Sacred 2:Game Glossary and Abbreviations

A–Z: # A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

This is the Sacred 2 Game Dictionary and has been created to help viewers browse quickly through the game's various sayings, terms and abbreviations. If there is a specific term you are looking for, or want a more detailed explanation of the term, just type it into the search box or click on any link in the definition to go directly to the article.

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A

• Acute Mind: A Dryad Combat Art
• AM: Abbreviation for Ancient Magic
• Ancaria:
• Ancestral Fireball: A High Elf Combat Art
• Ancient Bark: A Dryad Combat Art (buff)
• Ancient Magic:
• AoE: Abbreviation for Area of Effect
• AR: Abbreviation for Attack Rating
• Archangel's Wrath: A Seraphim Combat Art
• Area of Effect: Damage which affects multiple targets in a wide radius.
• Arrant Pyromancer: An Aspect of the High Elf
• Aspect: One of three groups of Combat Arts that each character has.
• Assailing Somersault: A Seraphim Combat Art
• Astral Lord: An Aspect of the Shadow Warrior
• Astute Supremacy: An Aspect of the Inquisitor
• Attack Rating:
• Attributes: The six primary statistics of all characters: Strength, Stamina, Vitality, Dexterity, Intelligence, and Willpower.
• AU: Australia (uses UK version or server)

B

• Baneful Smite: A Seraphim Combat Art
• Battle Stance: A Seraphim Combat Art (buff)
• BeeEffGee: A Seraphim Combat Art (buff)
• BFG: Abbreviation for Big F*cking Gun (BeeEffGee)
• Black Curse: A Dryad Combat Art
• Blazing Tempest: A High Elf Combat Art
• Buff:

C

• CA: Abbreviation for Combat Art
• Cabalistic Voodoo: An Aspect of the Dryad
• Callous Execution: An Inquisitor Combat Art
• Capricious Hunter: An Aspect of the Dryad
• Cascading Shroud: A High Elf Combat Art
• CE: Abbreviation for Collector's Edition
• Celestial Magic: An Aspect of the Seraphim
• Character: There are six playable characters in Sacred 2. Commonly called a Char or a Toon.
• Cleansing Brilliance: A Seraphim Combat Art (buff)
• Closed: Closed multiplayer. Characters are stored on Ascaron's servers and are less prone to cheating than Open MP.
• Clustering Maelstrom: An Inquisitor Combat Art
• Cobalt Strike: A High Elf Combat Art
• Collector's Edition: A retail version of the game which contains bonuses such as the Elite Graphics disc, the online Carrier Imp, an art book, and a music CD.
• Combat Art: Basic gameplay unit, equivalent to skills and spells in other games. Commonly abbreviated CA. Each character has 15 CAs.
• Combat Reflexes:
• Concentration:
• Console: Command line interface, accessed by pressing ~ (tilde).
• Constitution:
• CR: Abbreviation for Combat Reflexes
• Crystal Skin: A High Elf Combat Art (buff)
• CTD: Abbreviation for Crash to Desktop (when the game exits suddenly)
• CtfV: Abbreviation for Chance to find Valuables. Also FV or MF.
• CZ: Czech version or server

D

• Damage over Time: A secondary effect such as being poisoned or burning
• Darting Assault: A Dryad Combat Art
• Dashing Alacrity: A Seraphim Combat Art
• DE: German version or server
• Death Warrior: An Aspect of the Shadow Warrior
• Delphic Arcania: An Aspect of the High Elf
• Devout Guardian: An Aspect of the Temple Guardian
• Dex: Abbreviation for Dexterity
• Dexterity: One of the six available Attributes.
• Dislodged Spirit: An Inquisitor Combat Art
• Divine Protection: A Seraphim Combat Art
• DoT: Abbreviation for Damage over Time
• Dryad: One of the six playable characters in Sacred 2.
• Dual Wield:
• Dust Devil: A Dryad Combat Art
• DW: Abbreviation for Dual Wield

E

• Edaphic Lances: A Dryad Combat Art
• EE: Eastern European version or server
• Enhanced Perception:
• Erris: Person to thank for typing this all in. ;)
• Eruptive Desecration: An Inquisitor Combat Art
• ES: Spanish version or server
• EU: European version or server
• Exalted Warrior: An Aspect of the Seraphim
• Exp: Abbreviation for Experience
• Experience:
• Expulse Magic: A High Elf Combat Art

F

• Fire Demon: A High Elf Combat Art (buff)
• Flaring Nova: A Seraphim Combat Art
• Forest Flight: A Dryad Combat Art
• FPS: Frames per Second (can be viewed using a third-party utility such as Fraps)
• FR: French version or server
• Frenetic Fervor: An Inquisitor Combat Art
• Frost Flare: A High Elf Combat Art
• FV: Abbreviation for Chance to find Valuables

G

• Glacial Thorns: A High Elf Combat Art
• Gold: Gold coins are the unit of monetary exchange in Ancaria.
• Goldenglade Touch: A Dryad Combat Art
• Grand Invigoration: A High Elf Combat Art (buff)
• Gruesome Inquisition: An Aspect of the Inquisitor

H

• Hallowed Restoration: A Seraphim Combat Art
• Hamachi: An Internet connection which emulates LAN play.
• Hardcore: Mode of play in which a character has only one life. Commonly abbreviated as HC.
• HC: Abbreviation for Hardcore
• Health: Life, or how many hit points a character has.
• HE: Abbreviation for High Elf
• Hell Hound: The Shadow Warrior's Special Mount
• High Elf: One of the six playable characters in Sacred 2. Commonly abbreviated as HE.
• Hit Points: Units of health. Character dies when HPs reach 0.
• Horse: A mount use for increasing movement speed.
• HP: Abbreviation for Hit Points (health)

I

• Incandescent Skin: A High Elf Combat Art (buff)
• Incendiary Shower: A High Elf Combat Art
• Inexorable Subjugation: An Inquisitor Combat Art
• Inq: Abbreviation for Inquisitor
• Inquisitor: One of the six playable characters in Sacred 2. Commonly abbreviated as Inq.
• Instill Belief: A Seraphim Combat Art
• Int: Abbreviation for Intelligence
• Intelligence: One of the six available Attributes.

L

• LAN: Local Area Network. Mode of play which connects two computers directly.
• Level:
• Levin Array: An Inquisitor Combat Art
• Life Leech:
• Lost Fusion: An Aspect of the Temple Guardian
• Lvl: Abbreviation for Level

M

• Magic Coup: A High Elf Combat Art
• Magic Find: Generic term for Chance to Find Valuables and/or Enhanced Perception.
• Malevolent Champion: An Aspect of the Shadow Warrior
• Malicious Totem: A Dryad Combat Art
• MF: Abbreviation for Magic Find
• Minimap:
• Mobiculum: The Temple Guardian's Special Mount
• Monitor Lizard: The Dryad's Special Mount
• Moribund Animus: A Dryad Combat Art (buff)
• Mortifying Pillory: An Inquisitor Combat Art
• MP: Abbreviation for Multiplayer
• Mystic Stormite: An Aspect of the High Elf

N

• Nature Weaver: An Aspect of the Dryad
• Nefarious Underworld: An Aspect of the Inquisitor
• NPC: An NPC (Non Player Character) is a character in Ancaria that you can interact with, not associated with a player in the game; they are controlled by the game itself.

O

• Open: Open multiplayer. Characters are stored on players' computers, and are more prone to cheating than Closed MP.
• OS: Operating System (usually Windows XP or Vista)

P

• Paralyzing Dread: An Inquisitor Combat Art
• Pelting Strikes: A Seraphim Combat Art
• PL: Polish version or server
• Purifying Chastisement: An Inquisitor Combat Art (buff)

R

• Radiant Pillar: A Seraphim Combat Art
• Ranged Weapons:
• Ranging Nimbus: A High Elf Combat Art
• Ravaged Impact: A Dryad Combat Art
• Raving Thrust: An Inquisitor Combat Art
• Relic:
• Revered Technology: An Aspect of the Seraphim
• Reverse Polarity: An Inquisitor Combat Art (buff)
• Riding:
• RU: Russian version or server
• Rune:
• Ruthless Mutilation: An Inquisitor Combat Art

S

• S1: Abbreviation for Sacred/Sacred Gold/Sacred Underworld
• S2: Abbreviation for Sacred 2: Fallen Angel
• Saber-toothed Tiger: The Seraphim's Special Mount
• SB: Abbreviation for Survival Bonus
• SC: Abbreviation for Softcore
• Screenshot: To capture a picture of one frame in your game by pressing PrintScreen (or using a third-party program such as Fraps). Ctrl+PrtScrn will capture with the User Interface showing. Commonly abbreviated as SS.
• Sera: Abbreviation for Seraphim
• Seraphim: One of the six playable characters in Sacred 2. Commonly abbreviated as Sera.
• Shadow Step: A High Elf Combat Art
• Shadow Warrior: One of the six playable characters in Sacred 2. Commonly abbreviated as SW.
• Shroud Spider: The Inquisitor's Special Mount
• SIF: Sacred International Forums (the official forum)
• Sinister Predator: A Dryad Combat Art (buff)
• Skills:
• Softcore: Mode of play in which a character resurrects after death. Commonly abbreviated as SC.
• Soul Hammer: A Seraphim Combat Art
• Soul Reaver: An Inquisitor Combat Art (buff)
• Source Warden: An Aspect of the Temple Guardian
• SP: Abbreviation for Single Player; also abbreviation for Spain or Spanish version
• Stam: Abbreviation for Stamina
• Stamina: One of the six available Attributes.
• Str: Abbreviation for Strength
• Strength: One of the six available Attributes.
• SS: Abbreviation for Screenshot
• Survival Bonus: A value which increases whenever a character is in combat. Commonly abbreviated as SB. Higher SB will give better chance to find valuables and increase opponents' levels. It is reset to 0 upon dying.
• SW: Abbreviation for Shadow Warrior

T

• Tab-map:
• Tangled Vine: A Dryad Combat Art
• Temple Guardian: One of the six playable characters in Sacred 2. Commonly abbreviated as TG.
• TG: Abbreviation for Temple Guardian
• Toon: Abbreviation for "cartoon" (Character)
• Twisted Torment: A Dryad Combat Art

U

• UK: English or International version or server
• US: United States/North American version or server

V

• Viperish Disease: A Dryad Combat Art
• Vit: Abbreviation for Vitality
• Vitality: One of the six available Attributes.

W

• Warding Energy: A Seraphim Combat Art (buff)
• Willpower: One of the six available Attributes.
• Wind Serpent: The High Elf's Special Mount

X

• XP: Abbreviation for Experience or Windows XP

Z

• Zealous Doppelganger: An Inquisitor Combat Art