THE TORIBASH DICTIONARY
These are definitions for complete noobs (not in a bad way) at Toribash
Toribash = The game that was created by Hampa
Tori = The attacker in a match
Uke = The defender in a match
Joints = A pivot point on the body that allows that point to rotate
Hold = A joint state in which the joint will maintain its current Position
Relax = A joint state in which the joint will freely move
Contract = Contracts the muscle, resulting in a bending limb.
Extend = Extends the muscle, resulting in a ''stretching'' limb.
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Body Parts
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Pecs = Joints that move your arms forward and backward.
Shoulder = Joints that move your arms up and down.
Elbow = Joints than bend your arm or extend if they are already bent.
Wrist = Joints that bend your hands forward or backward.
Neck = A Joint that moves your head forward or backward.
Chest = A Joint used to move your upper body right or left.
Lumbar = A Joint used to bend your body right or left.
Abs = A Joint used to bend your body forward and backward.
Glutes = Joints used to bend your legs inward or outward.
Hips = Joints used to move your legs forward and backward.
Knees = Joints used to bend your legs in half or extend them if they are already bent.
Ankles = Joints than bend your feet down or up.
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Dismemberment =The act of severing joints and/or body parts from the opposing player
Fracturing = The act of rendering a joint permanently relaxed and can rotate more than normal
Dismemberment Threshold = That amount of force that needs to be applyed inorder for that joint to dismember
Fracture Threshold = That amount of force that needs to be applyed inorder for that joint to fracture
Decap = An act that make the opposing player's neck joint get dismembered
Voo-Doo/Zombie = The use of a body part that has been dismembered
Madman = A replay that has Uke being broken multiple times in a fast succession
Break Dancers = People who can "dance" in Toribash
Skeet Shot = The throwing of one or more objects (body parts) that hit the opposing players' dismembered head
Limbspike = Forcing an opponent's dismembered limb to touch the ground, thus DQing him
Podding/Tripodding = The act of bracing oneself in a stationary position preventing them from falling to the ground, and thus, keeping themselves from being disqualified
Qi = The number of completed multiplayer matches. Qi is needed for 10th Dan and Master items
Joint colors = Purchasable colors that will change the color of the force and/or relax state of the joint
Blood colors = Purchasable color that will change the color of your characters blood and the characters dismembered joints
Torso colors = Purchasable colors that will change the color of your character's torso
Clan = A group people may join, at the will of admins of the group, where people will have a tag (Tags are in Brackets) and will be able to participate in clan events
Recognized Clan = A group of Toribashians who have a tag and their own server
Unrecognized clan = A group of Toribashians who have a tag but no server
Dead clan = A clan with very few or no more active members
Engage Distance = The distance (in centimeters) Tori and Uke start apart from each other. Negative figures make tori and uke start back-to-back
Engage Height = The distance (in centimeters) Tori and Uke start above the ground. Negative figures make tori and uke start under the ground (and force them to immediately jump up, usually)
Disqualification/Dq = The act of touching the ground with any bodypart other than the feet and hands that causes the opposing player to automatically win
Dojo = A square on the ground. If you touch the ground anywhere outside of it you automatically get Disqualified
Mod = A featue that causes you to play in different circumstances
Classic: The default style of playing
A few of the more popular mods
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Classic = The default style of playing
Sumo = Mod where both players' joints are enlarged
Judo = Mod where using the Judo style of fighting is best
Aikidio = Mod that incorporates Sambo, best for throwing
Jousting = Mod that hurls both players at each other
Instagib = Any part of the body that is instagib can instantly "gib" or break their opponent's body parts.
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Script = Code that adds specific custom features to toribash.
A few of the more popular scripts.
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Enikesha = A script created by the user enikesha that allows one to break down a replay into all the actions and settings needed to recreate it. Often used to make sure replays are valid and not edited.
Worldbuilder/Enviromaker = Nicknames for the worldbuilder.lua that appeared in Toribash 3 which allows one to create environments without having to use body parts from uke or tori. Has led to the creation of many 'eviromods' (see enviromods for more )
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Enviromods = Mods that are created using the Enviromaker to create environments and levels for playing. "Old-school" modding is usually incorporated in these to change levels of gravity, friction, etc.
Toriboosters = Items that increase the toricredits reaped per win by amounts varying from 50 TC per win to 100,000 TC per win.
Limp = A fighting style in which you do not use the hold feature
Head textures = A feature that allows you to use a user created head
Belts = A ranking system that shows how many matches you've been in
Rank = A ranking system that shows your overall wins
Server = Different matches with different mods, engage distence/hight, and dismemberment thresholds
Toricredits/Tc : The form of currency in the Toribash Community
Torishop = A place on the Toribash forums to buy custom joints, textures, blood, ghosts, and torsos for your character from the trade or from the acual shop
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Last edited by Church1000; Mar 25, 2010 at 09:03 PM.