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BD&D - Basic Dungeons and Dragons | BD&D - Basic Dungeons and Dragons | ||
BESM - Big Eyes Small Mouth | BESM - Big Eyes Small Mouth (official acronym) | ||
BG - Blood Games | BG - Blood Games | ||
BGC - Bubblegum crisis | |||
BNW - Brave new world | |||
BP - Blue planet | BP - Blue planet | ||
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BR - Blue rose | BR - Blue rose | ||
BRP - Basic roleplaying | |||
== C == | == C == | ||
C&C - Castles and crusades | C&C - Castles and crusades | ||
C&S - Chivalry and Sorcery | C&S - Chivalry and Sorcery | ||
CC - Core command | |||
CoC - Call of Cthulhu | CoC - Call of Cthulhu | ||
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== E == | == E == | ||
ED - Earthdawn | |||
EPT - Empire of the petal throne | EPT - Empire of the petal throne | ||
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FR - Forgotten Realms | FR - Forgotten Realms | ||
FUDGE - Freeform Universal Do-It-Yourself Gaming Engine | FATE - Fantastic adventures in tabletop entertainment (official acronym) | ||
FUDGE - Freeform Universal Do-It-Yourself Gaming Engine (official acronym) | |||
== G == | == G == | ||
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GK - Gear Krieg | GK - Gear Krieg | ||
GURPS - Generic, universal role-playing system | GURPS - Generic, universal role-playing system (official acronym) | ||
GT - GURPS Traveller | GT - GURPS Traveller | ||
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IK - Iron kingdoms | IK - Iron kingdoms | ||
IN - In nomine | |||
== J == | == J == | ||
JAGS - Just Another Generic System | JAGS - Just Another Generic System (official acronym) | ||
JC - Jovian Chronicles ''or'' Jadeclaw | JC - Jovian Chronicles ''or'' Jadeclaw | ||
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KPFS - Kill puppies for satan | KPFS - Kill puppies for satan | ||
== L == | == L == | ||
L&S - Lace and Steel | |||
L5R - Legend of the five rings | L5R - Legend of the five rings | ||
Lotr - Lord of the rings | |||
== M == | == M == | ||
M&M - Mutants and masterminds | M&M - Mutants and masterminds | ||
MA - Metamorphosis Alpha | MA - Metamorphosis Alpha | ||
MEGS - Mayfair exponential gaming system (official acronym) | |||
MERP - Middle-earth Roleplaying | MERP - Middle-earth Roleplaying | ||
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== N == | == N == | ||
N&SS - Ninjas and superspies | |||
NWOD - New world of darkness. | NWOD - New world of darkness. | ||
== O == | == O == | ||
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OTE - Over the Edge | OTE - Over the Edge | ||
OVA - Open Versatile Anime Role-Playing Game | OVA - Open Versatile Anime Role-Playing Game (official acronym) | ||
OWOD - Old world of darkness | OWOD - Old world of darkness | ||
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T8 - Tribe 8 | T8 - Tribe 8 | ||
THS - Transhuman space | |||
TINS - There is no spoon | TINS - There is no spoon | ||
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TROS - The riddle of steel | TROS - The riddle of steel | ||
TS - | TS - Transhuman space ''or'' the Terran Story | ||
TSOY - The shadow of yesterday | TSOY - The shadow of yesterday | ||
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VTR - Vampire: The requiem | VTR - Vampire: The requiem | ||
== W == | == W == | ||
WC - Witchcraft | |||
WFRP - Warhammer fantasy roleplaying | WFRP - Warhammer fantasy roleplaying | ||
Revision as of 19:07, 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
AFMBE - All Flesh Must Be Eaten
AM - Ars Magica
AU - Arcana unearthed
B
B&B - Bunnies and Burrows
BD&D - Basic Dungeons and Dragons
BESM - Big Eyes Small Mouth (official acronym)
BG - Blood Games
BGC - Bubblegum crisis
BNW - Brave new world
BP - Blue planet
BR - Blue rose
BRP - Basic roleplaying
C
C&C - Castles and crusades
C&S - Chivalry and Sorcery
CC - Core command
CoC - Call of Cthulhu
CP - Cyberpunk
CP2020 - Cyberpunk 2.0.2.0.
CT - Classic Traveller
CTD - Changeling: The Dreaming
D
D&D - Dungeons and Dragons
DA:F - Dark Ages: Fae
DA:I - Dark Ages: Inquisitor
DA:M - Dark Ages: Mage
DA:V - Dark Ages: Vampire
DA:WW - Dark Ages: Werewolf
DND - Dungeons and Dragons (usually refers to edition 3.0 or 3.5)
DITV - Dogs in the vinyard
DG - Delta Green
DMG - Dungeon master's guide. Usually in reference to Dungeons and dragons.
DTF - Demon: The Fallen
E
ED - Earthdawn
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
FATE - Fantastic adventures in tabletop entertainment (official acronym)
FUDGE - Freeform Universal Do-It-Yourself Gaming Engine (official acronym)
G
GB - Ghostbusters
GBI - Ghostbusters International
GH - Greyhawk or Golden Heroes
GK - Gear Krieg
GURPS - Generic, universal role-playing system (official acronym)
GT - GURPS Traveller
GW - Gamma World
H
HG - Heavy gear
HOL - Human occupied landfill
HQ - Heroquest
I
IC - Ironclaw
IK - Iron kingdoms
IN - In nomine
J
JAGS - Just Another Generic System (official acronym)
JC - Jovian Chronicles or Jadeclaw
JD - Judge Dredd
K
KOTE - Kindred of the east
KPFS - Kill puppies for satan
L
L&S - Lace and Steel
L5R - Legend of the five rings
Lotr - Lord of the rings
M
M&M - Mutants and masterminds
MA - Metamorphosis Alpha
MEGS - Mayfair exponential gaming system (official acronym)
MERP - Middle-earth Roleplaying
MET - Mind's Eye Theatre
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
N&SS - Ninjas and superspies
NWOD - New world of darkness.
O
OD&D - Original Dungeons and Dragons
OTE - Over the Edge
OVA - Open Versatile Anime Role-Playing Game (official acronym)
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
RW - Ringworld
S
SAS - Silver age sentinels
SB - Stormbringer
SC - StarCluster
SLA - SLA industries
SR - Shadowrun
SW - Savage Worlds or Star Wars or Superworld
T
T&T - Tunnels and trolls
T20 - Traveller20
T4 - Marc Miller's Traveller
T5 - Upcoming 5th Edition of Traveller
T8 - Tribe 8
THS - Transhuman space
TINS - There is no spoon
TMNT - Teenage mutant ninja turtles and other weirdness
TNE - Traveller: The New Era
TROS - The riddle of steel
TS - Transhuman space or the Terran Story
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
WC - Witchcraft
WFRP - Warhammer fantasy roleplaying
WHFRP - Warhammer fantasy roleplaying
WOD - Word of Darkness
WOTG - Weapons of the Gods
WoW - Worlds of Wonder
WTA - Werewolf: The Apocalypse
WTF - Werewolf: The Forsaken
WTO - Wraith: The Oblivion