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 |
| 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 |