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obeah 09-13-06, 12:34 PM	AC : Armor Class AoO : Attack of Opportunity AoE : Area of Effect, spells that damage all monsters in a certain radius BAB : Base Attack Bonus Bbn : Barbarian BD&D, BDnD : Basic Dungeons and Dragons bbl : Be back later BoA : Book of Artifacts BR : Birthright campaign Seting Brd : Bard buff : A skill that enhances specific abilities for a certain amount of time. Usually a spell. CAdv : Complete Adventurer CArc : Complete Arcane C*HB : Complete [class] Handbook series; Fighter's, Priest's, Thief's, Wizard's, Psionics', Ranger's, Bard's, Druid's, Paladin's, Barbarian's, Necromancer's, Ninja's CB* : Complete Book of [race] series : Elves, Dwarves, Gnomes & Halflings, Humanoids CDiv : Complete Divine CE : Chaotic Evil CG : Chaotic Good Cha : Charisma char : Character CL : Caster Level (less often, Character Level) Clr : Cleric Clvl : Character level Con : Constitution CN : Chaotic neutral CR : Challenge Rating (of a single creature; used on the 3.x experience table) CT, C&T : Combat and Tactics CWar : Complete Warrior Damage dealer : Someone who concentrates on dealing out as much damage as possible in a short time D&D : Dungeons And Dragons (The game) D&DO : Dungeons and Dragons Online DC : Difficulty Class DD : Damage Dealer, Direct Damage DDG : Deities and Demigods De&De : Deities and Demigods Dex : Dexterity DL : Dragonlance campaign setting dmg : damage DMG : Dungeon Master Guide DMO : Dungeon Master Option book(s) DnD : Dungeons and Dragons DoT : Damage over Time. When you hit a foe with a DoT attack, it will periodically lose a certain amount of Health during a certain amount of time. DotF : Defenders of the Faith : A Guidebook to Clerics and Paladins DPS : Damage Per Second DR : Damage Reduction Drd : Druid DrM : Dragon Magic DS : Dark Sun campaign setting ECL : Equivalent Character Level (CL or HD + LA) ECS : Eberron Campaign Setting EL : Encounter Level ELH : Epic Level Handbook exp : Experience FF : Fiend Folio (also refers to 3.x FF) ffs : for f**k sake FR : Forgotten Realms campaign setting FTL : For The Lose Ftr : Fighter FTW : For The Win gg : Good game GH : Greyhawk campaign setting gimp : someone who has designed his character template poorly, or someone who doesn't play efficiently (Sometimes due to the class being poorly designed by the devs) GM : Game/Guild Master HD : Hit Die Heal : What you dont say if you want a healer to heal you Healer : Said for classes that can restore HP and Mana/SpellPoints magically HLC : Dungeon Master option : High Level Campaign HP : Hit/Health Points HW : Hollow World campaign setting IC : In Character IDHTBIFOM : I Don't Have The Book In Front Of Me IDWYS : I Don't Want Your Stuff IIRC : if I Remember/recall Correctly IME : In My Experience IMHO : In My Humble/Honest Opinion IMO : In My Opinion Int : Intelligence ISO : In search Of KOS : Kill on Sight LA : Level Adjustment LE : Lawful Evil (Alignment) Leeroy - Somebody who consistantly aggro's everything towards a group. Whether they are puller or not. Leeroy is a certain Internet celebrity notorious for this LG : Lawful Good LM : Libris Mortis : The Book of Undead LN : Lawful Neutral LoM : Lords of Madness : The Book of Aberrations LOS : Line of Sight lvl : Level MC : Monstrous Compendium tome Mez/Mezz : Mesmerize. This spell stuns a foe for a certain amount of time, making it harmless for the duration of the effect. Mlvl : Monster level MM : Monster's Manual MM2 : Monster's Manual 2 MM3 : Monster's Manual 3 MMOG : Massively Multi-Player Online Game (not necessarily an RPG) MMORPG : Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game Mnk : Monk mob : monster MOB : MObile Object MoP, MotP : Manual of the Planes motd : message of the day MotW : Masters of the Wild : A Guidebook to Druids, Rangers and Barbarians MUD : Multiple-User Dungeon N : Neutral or True Neutral NE : Neutral Evil nerf : becoming less powerful Newb : Someone new to the game, or a low level character (Sometimes meant to be harmful) NG : Neutral Good NGE : New Game Enhancements nm : Never mind noob : someone new to the game but who thinks he/she knows everything when he/she doesn't NPC : Non-Player Character. A Character that you can interact with, but who's controlled by the Computer/Server. nuke : A spell or ability that deals a very large amount of damage instantaneously OA : Oriental Adventure rulebook OMGBBQWTF KKTHXBB : Oh my God Barbeque what the F***, ok! OP : Original Poster, the one who starts a thread on a message board Pal : Paladin PBAOE : point blank area effect (spells that originate at the caster and affect a radius around her/him) pebcak : Problem exists between chair and keyboard Peeler : Somebody who takes aggro of casters if the Tank is busy PHB : Player's HandBook PlH : Planar Handbook PK : Player Kill PO : Player's Option Book PR : Public Relations PR : Power Resistance (Psionics) PrC : Prestige Class PS : PlaneScape campaign setting PsiHB : Psionics HandBook PvE : Player versus Environment PvM : Player versus Monster PvP : Player versus Player Q : quest QL : quest level rezz : spell that resurects a character Rgr : Ranger RL : RavenLoft campaign setting RoD : Races of Destiny RoE : Races of Eberron Rog : Rogue root : A "root" or "snare" is a spell or ability to prevent a foe from moving. It may or may not allow it the ability to continue attacking if you're in range. RoS : Races of Stone RoW : Races of the Wild RP : Role-Playing RPG : Role-Playing Game RPGA : Role-Playing Game Association network S&F : Sword and Fist : A Guidebook to Fighters and Monks S&P : Player's Option : Skills & Powers S&S : Song and Silence : A Guidebook to Rogues and Bards SK : Swift killer slow : A spell that slows the foe's movements and attacks. Slvl : Skill level SOE : Sony Online Entertainment Sor : Sorcerer SP&M, SPaM : Spells and Magic SP : Skill Point Specs : Char specializations or Specifications. Stats and/or skill point setup SR : Spell Resistance Stats : Statistics. HP, Mana, Constitution, Strength, Intelligence, etc. Str : Strength SS : Savage Species T&B : Tome and Blood : A Guidebook to Wizards and Sorcerers tbh : To be honest tank : A person who concentrates on taking the most damage from monsters ToM : Tome of Magic Twink : wears good gear TOB: Tome of Battle UA : Unearthed Arcana uber : Awesome, best Wis : Wisdom Wiz : Wizard WoG : World of Greyhawk WoTC : Wizard's of The Coast Woot! - Often used to celebrate a great event (like reaching the next level) XP : Experience XPH : Expended Psionics HandBook
Romtos 09-13-06, 12:44 PM	Jup, it's big. Do you want comments regarding possible changes? :)
Zherog 09-13-06, 01:03 PM	Dictionary of Terminology
Urzza 09-13-06, 06:07 PM	You got T twice there.
obeah 09-15-06, 01:18 PM	Just to say thanks Urzza, didnt spot that and yeah suggestions to p[ossible changes would be nice!