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A list of commonly used slang by spessmen (players) in the community.

IC

Frequently used terms In Character, this can also be used OOC.

Admeme

An event hosted or caused by an admin.

Antag

Short for Antagonists, which are specifically picked individuals designed to drive the round into chaos.

AOS

Arrest on sight.

Atmos

Short for Atmospherics.

Atmosian

A term for Atmospheric Technicians, or generally anyone who spends most of their time or is particularly skilled with Atmospherics.

Braindead

Refers to a user who has disconnected from the game. Disconnected users may still reconnect to the server and assume control of their character again.

Brig

The main area of the security department. This is where prisoners are brought and held for their punishment. The Warden is in charge of the brig's smooth operation.

Cap

Short for Captain.

CentCom/Central Command

An administrative agency which oversees the Nanotrasen space station you inhabit.

CE

Short for Chief Engineer, the head of the Engineering Department.

CMO

Short for Chief Medical Officer, the head of the Medical Department.

Crit/Critical

Refers to the health state at which you fall unconscious and unable to move. While in critical, your health slowly decays until you die, unless you happen to get outside assistance.

ERT

An Emergency Response Team. These may be dispatched by Central Command for a number of purposes.

HoP

Short for Head of Personnel, head of the Service Department.

HoS

Short for Head of Security.

Insuls

Short for Insulated Gloves. These are the yellow gloves most often worn by Engineers. They offer complete protection from getting electrocuted from shocked things. Vastily more effective than their budget variety.

KOS

Kill on sight. Someone has commited such a serious crime that they are deemed not even worth arresting.

Perma

Short for Permanent Brig. This is for the most serious crime and means that a prisoner will never be released. Most stations have a dedicated, seperate area of security for the permanent brig.

RD

Short for Research Director, the head of the Science Department.

QM

Short for Quartermaster, the head of the Cargo department.

Greytide/Greyshirt/Tider/Assistant

Typically utilized to refer to a Passenger due to the color of their standard uniform, though this may be used to negatively refer to other crew members (not only passengers) who act unruly or commit various minor crimes.

God

An IC term representing a Server Administrator.

Nukie

A slang/shorthand term of a Nuclear Operative. May sometimes also appear as "Nuke Op".

Newkie

A portmanteau of "New" and "Nukie" used to refer to an inexperienced player in the role of a Nuclear Operative.

Singulo

A shortening of the Singularity Engine. A Singulo can create infinite power for the station but is very dangerous.

Singuloose

A Singularity that has grownth too much and breached it's containment. It will rip through the station causing massive damage.

SSD

Short for Sudden Sleep Disorder or Space Sleep Disorder. This is an in-character way to refer to a player who has disconnected and is no longer responding.

Syndie/Syndi/Syndicate

A catch-all reference to anyone employed by the Syndicate. This ranges from (suspected) Syndicate Agents to Nuclear Operatives.

Flukie

A portmanteau of "Fluke" and "Nukie" used to (usually derogatorily) refer to a team of Nuclear Operatives who fail their objective. May also appear as "Fluke Ops".

Nanotrasen/NT

Nanotrasen is the company which owns the space station you inhabit.

Spess

An intentional mis-spelling of "Space", sometimes used as a portmanteau of "space" and "mess". May also appear in words such as "Spessmen".

Spacing

An event which causes an area to lose air pressure, i.e. a hull breach.

TC

A telecrystal, which is a currency used by Syndicate Agents to purchase restricted contraband such as weapons and other illegal equipment.

Wardenloose

A joke term referencing a Singuloose. A wardenloose is when the Warden is seen outside of the brig.

OOC

Frequently used terms Out of Character, this can be in the OOC chat channel or in the Discord/Forum. These terms refer to behavior or information outside of the game and should not be used in-character (IC).

AHelp/Admin Help

A relay used to report rulebreaking behavior or other issues to administrators.

Bwoink

The noise made when an admin-help is received. Pray this isn't a ban.

Upstream

The baseline version of the game. Any changes to Upstream will "flow" down to all other forks of the game. All official Wizard's Den servers work off of Upstream.

LRP

Low Roleplay. Servers marked LRP typically have relaxed roleplaying rules.

MRP

Medium Roleplay. Servers marked MRP usually have a decent basis of roleplaying rules and generally require players to act as their character would realistically in a given situation. Less leeway is afforded to behavior such as openly defying Security or your boss.

HRP

High Roleplay. Servers marked HRP generally have extensive rules on what is and is not constituted while playing a character. You are generally required to act as your character would, have a character backstory, and follow protocol on the station. Some HRP servers may create their own lore or settings to further facilitate the type of server they wish to host.

Self-Antag

A term for a player who engages in antagonist-like activity without actually being an antagonist. This encompasses a wide variety of behavior, but is typically used to describe annoying behavior or actions which are greatly detrimental to other players for no purpose. Self-antagonism is a bannable offense. Sometimes used in IC. DO NOT DO THIS.

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 === Admeme ===
-An event hosted by an admin.
+An event hosted or caused by an admin.
 === Antag ===
 Short for [[Antagonist|Antagonists]], which are specifically picked individuals designed to drive the round into chaos.
+=== AOS ===
+Arrest on sight.
 === Atmos ===
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 === Atmosian ===
-A term for Atmospheric Technicians, or generally anyone who spends most of their round in Atmos.
+A term for Atmospheric Technicians, or generally anyone who spends most of their time or is particularly skilled with Atmospherics.
 === Braindead ===
-Refers to a user who has disconnected from the game.
+Refers to a user who has disconnected from the game. Disconnected users may still reconnect to the server and assume control of their character again.
-**NOTE (VERY IMPORTANT): THIS PERSON CAN STILL COME BACK TO THE GAME!** Who knows? Maybe their computer crashed for a minute or two.
+=== Brig ===
+The main area of the security department. This is where prisoners are brought and held for their punishment. The Warden is in charge of the brig's smooth operation.
 === Cap ===
 Short for [[Captain]].
-=== CentCom/Central Command ===
+=== CentCom/[[Central Command]] ===
-The administration branch of Nanotrasen, managing most Space Stations. Nanotrasen has other stuff to do, like wage war on the Syndicate!
+An administrative agency which oversees the [[Nanotrasen]] space station you inhabit.
 === CE ===
 Short for [[Chief Engineer]], the head of the Engineering Department.
-=== Self-Antag ===
-A term for the action of being an antag without the game specifically telling you to, which is a rulebreak.
 === CMO ===
 Short for [[Chief Medical Officer]], the head of the Medical Department.
-=== Crit ===
+=== Crit/Critical ===
-Refers to your body being in Critical Condition, where you are horizontal and unable to move. You will slowly suffocate to death, [[Antagonist|unless someone finds you]].
+Refers to the health state at which you fall unconscious and unable to move. While in critical, your health slowly decays until you die, unless you happen to get outside assistance.
+=== ERT ===
+An Emergency Response Team. These may be dispatched by Central Command for a number of purposes.
 === HoP ===
-Short for [[Head of Personnel]], the controller of the ID Console and head of the Service Department. Usually fully capitalized as HOP.
+Short for [[Head of Personnel]], head of the Service Department.
 === HoS ===
-Short for [[Head of Security]], the head of Security. Usually fully capitalized as HOS.
+Short for [[Head of Security]].
+=== Insuls ===
+Short for Insulated Gloves. These are the yellow gloves most often worn by Engineers. They offer complete protection from getting electrocuted from shocked things. Vastily more effective than their budget variety.
+=== KOS ===
+Kill on sight. Someone has commited such a serious crime that they are deemed not even worth arresting.
+=== Perma ===
+Short for Permanent Brig. This is for the most serious crime and means that a prisoner will never be released. Most stations have a dedicated, seperate area of security for the permanent brig.
 === RD ===
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 === QM ===
-Short for [[Quartermaster]], the head of Cargo.
+Short for [[Quartermaster]], the head of the Cargo department.
-=== Greytider/Tider ===
+=== Greytide/Greyshirt/Tider/Assistant ===
-Slang for a passenger.
+Typically utilized to refer to a [[Passenger]] due to the color of their standard uniform, though this may be used to negatively refer to other crew members (not only passengers) who act unruly or commit various minor crimes.
 === God ===
-An IC term representing a Game Administrator.
+An IC term representing a Server Administrator.
 === Nukie ===
-What the hardcore members of the Syndicate are called. They are heavily armed space terrorists who will stop at nothing to detonate a nuclear weapon on the station.
+A slang/shorthand term of a Nuclear Operative. May sometimes also appear as "Nuke Op".
+=== Newkie ===
+A portmanteau of "New" and "Nukie" used to refer to an inexperienced player in the role of a Nuclear Operative.
-=== SSD ===
+=== Singulo ===
-Short for Sudden Sleep Disorder - see below for definition.
+A shortening of the [[Power#Gravitational_Singularity_Engine|Singularity Engine]]. A Singulo can create infinite power for the station but is very dangerous.
-=== Space Sleep Disorder ===
+=== Singuloose ===
-Commonly abbreviated as SSD. Also known as Sudden Sleep Disorder. An IC term for AFK. A virulent disease affecting spacemen far and wide, SSD causes spacemen to sleep with their eyes open, standing up.
+A Singularity that has grownth too much and breached it's containment. It will rip through the station causing massive damage.
-=== Shitter ===
+=== SSD ===
-A person who breaks the rules of the server to make the server gameplay generally shitty.
+Short for Sudden Sleep Disorder or Space Sleep Disorder. This is an in-character way to refer to a player who has disconnected and is no longer responding.
 === Syndie/Syndi/Syndicate ===
-What members of the Syndicate are usually called. Top enemy of Nanotrasen, the company you work for. Syndies can be either traitors or nuclear operatives, although if they are nukeops they are usually called Nukies instead.
+A catch-all reference to anyone employed by the Syndicate. This ranges from (suspected) Syndicate Agents to Nuclear Operatives.
-=== Nukies ===
-A team of Nuclear Operatives designated to blow the station to dust.
-=== Newkie/Newkies ===
-A Nuclear Operative who is new at being a nukie, newkie.
 === Flukie ===
-A fluked nuclear operation.
+A portmanteau of "Fluke" and "Nukie" used to (usually derogatorily) refer to a team of Nuclear Operatives who fail their objective. May also appear as "Fluke Ops".
-=== NT/Nanotrasen ===
+=== Nanotrasen/NT ===
-The company you work for.
+[[Nanotrasen]] is the company which owns the space station you inhabit.
 === Spess ===
-A term to define the comedy/"random bullshit go" type of space games.
+An intentional mis-spelling of "Space", sometimes used as a portmanteau of "space" and "mess". May also appear in words such as "Spessmen".
+=== Spacing ===
+An event which causes an area to lose air pressure, i.e. a hull breach.
-=== Spessmen ===
+=== TC ===
-A term to define the deranged enough to work in Spess.
+A telecrystal, which is a currency used by Syndicate Agents to purchase restricted contraband such as weapons and other illegal equipment.
-=== TC===
+=== Wardenloose ===
-A telecrystal. Note that telepathy is frowned on.
+A joke term referencing a Singuloose. A wardenloose is when the Warden is seen outside of the brig.
 == OOC ==
-Frequently used terms Out of Character, this can be in the OOC chat channel or in the Discord/Forum. Usage of this slang IC is prohibited by the rules.
+Frequently used terms Out of Character, this can be in the OOC chat channel or in the Discord/Forum. These terms refer to behavior or information outside of the game and should not be used in-character (IC).
 === AHelp/Admin Help ===
-A chatbox which you can report rulebreaking to any online admins or the Discord.
+A relay used to report rulebreaking behavior or other issues to administrators.
 === Bwoink ===
-Refers to receiving an AHelp, god bless your soul if you get one.
+The noise made when an admin-help is received. Pray this isn't a ban.
 === Upstream ===
-The baseline version of the game. Any changes to Upstream will "flow" down to all other forks of the game. All official Wizden servers work off of Upstream.
+The baseline version of the game. Any changes to Upstream will "flow" down to all other forks of the game. All official Wizard's Den servers work off of Upstream.
-=== Whitename/Greenleaf ===
-A form of insult thrown at new people in the Discord who don't know what they're talking about.
 === LRP ===
-Low RolePlay servers, where roleplay rules are relaxed.
+Low Roleplay. Servers marked LRP typically have relaxed roleplaying rules.
 === MRP ===
-A mix between LRP and HRP, standing for Medium RolePlay. Generally you're wanting to do your role, however a strongly defined character isn't required and you should simply aim to roleplay an actual person.
+Medium Roleplay. Servers marked MRP usually have a decent basis of roleplaying rules and generally require players to act as their character would realistically in a given situation. Less leeway is afforded to behavior such as openly defying Security or your boss.
 === HRP ===
-High roleplay servers, where roleplay is required and you aim to actually follow the design and personality of your character (this generally includes doing your role, as your character probably wants to keep that role.) Backstory and flavortext is strongly recommended.
+High Roleplay. Servers marked HRP generally have extensive rules on what is and is not constituted while playing a character. You are generally required to act as your character would, have a character backstory, and follow protocol on the station. Some HRP servers may create their own lore or settings to further facilitate the type of server they wish to host.
+=== Self-Antag ===
+A term for a player who engages in antagonist-like activity without actually being an antagonist. This encompasses a wide variety of behavior, but is typically used to describe annoying behavior or actions which are greatly detrimental to other players for no purpose. Self-antagonism is a bannable offense.
+Sometimes used in IC.
+'''DO NOT DO THIS.'''

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