Asheron's Call Glossary

  This is a new page, dedicated to explaining all the terms used in Asheron's Call, to make it easier for the newbie (see "newbie" below) to get the hang of the game a little quicker.  If you have a submission, please email it to me at thespectre@aclore.com.  Thanks!

• ? - I beg your pardon?, what did you just say? (see also second definition below)

• ? - general reply back for more info as in why? what? where? who? how? don't understand etc.

• :) - emotion - happy face (sideways)

• :( - emotion - unhappy face (sideways)

• :0 - emotion - suprised, startled (sideways)

• :/ - emotion - confused, unsure, just did something dumb (sideways)

• ;) - emotion - wink (sideways)

• :p - emotion - sticking out tongue (sideways)

• AB - Short for the town of Ayan Bakur in AC

• AC - Asheron's Call, see UO, EQ, DAoC, mmorpg

• ack! - expressing surprise, as in Holy Cow! or Yikes! (Dictionary definition - ack is short for acknowledged)

• alchy - alchemist

• aye - "yes", old time english used by role players

• afk - away from keyboard

• barneyland - derogatory name for  non-pk servers, see also carebearland, barneyland

• bbiab - be back in a bit

• bbl - be back later

• brb - be right back

• brt - be right there

• btw - by the way

• Camping - Waiting for a particular treasure or monster to re-spawn.

• candyland - derogatory name for  non-pk servers, see also carebearland, barneyland

• carebear - derogatory name for  non-pk player

• carebearland - derogatory name for  non-pk servers, see also carebearland, barneyland

• char - short for character i.e. your player character

• Component, Comps - An item reuired for mage-type characters to cast spells.

• Critical - Damage inflicted (by a player or monster) that easily stands above damage normally done by the same source. (i.e. "Adult Reedshark impales you for 28 points of piercing damage" as opposed to 4 or 5.)

• Dereth - The main Island of Asheron's Call.

• cu - see you later, see also cya, cyal8r

• cya - see you later, see also cya, cyal8r

• cyal8r - see you later, see also cu, cya

• DAoC - Dark Ages of Camelot, another mmorpg

• Direlands (AKA Dires) - The western portion of Dereth (shown on the map with the skull.)

• EQ - Everquest, Sony's roleplaying game, also known as EverCrack

• gay - derogatory term usually meaning something lame as opposed to homosexual connotation

• hally - halberd, a long shaft bladed weapon

• hail - roleplayer "hello", as in Hail and Well Met

• ic - I see i.e. I understand, see also oic

• imo, imho - in my (humble) opinion

• JoO, jOo - kewl dood speak for "you", as in I RoXxOr JoO, has caused occasional misinterpretation as being anti-semetic slang for people of the Jewish faith but IMHO this is not the case.

• k - short for OK

• k3wl - cool dude speak for the word 'cool'

• kat - katana, a type of sword weapon

• l33t - kewl dood speak for "elite"

• l8r - Later

• Lag - Sluggish performance in game usually due to a slow internet connection or overloading of the AC servers, but can also be due to overloading of the client computer's CPU or RAM.  May show up as a Yellow link light within the game.

• lamr - lamer - a person who is or does lame or stupid things

• lmao - laughing my ass off, see also lol, rofl, roflmao, rofmaopimp

• lol - laughing out loud, see also lmao, rofl, roflmao, rofmaopmp

• m8 - mate

• Mage - Any character that attacks monsters or players directly with magic as a means of fighting.

• Marae Lassel - New Island North-West of the main landmass in Asheron's Call.  Requires Asheron's Call: Dark Majesty to get there.

• Melee - Any character who uses a hand-to-hand weapon as a means of fighting other monsters or players.

• mmorpg - massive multiplayer online roleplaying game, such as UO, EQ, AC, etc.

• Mule - A secondary character created for the purpose of storing and identifying items. Some mules also were made to help with fletching, alchemy, and/or cooking.

• Newbie - A person who has recently purchased Asheron's Call, and is still learning the ropes., see also nub, noob, noobie

• nm - never mind

• np - no problem

• nub - newbie - used as insulting term to other players (new and old), see also nub, noobie

• noob - newbie - used as insulting term to other players (new and old), see also noob, noobie

• noobie - newbie - used as insulting term to other players (new and old), see also nub, noob

• oic - Oh, I see, i.e. I understand

• omg - Oh my god!

• own, ownz - Similar to RoX, as in I OwNz JoO - kewl dood speak for I beat you, I defeated you, etc.

• peeps - people

• PK - AKA Player Killer. Characters on Darktide or ones who are no longer under Asheron's protection and can attack/kill/loot other PKs. It is rumored that several PK altars exist throughout Dereth.

• pots - potions

• prolly - probably

• PvP - Player vs Player combat

• PvM - Player vs Monster combat

• Pyreals - The standard value of currency on Dereth.

• sos, mib - message in a bottle

• reds - murderers, pk's

• rofl - rolling on floor laughing, see also lol, lmao, roflmao, roflmaopmp

• roflmao - rolling on floor laughing my a** off see also lol, lmao, rofl, roflmaopmp

• roflmaopmp - rolling on floor laughing my a** off peeing my pants, see also lol,lmao, rofl, roflmao

• r0x, roXxOr - cool dood speak for defeat, i.e. I RoXxOr JoO (I beat/killed you)

• rp - refers to role player or roleplaying in general

• Rubber-band Effect - You'll know what I'm talking about when you experience it in the game. You'll be moving along and suddenly get "bounced" back to a previous position.

• RvR - Realm versus Realm combat (DAoC Term)

• stfu - shut the f**k up, i.e. shut the heck up (polite version)

• suck, sux - verb, derogatory or insulting as in U SUCK, That Sux

• sup (?) - greeting, as in what's happening? or what are you up too? see also whassup

• teth - Short for Fort Tethana in AC

• thx, ty - short for "thanks" or "thank you"

• U or u - you, as in How R U

• UO - Ultima Online

• vet - veteran or long-time player

• wassup (?) - greeting, as in what's happening? or what are you up too? see also sup

• woot! - dood speak expression kinda like "Yahoo!" or "Whoopie"

• wtf - what the f*ck? i.e. what the heck? (polite version)

• Y or y - short for 'yes', also can be used for why?

• *yawn* - emote used to indicate boredom or don't care attitude, i.e. I am bored with what you are saying

• yw - You're welcome, reply to "thx" or "ty".