Glossary

Many adventurers new to Stormreach are taken back at some the terms used conversationally by its veteran denizens. This is a partial list of terms you may or may not have seen or heard before.

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 * 1337 - Leet - Elite - El33t : Often used by older people to describe someone who is full of himself or arrogant.Often used by younger people to refer to someone with above average or "elite" skills.Can also be used by older congratulatory people to joke about someone with above average or "elite" skills.


 * 28 Point Build: When starting DDO, you can use a maximum of 28 points for stat allocation for new characters. See 32 Point Build


 * 32 Point Build: Once you've earned 1750 favor on any character, you can use 32 points in the initial stat allocation. As of Update 1 for DDO Unlimited (October 28, 2009), 32 point builds can be purchased from the DDO store.


 * 3BC : Three-Barrel Cove (quest)

A

 * AA : Arcane Archer, path or enhancement for Rangers, Elves and others


 * AC : Armor Class (game mechanic)


 * ADQ - DQ1 : Against the Demon Queen (quest)


 * AFAIK : As Far As I Know


 * AFK : Away from Keyboard: this player is telling you that they have left for a moment.


 * Aggro : This is the name for the level of aggression a monster has towards any player. The person with the most "aggro" is usually who the Monster will target and persist to attack. Aggro is gained through dealing damage to the creature, taunting the creature with the intimidate skill, or healing party members. Most groups seek to have the Tank hold the Aggro.


 * AH : Auction House. NPCs located throughout public areas that show up as a red gavel icon on your map.  Here you may post items for others to bid on or bid or buyout (purchase immediately) on items for yourself.  Note when selling on the Auction House: there is a "Listing Fee" when you put the item on the Auction House list; there is also another selling fee of 30% if the item is sold.  Factor those costs into the selling price of any items you decide to sell.


 * AHAP : As Hard As Possible. Usually used in LFMs to say the quest will be done in the hardest difficulty that can by opened by the party.


 * AI : Artificial Intelligence. Sometimes discussed in how certain enemies attack specific classes first.


 * AKA : Also Known As.


 * Alt : A player's alternate characters, these are characters that they play for fun but are not the main focus of their time in game.Any character on a player's account he is not currently playing.See also Avatar, Character, Toon and Main.


 * AOE : Area Of Effect: AOE spells are spells that affect multiple targets in a designated area. Spells like Fireball have AOE damage because they damage the creatures surrounding the initial target of the spell.


 * Arcane : An Arcane would refer to arcane casters, such as the wizard or sorcerer classes, and would exclude other divine-based spell casters (i.e., the cleric)


 * Arraetrikos : Difficult-to-pronounce name of the central boss of The Shroud. See Harry Beater.


 * AS or ASB : Airship or Airship Buffs


 * ASAP: As Soon As Possible


 * ATM : At The Moment.


 * Auto-crit: Automatic critical.


 * Avatar : The virtual incarnation of the player.


 * Axer Package : A phrase referring to a collection of buffs in DDO. Generally refers to every possible useful buff for the given quest. But often non-useful but funny buffs like Merfolk's Blessing are included. Common buffs for all quests included: Haste, Rage, Displacement, Resist Energy: All, Prayer, Freedom of Movement, Death Ward. Others depending on the quest or context it is used. Example of usage: "Hey what buffs do you need?" "I'll take an Axer Package." Note that this package is not required for good players, nor for self-sufficient players. If you only form parties that consist of you on your Dwarven Barbarian with the other five party members being Clerics, Wizards, Sorcerers, and Bards, then yes, you will need the Axer package.

B

 * BAB : Base Attack Bonus: Number that represent your skills with a weapon, and increases as you gain levels. As your BAB increases, you gain a greater bonus to attack rolls and additional swings. The speed at which BAB increase depends on the class(es) you are training.


 * Balanced Party : A party with many skills, usually including a healer, a magic user, a trap specialist, someone that excels at ranged weapons, and a melee fighter. A quest that is described as needing a Balanced Party may be difficult or impossible without strong skills in all these areas.


 * Battle Cleric : A Cleric who likes to and is built to fight in melee combat


 * BB : Blade Barrier (spell)


 * BB : Boss Beater. A weapon capable of bypassing a particular boss' Damage Reduction. (See also Harry Beater.)


 * BBL : Be Back Later


 * BH : Sometimes used to refer to a Beholder


 * Bio : Often used as "Bio break", this term refers to someone taking a break for biological reasons. Often used in DDO to state a player is going to the bathroom.Can also refer to the player's biography.


 * Bind or Binding : The process of setting a resurrection point in a tavern, by talking to an NPC "spirit binder"


 * Bind, Bound, or Binding : Binding an item to a character will make that item immune to permanent damage, but the item cannot be auctioned, mailed, or traded.


 * Body Pull : Technique of getting close enough to a MOB to get only its attention and not its friends, and pull them back to fight alone


 * Bowfag, Bowmo : Archer builds, especially for poorly played/equipped ones. Usually considered derogatory.


 * Box of Rocks : A chest full of gemstones


 * BS : Bastard sword (item), Bull's strength (buff) at lower levels, or Barkskin (buff) at higher levels


 * BRB : Be Right Back, often used in conjunction with AFK.


 * BRT : Be Right There


 * BTW: By The Way


 * Buff, Buffs, or Buffed : Buffs are generally cast on characters at the beginning of quests and after shrining to give resistance to damaging effects


 * Build: Preplanned character progression, choosing when feats, etc., are taken.  Often done with the assistance of "build planner" software  or websites.


 * BYOH : Bring Your Own Heals, generally seen on the LFM to let people know that there isn't a dedicated healer in the group

C

 * Capped : The point in which a character has reached the maximum amount of experience they can get


 * Caster : Typically a Wizard or Sorcerer, but technically any class that casts spells. (ie Cleric or Favored Soul)


 * CC : Crowd Control: Refers to effects capable of affecting large amount of hostile mobs to reduce the damage taken. Casting classes (Bards, Sorcerers, Wizards) are often asked to do CC. This involves AOE stuns, Web spells, and Daze spells to prevent monsters to deal damage to party members.


 * CE : Combat Expertise (feat)


 * Char : Character


 * Chew Toy : A Tank, who's main job is to acquire and maintain agro from a specific mob/mobs. Usually specific to the Hound of Xoriat raid.


 * Chump Block : A character that tanks, even though they are likely to die in the process


 * Clickie : An item that, upon double clicking the item icon, generates a spell or other effect. (ie haste clickie, grease clickie)


 * CLW : Cure Light Wounds: A healing spell used frequently by clerics.


 * CMW : Cure Moderate Wounds: A healing spell used frequently by clerics.


 * CSW : Cure Serious Wounds: A healing spell used frequently by clerics.


 * CO6 : The Cult of the Six: A quest chain on Sorrowdusk Isle, accessible from the House Deneith ward. Sometimes called COT6


 * Coyle : An infamous NPC you must protect in the Threnal East quests who dies quite easily. Much to the delight of players, he can be knocked out now.


 * Crawl : A dungeon crawl to show newbies the ropes, and/or to complete all side quests and objectives


 * Crit : Critical Hit, high attack rolls that occur naturally on the dice, give bonuses to damage.


 * CR : Challenge Rating: The difficulty of a monster. The rating is not always accurate for every monster.


 * CYA : "See Ya." A form of "goodbye."

D

 * DA : Dwarven axe (item) or Dungeon Alert


 * Dark monk : A Monk that chooses the Path of Inevitable Dominion. These monks are extremely swift and powerful unarmed fighters, at the expense of being unable to self-heal or remove debilitating effects. Contrast to the light Monk.


 * DC : Disconnect: This often refers to a player who loses his internet connection or his client-side connection to the game.Difficulty Class: The foundation of most skills in DDO, based on a D20 dice roll versus a DC. The DC of any given object, spell, trap, or magic item is the "check" that you must roll above to succeed.


 * DD : Dimension Door (spell)Disable Device (skill)


 * DBF : Delayed Blast Fireball (spell)


 * Death Taxi/Train : Killing your character to quickly return to your bind point. Synonymous with Soul Train.


 * Dev : Developers: These are the good men and women who actually work on the game itself. The Dev team can consist of artists, programmers, and managers. There are other types of employees, like public relations, but they are not specifically Devs since they are not directly developing the game.


 * Diplo : Diplomacy (skill), used to redirect aggro onto others


 * Disco Inferno : Wall of Fire & Otto's Sphere of Dancing used together.


 * Divine : Divine spell casters excel at curing ailments and healing allies (ie Cleric, Favored Soul, Paladin)


 * DM : Dungeon Master, the game referee. In DDO, the voiceover narrators perform this role.


 * DPS : Damage per second or Damage per swing. Method of calculation of damage. Most often used to represent a general focus on damage rather than precise numbers. Note that there is no actual measurement for DPS, rather it is a play style where one intends to do high damage for each round of attack, as opposed to stat damage or crowd control.


 * DR : Damage Reduction, formatted DR N/TYPE, where N = Absorbed Damage, and type = what ignores the DR


 * Dragonmark : A mark that looks like an elaborate tattoo and grants magical powers to the bearer. Specific dragonmarks are found only in the bloodlines of certain families, and therefore only certain races may manifest true dragonmarks. In DDO, characters may spend feats to purchase dragonmarks.


 * DS : Deepwood sniper (path), the path a ranger follows to focus skills on ranged attacks and scouting.


 * DSD : Detect Secret Doors (spell)


 * Dump Stat : An ability that is unused by few or no aspects of a particular class (such as Intelligence for a Monk). Experienced or knowledgeable players will commit little to no ability points to a dump stat.


 * DV : Divine Vitality: This is a cleric ability which is used at the expense of a Turn Undead. DVs are optional enhancements that a Cleric may choose to take in order to refill small amounts of Spell Points to a target party member but not himself.


 * DQ1 : Against the Demon Queen, part 1. A required pre-flagging quest for the raid, Zawabi's Revenge, after completing 3 previous quests in the Sands of Menechtarun wilderness area.


 * DQ2 : Zawabi's Revenge, part 2 of the "Against the Demon Queen" story arc. This is a raid adventure.

E

 * Emo: Emotional Hardcore


 * End game: Term used to refer to the activities or quests done by characters at the maximum level.


 * EOM: End Of Message


 * EULA : End User Licence Agreement


 * EZ : Easy

F

 * F2S : Flesh to Stone (spell)


 * Farming : Running a quest, or explorer area, multiple times for loot or experience points.


 * Favor : Points given for completing quests. Special benefits are made available to users who obtain enough favor with certain patrons


 * FF : Feather Fall


 * Finger : Finger of Death (spell)


 * Firewall : Wall of Fire (spell) the terminology used often misleads people to search for the spell in the F's, as opposed to the W's


 * Flagged : Having completed the required quests, or gathered the required items, to move onto the next chapter of a story line, usually a raid.


 * Fleshy : Term used for denoting a "flesh and bone" race (eg Human)


 * FO : Finish Out: This is often a fast way of telling everyone in the group that it is ok to Recall out of a dungeon after it has been completed.


 * FOD : Finger of Death (spell)


 * FOM : Freedom of Movement (buff)


 * Fred : Fred The Mind Flayer can respec feats, and is found under the garden in House J


 * FtS : Flesh to Stone (spell)


 * FTW : For The Win: Simply put, anything that is followed by "FTW" means it is a good thing. (e.g. "+4 Ghost Touch Adamantine Bastard swords FTW!")


 * FVS : Favored Soul (class)


 * FYI : For Your Information


 * F2P : Free to Play, new to Module 9. F2P users can enjoy much of DDO without paying, but suffer some drawbacks, such as limited character development, lack of access to superior equipment and wilderness areas. The purchase of any one adventure pack, locked class, race or character slot changes a F2P account into a Premium account on all servers, which gets additional character slots. (Compare to VIP.)

G

 * GA : Greataxe


 * GG : Good Game: Often used as a congratulatory response to a good group or good job on a task. This has been used alternatively as a condescending insult flavored with sarcasm. (e.g.. "GG, Noob...")


 * GH : Greater Heroism (buff), can also reference the Gianthold Area or Good hope (spell)


 * Ghost Run : When players intentionally die, allowing a fellow player to carry their soulstone through the quest


 * Gimped : A subjective term where a character's abilities don't have synergy to the build or multiclassing in a way that hurts your character more than any benefit he may gain from it. An example would be a Fighter with a low CON stat. Short of Greater Reincarnation, the most common solution to this is a re-rolling the character.


 * GIMPO : God In My Personal Opinion. Typically used to describe a good character build.


 * GISH : A magician, or character, that is skilled in both physical combat and the use of magic.


 * GJ : Good Job: used in the same context as GG.


 * GLOER : Good Luck On End Reward


 * GM : Game Master: these are the fellows who are employed by Turbine to help players with unusual problems like monsters not spawning, getting stuck, items disappearing, and other events which disrupt the flow of gameplay. They also moderate behavior of players when it gets out of hand. Consider the GMs to be like the Police of DDO: when something goes wrong, you contact them.


 * GMW : Grey Moon Waning: A quest chain on Sorrowdusk Isle, accessible from the House Deneith ward.


 * Gold Farmers or Spammer : People who try to sell gold or platinum in game


 * Grind (or Grinding) : Repetitious questing for a specific goal. Synonymous with farming.


 * GP : Gold Piece. Before Platinum (PP or Plat) was introduced, this was the currency standard. Many older NPCs ask for services in GP, not PP.


 * GR : Guild Renown


 * GS : Green Steel Item or Greatsword (item)


 * GTG : "Got to Go" or "Good to Go", an indication a player is ready to start a quest. This sometimes creates confusion with G2G, or "Got to go", which suggests a player is logging out of the game.


 * GTWF : Greater Two Weapon Fighting (feat)


 * Guild Group : A group comprised mostly or entirely of members of a guild. Usually these players know one another well, and work together as a team. A very different experience from a PUG.


 * G2G : Got To Go. A player is logging out of the game or leaving a party. Players often use G2G as opposed to GTG, which have different meanings.

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 * Haggro : When your husband wants you to stay game play, as if he "has aggro on your game playing" and you have to log out to go shopping, for example. Identical in form (but perhaps less used) than Waggro.


 * Hagglebot : A character built to have extraordinary Haggle skill, often at the expense of skills used in combat.


 * Harry Beater : A weapon with both Silver and Pure Good attributes that can bypass the damage reduction of The Shroud boss, Arraetrikos, often nicknamed "Harry."


 * Healbot : A character dedicated to healing and who does little else in a quest.


 * HIPS : Hiding in Plain Sight (quest)


 * Hi Welcome : Phrase once used on the DDO forums. Now banned by forum moderators.


 * Hound : Hound of Xoriat (raid)


 * House D : The House Deneith ward, an area north of the Marketplace.


 * House J : The House Jorasco ward, an area north of the Marketplace.


 * House K : The House Kundarak ward, an area north of the Marketplace.


 * House P : The House Phiarlan ward, an area north of the Marketplace.


 * HoX : Hound of Xoriat (raid)


 * HP : Hit Points. Can be increased with Constitution.

I

 * IBT : In Between Technology: it refers to an idea or plan which is half-baked, i.e., it has not been considered carefully enough.


 * IBTD : I Beg To Differ


 * IBTL : In Before The Lock: threads that are expected to be closed soon by moderators, especially when adding one's opinion to an already heated or controversial topic.


 * IC : In Character: For all intents and purposes, this term is most commonly used in MMORPGs to describe a player's Roleplaying state. If he is in character, then he is talking and acting as his character. Alternatively, and commonly used in internet lingo, IC is a fast way of saying "I see".


 * IDC : I Don't Care, in the sense, "It doesn't make a difference to me".


 * IDK : I Don't Know


 * IIRC : If I Remember Correctly


 * IK : InstaKill, or more specifically, spells where the effect is instant death such as Finger of Death. Deathblock items and Death Ward spells prevent this.


 * IMHO : In My Humble Opinion


 * IMO : In My Opinion


 * INC : Incoming, often used to let other players know that a group of MOBS are heading towards the group. Someone who pulls will often let his party know that the pull was successful by saying "INC". Also used when a zerger or a scout has drawn more attention than he can handle and is heading back to the group for help dispatching the swarm of enemies he's found.


 * Incapped : Incapacitated is the term to describe a character who has fallen but is not yet dead


 * Intimitank : Refers to a player that excels at holding aggro with the Intimidate skill while keeping a good Armor Class and, most of the time, good saving throws and hit points.


 * IP : In Progress, generally seen on the LFM to let people know that the group is already in quest


 * IRL : In Real Life


 * ISO : In Search Of. Commonly used in trading posts on many massively multiplayer online game forums.


 * ITWF : Improved Two Weapon Fighting (feat)

J

 * JK : Just Kidding


 * JMO : Just My Opinion


 * JSOW : Joint stand off weapon refers to attacking a foe with a bow, returnable, or spell rather than with a direct contact melee weapon

K

 * KEK : Another version of LOL, KEK was commonly used in World of Warcraft due to the Horde's translation of LOL when viewed by an Alliance member. Kek originated from Korean players on Battlenet who would show laughter via "kekekekekeke".


 * Ki : The mystical energy that powers many attacks and abilities of a Monk. While ki is used much like spell points, ki is a renewable energy that's generated as the monk attacks enemies, but drains from the character slowly if left unused. While spell points are represented by a blue bar on the heads-up display of the game, ki is shown as a yellow bar.


 * Kite (or Kiting) : Strategy of attacking one or more melee monsters with ranged attacks and running around so they can't hit you. Frowned on by melee classes as it makes it difficult for them to dispatch a kited enemy.


 * KK : Okay.

L

 * Lag : Delayed or slowed gaming experience due to, but not limited to; internet connection or pc problems. usually results in a frozen frame in-game.


 * LD : Link Dead, an alternate description of a disconnection, usually used when the disconnection was abrupt. Synonymous with DC.


 * Leet : A variation of Elite


 * Leeroy Jenkins : A reference to a famous YouTube video of a screen capture of a World of Warcraft player wrecking an intricately planned raid by rushing into combat without being in on the plan, causing a wipe. Often a term for someone who zergs when the rest of the party is not, threatening the quest completion.


 * Light monk : A Monk that chooses the Path of Harmonious Balance. These monks have many abilities that mimic a cleric, including curse removal and healing, at the expense of slightly less DPS or attack power. Contrast to the dark Monk.


 * LFG : Looking for Group


 * LFH : Looking For Ham (outdated terminology) consuming ham was the way to regenerate hp & sp before the induction of the rest shrine.


 * LFH : Looking for Help, Not always looking for someone of equal level, this can sometimes be used to seek the aid of a higher level character for whatever reason.Alternatively, Looking For Healer, this means the group has everything they need except a healing class.Can also can refer to the LFH emote, which stands for looking for ham.


 * LFM : Looking for More (alternatively, LF1M, LF2M, etc shows how many more are needed for a complete group)


 * LotD : Litany of the Dead - item or quest


 * LMAO : Laughing My As* Off (Laughing really hard)


 * Log or Logging : Process of exiting the DDO software completely, or to change characters


 * LOH : Lay On Hands (enhancement), the ability of paladins to heal with divine powers


 * lol : Laughing out Loud


 * Lowbie : Someone of low level: Usually refers to characters between levels 1-4, but some of the more jaded veterans will use this to refer to all characters three or more levels below the cap.


 * LS : Longsword


 * LSP : Low Spell Points


 * LVL : Level, typically referring to a characters experience level


 * L8ter : Later

M

 * M/A : Mature Audience


 * Main : A player's Main character.


 * Mana : Spell Points


 * Meat Shield : This term is often used to refer to the tanking classes of the group. Paladins or Fighters, usually, but Barbarians and Rangers can be meat shields as well. They are the front line tanks that take the beating so the squishy classes don't have to.


 * ML : Minimum Level requirements, referring to items


 * MM : Magic Missile


 * MMO or MMOG : Massive Multi-player On-line Game


 * Mob : Stands for Mobile Object. Common term used to describe a monster or other enemy that you encounter.


 * MoBB : Maladroit of Bone Breaking weapon, combo that deals most effective dexterity damage


 * Mod : Module, Modification (ie DDO Mod 9), or Modifier (ie Str Mod)


 * Mortals : Permadeath Heroes belonging to the guild Mortal Voyage based on the Argonnessen server whose motto is Stay Hard


 * MT : Mistell: this is used to apologize to a player when someone sends them a message that was intended for another player.Alternatively, MT can refer to the "Main Tank" of a group.


 * MU : Magic User: Bards, Clerics, Sorcerers and Wizards are all Magic Users. Paladins and Rangers are usually not referred to as magic users, even though they can (and should) have spell points and cast spells after level 4.


 * Mule : Describes a character as having been created to hold extra items. Some are created and run through a few missions to improve the Haggle skill and or to collect Coin Lord favor and increase the size of the mule's pack. Thereby increasing the amount of extra storage provided by a single mule character.

N

 * Necro/Necro 1,2,3 : Necropolis/Necropolis crypt series


 * Neg 10 P : Loss of 10% quest XP bonus form player deaths


 * Nerf : To Nerf is to make something less effective. At its very essence, players feel Nerfing something usually holds a negative effect on them. During the "balancing" phases of most game development, many aspects are being "Nerfed" from what may have been an overpowered status.


 * Newb - Newbie : Title given to new players who may not fully understand the intricacies of the game itself. Often stemming from a lack of playing time, or a younger person who wants to learn the game but simply doesn't yet.


 * NHE or N/H/E : Normal/Hard/Elite (quest difficulty levels) sometimes used individually


 * NM or Nvm : Nevermind


 * Noob - N00b - Nub : Term used to refer to a player lacking skills for no reason other than lack of concern. Usually considered very derogatory.Care must be taken to differentiate between the two definitions based on context!


 * NP : No Problem. As in the person was glad to help.


 * NPC : Non Player Character


 * NT or NTY : No Thanks or No Thank You

O

 * OB : Obligatory


 * OIC : Oh, I See


 * OMG : Oh My God


 * OMW : On My Way


 * OOC : Out Of Character, an RP term


 * OOM : Out Of Mana


 * OP : Original Poster


 * ORLY? : Oh Really?


 * OSP : Out Of Spell Points


 * OT : Off Topic


 * Owned : Originally spelled PWNED!, probably originating from players mistyping the word "owned" in the heat of battle. This term denotes complete domination, usually in a (virtual) physical sense. 'Your Sorcerer was totally PWNED! by that ogre!'

P

 * P2P : Pay To Play, normally used in the Social Panel or chat to designate a quest that is not F2P (Free To Play). It requires either a current VIP membership or purchase of the Adventure Pack that includes the quest using Turbine Points.


 * PA : Power Attack (feat)


 * PC : Player Character. That's you.


 * PD : Permadeath, a play style that deletes a character after they die for the first time. Strict rules regarding PD groups vary between groups or guilds.


 * PG : Pure Good, an attribute that helps to bypass an enemy's damage reduction.


 * Piking : A term used to describe someone that is leaching XP or loot from the activity, without contributing anything to the party.


 * Pileon, Pile-on : A group member that contributes less or worse. Usually considered derogatory.


 * PK : Phantasmal Killer: a sorcerer/wizard spell that can instantly kill many creatures in DDO.Alternatively, and more commonly among other MMORPGs, PK means "Player Killer". DDO's taverns are the only places in the game where player-versus-player attacking can occur.


 * PnP : Pen and Paper: This refers to the tabletop version of Dungeons and Dragons.


 * POP : Prison of the Planes (quest)


 * POP# : Pearl Of Power (item), an item used to increase a caster's mana. The sharp would be replaced with a number designating its power.


 * Pots : Potions (item)


 * Power 5 : +5 equivalent weapon effects, most of which can instantly kill monsters on a good roll. (Vorpal, Paralyzing, Banashing, Smiting, Disrupting)


 * Power Leveling : Getting more powerful characters to run quests while you tag along. There are limits in DDO to how far you can take this tactic before a quest or wilderness area prohibits any player from getting experience points.


 * PP : Platinum Piece


 * PPL : People


 * PrC : Prestige Class, a path a class will take to gain special benefits (eg Rangers' Tempest, Bards' Warchanter and Rogues' Assassin)


 * PrE : Prestige Enhancement, like PrC's but slightly altered and more limited-scope as Enhancements


 * Proc: Also called "Proc Rate", refers to a procedure triggered under particular circumstances like items that generate effects on hit (such as a Guard effect on certain items like Air Guard or Concordant Opposition) and the chance that those effects will go off. Stands for Predicted Random Occurrence.


 * PS : Post Scriptum means written after, and it's writing added after the main body.


 * PST : Please Send Tell: The player is requesting that you talk to him/her using the TELL function: /tell Usually used to ask for communication regarding an LFM, LFG, or buy/sell advert


 * PUG : Pick Up Group: a group of random players brought together through LFM/LFG usually to run one mission.Usually a very different experience from a Guild Group


 * PvE : Player versus Environment: Running missions, exploring encounter areas and the like.


 * PvP : Player versus Player: Killing or competing against other playersPvP is limited in DDO to very specific areas, and players may opt in only by going to those areas.


 * PWN : A 1337 term pronounced as "own" (sometimes pronounced "pone"). This means to greatly overpower or defeat an adversary.Usually regarded as extremely juvenile.

Q

 * QFE : Quoted for Emphasis: used primarily on the forums, this message is used to denote strong agreement, usually with the wording of an argument as well as the actual content


 * QFT : Quoted For Truth: used primarily on the forums, this message is used to denote strong agreement, usually with the wording of an argument as well as the actual content. Also used in derrogatory "Quit F*$%ing Talking".


 * QQ : Emoticon for crying eyes. Often used as a noun or verb to mean whine/whining


 * Quest Chain : A series of quests connected by storyline and intended to be run all in one session. Examples in DDO include Grey Moon Waning/Cult of the Six, the Waterworks, and the Catacombs.

R

 * Raid : Raid quests are typically epic in scope and intended for 12 players to enter at one time. The lowest level Raid quest in the game as of Update 8 is The Chronoscope, which is available in Marketplace to all characters levels 6 and up.


 * Rambo : A player that runs ahead of the party and doesn't work as team player. See Leeroy Jenkins.


 * Ransack : When you open chest so many times in one week that it offers lower-level treasure or no treasure at all.


 * Reroll : to abandon a character and create another one from scratch to replace it


 * Respec : to change out feats or enhancements. You can respec feats with Fred the Mind Flayer, or respec enhancements at a trainer.


 * Rez : Resurrection


 * RFN : Right "Frakking" Now!


 * RL : Real Life (Yes, there is a world out there!)


 * ROFL : Rolling On the Floor Laughing


 * RP : RoleplayDerivatives include: RPer 'roleplayer' and RPing 'Roleplaying'


 * RR : Race Required, referring to items, also Reroll or Reaver's Refuge (town area)


 * Run : To go through a quest, often in a methodical way for a specific purpose. (ie Loot Run, or Delera's Run)

S

 * SC : StormCleave (quest)


 * SF : Solid Fog (spell)


 * Shield Wall : Characters line up in close proximity between obstacles to form a line monsters can't cross


 * SoC : Stone of Change


 * SoS : Stealer of Souls (quest) or Sword of Shadow (item)


 * Soul Train : Using the command "/death" to take you to your bind point. Commonly used for those out of the way areas like Meridia or the Reaver's Refuge.


 * SP or Spell Pen : (1) Spell penetration (feat), or (2) Spell points (DDO's term for mana), used for casting spells by arcane and divine characters.


 * SP : Silver Piece


 * Spamming : Doing the same attack/spell over and over again, or sending unsolicited in game mail


 * Specced : Focused, written specifications.


 * Splashing: Multiclassing only a few levels of a class (around 1-3).


 * Squishy : Typically refers to a character with low AC and HP, or a character that cannot defend themselves effectively in normal situations


 * SR : Spell Resistance (buff)


 * SS : Shortsword (item), or Stoneskin (buff)


 * Stealth Humping or Shadow Humping : Pushing jump while in stealth mode


 * Steam Tunnels : An Instanced zone available from the Marketplace in which one can find the entrance to the Quest Chain usually called STK.


 * STK : Shan-To-Kor: a Quest Chain available from the Marketplace.


 * Stone(s) : Soulstones are physical objects connected to your ghost after you die in a quest. Soulstones can be picked up and carried to shrines. You can't move too far away from your stone or your ghost will be pulled back to it.


 * Sub or SubT : The Subterrane, a high-level explorer area which leads to the Vision of Destruction and Hound of Xoriat raids. Also a popular place to use the Greater Teleport spell on others while in a raid party to go to such far-flung places as Meridia or Twilight Forge.

T

 * Tank : A universal term used in MMORPGs to describe the frontline "protection" class. In DDO this role is often filled by the Paladin or Fighter of a group. A Tank's purpose is to manage aggro and keep party members safe by taking all the damage.Tanking can be optimized by investing in the Intimidate skill.


 * Tap or Tap Runs : Tapestry, or Tapestry farming in the Orchard area outside of Necropolis
 * TBF : Trial by Fire (quest)


 * TBH : To Be Honest


 * THAC0 : To Hit Armour Class Zero


 * THF : Two-Handed Fighting (feat)


 * Tome : An item consumed by a character to increase base attribute scores


 * Toon: An alternate word used to describe a player's "Character". Also see Avatar, Alt, Character and Main.


 * TP : Turbine Points, the currency used in the DDO Store added with the release of Module 9.


 * TPK : Total Party Kill. For causes and a synonym, see Wipe.


 * TR : Tangleroot Gorge, a frequently run low level Quest Chain. Also, True Reincarnation.


 * Trap Monkey : A rogue specializing in disabling traps and opening locks, or any other class with those skills


 * Troll : (1) A socially retarded player that intentionally causes grief and distress upon others through pointless arguing, debate or ad hominem attacks while hiding behind the anonymity of the internet. (2) A giant-like monster with a long nose, a weakness to fire and acid, and renowned for its ability to regenerate HP.  Both kinds of troll appear in DDO but, sadly, Giant-bane weapons only work on the latter definition.


 * TS : Tempest Spine: A level 10 raid quest available from House Phiarlan. The second lowest raid by level, next to The Chronoscope.


 * TT : Table Top, also refered to as PnP, the original D&D format.


 * TTYL : Talk To You Later


 * TTFN : Ta-ta for now


 * TY : Thank You


 * TYVM : Thank You Very Much


 * TWF : Two Weapon Fighting (feat)


 * Twink : The process of giving items obtained by one of your characters to another of your characters


 * Twitchy : refers to a type of game that relies on quick reflexes to play, like a first-person-shooter, or a reference to a THF tactic.

U

 * Uber : Decked Out, typically used to describe a character equipped with the best of weapons and items, and stats that are buffed with tomes


 * UMD : Use Magic Device: A skill used mostly by Rogues and Bards to allow them to use wands, scrolls and race restricted items.


 * UWA or UA : Under-Water Action, an item option that allows permanent water-breathing

V

 * VC : Voice Chat


 * VoD : A Vision of Destruction (quest)


 * Voice(s) : Voice of the Master (item), usually used at the end of a quest to remind users to "make sure your Voices are on" for additional experience points generated by the trinket.


 * VON : Vault of Night: A quest chain found in House Kundarak. Part 5 and 6 of this chain are raids.


 * Vorp : Vorpal, a potent weapon with the ability to sever the heads of those it strikes

W

 * Waggro or Wife-aggro : When a wife wants their husbands to stop game play. That is, a wife has "aggro" on their spouse's game and you have to log out to go to Bed Bath and Beyond. Also see Haggro.


 * WAI : working as intended.


 * Wipe: When all members of a party have been killed in a quest and the adventure must be restarted. Wipes can happen when a party group is legitimately overwhelmed, unlucky--or perhaps has Leeroy Jenkins or other zerger in their party.


 * WF : Warforged (race) or Weapon Finesse (feat)


 * Window farming : High XP quests from a chain are re-opened repeatedly without running the entire chain again. After completing the quest, one player finishes out and opens the "quest window" without finalizing the difficulty choice.  The other players then finish out, and the quest can be re-run. And no, don't discuss this on the official forums.


 * WK : The Chamber of Raiyum, a quest in the Tomb of the Wizard King


 * WoE, W/E : Weakening of Enfeebling weapon, combo that deals most effective strength damage, or Waves of Exhaustion spell


 * Woot or W00t : Commonly used to express excitment (Whoohoo!!!), history suggests that it may have stood for "We Owned The Other Team"


 * WoP, W/P : Wounding of Puncturing weapon, combo that deals most effective constitution damage


 * Working As Intended or WAI : Typically used to express that even something broke, it's not getting fixed or revised.


 * WTB : Want to buy


 * WTH : What the heck


 * WTF : What the ****


 * WTG : Want to give


 * WTS : Want to sell


 * WTT : Want to trade


 * WW : WaterworksA Wilderness Adventure Area available from the the Harbor.Frequently used to refer to the quest chain available from inside the Wilderness Adventure Area.


 * Wilderness Adventure Area : An open area with many mobs and usually with extra quests for exploration and rare encounters. Some Wilderness Adventure Areas also contain entrances to further quests.

X

 * XC : Xorian Cipher (quest)

Y

 * YARLY : Yeah Really


 * YW : You're Welcome

Z

 * Zerg : Zerging is a term used to describe a hasteful method based on brute force to getting past a dungeon. The idea here is that adding more force (either through number of characters or lack of restraint with spell usage) the task is more easily overcome. The term "Zerg" originates from the Blizzard game Starcraft which includes a race known as the Zerg. The focal point of their tactical strategy is to create hordes of units that continually swarm the opposing factions.An alternate usage involves a character rushing ahead of the rest of the party to deal with particular threats (casters, archers, certain traps) while the main party deals with a large group of mostly nonthreatening mobs. Improper zerging can amass too many enemies for even a strong party to handle, or leave straggling members in a dangerous situation. See Leeroy Jenkins.


 * ZOMG : A 1337 version of "OMG". The Z at the beginning is from a meme from way back that no one can trace the origins from. Everybody's sure that a bunch of people just tried to type is so fast that the OMGZ became ZOMG. 