RuneScape Abbreviations

Abbreviations Starting With Numerals or Symbols

• 1-iteming: PKing (player killing) with just one item while using the Protect Item prayer, so you don't risk losing your item if you get killed in a Player versus Player area
  2h: Two-handed sword -- you need both hands to wield one so you can't use a shield at the same time
  360: Ket-Zek, also abbreviated as KZ. This is a monster from the TzHaar Fight Caves location. It has a combat level of 360, hence the designation
  702: TzTok-Jad, also known as "Jad," is the final boss monster in the TzHaar Fight Caves. He has a combat level of 702
  (a): Activated. This can refer to a magic item or a prayer
  (d): Defensive
  (g): Added to an item's name to indicate gold trim
  (kp): Karambwan poison. This can be mixed using a pestle and mortar to make Karambwan paste, which is used to poison some weapons
  (l): Legs. Used to describe armor that has platelegs rather than a plateskirt
  (m): Mature
  (o): Offensive, as opposed to Defensive
  (p): Poisoned, referring to a weapon such as a dagger
  (p+): Extra poison. This is the same as poison, but will do more damage
  (p++): Super poison. This does even more poison damage than extra poison
  (s): Skirt. Used to indicate that a suit of armor has a skirt instead of legs
  (t): Trimmed armor
  (u): Unstrung bow
  [ ]: Indicates a square shield
  [ h ] Indicates a heraldic shield, one with a coat of arms

A to B

• Abby: Abyssal -- can refer to creatures or items found in the Abyss
  Addy: Adamantite, a very strong material for weapons or armor
  Agil: The Agility skill
  Alch: The Alchemy skill
  Ammy: Amulet
  Ancients: Ancient Magicks, a particular kind of spell used in the game
  Anti: Antipoison potion
  Ardy: Ardougne, a location
  Atk: Attack

  Barb: Barbarian
  Baxe: Battleax
  B bone: Big bone. Burying bones gives you Prayer skill experience; big bones give you more experience
  Brassy: Verac's brassard (an item of armor)
  BS: Bow strings
  B sale: Bank sale. You can keep items in a bank. When you want to free up space in your bank, you can hold a bank sale to sell a lot of items at once

C

• Cammy: Camelot, a location
  Camo: Camouflage items. You can get these from the Drill Sergeant event
  Cav: Cavalier hat, a large hat with a feather
  CB: Combat
  Chain: Chainmail items
  Choob: A high-level player who is deemed to be behaving like a noob (new player)
  Clue: A Clue scroll. These are used in Treasure Trail activities
  Cluer: Someone who is a fan of solving clue scrolls
  CS: Clue scroll or Customer support
  CW: Castle Wars, an in-game activity

D

• D: Indicates Dragon items
  D2H: A Dragon two-handed sword
  Dag: Dagannoth. These are sea monsters.
  D ax/D axe: Dragon hatchet
  D bone: Dragon bone
  DD: Dragon dagger
  DD+: Dragon dagger treated with extra poison
  DDP: Poisoned Dragon dagger
  DDS: Dragon dagger treated with super poison
  Death dot: When a group of players all stand on exactly the same spot, their numbers are hidden This deception is often used in the Wilderness
  Def: Defense, the Defense skill
  Dh: Dharok the Wretched, one of the combatants you'll face in the Barrows activity
  D hide: Dragon hide
  DK: Dagannoth King, a powerful Dagannoth monster
  D long: Dragon longsword
  DM: Deathmatch
  Drop rate: Likelihood that a monster will drop a particular item
  DS: Dragon spear
  DS+: Dragon spear treated with extra poison
  D Scimmy: Dragon scimitar
  DSP: Poisoned Dragon spear
  DSS: Dragon spear treated with super poison
  Dusties: Dust devils, a monster that blinds opponents with dust, ash or smoke

E to J

• Edgy: Edgeville, a location
  Emote: Emotion, an animated action that your character can perform
  Ess: Rune essence, used to make magical runes

  F2P: Free to Play -- something that nonmembers can use
  Fally: Falador, a location
  Farcasting: Magically attacking opponents from a distance
  FM: The Firemaking skill
  Fremmy: Fremennik, a location
  Froob: A player who hasn't left the starting location of Lumbridge yet
  Full: Complete set of armor and weapons of a particular type

  G ax/G axe/Gr8 ax: Dharok's Great Ax
  Glory: Amulet of Glory, an amulet which confers bonuses and allows the wearer to teleport

  Hally: Halberd, a weapon
  HAM: Humans Against Monsters, a cult that wants to destroy all of the nonhumans in the game world
  Helm: Helmet
  Herby: Herblore
  Hits/HP: Life points

  ID: Identity or Identify

  Jad: TzTok-Jad (see 360)
  Jagex: The developers of "RuneScape." The name stands for Just About the Gaming Experience
  JMod: Jagex moderator, a person appointed by Jagex to supervise players

K to O

• KB: Knowledge Base, the "RuneScape" Game Guide
  KBD: King Black Dragon
  Kite: Kite shield
  KQ: Kalphite Queen or Kalphiscarabeinae Pasha, a high-level monster

  Large: A full helmet, as opposed to the smaller, lighter medium helmet
  Law: Law rune, the basis for telekinetic spells
  Legs: Platelegs, armored trousers
  Lesser: Lesser demon
  Limps: Limpwurt roots, a herb
  Lob/Lobby: Lobster, which you can catch and cook for food
  Long: Longbow or Longsword
  Lumby: Lumbridge, the game's starting location

  Mage: A single magician
  Magi: A group of magicians
  Maul: A hammer-like weapon
  Med: Medium helmet
  Mith: Mithril
  MOM: Mysterious Old Man, one of the game's Random Events
  Mossies: Moss giants

  Nat: Nature rune, used in transmutations spells

  Obby: Obsidian, the material that TzHaar items are made from

P to R

• Phat: Party hat, an item of clothing
  PJing: Pile jumping, attacking a player who isn't prepared
  PK(er): Player kill(er)
  Plate/Pl8: Platemail and platelegs or plateskirt
  POH: Player-owned houses, dwellings you can construct that allow you to engage in activities such as crafting
  Pot: Potion
  Potter: A player who uses potions to fight
  Pray: Prayer
  Pure: A character who is trained in a single skill

  QP: Quest points. Awarded for completing quests, these can be traded for in-game rewards

  R2H A two-handed sword made from the Rune material
  RC(ing): Runecrafting
  Robin: Robin Hood hat, an item of clothing
  ROL: Ring of Life, a magic ring that teleports you to your chosen location when your hit points get too low
  ROW: Ring of Wealth, a magic ring that increases your chance of getting higher value drops
  RS: "RuneScape"
  RS2: "RuneScape" 2
  RSC: "RuneScape" Classic
  Rushing: Rushing from a safe area directly into PvP combat

S to Z

• Safing: Eating to restore life points well before you risk being killed
  Saph: Sapphire
  Sara: Saradomin, the god of "pleasantry, order, and wisdom"
  Scimmy: Scimitar, a curved sword
  Seers: The Seers' Village, a location
  Shilo: Shilo Village, a location
  Short: Shortbow or Shortsword
  Skirt: Armored plateskirt
  Skulled: If you go into the Abyss or initiate combat by attacking another player, you are Skulled and will lose all of your items if you die
  Spec: Special attack
  Sq: Square shield
  Str: The Strength skill
  Swordy: Swordfish, a type of food made by cooking a Raw Swordfish

  Tally: Talisman
  Tele: Teleport
  Total: The Total level of a skill when bonuses are taken into account
  TT: Treasure Trail, activities where you can solve clues to gain a reward

  Vambs: Vambraces, armor worn in the glove slot
  V Brassy: Verac's brassard
  Venging: In PvP combat, using the Vengeance prayer to send back 75 per cent of the next hit onto your opponent

  WC(ing): Woodcutting, the activity or the skill
  Wealth: Ring of wealth (see ROW)
  Whip: Abyssal whip, a melee weapon
  Wildy: The Wilderness, a dangerous area
  WOM: The Wise Old Man, also called Dionysius. A character who lives in Draynor Village

  X-bow: Crossbow

  Zammy: Zamorak, the god of chaos