Marching order

marching order, n. the order or pattern in which members of a character party travel; used to determine who encounters traps/monsters/etc., or the positions of the characters when combat starts. See conga line, "What's your marching order?"; also party order.
Ex: Player: "I draw my sword and help defend Father Choda from the orc ambush." GM: "Well, I'm looking at the marching order here, and you're in the front of the conga line -- that means that Miga the Mystic, Thierry the Thief, Perry the Paladin, Minbarra the Minotaur, Heor the Half-Elf, Stumpy the Dwarf, Princess Piony, Merka the Mad Mage, Sir Goodalot, Eileina Threequarterselven, Stephan the Swordsman, Dildo Hairypalms the Halfling, all six of the henchmen and the pony are between you and Father Choda." Player: "Shit." [GJ1]