Naming Conventions in RPGs

Biggus Geekus

English - September 09, 2021 04:19 - 2 hours - 58.4 MB - ★★★★ - 13 ratings
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Naming Conventions in RPGs

Definition: A naming convention is a convention (generally agreed scheme) for naming things.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naming_convention

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