So anyone able to explain what is meant by:
"25c woe pw bane"
A brief guide to semi-pub naming conventions:
pw - password; whatever follows is the password to the party. Putting the password in the name is what makes it semi-public instead of a private party.
(note: if your party name is long, but not too long to be allowed, the last word or two may get cut off; this is especially common if you put a short, one-letter or one-number password at the very end of a long-ish party name. Try not to do this. If you want to join a party but the password is cut off, popular short passwords you can try out are 1, a, x, and for Shudder, vb.)
# (a number in the name, e.g. 10, 15, 25) - refers to how many charms you should have in your deck
(exception:
4th (usually "
4th tanks") - means the last person to join the party should do [whatever, usually tank])
melee, banes, or
magic - basic damage strategies, your deck should focus on that method of delivering damage.
(note: "
cpb" without a damage type is generally expected to mean
melee cpb, except for Shudder, where magic cpb is the default.)
"
I tank" (or
iTank or something like that) - the person who set up the party is going to tank, so don't run protect or defensive charms
vitab or
vb or
vitaban - abbreviations for
Vita Banishment, so pack the charms used to make that combo - this is typically just for Shudder and in order of preference, bring: Ice/Flame, maybe White/Black, most people don't bother with Earth/Sky.
bdc - Blood Drake Curse. And you're generally expected to be packing Dynamite as well, if they're calling for BDC, so for example, "10c BDC" means you're expected to bring a deck that's 5x Blood Drake Curse, 5x Dynamite.
woe or
woeful - Woeful's Whip, as mentioned, a handy way to get Charm Alchemist points.
Also take a quick look at the achievements for each dungeon - if folks are going for the achievement they will sometimes try bizarre ways of abbreviating the name of the achievement in their semipub party.
Lastly, don't try semi-pub Statues unless you are familiar enough with the game that you don't need a guide like this. Even then, don't expect to win much.