gamefic

English

Etymology

From game +‎ fic.

Noun

gamefic (plural gamefics)

1. (fandom slang) A work of fan fiction based on a roleplaying game.
   • 2001, Sea Wasp, “Gaming Fiction”, in rec.arts.sf.written (Usenet):

     Of course, this is somewhat different than your standard gamefic, which is generally written by a gamer or an author trying to please gamers […]

   • 2002, Bradd W. Szonye, “Alignment Wars and _BoVD_”, in rec.games.frp.dnd (Usenet):

     Look past bland gamefic and Superman comics for a change, and you might see that conflicted characers are much more common than you like to admit.