Okay guys, we've updated the Acronym page with everything you've given us and some more we could come up whilst editing the post. Here's all the listed ones currently so let's see if we cannot fill it out a bit more for all the new guys coming through.
General Rule Acronyms
#+ - model's save value
#++ - model's invulnerable save value
ATSKNF - And They Shall Know No Fear
AV - Armor Value
B2B/BTB - Base to base (contact)
BRB/BYB - Big Rule/Yellow Book
Dakka/Torrent - lots of shots
FC - Furious Charge
FNP - Feel No Pain
FMC - Flying Monstrous Creature
GEQ - Guardsmen Equivalent (i.e. T3/5+)
HP - Hull Points
ID - Instant Death
IWND - It Will Not Die
LoS - Line of Sight
LoS! - Look out Sir!
MC - Monstrous Creature
Mech - Vehicles
MEQ - Marine Equivalent statline (i.e. T4/3+)
MSU - Multiple Small Units
RCL - Random Charge Length
RGL - Random Game Length
TL - Twin-linked
TLoS - True Line of Sight
WAAC - Win At All Cost
WYISWYG - What You See Is What You Get
General Acronyms
AC - Autocannon (or Assault Cannons)
Assback - Razorback with Assault Cannons
Asscan - Assault Cannons
Bolterback - Razorback with Heavy Bolters
CML - Cyclone Missile Launcher
DP, DPod or Pod - Drop Pod
Flamerback - Razorback with twin heavy flamers
HB - Heavy Bolter
Lasback - Razorback with Lascannon
LasPlas - Razorback with Lascannon, twin-linked plasma guns OR squad with lascannon and plasmagun
LC - Lightning Claw (commonly written as LClaw)
LC/Las - Lascannon
LR or Godhammer or Land Raider Phobos - Land Raider
LRC - Land Raider Crusader
LRR - Land Raider Redeemer
LRC - Land Raider Crusader
LRR - Land Raider Redeemer
melta/mgun - meltagun
ML - Missile Launcher
MM - Multimelta
PA - Power Armor
PF - Power Fist
Plasmaback - Razorback with Lascannon, twin-linked plasma guns
plasma/pgun - plasma gun
PW - Power Weapon
RBack - Razorback
SS - Stormshield
TDA - Tactical Dreadnought Armor aka Terminator Armor
TH - Thunder Hammer
Specific Army Acronyms
(BT) Black Templars -
EC - Emperor's Champion
PotMS - Power of the Machine Spirit
(BA) Blood Angels -
AB - Attack Bike
ASM - Assault Space Marine or Assault Squad Marine
ACLC/Autolas Pred - Predator with autocannon and lascannon sponsons
BP or Baal - Baal Predator
Dakka Baal - Baal Predator with twin assault cannons and heavy bolter sponsons
Dakka Pred - Predator with autocannon and heavy bolter sponsons
DC - Death Company
DC Dread or DCD - Death Company Dreadnought
Devs - Devastators
GE - Glaive Encarmine
Flame Baal - Baal with Flamestorm cannon
Hammernators or TH/SS - Assault Terminators with thunder hammers and storm shields
IP or Infernus - Infernus Pistol
JP - Jump Pack
LS or Speeder – Land Speeder
ACLC/Autolas Pred - Predator with autocannon and lascannon sponsons
BP or Baal - Baal Predator
Dakka Baal - Baal Predator with twin assault cannons and heavy bolter sponsons
Dakka Pred - Predator with autocannon and heavy bolter sponsons
DC - Death Company
DC Dread or DCD - Death Company Dreadnought
Devs - Devastators
GE - Glaive Encarmine
Flame Baal - Baal with Flamestorm cannon
Hammernators or TH/SS - Assault Terminators with thunder hammers and storm shields
IP or Infernus - Infernus Pistol
JP - Jump Pack
LS or Speeder – Land Speeder
Mephy - Mephiston
MMAB – Attack Bike with Multimelta
PP - Plasma Pistol
RAS - Regular Assault Squad (not as commonly used anymore)
SG - Sanguinary Guard or Sternguard
MMAB – Attack Bike with Multimelta
PP - Plasma Pistol
RAS - Regular Assault Squad (not as commonly used anymore)
SG - Sanguinary Guard or Sternguard
SP or Priest - Sanguinary Priest
SR or Raven – Storm Raven
Tac Squad or Tacticals – Tactical Squad
Vindi - Vindicator
VV - Vanguard Vets
WW or Whirly - Whirlwind
SR or Raven – Storm Raven
Tac Squad or Tacticals – Tactical Squad
Vindi - Vindicator
VV - Vanguard Vets
WW or Whirly - Whirlwind
Chaos Daemons -
Fatecrusher - Build relying on fateweaver and a bunch of bloodcrushers
MoS - Master of Sorcery
WaL - We are Legion
BoT or Bolt - Bolt of Tzeentch
DP - Daemon Prince
SG - Soul Grinder
oT, oK, oN, oS, oC - of Tzeentch, of Khorne, of Nurgle, of Slaanesh and of Chaos respectively
MoS - Master of Sorcery
WaL - We are Legion
BoT or Bolt - Bolt of Tzeentch
DP - Daemon Prince
SG - Soul Grinder
oT, oK, oN, oS, oC - of Tzeentch, of Khorne, of Nurgle, of Slaanesh and of Chaos respectively
Flying Circus - army based upon lots of Flying Monstrous Creatures
(CSM) Chaos Space Marines -
DP - Daemon Prince
MoCU - Mark of Chaos Undivided
MoK - Mark of Khorne
MoN - Mark of Nurgle
MoS - Mark of Slaanesh
MoT - Mark of Tzeentch
(DA) Dark Angels -
DW - Deathwing
RW - Ravenwing
(DE) Dark Eldar -
DL - Dark Lance
FF - Flickerfields
PGL - Phantasm Grenade Launcher
NS - Night Shields
Eldar -
BL - Bright Lance
DA or Avengers - Dire Avengers
DAVU - Dire Avengers Vehicle Upgrade
DR or Reapers - Dark Reapers
EML - Eldar Missile Launcher
Falc - Falcon Grav Tank
FD or Dragons - Fire Dragons
Footdar - Eldar army based on foot
GJB - Guardian Jet Bike
HB or Shees - Howling Banshees
Jetcouncil - Seer Council on Bikes
Jetseer - Farseer on a Jetbike
Mechdar - Eldar army based on vehicles
PL - Phoenix Lord
Prism - Fire Prism
SC - Shuriken Cannon
Seer Council - squad of Warlocks often led by Farseer
SL - Scatter Lasers
Spears - Shining Spears
Spiders - Warp Spiders
SS or Scorps - Striking Scorpions
SW or Hawks - Swooping Hawks
underslung/chin cannon - upgraded Shuriken Cannon on vehicles
WL - Wraithlord
WS or Serpent - Wave Serpent
WW - War Walkers
(GK) Grey Knights -
DH - Nemesis Daemon Hammer
Halb - Nemesis Halberd
Stave - Nemesis Warding Stave
Stave - Nemesis Warding Stave
Psyback - Razorback with psybolts and a twin-linked heavy bolter
Passback - Razorback with twin-linked assault cannons and Psybolts
Psyfledread - Dread w/two twin-linked autocannons and Psybolts
GKGM - Grey Knight Grand Master
GKSS - Grey Knight Strike Squad
GKT - Grey Knight Terminators
PAGK - Power Armoured Grey Knight
Passback - Razorback with twin-linked assault cannons and Psybolts
Psyfledread - Dread w/two twin-linked autocannons and Psybolts
GKGM - Grey Knight Grand Master
GKSS - Grey Knight Strike Squad
GKT - Grey Knight Terminators
PAGK - Power Armoured Grey Knight
Psybolt - Psybolt Ammunition
(IG) Imperial Guard -
BiD - Bring it Down
CCS - Company Command Squad
PCS - Platoon Command Squad
MBT - Russ main battle tank (standard variant)
HWT - Heavy Weapon Team
SWS - Special Weapon Squad
PCS - Platoon Command Squad
MBT - Russ main battle tank (standard variant)
HWT - Heavy Weapon Team
SWS - Special Weapon Squad
Chim - Chimera
Detta - Vendetta
Flashlight - Lasgun
FOMT - Fire on my Target
FRFSRF - First Rank, Fire! Second Rank, Fire!
GBITF - Get Back in the Fight
Manti - Manticore
RR - Rough Riders
ST - Storm Troopers
Vets - Veteran Squad
Necrons -
CCB - Catacomb Cmmand Barge.
RP - Reanimation Protocols (may still get called WWB, or We'll Be Back, the similar rule from the last codex that was more fun to say).
somethingTEK - Any of the various Harbringer upgrades to a Cryptek. Cryptek with Harbinger of the Storm shortens to Stormtek, Cryptek with Harbinger of Destruction becomes Lancetek (named after its weapon, the Eldritch Lance), etc.
RO or Orb - Resurrection Orb.
PS - Phase Shifter (3++ save)
SW or Semp Weave - Sempiternal Weave (2+ save)
ES - Entropic Strike
WS - Warscythe.
PS/DS - Phase Sword and Dispersion Shield combination for Lychguard.
RP - Reanimation Protocols (may still get called WWB, or We'll Be Back, the similar rule from the last codex that was more fun to say).
somethingTEK - Any of the various Harbringer upgrades to a Cryptek. Cryptek with Harbinger of the Storm shortens to Stormtek, Cryptek with Harbinger of Destruction becomes Lancetek (named after its weapon, the Eldritch Lance), etc.
RO or Orb - Resurrection Orb.
PS - Phase Shifter (3++ save)
SW or Semp Weave - Sempiternal Weave (2+ save)
ES - Entropic Strike
WS - Warscythe.
PS/DS - Phase Sword and Dispersion Shield combination for Lychguard.
EL - Ever-living
MSS - Mindshackle scarabs
MSS - Mindshackle scarabs
Orks -
KFF - Kustom Force Field
PK - Power Klaw
(SoB) Sisters of Battle -
(SM) Space Marines -
TH/SS - Thunderhammer/Stormshield Terminators
Rifleman - Dreadnought with 2x twin-linked autocannons
(SW) Space Wolves -
CotS - Chooser of the Slain
RP - Rune Priest
TW/C - Thunderwolf Cavalry
WL - Wolf Lord
Thunderlord - Wolf Lord mounted on a Thunderwolf
WG - Wolf Guard
WGPL - Wolf Guard Pack Leader
WGBL - Wolf Guard Battle Leader
LF - Long Fangs
GH - Grey Hunters
BC - Blood Claws
WP - Wolf Priest
JoWW - Jaws of the world wolf, some times just called jaws.
LL - Living Lightening
MH - Murderouse Huricane
Loganwing - Army built around a solid base of WG and Logan Grimnar. The latter enabling WG to be taken as troops.
Thunderlord - Wolf Lord mounted on a Thunderwolf
WG - Wolf Guard
WGPL - Wolf Guard Pack Leader
WGBL - Wolf Guard Battle Leader
LF - Long Fangs
GH - Grey Hunters
BC - Blood Claws
WP - Wolf Priest
JoWW - Jaws of the world wolf, some times just called jaws.
LL - Living Lightening
MH - Murderouse Huricane
Loganwing - Army built around a solid base of WG and Logan Grimnar. The latter enabling WG to be taken as troops.
Tyranids -
BS -Bonesword
SC - Syanpse Creature
SC - Syanpse Creature
HG - Hive Guard
SitW - Shadow in the Warp
TS - Toxin Sacs
AG - Adrenal Glands
Dev - Devourer
HT - Hive Tyrant
Devilgaunt - Termagants with Devourers
IB - Instinctive Behaviour
VC - Venom Cannon
HVC - Heavy Venom Cannon
CS - Cluster Spines
LW - Lash Whip
TS - Toxin Sacs
AG - Adrenal Glands
Dev - Devourer
HT - Hive Tyrant
Devilgaunt - Termagants with Devourers
IB - Instinctive Behaviour
VC - Venom Cannon
HVC - Heavy Venom Cannon
CS - Cluster Spines
LW - Lash Whip
Terv - Tervigon
Tfex - Tyrannofex
Tau -
ASS - Advanced Stabilisation System
BSF - Blacksun Filter
BC - Burst Cannon
BK - Bonding Knife
DC - Drone Controller
DC - Drone Controller
F - Flamer
FB - Fusion Blaster
GD - Gun Drone
HW - Hard Wired
IA - Iridium Armour
MD - Marker Drone
ML - Markerlight
MP - Missile Pod
MT - Multi Tracker
PR - Plasma Rifle
PR - Plasma Rifle
PR - Positional Relay
TA - Targetting Array
TL - Target Lock, also Team Leader, these must be figured out contextually
SD - Shield Drone
SD - Shield Drone
SG - Shield Generator
Stimms - Stimm Injectors
Stimms - Stimm Injectors
Dr. What · 661 weeks ago
Dakkawagon = Battlewagon with maximum firepower
WestRider · 661 weeks ago
DeathWagon: Wagon with a DeffRolla
KillWagon: Wagon with a Kill Kannon.
Not terribly common, but I do see them around.
Jidmah 68p · 661 weeks ago
Jidmah 68p · 661 weeks ago
Boomwagon/Boomgun - Looted Weagon with a boomgun
BP - Boss Pole
CB - cybork bodies (though not that common)
MA Warboss - Mega Armoured Warboss
SAG - Big Mek carrying a Shokk Attack Gun
In addition, I'm kind of missing TEQ, referring to 2+/5++/T4 models.
artemi7 78p · 661 weeks ago
Jidmah 68p · 661 weeks ago
Besides, there aren't that many MEQ that are not marines either ;)
John · 661 weeks ago
However, 'Icon of Chaos Undivided'? It's Chaos Glory, dammit!
JesseS · 661 weeks ago
Brett Favre · 661 weeks ago
CMHephaestus 45p · 661 weeks ago
Auretious Taak · 661 weeks ago
CbM - Combi-melta
CbPG - Combi-Plasma
CbF - Combi-Flamer
Used a lot with Wolf Guard units especially mixed armament ones in large numbers. Also:
PG - Plasmagun
MG - Meltagun
PC - Plasma Cannon
BP - Bolt Pistol
for Space Wolves, Jaws of the World Wolf is also very commonly abbreviated as:
JotWW - Jaws of the World Wolf
Perdidas_aus 60p · 661 weeks ago
Alastores · 661 weeks ago
Apparently.
This means the only ones that aren't are the two saves, and the ones that are just words in their own right. Like "stave". But eh?
Perdidas_aus 60p · 661 weeks ago
http://www.lyberty.com/encyc/articles/abbr.html
Alastores · 661 weeks ago
From Wiki.
Given neither of our sources are any real authority......
ishtheninja 66p · 661 weeks ago
Alastores · 661 weeks ago
However, dictionaries run into problems of ACTUAL usage as opposed to Dictionary usage. The common usage of acronym is unagreed. And frankly, given this isn't a formal essay site...I don't think worrying too much about precise dictionary usage over common usage is appropriate.
Worse, that definition falls apart very quickly, because Initialisms become Acryonyms if at all possible (URL is frequently pronounced as a word).
Essentially, while it is techincally correct to say that they are not acronyms, it is SO technical, that the only reasons someone would bring up the difference - a nondifference in real usage - is either pedantry or to try and look superior.
Dakkath · 661 weeks ago
dewisant · 661 weeks ago
Perdidas_aus 60p · 661 weeks ago
Auretious Taak · 661 weeks ago
IndigoJack · 661 weeks ago
PP = Plasma Pistol
JesseS · 661 weeks ago
IndigoJack · 661 weeks ago
Marshal_Wilhelm 71p · 661 weeks ago
:D
Marshal_Wilhelm 71p · 661 weeks ago
:)
I also write MM for Multi Melta, but Mg for Melta Gun. Likewise for PC and Pg, etc. It just adds another level of distinction.
the dark angel · 661 weeks ago
Torroes_Prime 4p · 661 weeks ago
'the DP IDed the DA before taking a BL.' I'm sorry, are we talking about Black Legion? Dark Angels? Eldar? I'd still prefer that you guys just drop the short hand entirely as it makes you look incredibly lazy, but a list of acronyms is at least a conciliatory bone tossed to those of us that didn't grow up with 1337 speak.
artemi7 78p · 661 weeks ago
I feel that if we're including WAAC, we should also include 'fluff' as a term, also. It comes up a lot that you've got Fluff vs WAAC games at shops and what not. "Faith", "Exo", "Dom", "Ret", and "Immo" could all conceivably count for SoB terms, but they're really just the name shorter, so I don't know if that counts.
Also, I know your really trying to push BYB, but is it really catching on at all? I think it's more important to push "GI Joe Playset" more... *laugh*
Torroes_Prime 4p · 661 weeks ago
Marshal_Wilhelm 71p · 661 weeks ago
Torroes_Prime 4p · 661 weeks ago
abusepuppy 121p · 661 weeks ago
Admittedly, it does make the terminology obtuse to those less steeped in the culture, but that's where you have to be considering your audience. If you're writing a post about why saturation is a good tactic- yeah, go easy on the jargon. But if you're discussing the relative merits of two narrow lists in reference to a specific format? If someone doesn't get the abbreviations, it's unlikely they have the game knowledge needed to really parse the arguments therein anyways, so it's moot.
See, I read "the DP IDed the DA before taking a BL" and know instantly what it means. How and to what degree you use such shorthand really is a matter of style and audience.
abusepuppy 121p · 661 weeks ago
Thisguy · 661 weeks ago
Fireknife xv8- pr mp mt
Deathrain xv8- TL mp ta