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Post at 10-1-2008 06:38 PM  Profile | Blog | P.M. 
Glossary of Terms used at Rdvz~*

Here's some most Common Glossary Terms you might Find here...(and around the Internet)

For 40K, Fantasy and General Terms
(Original Sources taken from B&C)

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Numerics and other Symbols



40K
Warhammer 40,000 Game System

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Inquisition/Inquisitor

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A


AdMech or AM
Adeptus Mechanicus

AI
Aeronautica Imperialis -- Specialist Game by Forgeworld

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B



BatRep        
Battle Report

BB
BloodBowl -- Specialist Game by GamesWorkshop

BBB
Big Black (Blue) Book (Main 40K rulesbook)

BfBR
Battle for Black Reach (5th Edition 40K Starter Box)

BfG
Battlefleet Gothic -- Specialist Game by GamesWorkshop

BfM
Battle for Macragge (4th Edition 40K Starter Box)

BfSP
Battle for Skull Pass (7th Edition Fantasy Starter Box)

BL        
Black Library

BP/CCW       
Bolt Pistol & Close Combat Weapon

BTW       
By The Way

Bugs        
Tyranids

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C



C:        
Codex (so C: SM would be Codex Space Marines)

CC        
Close Combat

CCW        
Close Combat Weapon

'crons       
Necrons

CSM        
Chaos Space Marine(s)

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D



D6        
6-sided dice

DCCW
Dreadnought Close Combat Weapon

DIY
Do It Yourself

DoW         
Dawn of War (40K computer game)

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E




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F



Frag
Frag Grenade

FW
ForgeWorld -- Company that produces Resin-stuffs for Games-Workshop

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G



G Eq  
Guard Equivalent (T3, 5+ sv base stat)

GW        
Games Workshop

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H



HtH         
Hand to Hand

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I



IMHO         
In My Humble Opinion

IMNSHO         
In My (Not So) Humble Opinion

IMO         
In My Opinion

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J





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K



Krak         
Krak Grenade or Krak Missile

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L



LoS         
Line of Sight

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M



M eq         
Marine Equivalent (A none Marine army with T4 and a 3+ save)

ML         
Missile Launcher

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N





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O





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P



PW         
Power Weapon

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Q





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R



ROFL         
Rolling On the Floor Laughing

ROFLMAO         
Rolling On the Floor Laughing My A*** Off

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S



SAFH         
Shooty Army From Hell

SM         
Space Marine(s)

SoB         
Sister(s) of Battle

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T



Termy, Termi  or Termies         
Terminator Armour wearing Marines

T'hawk         
Thunderhawk

TL         
Twin Linked (e.g. TL-Lascannon = Twin Linked Lascannon)

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U





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V



VP
Victory Points -- Points used to calculate Battle Outcome used in 40K system


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W



W
Wound value in both 40K and Fantasy system

WBB
We'll Be Back Special Rule of Necrons

WHFB
Warhammer Fantasy Battle Game System

WIP or W.I.P
Work in Progress

WYSIWYG
What You See Is What You Get

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X



Xenos
Aliens, non-human races, in 40K universe.

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Post at 10-1-2008 10:09 PM  Profile | Blog | P.M. 
Wow, it gotta be useful, of course for writing but for speaking....


I don't think so !noo!
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Post at 10-1-2008 10:14 PM  Profile | P.M. 


QUOTE:
Originally posted by casper at 10-1-2008 10:09 PM
Wow, it gotta be useful, of course for writing but for speaking....

lol of cos we dun use that for talking on the street, even in the shop...
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