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Site Navigation   Home Advanced Rules Answers & Erratas Armour Campaign Info Catalogue of Books Equipment & Supplies Humour Magic Miscellaneous Info Monsters & Critters Psionics R.C.C.'s & O.C.C.'s Reference Material Skills Vehicles Weapons About Awards & Feedback Guestbook Links & Web Rings Search What's New	Palladium Abbreviations By: Satan Penguin(swoo@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca) Here is a list of Palladium abbreviations (in no particular order) from the following books: RIFTS, Heroes Unlimited (HU), Ninjas and Superspies (NS), Robotech, Macross II, Beyond the Supernatural (BtS), Nightbane (NB), and the revised TMNT & Other Strangeness (TMNT/TMNT).   AR- Armor Rating, how much protection your armor has. A successful strike roll under or equal to the AR means the armor takes dmg, otherwise character takes dmg. Auto-G- a misprint in the main RIFTS book that the editors missed. BIO-E- Bio-Energy points that can be spent to mutate a character. Seen most often in BtS and HU. Char- character Chi- intrinsic mental energy used to power mystical martial arts abilities. CRH- character record history, a story explaining the history of the character. CRS- character record sheet, the piece of paper with with all of the information on a character on it (attributes, skills, etc) CS- Coalition States. E-clip- Energy-clip, where the power for your laser guns comes from. EP- see XP. FRP- Fantasy Role-Playing, 'nuff said. D-Bee-Dimensional-Being, aliens. DMG/dmg- Damage (personal). GB- Glitter Boy, an laser-resistant RPA suit with a boom-gun. GM/DM- Games Master/Dungeon Master. The guy (or girl) who runs the games. HF- Horror Factor, a willpower roll to see if you are afraid of a supernatural creature. HP/hp- Hit Points, or life points. HTH/h-to-h- hand-to-hand, unarmed combat. IQ- Intelligence Quotient, smarts. IR- infra-red, which is a frequency of light below the sprectum that humans can see. ISP- Inner Strength Points, intrinsic mental energy used to power psi abilities. LARP- Live-Action Role-Playing, 'nuff said. LRM- Long-Range Missile. MA- martial arts. MA- Mental Affinity, presence, charisma. MDC- Mega-Damage Capacity, equal to 100 SDC, impervious to weapons which only inflict SD. ME- Mental Endurance, resistance to mental fatigue (stress, etc). NPC- Non-Player Character, a char the GM plays. OCC- Occupational Character Class, what your character does for a living as an adventurer. OPP- yeah, you know me! PA- power armour. PA- Post-Apocalyptic, the Rifts calendar. PB/PBC- Particle-Beam Cannon, really nasty weapon. PB- Physical Beauty, 'nuff said. PC- Player Character, a char that you or another non-GM plays. PCC- Psychic Character Class. Seen most often in BtS, NB, and RIFTS. PE- Physical Endurance, resistance to phical fatigue. PP- Physical Prowess, agility, dexterity. PPE- Potential Psychic Energy, intrinsic mystic energy used to power magic. PS- Physical Strength, 'nuff said. PSI/Psi- psionics, psychic abilities, mind tricks, etc. RCC- Racial Character Class, a different racial class that you can play. RDF- Robotech Defense Force, the good guys during the First Robotech War/War Against the Zentraedi. REF- Robotech Expeditionary Force, the good guys who survived the war with the Zentraedi and took the war to the Robotech Masters' homeworld and ended up fighting the Invid. RPA- Robot Power Armor, neat-o. RPG- Role-Playing Game, 'nuff said. RoF- Rate of Fire, how often a weapon can be fired or thrown. SDC- Structural Damage Capacity, toughness of a person or object. SMG- Sub-Machine Gun, usually an automatic or semi-automatic weapon that uses pistol ammunition instead of rifle ammo. Spd- Speed, 'nuff said. SRM- Short-Range Missile. TK- telekinesis, moving things with your mind. TNT- boom-sticks (just checking). TW- Techno-Wizard, a mage who combines magic and technology. UV- ultra-violet, which is a frequency of light above the sprectum that humans can see. WP- Weapon Proficiency, a special weapon skill, giving bonuses to strike, parry, and dodge (where applicable). XP- eXperience Points, 'nuff said.

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