Game Ideas Wiki:Glossary

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Canon
Official facts about a series, based on what the developers/creators decide. As opposed to Fanon

Encyclopedia
"A book or set of books giving information on many subjects or on many aspects of one subject and typically arranged alphabetically." Or, just think of Wikipedia.

Fanon
Fan based information about a game that is not officially acknowledged by the game's creator(s). This site is concidered fanon, as it contains many "facts" about characters and their games differently than their creators officially recognize. As opposed to Canon. See related Fan Theories.

Fan Theories
Guesses by fans about the facts of a game. Notably, this category contains conspiracy theories, and many as wildly incorrect as often as it is unusually right on.

HP
HP means hit points, the default measure of health in video games. Attacks decrease hit points, eventually killing the enemy. This system was put in place to lengthen and simplify battles, rather than saying that every hit wounds the character and instantly kills them. However, some moves take away large amounts of hit points to get the same effect.

In this setting, rarely does HP refer to the electronics company.

RTE
RTE stands for Real Text Editor; The default visual editor here.

Spoiler
Information that gives away details about a plot before the user experiences or finds out in the story. Usually "ruins the ending", as this information may reveal who dies, who wins, and what the epilogue explains before the gamer progresses to that point.