So I've been playing for a couple weeks and I have a few questions:

"Lotting": From context I think I understand what this is, but I don't understand the term being used. I assume this means that when a piece of gear drops, one would "lot" on it, and whoever gets the highest number gets the gear. Why the term "lot" though? Is it based on the expression "casting lots"? Because that doesn't really make sense, since historically casting lots was a way to receive divine revelation and naught to do with randomization.

"Turn": Maybe this will make sense to me when I get to end-game but what does the term "turn" mean and where does it originate? There are turns 1-5 and it seems like 6-9 soon to be released, and by context clues it looks like it means different dungeons (raids?) of increasing difficulty (signifying end-game content progression). I just don't see how "turn" relates to that in anyway.

Forum Medals: What do they signify? Why do some people have more than others?