Age of Wushu terminology

Age of Wushu has, like any other role-playing game, many abbreviations that can be confusing to new players. Here is a list of Age of Wushu terminology and abbreviations.

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GM, Game Master

An Age of Wushu employee that supports players in game with various things. The word GM is filtered in-game and shows up as two asterisks.

100k

Home Team Practice

A multiplayer co-op game function in which players convert Cultivation Points into skill progression (max. 100k per day) in a player's home. The chat message "100k 00:20" would mean "I am hosting a Home Team Practice at 00:20 and anyone is welcome to join".

1v1

One versus one

A challenge to a duel.

4fam

The Four Families

The Four Families are renowned martial arts clans that provide main questlines and repeatable tasks. When players recruit for "4fam," they seek players for the Four Families' weekly group tasks.

5aggs

Five Aggregates And Demon-Subduing Item

A token-type item that can be exchanged with NPCs.

9P

Nine Palaces Sword

One of the popular 99 Sets. This set uses Twin Swords.

A

AFK

Away from Keyboard

Commonly used to let other players know that you will be unavailable for a short time, or to quickly explain an idle period.

AoW

Age of Wushu

The name of the game published by Snail Games USA. The Taiwanese, Chinese, and all other versions of the game are not called Age of Wushu.

Arena Pills

Powerful HP and Energy -recovering consumables that can be purchased with silver coins at Arena Rewards Administrators.

ATS

Ancient Tomb Sect

The Reclusive Faction affiliated with Wudang.

B

BBC

Blood Blade Clan

The Reclusive Faction affiliated with Royal Guards.

BD

Blue Dragon

The only server currently available in Age of Wushu. Also the name of the game's unofficial Discord server.

Blue Skull

An icon that indicates the character's Alignment is Heroic.

C

Cash Sets

Also known as 99 Sets. A category of Martial Arts Skill Sets that could be purchased from the Cash Shop as limited-time offers.

CBS

Curled Branch Sword

One of the popular 99 Sets. This set uses Single Sword.

Cd

Chengdu

One of the major cities in the southwest region.

Cooldown

A period of wait time before a skill can be used after a prior skill.

COD

Cash on Delivery

A way of trading by using Carrier Pigeons. A player can send a mail with an attached item, type in a price, and select the COD option. When sent, the receiver can only take the attached item by paying the price. If not paid, the item is sent back to the original owner.

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Ding

A monetary unit equal to 1000 Liang. Three currencies use these units: Silver Coins, Taels, and Bank Notes.

DGT

Desert Ghost Town

One of many Forbidden Instances.

Dog

In Age of Wushu, calling someone a "dog" comes from a long tradition of animal-based insults in Mandarin, where dogs are seen as low and "unclean." As far back as the Qing dynasty, people were called "dog shit" (狗屎, gǒushǐ) to insult their character. Because Age of Wushu draws heavily on classical Chinese culture, this kind of language carries over directly into player-to-player trash talk.

DWP

Divine Water Palace

The Reclusive Faction affiliated with Emei.

E

EJ

Exploring Jianghu

The old name for the time trial game mode in the Roaming the World interface.

EMV

Evil Men's Valley

A scene in the northwest region. Also known as Ruined Valley.

G

GCC

Green Cloud Castle

One of many Forbidden Instances. The maximum group size is 3 for prologue difficulty, 12 for standard difficulty.

Gift Card

Martial Arts Celebration Gift Card

An item that can only be used between 21:00 and 22:00. The user has a chance to win a random amount of Taels.

Goose

Wild Goose Flying Skill

A Flying Skill that allows the user to dash a short distance on the ground.

H

HBP

Heart Buddha Palm

One of the popular 99 Sets. This set uses Barehanded.

Herbal

Herbal Hall

A small area that can be set as a teleport point. Nearly every scene has multiple different Herbal Halls. Players within a Herbal Hall area cannot be killed by other players.

HP

Health Points

One of the main stats, related to how much life a character has. When attacked, a certain number of health points are lost.

HTP

Home Team Practice

A multiplayer co-op game function in which players convert Cultivation Points into skill progression (max. 100k per day) in a player's home. The chat message "HTP 00:20" would mean "I am hosting a Home Team Practice at 00:20 and anyone is welcome to join".

HV

Hidden Valley

One of many Forbidden Instances.

I

IK

Impart Knowledge

Impart Knowledge is a daily event that allows participants to convert their Experience into Cultivation Points.

J

Jianghu

Jianghu is the community of martial artists in wuxia stories. In Age of Wushu, the term typically applies to either Jianghu Factions (a type of school) or Jianghu Martial Arts (a category of martial arts).

K

KYOC

Keep Your Own Counsel

The second-highest power level of a character.

L

L

Liang

A monetary unit equal to 1000 Wen. Three currencies use these units: Silver Coins, Taels, and Bank Notes.

Lore

A type of expensive cosmetic item that can be used to give an outfit, weapon, or mount a new appearance.

M

Map

Foreign Rare Treasure Map

A item used to access a co-op challenge. Only VIP members can participate in this event. Up to 2 friends can be invited to help. The chat message "map+2" would mean "I'm looking for 2 VIP players to help me with my Foreign Rare Treasure Map".

MC

Martial Challenge

A type of Group PvP event.

MD

Mind Demon

Also known as Possessed Encounter (PE) and Heart of the Devil. A daily boss battle that can be triggered by using a Demon Banishing Order or by clicking a large red lantern that randomly spawns near the player. Up to 2 friends can be invited to help with it.

Music

A healing or stat-increasing buff provided by Musicians that affects all nearby teammates.

N

ND

Northern Desert

A scene in the northwest region.

NPC

Non-Player Character

The computer-controlled characters in the game.

P

PBI

Peach Blossom Island

One of several joinable Jianghu Factions. The school uses the Flute weapon.

PE

Possessed Encounter

Also known as Mind Demon (MD) and Heart of the Devil. A daily boss battle that can be triggered by using a Demon Banishing Order or by clicking a large red lantern that randomly spawns near the player. Up to 2 friends can be invited to help with it.

PoSF / PoMF

Palace of Shifting Flowers (sometimes translated as Palace of Moving Flowers)

One of several joinable Jianghu Factions. Only female characters can join this school.

PM

Private Message

A personal message only the sender and receiver may view.

Purple Skull

An icon that indicates the character's Alignment is Sinister.

PV

Peacock Villa

One of many Forbidden Instances. The maximum group size is 3 for prologue difficulty, 12 for standard difficulty.

PvE

Player versus computer-controlled enemy.

PvP

Player versus player.

R

RE

Random Encounter

A type of rare event, primarily targeted towards subscribers (VIPs). An NPC will spawn near a player and follow them for a while, offering the player a quest or a rare item.

Red Skull

An icon that indicates the character's Alignment is Evil.

RG

Royal Guards

One of the ten Great Schools.

RYOS

Recover Your Original Simplicity

The highest power level of a character.

S

Script

A type of item that can be used to increase the maximum level of a skill.

SE

Special Escort

A Guild mission that requires 6 players and gives roughly 6 times more points than the Normal Escort.

SI

Sect Trial

Sect Trial is a School Instance (SI), with SIH denoting the Difficult (Hard) version. While the in-game interface also classifies Jiuyuan Walled City as a School Instance, the term SI almost always refers to Sect Trial in player discussions.

Sins

Assassins

A PvP game mechanic in the Forbidden Instances, where certain bosses can summon online players to attack the Instance team.

Shen

Members of the Golden Needle Sect.

Shifu

NPCs that teach Life Skills and sell tools & materials.

SS

Script Stealing

A daily PvP event in which players enter one of the Great Schools to steal martial arts skill scripts.

Sz

Suzhou

One of the scenes in the southeast region. Suzhou hosts the most active player-driven market in the game.

T

TP

Team Practice

A multiplayer co-op game function in which up to 10 players work through a quicktime event minigame together in order to boost Cultivation Point conversion. The chat message "TP 25r +7" would mean "We are doing a 25-round Team Practice, and we're missing seven players".

TV

Twilight Village

Twilight Village is the first and easiest Forbidden Instance. The maximum group size is 3 for prologue difficulty, 6 for standard difficulty. Note: the standard difficulty mode is listed as "Peacock Villa" on the Forbidden Instances list; this is just a naming error.

V

VIP

The VIP Subscription is a premium feature of Age of Wushu—an optional monthly subscription that can be purchased in-game with Gold.

W

W

Wen

The smallest monetary unit. Three currencies use these units: Silver Coins, Taels, and Bank Notes.

Wd

Wudang

One of the Great Schools.

WTB

want to buy

Usually used on the Scene Chat Channel when a player can't find a particular item in the Stalls.

WTS

want to sell

Usually used on Scene Chat Channel when a player wants to sell something faster than using the Stall mode.

WV

Wanderer's Valley

One of the Great Schools.

Y

Yellow Skull

An icon that indicates the character's Alignment is Lunatic.

YMP

Yanmen Pass

A type of Forbidden Instance. There are two versions of this instance: Rebel Force Line and Defender's Path.

YYTB

Yuanyang Twin Blades

One of the popular 99 Sets. This set uses Twin Blades.