Terminology
These are the terms you’ll see across the RPG Sessions website and the rest of these guides.
A character, adversary, or vehicle that can appear in a game roster, encounter, or Map.
Adversary
Section titled “Adversary”A non-player character built as a minion, rival, or nemesis.
Data Library
Section titled “Data Library”The collection of reusable kits, weapons, armor, gear, qualities, talents, critical tables, talent trees, attachments, spells, vehicle actions, encounters, and Maps.
Dice theme
Section titled “Dice theme”The visual and rules presentation used by a dice roller or game. The standalone roller includes Genesys, Star Wars, and Numeric choices.
Drop-In Mode
Section titled “Drop-In Mode”A lighter way to enter a shared table. A GM can add an optional password.
Encounter
Section titled “Encounter”A prepared group of adversaries and vehicles that a GM can review and activate together.
The membership, settings, roster, history, encounters, and shared state for a campaign or one-shot.
Game master
Section titled “Game master”A user with management access to one game. A GM can configure that table without becoming a site administrator.
Game Table
Section titled “Game Table”The shared session surface with Overview, Encounters, Map Editor, Stats, actor sheets, dice, story points, chat, and initiative.
Game theme
Section titled “Game theme”The selected rules and presentation theme for a game, character, or vehicle. It influences system-specific fields and terminology.
A named collection of related Data Library entries, often organized around a rulebook, setting, campaign, or content pack.
Library
Section titled “Library”Your workspace for complete character, adversary, and vehicle sheets, plus the folders that organize them.
Live roll
Section titled “Live roll”A standalone dice roll saved to your history with its own result page.
Map Editor
Section titled “Map Editor”The Sessions Maps surface embedded as a Game Table tab when available to the table.
The structured character or vehicle record that owns its statistics, equipment, progression, damage, and notes.
Table token
Section titled “Table token”A token from your account that you can assign to an eligible game. Check Profile and the game settings for your current limits and access.
Test roll
Section titled “Test roll”A standalone dice roll shown on the current Dice page without saving it to roll history.