Glossary & Abbreviations

 

Mod: the moderator or manager of a SL.

 

SL: Story Line

 

IC: In character

 

OOC: Out of Character

 

NPC: Non Playable Characters

 

TC: Temporary Character

 

BRB: Be Right Back

 

BBS: Be Back Soon

 

BBL: Be Back Later

 

AFK: Away From Keyboard

 

AFC: Away From Computer

 

LF: Looking For …

 

TTYL: Talk To You Later

 

LOL: Laughing Out Loud

 

LFR: Laughing For Real

 

ROFL: Rolling On Floor Laughing

 

LMAO: Laughing My Ass Off

 

PM: Private Message (just like on FB)

 

DM: Direct Message (on-site e-mail)

 

OC: Original Character. Character you create.

 

OP: Overpowered. Your character has too much power and needs limitations and/or flaws.

 

AR: Advanced Roleplay, which is extremely descriptive RP usually resulting in large posts.

 

TBL: Turn Based Logic; a type of combat style where one person posts an attack/defense and then the next person posts a response usually consisting of an attack/defense.

 

TBO: Turn Based Outpost; a type of combat style where players attempt to win by out-posting their opponent.

 

TB: Turn Based; a type of RP style where people take turns posting rather than posting at will.

 

Splice: When someone posts out of turn in a Turn Based (TB) room.

 

NTB: Not Turn Based; a type of RP where people post without order and at will.

 

CRP: Cross-role-play; when people take IC information learned OOC and use it IC when it wasn't properly learned of in character through RP.

 

Brackets: Example: ( text) or [text]. Something used to specify when one is speaking out of character.

Canon: when RP/character is from an official source, such as a video game or movie.

 

God Moding: When you make your character undefeatable beyond reason.

 

Power gamer: Person who God Modes and tends to be a Mary Sue or Gary Stew.

 

Mary Sue or Gary Stew: is a character that is usually perfect in every way.

 

Metagamer: a player that plays their character with knowledge they should or could not know. Same as CRP.

 

Moding: When you force things on other players, such as making them accept a hit or playing their character for them.

 

Nexus: meaning all things from every time period and every genre are allowed to exist in the same location and it's entirely normal.

 

Fantasy: RP where unrealistic and improbable things occur, such as magic powers, mystical creatures and situations, and supernatural abilities. Also, locations that don't actually exist but are created from ones imagination.

 

Realism: RP where realistic and probable things occur in a setting similar to the real world but is unrestrained by time, meaning it can take place in past, present, or future.

 

Modern: RP taking place in present time.

 

Modern Fantasy: RP taking place in present time but with fantasy attributes. Usually meaning there can be powers, different species, supernatural abilities, etc.

 

Medieval: RP taking place in medieval times but with fantasy attributes. This can be realism or fantasy based.

 

Futuristic: RP taking place in the future in relation to present day.

 

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