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<tr valign="top"><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 valign="top"><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> | + | <tr><td> </td><td>'''Mage'''</td><td>A player's account in this game, some players role play they are mages, i.e. wizard-kings.</td></tr> |
<tr><td> </td><td>'''Moving'''</td><td>A mage spending turns is often described as moving.</td></tr> | <tr><td> </td><td>'''Moving'''</td><td>A mage spending turns is often described as moving.</td></tr> | ||
<tr><td> </td><td>'''MP'''</td><td>[[Mana]], Mana Points</td></tr> | <tr><td> </td><td>'''MP'''</td><td>[[Mana]], Mana Points</td></tr> | ||
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<tr><td> </td><td>'''Verd'''</td><td>[[Verdant]], a magic speciality</td></tr> | <tr><td> </td><td>'''Verd'''</td><td>[[Verdant]], a magic speciality</td></tr> | ||
<tr><td> </td><td>'''White'''</td><td>[[Ascendant]], a magic speciality</td></tr> | <tr><td> </td><td>'''White'''</td><td>[[Ascendant]], a magic speciality</td></tr> | ||
| − | <tr><td> </td><td>'''Whore'''</td><td>A mage who gelds for an extended period of the reset in order to buy [[Unique Items]], [[Heroes]] or otherwise gain a considerable advantage.</td></tr> | + | <tr><td> </td><td>'''Whore'''</td><td>In TR slang: A mage who gelds for an extended period of the reset in order to buy [[Unique Items]], [[Heroes]] or otherwise gain a considerable advantage.</td></tr> |
| − | <tr><td> </td><td>'''Whoring'''</td><td>The act of being a Whore. A valid tactic but is widely considered lame.</td></tr> | + | <tr><td> </td><td>'''Whoring'''</td><td>In TR slang: The act of being a Whore. A valid tactic but is widely considered lame.</td></tr> |
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Revision as of 12:45, 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, some players role play they are mages, i.e. wizard-kings. | |
| 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 | In TR slang: 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 | In TR slang: 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. |
