Game title abbreviations

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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'.

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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

C

C&C - Castles and crusades

COC - Call of Cthulhu

CTD - Changeling: The dreaming

D

D&D - 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

ETA - Exalted: The abyssals or Exalted: The autocthonians

ETFF - Exalted: The fair folk

ETL - Exalted: The lunars

ETS - Exalted: The sidereals

F

FS - Feng shui or Fading suns

G

GK - Gear krieg

GURPS - Generic, universal role-playing system

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

MERP - Middle-earth roleplaying

MM - Monster manual. Usually in reference to Dungeons and dragons.

MLWM - My life with master

MTA - Mage: The ascension or Mage: The awakening

MTDA - Mage: The dark ages

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

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

SLA - SLA industries

SR - Shadowrun

T

T&T - Tunnels and trolls

T8 - Tribe 8

TROS - The riddle of steel

TSOY - The shadow of yesteryear

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

WHFRP - Warhammer fantasy roleplaying

WOD - Word of darkness

WTA - Werewolf: The apocalypse

WTF - Werewolf: The forsaken

WTO - Wraith: The oblivion

X

Y

Z