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#1 RicknMO Jun 17, 2015 18:14:43	Having trouble figuring out the anacronym RAW.    Thanks for helping a slow old dude out. Please post the ones you know and I will add them.   List AoE  Area of effect. AoO  Attack of Opprotunity MAD  Multiple Attribute Dependent. HAM   Heavy armor master.
#2 Azzy1974 Jun 17, 2015 18:59:13	RicknMO wrote:
#3 Travesty Jun 17, 2015 19:00:34	"Rules as Written", as compared to "Rules as Intended" (RAI).  Methods of interpretting the rules, either literally or taking into account the believed intent of the rule writer.
#4 Brock_Landers Jun 18, 2015 2:11:01	RicknMO wrote:
#5 pukunui Jun 18, 2015 4:23:54	RicknMO wrote:
#6 mellored Jun 18, 2015 5:15:12	pukunui wrote:
#7 BoldItalic Jun 18, 2015 7:01:52	I think "anacronym" could be a genuine word. It could mean "something that looks like an acronym but isn't". For example, "FINGER" isn't an acronym for anything, although someone might use it for something sometime but so far, no-one has, So it's a non-acronym, or, using the greek prefix for negation, an anacronym.
#8 DemoMonkey Jun 18, 2015 7:15:08	"I think "anacronym" could be a genuine word. It could mean "something that looks like an acronym but isn't". "   "Anacronym" is a good example of an E.R.R.O.R.   On a side note, since we are questioning acronyms, what does "PEACH" stand for? (Other than a Georgia fruit.)
#9 ankiyavon Jun 18, 2015 7:24:34	DemoMonkey wrote:
#10 RicknMO Jun 18, 2015 13:39:10	I did spell it wrong but it is a real word.   anacronym
#11 DemoMonkey Jun 18, 2015 13:40:11	Eye sea what you did they're.
#12 ChrisCarlson Jun 18, 2015 14:04:24	DemoMonkey wrote:
#13 pukunui Jun 18, 2015 14:26:49	RicknMO wrote:
#14 Tempest_Stormwind Jun 18, 2015 15:25:52	Trollbill's Dictionary of Terminology is probably a good place to start. It's old - it lacks specific terms to 5e, obviously, and niche terms from previous editions usually show up in specialized FAQs (i.e. Trollbill's lacks "ML", a term significant to 3.5 psionics, but that shows up in the 3.5 psionics FAQ), but it's comprehensive enough, and several concepts transcend editions, like "MAD". (Curiously, though , "RAW" isn't in there.)   EDIT: Found this list as well. Similar note about age, but several concepts transcend editions.     "Anacronym" is technically a portmanteau neologism, rather than a "true" word, if you want to get picky. Unless you use the broad definition of "word", in which case Lewis Carroll has a few words for you. (And in either case, so does xkcd.) pukunui wrote:
#15 RicknMO Jun 18, 2015 16:13:50	Thank  you Tempest_stormwind. Those are great links.
#16 Mechatarrasque Jun 19, 2015 8:25:10	I find the Pathfinder Lexicon (http://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ptrk?Humor-Pathfinder-LexiconDictionary#1) to be helpful.  It is a funny column but FYI, humor on the Pathfinder forums is a little less PC than on the D&D forums.
#17 OGRE1984 Jun 19, 2015 22:38:27	LMoP Lost Mines of Phandelver HotDQ Hoard of the Dragon Queen RoT Rise of Tiamt PotA Princes of the Apocalypse   the forums are full acronyms for adventures, past and present.