Chronicle · Updated 2026-05-22
Lexicon and Acronyms
BBC, OWbN, CTA, GNC, R/U, and the rest of the dialect spoken at this table.
- lexicon
- acronyms
- slang
| Phrase | Also known as | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Home Chronicle | The chronicle a character is based out of. That’s us. | |
| Bridgeport by Night Dark Colony: Bound by Blood and Caine | BBC | The chronicle name. |
| Player | The person who is supposed to be stimulated by story, roleplaying, and having fun. | |
| Visiting Player | Same, but they don’t have a Bridgeport character. | |
| Head Storyteller | HST | Chronicle god and overseer. Final say. |
| Assistant Storyteller | AST | Part of the pantheon. Helps manage the HST’s vision. |
| Council Member | CM | Manages the chronicle’s council presence to OWbN. Does not handle approvals or disputes. |
| Player Representative | Player Rep | Volunteer link between player and staff. |
| One World by Night | OWbN / OWBN | The shared universe. Coordinators and Storytellers above chronicle level. |
| Coordinator | Coord | Appointed or elected office of OWbN. |
| Sub Coordinator | Sub Coord | Assistant to a coordinator office. |
| BBC Player Character | A character based out of Bound by Blood and Caine. | |
| Visiting Character | Signed into BBC from another chronicle. | |
| Non-Player Character | NPC | Portrayed by staff, or occasionally by players with permission. |
| Coord NPC | Contact requires staff included or CC’d. In-person: send a summary. | |
| Downtime | What occurs between monthly live sessions. | |
| Experience Traits | XP | Spent and Unspent. |
| Mind’s Eye Theatre | MET | The source of our rules system. |
| Table Top | TT | Lore and conversions. Mechanics do not always align. |
| Rare and Unusual | R/U | Controlled under OWbN. Start with the HST before anyone else. |
| Disallowed | Not even a discussion. | |
| Storyteller Approval | Starts and ends at the HST. Duties may extend to ASTs. | |
| Coordinator Approval | After the Coord approves, the ST still says whether the character may have it. | |
| Coordinator Notify | OWbN tracks the ST approval. | |
| Glass Ceiling | Highest levels a PC can obtain. | |
| Generate New Character | GNC | Slang for character termination or death. |
| Death | For vampires this is usually torpor. They only die once — the first time. | |
| Final Death | Cannot be brought back. New character. | |
| Torpor | Dormant state. Temporarily out of play. | |
| Carrier Attack | Delivers an additional condition. If it needs physical contact, initiative is Physical. | |
| Mostly Safe for Work | Foul language, not blatantly sexual, no gore. PG-13. | |
| Chronicle Strike | 1 = 3 months, 2 = 6 months, 3 = Ban. | |
| Character Termination by Administration | CTA | Administratively decommissioned. Unplayable. |
| Too Long Didn’t Read | TLDR | Word salad, or just more than base details. |
| Scene Lock | Characters involved may not play until the lock is resolved. HST of the declaring game owns it. | |
| Information Lock | Confidential. Do not discuss in character until the lock lifts. | |
| Blood | What a vampire nourishes from. | |
| Vitae | What that blood becomes in the system. | |
| Fetish | Spirit-bound Garou/Fera tool. Vampires using Spirit Manipulation fetishes replace Gnosis 1-for-1. | |
| Device | Technocracy. Looks like technology. | |
| Artifact | Ancient, potent, often unique. | |
| Talisman | Mage Wonder. Holds Quintessence, casts specific Effects. |