Lists by c12h

My name is Christopher William Chittleborough, AKA “c12h” and “CWC”. I'm a retired computer programmer with multiple geeky interests: books (mostly SF and fantasy), tabletop games, computer games, anime, etc. “C12H” is an abbreviation for my surname, inspired by “I18N” for “Internationalization”. I often make lists of things which interest me. Here are some of those lists; I hope other people will find them useful.

Warnings

The lists

Uncommon Abbreviations and Jargon

General
Adv Adventure meaning the genre of fiction, including anime
Anthro Anthropomorphs humans with animal features
C19th 19th Century also C18th, C20th etc
CGDCT Cute Girls Doing Cute Things   a subgenre in Anime and Manga
JRPG Japanese RPG Japanese CRPGs generally feature turn-based combat
OP Over-Powered a common trope; often a sign of poor quality
Org Organization eg., company, government agency, conspiracy
Pro Professional (usually)
Protag Protagonist main character (fiction) or player character
SF Science Fiction as opposed to fantasy, mythology, etc
SOL Slice of Life a genre in Anime and Manga
YO, yo Years Old age of person, game, book, etc
Gaming-specific
1P Single-player player vs the computer; c/f 2P, 3-6P etc
3PP Third Person Perspective   Players see their character and surrounds
4X Explore, Expand, Exploit, Exterminate   (subgenre of video/board strategy games)
Co-op Co-operative multiple players vs the computer
Crawler Dungeon Crawler game genre: explore underground places and kill inhabitants
EA Early Access buyable but unfinished video game
FPP First-Person Perspective   Players see from their character’s viewpoint
MP Multi-player Player vs Player, often via internet
RTS Real-Time Strategy things don't stop happening (but you can pause some games)
RTT Real-Time Tactics player cannot pause to think because enemies keep coming
Sim Simulation eg., City-builder, Space-flight simulation
TB Turn-based eg., Turn-based strategy (TBS), Turn-based tactics (TBT)
TD Tower Defense subgenre of RTS, sometimes with TB aspects

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