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So, thought this could come in handy for beginners. This thread is a glossary of terms used specifically for the Base Rule book in Warhammer and Vampire Counts.

Generally Speaking:
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
FTW - For The Win!
IIRC - If I Recall/Remember Correctly
NiB - New in Box
NoS - New on Sprue
OOP - Out of Production/Print
QFT - Quoted For Truth
RAI - Rules As Intended
RAW - Rules As Written
WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get

Main Rulebook:
ASF - Always Strikes First
BRB - Big Red Book or Basic Rule Book. Means the main warhammer rulebook
CR - Combat Resolution
ItP - Immune to Psychology rule
LOS - Line of Sight (most common) Look Out Sir! rule (sometimes)
MR - Magic Resistance
SCR - Static Combat Resolution (Combat Resolution generated through ranks and standard bearers)

Magic:
DD - Dispel Dice
PD - Power Dice
IoN - Invocation of Nehek
VHD - Vanhel's Danse Macabre

Items/Bloodlines:
BB - Biting Blade
BP - Black Periapt
DS - Dispel Scroll
ES - Enchanted Shield
PS - Power Stone
SoB - Sword of Battle
SoM - Sword of Might
SoS - Sword of Striking (common), Staff of Sorcery (uncommon)
ToP - Talisman of Protection
WB - War Banner

AoD - Avatar of Death
DA - Dark Acolyte
DK - Dread Knight
FH - Flying Horror
IH - Infinite Hatred
LotD - Lord of the Dead
MotBA - Master of the Black Arts
WD - Walking Death

VC Rules & Units:
AT - Abyssal Terror
BC - Black Coach
BK - Black Knights/Blood Knights
BS - Bat Swarms
BSB - Battle Standard Bearer
"Bunker" - A small infantry unit that is ideally placed behind your frontline, containing your caster characters in order to protect them from enemy shooting. Meat shields, basically.
CC - Corpse Cart
Crumbling - The Process of Undead units losing wounds through Combat Resolution in close combat
DW - Dire Wolves
FB - Fell Bats
FC - Full Command
GG - Grave Guard
KoBK - Knights of Blood Keep (Blood Knights, to help separate them from Black Knights)
Necro - Necromancer
NOX -Necromancer, Vanhel's Danse Macabre, 2 Power Stones
SH - Spirit Hosts
Skels/Skellies - Skeletons
SS - Skeletal Steed
Vamp - Vampire
Varg - Varghulf
VL - Vampire Lord
WK - Wight King
ZD - Zombie Dragon
Zombs - zombies