Common acronyms

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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
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
GEF Greater elemental flare
GH GameHost
GM GameMaster
GoS Guardians of Sunfist
HP Harness Power
IC In Character
KS Kroderine Soul
LTE Long-term experience
MIU Magic Item Use
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
THW Two-Handed Weapons
TP Training Point
TWC Two Weapon Combat
UAC or UCS Unarmed Combat System
UCS Unarmed Combat System