Glossary
Shared language for official-channel literacy
Working definitions so your table argues about choices, not vocabulary.
Even careful buyers blur edition tags and bundle contents. Revisit the checklist on purpose.
- POD
- Print-on-demand physical copies.
- Watermarked PDF
- Personal-use digital files.
- Bundle hygiene
- Checking what editions are included.
- Wishlist discipline
- Avoiding impulse shelves.
- License footer
- Where reuse rights hide.
- Shipping myth
- International costs vary; read policies.
- Preview pages
- Using samples before buying.
- Edition tag
- Matching the text your table locked.
If a mechanic slows every fight by ten minutes, trim it. Fidelity to a book is optional; fidelity to fun and fairness is not.
Track edition tags, bundle contents, and preview checks. That trail prevents double buys.
Leave room for borrow-before-buy. Previews and library shares beat regret shelves.
Date which edition tag you bought against and which preview you checked. Future-you avoids double buys.
Talk wishlist discipline and preview habits before you impulse-buy a mixed shelf.
Readable product pages and clear edition tags beat pretty covers with silent reprints.
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For play culture and community, use the .cc, .org, crate, reforged, and powered-by siblings.
Terms evolve. If your table uses a different gloss, write it into your house doc and tell newcomers which dictionary you are using. Shared language beats winning an etymology fight mid-scene.
When a word is edition-specific, say so out loud. Borrowing vocabulary across systems is fine; silent assumptions are what cause arguments.