Master Abbreviation List

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Background Terminology ()

• 3I
• IISS

Meta-gaming Terminology (Out-of-Universe)

• ATU
• IMTU
• IYTU
• OTU

• 3G3: Guns!,Guns!,Guns! version 3. A generic weapons design system with conversion rules for various versions of Traveller. Created by Greg Porter.
• 3I: The Third Imperium - The star-spanning empire that forms the backdrop for much of Traveller
• AAB: The Argushiigi Admegulasha Bilanidin - The Vilani Repository of all knowledge
• AHL: Azhanti High Lightning - An Imperial warship class (Frontier Cruiser, 60,000 tons)
• BD: BattleDress - Cybernetic armour, commonly used by high-tech forces in Traveller
• BITS: British Isles Traveller support. British publisher of Traveller supplements, most notably the 101 guides
• BTRC: Blacksburg Tactical Resource Center. Publisher of 3G3 and other roleplaying aids.
• Canon: Officially sanctioned history or cartography of the Imperium. The definition of what makes up the canon seems to be open to debate. Most often seen to refer to GDW and DGP publications
• Cogs&Dogs or Bogs&Dogs: MegaTraveller Alien Module 1: Vilani and Vargr. Cogs relates to the Vilani's bureaucratic obsession. Bogs could be because they are bogged down in their traditions?
• CSC: Central Supply Catalog - T4 supplement containing equipment and technology
• CT: Classic Traveller - The three original black books and the host of support material
• DGP: Digest Group Publications - One-time publisher of high quality Traveller supplements
• DSR: The Definitive Sensor Rules
• EA: Emperor's Arsenal - T4 supplement concentrating on weapons
• FFW: Fifth Frontier War - One of a series of wars between the 3I and the Zhodani. To distinguish it from the Fourth Frontier War, it is sometime abbreviated 5FW.
• FGMP: Fusion Gun, Man Portable - A high energy weapons system
• FLGS: Friendly Local Game Store
• FF&S: Fire, Fusion and Steel. Version 1 was for TNE, Version 2 for T4.
• FS: First Survey - T4 supplement detailing the astrography of Milieu 0. Generally held to be fundamentally flawed.
• GearHead: A type of Traveller player or GM who delights in the 'hard science' aspects of the game. Typically enjoys designing new vehicles/weapons/ships using systems such as FFS (1 or 2) or 3G3.
• GDW: Game Designers' Workshop
• GM: Game Master - The referee of an RPG session. Often the person who authors or customizes the adventure.
• GT/G:T: GURPS Traveller
• HEPlaR: High Energy PLAsma Recombustion - The reaction drive introduced in TNE as an alternative to Thruster Plates
• HIWG: History of the Imperium Working Group - A group of gamers who helped to flesh out the development of the MegaTraveller timeline.
• IG: Imperium Games
• IIRC: If I Recall Correctly
• IMTU: In My Traveller Universe. A reference to the particular game setting/rule mechanics used by a particular person
• IISS: Imperial Interstellar Scout Service
• ISBA: Imperial Ship Builders Association
• IRC: Internet Relay Chat
• IYTU: In Your Traveller Universe
• Keyboard Kill: The result of reading a TML posting so funny that you spray <insert your favourite hot/sticky fluid here> over your keyboard
• LBB: Little Black Books. The original release of Classic Traveller
• LOM: Letters of Marque - A piracy and privateering sourcebook for CT
• M0: Milieu 0 sourcebook
• T20: Traveller D20 - both the system and the core book
• MT: MegaTraveller
• MGT: Mongoose Traveller
• Munchkin: Derogatory term referring to RPG players who is interested in minimizing their disadvantages, maximizing their advantages and having the coolest weapons and equipment. Role playing skills are not to the forefront here.
• NPC: Non Player Character - A Character in an RPG who is not controlled by one of the players. NPCs are generally run by the GM.
• ObTraveller: Obligatory Traveller Reference. That small snippet of traveller information needed to make an otherwise off-topic post on-topic.
• OTU: Official Traveller Universe. Traveller as published
• PGMP: Plasma Gun, Man Portable
• PC: Player Character - A Character in an RPG who is controlled by one of the players of the game
• PE: Pocket Empires - T4 supplement dealing with the establishment and development of interstellar polities in Milieu 0
• QSDS: Quick Ship Design System (from the T4 rulebook)
• Rats&Cats: MegaTraveller Alien Module 2: Solomani and Aslan. Rats relates to the general option held by Imperials of the Solomani; Cats relates to the feline physical appearance of the Aslan
• RC: Reformation Coalition
• ROM: The Rule Of Man - The Second Imperium, sometimes known as the Ramshackle Empire
• RTT: Riki-Tiki-Traveller - A unofficial name for Mongoose Traveller, after Riki-Tiki-Tavi a famous literary mongoose.
• SOM: Starship Operator's Manual - MT supplement concentrating on owning and operating Starships
• SSDS: Standard Ship Design System (From the T4 Starships book)
• T4: Traveller 4th edition or (properly) Marc Miller's Traveller
• T4.1: The next version of Traveller, also known as T5
• T5: The next version of Traveller, also known as T4.1
• TH: Traveller Hero
• THUDDD: TML Highly Unofficial and Democratic Design Derby
• TML: Traveller Mailing List
• TNE: Traveller: The New Era
• TTA: The Traveller Adventure
• TU: Traveller Universe
• XTML: Xboat Traveller Mailing List
• WAG: Wild-Assed Guess
• WEG: Wide Evil Grin

History & Background (Dossier)

Over the years, GDW employees as well as the associated Traveller community developed a number of terms and codes to signify what sort of Traveller universe they preferred.

These terms include:

• OTU: "Official Traveller Universe." Traveller as published. due to the number of alternate timelines now available, this term now tends to refer tot he original Third Imperium setting from the years (1100 to 1117) . Please see Setting and OTU for more information.

• IMTU: "In My Traveller Universe". A reference to the particular customized game setting/rule mechanics used by any particular Traveller fan/player. Please see IMTU, Traveller Mailing List, and Traveller Mailing List/FAQ for more information.

• Traveller Geek Code: There is a special code for a player's IMTU (In My Traveller Universe) called the "Traveller Geek Code". It's a way of describing how your own Traveller universe is constructed (...and how it might vary from the 'official' OTU universe). Please see External Link Traveller IMTU Geek Code for more information.

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