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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DM Howard" data-source="post: 6006702" data-attributes="member: 87131">I'm 23 and I was first introduced to D&D with 2nd edition.  I'll go out and say that I have found myself using these terms before and I've played MMORPGs which is surely where I picked it up from.BUT I find that when I do use these terms (if at all, as I'm trying to get away from such terminology and video games in general) I use them when talking about a session that has already occurred to someone else.Like I said it's rare that I've done it, but I have been guilty of doing it.  Do I think it's wrong?  No, because I think everyone needs to play the way they want to play but do I think that role playing games need to be this fluffy sparkly land of acceptance of everyone's differing styles in your group?  Heck no.  (Hence why I've gone towards a system better suited to me and my style of playing, Castles and Crusades.)In short, I think every group is going to be different but I think there should be an understanding as to whether such jargon would be permissible, out of character or not.  If there is friction perhaps another group needs to be found for those who are chaffing at the rest of the groups play style because often that's what it comes down to.</blockquote>