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| AFK    || Stands for "Away from Keyboard" - used in [[Out of character|OOC]] communication only.
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| AFK    || OOC || Stands for "Away from Keyboard" - used in [[Out of character|OOC]] communication only.
 
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|AG
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|AG       || IC/OOC || |[[Adventurers Guild]] - can stand for either [[Thrace City|Thracian]] or [[Sable City|Sablean]] one.
|Adventurers Guild - can stand for either [[Thrace|Thracian]] or [[Sable|Sablean]] one.
 
 
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| Borg (noun)     || Someone who adventures to the exclusion of all else, including roleplaying.
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| Borg (noun) ||OOC || Someone who adventures to the exclusion of all else, including roleplaying.
 
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| Borg (verb)     || To adventure relentlessly to the exclusion of all else, including roleplaying.
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| Borg (verb) || OOC || To adventure relentlessly to the exclusion of all else, including roleplaying.
 
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|Brain-fried     || When a psion has completely exhausted their mental reserves or experienced psionic backlash.
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|Brain-fried || IC || When a psion has completely exhausted their mental reserves or experienced psionic backlash.
 
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| Combat Food     || [[Food]] that is not a [[meal]] and so can be [[eat command|consumed]] during [[combat]].
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| Combat Food || OOC || [[Food]] that is not a [[meal]] and so can be [[eat command|consumed]] during [[combat]].
 
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| Cooldown       || The period of time before an action can be completed again. Also: timer
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| Cooldown || OOC || The period of time before an action can be completed again. Also: timer
 
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| COT             || Center of Town, usually [[Sable City]], but also [[Thrace City]]
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| COT || OOC || Center of Town, usually [[Sable City]], but also [[Thrace City]]
 
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| GG             || The [[Green Griffon Tavern]].
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| GG || IC/OOC || The [[Green Griffon Tavern]].
 
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| GL             || [[Guild level]]
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| GL || OOC || [[Guild level]]
 
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| J4             || The [[J4|Jumpin' Jehosephat's Java Junction]].
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| J4 || IC/OOC || The [[J4|Jumpin' Jehosephat's Java Junction]].
 
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| RPK             || [[Roleplay kill|Roleplay Kill]] - Blocking/preventing other(s) from roleplaying.
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| RPK || OOC || [[Roleplay kill|Roleplay Kill]] - Blocking/preventing other(s) from roleplaying.
 
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| PK             || [[Player kill]] - Attacking/killing other players.
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| PK || OOC || [[Player kill]] - Attacking/killing other players.
 
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| PL             || [[Player level]]
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| PL || OOC || [[Player level]]
 
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|Stalk-blocked   || When a thief/rogue has been trailing a mark and another swoops in and steals the prize.
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|Stalk-blocked || IC/OOC || When a thief/rogue has been trailing a mark and another swoops in and steals the prize.
 
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| Timer           || The period of time before an action can be completed again. Also: cooldown
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| Timer || OOC || The period of time before an action can be completed again. Also: cooldown
 
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Latest revision as of 02:24, 23 November 2021

This page attempts to provide information on the varied terms and acronyms used in Threshold RPG and sometimes elsewhere in the gaming world.

Term/Acronym IC/OOC Explanation
AFK OOC Stands for "Away from Keyboard" - used in OOC communication only.
AG IC/OOC Adventurers Guild - can stand for either Thracian or Sablean one.
Borg (noun) OOC Someone who adventures to the exclusion of all else, including roleplaying.
Borg (verb) OOC To adventure relentlessly to the exclusion of all else, including roleplaying.
Brain-fried IC When a psion has completely exhausted their mental reserves or experienced psionic backlash.
Combat Food OOC Food that is not a meal and so can be consumed during combat.
Cooldown OOC The period of time before an action can be completed again. Also: timer
COT OOC Center of Town, usually Sable City, but also Thrace City
GG IC/OOC The Green Griffon Tavern.
GL OOC Guild level
J4 IC/OOC The Jumpin' Jehosephat's Java Junction.
RPK OOC Roleplay Kill - Blocking/preventing other(s) from roleplaying.
PK OOC Player kill - Attacking/killing other players.
PL OOC Player level
Stalk-blocked IC/OOC When a thief/rogue has been trailing a mark and another swoops in and steals the prize.
Timer OOC The period of time before an action can be completed again. Also: cooldown