Wolfshade
01-16-2013, 08:03 AM
I complied a list of commonly occuring Acronymns.
=A=
AC - Aspring Champion, Chaos Space Marines (http://search.games-workshop.com/search?locale=gb&keywords=aspiring+champion)
AC - Assault Cannon (http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Assault_cannon#.UPckxB1WN8E), Space Marine
AC - Auto Cannon (http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Autocannon#.UPck4B1WN8E), Imperial Guard/Space Marine/Chaos Space Marine
AP - Stat of a weapon as per the rule book
AT - Anti-Tank, i.e. something that is good for taking out tanks and other armour
ATSKNF - And They Shall Know No Fear, space marine special rule
AV - Armour Value (of a vehicle)
=B=
B2B - Base to base, as in the assault phase where you move your models into contact with your opponents
BA - Blood Angels (http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Blood_angels#.UPclER1WN8E), IXth Legion, 1st founding
Baz/Bassy - Basilisk Imperial Guard Tank (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod630024a)
BC - Big Choppa (http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Big_Choppa#.UPclOR1WN8E), Ork Melee weapon
BC - Blood Claw, Space Wolves Unit (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod260003a)
Beardy - Cheap, unfair, borderline cheating behavior; fielding a list that exploits what is obviously a flaw in the rules and violating the spirit of the game.
BF - Blood Fist, Blood Angel close combat weapon for a Dreadnought
BFG - Battle Fleet Gothic (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?categoryId=cat480005a&aId=2500032), ship to ship 40k
BoLS - Bell of Lost Souls (http://www.belloflostsouls.net/), though you knew that or you wouldn't be here...
(Metal) Box - Dedicated Transport, usually used in the prejoritive, commonly Rhino (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1080102)or Chimera (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1140040a)
BP - Boss Pole, Ork Nob/Warlord upgrade
BP - Bolt Pistol (http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Bolt_pistol#.UPcllx1WN8E)
BRB - Big Rule Book (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1620012a), main 40k rules
BT - Blood Talon (http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Blood_Talon#.UPcmPx1WN8E), Blood Angel close combat weapon for a Furioso Dreadnought that generates extra attacks
BT - Black Templar (http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Black_Templar#.UPcmUh1WN8E), Imperial Fist sucessor chapter
Blob - Large unit size, usually Imperial Guard Platoons or Ork Mobs
Bugs - vernacular for Tyranids (http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Tyranid#.UPcmax1WN8E)
Bugzilla - portmanteau of Bugs (as above) and Godzilla, refers to Tyranid Monsterous Creatures, usually associated with a list that has a large number of these
BW - Battle Wagon, Ork transport (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1730002)
=C=
CCW - Close Combat Weapon
CSM - Chaos Space Marine (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/landingArmy.jsp?catId=cat440167a&rootCatGameStyle=)
C:SM - Codex: Space Marine (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/landingArmy.jsp?catId=cat440176a&rootCatGameStyle=)
Crons - Necrons (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/landingArmy.jsp?catId=cat700019a&rootCatGameStyle=)
=D=
D - Destroyer strength weapons, see Apocalypse (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440324a&prodId=prod1160002)
DA - Dark Angels (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/landingArmy.jsp?catId=cat860005a&rootCatGameStyle=)
DA - Dire Avengers (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440241a&prodId=prod1090079)
Dar - Eldar (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/landingArmy.jsp?catId=cat440172a&rootCatGameStyle=)
DC - Death Company (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod680006a) Blood Angel Troop choice
DCA - Death Cult Assassins (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1630042a), Grey Knights unit
DCCW - Dreadnought Close Combat Weapon (http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Dreadnought_Close_Combat_Weapon#.URA4kB1WN8E)
DE - Dark Eldar (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/landingArmy.jsp?catId=cat440170a&rootCatGameStyle=)
Dex - Codex, army book for a given race/faction
DG - Death guard (http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Chaos/CHAOS_INFANTRY_AND_ACCESSORIES/DEATH_GUARD_CONVERSION_SET.html), first founding chapter rebelled during heresey
DK - Dreadknight (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1160010a), Grey Knights walker
DL - Dark Lance (http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Dark_Lance#Dark_Lance), Dark Eldar weapon
DL - DarkLink (http://www.lounge.belloflostsouls.net/member.php?2254-DarkLink), forum member,
DL - Deadlift (http://www.lounge.belloflostsouls.net/member.php?6197-Deadlift), devonian forum member, possible man-mountain, do not feed after midnight
Doom - Doom of Malan'tai, a special Tyranid Zoanthrope (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440296a&prodId=prod1160044a)
DoW - Dawn Of War, either the PC computer game (http://www.dawnofwargame.com) or the deployment type
DP - Drop Pod (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1560026), space marine transport
DP - Deamon Prince (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod860026a), Chaos Space Marine Heavy Support
Dread - Dreadnought (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1580014), Space Marine walker
=E=
EC - Emperor's Champion (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1160023a), Black Templar character
EG - Eldargal (http://www.lounge.belloflostsouls.net/member.php?1900-eldargal), "outspoken" forum member, alledged girl, possible fake geek girl ;)
=F=
FF - Flicker Field (http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Flickerfield#.URA5gR1WN8E), Dark Eldar vehicle upgrade
Flashlights - pejorative term for Imperial Guard's lasguns (http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Lasgun#.URA5mh1WN8E)
Fluff- The background material of the game, a "fluffy" player feels the story of their army is more important than WAAC
Flyrant - A winged hive tyrant (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1460211a), contraction of Flying Tyrant, Tyranid HQ
FNP - Feel No Pain, special rule see main rule book for the rules
FOC - Force Organisation Chart, what units you can take for your list, usually 1 HQ + 2 Troops, though special rules may change this
FW - Forge World (http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/), producer of specialist 30/40k stuff
=G=
Gaunts - Hormagaunt (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440297a&prodId=prod380004a), Tyranid Troop choice
GD - Games Day (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=&categoryId=300002§ion=&aId=24600001a), big convention for all things GW since 1975.
GD - Golden Demon (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=&categoryId=300002§ion=&pIndex=2&aId=24600001a&start=3&multiPageMode=true), the premier painting competition held at GD
Ghaz - Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thrakka (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1160105a), Ork Warboss who invaded Armageddon
GK - Grey Knights (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/landingArmy.jsp?catId=cat1140001&rootCatGameStyle=), Elite deamon hunting Space Marines
GM - Grand Master, HQ of Grey Knights, or HQ of Dark Angels, rarely of Assassins
GM - Games master, (no not that show with Sir Patrick Moore) person who runs games, usually in a narrative setting.
GW - Games Workshop (http://www.games-workshop.com/), producer of arguably the best table top wargame
=H=
HB - Heavy Bolter (http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Heavy_bolter#.URA6dx1WN8E), heavy weapon
HD - Heavy Destroyers (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat700005a&prodId=prod1570007a) Necron Fast Attack unit with upgrade
HF - Heavy Flamer (http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Heavy_flamer#.URA6jx1WN8E), heavy weapon
HH - Horus Heresy (http://www.blacklibrary.com/horus-heresy), the.
HP - Hull Points, the number of hits a Tank can recieve.
HWG - Haywire Grenades, Eldar Swooping Hawk (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1390006a)wargear
=I=
IA - Imperial Armour (http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Imperial_Armour_Books), forgeworld book series
IG - Imperial Guard (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/landingArmy.jsp?catId=cat440173a&rootCatGameStyle=wh40k)
IIRC - If I Recall Correctly
IM(H)O - In My (Humble) Opinion
INV/++ - Invulnerable Save
IoM - Imperium of Man (http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Imperium#.URA7BB1WN8E), realm controlled by mankind under the emperor
IP - Intellectual Property, as in "that is GW's IP you're stealing! ZOMG!"
=J=
JJ - Jervis Johnson (http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/jervis-johnson/9/18a/7a3), game designer
JotWW - Jaws of the World Wolf, SW psychic power
=K=
KFF - Kustom Force Field, defensive upgrade for an Ork Big Mek (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1160032a)
=L=
Las/Plas - Razorback (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1140044a)with Lascannon and Plasmagun turret
LC - Lightning Claw(s) (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1710024a), melee weapon
Libby - Librarian (http://search.games-workshop.com/search?locale=gb&keywords=librarian), Space Marine Psyker
Lith - Monolith (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1380044a), Necron Heavy floating tank
LoS - Line of Sight, you need this to shoot a unit
LOS - Look Out Sir! special rule to try and save wounds allocated to characters in a squad
LR - Land Raider (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1080114), Space Marine tank
LRC/LRR - Land Raider Crusader/Redeemer (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1140043a), Land Raider with closer
infantry support
LRBT - Leman Rus Battle Tank (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod770021a), Imperial Gun tank
=M=
MEQ - Marine Equivalent, used often in theory to work out how effective units are
Mech - Mechanised force, i.e. all vehciles or embarked units
MG - Meltagun, favorite weapon of Jurgen, very good anti-tank weapon
MM - Multimelta, good anti-tank weapon a "heavy" version of the melta gun
ML - Missile Launcher, versatile heavy weapon
MSU - Multiple Small Units, a force that relies on lots of minimal sized squads
=N=
Nids - Shorthand of Tyranid
Nidzilla - portmanteau of Nids (as above) and Godzilla, refers to Tyranid Monsterous Creatures, usually associated with a list that has a large number of these
NMM - Non-metalic metals, a painting technique that uses non-metaliic paint to get a metallic finish.
=O=
OP - Original Post(er)
(Res)Orb - Ressurection Orb, "compulsory" wargear choice for Necron Lords
OSL - Object source lighting, a painting technique.
=P=
PF - Power Fist, melee weapon, (Power) Fisting Time a time when using a Power Fist
PG - Plasma Gun, anti heavy infantry gun
PK - Power Klaw, Ork melee weapon akin to a power fist
PotMS - Power of the Machine Spirit, special rule for certain space marine vehicles
Psyfleman - Grey Knight Dreadnought (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1140046a)armed with two twinlinked Autocannons with Psybolts
PW - Power Weapon, now archaic as the type of Power Weapon varies
=Q=
=R=
RAI - Rules As Intended, the way in which a rule was intended to function, rule may not be written this way
RAS - archaic, Regular Assault Squad used in Blood Angels context previously
RAW - Rules As Written, the way in which a rule is written to function, rule may not be intended this way
Rifleman Dread - Dreadnought armed with two twin-linked autocannons
RoBB - Realm of Battle Board (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod730814), modular terrain gaming board from GW.
RoW - Runes of Warding, Eldar Farseer upgrade
RoWit - Runes of Witnessing, Eldar Farseer upgrade
=S=
Sallies - Salamanders, first founding chapter
SM - Space Marine
Smurf - Ultramarines, first founding chapter of Space Marines
SoB - Sisters of Battle
STC - Standard Template Construct, mechanicum grails, instructions how to build technology lost in the dark ages
SW - Space Wolves
=T=
TCCW - Titan Close Combat Weapon
TDA - "Tzeentch's Dark Agent (http://arch.413chan.net/Tzeentch_Pony-(n1305279316139).jpg). Beware the moderator... "
TDA - Tactical Dreadnought Armour, more commonly Terminator Armour
Termy - Space Marine in Tactical Dreadnought Armour, Terminators (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1060025)
Termy - Termagants (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440297a&prodId=prod1050155)(do not confuse the two ;))
TFG - That Fething Guy, as in Don't be TFG.
TH/SS - Thunder Hammer with Storm Sheild, can be found seperately but generally both for assault terminators.
TL - Twinlinked, weapon upgrade to make it more accurate
TLA - Three Letter Acronym
TO - Tournament Organiser, the person in charge of a tournament. A TO is right, doubly so when they are wrong. They make the rules you play be them, simples.
=U=
=V=
Vanilla Marines - Space Marines using the Codex Space Marine codex
VAS - Veteran Assault Squad, archaic, Blood Angel elite unit from previous codex, superceeded by VV
Vindi - Vindicator (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1080131), space marine tank
VoD - Veil of Darkness
votlw - Veterans of the Long War, Chaos Space Marine special rule
VV - Vanguard Veterans (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1160099a), 1st Company Assault squad
=W=
WAAC - Win at all costs, a play style where the result is more important than the experiance
WB - Wraithblades (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440240a&prodId=prod2060056a), Closed combat versiobn of WG
WD - White Dwarf (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/landing.jsp?catId=cat930001a), monthly hobby magazine by GW,
WG - Wraithguard (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440240a&prodId=prod2060056a), Wraithguard are constructs made from wraithbone, imbued with the spirit stones of dead Eldar
WK - Wraithknight (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod2060062a), giant new Eldar walker
WW - Warhammer World (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/articleCategory.jsp?articleCatId=2200008&catId=§ion=community), home of the hobby GW HQ Lenton, Nottingham
WYSIWYG - What you see is what you get, normal tournament rules mean that what wargear a model has must be represented on the miniature
=X=
=Y=
=Z=
Zoey/Zoe - Zonathrope (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440296a&prodId=prod1160044a), elite Tyranid unit
ZM(B) - Zone Mortalis (Board), (http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Warhammer_40,000_Terrain)modular battle board from Forge World representing enclosed areas, similiar to RoBB
=A=
AC - Aspring Champion, Chaos Space Marines (http://search.games-workshop.com/search?locale=gb&keywords=aspiring+champion)
AC - Assault Cannon (http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Assault_cannon#.UPckxB1WN8E), Space Marine
AC - Auto Cannon (http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Autocannon#.UPck4B1WN8E), Imperial Guard/Space Marine/Chaos Space Marine
AP - Stat of a weapon as per the rule book
AT - Anti-Tank, i.e. something that is good for taking out tanks and other armour
ATSKNF - And They Shall Know No Fear, space marine special rule
AV - Armour Value (of a vehicle)
=B=
B2B - Base to base, as in the assault phase where you move your models into contact with your opponents
BA - Blood Angels (http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Blood_angels#.UPclER1WN8E), IXth Legion, 1st founding
Baz/Bassy - Basilisk Imperial Guard Tank (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod630024a)
BC - Big Choppa (http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Big_Choppa#.UPclOR1WN8E), Ork Melee weapon
BC - Blood Claw, Space Wolves Unit (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod260003a)
Beardy - Cheap, unfair, borderline cheating behavior; fielding a list that exploits what is obviously a flaw in the rules and violating the spirit of the game.
BF - Blood Fist, Blood Angel close combat weapon for a Dreadnought
BFG - Battle Fleet Gothic (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?categoryId=cat480005a&aId=2500032), ship to ship 40k
BoLS - Bell of Lost Souls (http://www.belloflostsouls.net/), though you knew that or you wouldn't be here...
(Metal) Box - Dedicated Transport, usually used in the prejoritive, commonly Rhino (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1080102)or Chimera (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1140040a)
BP - Boss Pole, Ork Nob/Warlord upgrade
BP - Bolt Pistol (http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Bolt_pistol#.UPcllx1WN8E)
BRB - Big Rule Book (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1620012a), main 40k rules
BT - Blood Talon (http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Blood_Talon#.UPcmPx1WN8E), Blood Angel close combat weapon for a Furioso Dreadnought that generates extra attacks
BT - Black Templar (http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Black_Templar#.UPcmUh1WN8E), Imperial Fist sucessor chapter
Blob - Large unit size, usually Imperial Guard Platoons or Ork Mobs
Bugs - vernacular for Tyranids (http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Tyranid#.UPcmax1WN8E)
Bugzilla - portmanteau of Bugs (as above) and Godzilla, refers to Tyranid Monsterous Creatures, usually associated with a list that has a large number of these
BW - Battle Wagon, Ork transport (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1730002)
=C=
CCW - Close Combat Weapon
CSM - Chaos Space Marine (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/landingArmy.jsp?catId=cat440167a&rootCatGameStyle=)
C:SM - Codex: Space Marine (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/landingArmy.jsp?catId=cat440176a&rootCatGameStyle=)
Crons - Necrons (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/landingArmy.jsp?catId=cat700019a&rootCatGameStyle=)
=D=
D - Destroyer strength weapons, see Apocalypse (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440324a&prodId=prod1160002)
DA - Dark Angels (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/landingArmy.jsp?catId=cat860005a&rootCatGameStyle=)
DA - Dire Avengers (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440241a&prodId=prod1090079)
Dar - Eldar (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/landingArmy.jsp?catId=cat440172a&rootCatGameStyle=)
DC - Death Company (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod680006a) Blood Angel Troop choice
DCA - Death Cult Assassins (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1630042a), Grey Knights unit
DCCW - Dreadnought Close Combat Weapon (http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Dreadnought_Close_Combat_Weapon#.URA4kB1WN8E)
DE - Dark Eldar (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/landingArmy.jsp?catId=cat440170a&rootCatGameStyle=)
Dex - Codex, army book for a given race/faction
DG - Death guard (http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Chaos/CHAOS_INFANTRY_AND_ACCESSORIES/DEATH_GUARD_CONVERSION_SET.html), first founding chapter rebelled during heresey
DK - Dreadknight (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1160010a), Grey Knights walker
DL - Dark Lance (http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Dark_Lance#Dark_Lance), Dark Eldar weapon
DL - DarkLink (http://www.lounge.belloflostsouls.net/member.php?2254-DarkLink), forum member,
DL - Deadlift (http://www.lounge.belloflostsouls.net/member.php?6197-Deadlift), devonian forum member, possible man-mountain, do not feed after midnight
Doom - Doom of Malan'tai, a special Tyranid Zoanthrope (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440296a&prodId=prod1160044a)
DoW - Dawn Of War, either the PC computer game (http://www.dawnofwargame.com) or the deployment type
DP - Drop Pod (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1560026), space marine transport
DP - Deamon Prince (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod860026a), Chaos Space Marine Heavy Support
Dread - Dreadnought (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1580014), Space Marine walker
=E=
EC - Emperor's Champion (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1160023a), Black Templar character
EG - Eldargal (http://www.lounge.belloflostsouls.net/member.php?1900-eldargal), "outspoken" forum member, alledged girl, possible fake geek girl ;)
=F=
FF - Flicker Field (http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Flickerfield#.URA5gR1WN8E), Dark Eldar vehicle upgrade
Flashlights - pejorative term for Imperial Guard's lasguns (http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Lasgun#.URA5mh1WN8E)
Fluff- The background material of the game, a "fluffy" player feels the story of their army is more important than WAAC
Flyrant - A winged hive tyrant (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1460211a), contraction of Flying Tyrant, Tyranid HQ
FNP - Feel No Pain, special rule see main rule book for the rules
FOC - Force Organisation Chart, what units you can take for your list, usually 1 HQ + 2 Troops, though special rules may change this
FW - Forge World (http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/), producer of specialist 30/40k stuff
=G=
Gaunts - Hormagaunt (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440297a&prodId=prod380004a), Tyranid Troop choice
GD - Games Day (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=&categoryId=300002§ion=&aId=24600001a), big convention for all things GW since 1975.
GD - Golden Demon (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=&categoryId=300002§ion=&pIndex=2&aId=24600001a&start=3&multiPageMode=true), the premier painting competition held at GD
Ghaz - Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thrakka (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1160105a), Ork Warboss who invaded Armageddon
GK - Grey Knights (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/landingArmy.jsp?catId=cat1140001&rootCatGameStyle=), Elite deamon hunting Space Marines
GM - Grand Master, HQ of Grey Knights, or HQ of Dark Angels, rarely of Assassins
GM - Games master, (no not that show with Sir Patrick Moore) person who runs games, usually in a narrative setting.
GW - Games Workshop (http://www.games-workshop.com/), producer of arguably the best table top wargame
=H=
HB - Heavy Bolter (http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Heavy_bolter#.URA6dx1WN8E), heavy weapon
HD - Heavy Destroyers (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat700005a&prodId=prod1570007a) Necron Fast Attack unit with upgrade
HF - Heavy Flamer (http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Heavy_flamer#.URA6jx1WN8E), heavy weapon
HH - Horus Heresy (http://www.blacklibrary.com/horus-heresy), the.
HP - Hull Points, the number of hits a Tank can recieve.
HWG - Haywire Grenades, Eldar Swooping Hawk (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1390006a)wargear
=I=
IA - Imperial Armour (http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Imperial_Armour_Books), forgeworld book series
IG - Imperial Guard (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/landingArmy.jsp?catId=cat440173a&rootCatGameStyle=wh40k)
IIRC - If I Recall Correctly
IM(H)O - In My (Humble) Opinion
INV/++ - Invulnerable Save
IoM - Imperium of Man (http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Imperium#.URA7BB1WN8E), realm controlled by mankind under the emperor
IP - Intellectual Property, as in "that is GW's IP you're stealing! ZOMG!"
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JJ - Jervis Johnson (http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/jervis-johnson/9/18a/7a3), game designer
JotWW - Jaws of the World Wolf, SW psychic power
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KFF - Kustom Force Field, defensive upgrade for an Ork Big Mek (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1160032a)
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Las/Plas - Razorback (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1140044a)with Lascannon and Plasmagun turret
LC - Lightning Claw(s) (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1710024a), melee weapon
Libby - Librarian (http://search.games-workshop.com/search?locale=gb&keywords=librarian), Space Marine Psyker
Lith - Monolith (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1380044a), Necron Heavy floating tank
LoS - Line of Sight, you need this to shoot a unit
LOS - Look Out Sir! special rule to try and save wounds allocated to characters in a squad
LR - Land Raider (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1080114), Space Marine tank
LRC/LRR - Land Raider Crusader/Redeemer (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1140043a), Land Raider with closer
infantry support
LRBT - Leman Rus Battle Tank (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod770021a), Imperial Gun tank
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MEQ - Marine Equivalent, used often in theory to work out how effective units are
Mech - Mechanised force, i.e. all vehciles or embarked units
MG - Meltagun, favorite weapon of Jurgen, very good anti-tank weapon
MM - Multimelta, good anti-tank weapon a "heavy" version of the melta gun
ML - Missile Launcher, versatile heavy weapon
MSU - Multiple Small Units, a force that relies on lots of minimal sized squads
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Nids - Shorthand of Tyranid
Nidzilla - portmanteau of Nids (as above) and Godzilla, refers to Tyranid Monsterous Creatures, usually associated with a list that has a large number of these
NMM - Non-metalic metals, a painting technique that uses non-metaliic paint to get a metallic finish.
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OP - Original Post(er)
(Res)Orb - Ressurection Orb, "compulsory" wargear choice for Necron Lords
OSL - Object source lighting, a painting technique.
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PF - Power Fist, melee weapon, (Power) Fisting Time a time when using a Power Fist
PG - Plasma Gun, anti heavy infantry gun
PK - Power Klaw, Ork melee weapon akin to a power fist
PotMS - Power of the Machine Spirit, special rule for certain space marine vehicles
Psyfleman - Grey Knight Dreadnought (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1140046a)armed with two twinlinked Autocannons with Psybolts
PW - Power Weapon, now archaic as the type of Power Weapon varies
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RAI - Rules As Intended, the way in which a rule was intended to function, rule may not be written this way
RAS - archaic, Regular Assault Squad used in Blood Angels context previously
RAW - Rules As Written, the way in which a rule is written to function, rule may not be intended this way
Rifleman Dread - Dreadnought armed with two twin-linked autocannons
RoBB - Realm of Battle Board (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod730814), modular terrain gaming board from GW.
RoW - Runes of Warding, Eldar Farseer upgrade
RoWit - Runes of Witnessing, Eldar Farseer upgrade
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Sallies - Salamanders, first founding chapter
SM - Space Marine
Smurf - Ultramarines, first founding chapter of Space Marines
SoB - Sisters of Battle
STC - Standard Template Construct, mechanicum grails, instructions how to build technology lost in the dark ages
SW - Space Wolves
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TCCW - Titan Close Combat Weapon
TDA - "Tzeentch's Dark Agent (http://arch.413chan.net/Tzeentch_Pony-(n1305279316139).jpg). Beware the moderator... "
TDA - Tactical Dreadnought Armour, more commonly Terminator Armour
Termy - Space Marine in Tactical Dreadnought Armour, Terminators (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1060025)
Termy - Termagants (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440297a&prodId=prod1050155)(do not confuse the two ;))
TFG - That Fething Guy, as in Don't be TFG.
TH/SS - Thunder Hammer with Storm Sheild, can be found seperately but generally both for assault terminators.
TL - Twinlinked, weapon upgrade to make it more accurate
TLA - Three Letter Acronym
TO - Tournament Organiser, the person in charge of a tournament. A TO is right, doubly so when they are wrong. They make the rules you play be them, simples.
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=V=
Vanilla Marines - Space Marines using the Codex Space Marine codex
VAS - Veteran Assault Squad, archaic, Blood Angel elite unit from previous codex, superceeded by VV
Vindi - Vindicator (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1080131), space marine tank
VoD - Veil of Darkness
votlw - Veterans of the Long War, Chaos Space Marine special rule
VV - Vanguard Veterans (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1160099a), 1st Company Assault squad
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WAAC - Win at all costs, a play style where the result is more important than the experiance
WB - Wraithblades (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440240a&prodId=prod2060056a), Closed combat versiobn of WG
WD - White Dwarf (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/landing.jsp?catId=cat930001a), monthly hobby magazine by GW,
WG - Wraithguard (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440240a&prodId=prod2060056a), Wraithguard are constructs made from wraithbone, imbued with the spirit stones of dead Eldar
WK - Wraithknight (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod2060062a), giant new Eldar walker
WW - Warhammer World (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/articleCategory.jsp?articleCatId=2200008&catId=§ion=community), home of the hobby GW HQ Lenton, Nottingham
WYSIWYG - What you see is what you get, normal tournament rules mean that what wargear a model has must be represented on the miniature
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Zoey/Zoe - Zonathrope (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440296a&prodId=prod1160044a), elite Tyranid unit
ZM(B) - Zone Mortalis (Board), (http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Warhammer_40,000_Terrain)modular battle board from Forge World representing enclosed areas, similiar to RoBB