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<h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2> | <h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2> | ||
<span class="toctext">[[#*|∗]] • [[#A|A]] • [[#B|B]] • [[#C|C]] • [[#D|D]] • [[#E|E]]<!-- • [[#F|F]] • [[#G|G]] | <span class="toctext">[[#*|∗]] • [[#A|A]] • [[#B|B]] • [[#C|C]] • [[#D|D]] • [[#E|E]]<!-- • [[#F|F]]--> • [[#G|G]] • [[#H|H]] • [[#I|I]]<!-- • [[#J|J]] • [[#K|K]] • [[#L|L]]--> • [[#M|M]] • [[#N|N]]<!-- • [[#O|O]]--> • [[#P|P]]<!-- • [[#Q|Q]] • [[#R|R]]--> • [[#S|S]] • [[#T|T]] • [[#U|U]]<!-- • [[#V|V]]--> • [[#W|W]]<!-- • [[#X|X]] • [[#Y|Y]] • [[#Z|Z]]--></span> | ||
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* '''AC''': Short for [[Armour Class]]. | * '''AC''': Short for [[Armour Class]]. | ||
* '''AoE''': Short for Area of Effect. Refers to abilities that affect things within a certain area. | |||
* '''ASI''': Short for Ability Score Increase or Ability Score Improvement. | * '''ASI''': Short for Ability Score Increase or Ability Score Improvement. | ||
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==E== | ==E== | ||
* '''EA''': Short for [[Early Access]]. | * '''EA''': Short for [[Early Access]]. | ||
==G== | |||
* '''Gish''': A fan term for a character or build good at both physical combat and spellcasting. In-universe, it's a githyanki term for someone trained in both weapons and magic, first used in the 1981 ''Fiend Folio'' (where it refers to a multiclassed Githyanki Fighter/Magic-user). | |||
==H== | ==H== | ||
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==P== | ==P== | ||
* '''PC''': Short for Player Character. Might be used to refer to anyone controllable, including companions, or just whoever was chosen in character creation. | * '''PC''': Short for Player Character. Might be used to refer to anyone controllable, including companions, or just whoever was chosen in character creation. | ||
* '''PFH''': Short for [[Panel from Hell]], a series of presentations during [[Early Access]] about the state of the game. | |||
* '''PHB''': Short for Player's Handbook, one of the core rulebooks for D&D Fifth Edition. | * '''PHB''': Short for Player's Handbook, one of the core rulebooks for D&D Fifth Edition. | ||
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* '''Tav''': Default name of the [[Origins#Custom|custom character]]. Sometimes used to refer to them as a result. | * '''Tav''': Default name of the [[Origins#Custom|custom character]]. Sometimes used to refer to them as a result. | ||
* '''TPK''': Short for Total Party Kill, when everyone in the party dies. Usually followed by a Game Over. | |||
== U == | == U == | ||
Revision as of 19:02, 30 July 2023
This is a glossary of acronyms, abbreviations, and other obscure terms you might see either in-game or in discussions about Baldur's Gate 3. It's not meant to be a complete list, but it may be of aid if you ever see a term you don't understand.
*
- 5e: Short for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition, the version of D&D the game is based on.
A
- AC: Short for Armour Class.
- AoE: Short for Area of Effect. Refers to abilities that affect things within a certain area.
- ASI: Short for Ability Score Increase or Ability Score Improvement.
B
- BG3 / BGIII: Short for Baldur's Gate 3.
C
- CHA: Short for Charisma.
- Check: Short for Ability Check or Skill Check.
- CON: Short for Constitution.
D
- d4 / d6 / d8 / d10 / d12 / d20: Refers to a specific type of dice: a d4 is a four-sided die, a d6 a six-sided one, etc. 3d6 means you roll three six-sided dice. See Die Rolls for more information.
- D&D / DnD: Short for Dungeons & Dragons.
- DC: Short for Difficulty Class, the number you must reach to succeed on an ability check, saving throw or attack roll.
- DDS: Direct Draw Surface, textures used in the game while Modding.
- DEX: Short for Dexterity.
E
- EA: Short for Early Access.
G
- Gish: A fan term for a character or build good at both physical combat and spellcasting. In-universe, it's a githyanki term for someone trained in both weapons and magic, first used in the 1981 Fiend Folio (where it refers to a multiclassed Githyanki Fighter/Magic-user).
H
- HP: Short for Hit Points.
I
- INT: Short for Intelligence.
M
- Mod: Short for Ability Score Modifier.
N
- NPC: Short for Non-Player Character.
P
- PC: Short for Player Character. Might be used to refer to anyone controllable, including companions, or just whoever was chosen in character creation.
- PFH: Short for Panel from Hell, a series of presentations during Early Access about the state of the game.
- PHB: Short for Player's Handbook, one of the core rulebooks for D&D Fifth Edition.
S
- Save: Short for Saving Throw.
- STR: Short for Strength.
T
- Tav: Default name of the custom character. Sometimes used to refer to them as a result.
- TPK: Short for Total Party Kill, when everyone in the party dies. Usually followed by a Game Over.
U
- UUID: Universally unique identifier, used in the game while Modding.
W
- WIS: Short for Wisdom.