Dark Ages chat mixes path shorthand, hunt roles, spell abbreviations, Gaelic-inspired names, and community slang.
Practical guide
3 steps for this topic
Read unfamiliar shorthand in context: the same letters can mean a class role, a spell, a hunting area, a progression resource, or a social institution.
Search exact client spellings for Gaelic-inspired skill and spell names before buying materials or asking a trainer.
When joining a hunt, ask the leader to define the route, role, loot rule, and any abbreviated callouts before the first pull.
Key details
Keep these with the route
Common progression terms
Insight means ordinary level; AB or Ability means Medenian progression; master, GM, and sub describe later character states.
Common hunt terms
Bash, heal, curse, control, pull, spawn, and reset describe jobs or actions rather than character classes.