Common Slang

Common slang:

Fresh characterfresh character白卡A character built by the standard rules, with no resources or upgrades yet.: a character sheetcharacter sheet人物卡The record of a character's numbers; also used for the character itself. built under the standard character creationcharacter creation建卡Building a new character by the rules. rules, with no resourcesresource资源Anything that can be exchanged for: bloodlines, augmentations, titles, items, and more. or upgradesupgrade强化The general word for any power gained through exchange. Not the same as an enhancement bonus. (unless gained through the Special Identity FeatFeat专长A special ability bought with XP or character-creation points.).

Roleplayroleplay扮演Bringing your character to life; RP for short.: also called RP. It means a PC bringing their character to life, including but not limited to speech and actions that fit the character sheet. Unless there is some special setting or hidden reason, a 5-year-old girl who swears constantly and brawls everywhere like Lu Zhishen usually isn't considered good roleplaying.

Burning Willpowerburning Willpower爆意志Spending one or more points of Willpower.: usually means paying 1 or more WillpowerWillpower意志力A character's mental reserve, spent to boost rolls or fuel abilities. to use Willpower's basic use or another use.

Steamrollsteamroll车A verb. To 车 a card is to build a character; to 车 a monster is to crush it.: this is a verb with two uses.

As in "steamroll a character", it means building a character sheet.

As in "steamroll this monster" (or similar), it means beating or killing it.

House ruleshouse rule房规An extra rule an ST adds for their own campaign. It overrides the rulebook.: some STsStoryteller主持人The person who runs the game and speaks for the world; ST for short. aren't satisfied or happy with the rules in the rulebook, so they add new rules or change existing ones in the campaigns they run. These are called house rules.

House rules cover a lot of ground. A house rule could be "on top of a fresh character, everyone gets D + 1,000 to buy resources before starting", or "no crafting abilities at all in this session", or "only Eastern xianxia-style abilities and items are allowed in this session".

For priority, house rules > rulebook rules.

Also, a set of house rules only applies to the same ST's same campaign. Even if that ST wants to use the same house rules in another campaign, they must state them again.

Pinkpink粉红Adult content, as in pink resources or a pink campaign.: this keyword is usually tied to "erotic". Pink resources, pink campaigns, pink PCs, and so on.

Flakeflake鸽子A player or ST who often doesn't show up.: from "standing someone up". A PC or ST who often stands people up is called a flake.

End of the campaignend of the campaign结团The story of this Overseer's Space is over and every character's story is complete.: means the story of this Overseer's Spacethe Overseer's Space主神空间Where Reincarnators rest between Films: a white platform in endless darkness, ringed by 20 doors to personal rooms. Called 'the Space' for short. is over, and every character sheet involved has finished its story.

Unlockingunlocking开锁Usually means making a Gene Lock roll.: most of the time, means making a Gene LockGene Lock基因锁A seal on human potential. Opening it grants enormous power in moments of crisis. rollroll检定Rolling your dice pool of d10s; each die showing 8 or higher is a success. Written like 'a Dexterity + Stealth roll'.. Occasionally, it means what it says: a LarcenyLarceny手上功夫Defeating security, picking locks, picking pockets, and other sleight of hand. (Lockpicking) roll.

Rules-lawyeringrules-lawyering口胡Bending vague rules to your own advantage.: when the rulebook doesn't cover something, or describes it ambiguously, twisting the rulebook's meaning in your own favor is called "rules-lawyering".

Slacking offslacking off摸鱼Being in the game without actually playing.: in other games this might be called "lurking". It means being in the game, but taking no actions, doing nothing, and not roleplaying. Note that slacking off isn't, never was, and never will be the same thing as the Sloth ViceVice罪恶A dark impulse the character struggles to resist..

Save: just what it says: "save". Online sessionsplaying a session跑团Playing a tabletop RPG session. move very slowly; one FilmFilm影片A mission world the Overseer sends Reincarnators into, usually based on a movie, novel, or game. might take anywhere from 10 to 40 hours, and spread over many days, each day's part has to end with a "save". Once the ST announces "save", later actions and moves don't count as part of the session and don't affect the story, and likewise the ST has no obligation to respond to them.

Storyteller's rulingStoryteller's ruling心判A result the ST decides on the spot when the rules do not cover a situation.: when the rulebook doesn't cover something or describe it in detail, the outcome of some events and actions has to be judged by the ST based on the scenescene场景A continuous stretch of story, such as one fight or one negotiation.. This is called a "Storyteller's ruling". Rulings include, but aren't limited to, "does this move count as fleeing combat?" and "does this act count as just?"