Common Pitfalls & Solutions
Term Confusion Matrix
| Problematic Term |
Issue |
Solution |
| Using "Curse" for cursed items |
‘Curse!’ is a game call |
Use "hex" for negative item properties |
| Using "Disease" generally |
Disease is a game call |
Use "plague" for magical afflictions, "illness" for mundane |
| "Magic" as descriptor |
Could mean the ‘Magic!’ call |
Use "magical", "arcane", or "mystical" |
| "Necromancer" |
Ambiguous morality |
Specify context or use alternative terms |
| "Throwing" tag bags |
Implies without incant |
Specify "generate" for spells, "throw" for martial |
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