| Acronym | Meaning | Note |
|---|---|---|
| AA | arcane archer (prestige class) | |
| AB | attack bonus | |
| AC | armor class | |
| ACP | Alternate Combat Animations Pack | |
| AME | Academy for Modding Excellence (guild) | |
| AoE | area of effect | |
| APR | attacks per round | |
| BAB | base attack bonus | |
| BBoD | black blade of disaster (spell) | |
| BG | blackguard (prestige class) | |
| CEP | Community Expansion Pack | |
| CHA | charisma (ability) | |
| Clr | cleric (class) | |
| CON | constitution (ability) | |
| CoT | champion of Torm (prestige class) | |
| CR | challenge rating | |
| Crit | critical hit | |
| CS | called shot (feat) | Not to be confused with "Counter-Strike". |
| CTP | Community Tileset Project | |
| DA | death attack (feat) | A special ability of the assassin, similar to sneak attack. |
| DC | difficulty class | |
| DEX | dexterity (ability) | |
| DLA | DLA | A group of content creators. Among other things, responsible for WCoC. |
| DM | Dungeon Master | |
| DnD | Dungeons & Dragons | Pen-and-paper role playing game. This game is the basis of Neverwinter Nights. |
| DoD | Darkness over Daggerford | Would-be premium module that got cut, and was consequently released for free. |
| DP | divine power (spell) | |
| DR | damage reduction | |
| Dru | druid (class) | |
| DW | dual-wield | Either as a character description or the feat. |
| DwD | dwarven defender (prestige class) | |
| EBT | Evard's black tentacles (spell) | |
| ECL | effective character level | |
| EDR | epic damage reduction (feat) | |
| EMA | epic mage armor | |
| ESF | epic skill focus (feat) | |
| epic spell focus (feat) | ||
| EWF | epic weapon focus (feat) | |
| Evard's | Evard's black tentacles (spell) | |
| EWS | epic weapon specialization (feat) | |
| Fort | fortitude (saving throw) | |
| FP | full plate (armor) | |
| FR | Forgotten Realms | |
| Ftr | fighter (class) | |
| GMW | greater magic weapon (spell) | |
| Gold | gold pieces | |
| GP | ||
| GS | greater sanctuary (spell) | |
| HD | hit dice | |
| HiPS | hide in plain sight (feat) | |
| HLA | high level ability | |
| HotU | Hordes of the Underdark | The second expansion pack, or just its campaign. |
| HnS | hack & slash (game type) | |
| HP | hit points | |
| HS | Harper scout (prestige class) | |
| ID | Infinite Dungeons (premium module) | |
| improved disarm (feat) | ||
| IGMS | Isaac's greater missile storm (spell) | |
| IKD | improved knockdown (feat) | |
| INT | intelligence (ability) | |
| KD | knockdown (feat) | |
| KM | Kingmaker (premium module) | |
| LMB | lesser mind blank (spell) | |
| lvl | level | class level, character level, dungeon level, monster level. |
| Mod | module | |
| modification (custom content) | Not often used by custom content authors due to potential confusion with "module". | |
| ability modifier | ||
| MM | magic missile (spell) | |
| MMF | metamagic feats | |
| Mord | Mordenkainen's disjunction (spell) | |
| MP | multiplayer | |
| MS | move silently (skill) | |
| NEB | negative energy burst (spell) | |
| NPC | non-player character | |
| NWC | NeverWinter Connections | A place where players and DMs can find each other for scheduled and DMed games. |
| NWN | Neverwinter Nights | Either the game or its first campaign |
| NWPlague | Neverwinter Plague | Specifically the first official campaign. |
| OC | original campaign | The first campaign that came with the game. |
| official campaign | Any of the original or 2 expansion campaigns. The premium modules are sometimes also included. | |
| PA | power attack (feat) | |
| Pal | paladin (class) | |
| Pale | pale master (prestige class) | |
| PC | player character | |
| PDK | purple dragon knight (prestige class) | |
| PGC | Pretty good character creator/converter | |
| PM | pale master (prestige class) | |
| PotSC | Pirates of the Sword Coast (premium module) | |
| PnP | pen and paper | The way RPGs used to be played (and still are, actually): players sitting around a table, throwing actual dice, with characters written down on paper. |
| PrC | prestige class | Sometimes confused with PRC. |
| PRC | Player Resource Consortium | Sometimes confused with PrC. |
| PvE | player vs. environment | Same as PvM |
| PvM | player vs. monster | Same as PvE |
| PvP | player vs. player | |
| PW | persistent world | |
| RDD | red dragon disciple (prestige class) | |
| Ref | reflex (saving throw) | |
| Rgr | ranger (class) | |
| Rog | rogue (class) | |
| RP | roleplay | |
| SD | shadowdancer (prestige class) | |
| SG | ShadowGuard (premium module) | |
| Sor | sorcerer (class) | |
| Sorc | ||
| SoU | Shadows of Undrentide | The first expansion pack, or just its campaign. |
| SP | single-player | |
| ST | saving throw | |
| STR | strength (ability) | |
| TotM | Tyrants of the Moonsea | Would-be premium module that got cut, and was consequently released for free. |
| TS | true seeing | |
| TWF | two-weapon fighting (feat) | |
| UEF | undeath's eternal foe (spell) | |
| UMD | use magic device (skill) | |
| Vault | Neverwinter Vault (IGN) Neverwinter Vault (community) |
A website for uploading/downloading custom content. |
| WCoC | Wyvern Crown of Cormyr (premium module) | |
| WIS | wisdom (ability) | |
| Wiz | wizard (class) | |
| WF | weapon focus (feat) | |
| WM | weapon master (prestige class) | |
| WP | weapon proficiency (feats) | |
| WS | weapon specialization (feat) | |
| WW | Witch's Wake (premium module) | |
| WWA | whirlwind attack (feat) | |
| XP | experience points |
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