CID
Short for Character ID, formed of the PID followed by a decimal point and an integer representing how many characters that player has had; often mixed up with PID.
downtime
The time between events.
egregores
Non-player characters who embody the spirit of a nation. See also Egregores on the player wiki.
GOD Crate
The big green ISO storage container located next to the GOD tent.
lammies
Any small laminated items, often with an exposed tearable bit of paper for single-use potions, traumatic wounds, &c.
Matrix
The endless sea of crates containing player packs, organised by PID.
Maelstrom
The name of one of the LARP games run by Profound Decisions prior to Empire.
Methuselah
Adam's fond nickname for the ancient and weary laminator on which was scribbled, many years ago by Sparky-Dave in the days of Maelstrom, "DEAD".
physrep
"Physical representation" i.e. the object that exists in the real out-of-character world that is representing an in-game item; for example, a foam-and-latex sword is a physrep for a real sword that can really stab people.
PID
Player ID number, usually found on the top right-hand corner of documents, often confused with a CID.
vellum
Not actually animal skin; use to refer to high-gsm (thick) cream paper used to print in-character documents.