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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.

*[edit | edit source]

5e: Short for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition, the version of D&D the game is based on.

A[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

BG3 / BGIII: Short for Baldur's Gate 3.

C[edit | edit source]

CHA: Short for Charisma.

Check: Short for Ability Check or Skill Check.

CON: Short for Constitution.

D[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

EA: Short for Early Access.

G[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

HP: Short for Hit Points.

I[edit | edit source]

INT: Short for Intelligence.

M[edit | edit source]

Mod:
- Short for Ability Score Modifier.
- Short for modification, alterations to the game made by users. See Modding Resources for more info.

N[edit | edit source]

NPC: Short for Non-Player Character.

P[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Save: Short for Saving Throw.

STR: Short for Strength.

T[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

UUID: Universally unique identifier, used in the game while Modding.

W[edit | edit source]

WIS: Short for Wisdom.

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+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.
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-* Hit point maximum increased by {{C|X}}.
+<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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+==*==
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+* '''5e''': Short for [[Dungeons & Dragons]] Fifth Edition, the version of D&D the game is based on.
-* Gained <code>x [[Hit Points#Temporary Hit Points|Temporary Hit Points]]</code>.
-* If hit with a melee attack, the attacker takes <code>x [[Damage Types|<span style="color:#3399cc">Cold damage</span>]]</code>.
+==A==
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+* '''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 the Game|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]].
+** Short for modification, alterations to the game made by users. See [[Modding Resources]] for more info.
+==N==
+* '''NPC''': Short for [[Non-Player Characters|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 [[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 ==
+* '''UUID''': Universally unique identifier, used in the game while [[Modding the Game|Modding]].
+==W==
+* '''WIS''': Short for [[Wisdom]].