There are a lot of terms and phrases that are used in MUDs that you may not
understand first time you hear them. A lot of these are acronyms - for instance,
"IMHO", which means "In My Humble Opinion". Others are words
that are just colloquial - for instance "mob", which is a mobile,
or monster created by the computer. This page is for those that don't understand
any of these terms or phrases, and attempts to cover most of them. If you hear
one that is not on this page, and you don't understand (or can't work out),
then email me, and I'll
put it up on this page, and give you an answer.
Anarch: A Kindred Rebel who apposes the tyranny of the Elders.
Beast: The internal drives that threaten to make a vampire lose control.
Caitiff: A vampire of unknown clan, or of no clan at all.
Clan: A group of vampires who share common characteristics passed on by Blood.
Diabelerie: The consumption of another Kindred's blood.
Elder: A vampire who has experienced 3 or more centuries of unlife.
Generation: The number of steps between a vampire and Caine (er, Joker).
Inconnu: A sect of vampires who have removed themselves from Kindred concerns.
Jyhad: The ongoing war between the Vampire Clans.
Kindred: The race of vampires as a whole, or a single vampire.
Prince: (VW) A vampire who has claimed leadership within a clan.
Sire: A vampire's "parent"; the kindred who created it.
Ancilla: A "proven" vampire, between the elders and the neonates.
Antediluvian: A member of the dreaded Third Generation.
Cainite: A vampire; a member of the race of Caine.
Embrace, the: The act of transforming a mortal into a vampire.
Golconda: A fabled state of vampiric transcendence. (VW: immunity to sunlight)
Kine: A term for mortals, largely contemptuous.
Lineage: A vampire's bloodline; the Kindred's sire, the sire's sire, etc.
Methuselah: A vampire who has existed for a Millennium or more.
Neonate: A young vampire, recently Embraced.
Retainer: A human who serves a vampiric master.
Torpor: A period of deathlike sleep entered after great injury (or willfully).
Vitae: Blood.
Witch-Hunter: A mortal who searches out and destroys vampires.
AFK: Away From Keyboard.
BBL: Be Back Later.
BRB: Be Right Back.
BRT: Be Right There.
ROP: Ring of Power
IRL: In Real Life.
LOL: Laughing out Loud.
LO: Hello.
GTG: Got to Go.
BF/GF: Boyfriend/Girlfriend.
WB: Welcome Back
ROFL: Rolling On Floor Laughing.
TANKING: Leading a Group, thereby taking the majority of the damage.
POON: A Harpoon of the Titans (most powerful weapon on the game).
BASHING: Hardcore, power exping.
IO: The Sword of Io - another awesome weapon.
MUDDICT: The 'Mud Addict', or the person at the bottom of the who screen.
This section is being worked on at the moment. Please email
(Azazel) if you have any you
would like to submit.