glossary.tex

\providecommand\glossarytitle{Lexicon}

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\newglossary*{people}{People}
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\newglossary*{mech}{Mechanics}
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\newignoredglossary*{peeps}

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\makeglossaries

% We only want to show full descriptions (e.g. 'PC (Player Character)') in some books. These books make the file '.switch-gls', but most use nothing.

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  \setabbreviationstyle[acronym]{long-short-sc-desc}
}{
  \setabbreviationstyle[acronym]{short-sc-desc}
}


%%%%%%%%%% Preambles %%%%%%%%%%

\setglossarypreamble{From the safety of a town, this medieval world looks familiar, but people rarely go to war, and nobody has heard of a plague.
Nobody goes hungry outside of a town, as all forests bloom with roots, fruits, and monsters.

And the monsters wander through a generous forest.}

\setglossarypreamble[mech]{\label{glosPreamble}%
  Each of these books has its own selection of rules, made to fit.
  None has the lot, but they all have enough.
}

%%%%%%%%%% Meta Terminology %%%%%%%%%%

\newacronym[
  description={a grunge-fantasy RPG, which has no house-rules, and never will},
  sort={T0},
  name={BIND},
  nonumberlist,
  type={peeps},
]{bind}{BIND}{BIND Is Not DnD}

\newacronym[
  description={books work a little like `print on demand', but it's faster, and cheaper, and if you don't like the paper-quality, you have only yourself to blame},
  prefix={a\space},
  parent={bind},
  ]{piy}{PiY}{Print it Yourself}

\newacronym[
  description={means that the file is for printing, not for reading on a screen},
  prefix={a\space},
  parent={bind},
  nonumberlist,
  ]{pdf}{pdf}{Printable Document Format}

% Traits

\longnewglossaryentry{trait}{
  sort={T1.1},
  name={Traits},
  text={Trait},
  prefix={a\space},
  type={mech},
  description={},
  }

\longnewglossaryentry{attribute}{
  name={Attributes},
  text={Attribute},
  prefix={an\space},
  type={mech},
  parent={trait},
  first={\textit{Attribute}},
  description={describe the body and mind.
    \par
    \vspace{1em}
    \noindent
    \begin{minipage}{\linewidth}
    \begin{description}
      \item[Strength:]
      muscle, brawn, toughness, height
      \item[Dexterity:]
      finesse, coördination, balance
      \item[Speed:]
      velocity, tendons, vim
      \item[Intelligence:]
      memory, logic, tenacity, cunning
      \item[Wits:]
      alacrity, levity, attention, acumen
      \item[Charisma:]
      gravitas, glamour, confidence, symmetry
    \end{description}
    \end{minipage}
    Players can remove penalties with minimal \glsentrytext{xp} expenditure, but the price hike after that grows steeply},
}

\longnewglossaryentry{skill}{
  name={Skills},
  text={Skill},
  prefix={a\space},
  type={mech},
  parent={trait},
  nonumberlist,
  description={each help with many different tasks, depending on the \glsentrytext{attribute} paired with.
  \roll{Intelligence}{Larceny} lets the character open a door, while \roll{Dexterity}{Larceny} lets them pick a pocket},
  }


% Time

\longnewglossaryentry{campaign}{
  sort={T3.1},
  name={Chronicles},
  text={Chronicle},
  prefix={a\space},
  type={mech},
  description={The Chronicle is the game and the players, it tells the story of the troupe, but not of any particular \glsentrytext{pc}.
  Each week which passes in our world, about four weeks pass in \glsentrytext{fenestra}.
  During the game, the \glsentrytext{gm} and players set the pace of any scene, but the session never covers more than thirty days},
  }

\newacronym[
  description={-- one of the characters run by the people playing the game},
  parent={campaign},
  sort={A1},
  prefix={a\space},
  ]{pc}{PC}{Player Character}

\longnewglossaryentry{gm}{
  prefix={a\space},
  name={The Judge},
  text={Judge},
  sort={A2},
  type={mech},
  parent={campaign},
  nonumberlist,
  description={rolls encounters, interprets the rules, and forgets to bring enough pencils},
}

\newacronym[
  description={ -- anyone in the world played by the \glsentrytext{gm} rather than a player},
  prefix={an\space},
  sort={A3},
  prefixfirst={a\space},
  parent={campaign},
  ]{npc}{NPC}{Non-Player Character}

\longnewglossaryentry{downtime}{
  name={Downtime},
  text={Downtime},
  prefix={a\space},
  parent={campaign},
  type={mech},
  description={covers the time between scenes and sessions, letting characters train, heal, and drink.
  Characters heal a number of \glsfmtplural{hp} each week equal to half their current total (minimum 1), along with all \glsfmtplural{mp} and~\glsfmtplural{fp}},