Post by Renata Fleetpaws on Aug 19, 2008 22:21:03 GMT -8
Role playing is often complicated by words, phrases, and abbreviations that can be confusing to new players. This page will tell you everything you need to know about the terms of role playing. If you know a word, phrase, or abbreviation that is not listed here, feel free to post it.
* Asterisk. Usually used to distinguish actions. I.E. *Sits down.* Apostrophes ('), colons (
, and some other symbols may also be used.
... abbr Waiting.
() Parentheses. Usually used to distinguish out of character comments. I.E. (I went to the movies today.)
^_^ or
Emoticon. Used to express the emotion "happy."
>_< or
Emoticon. Used to express the emotion "angry."
-_- Emoticon. Used to express the emotion "annoyed."
AC/Alt abbr Alternate Character.
AFK abbr Away From Keyboard.
AKA abbr Also Known As.
ATT abbr All The Time.
au·to hit Automatic hit. A move used in fighting in which the attacker gives no escape.
AYT abbr Are You There?
BBIAB abbr Be Back In A Bit.
BBIALW abbr Be Back In A Little While.
BBS abbr Be Back Soon.
BIC abbr Back In Character.
BIO abbr Bring It On.
BRB abbr Be Right Back.
BTW abbr By The Way.
Char abbr Character.
char·ac·tar steal·er One who uses characters from movies, books, games, etc. and roleplays them.
CO abbr Come On.
con·trol To use a move to control someone else.
CS abbr Character Stealer.
CUL abbr See You Later.
IC abbr In Character.
DDT abbr Don't Do That.
Exs abbr Excuse.
Etc abbr Etcetera.
FE abbr For Example.
flame An unnecessary hateful and/or angry message.
G2G abbr Got To Go.
GAFA abbr Gone Away For Awhile.
GIB abbr Gosh I'm Blushing.
GIC abbr Get In Character.
god·mode To unrealistically avoid hits or attacks.
GOL abbr Giggles Out Loud.
HD abbr Hey Dude/Dudette.
H/O abbr Hold On.
IBBT abbr I'll Be Back Tomorrow.
IC abbr In Character.
IE abbr Latin Id Est (That Is).
im·pos·si·ble A move that is impossible to make or counter.
IMHO abbr In My Humble Opinion.
IOW abbr In Other Words.
JAL abbr Jump About Laughing.
L8er abbr Later.
LH abbr Laughing Hysterically.
LITI abbr Laughing In The Inside.
LMBO abbr Laughing My Behind Off.
LOL abbr Laugh Out Loud.
LP abbr Language, Please.
MB abbr Message Board.
Multi-alting To create and use several alts at the same time.
N2M abbr Not Too Much.
NA abbr Not Applicable.
NE abbr Non Existant.
NIR abbr Not In Redwall.
NITB abbr Not In The Books.
N/M abbr Not Much.
NM abbr Never Mind.
NP abbr No Problem.
NPC abbr No Problem Character or Non-Playing Character.
OE abbr Or Else.
OIC abbr Oh I See.
OMG abbr Oh My Gosh/Goodness.
OMIF abbr Open Mouth Insert Foot.
OOC abbr Out Of Character.
PAW abbr Parents Are Watching.
PDN abbr Pardon.
POS abbr Parents Over Shoulder.
PPL abbr People.
Rents abbr Parents.
ROC abbr Redwall On Computer -OR- Redwall Online Community.
ROFL abbr Rolling On Floor Laughing.
ROFLOL abbr Rolling On Floor Laughing Out Loud.
ROL abbr Redwall On Line.
role·play A session of a game in which characters are used in fantasy situations.
RP abbr Role Play.
RPG abbr Role Playing Game.
RPing abbr Role Playing.
SMF abbr Smacking My Forehead.
SOS abbr Sibling Over Shoulder.
sp? abbr Spelling?
SRY abbr Sorry.
SUL abbr See You Later.
TIC abbr Tongue In Cheek.
TOS abbr Teacher Over Shoulder.
TTFN abbr Ta Ta For Now.
TTYL abbr Talk To You Later.
Twink Someone who uses inappropriate rping skills, such as auto hitting, multi-alting, and/or godmoding.
TY abbr Thank You.
V abbr Very.
W/ abbr With.
WB abbr Welcome Back.
WN abbr Why Not?
W/O abbr With Out.
Y/N abbr Yes or No.
YW abbr Yeah, Whatever.
* Asterisk. Usually used to distinguish actions. I.E. *Sits down.* Apostrophes ('), colons (
, and some other symbols may also be used. ... abbr Waiting.
() Parentheses. Usually used to distinguish out of character comments. I.E. (I went to the movies today.)
^_^ or
Emoticon. Used to express the emotion "happy." >_< or
Emoticon. Used to express the emotion "angry." -_- Emoticon. Used to express the emotion "annoyed."
AC/Alt abbr Alternate Character.
AFK abbr Away From Keyboard.
AKA abbr Also Known As.
ATT abbr All The Time.
au·to hit Automatic hit. A move used in fighting in which the attacker gives no escape.
AYT abbr Are You There?
BBIAB abbr Be Back In A Bit.
BBIALW abbr Be Back In A Little While.
BBS abbr Be Back Soon.
BIC abbr Back In Character.
BIO abbr Bring It On.
BRB abbr Be Right Back.
BTW abbr By The Way.
Char abbr Character.
char·ac·tar steal·er One who uses characters from movies, books, games, etc. and roleplays them.
CO abbr Come On.
con·trol To use a move to control someone else.
CS abbr Character Stealer.
CUL abbr See You Later.
IC abbr In Character.
DDT abbr Don't Do That.
Exs abbr Excuse.
Etc abbr Etcetera.
FE abbr For Example.
flame An unnecessary hateful and/or angry message.
G2G abbr Got To Go.
GAFA abbr Gone Away For Awhile.
GIB abbr Gosh I'm Blushing.
GIC abbr Get In Character.
god·mode To unrealistically avoid hits or attacks.
GOL abbr Giggles Out Loud.
HD abbr Hey Dude/Dudette.
H/O abbr Hold On.
IBBT abbr I'll Be Back Tomorrow.
IC abbr In Character.
IE abbr Latin Id Est (That Is).
im·pos·si·ble A move that is impossible to make or counter.
IMHO abbr In My Humble Opinion.
IOW abbr In Other Words.
JAL abbr Jump About Laughing.
L8er abbr Later.
LH abbr Laughing Hysterically.
LITI abbr Laughing In The Inside.
LMBO abbr Laughing My Behind Off.
LOL abbr Laugh Out Loud.
LP abbr Language, Please.
MB abbr Message Board.
Multi-alting To create and use several alts at the same time.
N2M abbr Not Too Much.
NA abbr Not Applicable.
NE abbr Non Existant.
NIR abbr Not In Redwall.
NITB abbr Not In The Books.
N/M abbr Not Much.
NM abbr Never Mind.
NP abbr No Problem.
NPC abbr No Problem Character or Non-Playing Character.
OE abbr Or Else.
OIC abbr Oh I See.
OMG abbr Oh My Gosh/Goodness.
OMIF abbr Open Mouth Insert Foot.
OOC abbr Out Of Character.
PAW abbr Parents Are Watching.
PDN abbr Pardon.
POS abbr Parents Over Shoulder.
PPL abbr People.
Rents abbr Parents.
ROC abbr Redwall On Computer -OR- Redwall Online Community.
ROFL abbr Rolling On Floor Laughing.
ROFLOL abbr Rolling On Floor Laughing Out Loud.
ROL abbr Redwall On Line.
role·play A session of a game in which characters are used in fantasy situations.
RP abbr Role Play.
RPG abbr Role Playing Game.
RPing abbr Role Playing.
SMF abbr Smacking My Forehead.
SOS abbr Sibling Over Shoulder.
sp? abbr Spelling?
SRY abbr Sorry.
SUL abbr See You Later.
TIC abbr Tongue In Cheek.
TOS abbr Teacher Over Shoulder.
TTFN abbr Ta Ta For Now.
TTYL abbr Talk To You Later.
Twink Someone who uses inappropriate rping skills, such as auto hitting, multi-alting, and/or godmoding.
TY abbr Thank You.
V abbr Very.
W/ abbr With.
WB abbr Welcome Back.
WN abbr Why Not?
W/O abbr With Out.
Y/N abbr Yes or No.
YW abbr Yeah, Whatever.