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== A == | == A == | ||
* A&8 - [[Aces & Eights]] | * A&8 - [[Aces & Eights]] | ||
+ | * ACKS - [[Adventurer Conqueror King System]] | ||
* AD&D - [[Advanced Dungeons and Dragons]] | * AD&D - [[Advanced Dungeons and Dragons]] | ||
* ADRPG - [[Amber Diceless RPG]] | * ADRPG - [[Amber Diceless RPG]] | ||
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* AFMBE - [[All Flesh Must Be Eaten]] | * AFMBE - [[All Flesh Must Be Eaten]] | ||
* AGOT - [[A Game Of Thrones]] | * AGOT - [[A Game Of Thrones]] | ||
− | * ArM - [[Ars Magica]] | + | * AM or ArM - [[Ars Magica]] |
* AtSA - [[Atlantis: the Second Age]] | * AtSA - [[Atlantis: the Second Age]] | ||
* AU - [[Arcana Unearthed]] | * AU - [[Arcana Unearthed]] | ||
+ | * AW - [[Apocalypse World]] | ||
== B == | == B == | ||
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* CTD or C:tD - [[Changeling: The Dreaming]] | * CTD or C:tD - [[Changeling: The Dreaming]] | ||
* C:tL - [[Changeling: The Lost]] | * C:tL - [[Changeling: The Lost]] | ||
+ | * CWOD, cWOD or cWoD - [[Classic World of Darkness]] | ||
* CwS - [[Commonwealth Space]] | * CwS - [[Commonwealth Space]] | ||
== D == | == D == | ||
* D&D - [[Dungeons & Dragons]] | * D&D - [[Dungeons & Dragons]] | ||
+ | * D&DN - [[Dungeons & Dragons Next]] | ||
* DA:F - [[Dark Ages: Fae]] | * DA:F - [[Dark Ages: Fae]] | ||
* DA:I - [[Dark Ages: Inquisitor]] | * DA:I - [[Dark Ages: Inquisitor]] | ||
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* DA:WW - [[Dark Ages: Werewolf]] | * DA:WW - [[Dark Ages: Werewolf]] | ||
* DC - [[Dark Conspiracy]] ''or'' [[DC Heroes]] | * DC - [[Dark Conspiracy]] ''or'' [[DC Heroes]] | ||
+ | * DCC - [[Dungeon Crawl Classics]] | ||
* DG - [[Delta Green]] | * DG - [[Delta Green]] | ||
* DG:C - [[Delta Green: Countdown]] | * DG:C - [[Delta Green: Countdown]] | ||
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* DS - [[Dawning Star]] ''or'' [[Dark Sun]] | * DS - [[Dawning Star]] ''or'' [[Dark Sun]] | ||
* DTF or D:TF - [[Demon: The Fallen]] | * DTF or D:TF - [[Demon: The Fallen]] | ||
+ | * DW - [[Dungeon World]] ''or'' [[Deathwatch]] | ||
+ | * DWAITS - [[Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space]] | ||
== E == | == E == | ||
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* E:tL - [[Exalted: The Lunars]] | * E:tL - [[Exalted: The Lunars]] | ||
* E:tS - [[Exalted: The Sidereals]] | * E:tS - [[Exalted: The Sidereals]] | ||
+ | * EP - [[Eclipse Phase]] | ||
* EPT - [[Empire of the Petal Throne]] | * EPT - [[Empire of the Petal Throne]] | ||
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* FRED - [[Hero System]] Fifth Revised Edition | * FRED - [[Hero System]] Fifth Revised Edition | ||
* FS - [[Feng Shui]] ''or'' [[Fading Suns]] | * FS - [[Feng Shui]] ''or'' [[Fading Suns]] | ||
+ | * FU - [[Freeform Universal RPG]] | ||
* [[FUDGE]] - [[Freeform Universal Do-It-Yourself Gaming Engine]] (official acronym) | * [[FUDGE]] - [[Freeform Universal Do-It-Yourself Gaming Engine]] (official acronym) | ||
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* HEX - [[Hollow Earth Expedition]] | * HEX - [[Hollow Earth Expedition]] | ||
* HG - [[Heavy Gear]] | * HG - [[Heavy Gear]] | ||
+ | * H+I - [[Honor + Intrigue]] | ||
* HKAT - [[Hong Kong Action Theatre]] | * HKAT - [[Hong Kong Action Theatre]] | ||
* HKAT2 - [[Hong Kong Action Theatre]] 2nd Edition | * HKAT2 - [[Hong Kong Action Theatre]] 2nd Edition | ||
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* JC - [[Jovian Chronicles]] ''or'' [[Jadeclaw]] | * JC - [[Jovian Chronicles]] ''or'' [[Jadeclaw]] | ||
* JD - [[Judge Dredd]] | * JD - [[Judge Dredd]] | ||
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== L == | == L == | ||
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* LBS - [[Legend of the Burning Sands]] | * LBS - [[Legend of the Burning Sands]] | ||
* LL - [[Labyrinth Lord]] | * LL - [[Labyrinth Lord]] | ||
+ | * LoA - [[Legends of Anglerre]] | ||
* LOTR - [[Lord of the Rings]] | * LOTR - [[Lord of the Rings]] | ||
* LS - [[Lost Souls]] | * LS - [[Lost Souls]] | ||
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* MET - [[Mind's Eye Theatre]] | * MET - [[Mind's Eye Theatre]] | ||
* MF - [[Mutant Future]] | * MF - [[Mutant Future]] | ||
+ | * MHR - [[Marvel Heroic Roleplaying]] | ||
* MII - [[Mekton II]] | * MII - [[Mekton II]] | ||
* MM - [[Monster Manual]] (usually in reference to [[Dungeons & Dragons]]) | * MM - [[Monster Manual]] (usually in reference to [[Dungeons & Dragons]]) | ||
* MLWM - [[My Life With Master]] | * MLWM - [[My Life With Master]] | ||
+ | * MRQ - [[Mongoose Runequest]] | ||
* MSH - [[Marvel Super Heroes]] | * MSH - [[Marvel Super Heroes]] | ||
* MSPE - [[Mercenaries, Spies, and Private-Eyes]] | * MSPE - [[Mercenaries, Spies, and Private-Eyes]] | ||
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* N&S - [[Ninjas and Superspies]] | * N&S - [[Ninjas and Superspies]] | ||
* NB - [[Ninja Burger]] | * NB - [[Ninja Burger]] | ||
+ | * NBA - [[Night's Black Agents]] | ||
* NWOD, NWoD or nWoD - [[New World of Darkness]] | * NWOD, NWoD or nWoD - [[New World of Darkness]] | ||
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* OD&D - [[Original Dungeons and Dragons]] | * OD&D - [[Original Dungeons and Dragons]] | ||
* ORE - [[One Roll Engine]] | * ORE - [[One Roll Engine]] | ||
− | * [[OSRIC]] - [[Old School Reference and Index Compilation]] (official acronym) | + | * OSR or [[OSRIC]] - [[Old School Reference and Index Compilation]] (official acronym) |
* OTE - [[Over the Edge]] | * OTE - [[Over the Edge]] | ||
* [[OVA]] - [[Open Versatile Anime Role-Playing Game]] (official acronym) | * [[OVA]] - [[Open Versatile Anime Role-Playing Game]] (official acronym) | ||
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== P == | == P == | ||
+ | * PbtA - Powered by the Apocalypse (i.e. based on the mechanics in [[Apocalypse World]]) | ||
* PD - [[Pendragon]] | * PD - [[Pendragon]] | ||
* PHB - [[Player's Handbook]] (usually in reference to Dungeons & Dragons) | * PHB - [[Player's Handbook]] (usually in reference to Dungeons & Dragons) | ||
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* RM - [[Rolemaster]] | * RM - [[Rolemaster]] | ||
* RQ - [[Runequest]] | * RQ - [[Runequest]] | ||
+ | * RT - [[Rogue Trader]] | ||
* RW - [[Ringworld]] | * RW - [[Ringworld]] | ||
== S == | == S == | ||
+ | * S7S - [[Swashbucklers of the 7 Skies]] | ||
* S&W - [[Swords and Wizardry]] | * S&W - [[Swords and Wizardry]] | ||
+ | * SA - [[Starblazer Adventures]] | ||
* SAS - [[Silver Age Sentinels]] | * SAS - [[Silver Age Sentinels]] | ||
* SB - [[Stormbringer]] | * SB - [[Stormbringer]] | ||
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* SF - [[Star Frontiers]] | * SF - [[Star Frontiers]] | ||
* SLA - [[SLA Industries]] | * SLA - [[SLA Industries]] | ||
+ | * SoF - [[Strands of Fate]] | ||
+ | * SotC - [[Spirit of the Century]] | ||
* SoJ - [[Skyrealms of Jorune]] ''or'' [[Secrets of Japan]] ([[Call of Cthulhu]] supplement) | * SoJ - [[Skyrealms of Jorune]] ''or'' [[Secrets of Japan]] ([[Call of Cthulhu]] supplement) | ||
* SR - [[Shadowrun]] | * SR - [[Shadowrun]] | ||
* ST - [[Star Trek]] ''or'' [[Storyteller]] | * ST - [[Star Trek]] ''or'' [[Storyteller]] | ||
* SW - [[Savage Worlds]] ''or'' [[Star Wars]] ''or'' [[Superworld]] | * SW - [[Savage Worlds]] ''or'' [[Star Wars]] ''or'' [[Superworld]] | ||
+ | * STNF - [[Stalking the Night Fantastic]] | ||
== T == | == T == | ||
+ | * T&J - [[Truth & Justice]] | ||
* T&T - [[Tunnels and Trolls]] | * T&T - [[Tunnels and Trolls]] | ||
* T20 - [[Traveller 20]] | * T20 - [[Traveller 20]] | ||
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* TMNT - [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness]] | * TMNT - [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness]] | ||
* TNE - [[Traveller: The New Era]] | * TNE - [[Traveller: The New Era]] | ||
+ | * ToC - [[Trail of Cthulhu]] | ||
* TOJ - [[Time of judgement]] | * TOJ - [[Time of judgement]] | ||
* ToMN - [[Tribes of Mother Night]] | * ToMN - [[Tribes of Mother Night]] | ||
+ | * TOR - [[The One Ring]] | ||
* TROS - [[The Riddle of Steel]] | * TROS - [[The Riddle of Steel]] | ||
* TS - [[Transhuman Space]] ''or'' [[The Terran Story]] ''or'' [[Top Secret]] | * TS - [[Transhuman Space]] ''or'' [[The Terran Story]] ''or'' [[Top Secret]] | ||
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== X == | == X == | ||
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== Y == | == Y == | ||
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== Z == | == Z == | ||
ZoZ - [[The Zorcerer of Zo]] | ZoZ - [[The Zorcerer of Zo]] |
Revision as of 09:12, 13 September 2015
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'.
A very useful resource for publication histories and brief descriptions of these games (and many others) is the online Encyclopedia of Role-Playing Games: Encyclopedia of Role-Playing Games
Contents
#
- 3.5 - Dungeons & Dragons Edition 3.5
- 3E or 3.x - Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition
- 4E - Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition
- 7S - 7th Sea
- 5ER - Hero System 5th edition Revised rulebook
A
- A&8 - Aces & Eights
- ACKS - Adventurer Conqueror King System
- AD&D - Advanced Dungeons and Dragons
- ADRPG - Amber Diceless RPG
- AE - Amazing Engine or Arcana Evolved
- AFMBE - All Flesh Must Be Eaten
- AGOT - A Game Of Thrones
- AM or ArM - Ars Magica
- AtSA - Atlantis: the Second Age
- AU - Arcana Unearthed
- AW - Apocalypse World
B
- B&B - Bunnies and Burrows
- BD&D - Basic Dungeons & Dragons
- BESM - Big Eyes Small Mouth (official acronym)
- BG - Blood Games
- BGC - Bubblegum Crisis
- BNW - Brave New World
- BoJ - Book of Jalan
- BoL - Barbarians of Lemuria
- BotA - Barbarians of the Aftermath
- BP - Blue Planet
- BR - Blue Rose or Birthright
- BRP - Basic Roleplaying
- BRPG - Battleaxe Roleplaying Game
- BTS - Beyond the Supernatural (Palladium Books)
- BtVS - Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- BW - Burning Wheel
- BWc - Burning Wheel Classic, first edition
- BWr - Burning Wheel Revised, current edition
C
- C&C - Castles and Crusades
- C&S - Chivalry and Sorcery
- CAH - Cartoon Action Hour
- CAH: S2 - Cartoon Action Hour: Season Two
- CC - Core Command
- CoC - Call of Cthulhu
- ConX - Conspiracy X
- CP - Cyberpunk
- CP2020 - Cyberpunk 2.0.2.0.
- CS - Cold Space
- CT - Classic Traveller or CthulhuTech
- CTD or C:tD - Changeling: The Dreaming
- C:tL - Changeling: The Lost
- CWOD, cWOD or cWoD - Classic World of Darkness
- CwS - Commonwealth Space
D
- D&D - Dungeons & Dragons
- D&DN - Dungeons & Dragons Next
- 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
- DC - Dark Conspiracy or DC Heroes
- DCC - Dungeon Crawl Classics
- DG - Delta Green
- DG:C - Delta Green: Countdown
- DH - Dark Heresy (set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe)
- DitV - Dogs in the Vineyard
- DMG - Dungeon Master's Guide (usually in reference to Dungeons & Dragons)
- DnD or D&D - Dungeons & Dragons
- DQ - Dragonquest
- DS - Dawning Star or Dark Sun
- DTF or D:TF - Demon: The Fallen
- DW - Dungeon World or Deathwatch
- DWAITS - Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space
E
- ED - Earthdawn
- E:tA - Exalted: The Abyssals
- E:tAu - Exalted: The Autochthonians
- E:tDB - Exalted: The Dragon-Blooded
- E:tFF - Exalted: The Fair Folk
- E:tL - Exalted: The Lunars
- E:tS - Exalted: The Sidereals
- EP - Eclipse Phase
- EPT - Empire of the Petal Throne
F
- F.A.T.A.L. Fantasy Adventure To Adult Lechery A.K.A. From Another Time; Another Land (official acronym)
- FATE - Fantastic Adventures in Tabletop Entertainment (official acronym)
- FB - Fireborn
- FF - Forgotten Futures
- FR - Forgotten Realms
- FRED - Hero System Fifth Revised Edition
- FS - Feng Shui or Fading Suns
- FU - Freeform Universal RPG
- FUDGE - Freeform Universal Do-It-Yourself Gaming Engine (official acronym)
G
- GB - Gangbusters or Ghostbusters
- GBI - Ghostbusters International
- GH - Greyhawk or Golden Heroes
- GK - Gear Krieg
- GoO - Guardians of Order
- GURPS - Generic Universal Role-Playing System (official acronym)
- GT - GURPS Traveller
- GW - Gamma World
H
- HEX - Hollow Earth Expedition
- HG - Heavy Gear
- H+I - Honor + Intrigue
- HKAT - Hong Kong Action Theatre
- HKAT2 - Hong Kong Action Theatre 2nd Edition
- HOL - Human Occupied Landfill
- HM - High Medieval
- HQ - HeroQuest
- HTR or H:TR - Hunter: The Reckoning
- H:tV - Hunter: The Vigil
I
- IC - Ironclaw
- IH - Iron Heroes
- IK - Iron Kingdoms
- IN - In Nomine
- IHW - In Harm's Way series
J
- JAGS - Just Another Generic System (official acronym)
- JC - Jovian Chronicles or Jadeclaw
- JD - Judge Dredd
L
- L&S - Lace and Steel
- L5R - Legend of the Five Rings
- LBS - Legend of the Burning Sands
- LL - Labyrinth Lord
- LoA - Legends of Anglerre
- LOTR - Lord of the Rings
- LS - Lost Souls
M
- M&M - Mutants & Masterminds or Mazes & Minotaurs
- M2 - Mekton II
- MA - Metamorphosis Alpha
- MEGS - Mayfair Exponential Gaming System (official acronym)
- MERP - Middle-Earth Roleplaying
- MET - Mind's Eye Theatre
- MF - Mutant Future
- MHR - Marvel Heroic Roleplaying
- MII - Mekton II
- MM - Monster Manual (usually in reference to Dungeons & Dragons)
- MLWM - My Life With Master
- MRQ - Mongoose Runequest
- MSH - Marvel Super Heroes
- MSPE - Mercenaries, Spies, and Private-Eyes
- MT - MegaTraveller
- MTA or M:TA - Mage: The Ascension or Mage: The Awakening
- MTAs or M:TAs - Mage: The Ascension
- MTAw or M:TAw- Mage: The Awakening
- MTDA or M:TDA - Mage: The Dark Ages
- MTSC or M:TSC- Mage: The Sorcerers' Crusade
- MTR or M:TR- Mummy: The Resurrection
- MURPG - Marvel Universe RPG
- MW - Mechwarrior
- MWWG - Macho Women With Guns
- MZ - Mekton Zeta
N
- N&S - Ninjas and Superspies
- NB - Ninja Burger
- NBA - Night's Black Agents
- NWOD, NWoD or nWoD - New World of Darkness
O
- OD&D - Original Dungeons and Dragons
- ORE - One Roll Engine
- OSR or OSRIC - Old School Reference and Index Compilation (official acronym)
- OTE - Over the Edge
- OVA - Open Versatile Anime Role-Playing Game (official acronym)
- OWOD, OWoD or oWoD - Old World of Darkness
- OHMAS - On Her Majesty's Arcane Service
P
- PbtA - Powered by the Apocalypse (i.e. based on the mechanics in Apocalypse World)
- PD - Pendragon
- PHB - Player's Handbook (usually in reference to Dungeons & Dragons)
- PTA - Primetime Adventures
Q
R
- RA - Random Anime
- RC - Rules Cyclopedia (Dungeons & Dragons)
- RD - Red Dwarf
- RL - Ravenloft
- RM - Rolemaster
- RQ - Runequest
- RT - Rogue Trader
- RW - Ringworld
S
- S7S - Swashbucklers of the 7 Skies
- S&W - Swords and Wizardry
- SA - Starblazer Adventures
- SAS - Silver Age Sentinels
- SB - Stormbringer
- SC - StarCluster or Sweet Chariot
- SF - Star Frontiers
- SLA - SLA Industries
- SoF - Strands of Fate
- SotC - Spirit of the Century
- SoJ - Skyrealms of Jorune or Secrets of Japan (Call of Cthulhu supplement)
- SR - Shadowrun
- ST - Star Trek or Storyteller
- SW - Savage Worlds or Star Wars or Superworld
- STNF - Stalking the Night Fantastic
T
- T&J - Truth & Justice
- T&T - Tunnels and Trolls
- T20 - Traveller 20
- T4 - Marc Miller's Traveller
- T5 - Traveller 5th Edition
- T8 - Tribe 8
- Tal - Talislanta
- TF2V - Tales from the Floating Vagabond
- THS - Transhuman Space
- TINS - There Is No Spoon
- TMNT - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness
- TNE - Traveller: The New Era
- ToC - Trail of Cthulhu
- TOJ - Time of judgement
- ToMN - Tribes of Mother Night
- TOR - The One Ring
- TROS - The Riddle of Steel
- TS - Transhuman Space or The Terran Story or Top Secret
- TSOY - The Shadow of Yesterday
- Tw2k - Twilight 2000
U
- UA - Unknown Armies or Unearthed Arcana or Urban Arcana
- Univ - Universe, The Sci-Fi RPG
- UnMet - Unhallowed Metropolis
V
- V&V - Villains and Vigilantes
- VAV or VA:V - Victorian Age: Vampire
- VTDA or V:TDA - Vampire: The Dark Ages
- VTM or V:TM - Vampire: The Masquerade
- VTR or V:TR - Vampire: The Requiem
W
- WC - Witchcraft
- WFRP or WHFRP - Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay
- WH40K - Warhammer 40,000
- WLD - World's Largest Dungeon
- WOD - World of Darkness
- WoT - The Wheel of Time
- WOTG - Weapons of the Gods
- WoW - Worlds of Wonder
- WTA, W:TA, WWTA or WW:TA - Werewolf: The Apocalypse
- WTF, W:TF, WWTF or WW:TF - Werewolf: The Forsaken
- WTGW or W:TGW - Wraith: The Great War
- WTO or W:TO - Wraith: The Oblivion
- WWTWW or WW:WW or WW:TWW - Werewolf: The Wild West
X
Y
Z
ZoZ - The Zorcerer of Zo