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Revision as of 14:38, 16 April 2021
Overview
A table of common terms in used Wyvern chat.
Glossary Table
| Term | Description |
|---|---|
| HoF | Hall of Fame: 25th level. Comes with various perks (e.g. personalized character sprite, and is considered the "endgame" for all but the most hardcore players. |
| Crowns | The premium currency of Wyvern. Crowns can be purchased via real-money transactions, received via in-game rewards, earned during quests, and picked up during events. Click here for more information about Crowns. |
| Gold | The normal currency of Wyvern. Gold is commonly used to describe money including Silver, Gold, and Platinum coins. |
| Tokens | A non-tradable currency dropped by high level bosses and the boss' minions. Tokens can be used to purchase items dropped by the bosses and used during special in-game events. |
| Tears | A non-tradable currency given based on contribution to Live Quests. Tears can be used to purchase items at Sesha's House of Tears. |
| VIP / Crown Lounge | A house in Minath Elion that limits access to people who made at least $5 purchase in Crowns. |
| AH | Auction House. A designated area for players to buy and sell items amongst themselves. |
| MAH | Minath Auction House, the most popular place for buying and selling items. Also a social hub. |
| IAP | In App Purchase, the industry-standard term for paying for stuff with real money. In Wyvern, Crowns are the IAP "premium currency". |
| WTB | Want to Buy: Player is hoping someone will sell them some goods. |
| WTS | Want to Sell: Player has stuff on auction. |
| LQ | Live Quest. A real-time, interactive quest, usually involving everyone collaborating to kill a large monster. Will appear again in Wyvern someday. |
| NV | New Verden, newbie town. |
| R | Rhialto, the creator and primary developer of Wyvern. |
| RD | Random Dungeon. Most towns have randomized dungeons, which are popular themed training areas. |
| WC | Weapon class. 1WC = 0.5 average additional base damage for most races (1WC can roll between 0 to 1). This value is multiplicative with critical hits and other multipliers. |
| AC | Armor Class. 1AC = 0.5 average damage reduction damage. For example, if you have 10AC and the opponent attacks you, you can reduce their damage by up to 10 (1 to 10). |
| FW | Find Weakness is a trained skill that allows you to land critical hits more often. Critical hits deal 2x the damage of a non-critical hit. |
| Pot | A potion. Wyvern has about 35 kinds of potions you can drink for their magical effects. |
| DSM | Dragon Scale Mail, a popular and powerful form of body armor. RDSM = red, GDSM = gray (usually, or green), BDSM = blue, etc. |
| BRMA | Blackrose Mage Arena, a popular player-vs-player fight arena in Blackrose City. |
| PK | Player Killing. Wyvern requires both parties to consent to PK. You can do it in arenas, or by joining the PK Guild in Glacier Point. |
| GP | Glacier Point, a city in the snowy wingtip in the Northeast of Wyvern. |
| DPro | Death protection, may refer to Amulet of Death Protection. |
| TNL | To Next Level: Amount of experience needed to reach the next level. You can see it with the "tnl" command. |
| AV | Ancient Vesimas, a high-level area in the bay south of Minath Elion. |
| CoA | A popular quest, Cult of Aquator, in Ancient Vesimas. |
| DoT | Department of Transportation. Most cities have one. They have pay teleporters to take you to other cities. |
| NPC | Non-player character. A non-player character is any character in a game which is not controlled by a player. |
