Flavor text is the name given to text on a playing card or within the pages of a role-playing game's rulebook which, while appropriate to the card's or game's story concept, has no effect on the mechanics of the game. Flavor text is often the last text on a card and is usually printed in italics to distinguish it from game-affecting text.
Flavor text was popularized by Magic: The Gathering but is by no means limited to that game. Games featuring flavor text include:
