LANGUAGE USE
The use of language is another important distinguishing factor. Notably most of the words are in English, possibly because most gaming books and games are in English. Especially the language use on the website, shows the influence of fantasy culture. Most of the text is taken from the www.kotkt.nl website and from their blogs where they discuss their recent activities. Their language not only show their influence but also appreciation for the imagination and the other-wordly. Runnen: leading a game DM/ST: Dungeon master, storyteller Campaign: a series of roleplaying games which run after each other. D&D: dungeons and dragons. “Last wednesday I dm’t in the roleplaying evening. I had three players and they were all new to D+D” One-shots: a roleplaying session which lasts an entire evening. Character: player in a game. ‘Stats’: relates to the statistics of one’s character. ‘Skills’ relates to the skills of their character. ‘Powers’: What special abilities one’s character has. ‘Systeem’: a setting and a set of rules for a game. “Ladies and Gentlemen, creatures of all sorts and sizes, make ready for something you never seen before” “After some time of not letting anything being heard, the Ivory Watchers are looking for a new protector of the Ivory Tower.” “Spring is over, its now up to the summering to put on a crown and lead the ‘Vrijplaats.’ The Summer marks the start of a fight in honor of it. Murder is of the order and powerful creatures divert their attention to the Ijsselmeer. The fight will come and their will be casualties.”
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