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Glossary
This page explains the short forms that are commonly used in RP.
Summary
- IC refers to the character’s world, and OOC refers to the player’s world.
- MG, PG, DM and VDM are all sanctioned behavior.
- PK means a character leaves a scene, and CK means a character dies permanently.
- IC
- Short for In Character. It means what your character says and does.
- OOC
- Short for Out Of Character. It means what you say as the player, written with
/bor/pm. - MG
- Short for Metagaming. It means using information learned OOC as if your character knew it.
- PG
- Short for Powergaming. It means giving the other player no chance to respond, or doing things that are impossible in real life.
- DM
- Short for Deathmatch. It means attacking or killing someone for no reason, without RP.
- VDM
- Short for Vehicle Deathmatch. It means hitting or ramming people with a car on purpose.
- FTB
- Short for Fade To Black. It means skipping part of a scene, and it can only be used when everyone involved agrees.
- PK
- Short for Player Kill. Your character goes down and leaves the scene, but lives and starts again.
- CK
- Short for Character Kill. The character dies permanently and cannot be played again.
- Voided
- The scene is cancelled and treated as if it never happened.