Common Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Terms

[mcc]

Ah... thanks, probably should have been able to figure that one out on my own -_-

[Gorbash Kazdar]

No problem - it's what this thread is for, after all.

[TSGames]

Recently in someone signature I saw "LOTR" what is that supposed mean?
[EDIT]Thank you, Comrade Gorby, I guess I should have known that, your aid is most appreciated[/EDIT]

[stainboy]

Lord of the Rings.

[Gorbash Kazdar]

Yep, that's LotR. A few other books:

FotR: Fellowship of the Ring
RotK: Return of the King

WoT: Wheel of Time (there are acronyms for most of the individual books as well)

[AtomicKitKat]

Trying to figure out what they mean by "Gish" and "GISH" on the WotC boards. I figure it might be short for "maGICian", or possibly one of the Gith-X races, but I would like to know for sure.

[Gorbash Kazdar]

I think it does refer, in fact, to "magician," but I've always thought "mage" was enough of a abbreviation/modification already.

[Arian]

I've also seen OD&D referenced to the Basic, Expert, Companion, Master and Immortal box sets and the Rules Cyclopedia.

For a long time a player of that version of D&D, I call it BD&D (B for Basic, but referring to the whole rules-set).

IME, OD&D refers only to What Was Before That.

[Thayan]

Trying to figure out what they mean by "Gish" and "GISH" on the WotC boards. I figure it might be short for "maGICian", or possibly one of the Gith-X races, but I would like to know for sure.

I believe Gish is a term used for Fighter mage... Im not sure exactly where it comes from but when they talk about a gish build they are looking for a Fighter/Mage type build ...I could be wrong but I think it startd as a Gith-X Fighter/Wizard build and just grew into Gish for some board reason

[Spuddly]

What's a Banjoist?

[Lilly]

I know this one!

Banjoist refers to members of the church of Banjo: the god of puppets as started origionally by Elan in Comic #80. The church has a following on the boards and has a cult like church.

[Caelestion]

I believe that a Gish was originally a Githyanki fighter-mage, often with a silver sword.

Cael.

[Legend_Of_Greyhawk]

LOL:laugh put loud
Fubar: Cut out cause a swear words

[Gorbash Kazdar]

Added a few new definitions and updated, clarified, or corrected several existing ones.

[NahlShadore]

Good thread, but I was mildly surprised to note one item missing that I'd heard many places:

Monty Haul - Campaign or gaming session where the GM's only apparent goal is for PCs to kill creatures (see also 'Hack and Slash') and aquire large amounts of $$$ or magical items.

Guess maybe it wasn't as universal as I'd thought.
(Then again, how many gamers remember the game show 'Let's Make A Deal' hosted by Monty Hall and could make the connection? I may have just answered my own post...)

Actually "Monty Hall" was the term used by TSR in some of their books to describe that situation...I've heard (but can not confirm) that it started within their gametesting groups.

Monty Hall, ah the oft-forgotten host of "Let's Make a Deal". Born in my hometown of Winnipeg Manitoba.

"Monty Haul" as an RPG term actually refers to a very easy challenge with massive rewards (usually gold), not just hack&slash but any easy challenge with massive payoffs. This is a direct reference to the game show, as none of the games were particularly skill-testing, but rather just random games of chance. One of the games on "Let's Make a Deal" was the one where you picked one of three doors and had a random 1/3 chance of winning a prize. No skill, just random luck.

More info on Monty Hall or Let's Make a Deal can be found on wikipedia.

By the way, I always thought OD&D meant Old Dungeons & Dragons, rather than Original, but both work.

[Caelestion]

FUBAR is an acronym and should be spelt in capitals.
"Fouled up beyond all recognition" is the polite version. Usually, only acronyms that have come to be words, such as laser or radar, are written in sentence case.

Cael.

[Spuddly]

I especially likes this definition:

Peeps: People. Also, a kind of marshmallow covered with yellow sugar and shaped like a baby chick.

[Legend_Of_Greyhawk]

FUBAR is an acronym and should be spelt in capitals.
"Fouled up beyond all recognition" is the polite version. Usually, only acronyms that have come to be words, such as laser or radar, are written in sentence case.

Cael.

close but its not fouled...

[Zherog]

Well, he said it was the polite version... ;)

[Gorbash Kazdar]

Please don't use acronyms with profanity in them. Thanks! ;)

[Prince_Azar]

What the flip? ;D

Yola - a fusion of yo and hola, to make the ultra cool "Yola"

[sHorTdWaRvE]

like cs-counter strike
dod- day of defeat
aoe-ages of empire... all ebrevated some awsome games i play..

[Akiosama]

Since this is a d20 forum, let's not forget some of the "OGL" games out there - specifically Privateer Press' Iron Kingdoms line.

IK - Iron Kingdoms

The Books:

TNL - The Longest Night (Witchfire Trilogy vol. 1)
FE - Fool's Errand (Witchfire Bridge Adventure #1)
SOTE - Shadow of the Exile (Witchfire Trilogy vol. 2)
LOLS - Legion of Lost Souls (Witchfire Trilogy vol. 3)
L&L: CP - Lock and Load: Character Primer
MN1 - Monsternomicon Vol. 1
IKCG - Iron Kingdoms Character Guide
IKWG - Iron Kingdoms World Guide
TUS - The Umbral Spiral (Witchfire Bridge Adventure #2)
LM - Liber Mechanika
WTCE - Witchfire Trilogy Collected Edition (with updates to v3.5)

The Classes:

Core Classes:
Amk - Arcane Mechanik (IKCG & LM)
Bdg - Bodger (IKCG)
Flc - Fell Caller (IKCG)
Gmg - Gun Mage (IKCG)

PrCs:
Spy - Intelligence Liason (Privateer Press website)
Bcp - Battle Chaplain (IKCG)
Blc - Blackclad (IKCG)
MgHtr - Mage Hunter (IKCG)
Ptr - Pistoleer (IKCG)
Rfl - Rifleman (IKCG & Privateer Press website)
Ssm - Second-story Man (IKCG)
Wrc - Warcaster (IKCG)
AdvSch - Adventuring Scholar (MN1)
BnGr - Bone Grinder (MN1)
MonHtr - Monster Hunter (MN1)

If there are any new classes in the LM, I will post those at a later date, as I don't have my LM with me at the moment. ;D

It's a big multiverse out there in d20 land. Let's not forget about the little guys.

Play like you've got a pair!
Akio

EDIT - Changed D20 to d20. Go figure.

[Gorbash Kazdar]

One of the reasons I haven't included most of the 3rd party stuff is simple - it doesn't get used as often, and when it does, generally people don't use abbreviations because few people will recognize them.

[Akiosama]

True, true. Makes sense. Must be the IK fan in me talking. ;D

Privateer Press is one of the only OGL companies to actually supply abbreviations in their materials - at least that I've seen.

Anyhow, I figured those that can use them will use them and those that wish to ignore them can ignore them.

Keep up the good work Comrade.

Akio

[Adghar]

OotSify: To turn into an OotSatar. Alternatively, OotSitate, OotSitize, OotSicate, OotSificate.

fourth wall/4th wall: The imaginary wall that seperates the characters of a story from the audience. So named for the background, right and left walls of a theatre.

[Grakul]

Hi, All

Having read the DM Pet Peaves thread, I found myself asking "What the heck is a Strawman?" :P

Cheers
Grakul

[Goumindong]

Hi, All

Having read the DM Pet Peaves thread, I found myself asking "What the heck is a Strawman?" :P

Cheers
Grakul

Really?

A: A logical fallacy. Where the perp puts up a ridiculous arguement in place of his opponents arguement and proceeds to beat it down. "Putting up a Strawman", "Man, you sure beat that stuffing out of that Strawman"

[Grakul]

Cool. Thanks! Thought it was something specific to the culture of these forums. My bad for not checking out http://www.dictionary.com first!! :-[

[Pedantic]

The meaning of IRC (not IIRC nor IC but IRC) eludes me. Perhaps someone could enlighten?
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