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A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, [1] [2] 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 ...
A role-playing video game, role-playing game (RPG) or computer role-playing game (CRPG) is a video game genre where the player controls the actions of a character (or several party members) that will undergo some form of character development by way of recording statistics. Also, they are usually immersed in some well-defined world.
Attempts were made in Advanced Dungeons & Dragons to allow cross-genre games using Gamma World (1978) and Boot Hill (1975) rules, but the obscure rules went largely unused. Some companies bucked this trend, however. Chaosium produced a book titled Basic Role-Playing (1981), which was the first generic role-playing game system.
Role-playing game theory is the study of role-playing games (RPGs) as a social or artistic phenomenon, also known as ludology.RPG theories seek to understand what role-playing games are, how they function, and how the gaming process can be refined in order to improve the play experience and produce better game products.
The development of the Hero System (1989) from the superhero role-playing game Champions [1] also had a profound influence in popularizing the concept. It truly became a dominant subject in RPG design with the release of the Third Edition of Dungeons & Dragons (2000) and the d20 System along with the creation of the Open Gaming License (OGL).
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Shaun Musgrave of TouchArcade notes that Adventure lacked RPG mechanics such as experience points and permanent character growth, and argues that Gateway to Apshai is "the earliest game I'd feel comfortable calling an action-RPG" but notes that "it doesn't fit neatly into our modern genre classifications", though came closer than Bokosuka Wars ...
The person who runs a role-playing game and arbitrates how actions are resolved and narrated. [23] In many games, specialized terms are used, as such Dungeon Master for the person running Dungeons & Dragons, [24] Storyteller for the person running a game set in the World of Darkness or Referee for the person running Traveller.