Originates in Phantasy Star Online, cheaters ingame could turn your character into any NPC, the one most used was Nol Rinale, one of the first NPCs to join you on a quest ingame. This was referred to by the community as "Noling" or getting "Nol'd" and could permanently ruin characters if the game saved after the change.
"What happened to your high level character man?"
"I joined this one guys quest and the bastard Nol'd me, had to delete and start over".
"I joined this one guys quest and the bastard Nol'd me, had to delete and start over".
by Mr. DQ July 25, 2022