Possibly saw first use in early wargaming and certainly was in GURPS 2nd Edition, though not in common use today.ĪC - Armor Class. Also can be expressed as a subtraction: 4-2 would be 4d6-2, and 9-8 is 9d6-8. Most games using this notation use only 6-sided dice. The first number is the number of dice, the second is added to the total – e.g., 3+4 is 3 dice plus 4, or 3d+4 in modern notation (see d below). #+#, d+a, or dice+adds - Dice roll notation convention used in several older games. The final decision as to any and all terms and definitions rests with the person currently maintaining the glossary. Terms considered for the RPG Geek glossary shall include words that have found their way into common use on in RPG-related books (printed or electronic), RPG-related magazines, RPG Podcasts, RPG Blogs and the like. The use of these terms outside of RPG Geek may have alternate meanings - so don't go quoting us as gospel. Some terms defined here will have more than one definition the definitions are always listed in terms of most popular to least. The definitions given here may not be universally accepted - the sole purpose is to help members of the RPG Geek decipher and understand RPG-related terms that are bantered about on the site. The RPG Geek glossary serves to help identify RPG-related terms you might encounter here at RPG Geek. VG Abbreviations - List of video game acronyms.RPG Glossary - Role-Play Gamer's Glossary.

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