Introducing D&D terms into the non-D&D world

[Henry]

"pwned" means "owned", near as I can tell, and "1337" is a silly cipher for writing the word "elite" (elite = eleet = leet = l33t = 1337, if you follow the etymology.)

Heck, anyone seen the TV show "numb3rs"? It's spreading everywhere.

Never had any terms make the jump, but I do see video game terms insert themselves all over, ESPECIALLY into RPG's. We have one player in our group who consistently speaks of "camping", "trains", and "buffs."

 

[MirrorMask]

FYI 'berk' has been a derogatory term meaning 'idiot' in England for at least as long as I've been alive.

(Erm, make of that what you will. )

Believe it or not I DO know that, alot of Sigil speak was taken from England and Ireland and Scottland. But I consider it Sigil speak because that is where it first pulled at my heart strings.

 

[kolikeos]

i always use references to a d20 especialy when i go shooting with a few friends
'thats a 20 alright' means an arrow in the bullseye 'ha! a 1 you loser' means totaly missed the target

 

[Bardsandsages]

I find myself doing it often. I walked into the cafeteria the other day to find a co-worker picking up a bunch of cups and stuff they had knocked over and said "Ah, failed your reflex save I see." Funny thing was, I didn't know he was a gamer, but turns out he is and started laughing that I was too.

I have lamented that all I need is a bag of holding and a teleport spell and my life would be so much simpler. I have threated to smite people. I have said things like, "No, I'm not evil. I'm LAWFUL evil. There's a difference."

 

[kolikeos]

Believe it or not I DO know that, alot of Sigil speak was taken from England and Ireland and Scottland. But I consider it Sigil speak because that is where it first pulled at my heart strings.

ever since i played planescape torment i started using sigil speak, although i don't do it often nowadays

 

[loki44]

I call anyone I'm not immediately associated with an NPC. There have been instances where non-gamers have heard me using it in context and picked it up themselves. I'm sure thay had no idea where the term came from. With limited success I've also introduced the concept of alignments to non-gamers as a quick and easy way to assess another person's motives/personality. I also regularly assign % chances of success to real-life situations, as in "There's a 47% chance I'll be there."