Abbreviations and Terms

Fallen London has developed some fanspeak terms, which might confuse you in the IRC or the community forums. An attempt to list them shall be below:


 * BDR

Bizarre, Dreaded, Respectable. Refers to the combined number when adding the Bizarre, Dreaded and Respectable stats together. Having high BDR is crucial to gaining Notability.


 * cp

Changepoints, marking progress toward increasing the level of a quality.


 * FL

Fallen London, the game. Was called Echo Bazaar at its inception.


 * MW

Making Waves, a quality related to Notability. Also needed for a few other things, such as crafting a Night on the Town at the Bazaar Sidestreets.


 * ptpt

Short for Putting the Pieces Together. Refers to the Putting the Pieces Together: Lacre quality.


 * SMEN

Seeking Mr. Eaten's Name, an especially menacing and damaging storyline. Was put on hold in.. November? 2013, due to problems associated with the massive stat-drains and such that it caused||PIPE PINK HERE PLX?. Slated to return in 2014..