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PbP
1E
B/X
BECMI
TPK
BFA
BtB
DDg
PH
DMG
MM
MMII
UA
OSRIC
TSR
JG
HR
IIRC
IMO, IMHO (IMNSHO)
KTAATTS
NWP
WPs
OOP
RAW
YMMV

ETA - Edited to Add
RTFM
BBEG
FaRT
POG

Intrigued to see how many y'all get.

Wow! That's like a dictionary for a whole new language.

Added Ron's list thus far to the first post, Norjax.

I assume these are going to be in some order? Like Alphabetical? Or maybe categorized in some way? Or both?

(You down with 'OCD'? Yeah, you know me!)

Was going to suggest BBEG
How about:
IMC
2e
LL
C&C
TETSNBN - I know not relevant here but it does crop up elsewhere on other sites
Splat books

Anyone who doesn't know what TSR is should just GTFO.

Maybe add E.G.G.—with maybe a photo from Expedition to the Barrier Peaks.

Zhym wrote:Anyone who doesn't know what TSR is should just GTFO.

As long as you're here to play or run an RPG, you're welcome here, veterans and N00bs alike.

Awwww...Alethan always makes me feel so warm and fuzzy.

Also don't forget:

GH
GW
FR
PF
RL
DL
DS
BM

For Alethan:

http://alphabetizer.flap.tv/

ToniXX wrote:For Alethan:

http://alphabetizer.flap.tv/

Oh. My. Lanta.
Methinks you just made his year!
That is a neat little site.

rredmond wrote:

ToniXX wrote:For Alethan:

http://alphabetizer.flap.tv/

Oh. My. Lanta.
Methinks you just made his year!
That is a neat little site.

Back in MY day, we didn't HAVE an Alphabetizer! We had to sort them on our own! And we LIKED it!

The whole purpose of this thread is to assemble RPG terminology and acronyms that people might not know so they can be better informed.

It isn't actually to create a puzzle for Norjax to figure out. So if you want to suggest additional entries for this thread, might I suggest you include the definition or spell out the abbreviation/acronym?

Alethan wrote:The whole purpose of this thread is to assemble RPG terminology and acronyms that people might not know so they can be better informed.

It isn't actually to create a puzzle for Norjax to figure out. So if you want to suggest additional entries for this thread, might I suggest you include the definition or spell out the abbreviation/acronym?

Fair enough:

GH . Greyhawk
GW - Gamma World
FR - Forgotten Realms
PF - Pathfinder
RL - Ravenloft
DL - Dragonlance
DS - Dark Sun
BM - Blackmoor

Alethan wrote:The whole purpose of this thread is to assemble RPG terminology and acronyms that people might not know so they can be better informed.

It isn't actually to create a puzzle for Norjax to figure out. So if you want to suggest additional entries for this thread, might I suggest you include the definition or spell out the abbreviation/acronym?

I thought that was part of the fun - well at least the way it was set out to be!

Anyway:

IMC - In my campaign
2e - AD&D 2nd edition
LL - Labyrinth Lord - BX/BECMI clone
C&C - Castles and Crusades
TETSNBN - The Edition That Shall Not Be Named - derogatory term for AD&D 3e from fans of older editions of D&D
Splat books - Additional resources books for any RPG - particularly AD&D 2nd and 3rd editions. Generally contain more background or flavour around a particular aspect of the game or optional rules for characters or scenarios eg more complex combat manoeuvres, kits for the various classes to enable further character customisation (giving further benefits and costs) and so on. Appear to be polarising - people seem to either love or hate them with no opinion inbetween. Some of the AD&D 2nd edition books are seen as bridges to the more rules-heavy 3rd edition.

Vargr1105 wrote: Fair enough:

GH . Greyhawk
GW - Gamma World
FR - Forgotten Realms
PF - Pathfinder
RL - Ravenloft
DL - Dragonlance
DS - Dark Sun
BM - Blackmoor

saalaria wrote: I thought that was part of the fun - well at least the way it was set out to be!

Anyway:

IMC - In my campaign
2e - AD&D 2nd edition
LL - Labyrinth Lord - BX/BECMI clone
C&C - Castles and Crusades
TETSNBN - The Edition That Shall Not Be Named - derogatory term for AD&D 3e from fans of older editions of D&D
Splat books - Additional resources books for any RPG - particularly AD&D 2nd and 3rd editions. Generally contain more background or flavour around a particular aspect of the game or optional rules for characters or scenarios eg more complex combat manoeuvres, kits for the various classes to enable further character customisation (giving further benefits and costs) and so on. Appear to be polarising - people seem to either love or hate them with no opinion inbetween. Some of the AD&D 2nd edition books are seen as bridges to the more rules-heavy 3rd edition.

Aye, now you two are talkin'! Good stuff right there (accepting, of course, saalaria's predilection and penchant for British spellings of things)!

saalaria wrote:TETSNBN - The Edition That Shall Not Be Named - derogatory term for AD&D 3e from fans of older editions of D&D

Correction, there is no such thing as "AD&D 3e", that should be changed to "3E" or "D&D 3rd Edition".

saalaria wrote:Splat books - Additional resources books for any RPG - particularly AD&D 2nd and 3rd editions. Generally contain more background or flavour around a particular aspect of the game or optional rules for characters or scenarios eg more complex combat manoeuvres, kits for the various classes to enable further character customisation (giving further benefits and costs) and so on. Appear to be polarising - people seem to either love or hate them with no opinion inbetween. Some of the AD&D 2nd edition books are seen as bridges to the more rules-heavy 3rd edition.

This should mention what splatbooks are focusing over: adventure and pick-and-play. And that what they provide is not essential to run a game (i.e. setting info on a setting core book is essential to run a game on it, multiple very specific splatbooks are not). This last trait seems to me to be the prime factor in defining something as splatbook, as I've seen usage of the term.

PbP - Play by Post

1E - 1st edition

B/X - "BX" D&D refers to the combination of the 1981 Tom Moldvay Basic rulebook (the red book) and the 1981 David Cook/Steve Marsh Expert rulebook (the blue book). X is used to represent the Expert rules rather than E because the modules of that era used an X for Expert; also, this helps separate the game from the later Frank Mentzer BE, BECM, or BECMI game.

BECMI - BECMI" refers to the Frank Mentzer 1983 edition of Basic, Expert, Companion, Masters, and Immortals Dungeons & Dragons

TPK - Total Party Kill
BFA - Big F***ing A**hole(Probably not correct but that's what that acronym has meant to me in the past lol)
BtB - By the Book
DDg - Dungeon Delvers Guide
PH - Players Handbook
DMG - Dungeon Masters Guide
MM - Monsters Manual
MMII - Monsters Manual 2
UA - Unearthed Arcana
OSRIC - Old School Reference and Index Compilation, describes itself as "a compilation of rules for old school-style
TSR - Tactical Studies Rules
HR - Human Resources
IIRC - If I remember correctly, if I recall correctly.
IMO, IMHO (IMNSHO) - In My Opinion, In my Honest Opinion, In my Not So Honest Opinion
KTAATTS - Kick their asses and take their stuff
NWP - Naked Women Please
WPs - Word Processing
OOP - Out of Power
RAW - Rules as Written
YMMV - your mileage may vary.

ETA - Estimated Time of Arrival
RTFM - Read the F***ing Manual
BBEG - Big Bad Evil Guy
FaRT - An Emission of Gas from the Anus
POG - A cardboard or plastic disk printed with a design or picture, used in a children's game.

Nice AQuebman

I had a couple different than you, here are the differing ones:
BFA - Bold Frontal Assault (no planning necessary )
DDg - Deities and Demigods
HR - House Rule
KTAATTS - Kill Them All and Take Their Stuff (essentially the same)
NWP - Non Weapon Proficiencies
WPs - Weapon Proficiencies
OOP - Out of Print
FaRT - Find and Remove Traps
POG - Person Ousting Gygax (or what Lorraine Williams was referred to as...)

Like all quizzes - obvious once you have the answers.

Thanks Ron and AQueb...particularly like FaRT (real answer that is!)