How many of you actually use the term "buff" in game?

[Driddle]

Come on, 50 percent of the characters in Dungeons and Dragons seem to be pro adventurers so it makes sense that they'd have some slang and common terms to work with.

"Momma, that stranger just said 'buff' to his friend!"
"Sssh! Don't draw attention, Raven. Their cant marks them as Professional Adventurers(tm). We should get out of the street before they decide we're worth an easy five experience points..."

 

[Qualidar]

I do with the group of gamers I met through here.

I don't with the group of gamers that has never been here.

-Qualidar~

 

[Henry]

"Momma, that stranger just said 'buff' to his friend!"
"Sssh! Don't draw attention, Raven. Their cant marks them as Professional Adventurers(tm). We should get out of the street before they decide we're worth an easy five experience points..."

I can just see that line stuck in Order of the Stick somewhere...

 

[lukelightning]

My cleric is Father Buffington Buffalot, priest of Buffusall, the God of Buffing.

 

[Driddle]

Of all the threads I've read or participated in here at ENworld, this is the first to make me feel old and sad.

 

[Sejs]

Voted yes.

Out of character, I'll generally use shorthand like buff, debuff, etc.

In character I generally will not.

Online RPG's, frankly -- I think the Everquest crowd either coined it or made it popular. And the term "buff" meaning muscular or tough has been around a long time, so I'm guessing "make me buffed up" or "make me buff" became "buff me" somewhere along the way

Ayep. Hanz unt Franz. Here to buff.. *clap, point*.. you up.

 

[Zogmo]

"Buff" is a term normally used on messageboards and in MMORPGs. My players don't do either. The term is certainly not used in-game, and I dont' recall anyone using it in-session but out-of-game.

Online RPG's, frankly -- I think the Everquest crowd either coined it or made it popular. And the term "buff" meaning muscular or tough has been around a long time, so I'm guessing "make me buffed up" or "make me buff" became "buff me" somewhere along the way.

My friends and I have been using this term in D&D for twenty years or so, if I recall correctly. A long time before messageboards, MMORPGs, Everquest even existed. Sorry.

i've used it for like ya know over like 20 years or so, mang.

Now this guy knows what's what.

 

[Crothian]

Now this guy knows what's what.

You do know Diaglo is actually a seventeen year old kid that just enjoys his running little gag, right?

 

[kenobi65]

OOC, we use it semi-regularly.

IC, never use the word.

 

[Aaron L]

Rarely use it OOC. Never used it in character, but the "adventurers cant" argument really makes a lot of sense to me.

In Everquest, of course, we used it all the time. I knew it had been around for a long time, as the people in EQ said they had gotten the term from previous MUD users. (yes, I asked.)


Now, just as long as people in game dont start calling out for SoWs!