      Commonly used abbrevations on rec.games.roguelike.nethack
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               by Satoshi Asami (asami@cs.berkeley.edu),
 with additions by Boudewijn Wayers (dedos4@alnilam.krl.caltech.edu).


Someone wrote:

 * I am having a little trouble with all of the abbrevs that
 * people are using on this newsgroup.  I know that they
 * are useful (who wants to keep typing Amulet of Life Saving?).
 * 
 * If anyone has a nearly complete listing of the standard abbrevs.
 * and their meanings, could you post them here?  All of us semi-new
 * adventurers could use the info.  Thanks-a-bundle!

Off the top of my head:

AoE	Amulet of ESP
AoLS	Amulet of Life Saving
AoMB	Amulet of Magical Breathing
AoR	Amulet of Reflection
AoY	Amulet of Yendor
BoD	Book of Dead
BoH	Bag of Holding
BoL	Levitation Boots
BoO	Bell of Opening
BoS	Speed Boots
BoWW	Water Walking Boots
CoD	Cloak of Displacement
CoI	Cloak of Invisibility or Candelabrum of Invocation
CoMR	Cloak of Magic Resistance
EoB	Envoy of Balance
ESP	Extra-Sensory Perception
GDSM	Gray Dragon Scale Mail (change 'G' for other dragon types)
GoA	Glory of Antioch
GoD	Gauntlets of Dexerity
GoP	Gauntlets of Power
HoB	Helm of Brilliance
HoE	Hand of Elbereth
HoT	Helm of Telepathy
IMHO	In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO	In my Not-So Humble Opinion
LS	LuckStone
PYEC	Platinum Yendorian Express Card
RoC	Ring of Conflict
RoI	Ring of Invisibility
RoL	Ring of Levitation
SoR	Shield of Reflection
SBs	Speed Boots
ToM	Tsurugi of Muramasa
WoD	Wand of Death
WoY	Wizard of Yendor
WW	Water Walking
YAAD	Yet Another Annoying Death
YAFM	Yet Another Funny Message
YASD	Yet Another Stupid Death
YKYBPNHTLW You Know You've Been Playing NetHack Too Long When...

