Terms Used
The following terms are tossed about readily and easily, some interchangeably when talking to any list monkey, so make sure you are up on the latest lingo and how it's used!
Source Material – The gaming information provided by a publisher (WotC Source Material is Dungeons & Dragons, Star Wars, etc)
PCC (pcc) File – this is the extension used for the file that tells PCGen what list files to load, this is a text editable file
LST (lst or list) File – Refers to a text editable file containing the specific entries read by PCGen to make a character (Feats, Skills, etc), and the .lst refers to the (commonly accepted and used) extension to save the files.
Tag – A specific word used in list files that PCGen reads and recognizes as having an effect on a character.
Source – Refers to the Source information specifically, as in, what source book, what page
Campaign – Refers to a collection of Source Material that is loaded as a group (i.e. ALL WotC products, ALL Forgotten Realms)
TL - Total Level. This is used in a lot of formulas for the tags.