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Below is a list of terms which are used frequently in Epic Path, or in d20-based role-playing games in general. This is meant as a quick reference guide for players new to Epic Path. | Below is a list of terms which are used frequently in Epic Path, or in d20-based role-playing games in general. This is meant as a quick reference guide for players new to Epic Path. | ||
== How To Find Things == | |||
Epic Path is primarily presented at the website 'epicpath.org'. The game rules are written as a wiki, which requires permission to edit. This means that there are several EXTREMELY powerful ways to find rules, especially compared to the 'good old days' of playing based upon a stack of hard-bound books with colorful pictures on the front filled with small text and lineart. | |||
At the upper right corner of every wiki page, there is a small search bar. You can type in any phrase you want here, and the software instantly searches all of the thousands of pages of the game rules, generally as fast as you can type. (Miraculous!) The software tries to present you with exact matches in page titles, and if it finds one, will auto-complete and take you to that specific page. | |||
Notice, however, that there is a 'generic search' option presented at the bottom of the list of auto-complete terms. We STRONGLY RECOMMEND that you use the generic search option at the bottom of the drop-down list if you are having trouble finding things. | |||
Even better than that, once you are on the page of rules you are interested in, most web browsers have a 'search in page' function. This is often accessed by typing the command string 'Ctrl-F' while you have clicked into the page. "Ctrl-F" means that you press and hold the 'Control' key (Ctrl) on your keyboard, then press and release the 'f' letter key. In most browsers this causes a second search bar to pop open in which you can search for letters and words and phrases in the text of that exact page. | |||
We find that most things can be quickly and easily located using these two tools. | |||
We also present this glossary page, to serve as a 'catch-all' for odd bits of rules, and to serve as a short-cut for people exploring these rules. Have fun! | |||
=== [[5-Foot Step]] === | === [[5-Foot Step]] === | ||