Caves of Qud Wiki:Style Guide: Difference between revisions
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Avoid the word “monster”, except as used in the game. Prefer “creature” instead, regardless of how the player or player character may feel about the creature in question. | Avoid the word “monster”, except as used in the game. Prefer “creature” instead, regardless of how the player or player character may feel about the creature in question. | ||
===== "Parasang" ===== | |||
A parasang is, depending on context, equivalent to: | |||
* a world map tile | |||
* the 3×3 set of surface zones associated with a given world map tile | |||
* the 3×3×infinity set of zones associated with a given world map tile | |||
* the distance from one zone to any zone on an adjacent world map tile | |||
==== “The” ==== | ==== “The” ==== | ||
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The time between when a creature receives the opportunity to act is a "turn". The 'standard' unit of time is the "game tick", or simply "tick", which is equivalent to one turn for a creature whose quickness is 100. | The time between when a creature receives the opportunity to act is a "turn". The 'standard' unit of time is the "game tick", or simply "tick", which is equivalent to one turn for a creature whose quickness is 100. | ||
=== Spoilers === | === Spoilers === | ||