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Of course, the $64,000 qioutsen then is: what drew you to writing about technology? I'd bet some other journos might say that they were articulate geeks who found their calling in writing about technology. (If those other tech writers are stuck with non-tecchie writers at the office, they probably see events as a chance to wave their geek flag!)Anyway, if you're writing for the geek crowd, it'd certainly help to know the lingo (take a look at all the pop-culture references in Boing Boing or Tech Crunch), but for the everyman, no, you don't need to be into it at all.
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== # ==
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* 3.5 - [[Dungeons & Dragons]] Edition 3.5
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* 3E or 3.x -  [[Dungeons & Dragons]] 3rd Edition
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* 4E -  [[Dungeons & Dragons]] 4th Edition
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* 7S - [[7th Sea]]
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* 5ER - [[Hero System]] 5th edition Revised rulebook
  
 
== A ==
 
== A ==
 
* A&8 - [[Aces & Eights]]
 
* A&8 - [[Aces & Eights]]
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* 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]]
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* ArM - [[Ars Magica]]
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* AM or ArM - [[Ars Magica]]
 
* AtSA - [[Atlantis: the Second Age]]
 
* AtSA - [[Atlantis: the Second Age]]
 
* AU - [[Arcana Unearthed]]
 
* AU - [[Arcana Unearthed]]
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* 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]]
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* CWOD, cWOD or cWoD - [[Classic World of Darkness]]
 
* CwS - [[Commonwealth Space]]
 
* CwS - [[Commonwealth Space]]
  
 
== D ==
 
== D ==
 
* D&D - [[Dungeons & Dragons]]
 
* D&D - [[Dungeons & Dragons]]
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* 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]]
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* 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]]
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* DW - [[Dungeon World]] ''or'' [[Deathwatch]]
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* 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]]
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* 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]]
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* 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]]
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* 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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Ah Sarah! I have read your name several times and have nocteid your books out and about on the internet. But, I assumed that you had been around for a while. I am thrilled to find out that we started our journey at about the same time. I published my first novel, Life is But a Dream, during the last week of January 2011  probably just a few weeks behind you. I would not have even published it then if it was not for an unwanted 2010 Christmas present from my husband  a Kindle. I was planning on going the traditional route. But that  unwanted  Kindle has changed my life! Thanks so much for sharing your journey with us. I will have to stop by often to see how things are going. Best of luck to you! This Indie thing is a whirlwind, isn't it? And so much fun! I love meeting other writers and hearing from so many readers.
 
  
 
== L ==
 
== L ==
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* LBS - [[Legend of the Burning Sands]]
 
* LBS - [[Legend of the Burning Sands]]
 
* LL - [[Labyrinth Lord]]
 
* LL - [[Labyrinth Lord]]
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* 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]]
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* 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]]
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* 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]]
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* 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]]
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* [[OSRIC]] - [[Old School Reference and Index Compilation]] (official acronym)
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* 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 ==
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* 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]]
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* RT - [[Rogue Trader]]
 
* RW - [[Ringworld]]
 
* RW - [[Ringworld]]
  
 
== S ==
 
== S ==
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* S7S - [[Swashbucklers of the 7 Skies]]
 
* S&W - [[Swords and Wizardry]]
 
* S&W - [[Swords and Wizardry]]
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* 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]]
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* SoF - [[Strands of Fate]]
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* 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]]
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* STNF - [[Stalking the Night Fantastic]]
  
 
== T ==
 
== T ==
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* 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]]
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* ToC - [[Trail of Cthulhu]]
 
* TOJ - [[Time of judgement]]
 
* TOJ - [[Time of judgement]]
 
* ToMN - [[Tribes of Mother Night]]
 
* ToMN - [[Tribes of Mother Night]]
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* 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

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ZoZ - The Zorcerer of Zo

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