Roleplay glossary: the terms to know

23 terms explained

RP (roleplay)

Role-playing: players embody a character and act as that character in a coherent universe.

Whitelist

Server access list. An applicant is accepted by the staff after an application or interview.

MDT

Mobile Data Terminal: terminal used by police or emergency services, with records, warrants, incidents and vehicles.

FailRP

Behavior that breaks roleplay coherence: acting unrealistically for one's character.

Powergaming

Forcing actions on another player without giving them a chance to react.

Metagaming

Using in game information obtained outside the game (Discord, stream, voice chat).

Out-of-RP (OOC)

Everything outside the roleplay: player-to-player discussion, rules, technical matters.

Fair play

Fair spirit of play: respecting other players and leaving everyone room to play.

NLR (New Life Rule)

Rule requiring you to forget the events that led to your character's death.

RDM (Random Deathmatch)

Killing a player without an RP reason.

VDM (Vehicle Deathmatch)

Using a vehicle to run over a player without an RP reason.

Combat logging

Disconnecting to avoid the consequences of an ongoing situation.

Staff

The team that runs and moderates the server: helpers, moderators, admins.

Rank

Level of responsibility, with associated permissions, in the staff or a job.

Faction

Organized group with a hierarchy: gang, public service, business.

Job

A player's professional role: police officer, doctor, mechanic, taxi driver, etc.

Framework

The software base of an RP server that provides the game systems (economy, jobs, inventory).

Panel

Web interface for managing a server: players, staff, jobs, sites.

Game bridge

Module that connects the game server to the panel and exchanges events.

Webhook

HTTP request sent automatically to an address when an event occurs.

REST API

Interface that lets two pieces of software exchange data through HTTP requests.

Tenant

A customer's isolated space in a multi-customer service, with its own database.

Audit log

History of staff actions, with author and date.