Manual/Lingo

As a new player, you will likely find players using a great deal of short forms and such that you will not understand. Here is a list of short forms and other terms that may clear things up for you.

BM: Battlemaster. This refers to, of course, this game.
IC: In Character. This refers to something to do with your character.
OOC: Out of Character. This refers to something to do with someone as a player.
IG: In Game. Similar to In Character, but Out-of-Character things can still be In-Game.
OOG: Out of Game. Similar to Out-of-Character, but you can still be In Character outside the game (chatting IC on IRC, for instance).
TL: Troop Leader. This refers to every noble in the game.
TO: Takeover. This refers to a realm annexing a region from another realm.
FTO: Friendly take Over
HTO: Hostile Take Over
BTO: Brutal Take Over
CTO: Colony Take Over
RP: Roleplaying. This refers to interactions/stories between players IC.
Infil: Infiltrator. A class of character you can play as.
Bureau/Buro: Bureaucrat. A Class of character you can play as.
LL: Local Lord. Refers to the Lord of a region.
CW: Civil Work. Something you perform with your troops to increase a region's production.
PW: Police work. Something you do with your troops to increase your realm's control over a region.
SA: Survey Administration. Something Bureaucrats do to maintain the stats of a region.
Inf: Infantry
Cav: Cavalry
SF:Special Forces
RL:This one has two meanings. "Real life", as in, OOG life, and "region lord", as in the lord of a local region, see LL.
LB: Lightning Bolt (the weapon used by the God Tom).

This is all I can think of at this point. Feel free to add any terms and short forms I have missed that you think useful for new players.

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