Terminology
Jan 13, 2014 14:03:29 GMT -8
Post by zoi on Jan 13, 2014 14:03:29 GMT -8
[RP Terminology]Abilities - Techniques that may be learned by characters; these exist as either personal abilities or faction-wide abilities.
Admin - Administrator, generally the person who oversees all aspects of the site. Otherwise the 'Head of Staff'.
Associate - A character crafted by a player to accentuate, or otherwise enhance the primary character's existence.
Gary-Stu - See 'Mary-Sue'.
God-Modding - The act of 'role-playing' a flawless character doing things they shouldn't be able to, knowing things they shouldn't, and generally trying to be plaid off as 'better than everybody'.
IC - Stands for 'In Character'; specifically, IC is more or less what your character, not you yourself, would know, do, or be able to do. Knowing the name and tactics of a never-before-met person do not qualify; knowing the name and tactics of an old friend, however, would be IC Knowledge.
Limbo - A terrible place where inactive characters are placed until they are either made active again... or lost forever.
Mary-Sue - A 'flawless' character, described as having a power without flaw or 'catch', a personality 'everybody likes', and being of 'extreme beauty'. Generally speaking, you'll be told when you have one.
Meta-Gaming - The use of OOC knowledge to influence IC action, as well as using knowledge the character otherwise ought not have.
Mod - Moderators, usually the people in control of 'fine' aspects of the board beneath Admin direction. Otherwise called 'Staff'.
NPC - Something of a misnomer; 'NPC' are, collectively, the 'characters' used by Staff to effect Events and what-not. Note that just because they aren't established, graded and 'accepted' characters doesn't necessarily mean you can just push them around!
OOC - Short for 'Out of Character'; OOC Information is anything from when you work or when you can next log on, to the names and identities of characters you have not met or heard of in game.
Order - Also called Turn Count, established by what order characters entered a thread; this is a means used to define who should post when. May be altered as necessary and decided by agreeing characters and/or mods.
Primary Character - The default, go-to character for a member. In the event of more than one character per member, it is the account you consider your "Main account" where you prefer to be contacted.
Secondary Character - A second character in a faction differing from that of the first character.
Staff - Admin and Mods, collectively; the people that try to keep everything in working order from day to day.
[Setting Terminology]
[Clothing]Apron - An apron is a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing.
Belt - Belts are a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist and keeping clothes against one's frame [Similar/equal to Girdle].
Bodice - A bodice is a usually fitted vest or wide, lace-up girdle worn by women over a dress or blouse, especially a cross-laced, sleeveless outer garment covering the waist and bust, common in peasant dress. It is the part of a woman's dress covering the body between the neck or shoulders and the waist.Bonnet - A bonnet is a hat, usually tying under the chin and often framing the face, worn by women and children.
- Corset - A variation of a bodice, a Corset is stand-alone and sleeveless. It is a close-fitting garment, capable of being tightened, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body.
Boots - Boots are articles of clothes, typically made of leather and
furs, that cover feet and toes.
Bustle - A bustle is a pad that emphasizes the posterior. Held on the buckled waistband, the bustle was a rectangular or crescent shaped pad made of horse hair or down filled woven wire mesh. It is a pad, cushion, or framework formerly worn under the back of a woman's skirt to expand, support, and display the full cut and drape of a dress.
Cape - A cape is a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment [Also called a Cloak].
Collar - A collar is the part of a shirt, coat, dress, blouse, etc., that encompasses the neckline of the garment and is sewn permanently to it, often so as to fold or roll over. It can also be a similar but separate, detachable article of clothing worn around the neck or at the neckline of a garment.
Cuffs - Cuffs are a fold or band serving as a trimming or finish for the bottom of a sleeve, trouser. It is also the part of a gauntlet or long glove that extends over the wrist. It can also be a separate or detachable band or piece of fabric worn about the wrist, inside or outside of the sleeve.
Flounces - Flounces are ultimately an example of trim. A strip of material gathered or pleated and attached at one edge, with the other edge left loose or hanging: used for trimming, as on the edge of a skirt or sleeve or on a curtain, slipcover, etc.
Girdle - A girdle is a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
Gloves - Gloves are coverings for the hands made with a separate sheath for each finger and for the thumb.
Gown - A gown is a loose, flowing outer garment in any of various forms, worn by a man or woman. Both boys and girls can be dressed in gowns ending just below the knee accompanied by a set of pantalettes. After age four, little girls usually wear shorter versions of women's fashions.
Hood - A hood is a soft or flexible covering for the head and neck, either separate or attached to a cloak, coat, or the like.
Hoops - Hoops are worn by girls past the age four or five, like crinolines but more befitting for young girls; can also be used for women's clothing.
Hose - A hose is an article of clothing for the foot and lower part of the leg; stocking or sock, even tights.
Kirtle - A Kirtle can be a man's coat or tunic, and a woman's loose gown, skirt or dress.
Knickerbockers - Knickerbockers are loose-fitting short trousers gathered in at the knees. Knickerbocker suits are popular for boys. Little boys past the age four wear trousers and coats similar to that of their adult counterparts. They can also be an undergarment for women covering the lower trunk and sometimes the thighs and having separate legs or leg-holes.
Leggings - Leggings are coverings for the leg, usually extending from the ankle to the knee but sometimes higher, worn by soldiers, riders, workers, etc. They are close-fitting knit pants.
Overalls - Overalls are loose, sturdy trousers, usually with a bib or bib-like piece to which shoulder straps are attached, originally worn over other trousers to protect them, as by workers or farmers. They are typically used in rural areas and worn as outer clothing during heavy labor, often worn over trousers and shirts.
Pantalettes - Pantalettes are like leggings/long drawers; the length ended anywhere from mid-calf to the ankle and it was not considered indecent for little girls and young ladies to allow the hems to peak out beneath their skirts.
Petticoat - A petticoat is also called a pettiskirt. It is an underskirt, especially one that is full and often trimmed and ruffled and of a decorative fabric. It is a woman's light undergarment in the form of an underskirt or including a bodice supported by shoulder straps. It is also a padded coat worn by men under armor.
Pinafores - Pinafores are a children's apron, worn over dresses during the day to keep children's clothes clean.
Pleats - Pleats involve a cloth or apparel that has a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
Skirts - A skirt is a one-piece garment extending downward from the waist and not joined between the legs, worn especially by women and girls. Multiple outer flounces and over-skirts can be used to emphasize the voluminous nature, but can be bell-shaped skirts or oval-shaped - the weight of the skirt shifted backward and appearance of a "flat-fronted" skirt emerged. As girls grow older, the skirt lengthens. By the age of 16, a girl's hemlines should be approximately two inches above the ankle.
Sleeves - Sleeves are the part of a garment that covers the arm, varying in form and length but commonly tubular. They can be wide and are usually worn under the top layer of clothing - can also be under-sleeves.
Slippers - Slippers are made of softer leather and fabrics, worn over the feet.
Smock - A smock is a loose, shirt-like garment worn by women under their gowns (also called a chemise). The smock is also a loose, yoked, shirt-like outer garment of coarse linen, used to protect the clothes; it was worn, for example, by fieldworkers.
Surcoat - A surcoat is a sleeved or sleeveless outer garment worn by men and women. The surcoat for men was usually a tunic, or simple piece of material with a hole for the head, often worn over armour. It is often embroidered with heraldic arms, worn by a warrior over his/her armour. For women, the surcoat was a more significant and characteristic garment, like a voluminous outer cloak.
Trousers - Trousers are also called pants. They are usually loose-fitting outer garments for the lower part of the body, having individual leg portions that reach typically to the ankle but sometimes to any of various other points from the upper leg down.
Tunic - Tunics are any of various hip-length or knee-length garments, such as the loose sleeveless garb worn, the jacket of some soldiers, or a woman's hip-length garment, worn with a skirt or trousers.
[Armour][Arms]
Besagew - Circular plate that covers the armpit, typically worn with spaulders (See also rondel).
Couter - Plate that guards the elbow, which is also articulated, and may be covered by guard of vambrace.
Guardbrace - Extra plate that covers the front of the shoulder, worn over-top of a pauldron.
Gauntlet - Gloves that cover from the fingers to the forearms, made from many materials.
Guard of Vambrace - An additional layer of armour that goes over couter, in which case it is proper to speak of the lower cannon of the vambrace which is the forearm guard, and the upper cannon of vambrace which is the rerebrace.
Pauldron - Cover of the shoulder (with a dome shaped piece called a shoulder cop), armpit and sometimes the back and chest.
Rerebrace or Brassart or Upper Cannon (of Vambrace) - A plate that covers the section of upper arm from elbow to area covered by shoulder armour.
Spaulder - Bands of plate that cover the shoulder and part of upper arm but not the armpit.
Vambrace or Lower Cannon (of Vambrace) - The Forearm guard. It may be solid metal or splints of metal attached to a leather backing. Vambrace may also sometimes refer to parts of armour that together cover the lower and upper arms.
[Head]
Armet - A bowl-helmet that encloses the entire head with the use of hinged cheek plates that fold backwards. A gorget was attached and a comb may be present. May also have a rondel at the rear.
Barbute - A close-fitting helmet with a characteristic Y- or T-shaped slit for vision and breathing.
Bascinet - Originally worn underneath a great helm and had no visor, but did develop "nasals" to protect the nose. Often worn without a visor for visibility and 'breathe-ability'. Worn with an aventail then later with a gorget.
Burgonet - An open-face bowl-shaped helmet with a neck collar, a peak, a very characteristic comb, sometimes with cheek pieces. Sometimes has a buffe (a visor that is raised, rather than lowered).
Cervelliere - A steel skullcap worn underneath a great helm.
Close Helmet or Close Helm - A bowl-helmet with a movable visor, very similar visually to an armet and often the two are confused. However, it lacks the hinged cheek-plates of an armet and instead has a bevor.
Great Helm - It started as a simple cylinder with a flat top but later developed a curved "sugar loaf" pointed top to deflect crushing blows. It has small slits for eyes and breathing/ventilation, which may be decorative as well as functional. Often removed after the initial "clash of lances" as it impedes sight and breathing and is very hot. It is often worn with another helm underneath.
Mail Coif - A mail hood, often worn with a hauberk.
Sallet - When usually worn with a bevor, a sallet covers the entire head. It is distinguished by a long, sometimes pointed tail that extends to cover the back of the neck and by a single, long eye-slit. It has no ventilation holes as there is a gap where the helm and bevor meet.
[Legs]
Chausses - A mail hosen, either knee-high or cover the whole leg.
Cuisses - A plate that covers the thighs, made of various materials.
Greaves - It covers the lower leg, front and back, made from a variety of materials, but most often plates of metal.
Poleyn - A plate that covers the knee, appeared early in the transition from mail to plate, articulated to connect with the cuisses and schynbald or greave. It is often with fins or rondel to cover gaps.
Sabatons or Sollerets - It covers the foot, often mail or plate.
Schynbald - A plate that covers only the shins, not the whole lower leg.
Tassets or Tuilles - Bands that hang from faulds or breastplate to protect the upper legs.
[Neck]
Aventail or Camail - Detachable mail hung from a helmet to protect the neck and shoulders, often worn with bassinets.
Bevor - It is worn with a sallet to cover the jaw and throat (extending somewhat down the sternum). May also cover the back of the neck if worn with a bassinet rather than a sallet. It may be solid or made of lames, and is sometimes worn with a gorget.
Gorget - A steel collar to protect the neck and cover the neck opening in a complete cuirass. Quite unlike a modern shirt collar in that as well as covering the front and back of the neck it also covers part of the clavicles and sternum and a-like area on the back.
[Torso]
Brigandine - A cloth garment, generally canvas or leather, lined with small oblong steel plates riveted to the fabric.
Cuirass - It covers the breast, not the back, however the name is sometimes used to describe the breast- and back-plates together.
Culet - Small, horizontal lames that protect the small of the back or the buttocks, attached to a backplate or cuirass.
Faulds - Bands to protect the front waist and hips, attached to cuirass.
Hauberk or Haubergeon - A mail shirt reaching to the mid-thigh with sleeves. Early mail shirts generally were quite short. Hauberks became longer, coming down to the knee or lower. A hauberk is a long mail coat. A haubergeon is a short one [Chain mail].
Pixane | Standard or Bishop's Mantle - A mail or leather collar. In common with a gorget, it is not like a modern shirt collar. Rather, it is a circle with a hole for the neck to fit through. It covers the shoulders, breast and upper back, perhaps like an extremely small poncho.
Plackart - An extra layer of armour to cover the belly.
[Various]
Doublet or Arming Doublet - A padded cloth worn under a harness.
Gousset - A mail that protects areas not covered by plate.
Lame - A band of steel plate, put together separately so that several bands can articulate on various areas like around the thighs, shoulders or waist. Such pieces are named for the number of bands, for instance, a fauld of four lame.
Rondel - Any type of circular plate. Rondels protecting various areas may have particular names, such as a besagew protecting the shoulder joint.