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AAA = Academy of the Advanced Arcane
[[Wikipedia:Abbreviation | Abbreviations]], including [[Wikipedia:Contraction_(grammar) | contractions]], [[Wikipedia:Acronym | acronyms]], and initialisms, that are related to Avlis, or used by its players:


[[Guild:AAAA|AAAA]] = Avlis Arms & Armour Association
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="white-space: pre-line; text-align:left"
 
|-
[[Guild:ACE|ACE]] = Avlis Carpentry Enterprises (guild)
! scope="col" style="border-bottom-style: double;  border-bottom-width: medium; text-align:center" | Abbrev.
 
! scope="col" style="border-bottom-style: double;  border-bottom-width: medium; white-space: nowrap" | Full Wording (with extra details)
[[Wiktionary:AFAIK|AFAIK]] = as far as I know
|-
 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Guild:AAA | AAA]]
[[Wiktionary:AFK|AFK]] = away from keyboard
| Academy of the Advanced Arcane
 
|-
[[Guild:AAAA|AKN]] = Guild for Advancement of Knowledge in Nature
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Guild:AAAA | AAAA]]
 
| Avlis Arms & Armour Association
[[:Category:Team:Area Manager|AM]] = Area Manager  ''(deprecated, see: [[CCC]])''
|-
 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Guild:ACE | ACE]]
[[Arcane#Academy_of_Mortal_Magic|AoMM]] = Academy of Mortal Magic
| Avlis Carpentry Enterprises
 
|-
[[Avlis Side Kick|ASK]] = Avlis Side Kick
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Wiktionary:AFAIK | AFAIK]]
 
| as far as I know
AT = Area Transition
|-
 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Wiktionary:AFK | AFK]]
[[Guild:ATU|ATU]] = Avlis Tower University
| away from keyboard
 
|-
[[Creation Control Centre|CCC]] = Creation Control Centre
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Guild:AJA | AJA]]
   
| Avlis Jeweler's Association
[[Wikipedia:Chaotic_Evil#Chaotic_Evil|CE]] = Chaotic Evil
|-
 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Guild:AKN | AKN]]
[[Wikipedia:Chaotic_Good#Chaotic_Good|CG]] = Chaotic Good
| data-sort-value="Advancement of Knowledge in Nature" | ''The Guild for'' Advancement of Knowledge in Nature
 
|-
[[Wikipedia:Chaotic_Neutral#Chaotic_Neutral|CN]] = Chaotic Neutral
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[:Category:Team:Area Manager | AM]]
 
| Area Manager ''(deprecated, see: [[CCC]])''
[http://www.city-of-doors.com/ CODI] = City of Doors Initiative
|-
 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Arcane#Academy_of_Mortal_Magic | AoMM]]
[http://www.copap.org/portal.php?getpage=about CoPaP] = Confederation of Planes & Planets
| Academy of Mortal Magic
 
|-
[[Wikipedia:Computer_roleplaying_game|CRPG]] = computer roleplaying game
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Avlis Side Kick | ASK]]
 
| Avlis Side Kick
CvC = character versus character (see also: [[Rules]])
|-
 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Transition | AT]]
CvE = character versus environment
| area transition
 
|-
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons DnD] = Dungeons and Dragons (also D&D)
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Guild:ATU | ATU]]
 
| Avlis Tower University
[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/glossary&term=Glossary_dnd_effectivecharacterlevel&alpha= ECL] = effective character level
|-
 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Creation Control Centre | CCC]]
ELC = enforce legal characters
| Creation Control Centre
 
|-
[[Guild:FEAT|FEAT]] = Ferrell Exploration And Adventuring Troupe
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Alignment#Chaotic_Evil | CE]]
 
| chaotic evil
[[FOIG]] = Find Out In Game (May also refer to [[:Category:FOIG|FOIG, Inc.]])
|-
 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Alignment#Chaotic_Good | CG]]
FoM = [[The Forest of Midnight]]
| chaotic good
 
|-
HEAL = Hazardous Environment, Alchemical Laboratory (A likely reference to the [[Guild:HEAL|HEAL]] store chain)
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Alignment#Chaotic_Neutral | CN]]
 
| chaotic neutral
[http://nwn.bioware.com/underdark/ HoTU] = Hordes of The Underdark
|-
 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | <span class="plainlinks">[http://wayback.archive.org/web/20060508080950/http://www.city-of-doors.com/ CODI]</span>
[[Wikipedia:In_Character|IC]] = in character
| City of Doors Initiative
 
|-
IG = In Game
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.copap.org/portal.php?getpage=about CoPaP]</span>
 
| Confederation of Planes & Planets
[[Wiktionary:IIRC|IIRC]] = if I recall correctly
|-
 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Wikipedia:Role-playing_video_game | CRPG]]
ILR = item level restrictions
| computer role-playing game
 
|-
[[Wiktionary:IMHO|IMHO]] = in my honest opinion, in my humble opinion
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.avlis.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=7275 CvC]</span>
 
| character versus character (see also: [[Rules]])
[[Wiktionary:IMO|IMO]] = in my opinion
|-
 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | CvE
[[Wikipedia:IRC|IRC]] = Internet Relay Chat
| character versus environment (see also: [[Wikipedia:Player_Versus_Environment | PvE]])
 
|-
[[Wikipedia:Lawful_Evil#Lawful_Evil|LE]] = Lawful Evil
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Wikipedia:Dungeons_%26_Dragons | DnD]]
 
| Dungeons and Dragons (also D&D)
[[Wikipedia:Lawful_Good#Lawful_Good|LG]] = Lawful Good
|-
 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[NWN:Effective_character_level | ECL]]
[[Wikipedia:Lawful_Neutral#Lawful_Neutral|LN]] = Lawful Neutral
| effective character level
 
|-
LRC = [[The Lost River Caverns]]
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[NWN:Enforce_legal_character | ELC]]
 
| enforce legal character
[[:Category:Team:MC|MC]] = Module Coordinator ''(deprecated, see: [[CCC]])''
|-
 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Guild:FEAT | FEAT]]
[[Wiktionary:MMORPG|MMORPG]] = massive multiplayer online roleplaying game
| Ferrell Exploration And Adventuring Troupe
 
|-
[[Wikipedia:Neutral_Evil#Neutral_Evil|NE]] = Neutral Evil
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[FOIG]]
 
| find out in game (may also refer to [[:Category:FOIG | FOIG, Inc.]])
[[Wikipedia:Neutral_Good#Neutral_Good|NG]] = Neutral Good
|-
 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[The_Forest_of_Midnight | FoM]]
[[Wikipedia:Non-player_character|NPC]] = non-player character
| Forest of Midnight
 
|-
[[Wikipedia:Neverwinter_Nights|NWN]] = Neverwinter Nights
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Guild:HEAL | HEAL]]
 
| hazardous environment, alchemical laboratory
[http://www.nwnx.org/ NWNX] = Neverwinter Nights Extender
|-
 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[NWN:Hordes_of_the_Underdark | HotU]]
[[Wikipedia:Out_of_Character|OOC]] = out of character
| Hordes of the Underdark
 
|-
[[Guild:OrderofGorethar|OoG]] = Order of Gorethar
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[IC]]
 
| in character (see also: [[NWN:In-character | In-character]] on the NWN Wiki)
[[Guild:OrderofOMa|OoO]] = Order of O'Ma
|-
 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | IG
[[Guild:OrderoftheDragon|OotD]] = Order of the Dragon
| in game
 
|-
[[Guild:OrderofValok|OoV]] = Order of Valok
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Wiktionary:IIRC | IIRC]]
| if I recall correctly, or if I remember correctly
[[Wikipedia:Player_character|PC]] = player character
|-
 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[NWN:Item_level_restriction | ILR]]
[[Rules:Player_Housing|PH]] = player housing
| item level restriction
 
|-
[http://avlis.org/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=5875 PJ] = PlasmaJohn
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Wiktionary:IMHO | IMHO]]
 
| in my humble opinion, or in my honest opinion
[[Wikipedia:Private_message#Private_messaging|PM]] = private message
|-
 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Wiktionary:in_my_opinion#English | IMO]]
[[PnP]] = Pen and Paper
| in my opinion
 
|-
[[Wikipedia:Prestige_class|PrC]] = prestige class
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Wikipedia:Internet_Relay_Chat | IRC]]
 
| Internet Relay Chat
PvP = player versus player (see also: [[Rules]])
|-
 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Alignment#Lawful_Evil | LE]]
[[Wikipedia:Persistent_world|PW]] = persistent world
| lawful evil
 
|-
[[QA]] = Quality Assurance, the people making sure that all the content added for the Avlis servers is bug-free before it is added.
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Alignment#Lawful_Good | LG]]
 
| lawful good
[http://www.avlis.org/portal.php?getpage=rpotm RPotM] = Role Player of the Month
|-
 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Alignment#Lawful_Neutral | LN]]
[[Guild:SwordofToran|SoT]] = Sword of Toran (Guild)
| lawful neutral
 
|-
[[Wikipedia:Neverwinter_Nights:_Shadows_of_Undrentide|SoU]] = Shadows of Undrentide expansion pack
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[The_Lost_River_Caverns | LRC]]
 
| Lost River Caverns
[[Wikipedia:True_Neutral#True_Neutral|TN]] = True Neutral
|-
 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[:Category:Team:MC | MC]]
[[Wikipedia:Total Party Kill|TPK]] = Total Party Kill (it happens)
| Module Coordinator ''(deprecated, see: [[CCC]])''
 
|-
[[Wiktionary:ttl|TTL]] = Trying To Lubricate
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Wikipedia:Massively_multiplayer_online_role-playing_game | MMORPG]]
 
| massively multiplayer online role-playing game
[[Wiktionary:ttyl|TTYL]] = Talk To You Later
|-
 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Alignment#Neutral_Evil | NE]]
[[Wikipedia:Experience_point|XP]] = Experience point(s)
| neutral evil
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Alignment#Neutral_Good | NG]]
| neutral good
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[NWN:Non-player_character | NPC]]
| non-player character
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[NWN:Neverwinter_Nights | NWN]]
| Neverwinter Nights
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.neverwinternights.info/nwncx.htm NWNCX]</span>
| Neverwinter Nights Client Extender
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.neverwinternights.info/nwntx.htm NWNTX]</span>
| Neverwinter Nights Toolset Extender
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.nwnx.org/ NWNX]</span>
| Neverwinter Nights Extender
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[OOC]]
| out of character (see also: [[NWN:Out-of-character | Out-of-character]] on the NWN Wiki)
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Guild:Order_of_Gorethar | OoG]]
| Order of Gorethar
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Guild:OrderofOMa | OoO]]
| Order of O'Ma
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Guild:OrderoftheDragon | OotD]]
| Order of the Dragon
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Guild:_Order_of_Valok | OoV]]
| Order of Valok
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[NWN:Player_character | PC]]
| player character
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Rules:Player_Housing | PH]]
| player housing
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.avlis.org/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=5875 PJ]</span>
| PlasmaJohn
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Wikipedia:Personal_message | PM]]
| personal message, or private message
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[PnP]]
| pencil-and-paper (or pen-and-paper) role-playing game
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[NWN:Player_Resource_Consortium | PRC]]
| Player Resource Consortium
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Prestige_Classes | PrC]]
| prestige class (see also: [[NWN:Prestige_class | Prestige class]] on the NWN Wiki)
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Wikipedia:Player_Versus_Environment | PvE]]
| player versus environment, or player versus enemy
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[NWN:PvM | PvM]]
| player versus monster, or player versus mob (see also: [[Wikipedia:Player_Versus_Environment | PvE]])
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[NWN:PvP | PvP]]
| player versus player (see also: [[Wikipedia:Player_Versus_Player | PvP on Wikipedia]], <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.avlis.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=7275 PvP vs. CvC]</span> and [[Rules]])
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[NWN:Persistent_world | PW]]
| persistent world
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[QA]]
| Quality Assurance
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.avlis.org/application.php RPotM]</span>
| Role Player of the Month
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Guild:_Sword_of_Toran | SoT]]
| Sword of Toran
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[NWN:Shadows_of_Undrentide | SoU]]
| Shadows of Undrentide
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Alignment#True_Neutral | TN]]
| true neutral
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Wikipedia:Total_party_kill | TPK]]
| total party kill (see also: [[Achievements]])
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[Wiktionary:ttyl | TTYL]]
| talk to you later
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[NWN:Experience_point | XP]]
| Experience point(s) (see also: [[Experience_System | Experience System]])
|}
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Abbreviations, including contractions, acronyms, and initialisms, that are related to Avlis, or used by its players:

Abbrev. Full Wording (with extra details)
AAA Academy of the Advanced Arcane
AAAA Avlis Arms & Armour Association
ACE Avlis Carpentry Enterprises
AFAIK as far as I know
AFK away from keyboard
AJA Avlis Jeweler's Association
AKN The Guild for Advancement of Knowledge in Nature
AM Area Manager (deprecated, see: CCC)
AoMM Academy of Mortal Magic
ASK Avlis Side Kick
AT area transition
ATU Avlis Tower University
CCC Creation Control Centre
CE chaotic evil
CG chaotic good
CN chaotic neutral
CODI City of Doors Initiative
CoPaP Confederation of Planes & Planets
CRPG computer role-playing game
CvC character versus character (see also: Rules)
CvE character versus environment (see also: PvE)
DnD Dungeons and Dragons (also D&D)
ECL effective character level
ELC enforce legal character
FEAT Ferrell Exploration And Adventuring Troupe
FOIG find out in game (may also refer to FOIG, Inc.)
FoM Forest of Midnight
HEAL hazardous environment, alchemical laboratory
HotU Hordes of the Underdark
IC in character (see also: In-character on the NWN Wiki)
IG in game
IIRC if I recall correctly, or if I remember correctly
ILR item level restriction
IMHO in my humble opinion, or in my honest opinion
IMO in my opinion
IRC Internet Relay Chat
LE lawful evil
LG lawful good
LN lawful neutral
LRC Lost River Caverns
MC Module Coordinator (deprecated, see: CCC)
MMORPG massively multiplayer online role-playing game
NE neutral evil
NG neutral good
NPC non-player character
NWN Neverwinter Nights
NWNCX Neverwinter Nights Client Extender
NWNTX Neverwinter Nights Toolset Extender
NWNX Neverwinter Nights Extender
OOC out of character (see also: Out-of-character on the NWN Wiki)
OoG Order of Gorethar
OoO Order of O'Ma
OotD Order of the Dragon
OoV Order of Valok
PC player character
PH player housing
PJ PlasmaJohn
PM personal message, or private message
PnP pencil-and-paper (or pen-and-paper) role-playing game
PRC Player Resource Consortium
PrC prestige class (see also: Prestige class on the NWN Wiki)
PvE player versus environment, or player versus enemy
PvM player versus monster, or player versus mob (see also: PvE)
PvP player versus player (see also: PvP on Wikipedia, PvP vs. CvC and Rules)
PW persistent world
QA Quality Assurance
RPotM Role Player of the Month
SoT Sword of Toran
SoU Shadows of Undrentide
TN true neutral
TPK total party kill (see also: Achievements)
TTYL talk to you later
XP Experience point(s) (see also: Experience System)


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