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*'''AR''': Abbreviation for Attack Rating
 
*'''AR''': Abbreviation for Attack Rating
 
*'''Area of Effect''': Damage which affects multiple targets in a wide radius.  
 
*'''Area of Effect''': Damage which affects multiple targets in a wide radius.  
*'''Aspect''':
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*'''Arrant Pyromancer''': An Aspect of the High Elf
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*'''Aspect''': One of three groups of Combat Arts that each character has.
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*'''Astral Lord''': An Aspect of the Shadow Warrior
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*'''Astute Supremacy''': An Aspect of the Inquisitor
 
*'''Attack Rating''':
 
*'''Attack Rating''':
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*'''Attributes''': The six primary statistics of all characters: Strength, Stamina, Vitality, Dexterity, Intelligence, and Willpower.
 
*'''AU''': Australia (uses UK version or server)
 
*'''AU''': Australia (uses UK version or server)
  
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*'''CA''': Abbreviation for Combat Art
 
*'''CA''': Abbreviation for Combat Art
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*'''Cabalistic Voodoo''': An Aspect of the Dryad
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*'''Capricious Hunter''': An Aspect of the Dryad
 
*'''CE''': Abbreviation for Collector's Edition
 
*'''CE''': Abbreviation for Collector's Edition
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*'''Celestial Magic''': An Aspect of the Seraphim
 
*'''Character''': There are six playable characters in Sacred 2. Commonly called a Char or a Toon.  
 
*'''Character''': There are six playable characters in Sacred 2. Commonly called a Char or a Toon.  
 
*'''Closed''': Closed multiplayer. Characters are stored on Ascaron's servers and are less prone to cheating than Open MP.   
 
*'''Closed''': Closed multiplayer. Characters are stored on Ascaron's servers and are less prone to cheating than Open MP.   
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*'''Combat Art''': Basic gameplay unit, equivalent to skills and spells in other games. Commonly abbreviated CA. Each character has 15 CAs.  
 
*'''Combat Art''': Basic gameplay unit, equivalent to skills and spells in other games. Commonly abbreviated CA. Each character has 15 CAs.  
 
*'''Combat Reflexes''':  
 
*'''Combat Reflexes''':  
*'''Concentration''':
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*'''Concentration''':  
*'''Constitution''':
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*'''Console''': Command line interface, accessed by pressing ~ (tilde).
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*'''Constitution''':  
 
*'''CR''': Abbreviation for Combat Reflexes
 
*'''CR''': Abbreviation for Combat Reflexes
 
*'''CTD''': Abbreviation for Crash to Desktop (when the game exits suddenly)
 
*'''CTD''': Abbreviation for Crash to Desktop (when the game exits suddenly)
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*'''Damage over Time''': A secondary effect such as being poisoned or burning
 
*'''Damage over Time''': A secondary effect such as being poisoned or burning
 
*'''DE''': German version or server
 
*'''DE''': German version or server
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*'''Death Warrior''': An Aspect of the Shadow Warrior
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*'''Delphic Arcania''': An Aspect of the High Elf
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*'''Devout Guardian''': An Aspect of the Temple Guardian
 
*'''Dexterity''': One of the six available Attributes.
 
*'''Dexterity''': One of the six available Attributes.
 
*'''DoT''': Abbreviation for Damage over Time
 
*'''DoT''': Abbreviation for Damage over Time
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*'''ES''': Spanish version or server
 
*'''ES''': Spanish version or server
 
*'''EU''': European version or server
 
*'''EU''': European version or server
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*'''Exalted Warrior''': An Aspect of the Seraphim
 
*'''Exp''': Abbreviation for Experience
 
*'''Exp''': Abbreviation for Experience
 
*'''Experience''':  
 
*'''Experience''':  
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*'''Gold''': Gold coins are the unit of monetary exchange in Ancaria.
 
*'''Gold''': Gold coins are the unit of monetary exchange in Ancaria.
 
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*'''Gruesome Inquisition''': An Aspect of the Inquisitor
  
 
==''' H''' ==
 
==''' H''' ==
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*'''Health''': Life, or how many hit points a character has.   
 
*'''Health''': Life, or how many hit points a character has.   
 
*'''HE''': Abbreviation for High Elf
 
*'''HE''': Abbreviation for High Elf
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*'''Hell Hound''': The Shadow Warrior's Special Mount
 
*'''High Elf''': One of the six playable characters in Sacred 2. Commonly abbreviated as HE.
 
*'''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.
 
*'''Hit Points''': Units of health. Character dies when HPs reach 0.
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*'''Level''':  
 
*'''Level''':  
 
*'''Life Leech''':   
 
*'''Life Leech''':   
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*'''Lost Fusion''': An Aspect of the Temple Guardian
 
*'''Lvl''': Abbreviation for Level
 
*'''Lvl''': Abbreviation for Level
  
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*'''Magic Find''': Generic term for Chance to Find Valuables and/or Enhanced Perception.
 
*'''Magic Find''': Generic term for Chance to Find Valuables and/or Enhanced Perception.
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*'''Malevolent Champion''': An Aspect of the Shadow Warrior
 
*'''MF''': Abbreviation for Magic Find  
 
*'''MF''': Abbreviation for Magic Find  
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*'''Mobiculum''': The Temple Guardian's Special Mount
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*'''Monitor Lizard''': The Dryad's Special Mount
 
*'''MP''': Abbreviation for Multiplayer
 
*'''MP''': Abbreviation for Multiplayer
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*'''Mystic Stormite''': An Aspect of the High Elf
  
 
==''' N''' ==
 
==''' N''' ==
  
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*'''Nature Weaver''': An Aspect of the Dryad
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*'''Nefarious Underworld''': An Aspect of the Inquisitor
 
*'''NPC''':  An NPC ('''N'''on '''P'''layer '''C'''haracter) 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.
 
*'''NPC''':  An NPC ('''N'''on '''P'''layer '''C'''haracter) 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.
  
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*'''Ranged Weapons''':   
 
*'''Ranged Weapons''':   
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*'''Revered Technology''': An Aspect of the Seraphim
 
*'''Riding''':  
 
*'''Riding''':  
 
*'''RU''': Russian version or server
 
*'''RU''': Russian version or server
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*'''S1''': Abbreviation for Sacred/Sacred Gold/Sacred Underworld
 
*'''S1''': Abbreviation for Sacred/Sacred Gold/Sacred Underworld
 
*'''S2''': Abbreviation for Sacred 2: Fallen Angel
 
*'''S2''': Abbreviation for Sacred 2: Fallen Angel
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*'''Saber-toothed Tiger''': The Seraphim's Special Mount
 
*'''SB''': Abbreviation for Survival Bonus
 
*'''SB''': Abbreviation for Survival Bonus
 
*'''SC''': Abbreviation for Softcore
 
*'''SC''': Abbreviation for Softcore
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*'''Seraphim''': One of the six playable characters in Sacred 2. Commonly abbreviated as Sera.
 
*'''Seraphim''': One of the six playable characters in Sacred 2. Commonly abbreviated as Sera.
 
*'''Shadow Warrior''': One of the six playable characters in Sacred 2. Commonly abbreviated as SW.
 
*'''Shadow Warrior''': One of the six playable characters in Sacred 2. Commonly abbreviated as SW.
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*'''Shroud Spider''': The Inquisitor's Special Mount
 
*'''Skills''':  
 
*'''Skills''':  
 
*'''Softcore''': Mode of play in which a character resurrects after death. Commonly abbreviated as SC.  
 
*'''Softcore''': Mode of play in which a character resurrects after death. Commonly abbreviated as SC.  
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*'''Source Warden''': An Aspect of the Temple Guardian
 
*'''SP''': Abbreviation for Single Player; also abbreviation for Spain or Spanish version
 
*'''SP''': Abbreviation for Single Player; also abbreviation for Spain or Spanish version
 
*'''Stam''': Abbreviation for Stamina
 
*'''Stam''': Abbreviation for Stamina
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*'''Willpower''': One of the six available Attributes.
 
*'''Willpower''': One of the six available Attributes.
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*'''Wind Serpent''': The High Elf's Special Mount
  
 
==''' X''' ==
 
==''' X''' ==

Revision as of 08:20, 7 February 2009


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

  • AM: Abbreviation for Ancient Magic
  • Ancient Magic:
  • AoE: Abbreviation for Area of Effect
  • AR: Abbreviation for Attack Rating
  • 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.
  • 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

C

  • CA: Abbreviation for Combat Art
  • Cabalistic Voodoo: An Aspect of the Dryad
  • Capricious Hunter: An Aspect of the Dryad
  • 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.
  • Closed: Closed multiplayer. Characters are stored on Ascaron's servers and are less prone to cheating than Open MP.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Dexterity: One of the six available Attributes.
  • DoT: Abbreviation for Damage over Time
  • Dryad: One of the six playable characters in Sacred 2.
  • Dual Wield:
  • DW: Abbreviation for Dual Wield


E

  • EE: Eastern European version or server
  • Enhanced Perception:
  • ES: Spanish version or server
  • EU: European version or server
  • Exalted Warrior: An Aspect of the Seraphim
  • Exp: Abbreviation for Experience
  • Experience:

F

  • FR: French version or server
  • FV: Abbreviation for Chance to find Valuables

G

  • Gold: Gold coins are the unit of monetary exchange in Ancaria.
  • Gruesome Inquisition: An Aspect of the Inquisitor

H

  • 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

  • Inq: Abbreviation for Inquisitor
  • Inquisitor: One of the six playable characters in Sacred 2. Commonly abbreviated as Inq.
  • Intelligence: One of the six available Attributes.

J

K

L

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

M

  • Magic Find: Generic term for Chance to Find Valuables and/or Enhanced Perception.
  • Malevolent Champion: An Aspect of the Shadow Warrior
  • MF: Abbreviation for Magic Find
  • Mobiculum: The Temple Guardian's Special Mount
  • Monitor Lizard: The Dryad's Special Mount
  • 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

  • PL: Polish version or server

Q

R

  • Ranged Weapons:
  • Revered Technology: An Aspect of the Seraphim
  • Riding:
  • RU: Russian version or server
  • Rune:

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 Warrior: One of the six playable characters in Sacred 2. Commonly abbreviated as SW.
  • Shroud Spider: The Inquisitor's Special Mount
  • Skills:
  • Softcore: Mode of play in which a character resurrects after death. Commonly abbreviated as SC.
  • 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

  • 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)

U

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

V

  • Vit: Abbreviation for Vitality
  • Vitality: One of the six available Attributes.

W

  • Willpower: One of the six available Attributes.
  • Wind Serpent: The High Elf's Special Mount

X

  • XP: Abbreviation for Experience or Windows XP

Y

Z