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Orbiting Since: Nov, 2014
2018-02-22 06:39:03

Definitely change the Warhammer examples. Not sure about the other one; hopefully someone with more experience will chime in.

GnomeTitan Since: Aug, 2013
2018-02-22 06:45:01

Not all acronyms are equally bad. Some are so commonly used that it would be extremely pedantic to write them out. For example, government agencies like NASA and the FBI are always referred to by their acronyms. I suppose there's a sliding scale where acronyms go from commonly used to not-immediately obvious to jargon or slang.

"SMG" is, I guess near the "jargon" end - if you're not interested in weapons or military matters you may not recognize it.

I think you could ask yourself "Would this acronym be acceptable in a newspaper arcticle"?

Edited by GnomeTitan
bitemytail Since: Dec, 2011
2018-02-22 07:29:54

The X++ is basically universal around the tabletop fandom, but a non-fan would not be familiar with it. The official term is "invulnerable save", so we should probably use that term instead.

Incorrect: Terminators are very resilient. They have a 2+/5++.

Correct: Terminators are very resilient. They have a 2+ save and a 5+ invulnerable save.

Edit: Removed the word armor from the 2+ part of correct example. Armor saves and cover saves are combined in 8th edition.

Edited by bitemytail
SebastianGray (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
2018-02-22 08:20:44

Thanks everyone, I will make some edits when I come across these things again.

@bitemytail: I have been playing tabletop games (Games Workshop games & D&D mostly) for the past 24 years and never came across X++ until I came to this site so it isn't too universal (although I will admit I tend to avoid online fan communities after some bad experiences with them when I first got onto the internet).

bitemytail Since: Dec, 2011
2018-02-22 08:31:06

Regardless of how common it may or may not be, we're all in agreement to change it.

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