DICTIONARY of NW JARGONS

FORWARD: If you want to play the game then you would need to learn the names! Here is a list that I have compiled to help you talk better, walk better and fight better. There are over 70 of them here and a few of them came from the chat room standards. I have included a more detailed explanation and tips on how and where to use them below. And for those who wanted quick information, here's my top 10 list of jargons:

NH?, NT;), R?, HOOK, NP, AI?, NI, TAB, NE1, PUNT, FIX, NOR

Well ok I ended up with 12 so FEEB me !

NOTE: The jargons are printed in upper case just like what you'll see on the game screen.

The letter "I" in NW may look like a "J". I wish they could fix that!

ABK Army of Blood Keep (a guild prefix/abbr.)

ACK! A famous last word.

AFK Away from keyboard. Usually followed by BRB.

AI? All In ?. You ask the group to make sure everybody is in the fight.

B 4 Before.

BADGE Kraken Badge. Needed to access the SEWERS. (more details below)

BRB Be Right Back. Usually preceded by AFK.

CAD The Ctrl-Alt-Delete keys combination. Fastest way to get out of fights (more details below)

CAMP Just make your character go to camp mode (safe from fights).

CG Cloud Giants (monster).

CLAM Cleric/Magic-user (dual-class human character ).

CYA See Ya ! (You) Plural=CYAS.

DIR DIS A Dispel Magic cast directly on another character. (more details below)

DRACS Dracolichs (monster). A good source of money and items.

E East (direction)

EVEN Even hours. Some fights (esp. XGATE DRACS) are triggered only during certain hours of the day.

F/M/T Fighter/Magic-user/Thief (a good combo for elves).

F/MU Fighter/Magic-user (usu. an elf).

FB Fire Ball (spell).

FEEB Feeblemind (spell). You can't cast spells when you are "feebed" but you can still use items.

FIX Automatically gain back HP's (see the NW rule book).

FLEE To flee/exit from fights.

GATE This is where you reappear after you got "killed". (more details below).

GLOBE Minor Globe of invulnerability (spell).

HAIL*NOR/ Official NOR hail/greeting (by members only).

HOLD Hold person or Hold monster spell.

HOLDER Beholder (monster).

HOOK To follow a character (more details below).

INVIS Invisibility (spell).

IC In character- role playing your character. If not then you're OOC.

ITB yet another guild of NW.

LB Lightning Bolt (spell).

LOL Laughing out loud (also ROFLOL-Rolling on floor lol).

LS 1. Long Saddle (a NW town). 2. Long Sword (weapon)

MAX To achieve the maximum level in a given character class/type. Then you are MAXXED.

MECH a guild of NW.

MEM Camp and rest to memorize spells.

N North (direction).

NE1 Any One... (eg. "NE1 have a + weapon?")

NEWBIE New player, or anyone who didn't bother to change the default character "portrait".

NH? Need Help? A good adventurer will always ask the party in the fight ahead B4 joining the battle. (more details below)

NI Not In. (during large group fights) Meaning- wait for me!

NM Never Mind.

NOR New OutRiders (guild). One of the largest (if not already the largest) guild of NW.

NP No Problem. Usually followed by a "smiley face"-the squiggly symbol to the left of the "1" key. (more details below)

NT No Thanks. Usually ends with a :)

NW Never Winter (town).

ODD Odd hours. (see EVEN).

OOC (Playing) out of character.

PAM Paladin/Magic-user (dual-class human character).

PL Port LLast (town)

PLAT Platinum Piece. (=5 gold pieces)

PP Platinum Piece.

PUNTED Got disconnected from the game computer. (more details below)

PVP Person Versus Person combat. (more details below)

R? Ready? If you're ready to continue then the answer is "R".

QUEST A adventurous journey that will reward a player with a valuable item. (more details below)

QM Quest Master: a title bestowed to accomplished adventurers (usu. by a Guild Master-GM)

QS Quarterstaff- a two-handed weapon suitable for magic-users

RAM Ranger/Magic-user (dual class human character).

REST You can rest here to FIX and MEM spells.

S South (direction)

SEWERS A PVP region underneath NW. Enter from north side of castle. You need a BADGE to enter.

SK The Seekers (guild)

SNK Sneak past a fight ahead though you can still get hurt. (more details below)

TAB Enable/Disable trading (more details below).

THWAP Sound made when hit by a 2X4. (ask NOR KATERA for details).

TRIG To trigger a fight with monsters- usually by walking into a wall.

TXS Thanks.

VENDUI An elven greeting.

VIL Vilnask (town)

W West (direction).

WEG Wicked Evil Grin.

XERGATE Crossergate (town) also known as XGATE..

XP Experience Points.

MORE DETAILS HERE.

BADGE :You get a badge when you completed the ISLAND QUEST. You can go to the ISLAND QUEST when you have a TICKET and a PASSWORD. You get a TICKET and a PASSWORD when you complete two other quests. What two other quests? Go play the game! (go back)

CAD: In windows'95 a "close program" screen will pop up first. Close the "DOS GAME" to quit NW. Go back to AOL and restart game. This will bring you back close to where you left off. CAD tips: 1. To prevent losing any unreadied items in your inventory when you're about to die, CAD as soon as you see your character falls. 2. When using CAD to get out of a PVP fight do not reenter the (same) fight. It's considered bad form.

DIR DIS: In PVP combat there is an unwritten rule somewhere that you're not suppose to cast Dispel Magic directly onto an opponent. However since it is an area-effect spell you can cast it on a nearby monster and hope that it will rub off on to your opponent as well. (go back)

GATE: You will end up near the border (gate) of the town grid (16x16 square) nearest to NW. Veterans use this feature to travel back to NW when they're in a hurry.

HOOK: To hook to a character (ask for permission first!) view the character then select "follow". It's on the bottom left hand corner of the screen. TIP: When you're hooked to someone don't try to move by yourself otherwise you may get "unhooked". However, you will automatically re-hook again when you arrive at the same square as your leader. ( Go back )

NH?: Joining a battle without asking is considered rude because you will be sharing the XP's (if the fight was won). TIP: If you need help in a fight don't type "NH". To another player, it may seem that are asking somebody else and left off the question mark. When I was a NEWBIE I type :"HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!". Worked every time.

PUNT: You may get disconnected from the Game computer but you may still be connected to AOL. Close the DOS game (if still open) and also the DOS Game Loader (use CAD in win'95). Bad line noise is usually the culprit. Three things you can do. (1). Change modem speed to 14.4k. (2). Get the phone line fixed. (3). Try a better modem.

PVP: This is one reason why this game is so addictive. Not only you can fight along side other players but you can fight them as well! No melee combat (yet), only with spells. So if you like PVP, be a CLAM. NOTE: PVP is allowed in certain areas only. (Go back )

QUEST: There are nine quests in NW ranging from easy (Brass Button) to deadly (Island Quest & Life-Giver). Items gained from the quests can be traded to Lord Nasher for gems or even better goodies. ( Go back )

SNK: To sneak, select "SEARCH". If you can sneak then the submenu will show where you can go (eg. ahead, left, right). If you can't sneak you will only see SEARCH- ON or OFF. Also you may have backed off too far, or the fight has just ended. (You will notice that the names of the characters changed from yellow to blue.) It may also mean that there are fights in the next two squares. In this case you'll see the prompt "You can't sneak anywhere!"

TAB: It is a very good idea to disable the trading (receiving) feature at the end of each transaction. Some characters maybe giving you "illegal" stuff that will land you in "JAIL". You cannot get out of jail until you satisfactorily explain how or why you ended up with a hacked item. TIP: You don't need to TAB to receive money, gems, or jewelry. ( Go back )

A Note on Special Screen Characters: There are 6 special characters that you can type in the keyboard such as the smiling face, frowning face, sword, heart, and music note. They are located on the number keys (shifted position) starting from the reverse empersan key (the little wave thing above the TAB key) to the number 5. TIP: You can also get a square block of color with the "Ctrl - E" key combo. I use them to draw mugs, cigars and dynamite (with a short fuse).

(above) A simulated screen shot. warning! cigarettes ARE dangerous to your health.