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|BS||Blood Script, alternative currency for purchases at the Duskruin event
|BS||Blood Script, alternative currency for purchases at the Duskruin event
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|CHE||[[CHE]] or the Cooperative Houses of Elanthia. Each character can be a member of one at a time. More commonly called 'your house'
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|CM or CMAN||[[Combat Maneuvers]]
|CM or CMAN||[[Combat Maneuvers]]
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|DR||[[Duskruin]], a twice-yearly Simucoin event
|DR||[[Duskruin]], a twice-yearly Simucoin event
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||DS||Defense Strength
|DS||Defense Strength
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|EG||[[Ebon Gate]], a yearly Simucoin event
|EG||[[Ebon Gate]], a yearly Simucoin event
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|EMC||[[Elemental Mana Control]]
|EMC||[[Elemental Mana Control]]
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|ESP||[[ESP]] is old school amunet that was accessed with a crystal amulet. Now always on, its the updated in-game global communication network
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|GEF||[[Greater elemental flare]]
|GEF||[[Greater elemental flare]]
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||KS||[[Kroderine Soul]]
||KS||[[Kroderine Soul]]
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|Lich||[[Lich:Software/Installation|Lich]] is a middle layer to allow scripting in game
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|LNET||Similar to amunet, global thought network but requiring Lich installed
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|LTE||[[Long-term experience]]
|LTE||[[Long-term experience]]
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|MIU||[[Magic Item Use]]
|MIU||[[Magic Item Use]]
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|MHO||[[MHO]] are Meeting Hall Organizations. A recognized group of players. Any character can be a member of multiple MHOs unlike CHEs
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|MMC||[[Mental Mana Control]]
|MMC||[[Mental Mana Control]]
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|SMR||[[Standard maneuver roll]]
|SMR||[[Standard maneuver roll]]
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|TC||Towncrier, A player run organization (MHO) that aggregates all the player and game news.
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|THW||[[Two-Handed Weapons]]
|THW||[[Two-Handed Weapons]]

Revision as of 03:09, 13 July 2024

This is a list of common acronyms and abbreviations used by players when discussing Gemstone IV on Discord or other platforms. It is intended to be a reference for new or returning players to help them decipher what everyone else is saying. Nearly all the acronyms listed here are considered Out of Character (OOC) and should not be used when one is expected to be In Character (IC)

Acronym Meaning
AS Attack Strength or Arcane Symbols
ASC Ascension
BS Blood Script, alternative currency for purchases at the Duskruin event
CHE CHE or the Cooperative Houses of Elanthia. Each character can be a member of one at a time. More commonly called 'your house'
CM or CMAN Combat Maneuvers
CoL Council of Light
CoS Cloak of Shadows (712)
CS Casting Strength
DR Duskruin, a twice-yearly Simucoin event
DS Defense Strength
EG Ebon Gate, a yearly Simucoin event
EL Elemental Lore, generally followed by "Air", "Earth", "Fire", or "Water"
EMC Elemental Mana Control
ESP ESP is old school amunet that was accessed with a crystal amulet. Now always on, its the updated in-game global communication network
GEF Greater elemental flare
GH GameHost
GM GameMaster
GoS Guardians of Sunfist
HP Harness Power
IC In Character
KS Kroderine Soul
Lich Lich is a middle layer to allow scripting in game
LNET Similar to amunet, global thought network but requiring Lich installed
LTE Long-term experience
MIU Magic Item Use
MHO MHO are Meeting Hall Organizations. A recognized group of players. Any character can be a member of multiple MHOs unlike CHEs
MMC Mental Mana Control
MOC Multi Opponent Combat
NIR Name(s) In Red (antiquated reference to GMs due to their names appearing in red on the defunct official forums)
OHE One-Handed Edged weapons
OOC Out of Character
OP Over Powered
OSA Open Sea Adventures
PF Physical Fitness
S&H Stalking and Hiding
SMC Spiritual Mana Control
SMR Standard maneuver roll
TC Towncrier, A player run organization (MHO) that aggregates all the player and game news.
THW Two-Handed Weapons
TP Training Point
TWC Two Weapon Combat
UAC or UCS Unarmed Combat System
UCS Unarmed Combat System