The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to role-playing games:
A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, or abbreviated as RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting or through a process of structured decision-making regarding character development. Actions taken within many games succeed or fail according to a formal system of rules and guidelines.
What type of thing are role-playing games?
editRole-playing games can be described as all of the following:
- A class of games –
- A form of role-playing –
Types of role-playing games
editHistory of role-playing games
editRole-playing games
editBy name
editBy country
editGeneral role-playing games concepts
editRoles
edit- Gamemaster –
- Player character –
- Non-player character (NPC –
Terms
editRole-playing games organizations
editRole-playing games publications
editPersons influential in role-playing games
edit- List of role-playing game artists
- List of designers of role-playing games
- List of female role-playing game professionals
* Dave Arneson * Monte Cook * Ed Greenwood * Jeff Grubb * Gary Gygax * Luke Gygax * Laura Hickman * Tracy Hickman * Harold Johnson (game designer) * Robert J. Kuntz * Len Lakofka * Kim Mohan * Roger E. Moore * Douglas Niles * Carl Sargent * Lawrence Schick * James M. Ward