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* 3.5 - [[Dungeons & Dragons]] Edition 3.5
 
* 3.5 - [[Dungeons & Dragons]] Edition 3.5
 
* 3E or 3.x -  [[Dungeons & Dragons]] 3rd Edition
 
* 3E or 3.x -  [[Dungeons & Dragons]] 3rd Edition
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* 4E - [[Dungeons & Dragons]] 4th Edition
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* 3.75E - common nickname for [[Pathfinder]] (First Edition)
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* 4E - [[Dungeons & Dragons]] 4th Edition
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* 5E - [[Dungeons & Dragons]] 5th Edition. By far the most popular RPG. In rare cases, context of [[Shadowrun]], "5E" can refer to it's 5th Edition.
 
* 7S - [[7th Sea]]
 
* 7S - [[7th Sea]]
 
* 5ER - [[Hero System]] 5th edition Revised rulebook
 
* 5ER - [[Hero System]] 5th edition Revised rulebook
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== 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]]
 
* AE - [[Amazing Engine]] ''or'' [[Arcana Evolved]]
 
* AE - [[Amazing Engine]] ''or'' [[Arcana Evolved]]
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* AFF - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Fighting_Fantasy Advanced Fighting Fantasy]
 
* 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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* BD&D - [[Basic Dungeons & Dragons]]
 
* BD&D - [[Basic Dungeons & Dragons]]
 
* [[BESM]] - [[Big Eyes Small Mouth]] (official acronym)
 
* [[BESM]] - [[Big Eyes Small Mouth]] (official acronym)
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* BECMI - The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Editions_of_Dungeons_%26_Dragons#Dungeons_&_Dragons_Basic_Set_and_revisions 1983 version of D&D] that vas published for 5 tiers of parities ('''B'''eginner(lvl.1-3), '''E'''xpert(lvl.4-14) '''C'''ompanion(lvl.15-25 '''M'''aster(lvl.16-36) '''I'''mmortal(lvl. 36->))
 
* BG - [[Blood Games]]
 
* BG - [[Blood Games]]
 
* BGC - [[Bubblegum Crisis]]
 
* BGC - [[Bubblegum Crisis]]
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* BWc - [[Burning Wheel]] Classic, first edition
 
* BWc - [[Burning Wheel]] Classic, first edition
 
* BWr - [[Burning Wheel]] Revised, current edition
 
* BWr - [[Burning Wheel]] Revised, current edition
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* B/X, BX - The Basic D&D edition from 1981, short for Basic/Expert
  
 
== C ==
 
== C ==
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* CC - [[Core Command]]
 
* CC - [[Core Command]]
 
* CoC - [[Call of Cthulhu]]
 
* CoC - [[Call of Cthulhu]]
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* CoD - Chonicles of Darkness, also know as [[New World of Darkness]]
 
* ConX - [[Conspiracy X]]
 
* ConX - [[Conspiracy X]]
 
* CP - [[Cyberpunk]]
 
* CP - [[Cyberpunk]]
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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 ==
 
* ED - [[Earthdawn]]
 
* ED - [[Earthdawn]]
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* EGtW - Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount, D&D 5E
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* ERftW - Eberron: Rising from the Last War, D&D 5E
 
* E:tA - [[Exalted: The Abyssals]]
 
* E:tA - [[Exalted: The Abyssals]]
 
* E:tAu - [[Exalted: The Autochthonians]]
 
* E:tAu - [[Exalted: The Autochthonians]]
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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]]
  
 
== F ==
 
== F ==
 
* [[F.A.T.A.L.]] [[Fantasy Adventure To Adult Lechery]] A.K.A. [[From Another Time; Another Land]] (official acronym)
 
* [[F.A.T.A.L.]] [[Fantasy Adventure To Adult Lechery]] A.K.A. [[From Another Time; Another Land]] (official acronym)
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* [[FATE]] - [[Fantastic Adventures in Tabletop Entertainment]] (official acronym)
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* [[FATE]] - [[Fantastic Adventures in Tabletop Entertainment]] (official acronym), or the Fate RPG by Evil Hat
 
* FB - [[Fireborn]]
 
* FB - [[Fireborn]]
 
* FF - [[Forgotten Futures]]
 
* FF - [[Forgotten Futures]]
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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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* HM - [[High Medieval]]
 
* HOL - [[Human Occupied Landfill]]
 
* HOL - [[Human Occupied Landfill]]
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* HM - [[High Medieval]]
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* HSD - Hc Svnt Dracones
 
* HQ - [[HeroQuest]]
 
* HQ - [[HeroQuest]]
 
* HTR or H:TR - [[Hunter: The Reckoning]]
 
* HTR or H:TR - [[Hunter: The Reckoning]]
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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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Red DEck, your fuckin STUPID. You dont even rezliae that modern religions are based off of ANCIENT RELIGIONS. In the story of the prophet ezekiel he sees  God  sitting on a sapphire throne with a body like beryl (blue mineral) implying that god was a blue light being. Now, the mayans say the SAME THING about Kukulcan, same thing with Egyptian and their  Solar Walkers  during the age of Zep Tepi. Dont be so narrow minded and believing in JUST islam, look at your religion's roots and youll see
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== M ==
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* M&M - [[Mutants & Masterminds]] ''or'' [[Mazes & Minotaurs]]
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* M:YZ - Mutant:Year Zero, a game by Free League with many derivatives using the same rules
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* M2 - [[Mekton II]]
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* MA - [[Metamorphosis Alpha]]
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*[[MEGS]] - [[Mayfair Exponential Gaming System]] (official acronym)
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* MERP - [[Middle-Earth Roleplaying]]
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* MET - [[Mind's Eye Theatre]]
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* MF - [[Mutant Future]]
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* MHR - [[Marvel Heroic Roleplaying]]
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* MII - [[Mekton II]]
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* MLWM - [[My Life With Master]]
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* MM - [[Monster Manual]] (usually in reference to [[Dungeons & Dragons]])
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* MotW - Monster of the Week, a "Powered by the Apocalypse(PbtA)"-game
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* MRQ - [[Mongoose Runequest]]
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* MSH - [[Marvel Super Heroes]]
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* MSPE - [[Mercenaries, Spies, and Private-Eyes]]
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* MT - [[MegaTraveller]]
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* MTA or M:TA - [[Mage: The Ascension]] ''or'' [[Mage: The Awakening]]
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* MTAs or M:TAs - [[Mage: The Ascension]]
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* MTAw or M:TAw- [[Mage: The Awakening]]
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* MTDA or M:TDA - [[Mage: The Dark Ages]]
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* MTSC or M:TSC- [[Mage: The Sorcerers' Crusade]]
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* MTR or M:TR- [[Mummy: The Resurrection]]
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* MURPG - [[Marvel Universe RPG]]
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* MW - [[Mechwarrior]]
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* MWWG - [[Macho Women With Guns]]
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* MZ - [[Mekton Zeta]]
  
 
== N ==
 
== N ==
 
* 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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* OSE - Old School Essentials (D&D retroclone)
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* OSR - Old School Revival/Renaissance, a category of games aiming for an old-school D&D gameplay
 
* [[OSRIC]] - [[Old School Reference and Index Compilation]] (official acronym)
 
* [[OSRIC]] - [[Old School Reference and Index Compilation]] (official acronym)
 
* OTE - [[Over the Edge]]
 
* OTE - [[Over the Edge]]
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* OotA - Out of the Abyss, D&D 5E
 
* [[OVA]] - [[Open Versatile Anime Role-Playing Game]] (official acronym)
 
* [[OVA]] - [[Open Versatile Anime Role-Playing Game]] (official acronym)
 
* OWOD, OWoD or oWoD - [[Old World of Darkness]]
 
* OWOD, OWoD or oWoD - [[Old World of Darkness]]
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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]]
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* PF - [[Pathfinder]]
 
* PHB - [[Player's Handbook]] (usually in reference to Dungeons & Dragons)
 
* PHB - [[Player's Handbook]] (usually in reference to Dungeons & Dragons)
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* PotA - Princes of the Apocalypse, D&D 5E
 
* PTA - [[Primetime Adventures]]
 
* PTA - [[Primetime Adventures]]
  
 
== Q ==
 
== Q ==
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* QAGS - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QAGS Quick Ass Game System] (official acronym)
 
== R ==
 
== R ==
 
* RA - [[Random Anime]]
 
* RA - [[Random Anime]]
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* RL - [[Ravenloft]]
 
* RL - [[Ravenloft]]
 
* RM - [[Rolemaster]]
 
* RM - [[Rolemaster]]
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** RMC (Classic)
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** RMSS (Standard System)
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** RMU (Unity)
 
* 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]]
 
* SC - [[StarCluster]] ''or'' [[Sweet Chariot]]
 
* SC - [[StarCluster]] ''or'' [[Sweet Chariot]]
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* SCAG - Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide, D&D5E
 
* 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]]
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* SS&SS - Sharp Swords & Sinister Spells
 
* 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]]
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* T20 - [[Traveller 20]]
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* T20 - [[Traveller 20]] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True20 True20]
 
* T4 - [[Marc Miller's Traveller]]
 
* T4 - [[Marc Miller's Traveller]]
 
* T5 - [[Traveller]] 5th Edition
 
* T5 - [[Traveller]] 5th Edition
 
* T8 - [[Tribe 8]]
 
* T8 - [[Tribe 8]]
 
* Tal - [[Talislanta]]
 
* Tal - [[Talislanta]]
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* TCoE, TCE - Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything, D&D 5E
 
* TF2V - [[Tales from the Floating Vagabond]]
 
* TF2V - [[Tales from the Floating Vagabond]]
 
* THS - [[Transhuman Space]]
 
* THS - [[Transhuman Space]]
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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]]
 
* TSOY - [[The Shadow of Yesterday]]
 
* TSOY - [[The Shadow of Yesterday]]
 
* Tw2k - [[Twilight 2000]]
 
* Tw2k - [[Twilight 2000]]
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* TWERPS - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWERPS The World's Easiest Role-Playing System] (official acronym)
  
 
== U ==
 
== U ==
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* UnMet - [[Unhallowed Metropolis]]
 
* UnMet - [[Unhallowed Metropolis]]
  
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Let's run down the list here:The Breakfast Club could potentially work as the sort of drama you find on The CW.  I mean, *I* wodlun't watch it, ever, but as a premise it fits the network.Back to the Future could be really cool if done right.  They would have to not lose sight of the light comedic elements and introducing long arcs would be a mistake.  It would work much better as almost a sort of Quantum Leap  Situation Of The Week  show.  If the tongue ever pulls too far away from the cheek, though, it would fall apart.  Stick it on the USA Network following  Psych  and you've got an instant cable hit as long as the casting is good.Red Dawn has entirely too much potential to get  so serious it's melodrama and thus unintentionally hilarious .  Don't get me wrong, I'm all about Dystopian futures and whatnot, but Red Dawn was a product of it's time, and would be difficult to update well.Aliens just doesn't have enough of a premise to go on.  At it's heart, it's a monster movie, and that's only going to get you so far.Lethal Weapon could work as a cop drama formula show with a sort of Castle bent to it.RoboCop has been done, but poorly.  The problem here is that RoboCop himself simply isn't an interesting enough character to base a series around.Blade Runner gives us more dystopia than we can shake a stick at, and I think it offers more than Red Dawn would.  It wodlun't be cheap to produce, though.Return to Oz is an intriguing thought, but you run into a problem right off the bat with your protagonist.  Dorothy can't stay 8 for an entire series.In the end, give me some Back to the Future!
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== V ==
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* V&V - [[Villains and Vigilantes]]
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* VAV or VA:V - [[Victorian Age: Vampire]]
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* VGtM - Volo's Guide to Monsters, D&D 5E
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* VTDA or V:TDA - [[Vampire: The Dark Ages]]
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* VTM or V:TM - [[Vampire: The Masquerade]]
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* VTR or V:TR - [[Vampire: The Requiem]]
  
 
== W ==
 
== W ==
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* WWTWW or WW:WW or WW:TWW - [[Werewolf: The Wild West]]
 
* WWTWW or WW:WW or WW:TWW - [[Werewolf: The Wild West]]
  
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== X ==
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* XGE -  Xanathar's Guide To Everything, D&D 5E
  
 
== Y ==
 
== Y ==
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== Z ==
 
== Z ==
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ZoZ - [[The Zorcerer of Zo]]
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* ZoZ - [[The Zorcerer of Zo]]

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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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