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<blockquote data-quote="MNblockhead" data-source="post: 7565562" data-attributes="member: 6796661"><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>dungeon master</strong></p><p><strong>grognard</strong></p><p><strong>OSR (old school renaissance)</strong></p><p><strong>spell slots</strong></p><p><strong>character sheet</strong></p><p><strong>megadungeon</strong></p><p><strong>adventure module</strong></p><p><strong>meat shield</strong></p><p><strong>action economy</strong></p><p><strong>tank (as in a type of meat shield)</strong></p><p><strong>glass canon</strong></p><p><strong>experience points</strong></p><p></p><p>Acronyms and initialism aplenty:</p><p><strong>TTRPG</strong></p><p><strong>FLGS</strong></p><p><strong>STR, DEX, CON, INT, WIS, CHA</strong></p><p><strong>HP</strong></p><p><strong>AC</strong></p><p><strong>BBEG</strong></p><p><strong>TPK</strong></p><p><strong>RAW</strong></p><p><strong>RAI</strong></p><p><strong>THAC0</strong></p><p><strong>XP</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p></p><p>Dice notation: <strong>d6, d20, 2d20, 10d6, etc.</strong></p><p></p><p>Some words coined in D&D or given new meanings (thanks to the "Phrontistery" Web site: <a href="http://phrontistery.info/disq6.html" target="_blank">http://phrontistery.info/disq6.html</a>)</p><p></p><p><strong>magocracy</strong> (made up by Gary Gygax)</p><p></p><p><strong>dweomer</strong> (a neologism used in various forms by some fantasy writers, drawing from old English terms, but given new meaning and spread by Gary Gygax)</p><p></p><p><strong>libram</strong> (actually from Vance, but I still consider it a D&D neologism)</p><p></p><p>Other repurposed words:</p><p></p><p><strong>cantrip</strong> as used in D&D for a spell that can be spammed without expending spell slots. </p><p><strong>mundane</strong> as in non-magical</p><p></p><p></p><p>There are terms borrowed from earlier war games but were made much more popular by D&D and other RPGs that I consider them RPG jargon:</p><p></p><p><strong>hit points</strong></p><p><strong>armor class</strong></p><p></p><p>There are a number of sights and forums that have collected D&D and gaming jargon. E.g. the D&D Wiki's Glossary of Jargon (<a href="https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/Help:Glossary_of_Jargon" target="_blank">https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/Help:Glossary_of_Jargon</a>) and there is an old forum in the Giant in the Playground forum: <a href="http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?18512-Common-Acronyms-Abbreviations-and-Terms" target="_blank">http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?18512-Common-Acronyms-Abbreviations-and-Terms</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MNblockhead, post: 7565562, member: 6796661"] [B] dungeon master grognard OSR (old school renaissance) spell slots character sheet megadungeon adventure module meat shield action economy tank (as in a type of meat shield) glass canon experience points[/B] Acronyms and initialism aplenty: [B]TTRPG FLGS STR, DEX, CON, INT, WIS, CHA HP AC BBEG TPK RAW RAI THAC0 XP [/B] Dice notation: [B]d6, d20, 2d20, 10d6, etc.[/B] Some words coined in D&D or given new meanings (thanks to the "Phrontistery" Web site: [url]http://phrontistery.info/disq6.html[/url]) [B]magocracy[/B] (made up by Gary Gygax) [B]dweomer[/B] (a neologism used in various forms by some fantasy writers, drawing from old English terms, but given new meaning and spread by Gary Gygax) [B]libram[/B] (actually from Vance, but I still consider it a D&D neologism) Other repurposed words: [B]cantrip[/B] as used in D&D for a spell that can be spammed without expending spell slots. [B]mundane[/B] as in non-magical There are terms borrowed from earlier war games but were made much more popular by D&D and other RPGs that I consider them RPG jargon: [B]hit points armor class[/B] There are a number of sights and forums that have collected D&D and gaming jargon. E.g. the D&D Wiki's Glossary of Jargon ([url]https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/Help:Glossary_of_Jargon[/url]) and there is an old forum in the Giant in the Playground forum: [url]http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?18512-Common-Acronyms-Abbreviations-and-Terms[/url] [/QUOTE]
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