Pokemen
In the extended Pokémon universe, Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy appear to exist and work in every town, though it is acknowledged that neither is a single entity, but rather multiple identical clones.
Um, actually, they're all members of the same family.
Enter the Gungeon is a singleplayer bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past. Select a hero and battle your way to the bottom of the Gungeon by surviving a challenging and evolving series of floors filled with the dangerously adorable Gundead and fearsome Gungeon bosses armed to the teeth.
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D&D has been around for many years, and the streamlined version of the game that exists now was not always so. In 2nd edition, skills were known as proficiencies and instead of attack bonuses one employed their THACO, short for To Hit Armor Class Only.
Um, actually, THAC0 stands for "To Hit Armor Class Zero."
Bowser, Mario's first and greatest enemy, also known as King Koopa, has attempted to kidnap Princess Peach of the Mushroom Kingdom no less than 17 times.
Um, actually, Mario's first enemy was Donkey Kong.
[or, a Goomba if you count that as Jump-Man.]
In the "Pokémon" TV show, most Pokémon communicate by saying their name over and over again in a way that is definitely not annoying, but there are some exceptions. At least one Meowth can speak like a human, Charizard never says his name, and Mr. Mime doesn't make any sound at all.
Um, actually, Mr. Mime does say his name.
Risk of Rain 2 follows the crew of UES : Contact Light as they try to find UES : Safe Travels and any survivors along their path. They have to try and survive the hostile wildlife and environment as difficulty increases over time, navigating Petrichor V via the teleporters strewn across the entire planet. The crew loop endlessly through many distinct environments, but end upon the moon to defeat the final boss.
Risk of Rain 2 is the sequel to the classic multiplayer roguelike Risk of Rain. It is developed by Hopoo Games (the Soundtrack by Chris Christodoulou), and published by Gearbox Publishing. The game released on August 11, 2020, after Early Access began on March 28, 2019.
Um, actually, it follows the crew of the Safe Travels trying to find the Contact Light.
The Nether is a dimension in Minecraft accessible from the Overworld by a nether portal. It consists of five unique biomes, which are the nether wastes, the blackstone deltas, the crimson and warped forests and the soul sand valleys. Each biome has unique generation and terrain.
Um, actually, they're the Basalt Deltas.
While for most people the distinction between a wizard and a sorcerer may seem trivial, for the players of Dungeons & Dragons the difference couldn't be more stark. While they both rely on intelligence to determine the potency of their spells, wizards arrive at their expertise through study and the use of spellbook, whereas sorcerers carry a magical birthright conferred upon them by an exotic bloodline, some otherworldly influence, or exposure to unknown cosmic forces.
Um, actually, Sorcerers rely on charisma for their spell casting.
One of the most iconic buddy relationships of all time is that of Han Solo and his co-pilot Chewbacca. Chewbacca only speaks to Han in Shyriiwook, though he can understand English just fine, while Han only speaks to Chewbacca in English, as Shyriiwook is rough on human vocal cords.
Um, actually, English won't have been invented for many years. The language they are speaking is called Basic.
While Bulbasaur may be the first Pokémon in the Pokédex, several other Pokémon also have a claim to being first. From Rhydon being the first Pokémon designed by developers to Mew being the genetic predecessor of all Pokémon, there is also a question of Arceus, who due to his time travel ability could theoretically travel into the distant past to be the first chronological Pokémon.
Um, actually, Arceus is the god of all Pokémon and does not have time travel abilities.
C Section is a Binding of Isaac item with the following effects:
Your tears are replaced with a charge attack that fires a homing, spectral fetus
The fetus tears deal damage equal to 75% of your current tear damage while in contact with enemies, roughly 5 times per second
Can't be held down like normal charge attacks, they will release automatically at full charge
Counts as 1 of 3 items towards the 'Conjoined' transformation
Um, actually, C Section does not count towards Conjoined.
Skins are textures that are placed onto a player/mob model. The skin is divided into areas that act as the surface area of the character (for example, the front head area, left leg area, etc.). A skin allows only solid color; transparency is not allowed on the skin file except on the second layer, which is transparent by default; playing offline, pixels can be left free resulting in "holes" in the skin. The second layer can be used to give the character glasses, hats, or other accessories. Players can also change the arm size to be slim or normal. The slim variant is 4 pixels wide while the normal variant is 5 pixels wide.
Um, actually, the slim and normal variants are 3 and 4 pixels respectively.
While the world of tabletop role playing is dominated by Dungeons & Dragons and its focus on High Fantasy, other games focus on other genres such as the World of Darkness and its urban horror setting, Shadowrun's cyberpunk dystopia, and GURPS's focus on superhero storytelling.
Um, actually, GURPS stands for Generic Universal Role Playing System, and can be applied to any world.
The position of Defense Against the Dark Arts Teacher at Hogwarts seems to be a cursed position. Of the seven professors that taught in that position during the seven years of the books, all of them, including Quirinus Quirrell, Gilderoy Lockhart, Remus Lupin, Alastor Mad-Eye Moody, Dolores Umbridge, Severus Snape, and Amycus Carrow, served only one year.
Um, actually, Mad-Eye Moody never taught because Barty Crouch Jr. took his place using Polyjuice Potion.
Unown, the symbol Pokémon, is a psychic-type Pokémon first discovered in the Ruins of Alph, that is only capable of learning one move: Hidden Power. Unown's primary appeal is as an alphabet. Though it has no evolutions, this one Pokémon has 26 different forms, one for each letter of the Roman alphabet.
Um, actually, there are 28 with punctuation.
Cave Crawlers is a 1-10 player turn-based rogue lite set deep underground in a system of randomly generated caves. Players use weapons, spells, and talents to defeat the unique bosses and enemies found in each biome.
Most items in Minecraft have uses in world, such as Music Discs, Glow Ink Sacs, Gold Ingots, or Brushes. Some items, however, can't be used in world, such as Iron Nuggets, Amethyst Shards, Gunpowder, Lapis Lazuli, or Raw Copper.
Um, actually, Amethyst Shards can be used to duplicate Allays.
Vancian casting, named after writer Jack Vance, refers to a system in many games wherein a spellcaster prepares or memorizes spells, and cannot swap out or rememorize spells without a full day passing or needing eight hours of sleep. These spells alone can be used during that time period, even if the caster has access to other spells that they chose not to prepare, although they can cast their prepared spells as many times as they like.
Um, actually, they are limited in the number of times they can cast spells based on their level and which level of the spell it is.
Set in 2071, former gangster Spike Spiegel and ex-cop Jet Black work together as bounty hunters about Jet's ship, the Bebop. They are later joined by several younger crew members, including Faye Valentine, a con artist, Ed, a hacker, and a genetically enhanced corgi known as Data Dog.
Um, actually, Faye Valentine is older than them at 77 years old.
The Pokémon anime has been on the air for more than twenty years now. In that time, its protagonist, Pokemon trainer Ash Ketchum, has only won two Pokemon league championships. He's also never caught a legendary Pokemon.
Um, actually, he's only won one Pokemon League Championship.
The Silent's card deck has a skill card named 'Havoc', which plays the top card of your deck then Exhausts it. It costs one energy, zero if upgraded.
Um, actually, that's part of the Ironclad's card deck.
Minecraft has a slew of unused mobs; mobs that are in the game and can be summoned, but have never appeared in a normal playthrough. These mobs include Giants, Illusioners, Killer Bunnies, Zombie Horses, and NPCs.
Um, actually, Killer Bunnies were available in 1.8.
"Dungeons and Dragons" is full of legendary wizards, most well-known through the continued use of spells they crafted. We know Mordenkainen through his Magnificent Mansion, Tasha through her Hideous Laughter, and Tenser through his Grasping Hand.
Um, actually, it is Bigby's Grasping Hand.
In "The Ricks Must Be Crazy," we are introduced to the character Zeep Xanflorp, a scientist who inhabits a Microverse created by Rick to provide unlimited energy to the planet Earth through the use of Goobleboxes.
Um, actually, the Microverse is used to power just Rick's space cruiser.