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Revision as of 02:42, 9 May 2005
Overview
This is a guide to the many abbreviations for game books and game lines that you may encounter on the RPG.net forums.
Numbers at the end of an abbreviation usually indicate the edition. UA2 or UA2E, for example, would mean 'Unknown armies second edition'.
#
3.5 - Edition 3.5 Dungeons and Dragons
3E - 3rd Edition Dungeons and Dragons
7S - Seventh sea
A
AD&D - Advanced dungeons and dragons
ADRPG - Amber diceless rpg
AU - Arcana unearthed
B
BD&D - Basic Dungeons and Dragons
BESM - Big Eyes Small Mouth
BP - Blue planet
BR - Blue rose
C
C&C - Castles and crusades
COC - Call of Cthulhu
CT - Classic Traveller
CTD - Changeling: The dreaming
D
D&D - Dungeons and dragons
DND - Dungeons and Dragons
DITV - Dogs in the vinyard
DG - Delta green
DMG - Dungeon master's guide. Usually in reference to Dungeons and dragons.
DTF - Demon: The forsaken
E
EPT - Empire of the petal throne
ETA - Exalted: The abyssals or Exalted: The autocthonians
ETFF - Exalted: The fair folk
ETL - Exalted: The lunars
ETS - Exalted: The sidereals
F
FB - Fireborn
FS - Feng shui or Fading suns
FR - Forgotten realms
G
GH - Greyhawk
GK - Gear krieg
GURPS - Generic, universal role-playing system
GT - GURPS Traveller
GW - Gamma world
H
HG - Heavy gear
HOL - Human occupied landfill
HQ - Heroquest
I
IC - Ironclaw
IK - Iron kingdoms
J
JC - Jovian Chronicles or Jadeclaw
K
KOTE - Kindred of the east
KPFS - Kill puppies for satan
L
L5R - Legend of the five rings
M
M&M - Mutants and masterminds
MA - Metamorphosis alpha
MERP - Middle-earth roleplaying
MM - Monster manual. Usually in reference to Dungeons and dragons.
MLWM - My life with master
MT - MegaTraveller
MTA - Mage: The ascension or Mage: The awakening
MTDA - Mage: The dark ages
MTSC - Mage: The sorcerers' crusade
MTR - Mummy: The resurrection
MURPG - Marvel universe rpg
MW - Mechwarrior
N
NWOD - New world of darkness.
O
OD&D - Original dungeons and dragons
OTE - Over the edge
OVA - Open Versatile Anime Role-Playing Game
OWOD - Old world of darkness
P
PD - Pendragon
PHB - Players handbook. Usually in reference to dungeons and dragons.
Q
R
RA - Random anime
RC - Rules cyclopedia. Usually in reference to dungeons and dragons.
RQ - Runequest
S
SAS - Silver age sentinels
SB - Stormbringer
SLA - SLA industries
SR - Shadowrun
SW - Savage worlds or Star wars
T
T&T - Tunnels and trolls
T20 - Traveller20
T4 - Marc Miller's Traveller
T5 - Upcoming 5th Edition of Traveller
T8 - Tribe 8
TINS - There is no spoon
TMNT - Teenage mutant ninja turtles and other weirdness
TNE - Traveller: The New Era
TROS - The riddle of steel
TSOY - The shadow of yesterday
U
UA - Unknown armies or Unearthed arcana or Urban arcana
V
V&V - Villains and vigilantes
VTDA - Vampire: The dark ages
VTM - Vampire: The masquerade
VTR - Vampire: The requiem
W
WFRP - Warhammer fantasy roleplaying
WHFRP - Warhammer fantasy roleplaying
WOD - Word of Darkness
WOTG - Weapons of the Gods
WTA - Werewolf: The Apocalypse
WTF - Werewolf: The Forsaken
WTO - Wraith: The Oblivion