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The books from the "main" product line of 4th Edition are split into Core Rules and Supplement books. Unlike third edition of Dungeons & Dragons , which had the core rulebooks released in monthly installments, the 4th editions of the Player's Handbook , Monster Manual , and Dungeon Master's Guide were all released in June 2008.
Roll-playing: A derisive term for rules-heavy games, occasionally to the point of requiring players to focus on game mechanics at the expense of role-playing. [ 74][ 75] Rules lawyer: A player who strictly adheres to the rules as written, and enforces them among all other players. [ 76][ 77]
A gerontocracy is a form of rule in which an entity is ruled by leaders who are significantly older than most of the adult population. In many political structures, power within the ruling class accumulates with age, making the oldest individuals the holders of the most power. Those holding the most power may not be in formal leadership ...
Corporatocracy. Corporatocracy ( / ˌkɔːrpərəˈtɒkrəsi /, from corporate and Greek: -κρατία, romanized : -kratía, lit. 'domination by'; short form corpocracy[ 1]) is an economic, political and judicial system controlled by business corporations or corporate interests. [ 2]
A ruler in combination with a letter scale. A ruler, sometimes called a rule, scale or a line gauge, is an instrument used to make length measurements, whereby a user estimates a length by reading from a series of markings called "rules" along an edge of the device. [ 1] Usually, the instrument is rigid and the edge itself is a straightedge ...
Might makes right. " Might makes right " or " Might is right " is an aphorism on the origin of morality, with both descriptive and prescriptive senses. Descriptively, it asserts that a society's view of right and wrong is determined by those in power, with a meaning similar to "History is written by the victors".
A gun hanging on the wall. Chekhov's gun ( Chekhov's rifle; Russian: Чеховское ружьё) is a narrative principle that states that every element in a story must be necessary and irrelevant elements should be removed. For example, if a writer features a gun in a story, there must be a reason for it, such as it being fired some time ...
Neologisms are often formed by combining existing words (see compound noun and adjective) or by giving words new and unique suffixes or prefixes. [10] Neologisms can also be formed by blending words, for example, "brunch" is a blend of the words "breakfast" and "lunch", or through abbreviation or acronym, by intentionally rhyming with existing words or simply through playing with sounds.