]> http://rpgcrossings.com/taxonomy/term/121/0 en http://rpgcrossings.com/story/leadership_skills_found_in_games <p>Harvard Business Review Looks at WoW Leadership Model</p> <p>So your family thinks that you’ll never amount to anything because you sit around in your bathrobe all day managing your World of Warcraft guild.</p> Warcraft Behind the Screen (Industry News) Sat, 10 May 2008 14:44:10 -0400 http://rpgcrossings.com/quote/good_ole_grimgor <div class="quotes-quote"> <p>I'm gonna stomp 'em to dust. I'm gonna grind their bones. I'm gonna burn down dere towns and cities. I'm gonna pile 'em up inna big fire and roast 'em. I'm gonna bash 'eads, break faces, and stomp on da bits dat are left. An' den I'm gonna get really mean.</p> </div> <div class="quotes-author"> <p>&mdash; Grimgor Ironhide, Black Orc<a href="glossary#term209" title="Orc: Orc or Ork, an Old English word (orc-néas &#039;orc-corpses&#039; in Beowulf) for the undead monsters of Grendel&#039;s race, was revived by J. R. R. Tolkien in his Middle-earth legendarium. n Tolkien&#039;s writings, Orcs are described as humanoid, ugly and filthy. Their height varies from human-sized to shorter. Many have long arms, like monkeys. Although not dim-witted, they are portrayed as dull and miserable beings, who corrupt words and are only able to destroy, not to create"><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a> Warboss</p> </div> Warcraft High Fantasy Tue, 13 Jun 2006 10:49:32 -0400 http://rpgcrossings.com/story/lunar_new_year_celebrations_for_wow <p>World of Warcraft players will get to celebrate the Lunar New Year on January 27th, with a series<a href="glossary#term52" title="campaign: A campaign is an ongoing storyline revolving about a continuous group of characters. It is generally made up of a series of adventures within a specific setting. Since the word &#039;campaign&#039; implies a series of military conquests, games wishing to distance themselves from such martial pursuits have alternate names for their campaigns. For example, Ars Magica campaigns are known as sagas and Vampire: The Masquerade campaigns are known as chronicles. Several games, attempting to invoke the serial dramas of television, have used the term series. "><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a> of celebrations that span the MMORPG<a href="glossary#term219" title="MMORPG: A massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) is an online computer role-playing game in which a large number of players interact with one another in a virtual world. As in all RPGs, players assume the role of a character (traditionally in a fantasy setting) and take control over most of that character&#039;s actions. MMORPGs are distinguished from single-player or small multi-player RPGs by the game&#039;s persistent world, usually hosted by the game&#039;s publisher, which continues to exist and evolve while the player is away from the game. [Wikipedia entry]"><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a> world. Events will take place in Stormwind, Thunder Bluff, Booty Bay, and Moonglade, with the last fireworks show taking place on February 13th in Moonglade. Each capital city will have event-specific decorations, with special "elder" NPCs for players to find and venerate to receive bonus items. The festivities will also include a new boss, called Omen; the boss appears only during the Lunar New Year events and is based on the mythical character<a href="glossary#term53" title="character: A role-playing game character is a fictional person (or other entitiy) that inhabits the game&#039;s universe. They are typically divided into player characters, who are controlled by the players, and non-player characters, who are controlled by the GM. In any given game, there are far more NPCs than PCs, as NPCs comprise every individual in the fantasy world who is not playing at the moment. Both types of characters typically follow the same rules for creation, interests, abilities and hit points. Some monsters and odd creatures may not be available as player characters, depending on the game system. "><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a> of Nian from Ch</p> Warcraft Fantasy Hot Off The Press (Gamer News) Sun, 22 Jan 2006 22:19:19 -0500