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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.
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.
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.
RD
Short for Research Director, the head of the Science Department.
QM
Short for Quartermaster, the head of the Cargo department.
Greytide/Greyshirt/Tider
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.
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". May also appear in words such as "Spessmen".
TC
A telecrystal, which is a currency used by Syndicate Agents to purchase restricted contraband such as weapons and other illegal equipment.
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.
AHelp/Admin Help
A chatbox which you can report rulebreaking to any online admins or the Discord.
Bwoink
Refers to receiving an AHelp, god bless your soul if you get one.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
