Myth-Wiki:Glossary
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It is important to realize that some arconyms may also refer to a class, feat, race, skill, talent, prestige class, or ability instead of what is listed here. For example, in D&D 3.5, AC usually refers to Armor Class, but may also be used to refer to Animal Companion (Druid/Ranger class feature) or Abjurant Champion (Prestige Class). Check the context to know which is being referred to.
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Generic Acronyms
- BBEG - Big Bad Evil Guy
- D20 - 20 sided dice (one of the most commonly used die in a game). Often also used to mean the D20 System, which includes games such as D&D, Mutants & Masterminds, and D20 Modern, which rely heavily on this die.
- FYI - For Your Information
- GURPS - Generic Universal Role Playing System
- LOL - Laugh Out Loud
- MAD - Multiple Ability Dependency
- NPC - Non Player Character
- OGC - Open Gaming Content
- OGL - Open Gaming License
- OP - Original Poster
- PbP - Play by Post
- PC - Player Character.
- PnP or TT - Pencil and Paper or TableTop, used to refer to tabletop games
- PEACH - Please Examine And Critique Honestly
- RAI - Rules As Intended
- RAW - Rules As Written
- RL or IRL - (In) Real Life, the enemy of gaming.
- RPG - Role Playing Game
- SAD - Single Ability Dependency
- TPK - Total Party Kill
- WiP - Work in Progress
- WoTC - Wizards of the Coast
- YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary
D&D 3.5
- AC - Armor Class
- BAB -Base Attack Bonus
- Books:
- BoC - Book of Challenges
- BoED - Book of Exalted Deeds
- BoVD - Book of Vile Darkness
- Completes:
- CAdv - Complete Adventurer
- CArc - Complete Arcane
- CChamp - Complete Champion
- CDiv - Complete Divine
- CMag - Complete Mage
- CPsi - Complete Psionic
- CSco - Complete Scoundrel
- CWar - Complete Warrior
- CR - Challenge Rating
- DC - Difficulty Class
- DCS - Dragonlance Campaign Setting
- DMG - Dungeon Master's Guide (has versions I & II)
- ECL - Effective Character Level
- ECS - Eberron Campaign Setting
- EPH - Expanded Psionics Handbook (may also use XPH)
- FORT - Fortitude Saving Throw
- FRCS - Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting
- HD - Hit Dice
- HP - Hit Points
- LA - Level Adjustment
- MIC - Magic Item Compendium
- MM - Monster Manual (has versions I, II, III, IV and V)
- PHB - Players Handbook (has versions I & II)
- REF - Reflex Saving Throw
- RHD - Racial Hit Dice
- Races:
- RoD - Races of Destiny
- RoE - Races of Eberron
- RoF - Races of Faerun
- RoS - Races of Stone
- RotD - Races of the Dragon
- RotW - Races of the Wild
- SC - Spell Compendium
- SRD - System Reference Document (for example http://www.d20srd.org)
- ToB - Tome of Battle
- ToM - Tome of Magic
- UA - Unearthed Arcana
- UMD - Use Magic Device
- WBL - Wealth By Level
- WILL - Will Saving Throw
- XPH - Expanded Psionics Handbook (may also use EPH)
D&D 4e
- AoO/OA - Attack of Opportunity/Opportunity Attack
- CA - Combat Advantage
- ED - Epic Destiny
- MBA - Melee Basic Attack
- NAD - Non-AC Defense
- PP - Paragon Path
- RBA - Ranged Basic Attack
WoD
Some people use a colon (:) in these acronyms, others do not.
- CtL - Changeling: The Lost
- GtS - Geist: The Sin-eaters
- HtR - Hunter: the Reckoning
- HtV - Hunter: The Vigil
- MtA - Mage: The Awakening or Mage: the Ascension (make sure to check if it's not clear which edition is in use)
- PtC - Promethean: The Created
- VtM - Vampire: the Masquerade
- VtR - Vampire: The Requiem
- WoD - World of Darkness (sometimes preceded by n- for the new version or o- for the old version)
- WtA - Werewolf: The Apocalypse
- WtF - Werewolf: The Forsaken
