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Posted by: Sweaty Hippo Jun 9 2008, 10:14 PM
In multiple threads, I've seen references made to the BB, which apparently is a Shadowrun book. If I had to guess, it's probably SR4, and stands for something like the "Big Bad Book."
So, an anybody tell me what it is?
Posted by: Muspellsheimr Jun 9 2008, 10:18 PM
Big Black Book, apparently in reference to the earlier edition Core books.
As this comes up at least once every other week, maybe there should be a stickied thread with a list of the acronyms & their meanings...
Posted by: CanRay Jun 9 2008, 10:18 PM
http://www.shadowrun4.com/products/product.php?i=26000&m=cat
Posted by: Nefacio Jun 9 2008, 10:28 PM
As this comes up at least once every other week, maybe there should be a stickied thread with a list of the acronyms & their meanings...
ya totally, it will definetely help put new members of the forum. when I first join the forum I was reading a post and the BBB reference appearead several times, it was driving me crazy so I put BBB on the search engine. Turns out another guy asked the same not to long ago
IF I have time later, I will craete a topic with all this things so members can add what should be there too.
Posted by: Nefacio Jun 9 2008, 10:29 PM
So, an anybody tell me what it is?
Big Bad book sounds cool too, but I think most ppl use it as "Big Black Book"
Posted by: Sweaty Hippo Jun 9 2008, 10:32 PM
Thanks for all your help, everyone!
Posted by: Dumori Jun 9 2008, 11:00 PM
If your going to sticky the acronyms can some one give me the meaning of the older SR slang i can not find it in my inherited library of source books and SR3 stuff 
Posted by: Wounded Ronin Jun 9 2008, 11:05 PM
The BBB is the Big Black Book, in other words, the necronomicon. Duh.
Posted by: Fortune Jun 9 2008, 11:19 PM
I vote No on the sticky!
Such as?
Posted by: Method Jun 10 2008, 12:03 AM
Back in the olden days it meant Big Blue Book... and we didn't have "FAQs" or "Erratas" - we read it in the dark... up hill both ways... 
[edit]Dumori: you might start with http://rpg.divnull.com/srun/srs.html. It never really caught on (unfortunately) but a lot of the acronyms are used frequently.[/edit]
Posted by: Dumori Jun 10 2008, 12:40 AM
@ Fortune
such as Chummer and frag ect.
Posted by: CanRay Jun 10 2008, 12:42 AM
Chummer = Friend, companion, buddy.
Frag = Expletive that replaces the previous "F" word.
What else?
Posted by: Fortune Jun 10 2008, 12:45 AM
Chummer = friend/buddy/pal/etc.
Frag = fuck (not the sexual version) - also can mean kill/maim/etc.
Posted by: CanRay Jun 10 2008, 12:46 AM
Sexual version has been replaced by "Jam", BTW.
Posted by: bishop186 Jun 10 2008, 12:47 AM
I thought that it was replaced by "slot," which ironically could also mean to murder/kill?
Posted by: CanRay Jun 10 2008, 12:51 AM
I've seen both, come to think of it.
You know, I should just link the http://www.shadowrun4.com/resources/slang.shtml.
Posted by: Dumori Jun 10 2008, 12:52 AM
Is there a page with all this slang on it in any books I have a inherited library but im not looking though the 40 ish i have for on bit of info.
never mind the post was slow in posting ( i for got to it ok)
Posted by: Fortune Jun 10 2008, 12:54 AM
News to me. In which books is 'jam' used with that connotation in Shadowrun?
Posted by: bishop186 Jun 10 2008, 12:54 AM
There's a couple pages with slang tables on them in the BBB. The hacker-related is in The Matrix section, and I'm not sure where the regular one is at. It's kind of in a random place. I think it's in the index, however.
Posted by: CanRay Jun 10 2008, 12:56 AM
Trying to remember that now. A novel or two, IIRC.
Curse my weak brain and tendency to post before thinking things through!
Posted by: Lordmalachdrim Jun 10 2008, 01:08 AM
Closest thing to a listing of SR slang I've seen is the one here:
http://www.intercom.net/user/logan1/glossary.htm
Posted by: CanRay Jun 10 2008, 01:11 AM
Thanks Lord Malachdrim!
v. 1. Having sex; 2. Moshing; 3. Being involved in highly dangerous, paramilitary ops.
There you go!
Posted by: Fortune Jun 10 2008, 01:14 AM
Didn't actually answer my question.
It definitely isn't all that commonly used, being that it isn't included on any of the other lists of Shadowrun slang I have ever seen, including the official one you yourself linked.
Posted by: Fortune Jun 10 2008, 01:21 AM
Ahhh, I see the problem.
There are words on that list that do not necessarily appear in actual Shadowrun books. There is also stuff from Cyberpunk 2020 and Snow Crash, as well as stuff submitted by websurfers visiting the page.
Posted by: CanRay Jun 10 2008, 01:30 AM
I think I remember the book finally! "Who Hunts the Hunter" by Nyx Smith!
Don't quote me on that, however, we're talking my brain here, but it twigged as that's where I saw it.
Posted by: RunnerPaul Jun 10 2008, 02:06 AM
Since when does the search engine allow three character search terms?
Posted by: Fortune Jun 10 2008, 02:17 AM
Dunno, but a Google search (using BBB + Shadowrun) turned up the answer pretty quickly.
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