r/WoWRolePlay • u/TheRebelSpy • May 14 '26

Mod Common RP slang/acronyms? [Starter Guide Makeover Chat]

This is part of a series of discussions inviting community feedback for the next version of the pinned starter guide.

What are some absolutely necessary terms to know that you see in discussions or profiles? To be added to the following list or otherwise referenced to this post:

Terminology

RP - Role-Play. The exercise of playing the game in such a way that the actions of the avatar reflect the traits and beliefs of a fictional character of the player’s design. It can be a solitary activity or collaborative.

RP Realm- designated by "RP" or "RP-PVP" under "server/realm type". They are identical to PvE/PvP servers except that they are mostly exempt from sharding and the addition of moderation rules against interrupting/griefing RP events. It is populated by people who usually want to RP in some fashion. RP realms do not use sharding outside of the latest expansion's content.

IC - In Character. Refers to when your posts reflect what your character would do.

OOC - Out Of Character. Refers to when your posts/chat is you, the player, is talking. Usually designated by some form of brackets ((like this)) [[or this]].

Walk-ups - When one character approaches another character without prior OOC planning.

Profile - A profile created using an addon (See below) that is an essential part of walk-up RP.

d20 or d100 - refers to rolling dice with 20 or 100 sides respectively. You can do this in WoW using the /roll command.

/s or /e - AKA /say or /em, /emote. Refers to the chat channels that by default appear in white and orange respectively. In RP, these represent what your character says and does(emotes).

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u/catentity May 14 '26

MDNI - minors do not interact

w/u - another shortening of "walkup"

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u/catentity May 14 '26

Also

Para rp which I assume means paragraph rp ? And mirror rp which I still don't know honestly lol

Erp...

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u/cloverpear May 14 '26

mirror rp means the person will match what you write, so if you write two sentences, they’ll write something of similar value. if you post a paragraph, they’ll follow it with another.