Glossary
Shared language for grim & perilous reference
Working definitions so your table argues about choices, not vocabulary.
Talk tone, consent, and bleak-content notes with the same seriousness you give the d100.
- Grim & perilous
- Tone tag for harsh consequence play.
- Career rank
- Progression along a social/combat vocation.
- Corruption track
- Pressure toward ruinous change.
- Chaos manifestation
- Table events that externalize corruption.
- Martial training
- Fight packages beyond simple attack bonuses.
- Social intrigue turn
- Faction scenes with mechanical teeth.
- Injury tree
- Lasting wounds after critical fails.
- Campaign threat
- Regional dangers on clocks.
Track light, travel, and social capital as carefully as hit points. Resource pressure is the quiet engine behind memorable grim & perilous reference stories.
Zweihänder Wikipedia, grimdark tone pages, and named community doors beat anonymous 'd100 tips' listicles.
Cite designers and freelancers when you share reference sheets. Credit is culture.
Readable handouts and clear remote audio beat pretty PDFs nobody can parse mid-injury.
One public primer and one short perilous night beat a shelf of unread hardcovers on week one.
Label spoilers. Separate rules fights from fiction talk. Escalate to mods.
Related desks in this neighborhood
Sister domains cover crate essays, org/community notes, reforged commentary, store browsing orientation, and powered-by literacy.
Terms evolve. If your table uses a different gloss, write it into your house doc and tell newcomers which dictionary you are using. Shared language beats winning an etymology fight mid-scene.
When a word is edition-specific, say so out loud. Borrowing vocabulary across systems is fine; silent assumptions are what cause arguments.