D1 Abbreviations

A huge list of abbreviations in use during the heyday of Diablo I and Hellfire, in the late 1990s. Compiled by Van_Damned.

Diablo Abbreviations

• A -- Awesome, as in APOH; Angel's staff
• AA -- Arch-Angel's staff
• AAA -- Arch-Angel's staff of Apocalypse
• AC -- Armor class
• APO...-- Awesome Plate of ..., the best findable armor
• Apoc -- Apocalypse, a spell
• B -- Bow; Blood, as in KSOB; Burning, as in MBOB
• CC -- Civerb's Cudgel, quite handy
• CL -- Chain Lightning, a spell
• D -- Diablo
• DF -- DreamFlange, a unique mace
• EH -- Eaglehorn, a unique bow
• FB -- Fireball, a spell
• FW -- Firewall, a spell
• G -- Godly, as in GPOW
• Gott -- Gotterdamerung (sp?), a unique helmet
• GPOW -- Godly Plate of the Whale, see the FAQ
• Gris -- Griswold
• H -- Haste, Harmony or Heavens, as in KSOH or APOH
• HP -- Hit Points, means Life Points
• HS -- Hell Spawn
• ID -- Identify
• K -- King's, as in KSOH
• KSO... -- King's Sword of...., the best one-handed swords
• KSOH -- King's Sword of Haste (or Heavens)
• KSOS-- King's Sword of Speed (or other, see "S")
• KSOV-- King's Sword of Vampires
• Laz -- Lazarus, the vile betrayer
• MBO... -- Merciless Bow of ...., great bow
• MK -- Monster Kill, see the FAQ
• MS -- Mana Shield, a spell
• NLP -- Naj's Light Plate, a unique armor
• ObsZod -- See OZ
• OZ -- Obsidian/Zodiac items, which are rare
• P -- Plate, as in APOS
• PK -- Player Kill, see the FAQ
• RC -- Royal Circlet, a unique helmet
• S -- Sword; Shield
• S -- Slaughter, Speed, Stars or Sorcery, as in KSOS
• SB -- Soul Burner
• SC -- Stone Curse, a popular spell
• SS -- Storm Shield, a unique shield
• SW -- Snow Witch, fireball bait
• T -- Titans, a suffix
• TC -- Thinking Cap, a unique helmet
• TK -- Town Kill, see the FAQ; Telekenesis, a spell
• TP -- Teleport OR Town Portal, both spells
• V -- Vampire, as in KSOV
• WF -- WindForce, a unique bow
• Zod -- Zodiac - suffix for jewelry

Forum/Channel Abbreviations

• ARC -- Archer; a type of rogue
• BAR -- Barbarian; a type of warrior
• BNM -- Beyond Naked Mage; a type of mage
• BRX -- Big Red X - kicking someone out
• FAQ -- Frequently Asked Questions, kept by Varaya
• Legit -- Legitimate; does not cheat
• [MPQ]-- Monty Python quote
• [NDR]-- Not Diablo Related
• [NS] -- No strategy, used in headers
• [NT] -- No text, used in headers
• [PFQ]-- Pulp Fiction quote
• [S] -- Strategy, used in headers
• [VLS] -- Very Little Strategy, used in headers
• [VLT] -- Very Little Text, used in headers

Internet Abbreviations

• AFAIK -- As far as I know
• AFK -- Away from keyboard
• BRB -- Be right back
• BTW -- By the way
• CU -- See you
• CYA -- See you later
• FAQ -- Frequently Asked Questions
• FUBAR -- Messed Up Beyond All Recognition
• [G] -- Grin
• IIRC -- If I recall correctly
• IMHO -- In my humble/honest opinion
• IMO -- In my opinion
• ISP -- Internet Service Provider
• J/K -- Just Kidding
• K -- OK
• LOL -- Laughing out loud
• LOLCUB -- Laughing out load, coughing up blood
• NP -- No problem
• OTOH -- On the other hand
• PITA -- Lower-body pain
• ROFL -- Rolling on the floor laughing (also ROFLOL)
• ROFLMAO -- Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off
• RTFM -- Read the fine manual
• RU -- Are you
• STFU -- Please do not say more (shut up)
• TIA -- Thanks in advance
• TTFN -- Ta-ta for now (bye)
• TTYL -- Talk to you later
• UR -- You are; your
• URL -- WWW address
• WB -- Welcome Back
• WWW -- World Wide Web - you're using it now
•  :) -- Smiling
•  :( -- Frowning
•  ;) -- Winking

General Abbreviations

• ASAP -- As soon as possible
• CDT -- Central Daylight Time (-500)
• CST -- Central Standard Time (-600)
• EDT -- Eastern Daylight Time (-400)
• EST -- Eastern Standard Time (-500)
• GMT -- Greenwich Mean Time (-000)
• MDT -- Mountain Daylight Time (-600)
• MST -- Mountain Standard Time (-700)
• PDQ -- Pretty durn quick
• PDT -- Pacific Daylight Time (-700)
• PST -- Pacific Standard Time (-800)

Strategy Forum Etiquette

• Do not ask for cheat codes
• Do not post guild messages or recruitments
• Do not post non-Diablo messages
• Do not ridicule "newbies", unless they are obnoxious
• Do not start new threads for posts that are replies
• If you MUST advertise your page, do it infrequently (1/week)
• Take your flame wars to Ogden's the War Room
• It is better to post technical questions to the Support Forum
• Don't use family members in hypothetical examples
• Expect opinions to be challenged - that's the idea
• If you state opinions forcefully, expect forceful responses
• Refrain from excessively profane language
• Refrain from remarks that attack groups (racist, sexist, etc.)
• Refrain from excessive use of capital letters (shouting)
• Your comments give a better impression with good spelling