Difference between revisions of "Vocabulary"
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| + | * '''Buff''': an effect placed upon a creature that enhances it in some way. Usually indicated by a green icon on your effects bar. | ||
| + | * '''Debuff''': an effect place upon a creature that diminishes it in some way. Usually indicated by a purple icon on your effects bar. | ||
* '''OOM''' or '''OOS''': Acronym for "''I am out of mana''" or "''I am out of stamina''." When a player says this, they usually want you to know why they have suddenly stopped casting spells or running. If your healer is out of mana, then they won't be able to heal you and are asking you to back off or stop pulling mobs. | * '''OOM''' or '''OOS''': Acronym for "''I am out of mana''" or "''I am out of stamina''." When a player says this, they usually want you to know why they have suddenly stopped casting spells or running. If your healer is out of mana, then they won't be able to heal you and are asking you to back off or stop pulling mobs. | ||
* '''Gimp''': A gimp/gimped character is one that has a flaw in its character build that is impossible to fix in any way other than creating a new character or expensive [[refiner|refinement]]. This term is often used as an insult. | * '''Gimp''': A gimp/gimped character is one that has a flaw in its character build that is impossible to fix in any way other than creating a new character or expensive [[refiner|refinement]]. This term is often used as an insult. | ||
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* '''BH''': is an acronym that can stand for one of two discipline runes, usually based on context. [[Blood Horn]] is a [[Minotaur]]-only rune or [[Bounty Hunter]] (most common reference) is a rune that grants the [[track]]ing ability. | * '''BH''': is an acronym that can stand for one of two discipline runes, usually based on context. [[Blood Horn]] is a [[Minotaur]]-only rune or [[Bounty Hunter]] (most common reference) is a rune that grants the [[track]]ing ability. | ||
* '''BM''': is an acronym that can stand for one of three discipline runes, usually based on context. They are [[Battle Magus]], a rune used by spell casters; [[Black Mask]], a rune used by rogues; and [[Blade Master]], a rune used by a specific type of meele weapon fighter. | * '''BM''': is an acronym that can stand for one of three discipline runes, usually based on context. They are [[Battle Magus]], a rune used by spell casters; [[Black Mask]], a rune used by rogues; and [[Blade Master]], a rune used by a specific type of meele weapon fighter. | ||
| + | * '''Chant''': A type of spell that has a continuous effect and usually doesn't expire. | ||
* '''Errant''': When a player has no [[guild]] or [[nation]], they are considered Errant, a potential enemy to anyone. The [[crest]] symbols will appear gray and the player may suffer 50% of normal experience gain from monsters and no experience gain from other players. Errant characters are not bound to a city and will spawn at [[Sea Dog's Rest]] any time they enter the world, [[recall]], or die. | * '''Errant''': When a player has no [[guild]] or [[nation]], they are considered Errant, a potential enemy to anyone. The [[crest]] symbols will appear gray and the player may suffer 50% of normal experience gain from monsters and no experience gain from other players. Errant characters are not bound to a city and will spawn at [[Sea Dog's Rest]] any time they enter the world, [[recall]], or die. | ||
* '''Errant Guild''': A guild that has not yet acquired a city or pledged fealty to a nation is know as an errant guild, their nation crest will appear gray, while their sub-crest will bear their coat of arms. This can also occur if the guild looses their city in a bane, or is kicked out of a nation without a city of there own. | * '''Errant Guild''': A guild that has not yet acquired a city or pledged fealty to a nation is know as an errant guild, their nation crest will appear gray, while their sub-crest will bear their coat of arms. This can also occur if the guild looses their city in a bane, or is kicked out of a nation without a city of there own. | ||
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* '''RoC''': an acronym that stands for "''Rise of Chaos''", usually to refer to the isle of [[Maelstrom]]. | * '''RoC''': an acronym that stands for "''Rise of Chaos''", usually to refer to the isle of [[Maelstrom]]. | ||
* '''SD''': an acronym that can refer to [[Skydancer]], an [[Aracoix]]-only discipline, or to [[Sun Dancer]], an [[Irekei]]-only discipline. | * '''SD''': an acronym that can refer to [[Skydancer]], an [[Aracoix]]-only discipline, or to [[Sun Dancer]], an [[Irekei]]-only discipline. | ||
| + | * '''Snare''': a type of debuff that reduces a creature's movement speed. | ||
* '''Tagged''', or '''Tag''' is a slang verb or noun which means to add someone to a guild or to describe someone's guild crest. E.G. "Please tag me to your guild", or "I like your tags". | * '''Tagged''', or '''Tag''' is a slang verb or noun which means to add someone to a guild or to describe someone's guild crest. E.G. "Please tag me to your guild", or "I like your tags". | ||
* '''ToO''': an acronym for "''Throne of Oblivion''", usually used to refer to the endgame isle of [[Oblivion]]. | * '''ToO''': an acronym for "''Throne of Oblivion''", usually used to refer to the endgame isle of [[Oblivion]]. | ||
Revision as of 17:48, 29 August 2017
Certain terms used within the Shadowbane community are recognized across the entire MMO genre. For those that aren't, common Shadowbane-only vocabulary words are listed and defined in this article.
MMO Terms
- Buff: an effect placed upon a creature that enhances it in some way. Usually indicated by a green icon on your effects bar.
- Debuff: an effect place upon a creature that diminishes it in some way. Usually indicated by a purple icon on your effects bar.
- OOM or OOS: Acronym for "I am out of mana" or "I am out of stamina." When a player says this, they usually want you to know why they have suddenly stopped casting spells or running. If your healer is out of mana, then they won't be able to heal you and are asking you to back off or stop pulling mobs.
- Gimp: A gimp/gimped character is one that has a flaw in its character build that is impossible to fix in any way other than creating a new character or expensive refinement. This term is often used as an insult.
- GL or NL: Acronyms which stand for guild leader or nation leader.
Shadowbane-Only Terms
- ARAC: an acronym for All Races, All Classes. On a loreplay server, only certain race and classes combinations may join certain guilds. On a "normal" server, or ARAC server, all races and all classes can join all guilds.
- BH: is an acronym that can stand for one of two discipline runes, usually based on context. Blood Horn is a Minotaur-only rune or Bounty Hunter (most common reference) is a rune that grants the tracking ability.
- BM: is an acronym that can stand for one of three discipline runes, usually based on context. They are Battle Magus, a rune used by spell casters; Black Mask, a rune used by rogues; and Blade Master, a rune used by a specific type of meele weapon fighter.
- Chant: A type of spell that has a continuous effect and usually doesn't expire.
- Errant: When a player has no guild or nation, they are considered Errant, a potential enemy to anyone. The crest symbols will appear gray and the player may suffer 50% of normal experience gain from monsters and no experience gain from other players. Errant characters are not bound to a city and will spawn at Sea Dog's Rest any time they enter the world, recall, or die.
- Errant Guild: A guild that has not yet acquired a city or pledged fealty to a nation is know as an errant guild, their nation crest will appear gray, while their sub-crest will bear their coat of arms. This can also occur if the guild looses their city in a bane, or is kicked out of a nation without a city of there own.
- GM: an acronym for "grand master". This is used as a verb which means training a power to its maxiumum (40) points.
- Gold or Golding, when used in the context of training, is the act of adding as many trains as possible into a focus skill or to take a stat to the current possible maximum. This is referred to as "golding" because when at maximum trains, the skill or stat amount will display in gold color in your skills or stats window.
- Obs: A shortening of the word "obsidian" usually used to refer to the resource mine in the Plain of Ashes.
- RC: an acronym most commonly used for the Rune Caster discipline, but it can also apply to Rat Catcher.
- RoC: an acronym that stands for "Rise of Chaos", usually to refer to the isle of Maelstrom.
- SD: an acronym that can refer to Skydancer, an Aracoix-only discipline, or to Sun Dancer, an Irekei-only discipline.
- Snare: a type of debuff that reduces a creature's movement speed.
- Tagged, or Tag is a slang verb or noun which means to add someone to a guild or to describe someone's guild crest. E.G. "Please tag me to your guild", or "I like your tags".
- ToO: an acronym for "Throne of Oblivion", usually used to refer to the endgame isle of Oblivion.
- Tunnel is a noun that refers to the loading screen that appears when teleporting or after death. It is called so because it used to display an actual tunnel when these things occurred.
- WoO stands for window of opportunity. This refers to the window in which banes or mines can be set to become vulnerable.
- Zone usually refers to a Macrozone, one of the many icons found on the world map where adventure can be found.
