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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 588 Joined: 27-February 06 Member No.: 8,316  |
I'm kind of new to this board and don't get on that often, but I've been coming across several anacronyms that confuse me so help me out... I understand imop, btw, wtf etc. but some others like irrc , bbb et al confuse me.
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 Apr 10 2006, 09:16 PM
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jacked in Group: Admin Posts: 9,546 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 463 |
If I Remember (or Recall) Correctly
Big Black Book (I suppose, it's more commonly used as Big Blue Book for the Champions RPG, AFAIK) As Far As I Know Bye Thanee |
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Apr 10 2006, 09:17 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,651 Joined: 23-September 05 From: Marietta, GA Member No.: 7,773 |
They're actually not proprietary to Dumpshock. This oughta help:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_acronyms A vocabulary list can be found at the bottom. |
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Apr 10 2006, 09:18 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 207 Joined: 3-November 05 From: KCMO Member No.: 7,922 |
Beaten to the punch....
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Apr 10 2006, 09:20 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,754 Joined: 9-July 04 From: Modesto, CA Member No.: 6,465 |
Bah it has "ZOMG" and no "QTF" /calls Shenanigans |
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Apr 10 2006, 09:23 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,651 Joined: 23-September 05 From: Marietta, GA Member No.: 7,773 |
So get a Wiki account and add it in. :)
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Apr 10 2006, 09:26 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 588 Joined: 27-February 06 Member No.: 8,316 |
that was quite helpful, ty
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Apr 10 2006, 09:28 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,651 Joined: 23-September 05 From: Marietta, GA Member No.: 7,773 |
np
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Apr 10 2006, 09:32 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,026 Joined: 23-November 05 From: Seattle (Really!) Member No.: 7,996 |
There are a few Dumpshock-centric ones though
AVS = Ares Viper Slivergun the various and sundry shortenings of book titles to their begining initials DotSW for Dragons of the Sixth World for example. RAW = Rules as Written (probably not unique to DS, but I didn't see it in the Wiki either) |
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Apr 10 2006, 09:33 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,651 Joined: 23-September 05 From: Marietta, GA Member No.: 7,773 |
Yeah, that one's pretty standard for many roleplaying games (RPGs). |
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Apr 10 2006, 10:22 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,754 Joined: 9-July 04 From: Modesto, CA Member No.: 6,465 |
Sometimes I've seen (and used) "canon" used in place of RAW. |
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Apr 10 2006, 10:27 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 371 Joined: 10-January 06 From: Regina Member No.: 8,145 |
"Canon" refers more to the whole Shadowrun Universe in a kind of Plutonic way. When people mention the RAW they're usually talking about the "crunch" part of the game, whereas "canon" usually refers more to the "fluff" stuff.
That reminds me: Crunch (n): the rules and game mechanics portion of an RPG Fluff (n): the setting, history, and plot of an RPG; the "justification" behind the rules |
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Apr 10 2006, 10:31 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,718 Joined: 14-September 02 Member No.: 3,263 |
Also "canon" tends to span several versions of rules where as "RAW" tends to be tied tighter to one version because the designers usually try to keep canon as stable as possible, to help maintain customer base, while RAW is usually the thrust behind a version change.
This is especially true with SR since the marketing emphasis is so strongly based on the setting. |
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Apr 11 2006, 05:22 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,651 Joined: 23-September 05 From: Marietta, GA Member No.: 7,773 |
Well said. |
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Apr 11 2006, 07:04 PM
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panda! Group: Members Posts: 10,331 Joined: 8-March 02 From: north of central europe Member No.: 2,242 |
heh, i have allways read RAW as just that, the word raw...
basicly the pure, unmodified rules. never guessed that it was short for something :P |
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Apr 11 2006, 07:44 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,556 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Seattle Member No.: 98 |
What, the UPPERCASE LETTERS weren't a big tipoff? :P
BBB has been around a looong time. I'm not sure Champions can lay claim to starting it. |
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Apr 11 2006, 07:48 PM
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Karma Police Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 1,358 Joined: 22-July 04 From: Gothenburg, SE Member No.: 6,505 |
"quoted truth for"? |
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Apr 11 2006, 08:11 PM
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panda! Group: Members Posts: 10,331 Joined: 8-March 02 From: north of central europe Member No.: 2,242 |
not everyone use uppercase consistently ;) |
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Nov 11 2009, 06:30 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 159 Joined: 30-October 09 From: Roseville, MN Member No.: 17,823 |
Thread Necromancy Engaged! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/eek.gif) Since it's usually better to raise an old thread than start a new one.
Help me out here. I've seen CBA in a hacking thread, and can't for the life of me figure out what that one means. |
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Nov 11 2009, 07:01 PM
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panda! Group: Members Posts: 10,331 Joined: 8-March 02 From: north of central europe Member No.: 2,242 |
drawing a blank, something in unwired maybe?
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Nov 11 2009, 07:10 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 433 Joined: 8-November 07 Member No.: 14,097 |
The meaning I know of CBA is "can't be arsed", meaning, the writer was too lazy to do whatever it was they were talking about (usually in the Dumpshock context, go look up some obscure rule/stat/background fact).
Ex: "I CBA to dig out my old books but IIRC blah blah blah" |
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Nov 11 2009, 07:38 PM
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panda! Group: Members Posts: 10,331 Joined: 8-March 02 From: north of central europe Member No.: 2,242 |
ah yes, i was wondering in what context it was used (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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Nov 11 2009, 07:47 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 159 Joined: 30-October 09 From: Roseville, MN Member No.: 17,823 |
QUOTE (Sponge @ Nov 11 2009, 01:10 PM)  The meaning I know of CBA is "can't be arsed", meaning, the writer was too lazy to do whatever it was they were talking about (usually in the Dumpshock context, go look up some obscure rule/stat/background fact). Ex: "I CBA to dig out my old books but IIRC blah blah blah" Well, the quote was: QUOTE Use Spoofing when you CBA to hack the drone, but first Analyse the controlling Persona to get his Access ID. Each Command issued requires a separate Spoof. If you hack the drone, you can command it as though it were your own. And then it was used again in the exact same thread...so I thought it was something from Unwired that I missed or something. But now I know. Thank you! |
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Nov 12 2009, 04:09 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 557 Joined: 26-July 09 From: Kent, WA Member No.: 17,426 |
Thanks, I was reading CBA as a tech move as well.
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Nov 12 2009, 06:14 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,717 Joined: 23-March 09 From: Weymouth, UK Member No.: 17,007 |
What about soak? I think that's an RPG term and I've seen it around here.
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