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Computer science terms that sound like fantasy RPG abilities

I’ll start:

  • Firewall
  • Virtual Memory
  • Single source of truth
  • Lossless Compression (this one sounds really powerful for some reason)

Your turn

Hard mode: Try not to include closer to domain-specific things like javascript library names

    • @papalonian
      18•2 months ago

      Think that’s that wizards get when they’re having trouble studying.

        • @papalonian
          6•2 months ago

          Huh, no shit! It’s been a year already.

          I think that means I’m getting old.

      • @[email protected]English
        3•2 months ago

        There’s an infamous tech support tale dating back to the Windows 95 days of a very religious lady who wanted all of the wizards removed from her computer. Similar for an individual who absolutely did not want any mice around their computer

    • @SzethFriendOfNimi
      46•2 months ago

      The orc becomes a pile of gelatin, quivering, you now must choose what it will become.

      Roll for…

      • I Cast Fist
        10•2 months ago

        The last one was atomization, right? Gets a bit out of fantasy, but can definitely sound magical

        • @[email protected]English
          6•2 months ago

          I cast atomization on the giant. (9th level warlock spell)

          On a failed save the targets head evaporates killing them outright.
          On a success roll a d4 (or higher for higher number of limbs) and the limb clockwise from the head evaporates. Dealing either 25% or 150HP which ever is higher damage.

    • @SzethFriendOfNimi
      23•2 months ago

      A crack forms below you… and suddenly a tunnel collapses inward beneath your feet.

      After a short while your fall is arrested. You are now snagged in a web, in the dim light lit from where you fell you can see this web goes on, all around you, seemingly forever.

    • @aeronmelon
      40•2 months ago

      Installation Wizard - A wizard hired to protect a specific building or location.

      • @[email protected]
        7•2 months ago

        alternatively just an HVAC technician who casts enchantments

        “For the last time i am NOT an ‘installation wizard’, i am an engineer! I didn’t spend 5 years studying enchantments just for people to compare me to bedsheet-wearing dementia-addled codgers!”

    • @SzethFriendOfNimi
      11•2 months ago

      Roll for intelligence… 16. The progress of the one hit BEG killing spell is 33%

      <many turns later>

      Roll for intelligence… 3. The progress of the one hit BEG killing spell is 96%. That’s the only action you can take on your turn. You better hope the party can stop the army from hitting the power source of this spell before it finishes.

      Roll for intelligence… 5. Since that would be more than 100 the progress of the spell rolls back to 91%.

    • swab148
      5•2 months ago

      That one would also be a good name for an EDM group

  • CranberryJamEnglish
    66•2 months ago
    • Terminal shell
    • Kill daemon
    • Timeshift
    • Cloud hosting
    • Ethernet
    • Overwrite memory
    • Free memory
    • Poison artifical intelligence
  • Thelsim
    49•2 months ago

    I had a bit too much fun with these :)

    Magical Items
    • The Bandwidth Cap
      Cursed item that limits the magical power of it’s wearer
    • The Token Ring
      Magical ring that allows the wielder to communicate over large distances. They can receive messages from one token ring and send message to another.
    • The Memory Barrier
      Protective charm that shields the mind from intrusion.
    • The Shadow Register
      A magical ledger that records secrets and hidden locations in the immediate area.
    • The Superscalar
      A legendary shimmering sword that can strike multiple foes in a single attack.
    Spells
    • Loopback
      Redirects a spell to its point of origin.
    • Jabber
      Causes the target to produce incoherent speech and lose its train of thought.
    • Branch Prediction
      Gives the caster foresight to predict their opponent’s next action.
    • Traceroute
      A tracking spell that reveals the path of a target.
    • Mask
      Hides the caster’s true identity.
    • Hypertransport
      Enables instantaneous movement over short distances.
    • Interrupt
      Counterspell to disrupt an enemy’s casting.
    Spell modifiers
    • Broadcast
      Modifies spell to affect a large area.
    • Unicast
      Modifies spell to affect a single point with maximum damage.
    • Multicast
      Modfies spell to affect multiple selected targets.
    • Repeater
      Modifies spell to recast itself over multiple turns.
    • @BytemeisterEnglish
      17•2 months ago

      Transmission Control Protocol - Modifies teleportation and summoning to be very specific.

      Universal Datagram Protocol - see “Shout”

      • @[email protected]English
        6•2 months ago

        UDP - See “shout”

        I give you credit, not much causes me to actually laugh out loud… like a good, hearty belly laugh. This did, thank you for that.

  • @SanctusEnglish
    37•2 months ago

    Asynchronous Threads

    Port Forward (this one just sounds like a dope place)

    Remote Host

    Domain Controller

    Immutable Type