Editing Glossary (section)

==P==
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;[[Pack Doll]]
:A miniature doll modeled after an NPC or Creature and is usually animated in some way. Pack dolls can be used as house decorations and are collected by many players.

;[[Player Killer]] (PK)
:Player characters who have the ability to harm or kill other player characters.

;Player versus Monster (PvM)
:Also known as Player versus Environment or PVE, PvM refers to gameplay where players kill computer controlled creatures in contrast to [[Player Versus Player|Player versus Player]] (PvP) where players instead kill each other.

;Player versus Player (PvP)
:PvP is the term is used to refer to gameplay where players kill each other. In AC, PvP is achieved by becoming a [[Player Killer]], [[Player Killer Lite]] or choosing to play on the PvP world [[Darktide]].

;[[Plugins]]
:Plugins are software components that add extra features to the game to enhance gameplay. This includes such features as task macros, inventory and pack management, creature and item identification and more. Plugins require [[#D|Decal]] to run within the game.

;[[Portal]]
:A swirling energy vortex that magically transports characters from one place to another.

;Portal Bot
:Portal Bots are automated player characters run by Decal scripting programs that allow them to summon portals on command. The differences between a portal bot and a buff bot are 1) portal bots do not buff players, and 2) portal bot programs take advantage of multiple characters on the same account, allowing for much more than the two portal ties a buff bot can provide.

;[[Portal Storm]]
:A disturbance of portal magic caused by too many people in the same area. In a portal storm, some people will be teleported to random locations outside the area.

;Powerlevel
:Getting your character to the highest level possible in the shortest amount of time.

;Pre-patch (PP)
:A pre-patch item is an earlier version of an item that has at some point received an update. See also the term [[#R|Retired]].

;[[Pyreal]]
:The basic unit of currency in Dereth.