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* '''Grail''' - players attempting to find at least one of every set item and unique item in the game. Usually associated with single player Diablo 2 because [[ATMA]] which allowed unlimited stash space.
* '''Glorious!''' - A common exclamation by the [[Templar]] Follower, which players have taken to mocking, ironically or otherwise.
* '''Godly''' - Something (usually an item) of exceptional quality. Also see "uber." Diablo 1 and Diablo 2 had "Godly" as an item prefix denoting a very high increase in armor, (as in the famous GPoW or [[Godly Plate of the Whale]]) but this affix did not return in Diablo 3.* '''[[goldilocks]]''' - A game feature or system that is "just right" in the balance curve.
* '''[[grind]]''' - "Grinding" is an often-derogatory term for gameplay that requires much repetition of the same boring events. Diablo II's [[end game]] was chiefly comprised of grinding, such as Baal [[runs]].
* '''grush''' - glitched [[rush]], where an attempt to rush a low level character has gone awry.
* '''[[PK]]''' - [[Player killing]]. Usually associated with ambushing players to kill them. A form of [[PvP]] not to be confused with [[dueling]]. PKing is not possible in Diablo III, since there is no nonconsensual PvP.
* '''PM''' - Private Message, whether in game, forums, chat rooms, or other.
* '''Pool''' -- [[Pool of Reflection]].
* '''Porter''' - Teleporting Boss.
* '''Pots''' - Potions.
* '''SH''' - [[Soul Harvest]], a powerful Witch Doctor skill.
* '''Single Pass''' - going through the game without re-running an area. Diablo III is designed (like [[WoW]]) to let characters achieve the highest possible level (60) from (roughly) a single pass, rather than requiring endless [[grinding]] to reach the higher levels, as D2 did. This changed considerably with the introduction of the [[Paragon]] system.
* '''[[Sheablo]]''' - A portmanteau combining "she" and "diablo" to refer to the pre-game suspicion that Diablo would occupy a female body in Diablo 3, presumably [[Leah]]. (Proven correct upon release.) Extensive fan speculation and developer non-denials about this can be seen in Diablo 3 news from 2009-2012: [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/blizzcon-2011-poster-artwork-and-sheablo-speculation] [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/full-body-view-of-diablo] [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/sheablo-reconsidered] [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/sheablos-design-evolution]
* '''Shenlong's''' - Refers to either of the Monk [[fist]]s found in [[Shenlong's Noble Path]] item set.
* '''[[sliver]]ing''' - taking a [[monster]] down to the bare minimum (a sliver on the health bar) of life without killing it. Usually done to switch into [[Magic Find]] gear for the kill, or to let a weaker character or Follower get the last hit.
*'''[[Smart drops]]''' -- Where Added in [[Loot 2.0]] and causing a dropped item has a chance to be very likely to roll of the correct type for the character who found it, with the appropriate type and [[mainstat]] for the class that finds it.
* '''Spam''' -- In gaming, a verb that refers to an action that is repeated over and over again. ''"That [[Demon Hunter]] was totally spamming [[Multishot]]."''
** '''[[Spammable]]''' -- Refers to a [[skill]] or ability that can be used repeatedly in rapid succession, generally due to a low [[resource]] cost and a lack of [[cooldown]] limits. (Or a skill that can be spammed once equipment/skills are fine-tuned to allow it.)
* '''Sorc''' - Also Soso, Sasa. Sorceress. D2 character, superseded by the [[Wizard]] in Diablo 3.
* '''SP''' - [[Single Player]]. Usually refers to single-player mode.
* '''[[spiky]]''' - Also "bursty." Refers to damage output (usually taken by a player) that is a huge burst all at once, rather than more steady damage over time. The [[combat]] system in [[Reaper of Souls]] was redesigned to eliminate most spiky damage.* '''S/S''' - Sword/Shield, equipping both at once. Also "Sword and Board."The [[Crusader]] was designed to function this way, with various [[shield]] skills.
* '''SS''' - Stone Skin. Early name for the [[Wizard skill]] now called [[Diamond Skin]].
* '''SS''' - [[Smokescreen]], a Demon Hunter skill.
* '''SS''' - [[Sharpshooter]], a Demon Hunter passive skill.
* '''SS''' - [[Seismic Slam]], a Barbarian skill.
* '''SSS''' - Also "7S". [[Seven Sided Strike]], a Monk attack skill.* '''SNS''' - "Shock-Nado-Shards." Better known as the "CM" ([[Critical Mass]]) Wizard [[build]], it popular in Diablo 3. (And nerfed in [[Reaper of Souls]]. It uses [[Storm Armor]]:[[Shocking Aspect]] + [[Energy Twister]] + [[Diamond Skin]]:[[Diamond Shards]] as the three main spammed attack skills.
* '''ST''' - [[Slow Time]], a Wizard skill.
* '''[[Stack]]''' - Term refers to adding multiple bonuses of the same type, most often the 5 levels of [[Nephalem Valor]]via skills with counters or other such game features.
* '''STI''' - [[Seize the Initiative]], a Monk passive skill.
* '''STR''' - [[Strength]], one of the four attributes and the [[Barbarianmainstat]]'s of the [[mainstatBarbarian]] and Crusader]].
* '''Strat''' - [[Strategy]]. Techniques including equipment and builds to create a powerful character.
* '''[[Survival bonus]]''' - A bonus granted for not dying. [[Pools of Reflection]] offer such a bonus.
* '''SV''' - [[Spirit Vessel]], a passive Witch Doctor skill.
* '''SW''' - [[Spirit Walk]], a Witch Doctor movement and [[escape skill]].* '''SW''' - [[Sweeping Wind]], a powerful an offensive Monk attack skillthat creates a sort of wind-aura, dealing steady damage to all nearby targets.* '''SW''' - (Also S&W.) Sword and Board, refers to equipping a one-handed weapon with a shield. Originally "Sword/Shield."
* '''Synch''' - Refers to synchronizing with the server, thus going back to normal. Can be done intentionally by players through instant movements (teleportation, waypoints, portals) to defeat a desynched state, or automatically by the server via [[rubber band]]ing.
* '''[[Synergy]]''' - Skills that directly boost or are boosted by points in other skills. Very common in D2, especially after v1.11. Less common in Diablo 3, and mostly seen via [[passive skills]].
[[File:Rare-gloves3-300x276.jpg|thumb|400px|A [[trifecta]] on these billion gold gloves.]]
* '''[[Trash mobs]]''' - Refers to "normal" monsters, not [[bosses]] or [[champions]] or the like that are basically just cannon fodder, almost immediately chewed up and spit out by most characters.
* '''Tempest Horse''' - Colloquial nickname for the Crusader's [[Steed Charge]] skill, playing on its similarity to the Monk's [[Tempest Rush]] skill.* '''[[TR]]''' - [[Tempest Rush]], a Monk movement skill that can be made the centerpiece of a specialized fast movemetn [[farm]]ing [[build]].
* '''Tricross''' - Refers to Blackthorn's Duncraig Cross, the amulet ([http://diablonut.incgamers.com/item/blackthornes-duncraig-cross db]) from Blackthorne's item set when it rolls with a [trifecta]]. The amulet has [[Attack Speed]] inherently, so to achieve the trifecta it needs to roll [[Critical hit Damage]] and [[Critical hit Chance]] in the two random modifiers; a very lucky and uncommon roll, and one that's both powerful and very valuable.
* '''[[Trifecta]]''' - Refers to an item with the three most sought offensive stats: [[critical hit damage]], [[critical hit chance]], and [[attack speed]]. In [[Loot 2.0]] and [[Reaper of Souls]] most players consider [[mainstat]] as the most valuable third offensive modifier, replacing Attack Speed. See also [[quadfecta]] and [[quinfecta]].
* '''Trolling''' - Making provocative, controversial or offensive remarks, intended to create a confrontational response. Usually found in forums or news comments.
* '''[[Twink]]/Twinked/Twinking''' - To give high quality items to new characters, usually other characters on your own account. "Twinking" is the process of doing this. "Twinked" refers to a character who has been so equipped. Twinking is most often done to benefit brand new characters in the leveling up process, but the term can also refer to passing down end game gear from your [[main]] to an [[alt]].
