Asheron's Call: Difference between revisions

* [[Absurdly High Level Cap]]: The original MMORPG example -- experience capped out at 4 ''billion'', or around level 126, with requirements going up logarithmically. Players could continue to gain experience to max out every skill, with a similar cap of 4 billion, without actually increasing in level. A later update changed this, creating 275 levels in the game. Add in alternate forms of advancement such as Augmentations and Luminance, and it quickly moves [[Beyond the Impossible]].

* [[Acronym Confusion]]: In this game, [[UST]] is a [[Punny Name|punny acronym]] for Universal Salvaging Tool, and also means "That which reduces" in Empyrean. It was introduced in-game like this:

* [[After the End]]: Kind of. The game takes place after the entire planet of Auberean was ravaged by a horde of giant sentient bugs, but also after the bugs had been killed off and civilization had been re-established.

* [[Alternate Calendar]]: The exiled Isparians abandoned their calendars and adopted P.Y. (Portal Year) as their new calendar. 0 P.Y. marks the death of the Olthoi Queen.

* [[Killer Rabbit]]: The "[[Monty Python|White Rabbit]]" monster which is level 666, has the most powerful piercing damage attack in the game, has one of the more powerful electrical attacks in the game and can cast the "Bunny Smite" spell which kills the target instantly no matter where the target is. To top it all off she'll attack you if you even ''look'' at her funny. (More specifically, you can identify creatures to see their stats without them noticing you. However, identifying the white rabbit will cause it to murder you; This is unique to the white rabbit.)

* [[Large Ham]]: Gaerlan and pretty much every Empyrean. And ursuins (an strange bear-like huge bunny/cat) are apparently aiming for an Oscar in their death animation...

* [[Ley Line]]: The Olthoi have an intuitive understanding of mana flows and dam them to prevent the use of magic. Also, leylines have been shaped on a planetary scale to ward off... ''something''.

* [[Linear Warriors, Quadratic Wizards]]: At low levels, mages are a boring, tedious, pain-in-the-ass to play whereas warriors are (at least in comparison) a breeze. But once the mages reach high levels...

** A whole quest where all the N.P.C.s names reference ''[[Hogan's Heroes]]''

** [[Planet of the Apes|Bright Eyes]], the tailor of Tusker Island.

** [[Paul Bunyan|Paul the Monouga and his giant blue auroch.]]

** The [[Xena: Warrior Princess|Discus of the Mite Warrior Princess.]]

* [[Video Game Tutorial]]: Optional. Not recommended to skip.

* [[Volcano Lair]]: Aerlinthe Island.

* [[Welcome to Corneria]]

* [[White Mask of Doom]]: Virindi "wear" them. Camdeth Martine wore one, too, to hide his [[Facial Horror|scars]]. Dolls are nothing but one giant floating mask wreathed in energy.