Terms and Acronyms

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Lost Souls Specific Terms and Acronyms

A

Almeria

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

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

D

DC

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

E

ESP

East Signpost, also known as Almeria coordinates 20/19

F

Flub

Accidental sending of a message to the wrong communication channel

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

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"

BRB

Be Right Back

BBL

Be Back Later

BRT

Be Right There

Buff

Performance-enhancing effect, generally temporary

C

Cya

"See ya"

I

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

F

FTL

For The Lose; something which sucks

FTW

For The Win; something which rocks

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

LMAO

Laughing My Ass Off

LOL

Laughing Out Loud

M

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

Newbie

New player

Noob

Newbie

O

OMW

On My Way

O rly

"Oh really"

R

RL

Real Life

T

Toon

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

W

WTB

Want To Buy

WTF

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

Y

Ya rly

"Yeah really"; ritual response to O rly