Common Abbreviations

In it’s long history, the Dark Sun community has adopted a number of common abbreviations when referring to various products. This list is expanded here, for reference:

Dark Sun Versions

  • DS1 : The Dark Sun Boxed Set
  • DS2 : Dark Sun: Expanded and Revised
  • DS3 : Athas.org 3rd edition
  • DS4 : the Dark Sun Campaign Setting (4e)

Dark Sun Products

  • AG: Asticlian Gambit
  • AoH: Age of Heroes
  • AS: Arcane Shadows
  • BS: Black Spine
  • BW: Black Waters
  • CbtSS: City by the Silt Sea
  • CSoT: City State of Tyr
  • DC: Dragon’s Crown
  • DT: Dune Trader
  • EoA: Elves of Athas
  • EAFW: Earth, Air, Fire and Water
  • FM: Forest Maker
  • FR: Freedom
  • IT: Ivory Triangle
  • MHoA: Merchant House of Amketch
  • MoN: Marauders of Nibenay
  • RtU: Road to Urik
  • ST: Slave Tribes
  • VA: Veiled Alliance
  • VoDaF: Valley of Dust and Fire
  • WatW: The Will and the Way
  • WJ: Wanderer’s Journal
  • BtPP: Beyond the Prism Pentad
  • CoA: Chronicles of Athas
  • CGH: The Complete Gladiator’s Handbook
  • D&P: Defilers and Preservers
  • DK: Dragon Kings
  • MC1: Dark Sun Monstrus Compendium I: Terrors of the Desert
  • MC2: Dark Sun Monstrus Compendium II: Terrors Beyond Tyr
  • MLotLS: Mind Lords of the Last Sea
  • PAoA: Psionic Artifacts of Athas
  • PO:S&P: 2nd edition D&D Players Option: Skills & Powers
  • PO:S&M: 2nd edition D&D Players Option: Spells and Magic
  • PPn: Prism Pentad n
  • RaFoaDK: Rise and Fall of a Dragon King
  • SK: Sorcerer King
  • TKoA: Thri-Kreen of Athas
  • WC: Wanderers Chronicle
  • WRotJC: Windriders of the Jagged Cliffs

Internet Nomenclature

  • DSML: Dark Sun Mailing List
  • IDHMBIFOM: I Do not Have My Book In Front Of Me
  • IMC: In My Campaign
  • IM(H)O: In My (Humble) Opinion
  • IIRC: If I Recall Correctly
  • YMMV: Your Mileage May Vary
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Here are some more:
Abbreviations
AG – Asticlian Gambit
AS – Arcane Shadows
BS – Black Spine
BW – Black Waters
CbtSS - City by the Silt Sea
CSoT – City State of Tyr
DC – Dragon’s Crown
DT – Dune Trader
EAFW – Earth, Air, Fire & Water
EoA – Elves of Athas
FM – Forest Maker
FR - Freedom
IT – Ivory Triangle
MHoA – Merchant House of Amketch
MoN – Marauders of Nibenay
RtU – Road to Urik
ST – Slave Tribes
VA – Veiled Alliance
VoDaF – Valley of Dust and Fire
WatW – Will and the Way
WJ – Wanderer’s Journal

I had a whole page of them from when I used to do the DSML FAQ, was gonna find and paste that.

But, also, I was looking for – and have found – how to make an entry a wiki, so basically anyone can edit it. Which works for me in this case.

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I found an archived version and merged the lists.

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