Glossary

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A bloodborne ability preventing Players from being struck out when there are 0 Balls in the Count.

Affinity For Crows

A condition that results in a 50% increase in performance during Birds weather.

Alternate

A Player who substitutes for or alternates with another.

Apple

A Snack that accesses forbidden knowledge.

Art Gallery

An exhibition showcasing art created by Fans of the ILB.

Away Team

A Team playing in a Ballpark that is associated with another Team., The Team that bats during the Top of each Inning.

Ballpark

A venue where Blaseball is played and the location of a Team's home games.

Base Instincts

A bloodborne ability granting a Player the chance to head past first base when getting walked.

Bird Seed

Any seed or blend of seeds used for feeding birds., A blessing to be used in case of Shelling.

Black Hole

Weather., A celestial object formed when a ||| runs out of fuel., A region of Immateria with a gravitational field and |||||||| so strong that nothing can escape it.

Blaserunning

The act of scoring .2 Runs for your Team whenever you steal a base.

Bless Off

A denial of divine favor.

Blood Bath

A canceled event

Blooddrain

Weather., The act, process, or mode of transfusing ||||||||| |||| from one or more Players to one or more other Players.

Boost

To add a quantity of stellar Plasma., To apply a statistical increase.

Bottom of the Inning

A portion of an Inning during which the Home Team bats and which concludes when the last of the Home Team's Ins becomes an Out.

Burger

A Snack that rewards Coins whenever a Player's Idol pitches a shutout.

Chaotic

A non-physical concept that results in Unstable players hitting 100% better.

Charm

A bloodborne ability granting a Player the chance to convince an opponent to fail.

Cheese Board

A Snack that allows participation in Wills.

Chesapeake Racetrack and Ballpark (or: The Crabitat)

The home ballpark of the Baltimore Crabs.

Chips

A Snack that rewards Coins whenever a Player's Idol pitches a strikeout.

Coffee

Weather., A beverage made by Percolation, Infusion, or Decoction from the roasted and ground seeds of a coffee plant.

Coin

A form of currency., A form of speech.

Commissioner

An official representative of the ILB in charge of resolving disputes, negotiating contracts, handling disciplinary matters, promoting the overall league and maintaining order.

Concessions

A place to spend Coins., Things granted, especially in respond to demands.

Consolidated Debt

A form of Debt Refinancing that entails taking out one loan to pay off many others. This commonly refers to a personal finance process of individuals addressing high Consumer Debt.

Containment

The action of keeping Instability from chaining to an opponent.

Credit to the Team

An Idol that earns Fans x5 the rewards for their worship.

Crunchy

A condition that results in Honey-Roasted Players hitting 100% better and with +200% Power.

Curse of Crows

A bird curse making a Team or Player the target of attacks, |||||||||||| || |||| || ||||| ||||||||.

Debt

A curse., Something that is owed or due.

Earlpostseason

The period of the Postseason comprising the Wild Card Round and Round 2.

Earlseason

The period of the Regular Season spanning from the First Day to the Earlsiesta., Days 1-27.

Earlsiesta

A period of Rest bridging the Earlseason and the Midseason., The time of the Seasonal Reading.

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Election

A formal group decision-making process by which Fans spend Votes in exchange for divine favor.

Electric

Of, relating to, or operated by electricity., A bloodborne ability capable of zapping away Strikes.

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Endseason

A period of Rest bridging the Lateseason and the Earlpostseason., The time of Postseason Births and MVP selection.

Fan

An entity who observes and impacts Blaseball.

Feedback

Weather., The return to the input of a part of the output of a machine, system, or process (as for producing changes in an electronic circuit that improve performance or in an automatic control device that provide self-corrective action)., A possible consequence of Localization Error.

Fielder's Choice

A Play in which the |||||||| |||||| |||||||| || ||| ||| ||||||| |||||| allows the Hitter to reach first base safely.

Fifth Base

A physical concept that can be added to a Team's base path, forcing the Team to run five bases instead of four in order to score.

Fire Eater

A Player that, in the event of attempted incineration, will instead ||||||| ||| ||||| ||| become Magmatic.

Fireproof

Unable to be incinerated.

First Born

The firstborn of the Bloodhouse.

Flickering

Shining unsteadily; wavering., Having a higher chance of being Feedbacked.

Fliickerrriiing

Shining unsteadily, but way more; wavering. (See Flickering).

Flinch

A curse resulting in the inability to swing until a strike has been thrown in the At Bat.

Flooding

Weather., A surge of Immateria., A Fan-made crisis.

Flute

A Snack that allows a Fan to change their favorite Team.

Free Refill

The replenishment of an In.

Friend of Crows

A Pitcher who encourages Birds to attack hitters in Bird weather.

Gods' Day

A day of Rest and Revision., Sunday.

Gravity

A natural phenomenon by which all things with mass or energy are brought toward one another., A modification that muffles Reverb.

Growth

A bloodborne ability to play better over time, up to a 5% global boost in performance by season's end.

Hall of Flame

A resting place for Players that have been Incinerated. The Hall of Flame is located || ||| |||||| and is guarded by the Being known as ||| |||||||.

Hard Boiled

A Player that was boiled a little bit before hatching.

Haunted

A curse that results in being occassionally Inhabited.

Heating Up...

A transitory state in which a batter needs one or more consecutive hits to enter Fire mode, but which will dissipate should the batter record an Out.

Home Field Advantage

A physical concept that adds one Run to a Team's pile at the start of each Home Game.

Home Team

A team playing in the Ballpark associated with their organization., The team that bats during the Bottom of each Inning.

Honey Roasted

Graced by the Shelled One.

Hot Dog

A Snack that rewards Coins whenever a Player's Idol hits a home run.

Idol

A Player that has been Idolized by a Fan, and whose performance will in turn reward the Fan with Coins.

Idol Immune

Incapable of being Idolized.

Impair

To remove a quantity of stellar Plasma., To apply a statistical reduction.

In

A |||||||| concept comprising the building blocks of an Inning.

Incineration

The destruction of something, especially waste material, by burning.

Inhabiting

The act of living in or occupying another Player.

Inning

A division of a game during which the two teams alternate as offense and defense and during which each team is allowed at least two outs while batting., A non-zero number of Ins.

Internet Series

The annual championship series of Internet League Blaseball, contested since Season 6 of the Discipline Era, between the champion teams of the Wild League and the Mild League.

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Latepostseason

The period of the Postseason comprising the Wild League Championship Series, the Mild League Championship Series, and the Internet Series.

Latesiesta

A period of Rest bridging the Midseason and the Lateseason.

Lateseason

The period of the Regular Season beginning at the end of the Latesiesta and ending at the beginning of the Endseason.

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Liberated

Free from domination, control, or influence., A guarantee of extra bases when a Player gets a hit.

Life of the Party

A state of being in which a Team gets 10% more from their Party Time stats boosts.

Lineup

The Players on a Team's Roster that have been designated as Hitters., The sequence in which these Players take their turns batting against the Pitcher.

Losses

A non-physical concept determining the total number of games that a Team lost in a Season, as presented in a Team's Record., A unit of measurement.

Lots of Birds

Weather., A congregation of feathered friends., An infestation of pests.

Loyalty

A strong feeling of support or allegiance.

Magmatic

A condition that guarantees a Player will hit a home run at their next At Bat.

Midseason

The period of the Regular Season beginning at the end of the Earlsiesta and ending at the beginning of the Latesiesta., Days 28-72.

Mild

A curse resulting in the possibility of throwing a Mild Pitch.

Mild League Championship Series

A postseason series to decide the Mild League representative in the Internet Series.

Non-Losses

The non-physical concept determining the number of games that a Team did not lose, as presented in a Team's Record., A unit of measurement.

Observed

A state of being watched.

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A destroyed non-physical concept.

Out

The absence of an In.

Outing

The absence of Ins.

Party Time

A non-physical concept entered into when a team is mathematically eliminated from the Postseason, during which they may occasionally receive permanent stat boosts during games.

Partying

A non-physical concept that has the potential of becoming a physical concept.

Peanuts

A gift from the Shelled One., A snack to be consumed during Blaseball games (not to be confused with Snacks)., An offering of tribute in the Hall of Flame., Weather., A unit of significance.

Pending

Awaiting decision or settlement.

Percolated

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Perk

A reward of Percolated energy.

Pity

To hold back.

Pizza

A Snack that allows participation in Stadium renovation & flag planting.

Player

An entity governed by the rules of Blaseball who is competing or has previously competed in the ILB.

Popcorn

A Snack that increases the payout for each win-object forged by your Team.

Preseason

The period of time between Gods' Day and the beginning of the Regular Season.

Receiver

A Player that harmonizes with ||||||| ||||| or Player.

Red Hot!

A Modification that greatly boosts a batter's hitting and which disappears if the batter gets out.

Refinanced Debt

A new debt instrument that has better terms than a previous contract and can be used to pay down the previous obligation.

Released

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Repeating

A tendency to Repeat during Reverb weather.

Returned

The state of having returned from the Void, with the possibility of being called back at the end of each Season.

Reverb

Weather., An electronically produced Echo.

Reverberating

Having a small chance of batting again after each At Bat.

Roamin

A state of uncertainty following Revocation and preceding Recruitment.

Rotation

The Players on a Team's Roster that have been designated as Pitchers., The sequence in which these players pitch.

Run

A physical object forged |||| ||| |||||| || ||| | during a game of blaseball. Often kept in a pile.

Saboteur

A Player that intentionally fails, usually out of allegiance to another Team.

Sealant

Blooddrain prevention.

Shadows

Players on a Team's Roster that have not joined the Lineup or Rotation., Deep Dark, Static and Smoke.

Shame

A physical concept that manifests when the Home Team takes the lead in Inning 9 or later, excluding ||| |||||| ||||.

Shame Donor

A Team or Player who adds Unruns to a Shamed opponents' future pile.

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A state of being trapped inside a big Peanut and unable to bat or pitch.

Shop

The act of spending Coins in exchange for products.

Siesta

An Official stoppage of League Play., The only time Players may rest.

Siphon

A Player that steals blood more often in Blooddrain and uses it in more ways.

Snake Oil

A Snack that increases the amount Fans are able to bet on games.

Solar Eclipse

Weather., The total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another., The obstruction of ||| | by |||| |.

Somewhat Better

An improvement of 5%.

Somewhat Worse

A deterioration of 5%.

Soundproof

Unable to be caught in Feedback's reality flickers.

Spicy

A Modification that will make a Player Red Hot if they get three consecutive hits.

Squiddest

A team-wide condition that causes any Player who joins the Team to become Squiddish.

Squiddish

Of or relating to a squid or the act of being swallowed and regurgitated by a squid or other large cephalopod., A condition that, in the event of the Player's Incineration, results in the replacement of the Incinerated Player with another from the Hall of Flame.

Stable

Unable to be made Unstable.

Stale Popcorn

A Snack that rewards Coins whenever your Team loses.

Star

A volumetric unit of congealed care., A measurement of potentiality., An object forged by ||| ||||| |||||||||| ||| |||||||||| |||||| consisting of a luminous spheroid of Plasma held together by ||||.

Steal

An exchange of Players in which only one Player is selected for the transaction.

Subjection

A state of domination, control, or influence.

Sub-League

A group of teams comprising half of the ILB and who compete against each other in order to win a Wild or Mild Championship.

Sun 2

Weather., A celestial body forged by ||||||||||., The source of |||| and ||||.

Sunflower Seeds

A Snack that rewards Coins whenever a Fan's Idol gets a Hit.

Super Idol

An Idol that rewards Fans' double for their worship.

Superallergic

Having an extreme allergy for a specific food, usually peanuts.

Superyummy

Having an extreme love for a specific food, usually peanuts.

Swap

An exchange of Players in which both Players are selected in order to determine the transaction.

Targeted Shame

A curse that adds Unruns to a Shamed Team's pile for the following game.

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The Coffee Cup

A Grand Siesta Tournament in which Players compete under the banner of their preferred coffee style.

The Fourth Strike

An extra strike in each At Bat that may be rewarded to Teams or Players.

Tired

A condition triggered when a Run is scored, resulting in each Tired player involved in the play (the Scoring Baserunner, Current Batter, or Current Pitcher) making the run-object worth 0.5 less.

Top of the Inning

The portion of an Inning during which the Away Team bats and which concludes when the last of the Away Team's Ins becomes an Out.

Traveling

Playing 5% better in Away Games.

Tribute

An act, statement, or gift that is intended to show gratitude, respect, or admiration., Payment made periodically by one individual to another, especially as a sign of dependence., | |||||||| ||||| of Team Spirit.

Unstable

The condition of having a much higher chance of being incinerated during a Solar Eclipse.

Vote

A form of currency used in the Election and which may be spent on Decrees, Blessings, and Wills., A Snack.

Walk in the Park

The ability to walk to first base on one less Ball.

Well Rested

A state of no longer being Tired and swapping with a Player from the Shadows.

Wild League Championship Series

A postseason series to decide the Wild League representative in the Internet Series.

Will

A democratically determined distribution of Benefits.

Win

A valuable object forged |||| ||| |||||| || ||| |., A unit of measurement.

Wins

The gross collected win-objects forged |||| ||| |||||| || ||| | in a Season.

Wired

A condition triggered when a Run is scored, resulting in each Wired Player involved in the play (the Scoring Baserunner, Current Batter, or Current Pitcher) making the run-object worth 0.5 more.