House Rulebook terms: System Preference Documents = House Rules

Emirikol · Apr 8, 2007

I figure we'd better start a top 20 list for house rule lingo:

1. SPD = System Preference Documents = House Rules
2. HRAW = House Rules As Written
3. IMHRC = In my House Ruled Campaign
4. LOLAYHR = Lots of laughs about your house rules
5. LARPWHR = Live Action Role Playing With House Rules
6. HR

= Emoticon for "I'm laughing at/with you because I can relax because I have house rules"
7. YSHRL = You Stupid House Rules Lawyer

8?
Anybody think of any more?

jh

Nifft · Apr 8, 2007

Do you mean lingo that you're making up now, or lingo that exists?
The only acronyms I've actually seen pertaining to house rules are:

RAW -- Rules As Written
RAI -- Rules As Intended (only ever used in context of former)

IMC -- In My Campaign

IMHO -- In My Humble Opinion

IYKWIM,AITYD! -- I Am Hong

Cheers, -- N

Arkhandus · Apr 8, 2007

I can't help but think this is a veiled attempt to mock us all. -_-

Emirikol · Apr 9, 2007

Nifft said:
Do you mean lingo that you're making up now, or lingo that exists?
The only acronyms I've actually seen pertaining to house rules are:
RAW -- Rules As Written
IYKWIM,AITYD! -- I Am Hong
Cheers, -- N

Yes. New lingo. Modifications of existing things. I love the Hong reference

I've been using house rulebooks for so long that I don't know 'nuthin' else :

jh

Pbartender · Apr 9, 2007

Emirikol said:
1. SPD = System Preference Documents = House Rules

Oh, that one, I'm keeping.

And here's one to add in:
NIMGYD = Not In My Game, You Don't. Or just NIMG = Not In My Game.

Angel Tarragon · Apr 9, 2007

IHTHIR = I Hate These House Rules
MHODKNL = My Hat of D02 Know No Limit
TTWDDIM = Trog, Torg, What Difference Does it make?

Asmor · Apr 9, 2007

IANARL: I am not a rules lawyer
...BIPOID&D: ...but I play one in D&D

WWBLD: What would Black Leaf do?

CleverNickName · Apr 9, 2007

ATG - Attack The Gazebo, slang for being ignorant and wasting everyone's time

BBEG - Big Bad Evil Guy

BoH - Bag of Holding

buff - to make stronger

CC - Core Class

EWP - Exotic Weapon Proficiency

ITWF - Improved Two-Weapon Fighting

MM - either MetaMagic or Magic Missile

MWP - Martial Weapon Proficiency

nerf - to make weaker ("The 3.5 Edition totally nerfed my spells!")

PrC - Prestige Class

Emirikol · Apr 10, 2007

Rouge

ROUGE = Rogue Ommission of Uniform Gradeschool Education

Sticky = self-important post that could usually be better left in a regular post that would be updated by commentors if it was that important

ISNMIHY = I'm Surprised Nobody Mentioned Iron Heroes Yet (i.e. shut up about your house rules and just purchase variant system that you're going have to house rule even more)

JH

Emirikol · Apr 11, 2007

I thought of another one that I frequently see when reading the House Rule Boards

IWBIYC = I wouldn't be interested in your campaign (because of your house rules don't make my character munchkin enough..you meanie DM you)

jh