# Dragon kill points

- Term: Digital term
- Date: 1999
- Canonical: https://www.lanternhall.org/lexicon/dkp/

> A points system raiding guilds use to share scarce boss loot fairly: members earn points for attendance and spend them to bid on items. It turned guilds into small economies with their own bookkeeping.

A points system raiding guilds use to share scarce boss loot fairly: members earn points for attendance and spend them to bid on items. It turned guilds into small economies with their own bookkeeping.

**Origin:** Devised in 1999 by a player called Thott for the EverQuest guild Afterlife, named for the dragons Lady Vox and Lord Nagafen.

## Quick answers

**What does "Dragon kill points" mean?**
A points system raiding guilds use to share scarce boss loot fairly: members earn points for attendance and spend them to bid on items. It turned guilds into small economies with their own bookkeeping.

**Where does the term "Dragon kill points" come from?**
Devised in 1999 by a player called Thott for the EverQuest guild Afterlife, named for the dragons Lady Vox and Lord Nagafen.

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