AD&D Advanced Dungeons & Dragons
AOL America Online — an online subscriber service.
D&D Dungeons & Dragons — This fantasy game is the oldest and
most popular role-playing game in the world.
GURPS Generic Universal Role-Playing System — a method developed by
Austin’s Steve Jackson Games, Incorporated, to allow cross-playing of
indepen- dently-created characters in a common context.
IRL In Real Life, a way of distinguishing from being IC, or in character, as opposed to speaking OOC, out of character.
MUDs Multi-User Domain, or Dungeons for their original popularity with
D&D gamers.
RDI Red Dragon Inn, an AOL public room for a cross-section of role-players
and gamers to meet.
RPGs Role-Playing Games — The practice of adopting a character, and acting
as that character within a game setting.
SCA Society for Creative Anachronisms — a medieval role-playing
organization with local chapters. Austin is known as “Bryn Gwlad.”
VTM Vampire: The Masquerade — a popular RPG employing vampire
characters.
WTA Werewolf: The Apocalypse — the popular werewolf RPG.
— M.M.
This article appears in December 15 • 1995 and December 15 • 1995 (Cover).