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"
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
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
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
Bork
Break
Borked
Broken
BRT
Be Right There
Buff
Performance-enhancing effect, generally temporary
C
Camp
To wait someplace for NPCs to spawn
Cya
"See ya"
G
GG
Good Going / Good Game
GJ
Good Job
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
FWIW
For What It's Worth
I
IC
In Character or "I see"
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
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
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
OOC
Out Of Character (see 'help ooc' in-game)
O rly
"Oh really"
R
RL
Real Life
RP
Role-Playing
RSN
Real Soon Now
S
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"
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
Z
ZOMG
Fake typo of OMG
