what do these mean?
Dougal Graham
most used acronyms or whatever they r? like YMMV, or IIRC and stuff like
thyat? thanx a lot!
The Amorphous Mass
dgr...@nfld.com (Dougal Graham) wrote:
They're listed in the FAQ, but...
IIRC: If I Recall Correctly
AFAIK: As Far As I Know
IMO: In My Opinion
IMHO: In My Humble Opinion
IMC: In My Campaign
YMMV: Your Mileage May Vary
HTH: Happy to Help/Hope This Helps
HAND: Have A Nice Day
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Duane Vanderpol
>
> Im new here so i was wonderig if someone might gimme a list of some of the
> most used acronyms or whatever they r? like YMMV, or IIRC and stuff like
> thyat? thanx a lot!
Snipped from the FAQ:
G1: What do those weird abbreviations mean?
A: Here is a guide to the most common abbreviations and acronyms found
on rec.games.frp.dnd. The first list is those terms which are
found almost exclusively in posts to rec.games.frp.dnd and/or the
entire rec.games.frp.* hierarchy. The second list is those terms
which are in general use on Usenet and the rest of the Internet.
Gaming-Related
*D&D Any version of the D&D game
AD&D, ADnD Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, any edition
AD&D1 Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st edition
AD&D2 Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 2nd edition
AD&D2R Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, revised 2nd edition
AD&D2.5 Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, revised 2nd edition
ADND-L AD&D discussion mailing list
AoE Area of Effect
BD&D, BDnD Basic Dungeons & Dragons, as opposed to Advanced D&D
BoA Book of Artifacts
BR Birthright
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
CT, C&T Player's Option: Combat & Tactics
D&D, DnD Dungeons & Dragons, any version except Advanced
DDG Deities and Demigods
DL DragonLance
DMG Dungeon Masters Guide, any edition
DMG1 Dungeon Masters Guide, 1st edition
DMG2 Dungeon Masters Guide, 2nd edition
DMG2R Dungeon Masters Guide, Revised 2nd edition
DMO Dungeon Master's Option book(s)
DS Dark Sun
FR Forgotten Realms
GAMA GAme Manufacturers Association
GH Greyhawk
GM Game Master
HLC Dungeon Master's Option: High-Level Campaigns
HW Hollow World
IMC In My Campaign
IYC In Your Campaign
L&L, LL Legends & Lore
LC Living Campaign (RPGA campaign usually found at cons)
LK Lankhmar
MC Monstrous Compendium (usually followed by the appendix
number)
MM Monster Manual/Monstrous Manual
MMII Monster Manual II
MoP Manual of the Planes
MPGN ftp.mpgn.com, the Multi-Player Gaming Network site
MUD Multiple-User Dungeon
OA Oriental Adventures
OD&D Old/Original D&D, as opposed to the later Advanced D&D
PBeM Play By E-Mail
PBWWW Play By World Wide Web
PH Player's Handbook, any edition
PH1 Player's Handbook, 1st edition
PH2 Player's Handbook, 2nd edition
PH2R Player's Handbook, Revised 2nd edition
PO Player's Option books
PS Planescape
rgfd Rec.games.frp.dnd
rgf.* Rec.games.frp.* hierarchy
RL Ravenloft
RPGA Role-Playing Gamers' Association
SP, S&P Player's Option: Skills & Powers
Sp&M, SPaM Player's Option: Spells & Magic
ToM Tome of Magic
ToVK Tome of Vast Knolwedge (computer program)
UA Unearthed Arcana
WoG, WG World of Greyhawk
WotC Wizards of the Coast
General
:-) Smiley (tilt your head 90 degrees); with endless
variations
AFAIK As Far As I Know
BTW By The Way
CFV Call For Votes
FWIW For What It's Worth
IDH(T)*IFOM I Don't Have (The) <product> In Front Of Me
IIRC If I Remember Correctly
IMHO In My Humble/Honest Opinion (but rarely actually is)
IOW In Other Words
IRC Internet Relay Chat (realtime text-based conferencing
system)
LOL Laughing Out Loud
Ob... Obligatory reference to... (e.g. ObD&D, ObCthulhu, in a
post otherwise about something else)
REQ Request
RFC Request For Comments
RFD Request For Discussion
ROTFL Rolling On The Floor Laughing
RTFM Read The F***ing Manual!
SO Significant Other (i.e. date/fiance(e)/spouse)
TPTB The Powers That Be
WRT With Regard/Respect To
YHBT You Have Been Trolled
YMMV Your Mileage May Vary
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IIRC if I recall correctly
IMC in my campaign
IM(NS)HO in my (not so) humble opinion
AFAIK as far as I know
Dougal Graham wrote:
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> Im new here so i was wonderig if someone might gimme a list of some of the
> most used acronyms or whatever they r? like YMMV, or IIRC and stuff like
> thyat? thanx a lot!
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Rod Towey
>Im new here so i was wonderig if someone might gimme a list of some of the
>most used acronyms or whatever they r? like YMMV, or IIRC and stuff like
>thyat? thanx a lot!
YMMV = Your Milage May Vary
IIRC= If I Remember Correctly
LOL= Laughing Out Loud
ROTFLMAO = Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off
IMO = In My Opinion
PHB= Player's Handbook
DMG= Dungeon Master's Guide
MM/MC = Monster Manual / Monster Compedium
S&P= Skills and Powers
TOM= Tome Of Magic
That's all I can think of off the top of my head, if you see anything else you
don't recognise fell free to ask, someone is usally happy to help
Later
RJT