COMMON ABBREVIATIONS/SHORTHANDS


Here is a list of common shorthands used on Sundering Shadows. Feel free to suggest more via <game> or our discord channel.


OOC: Out of Character → The thoughts, feelings and actions of the player and applicable results/repercussions.

IC: In Character → The thoughts, feelings and actions of the character and applicable results/repercussions.

IG: In Game → Inside the game, or in the game world.

OOG: Out of game → Outside of the game, or outside of the game world (discord, facebook, RL).

RL: Real Life → Things that happen in our real lives or things that apply those lives and/or situations.

PK: Player Killing → Situations that involve characters attacking and/or provoking other characters.

RP: Role-play or Role-playing → Pretending to be our characters and things that happen in their lives.

MC: Multiclass → Characters with more than one class.

SC: Single Class → Characters with only one class.

PrC: Prestige Classes → Specialty classes applied to a character.

AFK: Away from keyboard → Quickly tells people you are stepping away from the computer.

BRB: Be right back → Lets people know you will be away from the keyboard for a short time.

PC: Player Character → A character in the game played by a player.

Alt: Alternate Character → Another PC that is being played by the same player.

NPC: Non-player Character → A character that is played by an avatar or a mob coded like a person (shop keeper etc.).

Mob: Mobile monster → A coded creature in the game world.