Generic Section AC: Aspiring Champion Veteran warriors of Chaos, usually but not always corrupted Astartes, who lead a squad of Chaos Space Marines or other Chaos warriors into battle but remain under the command of a true Champion of Chaos or an even more powerful Chaos Lord. AdMech: Adeptus Mechanicus, the religious organisation of Technology, AKA Techpriests, centred on Mars. They are responsible for the vast majority of the Imperiums technology. AoE: Area of Effect A term used to describe attacks or spells that can affect multiple targets within a specified area. AS: Aspiring Sorcerer Astartes: A member of the Adeptus Astartes, the Chapters of the Space Marines. Alternative to saying Space Marine. ATSKNF: And They Shall Know No Fear In Tabletop, It's an ability that allows the SM Tactical Marine Squad to regroup irregardless of the morale/break test. BA: Blood Angels Chapter BL: 1. Black Library, 2. Black Legion Chapter 1. GW division who publish Warhammer books. Baba Ji: An ancient warp entity originating from Terra even before the unification wars. The people of Terra, who were at that point of time unenlightened, regarded it as a powerful evil deity that was capable of instilling chaos and disorder within pre-adeptus mechanicus devices called Online Forums. However, the reign of this warp entity was put to an end by Norton Anti-Virus, or was it AVG? Beakie: A Space Marine Player. Reference to the pointy Mk.VI Corvus helmet. bE/BE/BHVR: Behavior Interactive BT: Black Templars Chapter CC: Close Combat. Sometimes referred to as CQC CQC: Close Quarters Combat CSM: Chaos Space Marine Also sometimes called a Traitor Marine or a Renegade Marine. A former Loyalist Space Marine of the Imperium of Man who has chosen to betray the service of the Emperor of Mankind and dedicate his soul to the service of Chaos and its foul deities. DA: Dark Angels Chapter (Usually). Can also mean Dire Avenger, an Eldar aspect Warrior. Dakka: Orkish for 1. ballistic weapon(s), 2. firepower, or 3. ammunition DE: Dark Eldar DG: Death Guard Chapter Dev: Devastator Marines A Devastator Squad consists of a Sergeant and up to nine Battle-Brothers, of whom four of which are designated as Heavy Weapons Support. Not to be confused with "Devs". Devs: Developers Dex: Codex The name of a source book for Warhammer 40,000 armies and factions containing background information, pictures, and rules. DoW: Dawn of War A real-time strategy computer game developed by Relic Entertainment set in the WH40k universe. EA: Early Access Now Called Founders Acccess EC: 1. Eternal Crusade, 2. Emperor's Children Chapter EoM: Emperor of Mankind FA: Founders Access (Formerly Early Access) FB: Founders Beta (Formerly Closed Beta) Fluff: The background stories of the 40k universe Founders: Players who have pre-ordered Eternal Crusade. Not to be confused with the founders of Behavior Interactive FB: Forge World GW division who make special Warhammer kits not part of the standard GW range. GK: Grey Knights Chapter GW: Games Workshop The developer & publisher of the WH40k franchise. IF: Imperial Fists Chapter IG: Imperial Guards The Imperium of Man's primary combat force and first line of defense from the myriad threats which threaten the existence of the human race IoM: The Imperium Of Man The galactic empire under which the majority of humanity is united Inq: Inquisition The Inquisition acts as the secret police force of the Imperium, hunting down any and all of the myriad threats to the stability of the God-Emperor's realm, HH: Horus Heresy A time when the Imperium fell into darkness and civil war. Khorne: Also called the Blood God and the Lord of Skulls, is the Chaos God of Blood, War and Murder. His domain covers the most basic and brutal of sentient emotions and actions, such as hate, anger, rage, war and killing LotD: Legion of the Damned LSM: Loyalist Space Marine Space Marine Chapters who are still loyal to the Emperor of Mankind Miguel Caron: Our former Eternal Crusade Commander Mon'keigh: Any species deemed inferior; most often used for humans. Derived from legendary cannibalistic mishappen monstrosities that invaded and subjugated Eldar lands MSPs: Mobile Spawn Points MTX: Microtransactions NL: Night Lords 'Nids: Tyranids Also known as The Great Devourer are an extragalactic alien race, whose sole purpose is the consumption of all forms of genetic and biological material in order to evolve and reproduce. OP: Original Poster [of a thread] / Over Powered PH: Pre-Heresy Usually referring to the period covering beginning of the Imperium during the Unification Wars of Terra, through the Great Crusade, up to the Triumph of Ullanor and even the outbreak of the Horus Heresy. Pikko Server: EC's server architecture More details here Primarch: The Primarchs were the twenty genetically-engineered "sons" of the Emperor. The Emperor used his own DNA in their creation, and they were designed to be far superior to the average human: immensely larger, stronger, hardier, faster, and more intelligent. PS2: PlanetSide 2 A MMOFPS where players align with one of three unique empires. Often used as a point of reference to EC. Psyker: a being who exhibits the ability to use psychic powers drawn from the Warp. RoF: Rate of Fire RP/Req: Requisition Points RT: Rogue Trader The Rogue Trader allows you to trade Rogue Trader Points (RTP) for items with which to equip your character. RTP: Rogue Trader Points Points that can be used in the Rogue Trader to attribute items to your character(s) including Founder-only items and limited edition items. RTS: Rogue Trader Store Sangy: Sanguinius, Primarch of The IX Legion, The Blood Angels Slaanesh: The chaos god of lust and pleasure SM: Space Marine Usually referring to those who are still loyal to the Emperor of Mankind. Smurfs: Derogatory name for Ultramarines Space-Pups: Derogatory name for Space Wolves SQUATS: Delayed. LOL SW: Space Wolves Chapter Tacticals: Tactical Space Marines Tactical Squads are the most common type of Space Marine squad in a given company and form the mainstay of a Space Marine Chapter. TL: Twin-Linked Term used for two of the same weapon linked to fire together, usually to increase chance of hitting TS: Thousand Sons Legion TT: Table Top The Tabletop version of WH40k. TTK: Time To Kill Ultramar: Ultramarines governed realms Vox: 40K term for personal radios and communication devices. Waaagh: Of Orkish origins, usually used as an exclamation of excitement, sometimes anger. Mostly both. WB: Word Bearers Legion
This needs to be pinned lol Also: RP: Requisition points MSPs: Mobile Spawn Points Ultrasmurfs: derogatory term for the Ultramarines Space Marine chapter Matt Ward: most despised GW game designer ever Fluff: the background of the game, the 40k universe And Ultramar is the realm of the Ultramarines, not the chapter itself
If anyone used "DA" in a sentence and it wasn't explicit in it's context I'd immediately think of Dark Angels rather than anything to do with the Eldar - anyone else? EDIT: The list has been updated. Noice.
Slaanesh: The chaos god of lust. Also happens to be a form member, say hello and offer gifts to he/she unless you wish to suffer pain that will last a thousand lifetimes.
I have a problem with spelling, the D in DA and DE is spelled DARK, it needs to be DORK, just a minor error, other than that good job!
