Glossary
This is a list of common terms and abbreviations used among the players of MRA.
Locations
- APH: Aphelion
- BKE: The Bastion of the Krell Elite
- DOC: Dark Orc Caverns
- DZ: Dhaza
- GOM: Graveyard of Old Minton
- HAV: Haven
- IUN: Inn of the Undead
- JAL: Jalzabad
- KOKAS: Kobold Kastle
- MAR: Maranda
- OMR: Old Minton Ruins
- REM: Ruins of East Minton
- SAL: Salazad
- THF: The Hobgoblin Fortress
- UNVIL: Undead Village
- VER: Verbonic
Guilds
- EPA: Elite Players Alliance
- GOP: Guild of Power
- IPG: Independent Player's Guild
- OCP: Order of the Celestial Pantheon
- ROD: Rivals of Darkness
- SOA: Sacred Order of Alhanzar
- TDO: The Dark Order
- TEC: The Enlightened Cabal
- POW: Players of the World
- VOC: Veterans Of Combat
Gameplay
- Ammie: Short for Amulet.
- Archy/Archie: Short for Arch-caster (archwizard, archcleric, etc.).
- Bspam/battle spam: The numerous lines of text generated during combat, which often push more desirable text off of the screen.
- Critter: General term for a monster in the game.
- Hero(ed): A term referring to the Hero Quest.
- Item Rune: Rune square found in lords' lairs. One-time use rune that increases the craftsmanship of a piece of gear and personalizes it.
- Morph: A term that refers to metamorphosis, or changing your class.
- Reroll: See morph.
- Namer: A creature with a unique name.
- TP: Teleportal
- TRP: Training points
- Pop: When an amulet is destroyed by the wearer being hit by a spell whose level is too high for the amulet to block.
- Vit(s): Spells or potions that increase effectiveness in combat.
- Rune Square: Black squares with pulsing runes; they can serve many functions (most often to restrict access to certain areas).
- Stat Rune: One-time use rune which has a chance to increase a random stat by +1.
- Tour: Following a higher-level player through an area while grouped, allowing the lower-level player to gain free experience and/or gear.
- Lord: Most powerful creature in a given area. Their lairs contain item or rune squares, and often require special items to enter.
Miscellaneous
- FFA: Free-for-all special event at a monster summoning tournament where all players present enter the arena and fight together against the monsters.
- GP: Short for game plan
- LOR: Lords of the realm, equivalent to moderators and/or gamemasters. LORs have tags indicating which area of the world they are Lord of.
- NPQ: New Player Quest, wherein a player may give items to new players for completing a custom quest.
- PTB: Powers That Be (the people who created and/or run MRA)
- RPP: Role Playing Points. They are gained from attending events and can be used to purchase items from LORs.