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	=Lost Souls Specific Terms and Acronyms=		=Lost Souls Specific Terms and Acronyms=
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	==A==		==A==
	===Adventuring Company===		===Adventuring Company===
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	===AOLP===		===AOLP===
	Amulet of Life Protection, an item that attempts to save your life if you are about to die		Amulet of Life Protection, an item that attempts to save your life if you are about to die
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	==B==		==B==
	===Balath===		===Balath===
	Standard Lost Souls unit of volume, equal to a liter, which is slightly more than a quart		Standard Lost Souls unit of volume, equal to a liter, which is slightly more than a quart
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	==D==		==D==
	===DC===		===DC===
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	===Disco===		===Disco===
	The Temple of Discordia		The Temple of Discordia
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	==E==		==E==
	===ESP===		===ESP===
	East Signpost, also known as Almeria coordinates 20/19		East Signpost, also known as Almeria coordinates 20/19
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	==F==		==F==
	===Flub===		===Flub===
	Accidental sending of a message to the wrong communication channel		Accidental sending of a message to the wrong communication channel
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	==H==		==H==
	===Hivemind===		===Hivemind===
	A semi-fictitious entity manifesting in the tendency of experienced developers to make similar responses simultaneously		A semi-fictitious entity manifesting in the tendency of experienced developers to make similar responses simultaneously
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	==L==		==L==
	===LH===		===LH===
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	===LL===		===LL===
	The Lost Lamb Tavern in Losthaven		The Lost Lamb Tavern in Losthaven
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	==P==		==P==
	===PPQ===		===PPQ===
	[[Power Potion Quest]]		[[Power Potion Quest]]
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	==S==		==S==
	===ST===		===ST===
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	===Swarm===		===Swarm===
	The behavior of some areas, mostly settlements, where attacking a citizen will result in defenders from elsewhere in the area to come attack you		The behavior of some areas, mostly settlements, where attacking a citizen will result in defenders from elsewhere in the area to come attack you
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	==W==		==W==
	===WSP===		===WSP===
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	===<3===		===<3===
	Love (emoticon: heart shape)		Love (emoticon: heart shape)
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	==A==		==A==
	===AFAICT===		===AFAICT===
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	===ATM===		===ATM===
	At The Moment		At The Moment
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	==B==		==B==
	===BBIAB===		===BBIAB===
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	===BBL===		===BBL===
	Be Back Later		Be Back Later
		+	===BBS===
		+	Be Back Soon / Shortly, or Bulletin Board System for the old school
	===Bork===		===Bork===
	Break		Break
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	===Cya===		===Cya===
	"See ya"		"See ya"
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		+	==F==
		+	===FTL===
		+	For The Lose; something which sucks
		+	===FTW===
		+	For The Win; something which rocks
		+	===FUBAR===
		+	Fucked Up Beyond All Recovery / Repair / Recognition
		+	===FWIW===
		+	For What It's Worth
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	==G==		==G==
	===GG===		===GG===
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	===Guild===		===Guild===
	In some games, including Lost Souls, a group that characters can join to receive additional capabilities and responsibilities; in other games, equivalent to a [[#Clan|clan]] or a Lost Souls [[#Adventuring Company|adventuring company]]		In some games, including Lost Souls, a group that characters can join to receive additional capabilities and responsibilities; in other games, equivalent to a [[#Clan|clan]] or a Lost Souls [[#Adventuring Company|adventuring company]]
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		+	==H==
		+	===HAND===
		+	Have A Nice Day
		+	===HTH===
		+	Hope This Helps
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	==I==		==I==
		+	===IC===
		+	In Character or "I see"
	===IDK===		===IDK===
	I Don't Know		I Don't Know
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	===IRL===		===IRL===
	In Real Life		In Real Life
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-	===FTL===	+	==J==
-	For The Lose; something which sucks	+	===JK===
-	===FTW===	+	Just Kidding
-	For The Win; something which rocks	+
-	===FWIW===	+
-	For What It's Worth	+
-	==I==	+
-	===IC===	+
-	In Character or "I see"	+
	==K==		==K==
	===K===		===K===
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	===KOS===		===KOS===
	Kill On Sight		Kill On Sight
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	==L==		==L==
	===L8r===		===L8r===
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	===LOL===		===LOL===
	Laughing Out Loud		Laughing Out Loud
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	==M==		==M==
	===Meh===		===Meh===
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	===MT===		===MT===
	Mistell, unintentional redirection of a message to the wrong communications medium or person (cf. [[#Flub|Flub]])		Mistell, unintentional redirection of a message to the wrong communications medium or person (cf. [[#Flub|Flub]])
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	==N==		==N==
	===Nerf===		===Nerf===
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	===NPC===		===NPC===
	Non-Player Character; sometimes refers to all in-game characters who are not players, sometimes refers specifically to "named" non-generic characters		Non-Player Character; sometimes refers to all in-game characters who are not players, sometimes refers specifically to "named" non-generic characters
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	==O==		==O==
	===OIC===		===OIC===
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	===O rly===		===O rly===
	[[Image:owl_o_rly.jpg|thumb|left|Stupidest. Meme. Evar.]] "Oh really"		[[Image:owl_o_rly.jpg|thumb|left|Stupidest. Meme. Evar.]] "Oh really"
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	===Own===		===Own===
	[[Image:LJ_owned.gif|left|frame|Owned.]] To overpower and dominate		[[Image:LJ_owned.gif|left|frame|Owned.]] To overpower and dominate
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	==P==		==P==
	===PITA===		===PITA===
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	===Pwn===		===Pwn===
	Fake typo of [[#Own|own]]		Fake typo of [[#Own|own]]
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	==Q==		==Q==
	===QFT===		===QFT===
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	==S==		==S==
		+	===SNAFU===
		+	Situation Normal, All Fucked Up
	===Spawn===		===Spawn===
	When a character enters the game, with a strong connotation of them appearing from nowhere; most typically applied to [[#NPC|NPCs]], but in some games it is meaningful to speak of players as spawning		When a character enters the game, with a strong connotation of them appearing from nowhere; most typically applied to [[#NPC|NPCs]], but in some games it is meaningful to speak of players as spawning
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	===STFU===		===STFU===
	[[Image:stfu_kthx.jpg|thumb|left|Wouldn't that be ''nice?'']] Shut The Fuck Up (often followed by "[[#Noob|noob]]")		[[Image:stfu_kthx.jpg|thumb|left|Wouldn't that be ''nice?'']] Shut The Fuck Up (often followed by "[[#Noob|noob]]")
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	===WTT===		===WTT===
	Want To Trade		Want To Trade
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	==X==		==X==
	===XP===		===XP===
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	===Ya rly===		===Ya rly===
	"Yeah really"; ritual response to [[#O rly|O rly]]		"Yeah really"; ritual response to [[#O rly|O rly]]
		+	===YHBT===
		+	You Have Been Trolled
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	==Z==		==Z==
	===ZOMG===		===ZOMG===
	Fake typo of [[#OMG|OMG]]		Fake typo of [[#OMG|OMG]]

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Revision as of 11:24, 10 December 2007

Contents 1 Lost Souls Specific Terms and Acronyms 1.1 A 1.1.1 Adventuring Company 1.1.2 Almeria 1.1.3 Anthrope 1.1.4 Areas <location> 1.1.5 AOLP 1.2 B 1.2.1 Balath 1.3 D 1.3.1 DC 1.3.2 Dekan 1.3.3 Dimin 1.3.4 Disco 1.4 E 1.4.1 ESP 1.5 F 1.5.1 Flub 1.6 H 1.6.1 Hivemind 1.7 L 1.7.1 LH 1.7.2 LH[] 1.7.3 LL 1.8 P 1.8.1 PPQ 1.9 S 1.9.1 ST 1.9.2 Swarm 1.10 W 1.10.1 WSP 2 General Internet, MUD, and MMO Terms and Acronyms 2.1 Symbols 2.1.1 <3 2.2 A 2.2.1 AFAICT 2.2.2 AFAIK 2.2.3 AFK 2.2.4 AFW 2.2.5 Alt 2.2.6 ASAP 2.2.7 ATM 2.3 B 2.3.1 BBIAB 2.3.2 BCNU 2.3.3 BBL 2.3.4 BBS 2.3.5 Bork 2.3.6 Borked 2.3.7 BRB 2.3.8 BRT 2.3.9 Buff 2.4 C 2.4.1 Camp 2.4.2 Clan 2.4.3 Class 2.4.4 Coords 2.4.5 Cya 2.5 F 2.5.1 FTL 2.5.2 FTW 2.5.3 FUBAR 2.5.4 FWIW 2.6 G 2.6.1 GG 2.6.2 GJ 2.6.3 Guild 2.7 H 2.7.1 HAND 2.7.2 HTH 2.8 I 2.8.1 IC 2.8.2 IDK 2.8.3 IMAO 2.8.4 IMHO 2.8.5 IMNSHO 2.8.6 IMO 2.8.7 IRL 2.9 J 2.9.1 JK 2.10 K 2.10.1 K 2.10.2 KK 2.10.3 KOS 2.11 L 2.11.1 L8r 2.11.2 LD 2.11.3 Level 2.11.4 LMAO 2.11.5 LOL 2.12 M 2.12.1 Meh 2.12.2 Mob 2.12.3 MT 2.13 N 2.13.1 Nerf 2.13.2 Newbie 2.13.3 Noob 2.13.4 NPC 2.14 O 2.14.1 OIC 2.14.2 OMG 2.14.3 OMW 2.14.4 O noes 2.14.5 ONOZ 2.14.6 OOC 2.14.7 O rly 2.14.8 Own 2.15 P 2.15.1 PITA 2.15.2 POS 2.15.3 PvE 2.15.4 PvP 2.15.5 Pwn 2.16 Q 2.16.1 QFT 2.16.2 QQ 2.17 R 2.17.1 Respawn 2.17.2 RL 2.17.3 ROFL 2.17.4 ROFLMAO 2.17.5 ROTFL 2.17.6 ROTFLMAO 2.17.7 RP 2.17.8 RSN 2.18 S 2.18.1 SNAFU 2.18.2 Spawn 2.18.3 Srsly 2.18.4 STFU 2.19 T 2.19.1 TBH 2.19.2 Teh 2.19.3 Thx 2.19.4 Tihs 2.19.5 Toon 2.20 W 2.20.1 WTB 2.20.2 WTC 2.20.3 WTF 2.20.4 WTM 2.20.5 WTS 2.20.6 WTT 2.21 X 2.21.1 XP 2.22 Y 2.22.1 Ya rly 2.22.2 YHBT 2.23 Z 2.23.1 ZOMG

Lost Souls Specific Terms and Acronyms

A

Adventuring Company

The organization of players on Lost Souls roughly equivalent to clans and guilds elsewhere

Almeria

The continent that most of the action centers around, also known as the "main map"

Anthrope

Roughly human-like creature; see 'help anthrope' in-game

Areas <location>

A courtesy announcement that someone is using area attacks that may affect bystanders wandering through

AOLP

Amulet of Life Protection, an item that attempts to save your life if you are about to die

B

Balath

Standard Lost Souls unit of volume, equal to a liter, which is slightly more than a quart

D

DC

Obsolete: Drow City, now most often referred to by its name, Yathryn

Dekan

Standard Lost Souls unit of mass, equal to a kilogram, which is about two and a fifth pounds

Dimin

Standard Lost Souls unit of distance, equal to a decimeter — ten centimeters, about four inches — making someone 15 dimins tall slightly under five feet and someone 18 dimins tall slightly under six feet

Disco

The Temple of Discordia

E

ESP

East Signpost, also known as Almeria coordinates 20/19

F

Flub

Accidental sending of a message to the wrong communication channel

H

Hivemind

A semi-fictitious entity manifesting in the tendency of experienced developers to make similar responses simultaneously

L

LH

Losthaven, the central city of the MUD

LH[]

Losthaven Square, the center of Losthaven

LL

The Lost Lamb Tavern in Losthaven

P

PPQ

Power Potion Quest

S

ST

The Shadow Tower

Swarm

The behavior of some areas, mostly settlements, where attacking a citizen will result in defenders from elsewhere in the area to come attack you

W

WSP

West Signpost, also known as Almeria coordinates 0/19

General Internet, MUD, and MMO Terms and Acronyms

Symbols

<3

Love (emoticon: heart shape)

A

AFAICT

As Far As I Can Tell

AFAIK

As Far As I Know

AFK

Away From Keyboard

AFW

Away From Window

Alt

Alternate character; on Lost Souls, another incarnos on your atman

ASAP

As Soon As Possible

ATM

At The Moment

B

BBIAB

Be Back In A Bit

BCNU

"Be seeing you"

BBL

Be Back Later

BBS

Be Back Soon / Shortly, or Bulletin Board System for the old school

Bork

Break

Borked

Broken

BRB

Be Right Back

BRT

Be Right There

Buff

Performance-enhancing effect, generally temporary

C

Camp

To wait someplace for NPCs to spawn

Clan

An organization created and populated by players, like a gang or club

Class

The archetype or profession representing the 'type' of a character; closest equivalent on Lost Souls is guild

Coords

Coordinates, normally Cartesian X/Y or X/Y/Z

Cya

"See ya"

F

FTL

For The Lose; something which sucks

FTW

For The Win; something which rocks

FUBAR

Fucked Up Beyond All Recovery / Repair / Recognition

FWIW

For What It's Worth

G

GG

Good Going / Good Game

GJ

Good Job

Guild

In some games, including Lost Souls, a group that characters can join to receive additional capabilities and responsibilities; in other games, equivalent to a clan or a Lost Souls adventuring company

H

HAND

Have A Nice Day

HTH

Hope This Helps

I

IC

In Character or "I see"

IDK

I Don't Know

IMAO

In My Arrogant Opinion

IMHO

In My Humble Opinion

IMNSHO

In My Not-So-Humble Opinion

IMO

In My Opinion

IRL

In Real Life

J

JK

Just Kidding

K

K

"Okay"

KK

"Okay"; emphasis relative to single 'k' may indicate cheerfulness, immediate compliance, that a task that was requested is minor in nature, etc.

KOS

Kill On Sight

L

L8r

"Later"

LD

Link dead; disconnected from the server

Level

A stage of advancement for a character

LMAO

Laughing My Ass Off

LOL

Laughing Out Loud

M

Meh

An expression of apathy or mild distaste

Mob

Monster or NPC, from 'mobile object'. Strongly despised by some Lost Souls players and admins.

MT

Mistell, unintentional redirection of a message to the wrong communications medium or person (cf. Flub)

N

Nerf

To reduce the power of a piece of equipment or a capability, generally by developers in the course of adjusting game balance

Newbie

New player

Noob

Newbie

NPC

Non-Player Character; sometimes refers to all in-game characters who are not players, sometimes refers specifically to "named" non-generic characters

O

OIC

"Oh, I see"

OMG

Oh My God

OMW

On My Way

O noes

Ironically dramatized "oh no"

ONOZ

O noes

OOC

Out Of Character (see 'help ooc' in-game)

O rly

"Oh really"

Own

To overpower and dominate

P

PITA

Pain In The Ass

POS

Piece Of Shit

PvE

Player versus Environment

PvP

Player versus Player

Pwn

Fake typo of own

Q

QFT

Quoted For Truth

QQ

Crying, "cry more" (emoticon: pair of crying eyes)

R

Respawn

Spawn, with the implication that the character was there, or at least somewhere, previously.

RL

Real Life

ROFL

Rolling On Floor Laughing

ROFLMAO

Rolling On Floor Laughing My Ass Off

ROTFL

Rolling On The Floor Laughing

ROTFLMAO

Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off

RP

Role-Playing

RSN

Real Soon Now

S

SNAFU

Situation Normal, All Fucked Up

Spawn

When a character enters the game, with a strong connotation of them appearing from nowhere; most typically applied to NPCs, but in some games it is meaningful to speak of players as spawning

Srsly

"Seriously"

STFU

Shut The Fuck Up (often followed by "noob")

T

TBH

To Be Honest

Teh

Fake typo of "the"

Thx

"Thanks"

Tihs

Fake typo of "this"

Toon

Player character. Strongly despised by some Lost Souls players and admins.

W

WTB

Want To Buy

WTC

Want To Craft

WTF

What The Fuck, occasionally Where The Fuck or Why The Fuck

WTM

Want To Make

WTS

Want To Sell

WTT

Want To Trade

X

XP

Experience points, the usual requirement to advance in level

Y

Ya rly

"Yeah really"; ritual response to O rly

YHBT

You Have Been Trolled

Z

ZOMG

Fake typo of OMG