Most games call this "Armour Class" but it rarely involves or necessitates armour, so Fenris Punk has retconned this to mean the AvoidCasualty rating.

Cyberspace : Use to avoid trademark issues, aka The Web or The Net. An intersection of the internet and the high level immersive experience.

CritialPenalty : Typically the min dice roll from an Attempt, though some cyberware can affect this number.

Distro : BaseScoreDistribution

Mana : The source of magical power, given in units of Mana.

MAX : The highest number on a given die, which for example means a 20 for a d20.

MIN : The lowest number on a given die, which in almost all cases means a 1.

ThrowException : Casting magical spells can cause fatigue, pain, or even injury for the caster.

Abbreviations

AC : See above AvoidCasualty.

AL : At Level means the player gets the described buff as soon as they reach level x.

AR : Augmented Reality. A VR technology that uses refraction, holography, haptics etc to modify sensory input.

CR : Challenge Rating.

EU : extra-universe

IU : in-universe

IR : Immersed Reality. A VR technology that connects directly to the user's nervous system, often to completely replace sensory input with a highly lucid dream state.

MP : Magic Points which commonly have two forms, Mana and Cache. These represent a unit that spell casting requires.

OOU : out-of-universe

PTM : The Prouhet-Thue-Morse (PTM, sometimes just referred to as TM) sequence describes a method of equitable sequencing or fair turns.

VR : Virtual Reality. General term, or also meaning the old school technology for placing a modified television scope close to one's eyes to replace one's view.

WL : With Level means after adventuring with the items for x levels, the player gets the described buff.