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<tr><td> </td><td>'''Fort'''</td><td>[[Fortress]]</td></tr> | <tr><td> </td><td>'''Fort'''</td><td>[[Fortress]]</td></tr> | ||
<tr><td> </td><td>'''Green'''</td><td>[[Verdant]], a magic speciality</td></tr> | <tr><td> </td><td>'''Green'''</td><td>[[Verdant]], a magic speciality</td></tr> | ||
− | <tr><td> </td><td>'''Guild'''</td><td>A group of mages who have registered their intent to coordinate as a team. A team of players.</td></tr> | + | <tr><td> </td><td>'''Guild'''</td><td>Has two meanings:<br>1. A group of mages who have registered their intent to coordinate as a team. A team of players.<br>2. A type of building in the game, associated to magic (spell research, item generation)</td></tr> |
<tr><td> </td><td>'''Kena'''</td><td>Just... kena. (Malay for: strike! has become AM/TR IRC slang)</td></tr> | <tr><td> </td><td>'''Kena'''</td><td>Just... kena. (Malay for: strike! has become AM/TR IRC slang)</td></tr> | ||
<tr><td> </td><td>'''Mage'''</td><td>a player's account in this game</td></tr> | <tr><td> </td><td>'''Mage'''</td><td>a player's account in this game</td></tr> |
Revision as of 12:42, 31 January 2006
General
AM | Archmage, what this game used to be, developed by MARI | |
Arena | Arena Archmage, the game's built in lookup tool | |
AS | Archspace, another game developed by MARI. Has had it's own reincarnation (http://www.archspace.org) | |
Asc | Ascendant, a magic speciality | |
Bar | Barrier | |
Bang | Multiple coordinated attacks on a single mage | |
BBQ | An all-out attack, usually by a guild, on one or more mages. Usually includes attacks, spells and items | |
Black | Nether, a magic speciality | |
Blue | Phantasm, a magic speciality | |
Description | text entered by a mage on thier Options screen and viewed by other mages via arena / the rank list | |
Erad | Eradication, a magic speciality | |
Fort | Fortress | |
Green | Verdant, a magic speciality | |
Guild | Has two meanings: 1. A group of mages who have registered their intent to coordinate as a team. A team of players. 2. A type of building in the game, associated to magic (spell research, item generation) | |
Kena | Just... kena. (Malay for: strike! has become AM/TR IRC slang) | |
Mage | a player's account in this game | |
Moving | A mage spending turns is often described as moving. | |
MP | Mana, Mana Points | |
ND | Non-Description, an unguilded mage. Comes from AM, where players showed thier guild in thier description | |
NP | Net Power | |
Online | An attack while a mage is moving, usually while they are disbanded. | |
Phant | Phantasm, a magic speciality | |
Red | Eradication, a magic speciality | |
Running | A mage spending turns is often described as running. Also refers to spending turns whilst under offensive enchantments, ie_ running spells | |
SL | Spell Level | |
Snipe | Casting an offensive enchantment on a mage that is using turns, in the hope they will die | |
TR | The Reincarnation, this game | |
Verd | Verdant, a magic speciality | |
White | Ascendant, a magic speciality | |
Whore | A mage who gelds for an extended period of the reset in order to buy Unique Items, Heroes or otherwise gain a considerable advantage. | |
Whoring | The act of being a Whore. A valid tactic but is widely considered lame. |
Battle
Acc | Accuracy, a measure of how well a unit deals damage. | |
AP | Attack Power, the damage dealt by a unit or hero | |
HP | Hit Points, the life of a unit or hero | |
Init | Initiative, a factor determining the order units attack in | |
Res | Resistances, a unit's susceptibility to certain attack types and magic. |