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role-playing games: Encyclopedia II - Role-playing game - Genres

Role-playing games can also be divided into genres by the fictional setting where they take place. Role-playing game - Fantasy. Fantasy role-playing games draw their inspiration almost exclusively from fantasy literature, such as the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. The setting in these games is usually a world with a level of technology similar to that in Europe sometime between years 800-1400. Fantasy elements include magic and supernatural/mythological creatures, such as dragons, elves, and orcs. The g ...

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role-playing games: Encyclopedia II - Role-playing game - Varieties
The original form of role-playing game was the fantasy wargame, inspired by sword and sorcery fiction and utilizing miniature figurines and scaled terrain grids to illustrate action in a way similar to that of tactical wargames. Whether or not these supplementary materials are still used, this variety of table-top interaction remains a dominant model for role-playing. Participants usually sit around a table and conduct the game as a small social gathering. Tabletop games that emphasize plot and character interaction over game mechanics and comb ...

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role-playing games: Encyclopedia II - Role-playing game - Genres

Role-playing games can also be divided into genres by the fictional setting where they take place. Role-playing game - Fantasy. Fantasy role-playing games draw their inspiration almost exclusively from fantasy literature, such as the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. The setting in these games is usually a world with a level of technology similar to that in Europe sometime between years 800-1400. Fantasy elements include magic and supernatural/mythological creatures, such as dragons, elves, and orcs. The g ...

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role-playing games: Encyclopedia - Computer role-playing game

List of role-playing games List of publishers Science fiction Fantasy RPG History Computer role-playing Live action role-playing Tabletop role-playing Board games MMORPGs Wargaming Category:Role-playing games Computer role-playing games (CRPGs), often shortened to simply role-playing games (RPGs), are a type of video or computer game that traditionally uses gameplay elements found in paper-and-pencil role-playing games. Modern RPG games encompass a wide range of ...

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role-playing games: Encyclopedia - Alignment role-playing games

In Dungeons & Dragons and some similar role-playing games, alignment refers to the moral and ethical perspective of the player characters, non-player characters, monsters, and societies in the game. Not all role-playing games have such a system. Alignment role-playing games - Dungeons & Dragons. The canonical system derived from Dungeons & Dragons creates a two-dimensional grid, one of which measures a "moral" continuum between good and evil, and the other "ethical" between law and ...

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role-playing games: Encyclopedia - Traveller role-playing game

Traveller is a series of related table-top role-playing games. The first edition of this game was published in 1977 by GDW (Game Designers Workshop). Originally Traveller was intended to be a system for playing generic space opera themed science fiction adventures, in the same sense that Dungeons & Dragons is a system for generic fantasy adventures. However, a suggested setting called the Third Imperium was detailed with the publication of following supplements and since then this setting has become strongly identified with the game, such that to f ...

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role-playing games: Encyclopedia - Underground role playing game

For other uses, see underground. Underground is a satirical role playing game released by Mayfair Games in 1993 as a commentary on the politics and society of the early 1990s as expressed through the year 2021. Inspired by the Dark Age of Comic Books, Aeon Flux, and the political and social uphevals of the early 1990's, the game attempts to inspire social and political debate among it's players ...

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role-playing games: Encyclopedia - Champions role-playing game

Champions is a role-playing game originally by George MacDonald, Steve Peterson, Bruce Harlick, and Ray Greer, published by Hero Games, designed to simulate and function in a four-color superhero comic book world. A more recent edition of the game, using the Fifth Edition of the Hero System as revised by Steve Long, was written by Aaron Allston. Champions role-playing game - Description. Champions, first published in 1981, was the first role-playing game in which character generation was guide ...

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role-playing games: Encyclopedia - Call of Cthulhu role-playing game

Call of Cthulhu is a horror fiction role-playing game based on the story of the same name written by H. P. Lovecraft and the so-called Cthulhu Mythos the story inspired. The game, often abbreviated as CoC, is published by Chaosium. Call of Cthulhu role-playing game - Setting. "That is not dead which can eternal lie. And with strange aeons even death may die." The setting of Call of Cthulhu is a darker version of our world, based on H.P. Lovecraft's observation that, "The oldest and stro ...

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role-playing games: Encyclopedia - Competitive online role-playing game

A competitive online role-playing game (commonly abbreviated CORPG) is an online genre of computer and video games centred around the creation and development of an avatar with the intent of competing with and against others in a global competition. The term was first coined along-side the creation of Guild Wars, after the developers decided that their game did not to fit under the us ...

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role-playing games: Encyclopedia II - Role-playing game - Varieties

The original form of role-playing game was the fantasy wargame, inspired by sword and sorcery fiction and utilizing miniature figurines and scaled terrain grids to illustrate action in a way similar to that of tactical wargames. Whether or not these supplementary materials are still used, this variety of table-top interaction remains a dominant model for role-playing. Participants usually sit around a table and conduct the game as a small social gathering. Tabletop games that emphasize plot and character interaction over game mechanics and comb ...

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Role-playing game, Role-playing game - Concept, Role-playing game - Varieties, Role-playing game - Game mechanics, Role-playing game - Character creation, Role-playing game - Genres, Role-playing game - Fantasy, Role-playing game - Science Fiction, Role-playing game - Licensed, Role-playing game - Historical, Role-playing game - Horror, Role-playing game - Comic Book superhero, Role-playing game - Humor, Role-playing game - Universal, Role-playing game - Multi-genre, Role-playing game - Meta-genre, Role-playing game - Famous writers, Role-playing game - Famous artists, Role-playing game - Celebrity players, Role-playing game - Events, Role-playing game - Types of RPGs, Role-playing game - Lists

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role-playing games: Encyclopedia II - Role-playing game - Genres

Role-playing games can also be divided into genres by the fictional setting where they take place. Role-playing game - Fantasy. Fantasy role-playing games draw their inspiration almost exclusively from fantasy literature, such as the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. The setting in these games is usually a world with a level of technology similar to that in Europe sometime between years 800-1400. Fantasy elements include magic and supernatural creatures, such as dragons. The genre can be subdivided into hi ...

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Role-playing game, Role-playing game - Concept, Role-playing game - Varieties, Role-playing game - Game mechanics, Role-playing game - Character creation, Role-playing game - Genres, Role-playing game - Fantasy, Role-playing game - Science Fiction, Role-playing game - Licensed, Role-playing game - Historical, Role-playing game - Horror, Role-playing game - Comic Book superhero, Role-playing game - Humor, Role-playing game - Universal, Role-playing game - Multi-genre or meta-genre, Role-playing game - Famous writers, Role-playing game - Famous artists, Role-playing game - Celebrity players, Role-playing game - Events, Role-playing game - Types of games, Role-playing game - Lists

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role-playing games: Encyclopedia II - Role-playing game - Varieties

The original form of role-playing game was the fantasy wargame, inspired by sword and sorcery fiction and utilizing miniature figurines and scaled terrain grids to illustrate action in a way similar to that of tactical wargames. Whether or not these supplementary materials are still used, this variety of table-top interaction remains a dominant model for role-playing. Participants usually sit around a table and conduct the game as a small social gathering. Tabletop games that emphasize plot and character interaction over game mechanics and comb ...

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Role-playing game, Role-playing game - Concept, Role-playing game - Varieties, Role-playing game - Game mechanics, Role-playing game - Character creation, Role-playing game - Genres, Role-playing game - Fantasy, Role-playing game - Science Fiction, Role-playing game - Licensed, Role-playing game - Historical, Role-playing game - Horror, Role-playing game - Comic Book superhero, Role-playing game - Humor, Role-playing game - Universal, Role-playing game - Multi-genre or meta-genre, Role-playing game - Famous writers, Role-playing game - Famous artists, Role-playing game - Celebrity players, Role-playing game - Events, Role-playing game - Types of games, Role-playing game - Lists

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role-playing games: Encyclopedia II - Role-playing game - Genres

Role-playing games can also be divided into genres by the fictional setting where they take place. Role-playing game - Fantasy. Fantasy role-playing games draw their inspiration almost exclusively from fantasy literature, such as the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. The setting in these games is usually a world with a level of technology similar to that in Europe sometime between years 800-1400. Fantasy elements include magic and supernatural/mythological creatures, such as dragons, elves, and orcs. The g ...

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role-playing games: Encyclopedia II - Role-playing game - Varieties

The original form of role-playing game was the fantasy wargame, inspired by sword and sorcery fiction and utilizing miniature figurines and scaled terrain grids to illustrate action in a way similar to that of tactical wargames. Whether or not these supplementary materials are still used, this variety of table-top interaction remains a dominant model for role-playing. Participants usually sit around a table and conduct the game as a small social gathering. Tabletop games that emphasize plot and character interaction over game mechanics and comb ...

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Role-playing game, Role-playing game - Concept, Role-playing game - Varieties, Role-playing game - Game mechanics, Role-playing game - Character creation, Role-playing game - Genres, Role-playing game - Fantasy, Role-playing game - Science Fiction, Role-playing game - Licensed, Role-playing game - Historical, Role-playing game - Horror, Role-playing game - Comic Book superhero, Role-playing game - Humor, Role-playing game - Universal, Role-playing game - Multi-genre, Role-playing game - Famous writers, Role-playing game - Famous artists, Role-playing game - Celebrity players, Role-playing game - Events, Role-playing game - Types of RPGs, Role-playing game - Lists

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role-playing games: Encyclopedia II - Computer role-playing game - Overview

CRPGs, in general, are derivative of paper-and-pencil based role-playing games (RPGs) such as Dungeons & Dragons (D&D). For example, the vast majority of video-game RPGs assign various attributes to the characters, such as hit points (HP), magic points (MP), and levels. These games also tend to borrow the narrative structure of many paper-and-pencil RPGs; usually a group of heroes (a party) is sent on some sort of quest. Along the way, the adventurers face an endless barrage of enemies and monsters ...

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role-playing games: Encyclopedia II - Tabletop role-playing game - Game Mechanics

In a typical role-playing game one participant assumes central responsibility. This is the gamemaster. Alternate terms for a gamemaster are narrator, referee, dungeon master (DM), or storyteller. In all cases they serve the same function. The gamemaster will establish a fictional locale such as a Wild West California gold rush town. The gamemaster decides where the gold is hidden and populates the area with minor figures such as merchants, saloon owners, and claim jump ...

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Tabletop role-playing game, Tabletop role-playing game - Game Mechanics, Tabletop role-playing game - Some Tabletop Gaming Terminology

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role-playing games: Encyclopedia II - Computer role-playing game - Modern games

Fairly recently, more and more multiplayer CRPGs have appeared. For instance, Diablo (1996) features a system by which different players can enter the same world and cooperate against the enemies, trade equipment, or, should they wish, kill one another. Massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs), huge open-ended worlds with hundreds of interacting characters, have also appeared, pioneered by games like Ragnarok Online, Ulti ...

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Computer role-playing game, Computer role-playing game - Overview, Computer role-playing game - Character development, Computer role-playing game - Setting genres, Computer role-playing game - Layout, Computer role-playing game - Combat sequencing, Computer role-playing game - History, Computer role-playing game - Modern games, Computer role-playing game - Cultural differences, Computer role-playing game - Japanese and East Asian, Computer role-playing game - American and other Western, Computer role-playing game - Comparison, Computer role-playing game - Shared characteristics, Computer role-playing game - CRPGs' relationship to PnP RPGs, Computer role-playing game - Variant terminology, Computer role-playing game - Chronology of CRPGs, Computer role-playing game - Chronology of computer RPGs, Computer role-playing game - Chronology of console RPGs, Computer role-playing game - List of companies, Computer role-playing game - Related genres

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role-playing games: Encyclopedia II - Role-playing game - Game mechanics

Despite their generally collaborative nature, role-playing games have rules known usually as game mechanics. Almost all role-playing games require the participation of a gamemaster (GM), who narrates the game session and acts as the moderator and rules arbitrator. The rest of the participants create and play inhabitants of the game setting, known as player characters (PCs). The player characters collectively are known as a "party". During a typical game session, the gamemaster will outline a story goal for the players to achiev ...

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Role-playing game, Role-playing game - Concept, Role-playing game - Varieties, Role-playing game - Game mechanics, Role-playing game - Statistics, Role-playing game - Character creation, Role-playing game - Genres, Role-playing game - Fantasy, Role-playing game - Science Fiction, Role-playing game - Historical, Role-playing game - Horror, Role-playing game - Comic Book superhero, Role-playing game - Humor, Role-playing game - Multi-genre, Role-playing game - Universal, Role-playing game - Indie, Role-playing game - Licensed, Role-playing game - Famous writers, Role-playing game - Famous artists, Role-playing game - Celebrity players, Role-playing game - Events, Role-playing game - Types of RPGs, Role-playing game - Lists

Read more here: » Role-playing game: Encyclopedia II - Role-playing game - Game mechanics

role-playing games: Encyclopedia II - Role-playing game - Game mechanics

Despite their generally collaborative nature, role-playing games have rules known usually as game mechanics. Almost all role-playing games require the participation of a gamemaster (GM), who narrates the game session and acts as the moderator and rules arbitrator. The rest of the participants create and play inhabitants of the game setting, known as player characters (PCs). The player characters collectively are known as a "party". During a typical game session, the gamemaster will outline a story goal for the players to achiev ...

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Role-playing game, Role-playing game - Concept, Role-playing game - Varieties, Role-playing game - Game mechanics, Role-playing game - Character creation, Role-playing game - Genres, Role-playing game - Fantasy, Role-playing game - Science Fiction, Role-playing game - Licensed, Role-playing game - Historical, Role-playing game - Horror, Role-playing game - Comic Book superhero, Role-playing game - Humor, Role-playing game - Universal, Role-playing game - Multi-genre, Role-playing game - Meta-genre, Role-playing game - Famous writers, Role-playing game - Famous artists, Role-playing game - Celebrity players, Role-playing game - Events, Role-playing game - Types of RPGs, Role-playing game - Lists

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